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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Balls (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocco Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Randy Balls looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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205 lbs
2 - 1 - 1 |
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206 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Randy Balls!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rocco Carter!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Bruno Hogan and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balls tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Carter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carter swinging wildly here.
Balls closes the distance and clinches up with Carter, looking for a takedown. Balls pushes Carter against the cage but Carter circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Balls moves into the clinch.
Balls prevents the takedown attempt.
Carter wants a takedown but no success here.
Balls is trying to maintain a safe position but Carter gets an underhook and turns Balls into the cage.
Carter has Balls pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Carter pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Balls tumbling to the mat - Carter dives into Balls's guard.
Balls trying to control the position here.
Carter is looking to work some ground and pound but Balls has wrist control.
Carter postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Carter lands a couple of elbows.
Balls is breathing heavily.
Carter stops Balls from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter is pushing down on Balls's leg trying to pass to half guard. Balls is fighting to maintain full guard but Carter has managed to sneak the leg through.
Carter moves nicely into side control.
Carter working the ground and pound.
Carter is trying to get an arm triangle but Balls is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Balls taking punishment in the form of punches.
Carter creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Carter lands a few punches from side control.
Carter landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carter scoring with punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balls taking punishment in the form of punches.
Carter tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Carter tries to advance to mount but Balls denies him.
Carter working the head and body with strikes.
Carter advances to mount.
Carter scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Carter looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Carter lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Carter lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Carter lands with some strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balls takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Carter pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Carter with good strikes from the mount here!
Balls is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Carter landing shots from mount.
Carter working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carter lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
BOOM! Carter connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The referee warns Balls that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter dominating with strikes here.
Carter scoring with strikes but Balls is staying in there.
Carter punishing his opponent with strikes.
Carter lands a nice shot to the head.
Carter scoring with strikes but Balls is staying in there.
Carter is landing with some decent strikes but Balls is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Carter fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
A nice elbow there by Carter.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carter scoring with strikes but Balls is staying in there.
Carter landing strikes, looking to finish!
Carter punishing his opponent with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocco Carter dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Carter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Balls keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Carter.
Carter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Balls moves away.
Carter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Balls manages to avoid it.
Rocco Carter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Carter throws a hook but Balls avoids it easily.
Balls shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Carter but Carter pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Carter takes a swing at Balls's ribcage but misses.
Carter uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Carter lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Balls at a distance.
Rocco Carter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carter closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Carter working the ground and pound.
Carter has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Carter creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Carter tries to advance to mount but Balls denies him.
Carter advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter lands a big shot there that rocks Balls but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Balls is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Balls wants to control but Carter is having none of it.
Carter with the ground and pound from mount.
Carter with shots to the head and body - Balls looks very uncomfortable down there.
Carter lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Carter unloading with bombs!
Carter is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Carter with a couple of short strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balls is bucking up trying to escape but Carter cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Carter scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Carter with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Balls tries to hold on but Carter pushes him away.
Carter scoring with strikes but Balls is staying in there.
The referee warns Balls that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Carter has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Balls's face.
Balls is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Carter putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Carter landing strikes from the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Carter.
The referee warns Balls that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Carter is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Balls is desperately trying to improve his position but Carter has a good base and remains in mount.
Balls wants to try and get back to his feet.
Balls is in all sorts of trouble here.
Carter has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Carter working Balls over with strikes here.
Carter scoring with strikes but Balls is staying in there.
Carter fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Balls is bucking up trying to escape but Carter cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter with good strikes from the mount here!
Carter is landing with some decent strikes but Balls is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Carter lands a nice shot to the head.
Carter lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
A nice elbow there by Carter.
Balls tries to hold on but Carter postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice elbow there by Carter.
Carter punishing his opponent with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocco Carter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Balls's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Carter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Balls was well out of range. Poor timing from Carter.
Carter lands a nice looking body shot.
Carter uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Balls has time to react.
Balls walks into a straight right hand from Carter.
Carter lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Balls sprawling to the canvas. Carter follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Balls hang on?
Balls is rocked!
Carter works his way into side control.
Oh Balls is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Balls can't do much from the bottom here.
Balls seems to have got his legs back now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carter lands some shots froms side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carter working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Carter working the head with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balls prevents Carter from improving position.
Carter throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Carter is trying to get an arm triangle but Balls is defending well.
Carter throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Balls is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Carter tries to advance to mount but Balls denies him.
An elbow from Carter crashes against the mat.
Balls tries to buck Carter off but Carter is having none of it.
Carter is working Balls over with some ground and pound from side control.
Carter tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Sloppy strikes there by Carter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Carter scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Carter looks to score with a jab to the body but Balls is just out of range.
Balls avoids a punch combination nicely.
Carter swings for the body but Balls moves out of range.
Carter is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Balls rather than just go for the knockout.
Balls scores with a head kick.
Carter feints and as Balls raises his hands in defense, Carter changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Carter works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Rocco Carter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Carter wants to pass to mount but Balls is defending the position.
Balls trying to control from the bottom.
Rocco Carter has got the better of the ground game so far.
Carter is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
A nice elbow there by Carter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balls is in a horrible position here. Carter smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Carter trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Carter is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Balls is in a horrible position here. Carter smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Balls is in a horrible position here. Carter smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carter landing strikes, looking to finish!
And that's the end of the fight!
Rocco Carter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Carter winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 24:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 24:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rocco Carter!
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energy
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RATING
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