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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vic Bauer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Garrick Ballantyne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vic Bauer has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vic Bauer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Garrick Ballantyne!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ballantyne throws a head kick but Bauer moves out of range.
Bauer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bauer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Garrick Ballantyne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ballantyne darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ballantyne tries to clinch up.
Ballantyne takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ballantyne tries to land a front kick but Bauer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bauer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ballantyne tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bauer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bauer throws a right hand that Ballantyne ducks under and follows up with a left that Ballantyne also avoids with ease.
Bauer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ballantyne with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ballantyne turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ballantyne throws a nice outside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ballantyne lands a high kick!
Ballantyne lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bauer is breathing heavily.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ballantyne!
A solid body kick from Ballantyne.
Ballantyne misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ballantyne with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballantyne throws a nice inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ballantyne.
Ballantyne fails to land with a series of punches.
Ballantyne clinches up against the cage.
Ballantyne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ballantyne moves into the clinch successfully.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ballantyne.
Ballantyne tries a knee to the head but Bauer blocks it.
Ballantyne escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ballantyne tries to clinch but Bauer is having none of it.
Ballantyne closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The referee calls for Ballantyne to work.
Bauer drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ballantyne gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ballantyne obliges.
Bauer wants a takedown but no success here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bauer goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ballantyne prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vic Bauer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bauer wants a takedown.
Ballantyne misses with a knee to the head.
Ballantyne's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ballantyne tries to clinch but Bauer is having none of it.
Ballantyne fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bauer.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ballantyne forces Bauer back against the cage and clinches.
Ballantyne escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ballantyne tries to clinch up but Bauer circles away and keeps his distance.
Bauer shoots in and drives through. Ballantyne sprawls well.
Ballantyne scores with a head kick.
Ballantyne forces Bauer back against the cage and clinches.
Knees to the body from Ballantyne.
Ballantyne's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ballantyne bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Garrick Ballantyne is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ballantyne thuds his shin into the meat of Bauer's side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballantyne lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bauer takes a step back to recover.
Bauer moves out of range as Ballantyne throws a body kick.
Bauer takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ballantyne throws an overhand right that lands on Bauer's shoulder, as Bauer tries to avoid the shot.
Bauer takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ballantyne throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Ballantyne finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Ballantyne pushes Bauer away with a front kick.
Ballantyne connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ballantyne moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ballantyne delivers a nice body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ballantyne, right into the meat.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ballantyne.
Ballantyne swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bauer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ballantyne digs a good hook to Bauer's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ballantyne closes the distance and clinches.
Ballantyne breaks the clinch.
Ballantyne moves away from the strike by Bauer.
Ballantyne clinches up with Bauer and pushes him back against the cage.
Bauer wants a takedown but no success here.
Ballantyne prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ballantyne landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ballantyne looking to throw knees to the head but Bauer is blocking nicely.
Ballantyne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ballantyne lands a head kick. Bauer smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ballantyne pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ballantyne throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bauer misses with a looping left.
Ballantyne throws the kick towards the body but Bauer avoids it.
Ballantyne keeps Bauer at a distance using the push kick.
Ballantyne plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Garrick Ballantyne dominated that round.
That's time! Bauer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ballantyne closes the distance and clinches.
Ballantyne content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ballantyne connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bauer's face.
Ballantyne lands an elbow that stopped Bauer in his tracks for a moment.
Bauer takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ballantyne breaks the clinch.
Garrick Ballantyne seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ballantyne tries to clinch but Bauer moves out of range.
Ballantyne is looking to land body kicks.
Ballantyne misses with a head kick.
Ballantyne lands a nice looking body kick.
Bauer closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ballantyne counters with a good low kick that Bauer was not able to check.
Ballantyne misses the jab.
Bauer misses with a combination
and Ballantyne counters with a good low kick that Bauer was not able to check.
Bauer misses with a series of wild punches.
Bauer will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballantyne misses with a straight left.
Bauer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ballantyne fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bauer, pushing him back against the cage.
Ballantyne lands a nice knee to the body.
Ballantyne working Bauer over with knees to the body.
Bauer being controlled against the cage.
Ballantyne using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ballantyne's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ballantyne misses with a body kick.
Ballantyne has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ballantyne throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bauer.
Bauer closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bauer lands in his opponent's guard.
Ballantyne has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bauer preventing the sweep.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bauer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ballantyne is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bauer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballantyne trying to keep a closed guard but Bauer is proving a slippery customer.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ballantyne turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ballantyne.
Nice jab there from Ballantyne.
Bauer is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bauer misses with a few strikes there.
Vic Bauer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bauer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ballantyne paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ballantyne lands a high kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bauer tries to bum rush Ballantyne with a series of wild strikes but Ballantyne uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bauer shoots in and drives through. Ballantyne sprawls well.
Ballantyne scores with a push kick.
Ballantyne thumps Bauer with a low kick.
Ballantyne throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Vic Bauer has been cut.
Bauer on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bauer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Ballantyne in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Ballantyne misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ballantyne lands a head kick. Bauer smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ballantyne looks for the body kick but Bauer saw that one coming.
Ballantyne tries to close the distance and clinch but Bauer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bauer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ballantyne counters with a low kick, right behind Bauer 's knee.
Ballantyne lands with a kick to the ribs.
Ballantyne keeps Bauer at a distance using the push kick.
Ballantyne scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bauer in his tracks.
Bauer has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ballantyne finds it's way round the side to connect with Bauer's head.
Bauer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ballantyne - that will leave a mark!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ballantyne.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ballantyne misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bauer takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ballantyne!
Ballantyne tries to clinch up but Bauer circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Garrick Ballantyne showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Vic Bauer's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Good leg kick by Ballantyne there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nice body kick there by Ballantyne.
Ballantyne scores with a leg kick.
Bauer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ballantyne moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ballantyne looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bauer has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ballantyne.
Ballantyne throws a head kick but Bauer moves out of range.
Ballantyne throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ballantyne tries to close the distance and clinch but Bauer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ballantyne throws a shot from downtown. Bauer moves away and avoids it.
Bauer misses with a double jab.
Ballantyne tries to clinch up.
Some wild striking there from Bauer.
Bauer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballantyne throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ballantyne misses with a few strikes there.
Ballantyne goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ballantyne tries a head kick but it misses.
Ballantyne tries to close the distance and clinch but Bauer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ballantyne.
Ballantyne throws a wild body kick that Bauer sees coming a mile off.
Ballantyne is looking to score with low kicks.
Ballantyne throws a push kick but Bauer slaps the foot to one side.
Ballantyne is looking to chop away at Bauer's legs.
Ballantyne tries a head kick but it misses.
Bauer moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ballantyne dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bauer. That did some damage!
Bauer fails with the takedown
and Ballantyne counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Garrick Ballantyne is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ballantyne closes the distance and clinches.
Ballantyne's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ballantyne circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bauer misses with a series of wild punches.
Both fighters circling a little - Ballantyne finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Ballantyne throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ballantyne darts in trying to clinch
and Bauer counters by clinching up.
Ballantyne breaks the clinch.
Bauer defending well as Ballantyne loads up on a big left hand.
Bauer avoids the head kick by Ballantyne.
Bauer misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballantyne pushes Bauer away with a front kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ballantyne - that will leave a mark!
Bauer sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ballantyne.
Ballantyne chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ballantyne throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ballantyne goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ballantyne scores a nice knee to the body.
Ballantyne landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ballantyne manages to break the clinch.
Bauer just misses with a punch to the body.
Bauer throws a combination. Ballantyne tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ballantyne throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ballantyne misses with a double jab.
Ballantyne instigates a clinch.
Ballantyne prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ballantyne stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ballantyne landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ballantyne lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ballantyne breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bauer ducks under a wild hook from Ballantyne.
Bauer misses with a straight left.
Vic Bauer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bauer misses with a double jab
and Ballantyne cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ballantyne lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bauer will feel that in the morning.
Bauer sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Garrick Ballantyne comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ballantyne 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 25:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 25:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Garrick Ballantyne!
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