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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ilong Ranger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lito Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 cm
26
260 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
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179 cm
20
205 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Ilong Ranger! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Lito Balboa! The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Balboa misses with a kick to the body and Ranger counters with a nice double leg into side control. Balboa won't be happy with that. Balboa sneaks back into half guard. Balboa is looking to improve his position.
Balboa trying to control from the bottom.
Ranger looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. Ranger prevents Balboa from improving his position. Balboa is looking to control Ranger's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Balboa avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lito Balboa has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet. Ranger bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control. Ranger controls the position. Balboa is trying to control Ranger's posture but Ranger avoids it. Balboa manages to get back to half guard. Balboa manages to get to full guard.
Balboa looking to control.
Ranger engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. Balboa looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ranger is one step ahead there. Ranger knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Balboa on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Balboa has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ranger can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. Balboa looks gassed! Ranger stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Balboa swivels though and keeps the full guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Balboa being controlled here, momentarily. We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup. Balboa looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ranger is one step ahead there. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ranger trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ilong Ranger. Ranger fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Balboa, pushing him back against the cage. Ranger breaks from the clinch.
Ranger instigates a clinch. Balboa should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
That's four minutes gone in the round. My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer. Balboa fails to pull guard.
Ranger has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Balboa uses from the top position. Balboa wants to control from the top but Ranger keeps moving. Ranger looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Balboa puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard. Ranger keeping control of the position. Ranger lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage. Ranger looks like he's trying to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ilong Ranger dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ranger throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Balboa tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Ranger is in Balboa's guard. Ranger slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. Balboa is trying to keep Ranger in close.
Ranger stopping the sweep attempt from Balboa. Balboa has momentary wrist control but Ranger slips an elbow through the middle. Balboa can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ranger controls the pace. Ranger has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. Balboa is breathing heavily. Ranger postures up in Balboa's guard and throws a big left but Balboa blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ranger is looking to stand up but Balboa won't let him. Ranger lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. Ranger will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions. Ranger tries to free his leg and advance position but Balboa is retaining full guard. Balboa is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. Ranger sitting in guard, not really doing much. Ranger looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. Ranger showing good wrestling skills to control the position. Ranger has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Ilong Ranger just wasn't active enough. Balboa tries to keep at a distance but Ranger has taken the fight into the clinch. Ranger has picked Balboa up - he's going for a ride! Ranger dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard. Ranger is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Ranger is working for a submission of some sort.
Well, if Ranger is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ranger's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground. Ranger is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Ranger perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's four minutes gone in the round. There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action. Ilong Ranger overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ilong Ranger has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet. Balboa walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ranger. Ranger has managed to clinch.
Ranger slows down the pace here.
Ranger ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Ranger no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard. Ranger wants to stand and escape but Balboa is having none of it. Balboa being controlled here momentarily. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ilong Ranger dominated that second round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Ranger lands a big head kick that sends Balboa tumbling to the mat! Ranger takes a step backwards and waves Balboa back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Balboa is rocked!
It looks like Lito Balboa has been cut. Ranger throws a powerful right kick. Balboa tried to block low but the kick was high! Balboa was taken right off of his feet! Ranger jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ilong Ranger!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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