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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Frank Duran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Balls (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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160 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frank Duran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ben Balls!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Albert Achterberg and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duran is looking to clinch.
Balls looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Duran misses with a body kick.
Balls avoids the head kick by Duran.
Duran fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Duran slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Balls throws a jab when Duran was well out of range.
Duran scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Nice takedown defense from Balls. No joy for Duran on that attempt.
Duran throws a sloppy head kick and Balls moves out of range easily.
Duran will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Duran. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Duran tries to close the distance and clinch up but Balls swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Duran clinches up against the cage.
Duran tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balls keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Duran's efforts to push away.
Balls breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Balls throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Balls avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Duran clinches.
Duran lands a body shot in the clinch.
Duran wants to break the clinch but can't.
Duran tries to break the clinch but Balls is controlling the position.
Balls throws a head punch that misses.
Duran stalling.
Duran is trying to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Balls keeps control of Duran as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Duran tries to pull guard but Balls holds him up against the cage and eventually Duran drops back down to his feet.
Balls stops a takedown attempt from Duran.
Duran has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Balls uses from the top position.
Duran is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Duran trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balls trying to control but Duran is working from the bottom.
Duran is looking to stand up but Balls isn't so interested in that idea.
Balls wants to get up but he can't break Duran's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Balls looking to pass the guard.
Duran has his feet on Balls's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Duran drives through and clinches with Balls against the cage.
Balls breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duran misses with a low kick.
Balls misses with an attempted mid kick.
Balls tries to keep at a distance but Duran has taken the fight into the clinch.
Balls prevents a takedown attempt there.
Duran tries for a takedown but Balls manages to get underhooks.
Duran tries to circle away but Balls has him pinned against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Duran goes for a takedown attempt but Balls pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Balls tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Duran dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Duran tries to close the distance and clinch up but Balls swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Duran shoots in but Balls avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Duran looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Frank Duran is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Balls keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Duran jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Balls walks away with a smile on his face. Duran gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Duran. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Balls takes the fight into the clinch.
Duran keeps control of Balls as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Balls is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duran keeps control of Balls as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Balls tries to break free but Duran pushes him back against the cage.
Duran has Balls pushed against the cage.
Balls pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Duran lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Balls at a distance.
Balls misses with a body kick.
Duran clinches up with Balls and pushes him back against the cage.
Duran has Balls pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Balls manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Balls keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Duran's efforts to push away.
Duran wants to break free but Balls has control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balls wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Balls managing to block the knees to the body from Duran.
Duran jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Balls walks away with a smile on his face. Duran gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Duran shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Balls as he jumps to the side.
Duran takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Duran changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Balls tries to avoid it but Duran manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Balls to the ground. Balls escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Duran closes the distance and clinches.
Balls wants to get back to striking at distance but Duran won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duran successfully pulls guard.
Duran throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Balls tries to stand but Duran is controlling from the bottom.
Duran controlling the position.
Duran keeping moving, preventing Balls from controlling successfully.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Ben Balls wasn't active enough on the ground.
Balls shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Duran but Duran pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Duran closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duran tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Frank Duran has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Duran blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Balls blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Balls has had enough of the clinch but Duran keeps him there for the moment.
Duran tries to pull guard but Balls won't allow it.
Balls pulls guard effortlessly.
Duran decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Duran tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Balls swivels and escapes.
Balls throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Duran 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. This is the final round!
Duran misses with a low kick as Balls jumps back.
Balls tries to clinch there but Duran circles away.
Duran dodges the punch combination from Balls.
Duran throws a shot to the body.
Duran shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Balls defends it nicely.
Duran wants to clinch up but Balls keeps it at a distance.
Balls takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Duran tries for a takedown but Balls sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Duran throws a solid leg kick but Balls takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Duran.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Duran is defended easily by Balls.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Duran. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Duran throws a body kick that misses.
Duran fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Balls misses the shot to the body.
Duran shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Balls pinned against the cage. Balls gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Good leg kick by Balls there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duran shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Balls pinned against the cage. Balls gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Balls.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Balls. Duran shrugs it off though.
Horrible takedown by Duran or perhaps it was just good defense by Balls which made him look bad.
Duran shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Balls as he avoids it easily.
Balls stuffs the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balls tries to clinch but Duran moves out of range.
Duran is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Duran clinches with his opponent.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Duran has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Balls pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Balls shoots for a double leg takedown but Duran sprawls well. He's pushed Balls's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Duran throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Duran swats away the attempt to clinch by Balls.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balls throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Balls moves out of range of the body kick.
Duran throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Balls's waist but Balls gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Duran off to one side.
Duran throws a push kick but Balls slaps the foot to one side.
Duran throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice takedown defense from Balls. No joy for Duran on that attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Balls as Duran shoots in.
Duran with a poor takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ben Balls has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Frank Duran is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Duran wants to clinch up but Balls keeps it at a distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Duran showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Duran has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Duran!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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