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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Timo Balles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franz Ritter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
KO power |
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Brawler
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Timo Balles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Franz Ritter!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, John Mangel and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balles tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ritter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Balles looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Balles is looking to chop away at Ritter's legs.
Balles stuffs the takedown.
Balles tries to clinch but Ritter moves out of range.
Balles is looking to clinch.
Ritter has a takedown stuffed.
Ritter shoots in and drives through. Balles sprawls well.
Timo Balles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Franz Ritter.
Ritter misses with a two punch combination.
Ritter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ritter throws out a powerful jab.
Balles tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ritter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ritter swats away the attempt to clinch by Balles.
Balles fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balles goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ritter clobbers Balles with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ritter circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ritter throws a head kick but Balles moves out of range.
Balles slips under a jab from Ritter.
Balles is looking to clinch but Ritter is avoiding it.
Balles darts in and clinches Ritter up against the cage.
Ritter lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ritter works on Balles's body with a couple of short punches.
Ritter is leaning against Balles and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Balles stalling the fight.
Ritter tries a body shot but Balles blocks it.
A knee to the head by Balles.
It looks like Franz Ritter has been cut.
Balles misses with a knee to the head.
Balles lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Balles scores with a knee to the head.
Ritter tries to work over Balles's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Balles throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ritter lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ritter can't break the clinch.
Ritter has Balles pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Balles manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ritter looking for a takedown.
Balles tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ritter scores with a hook to the body.
Balles landing knees to the head.
Balles is breathing heavily.
Ritter lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ritter misses with some punches.
Ritter stalling against the cage.
Ritter managing to block the knees to the body from Balles.
Balles unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ritter lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ritter struggles to land a body shot inside as Balles controls his hands.
Ritter tries to pull guard but Balles holds him up against the cage and eventually Ritter drops back down to his feet.
Nice body punch from Ritter - that landed with a thud.
Ritter is leaning against Balles and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Balles tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Balles tries a knee to the head but Ritter blocks it.
A short left from Ritter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ritter tries to break the clinch but Balles is controlling the position.
Balles wants to stall.
Good body shot from Ritter.
Balles lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A knee to the head by Balles.
Ritter digs a right hand into Balles's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Balles's gas tank.
Balles comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ritter tries to pull guard but Balles won't allow it.
Ritter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Balles's elbow.
Knees to the body from Balles.
Balles lands a knee to the head.
Balles connects with a knee to the head.
Ritter misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ritter works on Balles's body with a couple of short punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Balles is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ritter can't find room to land a body shot as Balles controls the action.
Balles looking to throw knees to the head but Ritter is blocking nicely.
Balles misses with a knee strike.
Balles tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ritter lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ritter stalling in the clinch but Balles improves position.
Ritter lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Balles backwards.
Ritter is looking to control Balles's arms but Balles gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ritter has his back to the cage.
Ritter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ritter has Balles pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Balles manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ritter throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Balless head.
Balles trying to stall but Ritter improves his position.
Balles looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ritter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ritter shoots in but Balles avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ritter keeps the fight on the outside.
Balles keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ritter tries for a takedown but Balles sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Balles tries to clinch up but Ritter circles away and keeps his distance.
Ritter throws a chopping leg kick but Balles manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ritter swats away the attempt to clinch by Balles.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ritter throws a good cross that connects.
Ritter gets the takedown into side control.
Balles is rocked!
Ritter has an Americana. Balles didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Ritter is delighted and gyrates infront of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Ritter hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Franz Ritter!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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