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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jerry Cho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wayne Ballantine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jerry Cho has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 lbs
15 - 14 - 0 |
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178 cm
27
181 lbs
17 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jerry Cho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wayne Ballantine!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ballantine lands with an uppercut that bounces Cho off the cage and back into range.
Cho lands a really nice looking cross but Ballantine seems unphased.
Cho scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wayne Ballantine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Cho does no damage.
Ballantine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ballantine thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cho ducks under a wild hook from Ballantine.
Ballantine tries to clinch there but Cho circles away.
Cho uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cho keeps the fight on the outside.
Ballantine lands a really nice looking cross but Cho seems unphased.
Cho throws a jab but it's blocked by Ballantine.
Ballantine avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cho misses with a double jab.
Ballantine avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ballantine is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballantine throws a shot from downtown. Cho moves away and avoids it.
Cho thuds his right hand into Ballantine's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ballantine drives through and clinches with Cho against the cage.
Ballantine lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cho gets underhooks to prevent Ballantine's takedown attempt.
Ballantine has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Cho clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Cho holding both Ballantine 's hands and preventing any damage.
Ballantine looking to break Cho's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Cho remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Ballantine will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cho holding both Ballantine 's hands and preventing any damage.
Cho avoids the strikes from Ballantine.
Cho is trying to stand back up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ballantine doesn't have the hooks in and Cho manages to turn into his guard.
Cho wants to control from the top but Ballantine keeps moving.
Cho has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Jerry Cho just wasn't active enough.
Cho works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cho displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ballantine throws out the jab.
Cho uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ballantine.
Cho lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ballantine circles away quickly and effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cho dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ballantine tries to clinch but Cho is having none of it.
Cho throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ballantine lands with a straight right. Cho didn't see that one coming.
Ballantine ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cho moves away.
Cho misses with a double jab.
Ballantine tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Cho manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cho on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cho attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ballantine waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cho.
Cho throws a combination that misses
and Ballantine counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cho slips under a jab from Ballantine.
Ballantine might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Cho thows a leg kick but Ballantine checks it
and Ballantine counters with a left to the body.
Ballantine tries to close the distance and clinch but Cho swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ballantine has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Cho staying out of range there.
Cho lands with a nice combination. Ballantine backs away looking to recover.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ballantine dodges the punch combination from Cho.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cho.
Cho scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Cho slips a jab and a cross from Ballantine.
Ballantine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ballantine shoots in for a takedown but Cho shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ballantine showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cho.
Ballantine slips under a jab.
Ballantine misses with an uppercut
and Cho counters with a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jerry Cho will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Ballantine looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice cross by Cho.
Ballantine misses with the combination.
Ballantine gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cho blocks a body shot from Ballantine.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ballantine.
Cho working hard to break the clinch.
Ballantine has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Cho after a bit of a struggle.
Cho has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ballantine is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Cho gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ballantine has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Cho avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Jerry Cho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wayne Ballantine.
Ballantine is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Cho can't fight it off and eventually Ballantine manages to take the fight to the floor. Cho looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballantine prevents Cho from getting back to his feet.
Ballantine controlling from the top position.
Cho manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cho tries to control but Ballantine wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cho avoids the attempt from Ballantine to control.
Cho looking to control but Ballantine is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ballantine is trying desperately to improve position.
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.
Ballantine throws a combination that misses
and Cho counters with a left and a right that stings Ballantine.
Donk. Ballantine catches Cho right on the button with a cross.
Cho pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Ballantine back to the cage. Cho follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Ballantine misses with a looping left.
Cho moves out of range of the strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ballantine looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cho misses with a wild combination.
Cho cracks Ballantine with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ballantine clobbers Cho with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ballantine has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ballantine scores with a hook to the body.
Ballantine breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cho darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jerry Cho is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cho looks to throw the jab but Ballantine is out of range.
Ballantine shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Cho working to try and regain half guard.
Ballantine looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Ballantine punishing his opponent with strikes.
Ballantine takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ballantine scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Cho is bucking up trying to escape but Ballantine cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wayne Ballantine showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Cho avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cho looks to land a combination but Ballantine avoids it well.
Cho moves out of range of the strikes.
Cho throws the left hand but Ballantine avoids the punch easily.
Cho looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cho takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ballantine staying out of range there.
Cho throws a right and a left that Ballantine avoids nicely.
Ballantine throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cho counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ballantine thinking.
Cho throws a nice looking combination but Ballantine bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jerry Cho is winning the standup battle so far.
Cho ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ballantine moves out of range of the body kick.
Ballantine shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Ballantine is looking to work some ground and pound but Cho has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballantine slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Ballantine wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cho keeps working.
Ballantine working away.
Cho is not content to let Ballantine control the position.
Cho wants to get back to his feet.
Cho sneaks out the side door and pushes Ballantine away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ballantine lands a nice looking body shot.
Ballantine shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Cho manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Ballantine wants to pass the guard but Cho is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ballantine scoring with some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ballantine not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Ballantine trying to control the position from guard on top but Cho is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ballantine won't allow Cho to get back to his feet.
Ballantine missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cho wants to stand but Ballantine is controlling the position.
Ballantine throwing strikes from guard but Cho blocks nicely.
Ballantine wants to control from the top but Cho keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Wayne Ballantine.
Ballantine avoids the head kick by Cho.
Cho moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ballantine looks to score with a jab to the body but Cho is just out of range.
Ballantine fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ballantine tries to clinch there but Cho circles away.
Ballantine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cho was well out of range. Poor timing from Ballantine.
Ballantine sizes up Cho with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ballantine lands a lovely overhand right.
Sloppy strikes from Cho. Those never looked like landing.
Left hook, right uppercut from Cho.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ballantine rushes Cho and presses him up against the cage.
Cho takes a shot to the head.
Ballantine goes for a takedown attempt but Cho pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ballantine closes the distance and clinches up with Cho, looking for a takedown. Ballantine pushes Cho against the cage but Cho circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ballantine misses with a looping left.
Cho throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice shot by Cho.
Cho misses with a jab, cross combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ballantine looks for a takedown but Cho sprawls well.
Jerry Cho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wayne Ballantine.
Cho misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wayne Ballantine comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ballantine has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wayne Ballantine!
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energy
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hype
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