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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Ballinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aj Styles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ballinger comes to the cage accompanied by A Scottish Soldier by Andy Stewart. Styles has chosen I Am by Dale Oliver as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Ryan Ballinger has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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222 lbs
15 - 13 - 0 |
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215 lbs
19 - 19 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryan Ballinger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 19 - 1, fighting out of New York, Aj Styles!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Columbo Gatti and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ballinger bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Styles's head backwards.
Styles closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ballinger circles away.
Styles clinches up against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ballinger obliges.
Styles misses with a punch to the body.
Styles is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ballinger is defending well for now.
Styles throws an elbow that misses.
Styles has clasped his hands together around Ballinger's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Ballinger wants to control but Styles postures up.
Ballinger is trying to get back to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ballinger sneaks back into half guard.
Ballinger wants to control but Styles is keeping busy.
Styles wants to control but Ballinger is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ballinger gets back to full guard.
Styles stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ballinger swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballinger looking for a guillotine here but Styles defends easily.
Styles throwing strikes but missing.
Ballinger avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Styles trying to control but Ballinger is working from the bottom.
Styles loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Styles wants to control from the top but Ballinger keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Styles got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ballinger has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Styles has managed to get both his arms back between Ballinger's legs - danger averted.
Ballinger working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Styles doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Ballinger is tightening it up a little... Styles has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Styles reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Styles taps out! Nice BJJ there by Ballinger!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Ryan Ballinger!
Our winner, Ryan Ballinger, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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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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