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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Ballinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Daw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ballinger comes to the cage accompanied by A Scottish Soldier by Andy Stewart. 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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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ryan Ballinger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steve Daw!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Ian Loll and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daw connects with a leg kick. Ballinger looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A head kick by Ballinger misses
and Daw counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ballinger throws a shot from downtown. Daw moves away and avoids it.
Daw staying out of range there.
Ballinger just misses with a punch to the body.
Ballinger takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ballinger digs a good body shot into Daw's ribs.
Ballinger throws a lazy head kick
and Ballinger takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ballinger throws the kick towards the body but Daw avoids it.
Ryan Ballinger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ballinger throws a front kick aimed at Daw's knee but Daw avoids it well.
Ballinger stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Daw.
Ballinger tries a head kick but it misses.
Daw throws a head kick but Ballinger moves out of range.
Daw rushes Ballinger and presses him up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Daw takes a shot to the head.
Daw 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daw throws a knee to the head but misses.
Daw landing knees to the body.
Ballinger landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Daw avoiding damage as Ballinger throws knees to the body.
Daw scores with a knee to the head.
Daw slowing the pace effectively.
Ballinger looking to throw knees to the head but Daw is blocking nicely.
Daw lands a good knee to the midsection. Ballinger won't want to take too many of those.
Ballinger lands a good knee to the midsection. Daw won't want to take too many of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Daw misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ballinger.
Ballinger using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ballinger lands a nice elbow.
Ballinger on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Daw unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Daw creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ballinger's defenses.
Daw managing to block the knees to the body from Ballinger.
Daw misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ballinger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ballinger lands a knee to the head.
Ballinger throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A knee to the head by Daw.
Ballinger misses with a knee strike.
Ballinger lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Steve Daw has been cut.
Daw throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ballinger blocks it with crossed arms.
Ballinger tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Daw avoids it.
Ballinger throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ballinger pressing his opponent against the cage.
Daw looking to slow down the pace here.
Ballinger throws an elbow but it misses.
Daw lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Daw lands a nice knee to the body.
Ballinger tries to throw a body punch but Daw avoids it by throwing Ballinger back against the cage.
Ballinger takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daw missing with knees to the body.
Daw avoiding damage as Ballinger throws knees to the body.
Daw is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Daw landing knees to the head.
Daw tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ballinger avoids it.
Daw trying to stall but Ballinger improves his position.
Daw unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Daw throws a knee to the head but misses.
Daw tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Daw lands an elbow inside.
Daw misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ballinger.
Daw tries to land knees in the clinch but Ballinger avoids the damage to the body.
Ballinger throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Daw blocks it with crossed arms.
Ballinger misses with a knee strike.
Daw lands a nice elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Daw misses with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daw blocks the elbow strike.
Ballinger scores with a shot to the side of Daw's head.
Daw taking a breather.
Ballinger trying to control the position but instead, Daw has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ballinger into the cage.
Ballinger pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Daw taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Daw trying to stall but Ballinger improves his position.
Ballinger tries to land a knee to the head but Daw blocks with his arms.
Daw trying to land knees to the body.
Ballinger crunches a lovely knee into Daw's ribcage.
Ballinger lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ballinger misses with an elbow over the top.
Ballinger lands a good knee to the midsection. Daw won't want to take too many of those.
Daw tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ballinger crunches a lovely knee into Daw's ribcage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Steve Daw will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Steve Daw's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Daw ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters circling - Ballinger throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice body punch from Ballinger.
Ballinger throws out a loose jab but Daw uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ballinger misses with a head kick.
Daw throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Ballinger throws a push kick but Daw slaps the foot to one side.
Ballinger throws a sloppy head kick and Daw moves out of range easily.
Ballinger tries to work over Daw's front leg with a kick but Daw checks it.
Daw throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ballinger tries a head kick but it misses.
Daw pushes Ballinger up against the cage in a clinch.
Ballinger working Daw over with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daw takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ballinger misses with a body punch.
Ballinger connects with a nasty looking knee right to Daw's face.
Daw dodges an elbow strike from Ballinger.
Daw with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ballinger.
Daw lands a good knee to the midsection. Ballinger won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daw tries to land knees in the clinch but Ballinger avoids the damage to the body.
Daw landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Daw avoids the elbow strike from Ballinger, against the cage.
Ballinger being controlled against the cage.
Ballinger blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Daw comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Daw's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Ballinger throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ballinger throws an elbow but misses.
Daw tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Daw on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ryan Ballinger has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ballinger looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Daw takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ballinger throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ballinger with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Daw pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Daw landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ballinger managing to block the knees to the body from Daw.
Daw tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ballinger avoids it.
Daw avoids the elbow strike from Ballinger, against the cage.
Daw is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ballinger is keeping busy.
Daw with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daw pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ballinger tries to stall but Daw uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ballinger lands with a right to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ballinger just misses with a elbow thrown towards Daw's brow.
Ballinger with a knee to the head.
Daw is struggling to control the position.
Ballinger throws an elbow but it misses.
A short uppercut from Ballinger.
Ballinger tries a body shot but Daw blocks it.
Daw missing with knees to the body.
Daw 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.
Daw takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ballinger misses with a knee to the head.
Daw looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ballinger stalling in the clinch.
Daw tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ballinger avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daw 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.
Ballinger throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ballinger managing to block the knees to the body from Daw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Daw lands a nice knee to the body.
Daw blocking some punches.
Ballinger pushes off an throws an elbow but Daw leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Daw looking to stall.
Daw avoids a wild elbow strike from Ballinger.
Ballinger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ballinger avoiding damage as Daw throws knees to the body.
Daw misses with a knee strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ballinger creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Daw is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Daw misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ballinger.
Daw with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ryan Ballinger will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Steve Daw's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Ballinger connects with a good right hand that stumbles Daw. Daw circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ballinger waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Daw.
Ballinger throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ballinger takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Daw lands with a kick to the ribs.
Daw slips a straight right by Ballinger.
Daw forces Ballinger back against the cage and clinches.
Ballinger lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Daw backwards.
Daw landing knees to the head.
Nice elbow from Ballinger.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ballinger with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Daw managing to block the knees to the body from Ballinger.
Daw throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ballinger takes a knee to the side of the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ballinger is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Daw is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daw lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ballinger tries a knee to the head but Daw blocks it.
Daw 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.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ballinger as Daw tries to tie him up.
Daw misses with a knee strike.
Ballinger with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Daw tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ballinger with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Daw pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ballinger avoids the elbow strike from Daw, against the cage.
Ballinger throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ballinger throws a head punch that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ballinger blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daw lands a nice knee to the body.
Ballinger creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ballinger throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ballinger throws an elbow that misses.
Daw lands an elbow just above Ballinger 's eye.
Daw pushes off an throws an elbow but Ballinger leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Knees to the body from Ballinger.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ballinger managing to block the knees to the body from Daw.
Daw scores a nice knee to the body.
Ballinger creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ballinger takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ballinger with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Daw obliges.
Daw with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ballinger takes an elbow to the temple.
Daw trying to stall but Ballinger improves his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daw blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Daw throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ballinger on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Daw tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ballinger avoids it.
Ballinger lands a knee to the head.
Ballinger tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Daw avoids it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Daw misses with a knee strike.
Daw misses with a knee to the head.
Daw takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ballinger lands an elbow that stopped Daw in his tracks for a moment.
Ballinger lands a left hand.
Daw dodges an elbow strike from Ballinger.
Ballinger with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ballinger blocks an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daw creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Daw on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daw using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ballinger throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Daw blocks it with crossed arms.
Ballinger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Daw creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ballinger's defenses.
Daw is trying to stall.
Ballinger tries a knee to the head but Daw blocks it.
Daw avoiding damage as Ballinger throws knees to the body.
Daw is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Daw scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Daw tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Daw throws an elbow that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Daw comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Daw 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Daw!
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hype
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