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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Punch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Baloni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul Punch has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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215 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Paul Punch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Phil Baloni!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Sergei Dronov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baloni closes the distance and clinches.
Baloni prevents Punch from breaking the clinch.
Punch is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Baloni is keeping busy.
Baloni jumps guard but Punch stands there with Baloni around his waist. Baloni gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Punch can't find room to land a body shot as Baloni controls the action.
Baloni jumps guard but Punch stands there with Baloni around his waist. Baloni gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Baloni can't get the takedown.
Paul Punch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phil Baloni.
Baloni pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Paul Punch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Punch feints a jab promting Baloni to slip. Punch then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Baloni slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Sloppy strikes from Punch. Those never looked like landing.
Punch lands with an uppercut that bounces Baloni off the cage and back into range.
Baloni showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Punch.
Punch swats away the attempt to clinch by Baloni.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punch throws a nice looking combination but Baloni bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Punch uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Punch looks to land a combination but Baloni avoids it well.
Punch rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Baloni moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Punch looks to land a combination. Baloni sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A combination from Punch does no damage.
Baloni tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Punch paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Baloni tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Punch paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Punch swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Baloni moves into range and clinches up with Punch.
Baloni wants the takedown. Punch is fighting it off but Baloni persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Punch's guard against the cage.
Baloni wants to stand but Punch is controlling his posture from full guard.
Baloni drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Baloni jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baloni is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baloni decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Punch, up you get!
Punch misses with a double jab.
Baloni changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Punch tries to avoid it but Baloni manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Punch to the ground. Punch escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Baloni fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baloni tries to clinch up
and Punch connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Punch will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Punch's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Punch duly obliges.
Punch is breathing heavily.
Punch throws a right hand that Baloni ducks under and follows up with a left that Baloni also avoids with ease.
Punch's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Punch duly obliges.
Baloni shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Punch pinned against the cage. Punch gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Punch gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Baloni to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Baloni is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Phil Baloni was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Baloni shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Punch as he avoids it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Baloni throws a push kick but Punch slaps the foot to one side.
Baloni drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Punch rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Baloni moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Phil Baloni will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Baloni with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Punch to score with a decent uppercut.
Punch misses with a few strikes there.
Punch misses with a two punch combination.
Baloni misses with a hook
and Punch cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Baloni fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Punch misses with the combination.
Punch stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Punch wants it to stay on the feet.
Punch throws a combination that misses
so Baloni counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Punch can't keep his opponent in guard - Baloni advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baloni sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baloni looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Baloni looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Punch with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baloni working over Punch with some ground and pound. Punch looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Baloni escapes and gets back to his feet.
A punch combination from Punch misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Baloni. Punch does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Baloni looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Baloni dives in and grabs Punch's left leg, looking for a takedown. Punch pushes down on Baloni's head and hops out.
Paul Punch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phil Baloni.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baloni tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Punch paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A punch combination from Punch misses.
Baloni looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Baloni shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Punch sprawls well. Punch wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Baloni gets slowly back to his feet.
Punch misses with a two punch combination.
Baloni misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Punch moves out of range of the leg kick from Baloni.
Punch throws a combination that misses
and Baloni counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Baloni trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Baloni content to stall in guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baloni decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Punch, up you get!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baloni fails with a takedown attempt.
Some wild striking there from Punch.
Punch throws a series of punches but Baloni avoids them all with ease.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Baloni shoots in looking for a takedown but Punch manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Baloni's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Baloni tries to clinch but Punch moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Baloni showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Punch's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Punch misses with a two punch combination.
Baloni shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Baloni showed some decent athleticism there.
Baloni seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Punch does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Baloni is taking a breather. Punch says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Phil Baloni has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Phil Baloni was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Baloni doesn't manage to clinch there - Punch circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punch defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Baloni.
Baloni tries for a takedown but Punch sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Punch will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A jab from Punch does it's job there.
Punch throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Baloni misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Paul Punch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phil Baloni.
Punch throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
No joy there for Punch, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Punch avoids the head kick by Baloni.
Punch throws a series of punches but Baloni avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baloni tries a head kick but it misses.
Punch throws a series of punches but Baloni moves out of range.
Baloni shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Punch but Punch pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Punch throws a series of punches but Baloni moves out of range.
Paul Punch is winning the standup battle so far.
Punch keeps the fight on the outside.
No joy there for Punch, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Baloni darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baloni is working for a submission of some sort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baloni is looking to take a break and control but Punch is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Paul Punch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Baloni lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Baloni trying to pass the guard but Punch defending well.
Baloni stands up and beckons Punch to join him on the feet.
Baloni looking to score a takedown here. Punch is defending well but Baloni drives through and ends up in Punch's guard.
Baloni wants to control from the top but Punch keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baloni slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Phil Baloni comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Baloni winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phil Baloni!
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RATING
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