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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnie Ballantine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hjalmar Klason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Klason's choice of entrance music: (Hed) Pe - Raise Hell. Hjalmar Klason is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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210 lbs
33 - 19 - 0 |
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190 cm
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216 lbs
31 - 16 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
33 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnie Ballantine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hjalmar Klason!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Winston Howard and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A thudding body kick lands there by Klason!
Klason takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ballantine has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A bone on bone clash there as Ballantine blocks the leg kick.
Ballantine stuns Klason with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Klason misses the target.
Nice defenses there by Klason.
Klason throws a half hearted mid kick.
Klason keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Klason takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ballantine throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ballantine takes a swing at Klason's ribcage but misses.
Ballantine tests Klason's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Some wild striking there from Ballantine.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klason thows a body shot but no joy.
Ballantine closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Ballantine fails to land.
Klason is looking to take this one to the mat.
Klason blocks a body shot from Ballantine.
Ballantine throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Ballantine lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ballantine misses with the head strike.
Klason takes a shot to the head.
Ballantine has a couple of punches blocked by Klason.
Klason tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ballantine.
Klason has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Ballantine regains guard immediately.
Klason postures up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Klason postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Klason throws a strike but Ballantine rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ballantine wants to stand but Klason is controlling his posture from full guard.
Ballantine trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ballantine wanted to stand there but Klason had control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballantine wants to stand and escape but instead Klason has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Klason throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ballantine is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Klason in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Klason working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Klason with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Klason throwing strikes from guard but Ballantine blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ballantine preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Klason throws a strike but Ballantine rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ballantine passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Klason tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ballantine wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Klason has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ballantine tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Ballantine wants to lay and pray for a moment but Klason keeps working.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ballantine stands up.
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 Johnie Ballantine will probably get the nod.
That's time! Ballantine's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Klason bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Klason fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ballantine manages to avoid it.
Ballantine displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Klason throws out the jab.
Klason thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ballantine if he has to take too many more of those.
Klason misses with a wild body shot.
Klason feints and then cracks Ballantine's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ballantine down.
Ballantine walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Klason steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ballantine.
Ballantine on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Klason misses with a body shot.
Klason bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballantine looks to land a combination. Klason sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Klason throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Klason keeps the fight on the outside.
Klason feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ballantine's calf.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Klason moves out of range of the body kick from Ballantine.
Klason loads up on a big right hand but Ballantine slips the punch.
Nice cross by Ballantine.
Klason fails to land the takedown.
Klason throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ballantine stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Klason cracks Ballantine with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Klason thumps Ballantine with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Klason throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klason shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ballantine sprawls well. Ballantine wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Klason gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice shot lands for Klason.
Ballantine swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ballantine lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ballantine.
It looks like Hjalmar Klason has been cut.
Ballantine tries to close the distance and clinch up but Klason swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Klason tries to land a body kick
letting Ballantine counter with a right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Klason. Ballantine does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ballantine throws a nice looking combination but Klason bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Klason swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ballantine wants to clinch
enabling Klason to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klason lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ballantine will feel that in the morning.
Nice uppercut there from Klason.
Klason lands a leg kick that knocks Ballantine off balance momentarily.
Ballantine uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Klason.
Ballantine scores with a jab to the head.
Klason fails to land with a series of punches.
Klason keeps the fight on the outside.
Klason ducks under a wild hook from Ballantine.
Klason throws a low kick but Ballantine moves out of range easily.
Ballantine moves into range and connects with a jab.
Klason throws a jab but it's blocked by Ballantine.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klason connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ballantine. Ballantine circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Klason moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ballantine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Klason was well out of range. Poor timing from Ballantine.
Klason connects with a solid leg kick.
Klason scores with a push kick.
Ballantine on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Klason tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ballantine was well out of range. Poor timing from Klason.
A looping hook to the body misses from Klason. Ballantine does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ballantine slips a jab from Klason.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Klason keeps the fight on the outside.
Ballantine throws a solid leg kick but Klason takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ballantine.
Klason takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hjalmar Klason showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hjalmar Klason's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Ballantine uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Klason.
Klason throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Klason ducks under a wild hook from Ballantine.
Klason scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ballantine throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Klason lands a leg kick that knocks Ballantine off balance momentarily.
A right-left combo lands from Klason.
Ballantine is rocked!
Klason feints and then cracks Ballantine's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ballantine down.
Oh Ballantine is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Klason misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ballantine.
Hjalmar Klason seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Klason lands a slapping body shot.
Ballantine seems to have got his legs back now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ballantine needs to keep his hands up - Klason had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ballantine loads up on a big right hand but Klason slips the punch.
Klason moves out of range of the strikes.
Ballantine misses the shot to the body.
Ballantine is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klason scores with a jab to the jaw.
Klason is looking to slow Ballantine down with leg kicks.
Klason scores with a spinning back kick!
A slapping leg kick lands for Klason.
Nice straight punches there by Klason. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Klason.
Klason cracks Ballantine on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Ballantine falls backwards against the cage. Klason follows up with more strikes that drop Ballantine to his knees. Klason keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Ballantine! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hjalmar Klason!
An out of breath and clearly excited Hjalmar Klason thanked Syndicate Nutrition for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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energy
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hype
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