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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mary Barron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quincey Ballard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Mary Barron has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Mary Barron seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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177 lbs
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181 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
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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
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mary Barron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Quincey Ballard!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barron tries to clinch but Ballard moves away
and Ballard moves into the clinch.
Ballard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ballard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barron has his takedown stuffed
and Ballard counters with a nice leg kick.
Ballard misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ballard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ballard drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Ballard is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Barron knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Ballard advances to full mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barron sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Barron wants to get back to full guard.
Ballard controlling the pace.
Barron really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Barron avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ballard.
Ballard seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Ballard missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Barron trying to hold on to Ballard's head to control him but Ballard postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ballard working Barron over with strikes.
Well, if Ballard is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Ballard is trying to control. Barron wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Quincey Ballard was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Ballard scores with a leg kick.
Ballard drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barron is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Ballard is controlling him well.
Barron is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barron is being controlled here.
Ballard looks up at the clock and then as Barron takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Ballard smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Ballard wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Barron, who protects the arm well.
Ballard is putting a hurting on Barron here, landing some big shots from side control.
Ballard working the ground and pound from side control.
Barron is being controlled here.
Ballard working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Ballard stands up and beckons Barron to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Ballard.
Ballard clinches up with Barron and pushes him back against the cage.
Ballard breaks the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ballard shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Barron's guard.
Ballard looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quincey Ballard dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ballard lands a nice leg kick that just misses Barron's sensitive parts.
Ballard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ballard stuffs the takedown.
Ballard throws a sloppy head kick
and Barron counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ballard thinking.
Barron takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ballard tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Barron manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ballard stuns Barron with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ballard tries to bum rush Barron with a series of wild strikes but Barron uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A head kick misses from Ballard.
Ballard tries to bum rush Barron with a series of wild strikes but Barron uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ballard fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ballard scores with a kick to the midsection.
Mary Barron is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballard throws a half hearted mid kick.
Barron is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ballard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ballard forces Barron back against the cage and clinches.
Ballard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ballard missing with a left hand there. Barron was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ballard tests Barron's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ballard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ballard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ballard throws a lazy head kick
and Barron counters with a two punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barron tries to bum rush Ballard with a series of wild strikes but Ballard uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Barron slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Barron changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ballard tries to avoid it but Barron manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ballard to the ground. Ballard escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ballard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barron takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ballard scores with a head kick.
Sloppy strikes from Barron. Those never looked like landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick misses from Ballard.
Ballard is looking to land body kicks.
Ballard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ballard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballard tries to clinch up but Barron circles away and keeps his distance.
Ballard has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Barron shoots in for a takedown but Ballard shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mary Barron. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barron dives in and grabs Ballard's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ballard pushes down on Barron's head and hops out.
Ballard ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ballard moves into range and clinches up with Barron.
Ballard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ballard looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Barron is trying to maintain the position but Ballard is very close to passing his half guard.
Ballard stands up and beckons Barron to join him on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ballard looks for the body kick but Barron saw that one coming.
Ballard sizes up Barron with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ballard doesn't manage to clinch there - Barron circles away.
Ballard jabs at Barron's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ballard tries to clinch there but Barron circles away.
Ballard closes the distance and clinches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barron gets underhooks to prevent Ballard's takedown attempt.
Barron pulls guard successfully.
Ballard looking to sit in guard and control but Barron gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quincey Ballard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Barron's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Ballard fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Barron looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ballard lands a glancing blow to the side of Barron's head.
Nice sprawl there from Ballard as Barron shoots in.
Barron dodges the punch combination from Ballard.
Barron wants to clinch up but Ballard keeps it at a distance.
Barron throws a right hand that misses
and Ballard counters by moving into the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ballard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ballard fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ballard dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Barron. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballard stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ballard wants it to stay on the feet.
Ballard shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Barron napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Ballard content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Barron is working to avoid the ground and pound but Ballard connects with a decent elbow.
Ballard is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Barron's shoulder. That is not cool.
Ballard working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ballard decides to stand back up. Ballard steps back and let's Barron get back to his feet.
Ballard throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Barron was covering up waiting for the punch and Ballard finishes the takedown easily into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ballard is stalling in the full guard.
Ballard trying to stand up but can't free himself from Barron's guard.
Ballard's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Barron had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ballard defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ballard stands and throws Barron's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Ballard scores with a couple of short elbows.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Ballard thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Quincey Ballard has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ballard moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ballard stands up and beckons Barron to his feet.
Ballard closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ballard lands in his opponent's guard.
Ballard is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ballard wants to stand but Barron is controlling his posture from full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Quincey Ballard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ballard has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Quincey Ballard!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
66% |
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