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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alonso Ballard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danil Ghuravlev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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214 lbs
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alonso Ballard!
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, Danil Ghuravlev!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Dmitry Maklakov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ghuravlev tries to clinch
so Ballard counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Ballard landing some decent shots from guard.
Ballard sitting in guard here, content to control.
Ballard landing some decent shots from guard.
Ghuravlev working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ballard doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ballard manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ballard might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ballard with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ballard throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ghuravlev works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ghuravlev looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ballard distracts Ghuravlev with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ghuravlev controlling Ballard's posture.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ballard engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballard decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Ghuravlev, up you get!
Ballard gets caught flat footed, as Ghuravlev shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Ballard looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ballard is controlling Ghuravlev's posture.
Ghuravlev stopping the sweep attempt from Ballard.
Ballard is controlling Ghuravlev's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Ballard tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ballard manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ghuravlev manages to get himself to full guard.
Ballard postures up and lands a big shot to Ghuravlev's brow.
Ballard lands a couple of elbows.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ballard controls from within his opponent's guard.
Ballard has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ballard scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ballard is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ballard has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Ballard scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ballard controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Ballard working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ghuravlev's head.
Ballard throwing strikes but missing.
Ghuravlev looks winded!
Ballard's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Ballard scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ballard is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Ballard is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ballard scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ballard working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ballard with a nice head shot there.
Ballard distracts Ghuravlev with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ballard working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ballard controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Ballard prevents Ghuravlev from getting back to his feet.
Ghuravlev being controlled here, momentarily.
Ballard scoring with some ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ballard slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Ballard working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ghuravlev's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alonso Ballard dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Ballard moves into the clinch successfully.
Ballard lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ballard pulls guard.
Ballard has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Ballard manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ghuravlev manages to get himself to full guard.
Ballard stands up over Ghuravlev, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ballard won't allow Ghuravlev to sweep him here.
Ballard's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghuravlev preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ballard is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Ghuravlev escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ballard gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ballard could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Ghuravlev is breathing heavily.
Ballard decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Ghuravlev shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Ballard napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Ghuravlev wants to stand but Ballard has him controlled and pulls him back into his guard.
Ballard pulls Ghuravlev in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alonso Ballard overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Alonso Ballard has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Ghuravlev drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballard managing to control the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Alonso Ballard.
Ghuravlev throws out a loose jab but Ballard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ballard forces Ghuravlev back against the cage and clinches.
Ballard is trying to trip Ghuravlev. He has hold of a leg but Ghuravlev is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Ballard persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Ballard gets to his feet. Ghuravlev looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Ghuravlev gets tackled into the cage by Ballard. Ballard maintains the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ballard is looking for a takedown.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ballard lands a takedown into guard.
Ballard is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ballard is stalling in the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alonso Ballard dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A head kick misses from Ghuravlev.
Ghuravlev misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ghuravlev shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Ballard is trying to defend but Ghuravlev finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Ballard is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Ghuravlev takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballard won't allow Ghuravlev to pass to mount.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Alonso Ballard.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ghuravlev, right into the meat.
Ghuravlev looking to score a takedown here. Ballard is defending well but Ghuravlev drives through and ends up in Ballard's guard.
Ballard managing to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghuravlev looking to sit in guard and control but Ballard gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ballard is in close to Ghuravlev's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ballard lands a couple of digs.
Ballard scoring with some ground and pound.
Ballard not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Ballard decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Ghuravlev, up you get!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballard moves into the clinch.
Ballard is stalling here.
Ghuravlev gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Ballard looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ballard manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ghuravlev manages to get himself to full guard.
Ballard works over Ghuravlev with some ground and pound from guard.
Ballard controlling from the top position.
Ballard gets to his feet - Ghuravlev follows without any prompting.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ballard feints and as Ghuravlev raises his hands in defense, Ballard changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ballard lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ballard distracts Ghuravlev with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ballard controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Ballard makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ballard works over Ghuravlev with some ground and pound from guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ballard postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ballard landing with the ground and pound.
Ballard is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alonso Ballard showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ballard, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alonso Ballard!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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