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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Bon Jovi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Ballantine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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280 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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195 cm
22
230 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Can Moonwalk |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Robert Bon Jovi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bill Ballantine!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, David Hoff and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ballantine doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bon Jovi counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ballantine won't be happy with that.
Bon Jovi slows the pace down.
Bon Jovi has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Robert Bon Jovi.
Ballantine throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Robert Bon Jovi has been cut.
Ballantine is looking to clinch but Bon Jovi is avoiding it.
Bon Jovi swats away the attempt to clinch by Ballantine.
Bon Jovi pushes Ballantine up against the cage in a clinch.
Bon Jovi manages to pull guard.
Ballantine must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bon Jovi wants to improve his position but instead Ballantine has moved into half guard.
Ballantine looks to land a strike but Bon Jovi avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Ballantine in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bon Jovi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bon Jovi working for a triangle but Ballantine defends it easily.
Bon Jovi on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bon Jovi tries to get out of the position.
Bon Jovi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ballantine preventing the sweep.
Bon Jovi is trying to control the position but Ballantine postures up.
Ballantine wants to control from the top but Bon Jovi keeps moving.
Ballantine postures up.
Bon Jovi escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ballantine gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ballantine throws a strike but Bon Jovi rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bon Jovi controlling from the top position.
Ballantine is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bon Jovi is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ballantine rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bon Jovi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ballantine throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bon Jovi.
Bon Jovi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ballantine lands with a nice combination. Bon Jovi backs away looking to recover.
Bon Jovi looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Ballantine!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bon Jovi tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bon Jovi misses with the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Bon Jovi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Robert Bon Jovi's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ballantine misses with a leg kick.
Bon Jovi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ballantine tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bon Jovi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ballantine has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Bon Jovi is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Bon Jovi throws a sloppy head kick and Ballantine moves out of range easily.
Bon Jovi scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ballantine doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bon Jovi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ballantine throws a head kick but Bon Jovi moves out of range.
Ballantine looks for a takedown but Bon Jovi sprawls well.
Bon Jovi pushes Ballantine up against the cage in a clinch.
Ballantine tries to land knees in the clinch but Bon Jovi avoids the damage to the body.
Bon Jovi has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Ballantine is trying to keep an underhook but Bon Jovi manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Bon Jovi looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bon Jovi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bon Jovi tries to stand and escape but Ballantine is controlling the position.
Bon Jovi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ballantine tries to get to full guard but Bon Jovi has control of the leg.
Bon Jovi tries to stand but can't do so whilst Ballantine controls his leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Robert Bon Jovi wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Ballantine tries to clinch up.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bon Jovi.
Bill Ballantine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ballantine misses with a combination
and Bon Jovi counters by clinching up.
Bon Jovi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bon Jovi dodges the punch combination from Ballantine.
Bon Jovi stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bon Jovi wants it to stay on the feet.
Robert Bon Jovi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bill Ballantine.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ballantine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ballantine shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Ballantine was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Ballantine is breathing heavily.
Ballantine tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Bon Jovi is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Ballantine off and has taken his back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bon Jovi controlling the position well here. Ballantine rolled but Bon Jovi kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Ballantine is trying to get back to his feet but Bon Jovi has full control of the position and if anything, Ballantine has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Bon Jovi lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Bon Jovi.
Robert Bon Jovi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bon Jovi is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bon Jovi looking for the RNC.
Bon Jovi is looking for the choke from the back position but Ballantine is controlling his hands well.
I would not like to be Ballantine right now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bon Jovi looking for the choke from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Bon Jovi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Robert Bon Jovi's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Ballantine fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ballantine goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A combination from Ballantine does no damage.
Bon Jovi rushes Ballantine and presses him up against the cage.
Bon Jovi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Robert Bon Jovi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bon Jovi tries to bum rush Ballantine with a series of wild strikes but Ballantine uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ballantine throws an off balance right hand
and Bon Jovi holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bon Jovi tries to pull guard but Ballantine forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Bon Jovi is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Ballantine to keep the fight standing.
Bon Jovi leaning his opponent against the cage.
Bon Jovi fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert Bon Jovi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bon Jovi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Horrible takedown by Ballantine or perhaps it was just good defense by Bon Jovi which made him look bad.
Ballantine scores with a shot to the body.
Bon Jovi drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bon Jovi is stalling in the full guard.
Bon Jovi is pushing down on Ballantine's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ballantine is fighting to maintain full guard but Bon Jovi has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bon Jovi keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Bon Jovi is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Bon Jovi trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bon Jovi scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bon Jovi pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bon Jovi controlling his opponent.
Bon Jovi wants to control the pace but Ballantine is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bon Jovi prevents Ballantine from getting the reversal.
Ballantine is squirming around, avoiding Bon Jovi's attempts to control the action.
Bon Jovi is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Ballantine has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Ballantine wants to get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Bon Jovi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bon Jovi, 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 Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Bon Jovi!
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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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