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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paul Balls (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Wallhead (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul Balls has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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175 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Paul Balls!
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, Scott Wallhead!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Ivan Kurochkin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wallhead tries to clinch up but Balls circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice body punch from Wallhead.
Wallhead throws a body punch but Balls moves out of range.
Wallhead fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Balls looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Balls is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Wallhead punching from the bottom.
Ground and pound from Balls.
Balls sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wallhead defending well though.
Wallhead trying to hold on to Balls's head to control him but Balls postures up.
Well, if Balls 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallhead looks like he's trying to stand up.
Balls trying to control the pace.
Wallhead is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Balls postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Wallhead to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wallhead shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Balls seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Balls manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Wallhead manages to get himself to full guard.
Wallhead being controlled here, momentarily.
Wallhead is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balls is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Wallhead has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Balls can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Wallhead looks gassed!
Balls sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Wallhead's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Balls stalling.
Wallhead pushes Balls off looking to stand but Balls dives back in and keeps control.
Wallhead won't allow Balls to pass to mount.
Wallhead is trying to maintain the position but Balls is very close to passing his half guard.
Wallhead is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Balls takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Balls dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Wallhead tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wallhead misses with a takedown
and Balls counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Balls wants to free his trapped foot but Wallhead is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Wallhead is in trouble now - Balls has advanced to mount!
Wallhead is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallhead really wants to buck Balls off and get back to his feet.
Wallhead defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Balls.
Balls landing punches.
Balls controlling the pace for now.
Wallhead tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balls is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Wallhead is surviving well by controlling Balls's body position as best he can.
Balls scoring with strikes but Wallhead is staying in there.
Balls working for a submission but Wallhead is keeping him at bay.
Balls fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallhead is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Balls landing strikes, looking to finish!
Balls takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Wallhead is controlling an arm, preventing Balls from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balls lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Wallhead hang on?
Wallhead is in all sorts of trouble here.
Balls controlling his opponent.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Paul Balls just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Balls scores with a one two! Wallhead had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Balls dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Balls shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Balls was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Balls lands with some strikes.
Wallhead tries to hold on but Balls postures up.
Wallhead working to try and regain half guard.
Balls is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Wallhead takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Balls moves out of range of the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balls looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Wallhead!
Balls is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Wallhead tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Balls working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Balls fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Balls sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Balls cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Balls connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Balls working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Balls looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Balls controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balls with shots to the head and body - Wallhead looks very uncomfortable down there.
Wallhead is wriggling around trying to escape.
Balls controlling from mount.
Balls is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Balls!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Paul Balls!
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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
45% |
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