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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gianluca Balotelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Pravola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frank Pravola will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gianluca Balotelli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Frank Pravola!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Winston Alpacca and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pravola closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Pravola takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pravola avoids the head kick by Balotelli.
Balotelli throws a hook to the side of Pravola's head but Pravola sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Balotelli tries to clinch up.
Balotelli ducks under a wild hook from Pravola.
Pravola has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Balotelli.
Pravola steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Balotelli. That one must have hurt.
Pravola lands a right hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Pravola misses the target.
Balotelli thinks about countering with a head kick.
Pravola throws a nice looking combination but Balotelli bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Balotelli thinks about countering with a head kick.
Balotelli staying out of range there.
Balotelli throws a low kick, looking for Pravola's leg but Pravola calmly moves out of range.
Pravola only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balotelli tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pravola is able to avoid easily.
Pravola throws a body punch but Balotelli moves out of range.
Balotelli slips a straight right by Pravola.
Balotelli showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pravola.
Balotelli appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Balotelli showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pravola.
A slow jab from Pravola misses its intended target.
Pravola misses the jab.
A jab from Pravola misses.
Balotelli throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balotelli uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pravola.
Pravola throws a nice looking combination but Balotelli bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A bone on bone clash there as Pravola blocks the leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Pravola.
Pravola pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Balotelli back to the cage. Pravola follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Balotelli throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pravola misses with the combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Balotelli ducks under a wild hook from Pravola.
Pravola thows a left - swing and a miss!
A chopping leg kick lands by Balotelli.
Balotelli keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balotelli tries to clinch but Pravola is having none of it.
Pravola swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pravola's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Pravola duly obliges.
Balotelli ducks under a wild hook from Pravola.
Pravola throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pravola throws a body punch but Balotelli moves out of range.
Pravola throws a leg kick which misses Balotelli's front leg but catches the back leg as Balotelli tries to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Balotelli.
Pravola throws a shot from downtown. Balotelli moves away and avoids it.
Balotelli lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pravola throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Balotelli on the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balotelli jabs Pravola to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Balotelli waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pravola.
Pravola throws a counter combo.
Balotelli blocks a head kick by Pravola.
Balotelli quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
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!
Pravola throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like Balotelli was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Pravola.
Balotelli missing with a left hand there. Pravola was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Balotelli. Pravola does a little dance to reset his feet.
Balotelli explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Pravola lands with a shot to the body.
A clash of legs there as Pravola blocks the low kick.
Pravola only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Pravola misses with a low kick.
Pravola throws a looping overhand right but Balotelli ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Pravola dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Balotelli slips under a jab.
Balotelli tries a head kick but it misses.
A solid body kick from Balotelli.
Balotelli does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Pravola is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A punch combination from Pravola misses.
Pravola on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Balotelli throws a low kick but Pravola moves out of range easily.
Balotelli slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balotelli attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Balotelli scores with a jab to the head.
Pravola missing with a left hand there. Balotelli was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pravola takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pravola lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Balotelli motions for Pravola to come forward. Balotelli throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Balotelli throws a leg kick but Pravola sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Frank Pravola seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pravola shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Balotelli eats them both and turns towards Pravola to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Pravola misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Balotelli lands with an overhand left.
Pravola tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Balotelli.
Pravola is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Balotelli.
An inside leg kick from Pravola misses.
Balotelli tried to score with a low kick but Pravola checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balotelli lands a high kick!
Pravola is rocked!
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!
Pravola doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pravola looks to land a left hand but Balotelli moved out of range nicely.
A head kick misses from Pravola.
Pravola just misses with a punch to the body.
Balotelli misses with a kick to the body
and Pravola counters with a nice body shot.
Balotelli lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Pravola is still on wobbly legs! Can Balotelli finish him?
Balotelli chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Balotelli.
Balotelli lands a leg kick that knocks Pravola off balance momentarily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Balotelli. That's going to slow Pravola down.
Balotelli looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pravola looks up at the clock. Bad move! Balotelli lands a right hand from hell, dropping Pravola. Balotelli pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gianluca Balotelli!
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