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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sacha Ballin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pipis Skatias (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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145 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sacha Ballin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Pipis Skatias!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Michael Johnstone and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skatias jabs Ballin right on the nose. Ballin blinks but takes it well.
Skatias misses with a jab, cross combination.
Skatias takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Skatias shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Skatias takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ballin, as that shot connected.
Ballin tries to clinch but Skatias is having none of it.
Skatias throws a combination. Ballin tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Sloppy strikes from Skatias. Those never looked like landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ballin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Skatias was well out of range. Poor timing from Ballin.
Good shot there by Ballin.
Ballin looks to score with a jab to the body but Skatias is just out of range.
Ballin throws a body punch but Skatias moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Skatias on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Skatias misses with a few strikes there.
Ballin swings for the body but Skatias moves out of range.
Skatias lands with an uppercut that bounces Ballin off the cage and back into range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Skatias circles away quickly and effectively.
Ballin swings for the body but Skatias moves out of range.
Ballin tries to bum rush Skatias with a series of wild strikes but Skatias uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Skatias drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ballin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ballin swings for the body but Skatias moves out of range.
Ballin scores with the left hand. Skatias knows he should have avoided that one.
Skatias throws a body shot but no joy.
Ballin ducks under a wild hook from Skatias.
Ballin is looking to clinch but Skatias is avoiding it.
Skatias jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Skatias throws a combination that misses
and Ballin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ballin misses with a body shot.
Ballin lands a jab to Skatias's midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ballin lands a body shot.
Ballin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ballin bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Skatias's head backwards.
A punch combination from Skatias misses.
Ballin really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ballin misses with the combination.
Skatias pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Ballin back to the cage. Skatias follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Ballin lands a lovely overhand right.
Ballin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Skatias paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ballin wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Skatias looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Skatias on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ballin lands a nice shot to the body.
Ballin takes a swing at Skatias's ribcage but misses.
Ballin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ballin just misses with a punch to the body.
Ballin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Skatias stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Skatias uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ballin.
Skatias fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
As Skatias tries to get set, Ballin tries to push him back and clinch up but Skatias manages to avoid the attempt.
Ballin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Skatias misses with a combination
and Ballin counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skatias on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters circling - Ballin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ballin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ballin takes a swing at Skatias's ribcage but misses.
Ballin is looking to wear down Skatias with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ballin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Skatias manages to avoid it.
Ballin is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Ballin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Skatias was well out of range. Poor timing from Ballin.
Ballin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Skatias.
Nice shot by Ballin.
Ballin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Skatias.
Ballin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ballin cracks a nice hook into Skatias's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sacha Ballin dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Skatias walks into a straight right hand from Ballin.
Skatias keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Skatias lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Ballin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Skatias manages to avoid it.
A punch combination from Skatias misses.
Ballin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Skatias can do to turn this around?
Ballin misses with a body shot
and Skatias counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ballin throws an overhand right that lands on Skatias's shoulder, as Skatias tries to avoid the shot.
Sacha Ballin is winning the standup battle so far.
Ballin lands an overhand right.
Ballin misses with an uppercut. Skatias saw that one coming.
Ballin misses with a body shot.
A right-left combo lands from Ballin.
A jab lands there for Ballin.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Skatias misses with a two punch combination.
Ballin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Skatias misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballin loads up on a big right hand but Skatias slips the punch.
Ballin scores with a jab to the head.
Skatias throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ballin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Skatias might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Ballin has got the better of the exchanges.
Ballin instigates a clinch.
Ballin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Skatias.
Skatias on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ballin stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ballin - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ballin gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Skatias keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ballin's efforts to push away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ballin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Skatias breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ballin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Skatias swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Skatias fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sacha Ballin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Skatias comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Good exchange - Ballin coming out on top.
Ballin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Skatias stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ballin scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ballin lands a head shot.
Ballin throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ballin lands with a nice body punch.
Ballin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pipis Skatias is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skatias keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ballin swings for the body but Skatias moves out of range.
Skatias looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ballin misses with a body shot.
Ballin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Skatias jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ballin throws a body shot but no joy.
Ballin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Skatias.
Ballin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Skatias manages to avoid it.
Ballin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Skatias misses the shot to the body.
Nice shot by Ballin.
Ballin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ballin swings for the body but Skatias moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skatias throws a poor cross that misses
and Skatias takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Skatias takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ballin throws out a loose jab but Skatias uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ballin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Skatias takes one to the chin there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ballin scores with a body shot.
Skatias has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ballin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Skatias throws a right hand that Ballin ducks under and follows up with a left that Ballin also avoids with ease.
Skatias feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ballins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ballin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Skatias.
Ballin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Skatias circles away quickly and effectively.
Skatias now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A right-left combo lands from Skatias.
Skatias misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sacha Ballin dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Ballin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A big right from Skatias misses.
Ballin scores with a jab to the head.
Skatias misses with a double jab
and Ballin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ballin digs a good hook to Skatias's body.
Ballin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ballin tests Skatias's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Skatias defending well as Ballin loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ballin misses the jab.
Ballin scores with a jab. Skatias acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Skatias keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ballin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Skatias manages to avoid it.
Skatias throws a counter combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballin scores with a hook to the body. Skatias takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ballin works over Skatias's head and body with a nice combination.
A shot to the liver by Ballin. Beautiful body shot.
Ballin lands a nice shot to the body.
Skatias throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ballin.
Ballin throws a body shot but no joy.
Ballin tries to clinch there but Skatias circles away.
A little jabbing left from Skatias on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Skatias throws a series of strikes that have Ballin backpedaling.
Skatias takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ballin throws a body punch but Skatias moves out of range.
Skatias will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Skatias scores with a one two! Ballin had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ballin swings away with a body shot that misses
and Skatias counters with a one-two to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Skatias. Those never looked like landing.
Ballin wants to clinch.
Skatias appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ballin thuds a left hand into Skatias's body.
Ballin throws a shot to the body.
Ballin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Skatias swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ballin stuns Skatias with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Skatias drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ballin takes a swing at Skatias's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ballin cracks Skatias with an open hand slap.
Ballin misses the shot to the body.
Ballin tries to move into range but Skatias moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Skatias lands with a nice combination. Ballin backs away looking to recover.
Ballin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ballin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Skatias.
Despite the aggression on Skatias's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Ballin avoids the body shot from Skatias.
Ballin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Skatias moves away.
Ballin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ballin misses the shot to the body.
Skatias throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ballin was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skatias looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ballin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Skatias manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ballin doesn't manage to clinch there - Skatias circles away.
Skatias looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A shot to the body from Skatias misses
and Ballin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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!
Ballin thuds his right hand into Skatias's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ballin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Skatias paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ballin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ballin connects with a single shot there.
Ballin scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ballin tries to clinch but Skatias is having none of it.
Skatias tries to bum rush Ballin with a series of wild strikes but Ballin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
It looked like Ballin was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Skatias.
Skatias fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pipis Skatias has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sacha Ballin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ballin connects with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sacha Ballin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ballin has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sacha Ballin!
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RATING
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