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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Darius Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Holden Ballinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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225 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Darius Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Holden Ballinger!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller misses with a looping right.
Miller tries to bum rush Ballinger with a series of wild strikes but Ballinger uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Miller wants to clinch up but Ballinger keeps it at a distance.
Ballinger lands with a kick to the temple. Miller shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Miller cracks Ballinger with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Miller misses with a jab, cross combination.
A jab from Miller misses.
Ballinger clobbers Miller with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Miller missing with a left hand there. Ballinger was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Miller slips a jab from Ballinger.
A jab from Ballinger does it's job there.
Ballinger avoids a punch combination nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ballinger scores with a punch to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller takes the fight into the clinch.
Miller working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Miller makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ballinger looking to stall.
Miller lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ballinger tries to stall but Miller uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Miller lands with a short shot to the head.
Ballinger looking to stall.
Our sources have told us that Miller has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Ballinger working hard to break the clinch.
Miller working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ballinger lands a right hand.
Ballinger is trying to break free.
Miller lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Miller stalling in the clinch.
Miller connects with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ballinger trying to stall but Miller improves his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ballinger can't break the clinch.
Ballinger is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Miller is keeping busy.
Miller drops Ballinger with a big knee straight up the middle! Ballinger is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Ballinger is rocked!
It looks like Holden Ballinger has been cut.
Miller bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Miller fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ballinger fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Miller scores with a nice right hand.
Ballinger misses with a head kick.
Ballinger jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Miller with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ballinger.
Miller is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ballinger avoids a punch combination nicely.
A big right from Miller misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballinger takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ballinger misses the jab.
A big right from Ballinger misses.
Ballinger ducks under a wild hook from Miller.
Ballinger slips under a jab from Miller.
Miller scores with a jab.
Ballinger throws a right hand that misses
and Miller counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Miller ducks right into an uppercut from Ballinger.
Ballinger throws a hook but Miller blocks it.
Ballinger avoids the body shot from Miller.
Miller scores with a nice right hand.
A left lands for Ballinger.
Ballinger throws out a loose jab but Miller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Miller throwing a counter right hand but Ballinger manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ballinger on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Miller is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Miller cracks Ballinger with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Miller closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Knees to the body from Miller.
Ballinger is trying to stall.
Ballinger is looking to break free of the clinch but Miller has double underhooks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ballinger misses with a punch on the inside.
Miller lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ballinger backwards.
Miller scores with a shot to the side of Ballinger's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darius Miller dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Holden Ballinger's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ballinger throws a shot from downtown. Miller moves away and avoids it.
A big right from Miller misses.
Ballinger throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little feinted left hand from Miller on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ballinger throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Miller throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Miller looks to score with a jab to the body but Ballinger is just out of range.
Miller misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ballinger is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Miller throws a right hand that Ballinger ducks under and follows up with a left that Ballinger also avoids with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ballinger is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Miller.
Miller appears to be looking for a big counter.
Miller staying out of range there.
Miller scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ballinger scores with a jab to the body.
Ballinger throws a lazy uppercut
and Miller counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller throws a hook but Ballinger blocks it.
Miller throws a body shot but no joy.
Miller is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ballinger can do to turn this around?
Miller catches Ballinger with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The fighters circling - Miller throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ballinger looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ballinger lands a head shot.
Miller is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Ballinger throws out a loose jab but Miller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Miller seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Ballinger misses with an uppercut
enabling Miller to counter with a crisp jab.
Ballinger throws a head kick that misses.
Miller throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ballinger tries to keep at a distance but Miller has taken the fight into the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Miller pushes Ballinger back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ballinger lands a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ballinger slows down the pace here.
A shot in the inside from Miller.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ballinger goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ballinger tries to stall but Miller uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ballinger on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right from Miller on the inside.
Ballinger tries to throw a body punch but Miller avoids it by throwing Ballinger back against the cage.
Miller scores with a shoulder strike.
Ballinger wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Miller lands a hook that snaps the head of Ballinger backwards.
Miller working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Miller lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ballinger is trying to maintain a safe position but Miller gets an underhook and turns Ballinger into the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ballinger pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ballinger takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller lands a big uppercut and Ballinger crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Ballinger looks OK. Miller waves Ballinger back to his feet!
Ballinger is still on wobbly legs! Can Miller finish him?
Ballinger loses concentration momentarily and Miller pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Ballinger crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Miller finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Darius Miller!
The defeated Holden Ballinger had this to say: 'You must defeat Sheng Long to stand a chance!'.
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