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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Seve Ballesteros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rich Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Seve Ballesteros has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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154 lbs
18 - 3 - 1 |
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175 cm
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159 lbs
18 - 15 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
Great elbows
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Seve Ballesteros!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rich Junior!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ballesteros fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Junior, pushing him back against the cage.
Junior jumps guard and drags Ballesteros to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Ballesteros has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Junior has Ballesteros pulled in close to control his posture.
Ballesteros stands up and waves to Junior to follow him.
Nice shot by Ballesteros.
Ballesteros lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
No luck for Junior with that takedown attempt.
Junior with a poor takedown
and Ballesteros connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ballesteros throws a sloppy head kick and Junior moves out of range easily.
Junior takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Horrible takedown attempt by Junior or perhaps it was just good defense by Ballesteros, which made it look bad.
Seve Ballesteros has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rich Junior.
Junior shoots in for a takedown but Ballesteros shows good takedown defense.
Junior tries to clinch up but Ballesteros circles away and keeps his distance.
Junior doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Junior takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior tries to clinch there but Ballesteros circles away.
Ballesteros misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Junior.
Junior fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ballesteros sprawls well initially but Junior persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Ballesteros keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ballesteros pushes Junior off looking to stand but Junior dives back in and keeps control.
Ballesteros kicks off Junior and gets to his feet.
Junior gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Junior fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Junior jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ballesteros walks away with a smile on his face. Junior gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Junior on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ballesteros. Ballesteros obviously looking to wear him down.
Junior closes the distance and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ballesteros lands a damaging elbow.
Junior fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Junior has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ballesteros avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Junior fails to pull guard.
Ballesteros lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Junior is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Ballesteros is defending well.
Junior tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junior jumps into guard, dragging Ballesteros to the mat.
Junior is working an open guard so Ballesteros takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Junior shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ballesteros counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Junior looks winded!
Ballesteros leaves Junior with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Junior fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Junior drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ballesteros throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Junior on the side of the head.
Junior shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ballesteros as he jumps to the side.
Rich Junior seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ballesteros scores with a nice strike.
Junior is looking to clinch but Ballesteros is avoiding it.
Ballesteros gets a clinch.
Ballesteros can't find room to land a body shot as Junior controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballesteros misses with a body punch.
Junior misses with a punch to the body.
Junior tries for a takedown but Ballesteros manages to get underhooks.
Junior tries to pull guard but Ballesteros holds him up against the cage and eventually Junior drops back down to his feet.
Junior swings wildly with an uppercut but Ballesteros uses good head movement to avoid it.
Junior tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ballesteros smiles and moves away.
Junior has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ballesteros finds it's way round the side to connect with Junior's head.
Junior drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Ballesteros defending against the ground and pound.
Ballesteros pushes Junior away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Junior gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Junior working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Junior fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Junior has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Junior throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Ballesteros being controlled for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Junior is looking to take a break and control but Ballesteros is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ballesteros is pushing Junior's head away, looking to escape. Junior manages to hold on to the position though.
Junior scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Ballesteros to see if he's OK.
Ballesteros is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Junior misses with the ground and pound.
Junior working the ground and pound but Ballesteros is defending the strikes.
Junior works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Junior throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Ballesteros throws Junior to one side and escapes!
Junior misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seve Ballesteros dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ballesteros darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A combination from Ballesteros does no damage.
Junior looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Ballesteros pushes Junior off looking to stand but Junior dives back in and keeps control.
Junior is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Ballesteros manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Junior keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Ballesteros doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ballesteros is leaning against Junior and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Junior is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ballesteros gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ballesteros lands an elbow just above Junior 's eye.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Junior wants the takedown. Ballesteros is fighting it off but Junior persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Ballesteros's guard against the cage.
Junior throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ballesteros has his feet on Junior's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballesteros gets caught flat footed, as Junior shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Junior is breathing heavily.
Ballesteros is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Junior is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Junior stops Ballesteros from standing up.
Ballesteros pushes Junior off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Ballesteros closes the distance and pushes Junior back into the cage.
Junior is looking to take this one to the mat.
Junior lands a takedown into guard.
Ballesteros scrambles and gets back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Junior has his takedown stuffed
and Ballesteros connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Seve Ballesteros has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rich Junior.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Ballesteros as Junior shoots in.
Ballesteros is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Junior can do to turn this around?
Junior wants to clinch.
Ballesteros connects with a leg kick. Junior looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Junior tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ballesteros defends well and Junior ends up having to push Ballesteros into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Ballesteros is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Junior shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ballesteros tests Junior's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Seve Ballesteros is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ballesteros throws a head kick that half lands.
Ballesteros leaves Junior with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Junior avoids the body shot from Ballesteros.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballesteros scores with a leg kick.
Junior doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Ballesteros. That snapped Junior's head back.
Ballesteros scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Junior shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ballesteros lands a head kick. Junior smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Junior is rocked!
Ballesteros drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Junior right on the button. Junior goes down! Ballesteros follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Ballesteros gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Seve Ballesteros!
Seve Ballesteros decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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