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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Elijah Ballard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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158 lbs
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155 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Elijah Ballard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ben Smith!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ballard closes the distance and pushes Smith back into the ropes.
Nice body punch from Ballard - that landed with a thud.
Smith tries to break free but Ballard pushes him back against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Smith's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ballard pushes Smith back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Ballard throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ballard displaying some good clinch control by pressing Smith up against the ropes.
Smith is trying to push Ballard away but Ballard has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
A short right from Ballard.
Smith tries to break the clinch but Ballard is controlling the position.
Smith managing to block the knees to the body from Ballard.
Ballard has Smith pressed against the ropes, preventing Smith from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Smith wants to get back to striking at distance but Ballard won't allow it.
Ballard is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ballard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smith swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ballard counters with a right hand to the body.
Smith gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ballard.
Smith takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Smith takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ballard connects with an inside leg kick.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Ballard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ballard misses with a series of wild punches.
Elijah Ballard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ballard scores with a crisp jab that stopped Smith in his tracks.
Nice body kick from Ballard.
Ballard fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Smith has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ballard lands a right hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ballard tries to clinch up
and Smith counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ballard misses with a body punch
and Smith connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ballard connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Smith misses with an uppercut
and Ballard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheers as Smith lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ballard doesn't seem phased though.
Smith takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ballard is looking to slow Smith down with leg kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ballard counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ballard lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ballard stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Smith throws a sloppy body shot
and Ballard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Smith misses with a right hand
and Ballard counters with a nice low kick that buckles Smith's knee momentarily.
Ballard scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Smith doesn't seem bothered though.
Ballard catches Smith with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Smith takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Smith takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ballard.
Ballard avoids the body shot from Smith.
Smith throws an off balance right hand
and Ballard counters with a nice low kick that buckles Smith's knee momentarily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ballard, right into the meat.
Smith on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ballard jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ballard.
Ballard lands a head kick. Smith smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elijah Ballard dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Smith avoids the body shot from Ballard.
Nice body kick from Ballard.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ballard. Smith shrugs it off though.
Smith takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Smith moves to clinch but Ballard breaks away
and Ballard counters with a nice body shot.
Smith misses with a hook
and Ballard counters with a nice leg kick.
Ballard pushes Smith away with a front kick.
Elijah Ballard is winning the standup battle so far.
Ballard scores with a punch to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballard fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Smith has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Smith chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ballard can pounce on him.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ballard!
Smith takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Smith moves out of range of the strikes.
Ballard scores with a nice right hand.
Smith swings widly with a right hand
and Ballard counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Smith closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ballard closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ballard misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smith.
Smith is looking to break free of the clinch but Ballard has double underhooks.
The referee calls for Ballard to work.
Ballard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ballard lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Smith at a distance.
Smith throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ballard moves into the clinch.
Smith has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ballard.
Ballard manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Elijah Ballard.
Smith takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Smith throws a leg kick
and Ballard counters with a body kick.
Ballard dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Smith. That did some damage!
Ballard scores with a spinning back kick!
Smith lands a slapping body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ballard. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smith on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with an uppercut
and Ballard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Smith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ballard circles away quickly and effectively.
Smith tries to clinch up
and Ballard counters with a nice low kick that buckles Smith's knee momentarily.
A big right from Ballard misses.
Ballard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Ballard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elijah Ballard dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Ballard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Smith chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ballard can pounce on him.
Smith's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Smith crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ballard - the referee stops the clock and Smith gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ballard. Smith manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Ballard scores with a hook.
Smith takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ballard listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ballard thows a body kick. Smith tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Smith misses with a lunging right hand
and Ballard counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Smith takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ballard lands with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballard with a nice cross.
Ballard lands an overhand right.
Ballard fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ballard tests Smith's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ballard ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ballard throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A low kick from Smith is predictable there
and Ballard counters with a nice low kick that buckles Smith's knee momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ballard fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Smith looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ballard lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ballard is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smith can do to turn this around?
Ballard thows a body kick. Smith tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Ballard throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Smith.
Smith has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ballard scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Smith doesn't seem bothered though.
Ben Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ballard lands with a straight right. Smith didn't see that one coming.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ballard.
Smith swings widly with a right hand
and Ballard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ballard lands a nice looking body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ballard, right into the meat.
Ballard stuns Smith with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ballard darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ballard lands a slapping body shot.
Ballard connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ballard lands with a shot to the body.
Smith has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ballard.
Ballard lands a head kick. Smith smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ballard lands a nice looking body kick.
Smith takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Smith walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ballard.
Smith takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nice uppercut lands for Ballard. That snapped Smith's head back.
Ballard is looking to slow Smith down with leg kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ballard. Ballard obviously looking to wear him down.
Ballard lands a nice shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Elijah Ballard showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ballard 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elijah Ballard!
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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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