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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Elijah Ballard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones has chosen Prozak - Under The Rain as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Jordan Jones has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Elijah Ballard's chin.
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158 lbs
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145 lbs
12 - 8 - 1 |
Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
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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
6 - 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
12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jordan Jones!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ballard throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ballard throws a head kick that misses.
Horrible takedown by Jones or perhaps it was just good defense by Ballard which made him look bad.
Ballard keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ballard stuffs the takedown attempt from Jones. Jones gets slowly back to his feet.
Elijah Ballard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jordan Jones.
Jones closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Ballard did well to prevent Jones getting side control.
Jones trying to control from half guard but Ballard is working away.
Ballard holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Ballard knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jones on the ground.
Jones sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ballard defending well though.
Ballard wants to get back to full guard.
Jones working over Ballard with some ground and pound. Ballard looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ballard has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jones is working away from the top position though.
Ballard blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jones.
Jones looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Jones thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ballard on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ballard tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballard won't allow Jones to pass to mount.
Jones is working for a submission of some sort.
Jones thows a huge punch but Ballard dodges it nicely.
Ballard has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jones is working away from the top position though.
Jones with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ballard blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jones.
Ballard is looking for a sweep. Jones is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jones looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ballard is looking for a sweep. Jones is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jones is trying to control the action in half guard but Ballard is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jones might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Ballard kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Jordan Jones hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Ballard throws out a powerful jab.
Ballard throws a low kick but Jones avoids it.
Ballard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jones tries to clinch up
and Ballard counters with a nice uppercut.
A low kick from Ballard misses
and Jones counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Jones is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Jones working some strikes from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ballard has his hands on Jones's head, controlling the position.
Ballard manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jones manages to get himself to full guard.
Jones tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jones is pulling down on Ballard's head. It's preventing any offense from Ballard, at least for the moment.
Ballard preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jones misses with a low kick as Ballard jumps back.
Jones takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ballard.
A leg kick checked by Jones.
Ballard thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Jones if he has to take too many more of those.
Jones looks gassed!
Ballard misses with a low kick.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt
and Ballard counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ballard lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jones's sensitive parts.
Elijah Ballard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Elijah Ballard will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ballard lands a jab to the head.
Jones drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Ballard is pulling down on Jones's head. It's preventing any offense from Jones, at least for the moment.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ballard tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jones throwing strikes from guard but Ballard blocks nicely.
Ballard wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Ballard looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ballard controls Jones momentarily but Jones frees himself.
We're going to have a standup here because Elijah Ballard wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Jones closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ballard circles away.
Jones avoids the head kick by Ballard.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Ballard fails to land with a series of punches.
Jones shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ballard pinned against the cage. Ballard gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballard throws a low kick, looking for Jones's leg but Jones calmly moves out of range.
Jones avoids the head kick by Ballard.
Jones shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ballard defends it nicely.
Elijah Ballard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jordan Jones.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jones is defended easily by Ballard.
Ballard with a hook.
Jones tries for a takedown but Ballard sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ballard scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jones doesn't seem bothered though.
Ballard throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ballard looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jones there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jones tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ballard lands a leg kick that knocks Jones off balance momentarily.
Ballard delivers a nice body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ballard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Jones chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ballard can pounce on him.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ballard.
Ballard motions for Jones to come forward. Ballard throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ballard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ballard lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jones takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ballard scoring well with a low kick there.
Ballard paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ballard.
Ballard throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ballard stuffs the takedown attempt from Jones. Jones gets slowly back to his feet.
Ballard feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Joness jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ballard moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ballard connects with an inside leg kick.
Ballard scores with a jab to the body.
Jones on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ballard. Ballard obviously looking to wear him down.
Ballard throws a leg kick which misses Jones's front leg but catches the back leg as Jones tries to avoid it.
Ballard throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ballard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jones moves out of range of the body kick.
Jones shoots for a double leg takedown but Ballard sprawls well. He's pushed Jones's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ballard is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nice body kick from Ballard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ballard.
Jones tries to clinch but Ballard is having none of it.
Ballard connects with a leg kick. Jones looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ballard is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Jones with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ballard to score with a decent uppercut.
Ballard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ballard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ballard as he jumps to the side.
Ballard lands a leg kick that knocks Jones off balance momentarily.
Ballard tried to score with a low kick but Jones checks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ballard attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jones scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Jones misses with the ground and pound.
Ballard is trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elijah Ballard dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Jones looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Ballard!
Ballard is trying to escape the mount.
Ballard is working hard here to advance position.
Jones breaks from Ballard's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Jones breaks from Ballard's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Jones trying to control but Ballard is having none of it.
Jones tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Jones has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jones punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballard is trying desperately to improve position.
Jones is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Ballard has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Ballard tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Jones cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Jones thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Jones avoids the attempt from Ballard to control.
Jones landing strikes from the mount.
Jones can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ballard is looking to escape.
Jordan Jones has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ballard really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Ballard is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ballard is looking to improve his position but Jones isn't that keen on the idea.
Ballard wants to hold on but Jones pushes him away.
Jones controlling the position easily from mount.
Jones cracks Ballard with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Jones is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Jones!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jordan Jones!
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