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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Algot Uggla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jo Ballinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ballinger is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Cheese Scones. Jo Ballinger has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Algot Uggla's chin.
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149 lbs
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156 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Excellent grappler
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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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Algot Uggla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jo Ballinger!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Konstantin Menshow and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uggla avoids the body shot from Ballinger.
Uggla looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Uggla looking to pass the guard.
Ballinger is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Uggla defends well.
Ballinger is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ballinger has an active guard here but Uggla has managed to pass into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Uggla is looking to advance position but Ballinger won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballinger is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Uggla pulls his head out easily.
Ballinger is refusing to be controlled, as Uggla sits in half guard.
Uggla wants to pass the guard but Ballinger is defending well.
Ballinger moves into full guard.
Uggla wants to control from the top but Ballinger keeps moving.
Ballinger being controlled here, momentarily.
Ballinger is looking for a triangle but Uggla pushes his legs off easily.
Uggla definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ballinger looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Uggla avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Uggla content to stall in guard here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ballinger is on top in guard.
Uggla wants to stand and escape but Ballinger is having none of it.
Ballinger throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballinger wants to control from the top but Uggla keeps moving.
Uggla is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Uggla looking to control.
Uggla is pulling down on Ballinger's head. It's preventing any offense from Ballinger, at least for the moment.
Uggla looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ballinger postures up.
Uggla looking for subs off his back but Ballinger has passed one foot through into half guard.
Ballinger seems to be working for a kimura but Uggla defends the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ballinger is stalling here. Uggla is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Ballinger seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Uggla has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Uggla goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Ballinger rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Uggla's guard! Nice work there by Ballinger!
Uggla is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Uggla keeping moving, preventing Ballinger from controlling successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ballinger with a flurry of punches that miss.
Uggla is trying to keep Ballinger in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jo Ballinger will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ballinger misses with a wild body shot.
Uggla blocks a head kick by Ballinger.
Uggla uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ballinger.
Uggla lands a slapping body shot.
Uggla ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ballinger fails with a takedown attempt.
Ballinger misses with a head kick.
Uggla comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Uggla shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ballinger sprawls well. Ballinger wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Uggla gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Ballinger.
Ballinger throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Uggla connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Uggla instigates a clinch.
Ballinger tries to stall but Uggla uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ballinger fails to pull guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uggla escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Uggla fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Uggla takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice defenses there by Uggla.
Uggla drops down looking for a counter takedown but Ballinger sprawls and moves away.
Ballinger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ballinger just misses with a punch to the body.
Ballinger closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ballinger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Uggla feinted with a counter takedown.
Nice sprawl there from Ballinger as Uggla shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Algot Uggla. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Uggla clinches with his opponent.
Uggla escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ballinger throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ballinger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ballinger throws a jab when Uggla was well out of range.
Uggla moves into the clinch.
A short right from Uggla.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Ballinger is trying to break free.
Ballinger scores with a shot to the side of Uggla's head.
Uggla drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ballinger pulls his leg out and moves away.
A combination from Ballinger does no damage.
Ballinger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Uggla feinted with a counter takedown.
Ballinger has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Uggla finds it's way round the side to connect with Ballinger's head.
Jo Ballinger seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ballinger jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ballinger throws a shot from downtown. Uggla moves away and avoids it.
Uggla attempts a counter takedown but Ballinger avoids it well and moves away.
Uggla closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Ballinger quickly recovers to half guard.
Ballinger is trying to get back to full guard.
Ballinger trying to hold on to Uggla's head to control him but Uggla postures up.
Ballinger looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ballinger is looking for a sweep. Uggla is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uggla is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Uggla stalling.
Ballinger looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Uggla is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ballinger defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ballinger pushes Uggla off and gets back to his feet.
Uggla has closed the distance and engaged Ballinger in a clinch.
Ballinger lands with a light punch inside.
Ballinger gets underhooks to prevent Uggla's takedown attempt.
Ballinger is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Uggla is keeping busy.
A short uppercut from Ballinger.
Uggla is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ballinger pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Uggla pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Good exchange - Uggla coming out on top.
Ballinger thows a leg kick but Uggla checks it
and Uggla counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Uggla scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Uggla is looking for a kimura but Ballinger is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Uggla to get the leverage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Algot Uggla will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Ballinger feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ugglas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ballinger slaps away a takedown attempt from Uggla, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ballinger pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Uggla uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ballinger.
Uggla tries to clinch up but Ballinger circles away and keeps his distance.
Uggla tries for a takedown but Ballinger sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ballinger thinks about the counter body kick.
Ballinger scores with a jab to the jaw.
A head kick misses from Ballinger.
Ballinger throws a head kick that misses.
Ballinger tries to clinch but Uggla moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ballinger stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Algot Uggla. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ballinger jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Uggla shoots in for a takedown but Ballinger shows good takedown defense.
Uggla shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ballinger defends it nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uggla fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A jab from Ballinger finds it's way through Uggla's defenses.
Uggla misses with a body shot.
Ballinger tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ballinger changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ballinger moves out of range as Uggla strikes.
A clash of legs there as Uggla blocks the low kick.
Ballinger stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ballinger wants it to stay on the feet.
Uggla on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ballinger connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Uggla momentarily.
Uggla is rocked!
Ballinger closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Uggla! Ballinger dives in looking to finish! Uggla is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jo Ballinger!
Our winner, Jo Ballinger, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Algot Uggla was interviewed post fight and said '*spits out blood* haven't you got something better to do than beating up 18-year olds in QFC?!'.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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