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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jo Ballinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Gold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ballinger comes to the cage accompanied by Cheese Scones. Jo Ballinger has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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156 lbs
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171 cm
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155 lbs
15 - 10 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jo Ballinger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Gold!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ballinger tries a head kick but it misses.
Ballinger misses with an uppercut
letting Gold counter with a right hand.
Ballinger goes for a double leg but Gold avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Gold continues to drive forward.
Gold has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Ballinger is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Ballinger digs a good body shot into Gold's ribs.
Gold ducks right into an uppercut from Ballinger.
Ballinger throws a jab when Gold was well out of range.
No luck for Ballinger with that takedown attempt.
Gold moves into range and clinches up with Ballinger.
Ballinger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ballinger tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ballinger struggles to land a body shot inside as Gold controls his hands.
Ballinger misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gold lands a nice shot to the body.
Gold lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ballinger.
Gold is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ballinger swings wildly with an uppercut but Gold uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Ballinger's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gold working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gold stalling.
Gold lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ballinger backwards.
Gold lands a left hand.
Ballinger swings wildly with an uppercut but Gold uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gold lands a nice uppercut.
Gold makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ballinger is trying to break the clinch but Gold is controlling him.
Ballinger drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Gold gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jo Ballinger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gold stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ballinger misses with some punches.
Gold lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ballinger lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Gold.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gold leaning against his opponent.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Ballinger wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gold has him pressed against the cage.
Gold stalls.
Gold lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gold digs a right hand into Ballinger's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ballinger's gas tank.
Gold lands a nice uppercut.
Gold holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ballinger is trying to pull guard but Gold has him pressed against the cage.
Ballinger slowing the pace effectively.
A nice left hand lands by Gold.
Gold lands a shot to the body.
Ballinger is trying to push Gold away but Gold has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short uppercut from Gold.
Gold cracks Ballinger with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballinger tries to break the clinch but Gold is controlling the position.
Gold just leaning against Ballinger, taking a breather.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Gold.
Gold digs a right hand underneath Ballinger's ribcage. Ballinger let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gold working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ballinger goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gold gets through Ballinger's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gold creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short left from Gold.
Gold working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gold lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gold lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ballinger backwards.
Gold throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ballingers head.
A body shot lands from Gold.
Ballinger's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short left from Gold.
Gold lands a shoulder strike.
Gold scores with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ballinger is trying to push Gold away but Gold has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ballinger tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gold lands a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gold creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gold digs a right hand underneath Ballinger's ribcage. Ballinger let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gold's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Ballinger misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gold throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ballingers head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gold.
Ballinger is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Gold lands a body shot.
Ballinger breaks from the clinch.
Ballinger gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gold scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Gold 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.
Gold stuffs the takedown attempt from Ballinger. Ballinger gets slowly back to his feet.
Gold let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Gold lands the left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gold. Ballinger does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Ballinger wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gold scores with a jab to the head.
Gold lands with an uppercut that bounces Ballinger off the cage and back into range.
Ballinger takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ballinger fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gold slips a straight right by Ballinger.
Gold lands a body shot.
A shot to the liver by Ballinger. Beautiful body shot.
Ballinger walks into a left hand.
Ballinger connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ballinger goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ballinger misses with a hook
and Gold counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gold throws the kick towards the body but Ballinger avoids it.
Jo Ballinger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ballinger goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
As Ballinger backs off Gold throws a huge counter combo but Ballinger manages to avoid it all.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ballinger's head backwards.
Gold connects with the punch.
Nice uppercut there from Gold.
Gold connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gold staying out of range there.
A little jabbing left from Gold on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gold lands a lovely overhand right.
Jab from Gold.
Gold tries a head kick but it misses.
Ballinger takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ballinger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gold manages to avoid it.
Ballinger misses with a lunging right hand
and Gold cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Gold does it's job there.
Jack Gold seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab lands there for Gold.
Gold ducks under a wild hook from Ballinger.
Gold scores with a nice right hand.
A big left from Ballinger misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Gold misses.
Ballinger throws an off balance right hand
and Gold counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ballinger throws a nice looking combination but Gold bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gold slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gold lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gold.
Ballinger takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gold moves into the clinch.
Gold lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ballinger backwards.
Gold lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gold scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gold.
Gold pushes Ballinger back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gold prevents Ballinger from breaking the clinch.
Gold lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ballinger or not.
Ballinger tries to circle away but Gold has him pinned against the cage.
A short uppercut from Gold.
Gold lands an uppercut.
Gold working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Gold takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A bit of stalling here from Gold.
Gold receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Gold throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gold prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jo Ballinger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gold blocking some punches.
Gold lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ballinger looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ballinger softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ballinger doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Gold.
Gold blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gold lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ballinger backwards.
Gold lands a shoulder strike.
Ballinger misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A left hand lands to the body for Gold.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Gold.
Gold lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ballinger backwards.
Jack Gold seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ballinger is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gold lands a shoulder strike.
Gold lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ballinger throws a head punch that misses.
Gold's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Gold avoiding damage.
A hook to the body from Gold.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body punch from Gold.
Ballinger stalling in the clinch but Gold improves position.
Gold lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ballinger backwards.
Gold scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gold scores with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Gold showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Ballinger stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gold lands a glancing blow to the side of Ballinger's head.
Ballinger throws a jab but it's blocked by Gold.
Ballinger takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gold takes the fight into the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Gold.
Gold lands with a left to the head.
Ballinger throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Golds head.
Ballinger has a couple of punches blocked by Gold.
Gold lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ballinger backwards.
A short right from Gold on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gold's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Ballinger swings wildly with an uppercut but Gold uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short body shot lands from Gold as the two fighters clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold keeps control of Ballinger as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ballinger is trying to break the clinch but Gold is controlling him.
Ballinger throws a head punch that misses.
Gold lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gold lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gold lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ballinger looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ballinger changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Gold fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Nice uppercut there from Gold.
Ballinger takes a kick to the side of the head.
Gold lands with an overhand left.
Ballinger thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gold wants to counter the offense by Ballinger and move into the clinch position.
Ballinger moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ballinger slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ballinger throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gold throws a head kick but Ballinger moves out of range.
Jo Ballinger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Gold.
Gold connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ballinger's hands.
Ballinger throws a right hand that misses
and Gold counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gold.
Ballinger misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gold lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ballinger backwards.
Gold lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ballinger backwards.
Ballinger pressing his opponent against the cage.
Ballinger is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gold is keeping busy.
Gold lands a nice uppercut.
Gold pushes Ballinger back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gold is stalling here.
Gold lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gold scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gold lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Ballinger fails to land.
Gold pushes Ballinger back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ballinger lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gold backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gold.
Ballinger is rocked!
Gold misses with a punch to the body.
Oh Ballinger is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ballinger swings wildly with an uppercut but Gold uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jack Gold is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ballinger seems to have got his legs back now.
Ballinger can't break the clinch.
Gold lands a right hand.
Ballinger wants to break free but Gold has control.
Ballinger misses with some punches.
A body shot lands from Gold.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gold dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Gold scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ballinger swings wildly with an uppercut but Gold uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ballinger takes a shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gold.
Ballinger misses with a punch on the inside.
Ballinger doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gold blocks an uppercut.
Ballinger misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gold.
Gold digs a right hand into Ballinger's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ballinger's gas tank.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Gold comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gold has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Gold!
Jack Gold decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
Jo Ballinger was interviewed post fight and said 'You must defeat Sheng Long to stand a chance!'.
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energy
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hype
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