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Event:
ENIGMA 236
Date: Jan 18, 2025 |
#R1#
Koskinen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Koskinen misses the shot to the body. #CL#
Ballin gets a clinch.
Koskinen wants to break free but Ballin has control.
Ballin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Koskinen is trying to break free.
Ballin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ballin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Koskinen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ballin swings wildly with an uppercut but Koskinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ballin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Koskinen can't break the clinch.
Ballin definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koskinen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ballin controlling the action here for a moment.
Koskinen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Koskinen will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ballin up against the cage.#T1#
Koskinen is trying to break the clinch but Ballin is controlling him.
Koskinen tries to circle away but Ballin has him pinned against the cage.#BC2#
Koskinen breaks from the clinch.
Ballin misses with a body shot.
Koskinen misses with a hook.
Koskinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Koskinen throws a series of punches but Ballin moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Koskinen.
Ballin throws a predictable looking body shot
and Koskinen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Koskinen has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Ballin is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Koskinen connects with a body shot.
Ballin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A swing and a miss from Koskinen.
Koskinen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ballin counters with a nice uppercut. #T2#
Koskinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Ballin is just out of range.
Koskinen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koskinen lands a slapping body shot.
Ballin moves out of range as Koskinen strikes.
Ballin looks to land a combination. Koskinen sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Koskinen misses with a double jab
and Ballin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Koskinen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Koskinen throws an off balance right hand
and Ballin counters with a nice uppercut.
Ballin swings widly with a right hand
and Koskinen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Koskinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ballin manages to avoid it.
Koskinen throws the left hand but Ballin avoids the punch easily.
Koskinen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ballin's head.#T3#
Koskinen missing with a left hand there. Ballin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Koskinen moves out of range as Ballin strikes.
Koskinen throws a poor cross that misses
and Koskinen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Koskinen throws a lazy right hand but Ballin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Koskinen slips a jab from Ballin.
Koskinen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Koskinen misses with a wild combination.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Koskinen, as that shot connected.
Koskinen misses the shot to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Koskinen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Koskinen.
Ballin misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Koskinen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Koskinen misses with a two punch combination.
#T4#
Koskinen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ballin. Ballin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koskinen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ballin.
Ballin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Koskinen scores with a nice head shot.#CL#
Ballin has managed to clinch.
Koskinen has had enough of the clinch but Ballin keeps him there for the moment.
Ballin misses with a punch to the body.
Koskinen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ballin backwards.
Koskinen tries to stall but Ballin uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Koskinen manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ballin.
Koskinen blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Koskinen on the inside.
Ballin misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Esa Koskinen dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Ballin takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ballin looks to score with a jab to the body but Koskinen is just out of range.
Ballin misses the body punch
letting Koskinen counter with a right hand.
Koskinen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ballin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice uppercut there from Koskinen.
Koskinen misses with an uppercut. Ballin saw that one coming.
Ballin throwing a counter right hand but Koskinen manages to avoid it.
Koskinen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ballin lands a right hook to the body.
Koskinen misses the shot to the body.
Ballin throws a body shot but no joy.
Esa Koskinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koskinen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ballin has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Ballin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Koskinen counters with a nice uppercut.
Koskinen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ballin misses with a hook to the body
and Koskinen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#T1#
Koskinen jabs Ballin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ballin takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nice defenses there by Koskinen.
Nice defenses there by Koskinen.
Koskinen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ballin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Koskinen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ballin moves out of range as Koskinen strikes.#CL#
Ballin pushes Koskinen up against the cage in a clinch.
Ballin lands a nice shot to the body.
Koskinen prevents a body shot from Ballin.
Ballin swings wildly with an uppercut but Koskinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Koskinen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Koskinen is trying to stall.
#T2##BC2#
Koskinen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Esa Koskinen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Koskinen connects with a jab.
Ballin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ballin's corner calls for a 1-2. Ballin obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Koskinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ballin.
Koskinen misses with a straight right.
A big right from Ballin misses.
Koskinen dips to his left and cracks Ballin with an uppercut!
Ballin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Koskinen.
Ballin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Koskinen connects with a single shot there.
Ballin misses with a body shot
and Ballin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice cross by Ballin.#T3#
Ballin doesn't manage to clinch there - Koskinen circles away.
Ballin slips a jab from Koskinen.
A swing and a miss from Koskinen.
Ballin throws a shot from downtown. Koskinen moves away and avoids it.
Ballin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Koskinen throws out a counter right but Ballin avoids it with no problem.
Ballin throws a body shot but no joy.
Ballin is looking to clinch but Koskinen is avoiding it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nice body kick from Koskinen.
Koskinen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Koskinen looks to land a right hand but Ballin moved out of range.
Koskinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ballin wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Koskinen throws a body shot but no joy. #T4#
Koskinen scores with a shot to the body.
Ballin throws a body punch but Koskinen moves out of range.
Koskinen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ballin momentarily.
Ballin takes one to the chin there.
Ballin misses with a hook to the body
and Koskinen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Koskinen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ballin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ballin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Koskinen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ballin on the side of the head.
Ballin slips under a jab from Koskinen.
Ballin missing with a left hand there. Koskinen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Koskinen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Koskinen cracks a nice hook into Ballin's ribs.
Ballin throws a right and a left that Koskinen avoids nicely.
Koskinen loads up on a big right hand but Ballin slips the punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Esa Koskinen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!#R3#
Ballin moves out of range of the strikes.
Koskinen misses with an uppercut.
Koskinen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Koskinen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Koskinen throws a nice head kick!
Ballin slips under a jab.
A low kick from Koskinen is predictable there
enabling Ballin to counter with a crisp jab. #CL#
Ballin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ballin misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koskinen stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Koskinen is trying to break free.
Koskinen blocks a body shot from Ballin.
Ballin lands with a left to the head. #T1#
Ballin misses with a punch to the body.
Ballin misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Ballin fails to land.
Ballin misses with a punch to the body.
Ballin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ballin has Koskinen pressed against the cage.
#BC2#
Koskinen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ballin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ballin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Koskinen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ballin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ballin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ballin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Koskinen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Koskinen throws a right and a left that both miss.#T2##CL#
Ballin closes the distance and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Koskinen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ballin lands a hook that snaps the head of Koskinen backwards.
Koskinen blocking some punches.
Koskinen is trying to break the clinch but Ballin has him pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Ballin - that landed with a thud.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koskinen misses with the head strike.
Koskinen swings wildly with an uppercut but Ballin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Koskinen stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ballin tries a body shot but Koskinen blocks it.
Ballin lands with a left to the head.
Ballin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Koskinen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.#T3#
Ballin swings wildly with an uppercut but Koskinen uses good head movement to avoid it. #BC2#
Koskinen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ballin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Koskinen misses with a right hand #CL#
and Ballin counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ballin lands a right hand.
Koskinen throws a punch but it's blocked by Ballin.
Ballin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Ballin.
Koskinen blocks a body shot from Ballin.
Ballin lands a right hand.
Come on Koskinen - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Patrick Ballin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Koskinen trying to control the position but instead, Ballin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Koskinen into the cage.
Koskinen tries to break free but Ballin pushes him back against the cage.#T4#
Ballin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Koskinen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Koskinen.
Ballin struggles to land a body shot inside as Koskinen controls his hands.
Ballin working aggressively here.
Ballin struggles to land a body shot inside as Koskinen controls his hands.
Ballin controlling the action here for a moment.
#BC2#
Koskinen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Koskinen lands the left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koskinen misses with a lunging right hand
and Ballin counters with a left to the body. #CL#
Ballin gets a clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Patrick Ballin did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R4#
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Koskinen, as that shot connected.
Ballin misses with a looping right.
Koskinen throws an off balance right hand
letting Ballin counter with a right hand.
Ballin misses with a jab to the body
and Koskinen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Koskinen scores with a jab to the head.
Ballin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Koskinen scores with a shot to the body.
A left lands for Koskinen.
Koskinen ducks under a wild hook from Ballin.
Koskinen appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koskinen with a nice cross.
Ballin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Koskinen circles away quickly and effectively.
Ballin looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Koskinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ballin moves away.
A punch lands to the side of Ballin 's head but he takes it in his stride.#T1#
Koskinen swings for the body but Ballin moves out of range.
Koskinen avoids the body shot from Ballin.
Koskinen misses with a combination
and Ballin counters with a nice body shot.
Ballin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Koskinen.
Ballin swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Koskinen lands with an overhand left.
Koskinen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice defenses there by Ballin.
Ballin misses with a left hand
and Koskinen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ballin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ballin misses with a left hand
and Koskinen counters with a straight right hand.
Koskinen clobbers Ballin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. #T2#
Koskinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ballin moves out of range as Koskinen strikes.
Ballin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Koskinen.
Koskinen tests Ballin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ballin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Koskinen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ballin lands with a hook. Koskinen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Koskinen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Koskinen scores with a body shot.
Koskinen throws a hook to the side of Ballin's head but Ballin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Koskinen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. #T3#
Koskinen circles away from the clinch attempt.
A countering left hand to the body from Koskinen misses.
Koskinen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.#CL#
Ballin closes the distance and clinches.
Ballin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ballin lands with a short shot to the head. #ROC#Koskinen is rocked!
Ballin lands a nice uppercut.
Koskinen is still on wobbly legs! Can Ballin finish him?
Koskinen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nice body punch from Ballin.
Koskinen is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Ballin lands a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Ballin as the two fighters clinch.
A hook to the body from Ballin.
Ballin throws a big uppercut that drops Koskinen! More strikes from Ballin and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Koskinen lies dazed against the cage as Ballin celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Patrick Ballin! |
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Event:
ENIGMA 231
Date: Dec 14, 2024 |
#R1#
Ballin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Petritis.
Good standup being displayed there by Petritis as he connects with a hook.#CUT2#It looks like Patrick Ballin has been cut.
Petritis swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Ballin counter with a right hand. #CUT#It looks like Petros Petritis has been cut.
Petritis lands with a cross.
Ballin tries to clinch up but Petritis circles away and keeps his distance.
Ballin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Petritis.#KD2#
Petritis sends Ballin crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Petritis is motioning to the referee to let Ballin up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Ballin definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Petritis connects with the punch.
Ballin switches off momentarily and Petritis cracks him with a monster right hand! Ballin topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Petritis dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Petritis!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Petros Petritis!
After winning the bout, Petros Petritis thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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Event:
ENIGMA 227
Date: Nov 16, 2024 |
#R1#
Quinn connects with a right hand. Ballin shakes it off.#CL#
Quinn has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ballin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ballin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Quinn backwards.
Ballin lands a nice uppercut.#CUT2#It looks like Cade Quinn has been cut.
Ballin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ballin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ballin gets through Quinn's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Quinn lands a hook that snaps the head of Ballin backwards.
Quinn tries to work over Ballin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ballin tries a body shot but Quinn blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Ballin scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ballin scores with a shot to the side of Quinn's head.
Quinn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ballin looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ballin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #ROC2#Quinn is rocked!
Ballin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Oh Quinn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Quinn.
Ballin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Quinn backwards.
Ballin is working Quinn over against the cage.
Ballin lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Quinn to his knees! Ballin keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Patrick Ballin! |
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Event:
BANZAI COMBAT 102
Date: Oct 05, 2024 |
#R1#
Tsering with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ballin moves out of range as Tsering strikes.
Tsering scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tsering misses with a body punch
#CL2#
and Ballin counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ballin.
Ballin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ballin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ballin pushes Tsering back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ballin digs a right hand into Tsering's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tsering's gas tank.
Tsering is breathing heavily.
Ballin lands a nice uppercut.
Ballin scores with a shot to the side of Tsering's head. #ROC2#Tsering is rocked!
Ballin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tsering backwards.
Oh Tsering is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ballin dips a shoulder and cracks Tsering with a mighty uppercut! Tsering falls back against the cage and Ballin unloads with a barrage of strikes! Tsering is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Ballin screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Patrick Ballin! |
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Event:
BANZAI COMBAT 77
Date: Aug 17, 2024 |
#R1#
Erickson moves away from the strike by Ballin. #CL2#
Ballin pushes Erickson up against the cage in a clinch.
Ballin misses with a body punch.
Ballin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Erickson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ballin misses with a punch on the inside.
Erickson has had enough of the clinch but Ballin keeps him there for the moment.
Erickson is trying to push Ballin away but Ballin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ballin throws a punch but it's blocked by Erickson.
Erickson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ballin has a couple of punches blocked by Erickson.
A right handed body shot lands from Ballin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC#
Erickson breaks the clinch.
Ballin misses with a body shot.
A slow jab from Ballin misses its intended target.
Ballin lands with an uppercut that bounces Erickson off the cage and back into range.
We've been told by Erickson's head coaches at BANZAI COMBAT ACADEMY HELSINKI that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ballin cracks Erickson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.#T1#
Ballin missing with a left hand there. Erickson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Erickson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ballin.
Erickson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ballin throws a looping overhand right but Erickson ducks down to avoid it. #CL2#
Ballin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ballin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Erickson is trying to break the clinch but Ballin has him pressed against the cage.
Ballin can't find room to land a body shot as Erickson controls the action.
Ballin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Erickson lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Erickson. #BC#
Erickson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Erickson looks to land a right hand but Ballin moved out of range.#T2#
Erickson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ballin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Erickson throws the left hand but Ballin avoids the punch easily.
Ballin swings away with a body shot that misses
and Erickson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CUT#It looks like Patrick Ballin has been cut.
Ballin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Erickson manages to avoid it.
Ballin moves out of range as Erickson strikes.
Ballin tries to counter with a clinch but Erickson shakes him off and moves away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Erickson walks into a straight right hand from Ballin.
Erickson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ballin.
Ballin misses the jab.
Ballin looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ballin throws a big shot that misses.
Erickson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Erickson moves out of range as Ballin strikes.
It looked like Erickson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ballin.
Erickson misses with a straight right.
Ballin misses with a wild body shot.
Ballin defending well as Erickson loads up on a big left hand. #T3#
Erickson moves out of range as Ballin strikes.
Erickson throws a big shot that misses.
A swing and a miss from Erickson.
Ballin scores with a shot to the body.
#CL2#
Ballin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Erickson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Erickson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Erickson has had enough of the clinch but Ballin keeps him there for the moment.
Ballin scores with a shot to the side of Erickson's head.
Ballin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Erickson blocks an uppercut.
Ballin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Erickson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ballin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ballin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Erickson's elbow. #T4#
Ballin working aggressively here.
Erickson being controlled against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Erickson. #BC#
Erickson manages to break the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ballin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ballin misses with an uppercut
and Erickson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ballin thinking.
Ballin misses with a body shot.
Ballin lands a jab to the head.
Good standup being displayed there by Erickson as he connects with a hook.
Erickson throws a jab but it's blocked by Ballin.
Erickson misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Erickson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Erickson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Ballin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Patrick Ballin's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Ballin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Erickson cracks a nice hook into Ballin's ribs.
Erickson lunges at Ballin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ballin's hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Ballin misses the target.
Erickson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ballin manages to avoid it.
Ballin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ericksons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ballin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Erickson.
Patrick Ballin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Erickson throws a jab but it's blocked by Ballin.
A big left from Ballin misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ballin. Erickson does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ballin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Erickson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Erickson slips a jab from Ballin.
Erickson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ballin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Erickson thuds a left hand into Ballin's body.#T1#
Erickson ducks under a wild hook from Ballin.
Ballin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ballin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ballin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Erickson throws out the jab.
Ballin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Erickson under the eye.
Good shot there by Erickson.
Erickson scores with a shot to the body.
Ballin throws a right and a left that Erickson avoids nicely.
Ballin jabs Erickson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Reid Erickson is winning the standup battle so far.
Ballin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Erickson.
Erickson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ballin.
Erickson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
No joy there for Ballin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ballin is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Erickson throws a shot to the body.
#T2#
A lazy left from Erickson finds it's target.#CL2#
Ballin closes the distance and clinches.
Erickson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Erickson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Erickson blocking some punches.
Ballin working aggressively here.
Ballin misses with some punches.
Ballin keeps control of Erickson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Erickson blocking some punches.
Ballin blocks an uppercut.
Erickson tries to break the clinch but Ballin is controlling the position.
Erickson is trying to push Ballin away but Ballin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Erickson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Erickson is looking to break free of the clinch but Ballin has double underhooks.
Erickson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.#T3#
Ballin misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ballin.
Ballin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ballin.
Erickson can't break the clinch.
Erickson is looking to break free of the clinch but Ballin has double underhooks.
Ballin manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Ballin lands a shoulder strike.
A frustrated look appears on Erickson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Ballin in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A frustrated look appears on Erickson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Ballin.
Erickson has had enough of the clinch but Ballin keeps him there for the moment.
Ballin lands a hook that snaps the head of Erickson backwards.
Ballin misses with a punch to the body.
#T4#
Erickson is trying to push Ballin away but Ballin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ballin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ballin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ballin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ballin misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Ballin.
Ballin tries a body shot but Erickson blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Erickson.
Ballin misses with a punch on the inside.
Ballin prevents Erickson from breaking the clinch.
Ballin misses with some punches.
Ballin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Erickson's elbow.
Erickson prevents a body shot from Ballin. #BC#
Erickson manages to break the clinch.
A big right from Ballin misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Ballin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Patrick Ballin's cut.
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. This is the final round!#R3#
Ballin throws an off balance right hand
enabling Erickson to counter with a crisp jab.
Ballin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ballin moves out of range of the strikes.
Erickson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ballin.
Erickson throws a big shot that misses.
Ballin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Erickson at a distance.
Ballin looks to score with a jab to the body but Erickson is just out of range.
Ballin staying out of range there.
Erickson misses with a hook.
Ballin jabs Erickson right on the nose. Erickson blinks but takes it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Ballin has Erickson up against the cage in a clinch.
Ballin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ballin dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Erickson has a couple of punches blocked by Ballin.
#T1#
Erickson blocks a body shot from Ballin.
Ballin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ballin avoiding damage.
Erickson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ballin swings wildly with an uppercut but Erickson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ballin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#BC#
Erickson breaks from the clinch.
Ballin misses with a hook
and Erickson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Erickson staying out of range there.
Erickson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Erickson misses the target.
Erickson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ballin's hands.#T2#
Erickson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ballin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Erickson.
Ballin throws out a loose jab but Erickson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Erickson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.#CL2#
Ballin takes the fight into the clinch.
Ballin throws a punch but it's blocked by Erickson.
Ballin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Erickson has had enough of the clinch but Ballin keeps him there for the moment.
Ballin pushes Erickson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ballin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Erickson backwards.
Ballin lands an uppercut.
Erickson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ballin swings wildly with an uppercut but Erickson uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ballin. #T3#
Ballin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Erickson's elbow.
Ballin has Erickson pressed against the cage, preventing Erickson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ballin struggles to land a body shot inside as Erickson controls his hands.
Erickson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Erickson is trying to push Ballin away but Ballin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ballin misses with some punches.
Ballin throws a head punch that misses.
Erickson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ballin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ballin leaning his opponent against the cage.
Nice body punch from Ballin.
Reid Erickson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Erickson takes a shot to the head. #T4#
Ballin blocks an uppercut.
Erickson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Erickson tries to break the clinch but Ballin is controlling the position.
Ballin can't find room to land a body shot as Erickson controls the action.
Patrick Ballin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ballin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ballin prevents Erickson from breaking the clinch.
Erickson blocks a body shot from Ballin.
A nice left hand lands by Ballin.
Erickson is trying to break free.
Erickson takes a shot to the head.
Erickson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ballin misses with a punch on the inside.
Ballin throws a head punch that misses.
Ballin prevents a body shot from Erickson.
Erickson tries to throw a body punch but Ballin avoids it by throwing Erickson back against the cage.
Erickson misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick Ballin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ballin winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Ballin! |
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Event:
BANZAI COMBAT 53
Date: Jun 22, 2024 |
#R1#
Yergin cracks Ballin with an open hand slap.
Yergin should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Ballin defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Yergin.
Nice body punch from Ballin. #TD2#
Yergin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Yergin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ballin definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ballin looking for a sweep. Not yet Ballin, not yet.
Ballin is working hard here to advance position.
Yergin lands a couple of elbows.
Ballin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ballin manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Yergin manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR#
Ballin controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Ballin advances to half guard.
Ballin is looking to advance position but Yergin won't allow it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#SUB2#
Yergin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#T1#
Ballin content to control rather than advance.
Yergin wants to get back to full guard.
Ballin slips a nice elbow through Yergin's hands, connecting with Yergin's forehead.#SUB2#
Yergin looking for submissions off his back.
Yergin flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Ballin wants to pass the guard but Yergin is defending well. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Yergin wants to improve his position but Ballin is controlling well.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Yergin can do anything to dispel that myth.#SUB2#
Yergin looking for submissions off his back.
Ballin controlling the action here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Yergin tries to roll over but Ballin keeps him under control.
Yergin is pressing down on Ballin's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.#SUB2#
Yergin is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Yergin is trying to control the position but Ballin postures up.
Ballin slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #T3#
Ballin wants to pass the guard but Yergin is keeping the position.
Ballin pushing down on Yergin's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Ballin trying to pass the guard but Yergin defending well.
Yergin trying to control but Ballin postures up.
Ballin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ballin seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Yergin tries to get to full guard but Ballin has control of the leg. #SUB2#
Yergin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#T4#
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.
Yergin wants to improve his position but Ballin is controlling well.
Ballin wants to pass to mount but Yergin is defending the position.
Ballin seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Ballin continues to stall.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yergin trying to control here.
#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ballin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ballin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Patrick Ballin will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Yergin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Yergin jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
#KD#
Ballin lands a big uppercut and Yergin crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Yergin looks OK. Ballin waves Yergin back to his feet!#ROC#Yergin is rocked!#CUT#It looks like Daniel Yergin has been cut.
Ballin slips under a jab.
Yergin is still on wobbly legs! Can Ballin finish him?
Ballin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Yergin seems to have recovered his senses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yergin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ballin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ballin there as he acknowledges the shot.
Yergin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Yergin.
Ballin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ballin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yergin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ballin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yergin was well out of range. Poor timing from Ballin.
Yergin defending well as Ballin loads up on a big left hand.
Yergin misses with a lunging right hand
and Ballin counters with a straight right hand.
Ballin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yergin circles away quickly and effectively.
Yergin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ballin manages to avoid it.
Yergin might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Ballin loads up on a big right hand but Yergin slips the punch.
Patrick Ballin is winning the standup battle so far.
Yergin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ballin.#T1#
Ballin moves away from the strike by Yergin.
No joy there for Ballin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
#TD2#
Yergin looking to score a takedown here. Ballin is defending well but Yergin drives through and ends up in Ballin's guard.
Yergin chips away with some ground and pound.
Yergin looking to pass the guard.
Ballin keeping moving, preventing Yergin from controlling successfully.
Ballin keeping full guard, as Yergin tries to pass.
Ballin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Yergin is one step ahead there.
Ballin is trying to keep Yergin in close.
Patrick Ballin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ballin managing to control the position.
Yergin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ballin is keeping the position for now. #T2#
Ballin pulls Yergin in close to prevent any damage.
Yergin trying to control the position from guard on top but Ballin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yergin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ballin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ballin has Yergin pulled in close to control his posture.
Yergin is in close to Ballin's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Yergin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ballin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Yergin working his ground and pound in the gym.
Yergin keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ballin's head.
Ballin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #T3#
Yergin passes Ballin's left leg - he's now in half guard. #SUB2#
Yergin is looking for a kimura here.
Ballin preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Yergin throws a strike but Ballin avoids it easily and moves to full guard.#SUB2#
Yergin is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Ballin is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Ballin has escaped and now he's on top! #REVR##SUB2#
Yergin has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ballin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ballin stays in close to Yergin's body and controls the position. #T4##SUB2#
Yergin throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
#SUB2#
Ballin avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ballin passes Yergin's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Ballin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Yergin's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Ballin throws a hook but Yergin avoids it easily.
Yergin throws out a counter right but Ballin avoids it with no problem.
Yergin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Yergin lands a nice hook to Ballin's body. Ballin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Yergin misses with a body kick.
A jab from Ballin misses.
Ballin lands with a nice body punch.
Ballin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yergin.
Ballin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yergin.
Yergin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ballin works Yergin's body with a nice hook.
Ballin looks to score with a jab to the body but Yergin is just out of range.
Yergin walks into a jab.
Ballin measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Yergin! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Patrick Ballin! |
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Event:
BANZAI COMBAT 37
Date: May 31, 2024 |
#R1#
Zabib tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ballin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Zabib somewhat.
Ballin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ballin catches Zabib with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!#CUT#It looks like Abdelaziz Zabib has been cut.
Zabib shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ballin as he jumps to the side.
Ballin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zabib looks for a takedown but Ballin sprawls well.
Patrick Ballin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abdelaziz Zabib.
Zabib moves out of range of the leg kick from Ballin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ballin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zabib.
Ballin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ballin feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Zabib tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ballin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ballin misses with a straight right.
Zabib defending well as Ballin loads up on a big left hand.
Zabib wants to counter the offense by Ballin and move into the clinch position.
Ballin throws an overhand right that lands on Zabib's shoulder, as Zabib tries to avoid the shot.
Patrick Ballin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T1#
Ballin throws a leg kick but Zabib moved away.
Ballin throws a body punch but Zabib moves out of range.
Zabib dodges the punch combination from Ballin.
Ballin misses with a few strikes there.
Ballin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ballin displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Zabib.
Zabib looks winded!
Zabib throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Ballin misses.
Zabib shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ballin defends it nicely.
Zabib shoots in for a double leg but Ballin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.#T2##CL#
Ballin clinches with his opponent.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ballin.
Nice body punch from Ballin - that landed with a thud.
Good body shot from Ballin.
Ballin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #CUT#That has opened up Abdelaziz Zabib's cut even more.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ballin.
Ballin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zabibs head.
Ballin lands with a right to the head.
Ballin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ballin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #KD#
Ballin drops Zabib onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Zabib is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!#ROC#Zabib is rocked!#CUT#The cut above Abdelaziz Zabib's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Ballin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Zabib is still on wobbly legs! Can Ballin finish him?
Ballin creates a bit of distance and cracks Zabib with a massive left hook! Zabib crumples out of camera shot, completely unconscious! He's been Nelmarked! Ballin stares at him for a moment then struts over to his corner, victorious.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Patrick Ballin! |
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