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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jami Balkan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dennis Page (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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162 lbs
28 - 10 - 0 |
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153 lbs
24 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jami Balkan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dennis Page!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balkan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Page lands with a straight right. Balkan didn't see that one coming.
It looks like Jami Balkan has been cut.
Page misses with a lunging right hand
and Page takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Balkan sizes up Page with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Balkan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Balkan throws a hook to the side of Page's head but Page sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Balkan swings for the body but Page moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Balkan.
Page pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Balkan swings for the body but Page moves out of range.
Balkan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Page was well out of range. Poor timing from Balkan.
Balkan backing away here, and Page unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A low kick from Balkan is predictable there
and Page counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Page loads up on a big right hand but Balkan slips the punch.
Page just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Page misses with a body kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Balkan misses the target.
Balkan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Balkan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Balkan throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Page tries to land a leg kick but Balkan saw it coming and moves away.
Balkan just misses with a punch to the body.
Balkan misses with a straight left.
Page lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Page blocks the body kick.
Page lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Balkan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Balkan blocks the leg kick.
Balkan feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Page tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balkan throws a wild body kick that Page sees coming a mile off.
Balkan connects with a right hand. Page shakes it off.
Page cracks a nice hook into Balkan's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Balkan checks the leg kick.
Balkan half committed to a counter leg kick.
Page takes a swing at Balkan's ribcage but misses.
Balkan was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Balkan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Page's sensitive parts.
Page avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Page shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Page misses with a leg kick
and Balkan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Page avoids the body shot from Balkan.
A nice side step and Page releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Page gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Page looks to land a left hand but Balkan moved out of range nicely.
It looks like Balkan has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balkan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Balkan moves out of range of the body kick from Page.
As Page backs away, Balkan returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Balkan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Balkan misses with a series of wild punches.
Page lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A shot to the liver by Balkan. Beautiful body shot.
Page takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Balkan lands a jab to Page's midsection.
Balkan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Balkan misses with a looping right.
Page now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Balkan misses with a body punch
and Page cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Page getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Page throws a leg kick but Balkan sees it coming and moves out of range.
Balkan scores with a jab to the body.
Page uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Balkan.
Page was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Balkan connects with a body shot that sends Page's belly button to the back.
Balkan just misses with a punch to the body.
Balkan throws a leg kick but Page moved away.
Balkan misses with a body shot
and Page counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheers as Balkan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Page doesn't seem phased though.
Page tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Balkan jabs Page to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Page moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jami Balkan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jami Balkan's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Page fakes the leg kick and cracks Balkan in the body.
Jami Balkan is winning the standup battle so far.
Balkan thuds his right hand into Page's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Page shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Balkan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jami Balkan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Page looks to land a right hand but Balkan moved out of range.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Page might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Balkan has got the better of the exchanges.
Balkan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Page counters with an inside leg kick.
Balkan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Balkan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Page stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Balkan takes a swing at Page's ribcage but misses.
Page takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Balkan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Page.
Balkan lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Balkan.
Page misses with a looping left.
Page has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Balkan.
A looping hook to the body misses from Balkan. Page does a little dance to reset his feet.
Page ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Page throws an overhand right that lands on Balkan's shoulder, as Balkan tries to avoid the shot.
Balkan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Balkan lands a really nice looking cross but Page seems unphased.
Page misses with a low kick as Balkan jumps back.
Balkan misses with a wild body shot.
Balkan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Balkan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Page under the eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Page scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Balkan doesn't seem bothered though.
Page chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Balkan can pounce on him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Balkan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Page, right into the meat.
Page bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Balkan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Page sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Balkan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Page fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Balkan checks it well.
Page keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Balkan misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Balkan scoring well with a low kick there.
Page takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Page works the jab nicely.
Page keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Page dips to his left and cracks Balkan with an uppercut!
Jami Balkan's cut is getting worse.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Page.
Balkan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A big right from Balkan misses.
Balkan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Balkan tries to score with a low kick but Page moves his leg out of the way.
Balkan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Page's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balkan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Balkan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Page lands a leg kick that knocks Balkan off balance momentarily.
Balkan just misses with a punch to the body.
Balkan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Page can do to turn this around?
Page slips under a jab.
Page's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Balkan misses with an uppercut. Page saw that one coming.
Balkan throws a leg kick
and Page counters with a slapping leg kick.
Page takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Page misses with the combination.
Balkan connects with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jami Balkan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jami Balkan's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Balkan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Balkan swings for the body but Page moves out of range.
Page tries a quick counter leg kick but Balkan is wise to it.
Balkan misses with a low kick as Page jumps back.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Page! But no joy.
Balkan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Page lands with a nice body punch.
Balkan throws a poor cross that misses
and Page makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Page misses with a low kick.
Page cracks a nice hook into Balkan's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balkan throws an overhand right that lands on Page's shoulder, as Page tries to avoid the shot.
A little jabbing left from Page on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Balkan throws a solid leg kick but Page takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Balkan.
Balkan misses with a double jab
and Page cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Page lands with a nice body kick.
Page chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Balkan can pounce on him.
Balkan throws a looping overhand right but Page ducks down to avoid it.
Page tries to score with a low kick but Balkan moves his leg out of the way.
Balkan connects with an inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Page.
A nice leg kick lands there from Balkan.
Page keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Balkan.
Balkan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Balkan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Page.
Balkan throws a low kick but Page moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Page looks to land a left hand but Balkan moved out of range nicely.
Page on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Balkan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Page misses with a body kick.
Page has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Balkan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Page steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Balkan. That one must have hurt.
Balkan lands a head kick. Page smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Page looks to land a right hand but Balkan moved out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Balkan misses its target.
Balkan lands a jab to the head.
Balkan misses with a straight left.
Balkan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Balkan throws out a loose jab but Page uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Balkan finds it's way round the side to connect with Page's head.
Balkan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Page counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Page has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Balkan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Page.
Page throws a leg kick
letting Balkan counter with a right hand.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Page lands a nice hook to Balkan's body. Balkan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Balkan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Balkan is looking to slow Page down with leg kicks.
Page dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Balkan. That did some damage!
Page fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Balkan punishes Page's body with a nice straight punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Balkan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Page fakes the leg kick and cracks Balkan in the body.
Balkan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Page.
Balkan misses with a body kick.
A big right from Balkan misses.
Page misses with a looping right.
Jab, jab by Page - just one landing.
Page takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
An inside leg kick from Balkan misses.
Balkan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Page.
Page is looking to chop away at Balkan's legs.
Balkan misses with a lunging right hand
and Page counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jami Balkan clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Jami Balkan's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Balkan connects with a body shot that sends Page's belly button to the back.
Page misses with a hook.
Page avoids the head kick by Balkan.
Page looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Balkan tries a low kick but Page avoids it.
Balkan jabs Page right on the nose. Page blinks but takes it well.
Balkan throws a jab but it's blocked by Page.
Balkan throws a predictable looking body shot
and Page counters with a solid body kick.
Balkan lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balkan avoids a kick to the body.
Page takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A head kick misses from Page.
Balkan slips a jab from Page.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Balkan blocks the leg kick.
Balkan throws a solid leg kick but Page takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Balkan.
Page throws a jab when Balkan was well out of range.
Page takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Balkan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Page is out of range and Balkan settles back down.
Balkan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A looping hook to the body misses from Balkan. Page does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little jabbing left from Page on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Balkan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Page counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A swing and a miss from Balkan.
Page feints a counter leg kick.
Page fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Balkan manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balkan throws a chopping leg kick but Page manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Balkan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That kick from Page tenderised Balkan's leg. Balkan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Balkan swings for the body but Page moves out of range.
Page only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Page misses the shot to the body.
Balkan scores with a hook.
Page scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
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!
Balkan looks to land a body kick but Page moved away.
Balkan thumps Page with a low kick.
Balkan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Page was well out of range. Poor timing from Balkan.
Page throws a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Balkan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Page is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Balkan with a body shot.
Page misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Balkan counters with a right hand to the body.
Balkan throws a sloppy head kick and Page moves out of range easily.
Balkan throws a front kick that sends Page stumbling back into the cage.
Balkan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Balkan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Page's sensitive parts.
Page throws a front kick that sends Balkan stumbling back into the cage.
A cross from Balkan lands.
Page scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Balkan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Page only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Page is looking to land body kicks.
Left hook, right uppercut from Page.
Jami Balkan's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Page lands a body shot.
Balkan cracks the inside of Page's front leg.
Balkan looks to land a combination but Page avoids it well.
Balkan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Balkan connects with a right hand. Page shakes it off.
Balkan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Page in his tracks.
Balkan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Page at a distance.
Balkan checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jami Balkan had his way with Dennis Page in that round.
The cut man is working on Jami Balkan's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A good leg kick by Balkan.
Balkan will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Page throws out a leg kick but Balkan moves out of range and Page only half commits.
Balkan connects with a single shot there.
Nice uppercut there from Balkan.
Page dodges the punch combination from Balkan.
Page steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Balkan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Page's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balkan throws an overhand right that lands on Page's shoulder, as Page tries to avoid the shot.
Balkan misses with a body kick.
Page scores with a nice strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Page throws a predictable looking body shot
and Balkan counters with an outside leg kick.
Page tries to land a front kick but Balkan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Page throws a big shot that misses.
Balkan throwing a counter right hand but Page manages to avoid it.
Page tries to land a front kick but Balkan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Page fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A good leg kick by Balkan.
Page misses with an uppercut. Balkan saw that one coming.
Page fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Balkan manages to avoid it.
Balkan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Page slips under a jab.
Page lands with a straight right. Balkan didn't see that one coming.
Dennis Page has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
You can see that Page has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Page drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Page misses with a right hand
and Balkan counters with a straight right hand.
Page is looking to chop away at Balkan's legs.
Balkan dips to his left and cracks Page with an uppercut!
Page is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Balkan walks into a left hand.
Balkan moves out of range of the body kick from Page.
Page drops his hands momentarily and Balkan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Page is still on wobbly legs! Can Balkan finish him?
Balkan throws a head kick but Page moves out of range.
Page lands a really nice looking cross but Balkan seems unphased.
Page seems to have recovered his senses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balkan checks a leg kick.
Page takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Page has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Balkan.
Page keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Balkan moves out of range of the strikes.
Page thumps Balkan with a low kick.
Balkan looks to land a right hand but Page moved out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Balkan.
Page lands with a good body shot.
Page lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Balkan misses with a low kick as Page jumps back.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Page! But no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Balkan lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Page has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Page and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Balkan misses with a body shot.
Page ducks under a wild hook from Balkan.
Page throws a right hand that misses
and Balkan counters with a leg kick.
Balkan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Page.
Balkan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Good shot there by Balkan.
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!
Page misses with a body kick.
Balkan lands with an uppercut that bounces Page off the cage and back into range.
Page fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Balkan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Balkan.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jami Balkan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Balkan has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 50:45
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 50:45
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jami Balkan!
A very excited looking Jami Balkan made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Dennis Page was interviewed post fight and said 'Good fight Manta counter takedowns suck ass.
I ll be back stronger like always'.
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