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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jami Balkan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dickie Dirty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dirty has chosen Dear Penis - Country song as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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162 lbs
29 - 11 - 0 |
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155 lbs
16 - 3 - 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
29 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jami Balkan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dickie Dirty!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Steven Brown and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balkan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Balkan misses with an uppercut
and Dirty counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Balkan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dirty sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Balkan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dirty throws out the jab.
Dirty throws a big shot that misses.
Dirty just misses with a punch to the body.
Balkan was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Dirty digs a good body shot into Balkan's ribs.
Balkan defending well as Dirty loads up on a big left hand.
Dirty lands with a nice body punch.
Dirty uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Balkan.
Dirty is looking to clinch.
Balkan checks the leg kick nicely there.
Balkan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dirty counters with a straight right hand.
Balkan seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Dirty is looking to chop away at Balkan's legs.
Dirty connects with a right hand. Balkan shakes it off.
Dickie Dirty seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Balkan connects with a solid leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Balkan takes one on the button.
Balkan just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Dirty.
Dirty connects with a right hand. Balkan shakes it off.
Dirty throws a sloppy body shot
letting Balkan counter with a right hand.
Dirty lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Balkan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dirty.
Balkan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Balkan lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Balkan.
Balkan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Balkan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dirty.
Balkan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dirty.
Balkan moves out of range of the leg kick from Dirty.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Dirty.
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 blocks a jab.
Dirty throws a wild body kick that Balkan sees coming a mile off.
Dirty moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dirty on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Balkan connects with a solid leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dirty moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jab from Dirty.
Balkan misses with a low kick.
Dirty flicks out a counter leg kick but Balkan steps away.
Dirty is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Balkan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dirty.
Dirty is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Balkan had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Balkan scores with a sloppy right hand. Dirty should have avoided that one.
Balkan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Dirty swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dirty connects with a jab.
Dirty lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Balkan at a distance.
Dirty scores with a hook.
Balkan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Balkan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Balkan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Balkan avoids the body shot from Dirty.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dirty slips under a jab.
Dirty uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Balkan.
Dirty misses with a low kick.
Balkan avoids the head kick by Dirty.
An attempted straight right counter from Balkan misses the target.
Balkan scores with a nice right hand.
Balkan throws a hook but Dirty blocks it.
Dirty throws a shot from downtown. Balkan moves away and avoids it.
Balkan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A low kick from Dirty misses
and Balkan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Balkan throws a body kick that misses
and Dirty counters with a nice leg kick.
Balkan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dirty was well out of range. Poor timing from Balkan.
Dirty throws out a leg kick but Balkan moves out of range and Dirty only half commits.
That kick from Balkan tenderised Dirty's leg. Dirty is trying to keep his angry face on.
Balkan tries to sprawl but Dirty drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Balkan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dirty.
Dirty trying to control from Balkan's half guard. Balkan has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dirty postures up in Balkan's guard and throws a big left but Balkan blocks it.
Balkan lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Dirty wants to sweep but no luck.
Dirty has his hands on Balkan's head, controlling the position.
Balkan postures up.
Balkan wants to control from the top but Dirty keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dirty is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dickie Dirty dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The crowd cheers as Dirty lands an impressive looking overhand right. Balkan doesn't seem phased though.
Balkan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dirty blocks a head kick by Balkan.
Balkan takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Dirty throws the left hand but Balkan avoids the punch easily.
Balkan avoids the body shot from Dirty.
Balkan misses with a low kick.
Balkan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dirty.
Dickie Dirty seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Balkan checks a leg kick.
Dirty throws a solid leg kick but Balkan takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dirty.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Balkan.
Dirty tries to clinch up but Balkan circles away and keeps his distance.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dirty misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dirty throws a shot to the body.
Balkan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dirty swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dirty changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Balkan looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Dirty has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dirty lands some shots froms side control.
Balkan parries the strikes from Dirty easily there. Dirty is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Balkan to escape.
Balkan manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Dirty has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Balkan is taking a breather. Dirty says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Dirty tries to get to full guard but Balkan has control of the leg.
Balkan wants to work for an arm triangle but Dirty is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Well, if Balkan is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Dirty wants to control but Balkan is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balkan tries to pass the half guard into mount. Dirty knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Balkan is trying to control. Dirty wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Balkan trying to mount his opponent but Dirty defends it.
Balkan is working hard here to advance position.
Balkan trying to control the pace.
Dirty is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dirty moves into full guard.
Dirty looking to control.
Balkan sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Dirty's guard.
Dirty trying to control from the bottom.
Dirty gets back to full guard.
Dirty looking to hit a scissor sweep but Balkan is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balkan advances to half guard.
Balkan trying to control from half guard but Dirty is working away.
Balkan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dirty actively working from the bottom here.
Balkan is trying to control. Dirty wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Balkan is thwarting Dirty's attempts to control the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dirty is looking to improve his position.
Dirty is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dickie Dirty will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Balkan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dirty connects with an inside leg kick.
Balkan throws a hook but Dirty blocks it.
Dirty dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dirty misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Balkan.
Dirty bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Balkan's head backwards.
Dirty tries to move into range but Balkan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Dirty turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A jab from Balkan does it's job there.
Balkan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Balkan lands a leg kick that knocks Dirty off balance momentarily.
Dirty throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Balkan was covering up waiting for the punch and Dirty finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dirty stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Balkan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Balkan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dirty trying to control but Balkan is working from the bottom.
Dirty in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dickie Dirty has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dirty throws an elbow that misses. Balkan uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dirty's guard. Nice move by Balkan!
Dirty controls Balkan momentarily but Balkan frees himself.
Balkan wants to control from the top but Dirty keeps moving.
Dirty is trying to control the position but Balkan postures up.
Dirty seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Balkan preventing the sweep.
Balkan has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Balkan is fighting to break Dirty's control of his arms but Dirty is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Dirty bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Balkan's guard.
Balkan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dirty wants to control from the top but Balkan keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balkan looking to control.
Balkan is really struggling to control Dirty but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Balkan has his foot on Dirty's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dirty works his way back into a safe position though.
Balkan is trying to control the position but Dirty postures up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Dirty throws a chopping leg kick but Balkan manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Balkan misses with a wild body shot.
Dirty throws a lazy right hand but Balkan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dirty throws a low kick, looking for Balkan's leg but Balkan calmly moves out of range.
And Balkan counters with a quick kick to the body but Dirty blocks it.
Dirty throws a low kick but it's checked well by Balkan.
Balkan misses with a body shot.
Balkan misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balkan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dirty. Dirty obviously looking to wear him down.
Dirty fails in his attempt to clinch.
A counter left hand to the body from Balkan misses its target.
Balkan scores with a leg kick.
Dirty fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Dirty.
Dirty moves in looking to clinch but Balkan pushes him off.
Balkan half committed to a counter leg kick.
Balkan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dirty tests Balkan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dirty works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Balkan misses with an uppercut. Dirty saw that one coming.
A swing and a miss from Balkan.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Balkan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dirty.
Dirty misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Balkan.
Balkan jabs at Dirty's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dickie Dirty really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Balkan on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Dirty displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Balkan throws out the jab.
Dirty defending well as Balkan loads up on a big left hand.
Dirty throws a leg kick
letting Balkan counter with a right hand.
Balkan ducks under a wild hook from Dirty.
Dirty jabs Balkan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Balkan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dirty's calf.
Dirty ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dirty appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Dirty looks to throw the jab but Balkan is out of range.
Balkan moves out of range of the leg kick from Dirty.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balkan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dirty throws out a counter right but Balkan avoids it with no problem.
Balkan misses the shot to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Balkan blocks the leg kick.
Balkan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Balkan moves out of range as Dirty strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balkan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dirty's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Balkan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dirty blocks a head kick by Balkan.
Dirty stuns Balkan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dirty misses with an uppercut. Balkan saw that one coming.
Balkan misses with a looping left.
Dirty looks to throw the jab but Balkan is out of range.
An inside leg kick from Dirty misses.
Dirty throws a wild body kick that Balkan sees coming a mile off.
Balkan lands a leg kick that knocks Dirty off balance momentarily.
Dirty gets the takedown into side control.
Dirty is looking to take a break and control but Balkan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
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 is looking to reverse the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balkan is holding Dirty down, trying to stall.
Dirty connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Balkan some visible discomfort.
Dirty tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Dirty has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Dirty trying to control the action but Balkan is working from the bottom.
Dirty in side control, throwing shots but Balkan defends.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dirty scoring with punches from side control.
Dirty staying calm.
Balkan tries to bench press Dirty off him but Dirty keeps the position.
Dirty looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Balkan is avoiding damage well.
Dirty landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Dirty landing strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Dirty creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Balkan tries to improve position but can't.
Dirty misses with the ground and pound.
Dirty cracks Balkan with a big right hand but Balkan just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Dirty wants to control but Balkan is keeping him busy.
Dirty scoring with punches and elbows.
Dirty lands a nice forearm strike.
Balkan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dirty throws an elbow but Balkan slips to the side and avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dickie Dirty dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Balkan takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Dirty misses with an attempted mid kick.
Balkan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Balkan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dirty lands with a kick to the ribs.
Dirty punishes Balkan's body with a nice straight punch.
Dirty swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Balkan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Balkan throws a body kick, spinning off balance
letting Dirty counter with a right hand.
Balkan throws a low kick but Dirty avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dirty uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Balkan.
Dirty throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Balkan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dirty. Dirty circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A low kick from Dirty misses
and Balkan counters with a slapping leg kick.
Balkan is looking to chop away at Dirty's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balkan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Balkan throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Dirty to counter with a crisp jab.
Jami Balkan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Balkan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Balkan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Balkan looks to score with a jab to the body but Dirty is just out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Dirty crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Balkan - the referee stops the clock and Dirty gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Balkan. Dirty manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Balkan moves out of range as Dirty strikes.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Balkan checks a leg kick.
Balkan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Balkan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dirty checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dirty lands with a kick to the ribs.
Balkan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dirty moves out of range of the body kick from Balkan.
Dirty misses with a low kick.
Jami Balkan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balkan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
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!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dirty, right into the meat.
Balkan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dirty sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dirty.
Nice defenses there by Dirty.
Dirty lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dirty throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling Balkan to counter with a crisp jab.
Balkan attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Balkan backing away here, and Dirty unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Balkan throws a jab when Dirty was well out of range.
Balkan tries a head kick but it misses.
Dirty thuds his right hand into Balkan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dirty avoids the body shot from Balkan.
Dirty takes the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balkan tries to pull guard but Dirty forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A hook to the body from Dirty.
Dirty blocks a body shot from Balkan.
Dirty blocking some punches.
Dirty fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Balkan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dirty or not.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Balkan.
Balkan lands with a left to the head.
Dirty tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Balkan misses with a punch on the inside.
Balkan scores with a hook to the body.
Dirty tries to throw a body punch but Balkan avoids it by throwing Dirty back against the cage.
Dirty swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Balkan.
Nice body punch from Dirty.
Balkan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dirty lands with a light punch inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dirty jumps guard but Balkan stands there with Dirty around his waist. Dirty gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Balkan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dirty or not.
Dickie Dirty is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dirty misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dirty.
Balkan blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Balkan fails to land.
Balkan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dirty blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Balkan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dirty prevents a body shot from Balkan.
Balkan tries to throw a body punch but Dirty avoids it by throwing Balkan back against the cage.
Dirty blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Balkan misses with some punches.
Balkan blocking some punches.
Balkan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dirty blocks a body shot from Balkan.
Balkan can't find room to land a body shot as Dirty controls the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jami Balkan.
I think Dirty has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 45:50
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 46:49
Judge James Glass scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dickie Dirty!
After the fight, Dickie Dirty was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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