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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jami Balkan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Magnus Mamba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mamba has chosen 2pac-Uppercut as his entrance music. Jami Balkan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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163 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jami Balkan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
44 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Magnus Mamba!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mamba uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Balkan.
Good work by Balkan as he checks the leg kick.
Balkan tried to counter with a leg kick but Mamba avoided it.
Mamba scores with a leg kick.
Mamba waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Balkan.
Balkan half committed to a counter leg kick.
Mamba lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mamba waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Balkan.
Mamba throws a lazy right hand but Balkan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab from Balkan misses.
Balkan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Balkan.
Mamba pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mamba lands a lovely overhand right.
Mamba misses with a hook.
It looked like Balkan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mamba looks to land a left hand but Balkan moved out of range nicely.
Balkan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mamba is looking to score with low kicks.
Mamba feints and then cracks Balkan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Balkan down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mamba misses with a lunging right hand
and Balkan counters with a nice uppercut.
Mamba checks a low kick from Balkan.
Mamba lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Balkan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mamba.
Balkan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mamba fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Balkan manages to avoid it.
Balkan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mamba avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mamba throws a body shot but no joy.
A counter left hand to the body from Balkan misses its target.
Mamba moves out of range of the strikes.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mamba, right into the meat.
Mamba lets loose with a powerful body kick. Balkan will feel that in the morning.
Mamba misses with a low kick as Balkan jumps back.
Balkan is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Mamba moves into range and connects with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Balkan misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balkan just misses with a punch to the body.
Balkan moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Mamba works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Balkan is looking to wear down Mamba with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Mamba throws a hook but Balkan avoids it easily.
Balkan lands a nice shot to the body.
Balkan misses with a low kick.
Mamba feints a counter leg kick.
Mamba looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Balkan throws a low kick but Mamba avoids it.
Balkan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Balkan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Balkan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mamba! But no joy.
Balkan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mamba under the eye.
A lazy body kick from Mamba
and Balkan counters with a series of strikes. Mamba will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Balkan, right into the meat.
Balkan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mamba.
Balkan misses with a body shot.
Mamba flicks out a counter leg kick but Balkan steps away.
Balkan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Balkan lands a slapping body shot.
Balkan is looking to score with low kicks.
Mamba has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Balkan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Balkan just misses with a punch to the body.
Mamba blocks the body kick.
Mamba moves out of range of the body kick from Balkan.
Mamba is looking to slow Balkan down with leg kicks.
Balkan ducks under a wild hook from Mamba.
Balkan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mamba.
Mamba throws out a counter right but Balkan avoids it with no problem.
Mamba staying out of range there.
Mamba ducks under a wild hook from Balkan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balkan throws out a loose jab but Mamba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mamba looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Balkan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mamba moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mamba takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mamba connects with a good right hand that stumbles Balkan. Balkan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
It looks like Jami Balkan has been cut.
Mamba blocks the body kick.
Mamba scores with a decent looking hook.
Balkan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mamba.
Mamba walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Balkan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Balkan attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Mamba was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mamba checks a leg kick.
Balkan throws a leg kick but Mamba checks it.
Balkan slips under a jab from Mamba.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mamba lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Balkan. That snapped Mamba's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jami Balkan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jami Balkan's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mamba chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mamba avoids the body shot from Balkan.
Balkan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mamba under the eye.
Mamba rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Balkan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mamba manages to avoid it.
Mamba misses with a looping left.
Mamba connects with a leg kick. Balkan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nice uppercut there from Balkan.
Mamba slips a straight right by Balkan.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Balkan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mamba tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mamba throws a jab when Balkan was well out of range.
Balkan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mamba momentarily.
Mamba throws a predictable looking body shot
and Balkan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mamba throws a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balkan misses with a body shot.
Mamba throws a jab but it's blocked by Balkan.
Mamba shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Balkan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Balkan feints and then cracks Mamba's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mamba down.
A big right from Mamba misses.
Balkan walks into a stiff left hand from Mamba.
A head kick by Mamba misses
and Balkan counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mamba's knee momentarily.
Mamba misses with an uppercut
and Balkan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jami Balkan is winning the standup battle so far.
Mamba misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Balkan feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Mamba throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Balkan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mamba swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mamba dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Balkan. That did some damage!
Mamba scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Mamba crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Balkan - the referee stops the clock and Mamba gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Balkan. Mamba manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A big left from Balkan misses.
Mamba throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Balkan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Balkan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mamba throws a combination that misses
and Balkan counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mamba's knee momentarily.
Mamba throws a big shot that misses.
Balkan feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Balkan takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Balkan scores with a jab to the body.
A lazy left from Mamba finds it's target.
Balkan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mamba.
Balkan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mamba.
Mamba lands with a straight right. Balkan didn't see that one coming.
Balkan cracks Mamba with an open hand slap.
A low kick from Balkan is predictable there
and Mamba counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mamba is looking to chop away at Balkan's legs.
Mamba keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Balkan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mamba fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Balkan is out of range.
Balkan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mamba sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Mamba on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Balkan connects with a solid leg kick.
Mamba fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Balkan checks it well.
Balkan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Mamba counters with a thumping low kick.
Balkan ducks under a wild hook from Mamba.
An attempted straight right counter from Balkan misses the target.
Mamba throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mamba throws a predictable looking body shot
and Balkan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Balkan throws the kick towards the body but Mamba avoids it.
Balkan misses with a low kick.
Balkan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balkan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Balkan lands a nice looking body shot.
Mamba throws a half hearted mid kick.
Balkan was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Mamba throws a leg kick
enabling Balkan to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mamba on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mamba moves out of range of the leg kick from Balkan.
Good shot there by Mamba.
Balkan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mamba misses with an attempted mid kick.
Balkan misses with a hook
and Mamba counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mamba misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Balkan.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Balkan misses the body punch
and Mamba counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Balkan scores with a leg kick.
Balkan misses with a body shot.
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.
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.
A clash of legs there as Balkan blocks the low kick.
Balkan loads up on a big right hand but Mamba slips the punch.
Mamba pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Balkan misses the target.
Balkan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
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 tries to land a front kick but Mamba steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mamba on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mamba loads up on a big right hand but Balkan slips the punch.
Balkan lands with a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mamba throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Balkan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Balkan lands with a straight right. Mamba didn't see that one coming.
Nice body punch from Balkan.
Mamba on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mamba misses with a wild body shot.
Balkan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mamba uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Balkan has time to react.
Balkan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jab by Mamba.
Mamba fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Balkan on the side of the head.
Mamba lands an overhand right.
Balkan is rocked!
Mamba walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Balkan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Balkan misses the shot to the body.
Balkan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Oh Balkan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jami Balkan's cut is getting worse.
Balkan moves out of range as Mamba strikes.
Balkan looks for the body kick but Mamba saw that one coming.
Balkan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nice defenses there by Mamba.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Balkan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Balkan seems to have got his legs back now.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Balkan, right into the meat.
Balkan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mamba throws a leg kick
and Balkan counters with a thumping low kick.
Balkan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Balkan checks a leg kick.
Mamba loads up on a big right hand but Balkan slips the punch.
Mamba tries to land a body kick
letting Balkan counter with a right hand.
Mamba throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Balkan counters with a straight right hand.
Balkan scores with a nice strike.
Mamba closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mamba is rocked!
Mamba avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mamba is still on wobbly legs! Can Balkan finish him?
Mamba misses with a leg kick.
Mamba avoids the head kick by Balkan.
Mamba seems to have recovered his senses.
Mamba misses with a jab to the body
and Balkan counters with a nice uppercut.
Balkan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mamba bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Balkan's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balkan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mamba sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mamba uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Balkan.
Balkan blocks a jab.
Balkan scores with a jab to the head.
Mamba checks a leg kick.
A left lands for Mamba.
Balkan misses with a body shot.
A big left from Balkan misses.
Mamba looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mamba blocks the body kick.
Balkan stuns Mamba with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mamba throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mamba feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Balkans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Balkan is looking to chop away at Mamba's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balkan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mamba tries to score with a low kick but Balkan moves his leg out of the way.
It looked like Balkan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A big left from Mamba misses.
Balkan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Balkan slips under a jab from Mamba.
Mamba throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Balkan lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Mamba jabs Balkan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mamba lands a right hook to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Balkan checks a leg kick.
Balkan connects with a body shot that sends Mamba's belly button to the back.
Mamba lands a nice leg kick that just misses Balkan's sensitive parts.
Balkan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mamba doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Mamba getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Balkan throws a body punch but Mamba moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Jami Balkan did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
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.
Mamba moves out of range as Balkan strikes.
Balkan takes one to the side of the head.
Balkan throws out a leg kick but Mamba moves out of range and Balkan only half commits.
A looping hook to the body misses from Balkan. Mamba does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mamba tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mamba.
Balkan misses with a looping right.
Balkan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mamba checks a leg kick.
Mamba connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mamba dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Balkan throws a jab when Mamba was well out of range.
Mamba connects with a jab.
Balkan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mamba throws an overhand right that lands on Balkan's shoulder, as Balkan tries to avoid the shot.
Balkan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mamba shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Balkan tried to counter with a leg kick but Mamba avoided it.
Balkan lands with a nice body kick.
Balkan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Balkan 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.
Mamba throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mamba finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mamba misses with a looping left.
A nice inside leg kick there by Balkan. That's going to slow Mamba down.
Balkan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mamba's sensitive parts.
Mamba throws a jab but it's blocked by Balkan.
Balkan throws a solid leg kick but Mamba takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Balkan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balkan connects with a leg kick. Mamba looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mamba defending well as Balkan loads up on a big left hand.
Balkan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Balkan connects with a right hand. Mamba shakes it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Balkan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jami Balkan's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Mamba connects with an inside leg kick.
Balkan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mamba has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mamba tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Balkan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mamba throws a low kick but Balkan moves out of range easily.
Nice shot by Balkan.
Mamba lands a slapping body shot.
Balkan misses with a low kick.
Mamba slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balkan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Mamba connects with the punch.
Balkan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mamba.
Mamba lands a nice shot that snaps Balkan's head back.
Mamba moves out of range as Balkan strikes.
Mamba misses with a low kick.
It appears Balkan was looking to counter with a kick there.
Mamba dips to his left and cracks Balkan with an uppercut!
Balkan throws out a leg kick but Mamba moves out of range and Balkan only half commits.
A telegraphed right hand from Balkan misses the target.
Balkan gets off balance looking for a body kick
enabling Mamba to counter with a crisp jab.
Balkan tries to land a leg kick but Mamba saw it coming and moves away.
Mamba takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mamba swings widly with a right hand
and Balkan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balkan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mamba throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mamba swings for the body but Balkan moves out of range.
Balkan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mamba on the side of the head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Balkan.
Balkan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Balkan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mamba throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A left lands for Mamba.
Mamba blocks a head kick by Balkan.
Mamba throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mamba takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Mamba is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Magnus Mamba will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jami Balkan's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A good leg kick by Balkan.
Mamba throws a sloppy head kick
and Balkan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Both fighters circling a little - Balkan finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Balkan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Balkan takes a swing at Mamba's ribcage but misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Mamba blocks the leg kick.
Mamba connects with a right hand. Balkan shakes it off.
Balkan tests Mamba's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mamba throws a predictable looking body shot
and Balkan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mamba walks into a straight right hand from Balkan.
Mamba misses with a hook to the body
and Balkan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Balkan misses with a right hand
and Mamba counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Balkan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mamba.
Mamba was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A jab from Balkan does it's job there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balkan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Balkan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mamba misses with a hook. Balkan ducked under it nicely.
Balkan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Balkan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mamba scores with a sloppy right hand. Balkan should have avoided that one.
Balkan tries to land a body kick
and Mamba counters with a low kick, right behind Balkan 's knee.
Balkan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mamba checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Balkan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Balkan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Good work by Balkan as he checks the leg kick.
Mamba uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Balkan.
Mamba only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Balkan is looking to chop away at Mamba's legs.
As Balkan backs off Mamba throws a huge counter combo but Balkan manages to avoid it all.
Magnus Mamba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balkan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Balkan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mamba looks to land a right hand but Balkan moved out of range.
Balkan throws a nice looking combination but Mamba bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
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!
Mamba looks to score with a jab to the body but Balkan is just out of range.
Balkan stuns Mamba with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mamba takes a swing at Balkan's ribcage but misses.
Balkan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mamba.
Mamba throws a hook to the side of Balkan's head but Balkan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
An inside leg kick from Mamba misses.
Balkan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mamba on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Balkan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balkan lands a nice hook to Mamba's body. Mamba takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Balkan throws the left hand but Mamba avoids the punch easily.
Balkan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mamba takes a shot right to the bread basket.
An inside leg kick lands from Balkan.
Mamba takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mamba changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mamba misses with a looping left.
Balkan misses with an uppercut
and Mamba counters with a nice uppercut.
A big right from Balkan misses.
Balkan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mamba moves away.
Balkan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mamba doesn't seem bothered though.
Mamba lands a big right hand that sends Balkan crashing to the mat! Mamba stays standing though and waves Balkan back to his feet!
Jeez, Jami Balkan's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Mamba! Balkan is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:07 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Magnus Mamba!
Magnus Mamba is the new lightweight champion!
A relieved looking Magnus Mamba thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
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S |
C |
G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
99% |
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