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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marian Balkon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerome Seinfeld (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marian Balkon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Jerome Seinfeld!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Reed Andrews and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balkon misses the jab.
Balkon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Balkon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Seinfeld has managed to clinch.
Seinfeld blocks an uppercut.
Seinfeld's coach down at ~T~ Troid - Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Seinfeld's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Seinfeld digs a right hand underneath Balkon's ribcage. Balkon let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Balkon looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Balkon with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Balkon.
Balkon takes a shot to the head.
Seinfeld blocks an uppercut.
Seinfeld managing to block the knees to the body from Balkon.
Balkon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Balkon misses with a knee to the head.
Seinfeld lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Seinfeld misses with a short punch on the inside.
Balkon scores a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Seinfeld tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Seinfeld on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Seinfeld swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Balkon misses with the head strike.
Seinfeld lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balkon looking to slow down the pace here.
Balkon trying to land knees to the body.
Balkon lands a knee to the body.
Balkon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Balkon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Balkon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Seinfeld is defending well for now.
With the fighters up against the cage, Balkon throws an elbow but misses.
Balkon blocking some punches.
Balkon breaks the clinch.
Seinfeld circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice defenses there by Seinfeld.
Seinfeld's jab looks to have found its range, popping Balkon under the eye.
Balkon avoids the head kick by Seinfeld.
Seinfeld scores with the left hand. Balkon knows he should have avoided that one.
Balkon dips to his left and cracks Seinfeld with an uppercut!
Seinfeld throws a low kick but Balkon moves out of range easily.
Balkon went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Seinfeld is looking to land body kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balkon scores with a punch to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Balkon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Seinfeld uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Balkon.
Seinfeld loads up on a big right hand but Balkon slips the punch.
Balkon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Seinfeld.
Seinfeld lands with a kick to the temple. Balkon shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Marian Balkon has been cut.
Balkon moves out of range of the leg kick from Seinfeld.
A big right from Balkon misses.
A punch combination from Balkon misses.
Nice defenses there by Balkon.
Seinfeld misses with a kick to the body.
Balkon throws a lazy right hand but Seinfeld sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jerome Seinfeld seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Balkon changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Seinfeld throws a shot from downtown. Balkon moves away and avoids it.
Balkon swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Seinfeld connects with a good right hand that stumbles Balkon. Balkon circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Balkon misses with a lunging right hand
and Seinfeld counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seinfeld throws a half hearted mid kick.
Balkon throws a sloppy head kick and Seinfeld moves out of range easily.
Seinfeld takes a swing at Balkon's ribcage but misses.
Balkon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Seinfeld.
Seinfeld misses with a jab, cross combination.
A decent looking cross lands there for Seinfeld.
Nice straight punches there by Seinfeld. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Seinfeld.
Seinfeld explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Seinfeld is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Balkon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Seinfeld.
Balkon keeps the fight on the outside.
Balkon shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Seinfeld dodges the punch combination from Balkon.
Balkon has Seinfeld up against the cage in a clinch.
Balkon is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Seinfeld's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seinfeld blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
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!
Seinfeld misses with the head strike.
Seinfeld dodges an elbow strike from Balkon.
Seinfeld takes a knee to the side of the body.
Balkon using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Seinfeld has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Balkon breaks the clinch.
Balkon closes the distance and clinches.
Balkon with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Balkon stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Balkon working Seinfeld over with knees to the body.
Seinfeld lands a shot to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Seinfeld.
Seinfeld has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Balkon lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Seinfeld lands an uppercut.
Seinfeld lands a body punch.
Balkon is breathing heavily.
Balkon looking to throw knees to the head but Seinfeld is blocking nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Seinfeld.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jerome Seinfeld will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Marian Balkon's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Seinfeld fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Seinfeld lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Balkon swinging wildly here.
Balkon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Seinfeld feints a counter leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Balkon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Balkon tries a head kick but it misses.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Seinfeld 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.
Seinfeld's corner calls for a 1-2. Seinfeld obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A jab from Balkon does it's job there.
No joy there for Balkon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balkon throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Seinfeld misses with a body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Seinfeld. Balkon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Balkon is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Balkon misses with a hook.
Jerome Seinfeld seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Balkon throws a lazy uppercut
and Seinfeld counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balkon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Balkon takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Seinfeld looks for the body kick but Balkon saw that one coming.
Seinfeld throws a leg kick but Balkon checks it.
Seinfeld throws a head kick that misses.
Seinfeld throws the kick towards the body but Balkon avoids it.
Seinfeld walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Balkon throws a sloppy head kick and Seinfeld moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Seinfeld.
Seinfeld uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Balkon.
A big left from Balkon misses.
Balkon misses with a few strikes there.
A jab from Seinfeld finds it's way through Balkon's defenses.
Balkon walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Seinfeld scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balkon takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
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!
Balkon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Seinfeld.
A slow jab from Balkon misses its intended target.
Seinfeld throws out a loose jab but Balkon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Seinfeld looks to land a left hand but Balkon moved out of range nicely.
Balkon slips under a jab.
Seinfeld moves out of range of the strikes.
Seinfeld appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Seinfeld doesn't manage to clinch there - Balkon circles away.
Balkon is looking to counter punch.
A head kick misses from Balkon.
Balkon misses with a looping right.
Seinfeld misses with an uppercut.
Seinfeld connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Seinfeld scores with a jab to the body.
Balkon bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Seinfeld's head.
Balkon connects with a high kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balkon wants to clinch up but Seinfeld keeps it at a distance.
Balkon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Seinfeld, pushing him back against the cage.
Seinfeld stalls.
Seinfeld is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
I was talking to Balkon's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Seinfeld blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Seinfeld lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Seinfeld lands a right hand that snaps the head of Balkon backwards.
Balkon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Seinfeld backwards.
Seinfeld escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice body kick there by Seinfeld.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Balkon lands a lovely overhand right.
Seinfeld scores with a push kick.
Seinfeld tries a low kick but Balkon avoids it.
Seinfeld misses with a left hand
enabling Balkon to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Seinfeld ducks under a wild hook from Balkon.
Seinfeld pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Balkon swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Balkon walks into a left hand.
Balkon checks a low kick from Seinfeld.
Balkon avoids the body shot from Seinfeld.
It looked like Balkon wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Seinfeld takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Seinfeld wants to slow Balkon down by chopping away at his legs.
A quick step to the side and Balkon tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Seinfeld lands a nice looking body kick.
Balkon throws a big shot that misses.
Balkon has Seinfeld up against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Balkon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Seinfeld lands an uppercut.
A knee to the head by Balkon.
It looks like Jerome Seinfeld has been cut.
Balkon working Seinfeld over with knees to the body.
Balkon scores with a shot to the side of Seinfeld's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jerome Seinfeld will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Seinfeld just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Balkon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Seinfeld let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Seinfeld throws a body punch but Balkon moves out of range.
Balkon moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Balkon throws a jab when Seinfeld was well out of range.
The fighters circling - Seinfeld throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Seinfeld looks to score with a jab to the body but Balkon is just out of range.
Seinfeld lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Balkon circles away quickly and effectively.
Balkon lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Balkon.
Balkon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seinfeld is looking to slow Balkon down with leg kicks.
Seinfeld misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Balkon counters with a stiff right hand.
Seinfeld misses with the combination.
Balkon drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balkon loads up on a big right hand but Seinfeld slips the punch.
Balkon closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Seinfeld scores with a punch to the head.
Seinfeld throws a sloppy head kick and Balkon moves out of range easily.
Balkon lands with a straight right. Seinfeld didn't see that one coming.
Balkon misses the shot to the body.
Seinfeld looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Balkon looks to throw the jab but Seinfeld is out of range.
Seinfeld ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Balkon throws a jab but it's blocked by Seinfeld.
Seinfeld is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Seinfeld avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Seinfeld looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice defenses there by Seinfeld.
Seinfeld looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Balkon avoids the body shot from Seinfeld.
Marian Balkon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balkon's jab looks to have found its range, popping Seinfeld under the eye.
Balkon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Seinfeld.
An inside leg kick lands from Seinfeld.
Seinfeld thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Balkon if he has to take too many more of those.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Seinfeld avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Balkon is looking to clinch but Seinfeld is avoiding it.
Balkon misses with a hook.
Balkon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Balkon on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Balkon tries a head kick but it misses.
Seinfeld drops Balkon with a left right combo! Seinfeld follows him down to the ground into side control.
Balkon is rocked!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Seinfeld wants to lay and pray for a moment but Balkon keeps working.
Oh Balkon is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Seinfeld thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Seinfeld taking a breather here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balkon keeping his opponent close.
Balkon seems to have got his legs back now.
Seinfeld looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Seinfeld tries to advance to mount but Balkon denies him.
Seinfeld tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Seinfeld tries for a kimura but Balkon is defending well.
Jerome Seinfeld is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Seinfeld content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jerome Seinfeld comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Seinfeld 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jerome Seinfeld!
A victorious Jerome Seinfeld thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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