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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Balagot Liu (ranked 169 p4p, 419 weight class) and Hratch Tzien (ranked 20 p4p, 44 weight class). Tzien has chosen R*ck It as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Balagot Liu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hratch Tzien!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking cross lands there for Tzien.
Tzien slips a jab and a cross from Liu.
Tzien connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Liu's hands.
Liu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tzien tries to clinch up.
Tzien moves into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Tzien.
Liu tries to break the clinch but Tzien is controlling the position.
Liu has had enough of the clinch but Tzien keeps him there for the moment.
Tzien lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tzien's coach down at Hotrod Express MMA Training was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Tzien's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Liu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Liu scores with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Liu.
Tzien lunges at Liu with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Liu's hand.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Liu shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Liu ducks under a wild hook from Tzien.
Liu works Tzien's body with a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tzien missing with a left hand there. Liu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Liu is looking to score with low kicks.
Liu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tzien.
Liu scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tzien wants to clinch up but Liu keeps it at a distance.
Tzien looks to land a right hand but Liu moved out of range.
Tzien wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liu takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tzien steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Liu.
It seemed like Tzien was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Liu. Tzien does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tzien fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Liu.
Tzien takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Balagot Liu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tzien doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Liu takes one on the button.
Tzien misses with an uppercut
and Liu counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Liu throws a jab when Tzien was well out of range.
Tzien clinches.
Liu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tzien lands a jab to the head.
Tzien has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A low kick lands for Tzien.
Tzien throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tzien misses the jab.
Tzien connects with a jab.
Liu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tzien moves away.
Liu is looking to wear down Tzien with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A big left from Tzien misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tzien.
Hratch Tzien seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tzien clinches with his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tzien goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tzien has Liu pressed against the cage, preventing Liu from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tzien throws a punch but it's blocked by Liu.
Tzien lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tzien lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tzien tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A frustrated look appears on Liu's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Liu wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Liu is looking to break free of the clinch but Tzien has double underhooks.
Liu looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Liu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tzien scores with a hook.
Tzien just misses with a punch to the body.
Tzien staying out of range there.
Tzien slips a jab from Liu.
Liu jabs Tzien right on the nose. Tzien blinks but takes it well.
Tzien throws a leg kick but Liu checks it.
Liu went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Tzien walks forward, straight into a front kick from Liu.
Tzien misses with a looping right.
Liu throws a quick counter kick to the body but Tzien avoids it.
A good leg kick by Tzien.
Liu throws an overhand right that lands on Tzien's shoulder, as Tzien tries to avoid the shot.
Tzien takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tzien has managed to clinch.
Tzien keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Liu's efforts to push away.
Liu lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Liu wants to get back to striking at distance but Tzien won't allow it.
Tzien misses with the head strike.
Liu throws a punch but it's blocked by Tzien.
Tzien can't find room to land a body shot as Liu controls the action.
A short right from Tzien.
Tzien tries to throw a body punch but Liu avoids it by throwing Tzien back against the cage.
Liu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tzien checks the leg kick nicely there.
Liu misses with a leg kick.
Liu swats away the attempt to clinch by Tzien.
Tzien uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Liu.
Tzien works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Liu defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tzien.
Liu cracks Tzien with an open hand slap.
Tzien connects with an inside leg kick.
Liu throws a shot from downtown. Tzien moves away and avoids it.
Liu scores with a decent looking hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Liu stuffs the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liu throws a front kick aimed at Tzien's knee but Tzien avoids it well.
Liu backing away here, and Tzien unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Liu throws out a loose jab but Tzien uses good head movement to avoid it.
Liu staying out of range there.
Tzien moves in looking to clinch but Liu pushes him off.
Tzien is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Liu had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
A low kick from Tzien misses
and Liu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Liu misses the jab.
Tzien tries to land a leg kick but Liu saw it coming and moves away.
Tzien lands a nice shot that snaps Liu's head back.
Tzien throws out a loose jab but Liu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Liu throwing a counter right hand but Tzien manages to avoid it.
Liu lands a jab to Tzien's midsection.
Liu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tzien.
Liu is looking to chop away at Tzien's legs.
Tzien forces Liu back against the cage and clinches.
Liu breaks the clinch.
Tzien bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tzien takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tzien blocks a head kick by Liu.
Tzien throws a counter combo.
Liu throws a hook but Tzien blocks it.
Tzien shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Tzien was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Tzien controls the position from side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Balagot Liu will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A telegraphed right hand from Tzien misses the target.
Tzien scoring well with a low kick there.
Tzien slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tzien missing with a left hand there. Liu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Liu throws a series of punches but Tzien moves out of range.
Tzien connects with a jab.
Tzien keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tzien throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tzien scores with a leg kick.
Tzien throws an overhand right that lands on Liu's shoulder, as Liu tries to avoid the shot.
Liu throws a shot from downtown. Tzien moves away and avoids it.
Liu throws a leg kick which misses Tzien's front leg but catches the back leg as Tzien tries to avoid it.
Tzien takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Liu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tzien misses with a low kick.
Balagot Liu is winning the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tzien misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters circling - Tzien throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Liu ducks right into an uppercut from Tzien.
Tzien comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A big left from Liu misses.
Tzien drives through and clinches with Liu against the cage.
Liu gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Tzien.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liu tries to circle away but Tzien has him pinned against the cage.
Tzien scores with a shot to the side of Liu's head.
Tzien misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Liu.
Tzien blocks an uppercut.
Liu can't break the clinch.
Liu is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Tzien fails to land.
Liu can't break the clinch.
Tzien misses with some punches.
Tzien is working for takedown but Liu is calmly controlling the position for now.
Tzien working aggressively here.
Liu is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Liu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Liu throws a right hand that Tzien ducks under and follows up with a left that Tzien also avoids with ease.
Tzien misses with a hook.
Liu takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Liu ducks under a wild hook from Tzien.
Liu appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tzien lands a head shot.
Tzien works Liu's body with a nice hook.
Tzien shoots in but Liu avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Balagot Liu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hratch Tzien.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tzien fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tzien changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Liu tries to avoid it but Tzien manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Liu to the ground. Liu escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tzien throws a big shot that misses.
Liu throws a one two combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tzien is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Liu.
Liu lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Liu fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tzien shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Liu but Liu pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tzien rushes Liu and presses him up against the cage.
Balagot Liu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tzien misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tzien fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tzien goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Liu.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tzien.
Tzien tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Liu's elbow.
Tzien throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Tzien fails to land.
Liu breaks from the clinch.
Tzien wants to slow Liu down by chopping away at his legs.
Liu tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tzien rushes Liu and presses him up against the cage.
Tzien has a couple of punches blocked by Liu.
Liu prevents a body shot from Tzien.
Tzien pushes Liu back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Liu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tzien misses with some punches.
Tzien goes for a takedown attempt but Liu pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Liu scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tzien on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Liu misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick lands for Tzien.
Liu throws a shot from downtown. Tzien moves away and avoids it.
Liu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tzien thows a left - swing and a miss!
Liu throws a right and a left that Tzien avoids nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Liu tries to move into range but Tzien moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tzien misses with a wild body shot.
Liu catches Tzien with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Liu lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Liu swats away the attempt to clinch by Tzien.
Tzien connects with a leg kick.
Liu throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A bone on bone clash there as Liu blocks the leg kick.
Tzien tries to land a leg kick but Liu saw it coming and moves away.
Tzien jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tzien blocks a jab.
Liu throws a nice looking combination but Tzien bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Liu swinging wildly here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Hratch Tzien will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Liu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Liu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tzien tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Liu is able to avoid easily.
Tzien avoids a punch combination nicely.
Liu keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Liu has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tzien finds it's way round the side to connect with Liu's head.
Tzien closes the distance and clinches.
A short left from Liu.
Liu blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Liu.
Tzien swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Liu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Liu manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liu throws a big shot that misses.
Tzien throws out a loose jab but Liu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tzien on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tzien uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Liu.
Liu moves out of range of the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Liu lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Tzien takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tzien tries to close the distance and clinch but Liu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tzien throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fighters circling - Liu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Liu misses with a straight right.
Liu throws a body punch but Tzien moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Liu.
Nice uppercut lands for Liu. That snapped Tzien's head back.
Tzien tries to land a leg kick but Liu saw it coming and moves away.
Tzien staying out of range there.
Liu cracks Tzien with an open hand slap.
Tzien takes one to the chin there.
Tzien throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Liu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tzien displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Liu throws out the jab.
Tzien works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Liu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tzien sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Liu shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tzien misses with a hook.
Tzien works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Decent striking displayed by Liu there.
A slow jab from Tzien misses its intended target.
Liu is looking to counter punch.
Tzien cracks Liu with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tzien thows a leg kick but Liu checks it
and Liu counters with a straight right hand.
A jab from Tzien does it's job there.
Tzien lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A telegraphed right hand from Liu misses the target.
Tzien lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Liu misses with an uppercut. Tzien saw that one coming.
Liu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tzien ducks under a wild hook from Liu.
Tzien misses with an uppercut.
A little feinted left hand from Liu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A big right from Liu misses.
Liu dodges the punch combination from Tzien.
Liu cracks Tzien with a right hand to the side of the head.
Good work by Liu as he checks the leg kick.
Liu throwing a counter right hand but Tzien manages to avoid it.
Tzien throws a shot from downtown. Liu moves away and avoids it.
Liu ducks under a wild hook from Tzien.
Tzien misses with a hook.
Tzien tries to clinch but Liu is having none of it.
Tzien looks to land a left hand but Liu moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tzien.
Liu slips a jab from Tzien.
Tzien thumps Liu with a low kick.
Liu tried to score with a low kick but Tzien checks it.
A telegraphed right hand from Liu misses the target.
A slow jab from Tzien misses its intended target.
Liu circles away from the clinch attempt
and Liu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tzien moves in looking to clinch but Liu pushes him off.
Tzien takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A big right from Liu misses.
Liu misses with a looping right.
Liu throws a good cross that connects.
Liu throws a right and a left that Tzien avoids nicely.
Tzien shoots in for a double leg but Liu sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tzien bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Tzien on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Liu just misses with a punch to the body.
Tzien misses with a straight right.
Liu blocks a jab.
A combination from Liu does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tzien scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tzien connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tzien moves out of range as Liu strikes.
Liu slips a jab from Tzien.
Nice defenses there by Tzien.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tzien, as that shot connected.
Liu staying out of range there.
Liu misses with a hook.
Liu misses with an uppercut.
Tzien scores with a jab. Liu acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tzien throws the left hand but Liu avoids the punch easily.
A big left from Tzien misses.
Tzien thumps Liu with a low kick.
Tzien loads up on a big right hand but Liu slips the punch.
Liu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Liu is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tzien pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Liu slips a straight right by Tzien.
A big right from Liu misses.
Tzien will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
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 Balagot Liu.
I think Liu has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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