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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aleksandar Ivkov (ranked 6300 p4p, 2486 weight class) and Dee Dee Balasco (ranked 454 p4p, 260 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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177 cm 26 149 4 - 3 - 0 |
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173 cm 25 155 2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt Lethal high kicks Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt Excellent MT Determined |
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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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Aleksandar Ivkov! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dee Dee Balasco! The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Bart Greer and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Balasco throws a front kick aimed at Ivkov's knee but Ivkov avoids it well. Ivkov moves into the clinch. Balasco working aggressively here.
Balasco tries to circle away but Ivkov has him pinned against the cage. Ivkov misses with a short punch on the inside. Good body shot from Ivkov.
Balasco swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ivkov scores with a nice hook to the head. Balasco misses with some punches.
Balasco lands a nice uppercut. Ivkov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Balasco misses with some punches.
Ivkov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Balasco. Ivkov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Ivkov blocking some punches.
Ivkov lands a nice uppercut. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Balasco tries to break the clinch but Ivkov is controlling the position. Balasco blocks an uppercut.
Ivkov lands a nice shot to the body. Balasco misses with a punch on the inside.
Ivkov lands with a right to the head. Ivkov scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ivkov managing to block the knees to the body from Balasco.
Ivkov definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. A nice right hand lands inside from Ivkov. Ivkov lands a hook that snaps the head of Balasco backwards. A right hand to the body from Balasco.
Ivkov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ivkov blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Ivkov.
Balasco misses with a short punch on the inside. Ivkov lands a hook to the side of the head. Balasco throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ivkovs head. Ivkov misses with a body punch.
Balasco misses with the head strike.
Balasco has a couple of punches blocked by Ivkov.
Ivkov working some nice short punches in the clinch. A short right from Ivkov on the inside. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Ivkov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Ivkov scores with a nice hook to the head. A left hand lands to the body for Ivkov.
Ivkov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Ivkov throws a head punch that misses. Ivkov lands a right hand. Ivkov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Balasco. Ivkov lands a hook to the side of the head. Ivkov pushes Balasco back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Balasco looks winded! Ivkov lands on the inside with an uppercut. Ivkov lands with a short shot to the head. Balasco fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ivkov scores with a nice hook to the head. Ivkov lands a hook to the side of the head. Balasco fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Ivkov. Ivkov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Still in the clinch, Ivkov scores with a nice short uppercut. A short right from Ivkov. A short uppercut from Ivkov. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Balasco. Ivkov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Balasco is rocked! Balasco tries to work over Ivkov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Balasco is still on wobbly legs! Can Ivkov finish him? Still in the clinch, Ivkov scores with a nice short uppercut. Ivkov lands with a light punch inside. Ivkov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ivkov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Balasco backwards. Balasco swings wildly with an uppercut but Ivkov uses good head movement to avoid it. A hook to the body from Ivkov.
Balasco goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ivkov lands on the inside with an uppercut. Ivkov throws an elbow that misses.
A short uppercut from Ivkov. Balasco misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ivkov lands with a light punch inside. Ivkov throws a head punch that misses. A short right hand to the side of the head by Balasco. Balasco seems to have recovered his senses. Ivkov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Ivkov lands a right hand. Balasco looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Ivkov lands a shot to the body. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Ivkov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ivkov works on Balasco's body with a couple of short punches. Ivkov scores a nice knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Ivkov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Balasco backwards. Ivkov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Balasco backwards. Ivkov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Balasco backwards. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Ivkov working Balasco over with knees to the body. Ivkov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Ivkov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Ivkov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Balasco backwards. A nice right hand lands inside from Ivkov. Ivkov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Balasco backwards. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Balasco misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ivkov. Balasco tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Ivkov lands a hook that snaps the head of Balasco backwards. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ivkov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. A right hook to the body lands for Ivkov.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Ivkov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Ivkov.
Ivkov working some nice short punches in the clinch. Ivkov creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Balasco with a big uppercut! Balasco tries to clinch up but Ivkov pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Balasco to the mat! Balasco covers up and Ivkov unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Aleksandar Ivkov! Aleksandar Ivkov seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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hype
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