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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rob Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boris Balkan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Balkan has chosen Kosovo is Serbia as his entrance music. Boris Balkan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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265 lbs
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266 lbs
20 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rob Green!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Boris Balkan!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Balkan misses.
Green ducks under a wild hook from Balkan.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Green.
A jab from Green misses.
A left and a right from Green both land. Nice combination.
Green lands a high kick!
Balkan needs to keep his hands up - Green had a free shot at his head there.
Nice jab there from Green.
Balkan tries to clinch there but Green circles away.
Balkan throws a sloppy head kick
and Green counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Balkan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Green throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Green staying out of range there.
Balkan throws a hook but Green blocks it.
Green drives through and clinches with Balkan against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green lands a body punch.
Balkan just leaning against Green, taking a breather.
Balkan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Green avoids it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Green.
Balkan tries to work over Green's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Balkan lands a hook that snaps the head of Green backwards.
Balkan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Balkan misses with the head strike.
Green avoiding damage as Balkan throws knees to the body.
Green throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Balkans head.
Green lands a nice shot to the body.
Balkan working aggressively here.
Green softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Green misses with an elbow strike.
Green scores with a shot to the side of Balkan's head.
Green lands a shoulder strike.
Balkan misses with a punch on the inside.
Balkan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Balkan.
Balkan misses with the head strike.
Green breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice uppercut there from Green.
Green throws a head kick that Balkan semi-blocks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Green fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Balkan manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Balkan throws a body punch but Green moves out of range.
Balkan moves out of range of the body kick.
Balkan throws a lazy uppercut
and Green makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Balkan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Balkan thows a body kick. Green tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Balkan gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Green counters with a nice body shot.
Balkan looks gassed!
Green's jab looks to have found its range, popping Balkan under the eye.
Green bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Green moves into the clinch successfully.
The referee is keeping an eye on Green - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Green lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green stalling the fight.
Green really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Balkan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Balkan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Balkan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short uppercut from Green.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A right handed body shot lands from Green.
Green working Balkan over with knees to the body.
Green lands a left hand that snaps the head of Balkan backwards.
Balkan struggles to land a body shot inside as Green controls his hands.
Balkan tries to land a knee to the head but Green blocks with his arms.
Knees in the clinch landing for Green.
Balkan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Balkan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Green lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Green breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Green scores with a head kick. Balkan tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Green connects with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Green tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Green lands a body shot.
Green lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Green fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Balkan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Green jabs Balkan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Green throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick by Balkan misses
and Green counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Green's corner calls for a 1-2. Green obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Balkan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Balkan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Balkan throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Green counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rob Green dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Green turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Green tries to close the distance and clinch up but Balkan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Green slips a jab and a cross from Balkan.
Balkan dodges the punch combination from Green.
Rob Green is winning the standup battle so far.
Balkan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Boris Balkan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Green lands a nice shot that snaps Balkan's head back.
Balkan throws a lazy right hand but Green sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Balkan misses with a straight right.
Green is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Balkan can do to turn this around?
Balkan tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Balkan is breathing heavily.
Balkan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Green circles away quickly and effectively.
Green lands a head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Green.
Green is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A good leg kick by Green.
Green scores with a nice head shot.
Balkan is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Green misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice body kick from Balkan.
A swing and a miss from Green.
Green lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Green 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 on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Balkan misses with a lunging right hand
and Green counters with a nice uppercut.
Balkan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Balkan throws a sloppy head kick
and Green counters with a stiff right hand.
Balkan misses with a lunging right hand
and Green counters with a straight right hand.
Green misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Balkan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Green's sensitive parts.
Green looks to land a left hand but Balkan moved out of range nicely.
Balkan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Balkan tries to clinch but Green moves out of range.
Balkan throws a sloppy head kick and Green moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Balkan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Balkan throws a nice looking combination but Green bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Green is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Green moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Balkan.
Green lands a hook to the side of the head.
Green breaks the clinch.
Green scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A swing and a miss from Balkan.
Balkan moves in looking to clinch but Green pushes him off.
Balkan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Green.
Green throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Balkan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Green with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balkan moves out of range of the body kick from Green.
Balkan looks to throw a body kick
and Green counters with a low kick, right behind Balkan 's knee.
Balkan avoids the head kick by Green.
Good exchange - Green coming out on top.
Green tries a head kick but it misses.
Green tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Balkan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Green, right into the meat.
Balkan misses with the body kick
and Green counters with a flying knee. Nice.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Balkan looks to clinch
and Green cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Green lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A head kick by Balkan misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rob Green dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Balkan sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Green misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Balkan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Green lands with a slapping head kick.
Green lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Balkan at a distance.
Green moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Green scores with a crisp jab that stopped Balkan in his tracks.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Green.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Green comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Green looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Balkan throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Green counters with an outside leg kick.
Balkan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balkan throws a lazy uppercut
and Green counters with a leg kick.
Balkan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Green fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Green scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Green fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Balkan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Green with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Green throws a head kick that Balkan semi-blocks.
Green has closed the distance and engaged Balkan in a clinch.
Green lands a nice shot to the body.
Green landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Green lands a right hand.
Knees in the clinch landing for Green.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right handed body shot lands from Green.
Balkan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Balkan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nice body punch from Green - that landed with a thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Balkan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Green lands a hook to the side of the head.
Green is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Balkan is defending well for now.
Green lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Green lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Green works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A hook to the body from Green.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Green.
Green breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Green connects with an inside leg kick.
Green cracks a nice hook into Balkan's ribs.
Green scores with a jab to the head.
Green connects with the punch.
Green throws a nice inside leg kick.
Green scores with a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green lands a nice shot to the body.
Balkan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Green jabs Balkan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Green - that will leave a mark!
Green misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Balkan takes a kick to the side of the head.
Green misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Green fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Balkan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Green.
Green lands a head kick!
Green bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balkan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Balkan throws a head kick that misses
and Green counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Balkan takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Balkan misses with a straight right.
Green shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Green's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Balkan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Green scrambles back to his feet.
A head kick misses from Green.
A low kick from Green misses
and Balkan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Balkan misses with a straight right.
Balkan misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rob Green clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Green misses with a jab, cross combination.
A slapping leg kick lands for Green.
A lazy body kick from Balkan
and Green counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Green swats away the attempt to clinch by Balkan.
Balkan drops his hands momentarily and Green takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Green looks to score with a jab to the body but Balkan is just out of range.
Balkan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Green cracks Balkan with a good jab.
Green cracks Balkan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Green throws a nice outside leg kick.
Balkan is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balkan takes one on the button.
Balkan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Green. Green obviously looking to wear him down.
Green throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Balkan throws a hook but Green avoids it easily.
Green tries to clinch up
and Balkan counters with a nice low kick that buckles Green's knee momentarily.
Balkan misses the jab.
Green misses with a wild combination.
Green throws a poor cross that misses
and Balkan counters with a stiff right hand.
Balkan throws a body kick the misses
and Green counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Balkan is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balkan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Green lands a leg kick that knocks Balkan off balance momentarily.
Balkan is looking to clinch but Green is avoiding it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Balkan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Balkan tries to stall but Green uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Green is trying to break the clinch but Balkan has him pressed against the cage.
Green blocking some punches.
Balkan lands a nice shot to the body.
Green landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Balkan trying to control the position but instead, Green has worked for underhooks and has pushed Balkan into the cage.
Balkan throws a head punch that misses.
Green landing knees to the head.
Balkan misses with some punches.
Green blocks an elbow strike from Balkan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balkan misses with some punches.
Balkan misses with a knee to the head.
Green scores with a nice hook to the head.
Green throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Balkan blocks it with crossed arms.
Green blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rob Green has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Balkan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Green breaks from the clinch.
Green lets loose with a powerful body kick. Balkan will feel that in the morning.
Green throws a head kick that half lands.
A good leg kick by Green.
Balkan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Green scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Green lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Green feints and then cracks Balkan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Balkan down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green punishes Balkan's body with a nice straight punch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Green.
Green scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Green looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Balkan throws a sloppy head kick
and Green counters with a head kick.
Green connects with a leg kick. Balkan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Green throws a nice outside leg kick.
Green chopping away at his opponent's legs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Green throws a nice head kick!
Green throws a head kick but Balkan moves out of range.
Green works the jab nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rob Green had his way with Boris Balkan in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Green scores with a leg kick.
Balkan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Balkan misses with the body kick
and Green counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Balkan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Balkan tries to close the distance and clinch but Green swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Balkan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Balkan throws the left hand but Green avoids the punch easily.
Green throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Balkan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A jab from Green does it's job there.
Balkan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Green. Green obviously looking to wear him down.
Balkan throws a series of punches but Green avoids them all with ease.
Balkan is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green rushes Balkan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Balkan misses with a knee to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Green.
Green lands a body shot.
Still in the clinch, Green scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Green.
Green lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Balkan backwards.
Balkan takes an elbow to the temple.
Green lands a hook that snaps the head of Balkan backwards.
Green leaning his opponent against the cage.
Balkan tries to land a knee to the head but Green blocks with his arms.
Balkan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Green lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Green scores a nice knee to the body.
Green lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Balkan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Green.
Green presses Balkan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Green.
Green digs a right hand into Balkan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Balkan's gas tank.
Boris Balkan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Green makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Green.
Green lands a right hand.
A left hand lands to the body for Green.
Balkan swings wildly with an uppercut but Green uses good head movement to avoid it.
Green lands a knee to the body.
Green misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Balkan.
Nice body punch from Green - that landed with a thud.
Good body shot from Green.
A right hook to the body lands for Green.
Balkan swings wildly with an uppercut but Green uses good head movement to avoid it.
Green lands a knee to the body.
Green lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Green is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Green lands a hook to the side of the head.
Green lands a good knee to the midsection. Balkan won't want to take too many of those.
Green landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Green pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Green closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Green manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green throws a head kick that misses.
Green throws a leg kick
and Green takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Green lands with a straight right. Balkan didn't see that one coming.
Balkan misses with a double jab
and Green counters with a good low kick that Balkan was not able to check.
Green throws a nice outside leg kick.
Green wants to land a leg kick but Balkan is out of range.
Rob Green is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Green clinches up with Balkan and pushes him back against the cage.
Green blocks the elbow strike.
Balkan misses with the head strike.
Balkan tries to land a knee to the head but Green blocks with his arms.
A right hand to the body from Green.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Balkan.
Balkan misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Balkan fails to land.
Balkan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Green presses Balkan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Balkan misses with some punches.
Green blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Balkan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Balkan misses with a punch on the inside.
Balkan throws a punch but it's blocked by Green.
Balkan lands an elbow just above Green 's eye.
Balkan working aggressively here.
Green lands with a light punch inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Green blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Balkan slows down the pace here.
Green presses Balkan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rob Green showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Green has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 50:43
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 50:43
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 50:43
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rob Green!
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