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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jami Balkan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rajesh Koothrappali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koothrappali comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Punjab kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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152 lbs
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148 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jami Balkan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rajesh Koothrappali!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balkan scores with a hook.
Koothrappali is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Koothrappali on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Balkan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Koothrappali throws a push kick but Balkan slaps the foot to one side.
Koothrappali throws a hook but Balkan blocks it.
Koothrappali tries to land a leg kick but Balkan saw it coming and moves away.
Balkan scores with a three punch combo!
Balkan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Koothrappali fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Balkan is out of range.
Balkan connects with a jab.
Balkan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Koothrappali on the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Balkan with a hook.
Koothrappali lands a head kick. Balkan smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Jami Balkan has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balkan thuds his right hand into Koothrappali's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nice shot by Balkan.
Balkan connects with the punch.
Good standup being displayed there by Balkan as he connects with a hook.
Koothrappali avoids the body shot from Balkan.
Balkan throws a leg kick but Koothrappali moved away.
Decent striking displayed by Balkan there.
Balkan slips under a jab from Koothrappali.
Balkan takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koothrappali throws the kick towards the body but Balkan avoids it.
Balkan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Koothrappali throws a head kick that misses.
Balkan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balkan misses with a double jab
and Koothrappali counters with a nice low kick that buckles Balkan's knee momentarily.
Balkan takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Balkan lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Koothrappali has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Koothrappali and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Balkan throws a poor cross that misses
and Koothrappali counters with a slapping leg kick.
Koothrappali closes the distance but Balkan moves to the side
and Balkan counters with a left to the body.
Koothrappali takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Balkan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Balkan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Koothrappali.
Koothrappali fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Balkan.
A slow jab from Koothrappali misses its intended target.
Balkan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balkan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jab from Koothrappali.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Koothrappali.
Koothrappali throws a front kick aimed at Balkan's knee but Balkan avoids it well.
A telegraphed right hand from Balkan misses the target.
Balkan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Koothrappali throws out the jab.
Balkan thuds a left hand into Koothrappali's body.
Balkan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Balkan connects with a body shot.
Koothrappali tries to land a leg kick but Balkan saw it coming and moves away.
Koothrappali throws the left hand but Balkan avoids the punch easily.
Balkan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Balkan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Balkan checks a leg kick nicely.
Balkan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Koothrappali's hands.
A good leg kick by Balkan.
Koothrappali takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Balkan jabs Koothrappali to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A slow jab from Koothrappali misses its intended target.
Koothrappali takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Koothrappali is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good work by Balkan as he checks the leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Balkan, as that shot connected.
Balkan is looking to chop away at Koothrappali's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jami Balkan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jami Balkan's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Balkan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Koothrappali circles away quickly and effectively.
Koothrappali is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Balkan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Balkan throws a right and a left that Koothrappali avoids nicely.
Balkan closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Koothrappali swings for the body but Balkan moves out of range.
Koothrappali takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Balkan checks the leg kick nicely there.
Balkan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Koothrappali.
Balkan with a hook.
Jami Balkan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Balkan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Balkan blocks a low kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koothrappali connects with a solid leg kick.
Koothrappali closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Balkan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jab from Koothrappali.
Danga de danga de dang - Balkan scores with a four punch combination!
Koothrappali tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Balkan lands a nice shot to the body.
Balkan checks a leg kick.
Balkan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
That kick from Koothrappali tenderised Balkan's leg. Balkan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Koothrappali lands a nice leg kick that just misses Balkan's sensitive parts.
Koothrappali 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balkan pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Koothrappali back to the cage. Balkan follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Koothrappali ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Balkan moves away.
Koothrappali looks to score with a jab to the body but Balkan is just out of range.
Koothrappali is looking to land body kicks.
Koothrappali takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A jab from Balkan finds it's way through Koothrappali's defenses.
Balkan misses with a wild combination.
Balkan digs a good body shot into Koothrappali's ribs.
Balkan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Balkan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Koothrappali.
Koothrappali on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balkan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Koothrappali is rocked!
Jami Balkan is winning the standup battle so far.
Balkan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Koothrappali is still on wobbly legs! Can Balkan finish him?
Balkan cracks Koothrappali with a hook to the temple - Koothrappali is on wobbly legs here! Balkan swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Koothrappali falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Balkan wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jami Balkan!
A victorious Jami Balkan thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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hype
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