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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jami Balkan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Cade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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152 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
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170 cm
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159 lbs
11 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank |
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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
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jami Balkan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Carl Cade!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Lou da Vinci and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Balkan. Beautiful body shot.
Balkan connects with a jab.
Balkan connects with a looping right hand.
Balkan connects with a solid leg kick.
Cade pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cade fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Balkan lands with a nice body punch.
Carl Cade seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Balkan fakes the leg kick and cracks Cade in the body.
Cade scores with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Balkan connects with a looping right hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Balkan.
Balkan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cade. Cade obviously looking to wear him down.
Cade ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Balkan moves away.
Balkan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cade under the eye.
A slow jab from Cade misses its intended target.
Balkan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Balkan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Balkan moves out of range as Cade strikes.
A good leg kick by Balkan.
Balkan connects with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Cade.
Cade takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Balkan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cade looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice cross by Balkan.
Balkan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Balkan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Balkan lands an overhand right.
Cade misses with an uppercut. Balkan saw that one coming.
Cade on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Balkan slips a jab from Cade.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Balkan scores with a sloppy right hand. Cade should have avoided that one.
Cade throws a low kick, looking for Balkan's leg but Balkan calmly moves out of range.
Balkan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cade throws an overhand right that lands on Balkan's shoulder, as Balkan tries to avoid the shot.
Balkan has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cade finds it's way round the side to connect with Balkan's head.
Balkan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cade on the side of the head.
Cade missing with a left hand there. Balkan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cade thows a left - swing and a miss!
Balkan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cade. That did some damage!
Cade throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Cade wants to land a leg kick but Balkan is out of range.
Balkan misses with a series of wild punches.
Balkan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cade drops his hands momentarily and Balkan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Balkan defending well as Cade loads up on a big left hand.
Cade misses the jab.
Balkan blocks a low kick nicely.
Cade misses with a hook.
Balkan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Balkan is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Balkan blocks a leg kick.
Balkan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cade.
Balkan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Balkan misses with a body shot.
Cade takes a swing at Balkan's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balkan cracks Cade with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cade takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cade looks to land a left hand but Balkan moved out of range nicely.
A shot to the liver by Balkan. Beautiful body shot.
Cade misses with a right hand
and Cade takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cade throws a hook but Balkan blocks it.
Cade throws a right and a left that Balkan avoids nicely.
Cade swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cade is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cade chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Balkan can pounce on him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Balkan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cade doesn't seem bothered though.
Balkan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cade on the side of the head.
Balkan avoids the body shot from Cade.
Cade throws a big shot that misses.
Balkan checks a leg kick nicely.
Balkan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cade gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balkan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Balkan digs a good hook to Cade's body.
A big left from Cade misses.
Decent striking displayed by Balkan there.
Balkan lands with a good body shot.
Balkan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cade has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Balkan connects with a leg kick. Cade looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cade throws a low kick but Balkan moves out of range easily.
Balkan scores with a nice body kick.
A big left from Cade misses.
Balkan lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Cade looks winded!
Cade's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Balkan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cade scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Balkan lands a head shot.
Cade is rocked!
Cade has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Balkan.
Cade is still on wobbly legs! Can Balkan finish him?
Balkan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cade seems to have recovered his senses.
Cade throws a front kick aimed at Balkan's knee but Balkan avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jami Balkan dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cade tried to score with a low kick but Balkan checks it.
Balkan slips under a jab.
Balkan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Balkan staying out of range there.
Cade throws a low kick but it's checked well by Balkan.
Cade misses with a lunging right hand
and Balkan counters with an outside leg kick.
Balkan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cade throws a leg kick that is checked
and Balkan counters with a right hand to the body.
Cade fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Balkan is out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Balkan, right into the meat.
Balkan lands a nice shot to the body.
Cade is looking to score with low kicks.
Balkan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cade on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Cade is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot to the liver by Balkan. Beautiful body shot.
Cade on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Cade might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Balkan has got the better of the exchanges.
Balkan thuds a left hand into Cade's body.
Jami Balkan is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooh!!! Balkan has knocked Cade down with a huge combo! Balkan steps away and waves a wobbly Cade back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Balkan throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Balkan cracks the inside of Cade's front leg.
Balkan slips under a jab.
Balkan cracks Cade on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Cade falls backwards against the cage. Balkan follows up with more strikes that drop Cade to his knees. Balkan keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Cade! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jami Balkan!
Jami Balkan 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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