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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ferenz Balas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Legend Zatoichi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zatoichi has chosen Sixty Seconds To ..... as his entrance music. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ferenz Balas!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, The Legend Zatoichi!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Jorge Garcia and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body kick from Zatoichi.
Balas throws a jab when Zatoichi was well out of range.
Balas misses with a series of wild punches.
Balas dodges the punch combination from Zatoichi.
Balas looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Zatoichi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Zatoichi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nice body punch from Zatoichi.
Zatoichi has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Zatoichi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zatoichi lands a nice looking body shot.
Zatoichi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zatoichi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zatoichi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Balas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zatoichi.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Balas throws a series of punches but Zatoichi avoids them all with ease.
Balas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Balas looks to score with a jab to the body but Zatoichi is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balas connects with a single shot there.
Balas punishes Zatoichi's body with a nice straight punch.
Zatoichi misses with a hook
and Balas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ferenz Balas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zatoichi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Balas.
A punch lands to the side of Zatoichi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Zatoichi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Zatoichi missing with a left hand there. Balas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Balas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zatoichi slips a jab and a cross from Balas.
Balas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zatoichi.
Zatoichi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Balas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Balas misses with a looping right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zatoichi slips under a jab from Balas.
Zatoichi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Balas moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Balas trying to stall but Zatoichi improves his position.
Balas can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Balas.
Zatoichi lands a good knee to the midsection. Balas won't want to take too many of those.
Zatoichi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Balas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Balas avoiding damage as Zatoichi throws knees to the body.
Balas is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Zatoichi is keeping busy.
Balas trying to stall but Zatoichi improves his position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zatoichi.
Zatoichi trying to stall but Balas improves his position.
Balas is looking to break free of the clinch but Zatoichi has double underhooks.
Zatoichi swings wildly with an uppercut but Balas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Balas takes a knee to the side of the body.
Balas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Balas trying to control the position but instead, Zatoichi has worked for underhooks and has pushed Balas into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zatoichi connects with a nasty looking knee right to Balas's face.
A body shot lands from Zatoichi.
Zatoichi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Balas.
Balas is trying to maintain a safe position but Zatoichi gets an underhook and turns Balas into the cage.
Zatoichi scores with a shoulder strike.
Zatoichi misses with a body punch.
Balas wants to stall.
Balas breaks the clinch.
Zatoichi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A jab from Balas does it's job there.
Balas misses with a wild body shot.
Zatoichi steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Balas.
Balas misses with an uppercut. Zatoichi saw that one coming.
Balas throws a poor cross that misses
and Zatoichi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Zatoichi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Balas to score with a decent uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Balas.
Zatoichi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Balas wants to clinch but Zatoichi slips to the side
and Zatoichi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Balas takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Zatoichi staying out of range there.
Zatoichi slips under a jab from Balas.
Balas blocks a jab.
Balas was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Balas just misses with a punch to the body.
Zatoichi was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Balas throws an off balance right hand
and Zatoichi finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Zatoichi avoids the body shot from Balas.
Zatoichi dips to his left and cracks Balas with an uppercut!
Balas misses with an uppercut
and Zatoichi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Zatoichi moves away from the strike by Balas.
Zatoichi throws a good cross that connects.
Balas misses with a left hand
and Zatoichi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Zatoichi tries to clinch but Balas moves out of range.
Balas throwing a counter right hand but Zatoichi manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Balas scores with a nice strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but The Legend Zatoichi will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Balas lands a slapping body shot.
Zatoichi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Balas was well out of range. Poor timing from Zatoichi.
Balas misses with a jab, cross combination.
A little jabbing left from Zatoichi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Zatoichi connects with a looping right hand.
Zatoichi misses with a wild body shot.
Zatoichi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little feinted left hand from Balas on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Balas throws a jab when Zatoichi was well out of range.
Balas tries to move into range but Zatoichi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Zatoichi throws a right hand that Balas ducks under and follows up with a left that Balas also avoids with ease.
The fighters circle momentarily. Zatoichi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Balas misses with a looping left.
Balas misses with an uppercut
and Zatoichi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Balas throws a lazy uppercut
and Zatoichi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zatoichi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Balas as he connects with a hook.
Balas throws a jab when Zatoichi was well out of range.
Zatoichi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balas takes a jab right on the kisser.
Zatoichi misses with a hook to the body
and Balas counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Zatoichi thinking.
Balas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Balas swings for the body but Zatoichi moves out of range.
The Legend Zatoichi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zatoichi moves out of range as Balas strikes.
Zatoichi dodges the punch combination from Balas.
Zatoichi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Balas slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Balas uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Balas throws a series of punches but Zatoichi moves out of range.
Balas thuds his right hand into Zatoichi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Balas looks to land a combination. Zatoichi sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zatoichi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Balas.
Balas takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balas throws a jab but it's blocked by Zatoichi.
Good exchange - Zatoichi coming out on top.
Balas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Balas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zatoichi.
Balas works Zatoichi's body with a nice hook.
Zatoichi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Zatoichi 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 Balas has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Balas and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Balas catches Zatoichi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Zatoichi ducks under a wild hook from Balas.
Zatoichi throws a hook but Balas avoids it easily.
Zatoichi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Balas was well out of range. Poor timing from Zatoichi.
A little feinted left hand from Balas on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Zatoichi looks to land a right hand but Balas moved out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Balas on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Zatoichi ducks right into an uppercut from Balas.
Nice straight punches there by Balas. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Balas.
Balas misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zatoichi lands a nice shot that snaps Balas's head back.
A looping hook to the body misses from Balas. Zatoichi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zatoichi moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Balas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zatoichi just misses with a punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from Balas.
Balas cracks Zatoichi with a good jab.
Zatoichi throws a body shot but no joy.
Balas scores with a decent looking hook.
Balas throws an off balance right hand
and Zatoichi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zatoichi misses with a body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Zatoichi.
A big left from Balas misses.
Zatoichi was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good shot there by Balas.
Balas takes one on the button.
Zatoichi wants to slow Balas down by chopping away at his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balas lands with an overhand left.
Zatoichi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Zatoichi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Balas.
Balas connects with a good right hand that stumbles Zatoichi. Zatoichi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Balas stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Balas lands a head shot.
Balas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zatoichi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zatoichi scores with the left hand. Balas knows he should have avoided that one.
Balas looks to land a right hand but Zatoichi moved out of range.
Balas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zatoichi takes a swing at Balas's ribcage but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zatoichi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Balas lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Balas misses the jab.
Zatoichi lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Zatoichi throws a body punch but Balas moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ferenz Balas will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Zatoichi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Balas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Balas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Balas throws a poor cross that misses
and Balas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Balas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zatoichi.
Zatoichi defending well as Balas loads up on a big left hand.
Zatoichi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Balas with a hook.
Zatoichi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Zatoichi takes a swing at Balas's ribcage but misses.
Zatoichi throws a series of punches but Balas avoids them all with ease.
Balas is looking to counter punch.
Balas misses with a hook. Zatoichi ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zatoichi throws a looping overhand right but Balas ducks down to avoid it.
Zatoichi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Zatoichi moves out of range as Balas strikes.
Zatoichi connects with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Balas misses with an uppercut. Zatoichi saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zatoichi tries to keep at a distance but Balas has taken the fight into the clinch.
Zatoichi digs a right hand underneath Balas's ribcage. Balas let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Balas is trying to stall.
Zatoichi lands a knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zatoichi scores with a shoulder strike.
Knees to the body from Zatoichi.
Zatoichi jumps into guard, dragging Balas to the mat.
Zatoichi had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Balas defends it easily.
Zatoichi escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Balas gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zatoichi is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Balas frees his head nicely. Oh but Zatoichi has switched to an armbar! Balas is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). The Legend Zatoichi! The Legend Zatoichi retains his welterweight title!
An out of breath The Legend Zatoichi thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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