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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jiggle Jiggle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arkady Balagan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jiggle comes to the cage accompanied by Story of My Life - One Direction. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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195 lbs
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182 cm
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195 lbs
9 - 5 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jiggle Jiggle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arkady Balagan!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balagan defending well as Jiggle loads up on a big left hand.
Balagan tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Jiggle defends well and Balagan ends up having to push Jiggle into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Balagan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Balagan has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Jiggle is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Jiggle displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Balagan.
Jiggle Jiggle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arkady Balagan.
Jiggle looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Balagan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jiggle sprawls well. Jiggle wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Balagan gets slowly back to his feet.
Jiggle throws a right hand that Balagan ducks under and follows up with a left that Balagan also avoids with ease.
Balagan tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jiggle throws out a powerful jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Balagan blocks the leg kick.
Balagan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Balagan walks forward, straight into a front kick from Jiggle.
Jiggle stuffs the takedown attempt from Balagan. Balagan gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balagan shoots in for a takedown but Jiggle shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Balagan slips under a jab from Jiggle.
Balagan shoots in but Jiggle avoids the takedown attempt easily.
It looked like Jiggle wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A telegraphed right hand from Jiggle misses the target.
Jiggle stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jiggle wants it to stay on the feet.
Jiggle is looking to counter with head kicks.
Balagan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jiggle.
Balagan misses with a takedown attempt
and Jiggle cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Balagan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nice sprawl there from Jiggle as Balagan shoots in.
Balagan avoids the body shot from Jiggle.
Jiggle has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A slow jab from Jiggle misses its intended target.
Jiggle throws a big shot that misses.
Balagan shoots in for a takedown but Jiggle shows good takedown defense.
Balagan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jiggle as he avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Jiggle. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jiggle.
Jiggle scores with a jab. Balagan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jiggle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Balagan feints the counter takedown.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jiggle leaves Balagan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Some wild striking there from Jiggle.
Balagan shoots in but no luck this time.
Jiggle throws a body punch but Balagan moves out of range.
Balagan looks for a takedown but Jiggle sprawls well.
Jiggle avoids a kick to the body.
Jiggle connects with a body shot.
Jiggle lands with a good body shot.
Balagan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jiggle misses with a straight right.
Jiggle lands a nice leg kick that just misses Balagan's sensitive parts.
Jiggle lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jiggle Jiggle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Jiggle misses.
A big right from Jiggle misses.
Jiggle lands with a kick to the temple. Balagan shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jiggle plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Jiggle misses with a body kick.
Balagan dives in and scores a takedown into Jiggle's guard.
Jiggle is looking to sweep but instead, Balagan has passed into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jiggle wants to get back to his feet.
Jiggle is trying to maintain the position but Balagan is very close to passing his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jiggle is trying to stand up here but Balagan is controlling him well.
Balagan is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Jiggle is trying to stand up here but Balagan is controlling him well.
Jiggle is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Balagan scores with a couple of nice shots.
Jiggle wants to get back to full guard.
Balagan is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Jiggle is just riding it out for now. Balagan eventually gives up the hold.
Balagan is nestled in close to Jiggle, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Jiggle is looking to control Balagan's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jiggle avoid being mounted?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jiggle Jiggle dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Balagan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jiggle is looking for a counter combo.
Balagan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A big left from Jiggle misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Balagan is defended easily by Jiggle.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jiggle Jiggle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arkady Balagan.
Balagan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balagan shoots in but no luck this time.
Balagan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jiggle.
Balagan tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Balagan moves out of range as Jiggle throws a body kick.
Balagan fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jiggle throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Jiggle slaps away a takedown attempt from Balagan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Balagan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jiggle.
Balagan with the counter takedown but Jiggle avoids it easily.
Balagan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jiggle is looking to counter with head kicks.
Balagan has a takedown stuffed.
A quick step to the side and Jiggle tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jiggle wants to slow Balagan down by chopping away at his legs.
Balagan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jiggle swivels and escapes.
Jiggle jabs at Balagan's body.
Balagan misses with a takedown attempt - Jiggle sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jiggle throws a body kick that misses
and Balagan decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jiggle's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balagan prevents Jiggle from getting back to his feet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Balagan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jiggle is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Balagan makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Balagan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jiggle preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Balagan wants to control from the top but Jiggle keeps moving.
Jiggle has Balagan pulled in close to control his posture.
Jiggle looking for a sweep. Not yet Jiggle, not yet.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Balagan works over Jiggle with some ground and pound from guard.
Jiggle is trying to keep Balagan in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balagan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Balagan with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Balagan scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jiggle keeping moving, preventing Balagan from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jiggle is on top in guard.
Balagan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jiggle's guard.
Jiggle is striking but Balagan is not phased and passes to half guard.
Balagan winds up and cracks Jiggle with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Jiggle on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jiggle is staying active underneath Balagan, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jiggle is trying to stand up here but Balagan is controlling him well.
Jiggle is trying to get back to full guard.
Balagan is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jiggle is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
Balagan scoring with strikes but Jiggle is staying in there.
It looks like Jiggle Jiggle has been cut.
Jiggle tries to hold on but Balagan postures up.
Balagan postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Jiggle out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Balagan goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Arkady Balagan!
Arkady Balagan 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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energy
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hype
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pop
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