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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jami Balkan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Volcanic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Volcanic is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: 2Pac ft stretch-Under Pressure. Jami Balkan is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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157 lbs
52 - 16 - 2 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jami Balkan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
52 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Danny Volcanic!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balkan thuds his shin into the meat of Volcanic's side.
Balkan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Volcanic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Volcanic doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Balkan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Volcanic.
Volcanic throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Volcanic throws a low kick but Balkan avoids it.
Balkan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Volcanic.
Balkan misses the shot to the body.
Balkan checks a low kick from Volcanic.
Balkan throws the left hand but Volcanic avoids the punch easily.
Volcanic doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Volcanic listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
It looks like Jami Balkan has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Balkan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Volcanic looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A good leg kick by Balkan.
Volcanic scoring well with a low kick there.
Balkan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Volcanic manages to avoid it.
Balkan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Balkan lands a right hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balkan with a nice cross.
Volcanic cracks a nice hook into Balkan's ribs.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Volcanic, right into the meat.
Balkan misses with a wild body shot.
Volcanic throws a big shot that misses.
Volcanic throws a leg kick
and Balkan counters with a body kick that stops Volcanic in his tracks momentarily.
Balkan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Balkan seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Balkan looks to land a body kick but Volcanic moved away.
Balkan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Volcanic only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Balkan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Volcanic's calf.
A combination from Volcanic does no damage.
Volcanic fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Balkan.
Volcanic has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Balkan finds it's way round the side to connect with Volcanic's head.
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!
Volcanic moves forwards but Balkan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Balkan wants to slow Volcanic down by chopping away at his legs.
Volcanic gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volcanic tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Balkan throws the left hand but Volcanic avoids the punch easily.
Volcanic throws a shot from downtown. Balkan moves away and avoids it.
Balkan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Volcanic's sensitive parts.
Volcanic checks a low kick from Balkan.
Volcanic bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Volcanic throws a hook but Balkan avoids it easily.
Volcanic throws an overhand right that lands on Balkan's shoulder, as Balkan tries to avoid the shot.
Balkan cracks Volcanic with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Volcanic misses with an uppercut.
A decent looking cross lands there for Volcanic.
Volcanic misses with a hook. Balkan ducked under it nicely.
Volcanic throws a leg kick
enabling Balkan to counter with a crisp jab.
Balkan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Volcanic flicks out a counter leg kick but Balkan steps away.
Volcanic takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volcanic scores with a body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Balkan.
A bone on bone clash there as Volcanic blocks the leg kick.
Balkan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Balkan checks the leg kick.
Balkan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Good work by Balkan as he checks the leg kick.
Balkan looks for the body kick but Volcanic saw that one coming.
Volcanic takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Balkan scores with a hook to the body. Volcanic takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Volcanic takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sloppy strikes from Volcanic. Those never looked like landing.
Balkan lands a head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Volcanic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Balkan throws a body punch but Volcanic moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Volcanic misses.
Balkan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Volcanic. Volcanic circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balkan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Volcanic throws a body punch but Balkan moves out of range.
Volcanic misses the jab.
Balkan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Balkan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Volcanic looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Balkan is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Balkan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Volcanic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Balkan just misses with a punch to the body.
Volcanic moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Balkan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A little jabbing left from Volcanic on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Volcanic jabs Balkan right on the nose. Balkan blinks but takes it well.
Balkan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Volcanic.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Balkan on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Volcanic on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Balkan. Balkan obviously looking to wear him down.
Balkan throws a chopping leg kick but Volcanic manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Volcanic misses with a straight right.
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.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Volcanic throws the kick towards the body but Balkan avoids it.
Balkan swings for the body but Volcanic moves out of range.
Nice shot by Volcanic.
Volcanic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Balkan.
Volcanic takes a swing at Balkan's ribcage but misses.
As Volcanic backs away, Balkan returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Volcanic misses the jab.
Balkan keeps Volcanic at a distance using the push kick.
Jami Balkan is winning the standup battle so far.
Balkan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Balkan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Balkan lands a nice looking body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Volcanic.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balkan scores with a head kick. Volcanic tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Volcanic moves out of range of the leg kick from Balkan.
A big left from Balkan misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Balkan lands a jab.
Volcanic shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volcanic walks into a left hand.
Volcanic fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Balkan on the side of the head.
Volcanic throws an overhand right that lands on Balkan's shoulder, as Balkan tries to avoid the shot.
Volcanic thuds his shin into the meat of Balkan's side.
Volcanic lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Balkan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Balkan throws a low kick but Volcanic avoids it.
Balkan misses with a wild body shot.
Balkan looks to score with a jab to the body but Volcanic is just out of range.
Volcanic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A punch lands to the side of Balkan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A slapping body kick lands there for Balkan.
Balkan takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab lands there for Volcanic.
Volcanic lands a nice leg kick that just misses Balkan's sensitive parts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balkan 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.
Volcanic buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Balkan misses with a leg kick.
Volcanic throws a lazy right hand but Balkan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big left from Balkan misses.
It seemed like Volcanic was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Volcanic chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Balkan can pounce on him.
Balkan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Volcanic takes a jab right on the kisser.
Balkan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Balkan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Volcanic blocks a leg kick.
Balkan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Volcanic.
A slow jab from Volcanic misses its intended target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Volcanic.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volcanic misses with a hook.
Balkan checks a low kick from Volcanic.
Volcanic throws a chopping leg kick but Balkan manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Volcanic throws a body kick that misses.
Balkan fires out a quick counter leg kick but Volcanic just manages to avoid it.
Volcanic lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Balkan, right into the meat.
Balkan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Volcanic checks it well.
A low kick from Volcanic misses
and Balkan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Balkan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Balkan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Volcanic is out of range and Balkan settles back down.
Volcanic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Balkan throws out the jab.
Balkan throws a leg kick but Volcanic moved away.
Volcanic throws a hook to the side of Balkan's head but Balkan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Volcanic swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volcanic misses with a body punch
and Balkan counters with an outside leg kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Volcanic 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 dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Balkan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Volcanic manages to avoid it.
Volcanic bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Balkan's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Balkan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Balkan throws a solid leg kick but Volcanic takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Balkan.
Volcanic throws a low kick, looking for Balkan's leg but Balkan calmly moves out of range.
Balkan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Balkan throws a body punch but Volcanic moves out of range.
Volcanic keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Volcanic misses with a leg kick.
Balkan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Volcanic.
A countering left hand to the body from Volcanic misses.
Balkan throws a hook but Volcanic avoids it easily.
Balkan on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Balkan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Volcanic under the eye.
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 Jami Balkan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jami Balkan's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Volcanic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Balkan.
Volcanic throws out a loose jab but Balkan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Volcanic throws a left and a right that both miss
and Balkan counters with a left to the body.
Balkan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Volcanic 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.
Volcanic's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Volcanic lands with a nice body kick.
Balkan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Balkan ducks under a wild hook from Volcanic.
A big left from Balkan misses.
Balkan scores with a kick to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Volcanic has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Balkan.
Volcanic has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Balkan.
Volcanic tries to score with a low kick but Balkan moves his leg out of the way.
Volcanic gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Volcanic thows a leg kick but Balkan checks it
and Balkan counters with a nice body kick.
Volcanic fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Balkan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balkan tests Volcanic's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Balkan tries a low kick but Volcanic avoids it.
Volcanic throws a big shot that misses.
Nice shot by Volcanic.
Balkan throws a big shot that misses.
Volcanic checks the leg kick.
Volcanic throws a looping overhand right but Balkan ducks down to avoid it.
Balkan tried to counter with a leg kick but Volcanic avoided it.
Volcanic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Volcanic throws a leg kick which misses Balkan's front leg but catches the back leg as Balkan tries to avoid it.
A bone on bone clash there as Volcanic blocks the leg kick.
Nice body punch from Balkan.
Balkan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Volcanic.
Volcanic falls off balance throwing a combination
and Balkan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Volcanic thinking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volcanic throws a leg kick
and Balkan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Volcanic lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Balkan checks a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Volcanic lands a nice shot to the body.
Volcanic connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Balkan throws a nice head kick!
Volcanic throws a leg kick but Balkan checks it.
Volcanic misses with a body kick.
Volcanic wants to slow Balkan down by chopping away at his legs.
Volcanic throws a half hearted mid kick.
Balkan feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Volcanic connects with a jab.
Volcanic avoids the body shot from Balkan.
Balkan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Balkan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Volcanic throws a poor cross that misses
and Balkan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balkan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Balkan misses the target.
Balkan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Volcanic throws a low kick, looking for Balkan's leg but Balkan calmly moves out of range.
Balkan was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Balkan lands a nice hook to Volcanic's body. Volcanic takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Balkan scores with a jab. Volcanic acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Balkan lands the left hand.
Balkan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Volcanic. Balkan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Volcanic on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Volcanic with a jab.
Volcanic has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Volcanic there as he acknowledges the shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Volcanic.
Balkan walks into a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice jab there from Balkan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volcanic misses with a leg kick
and Balkan counters with a right hand to the body.
Balkan lands a leg kick that knocks Volcanic off balance momentarily.
Volcanic thuds his shin into the meat of Balkan's side.
Volcanic scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Balkan doesn't seem bothered though.
Volcanic with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Balkan to score with a decent uppercut.
Volcanic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Balkan appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Balkan checks the leg kick.
Volcanic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Balkan.
Balkan misses with a combination
and Volcanic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Balkan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Volcanic slips a straight right by Balkan.
Volcanic with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Balkan to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Volcanic defending well as Balkan loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jami Balkan clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Jami Balkan's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Volcanic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Balkan.
Volcanic throws a body shot but no joy.
Balkan appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Balkan is looking to land body kicks.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Volcanic, as that shot connected.
Balkan ducks under a wild hook from Volcanic.
Balkan swinging wildly here.
Volcanic walks into a jab.
A swing and a miss from Volcanic.
Balkan looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good leg kick by Volcanic there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Balkan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Volcanic on the side of the head.
Volcanic lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Volcanic throws a jab but it's blocked by Balkan.
Balkan thows a leg kick but Volcanic checks it
and Volcanic counters with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balkan moves out of range of the body kick.
Balkan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Volcanic looks to score with a jab to the body but Balkan is just out of range.
Volcanic lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Balkan tries to work over Volcanic's front leg with a kick but Volcanic checks it.
Volcanic scores with a nice body kick.
Volcanic misses with a left hand
and Balkan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Volcanic thinking.
Balkan connects with an inside leg kick.
Balkan looks for the body kick but Volcanic saw that one coming.
A low kick from Volcanic is predictable there
and Balkan counters with a nice uppercut.
Crunch! Volcanic slams his shin into Balkan's torso.
That kick from Balkan tenderised Volcanic's leg. Volcanic is trying to keep his angry face on.
Balkan misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volcanic takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Volcanic lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Balkan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Volcanic moves away.
Volcanic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Balkan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Volcanic avoids the body shot from Balkan.
Volcanic feints and then cracks Balkan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Balkan down.
Balkan lands with a hook. Volcanic tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Donk. Balkan catches Volcanic right on the button with a cross.
Balkan throws a sloppy head kick and Volcanic moves out of range easily.
Volcanic throws a counter combo.
Volcanic lands a slapping body shot.
Volcanic has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A solid body kick from Balkan.
Volcanic swings for the body but Balkan moves out of range.
Balkan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volcanic cracks Balkan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Volcanic throws a body shot but no joy.
Some bone on bone action there as Volcanic checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Volcanic blocks the body kick.
Volcanic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Volcanic throws a body punch but Balkan moves out of range.
Balkan scores with a hook.
Balkan lands with a straight right. Volcanic didn't see that one coming.
Balkan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Volcanic counters with a nice body kick.
Balkan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Balkan misses with a body shot.
Balkan's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Balkan connects with an inside leg kick.
Balkan throws a low kick, looking for Volcanic's leg but Volcanic calmly moves out of range.
Volcanic throws a jab when Balkan was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volcanic pivots, looking for a leg kick but Balkan is out of range and Volcanic settles back down.
Volcanic lands a jab to Balkan's midsection.
Balkan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Volcanic is out of range and Balkan settles back down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Volcanic misses with a low kick.
Balkan misses with a wild body shot.
Volcanic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Balkan.
Balkan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Volcanic scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Volcanic checks a low kick from Balkan.
Volcanic lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Balkan at a distance.
A shot to the body from Volcanic misses
enabling Balkan to counter with a crisp jab.
Volcanic tries to move into range but Balkan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Volcanic throws a chopping leg kick but Balkan manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Balkan is looking to counter with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Jami Balkan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jami Balkan's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Volcanic.
Volcanic lands a head shot.
Balkan throws out a leg kick but Volcanic moves out of range and Balkan only half commits.
Volcanic feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Balkan's calf.
Jab by Volcanic.
Volcanic lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Volcanic connects with a body shot.
Volcanic staying out of range there.
Volcanic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Balkan quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
That kick from Volcanic tenderised Balkan's leg. Balkan is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balkan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Volcanic fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Balkan misses the shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Balkan misses with a hook to the body
and Volcanic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balkan connects with a crisp jab.
Balkan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Volcanic has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Balkan.
Balkan scores with a decent looking hook.
Balkan lands with a straight right. Volcanic didn't see that one coming.
Balkan throws a body shot but no joy.
Volcanic misses with the body kick
and Balkan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Balkan looks to score with a jab to the body but Volcanic is just out of range.
Volcanic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Balkan does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Volcanic takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice shot by Balkan.
Volcanic throws out a leg kick but Balkan moves out of range and Volcanic only half commits.
Balkan moves out of range as Volcanic strikes.
Danny Volcanic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volcanic throws a leg kick that is checked
and Volcanic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Volcanic takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Volcanic throws a hook but Balkan blocks it.
Volcanic works the jab nicely.
Balkan moves away from the strike by Volcanic.
Balkan moves out of range of the leg kick from Volcanic.
Balkan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Good standup being displayed there by Balkan as he connects with a hook.
Balkan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Balkan slips a straight right by Volcanic.
Balkan scoring well with a low kick there.
Volcanic is looking to chop away at Balkan's legs.
A little feinted left hand from Balkan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Balkan ducks under a wild hook from Volcanic.
Balkan scores with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balkan lands with an overhand left.
Volcanic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Balkan manages to avoid it.
Volcanic fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Balkan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Volcanic lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Volcanic looks to throw a body kick
enabling Balkan to counter with a crisp jab.
Volcanic throws out a loose jab but Balkan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Volcanic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Volcanic slips a jab and a cross from Balkan.
Volcanic looks to score with a jab to the body but Balkan is just out of range.
Volcanic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Balkan.
Volcanic throws a head kick that misses
and Balkan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Volcanic is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Balkan connects with a solid leg kick.
Balkan lands with a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balkan jabs at Volcanic's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Balkan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Volcanic.
Volcanic throws the kick towards the body but Balkan avoids it.
Volcanic takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Balkan with a nice cross.
Volcanic missing with a left hand there. Balkan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Volcanic lands a jab to the head.
Balkan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Volcanic.
Balkan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Volcanic misses with a leg kick.
Balkan moves out of range as Volcanic strikes.
Balkan lands a leg kick that knocks Volcanic off balance momentarily.
Balkan lands a really nice looking cross but Volcanic seems unphased.
Volcanic wants to slow Balkan down by chopping away at his legs.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jami Balkan.
Well Balkan 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 50:47
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 50:45
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... 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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