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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kcim Balam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terry Mirluk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mirluk has chosen Guns N' Roses - Paradise City as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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148 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kcim Balam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Terry Mirluk!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Winston Alpacca and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Left hook, right uppercut from Mirluk.
Mirluk looks to land a left hand but Balam moved out of range nicely.
The fighters circling - Mirluk throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Balam keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mirluk.
Balam takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Balam looks to land a body kick but Mirluk moved away.
Mirluk misses with an uppercut. Balam saw that one coming.
Mirluk checks a low kick from Balam.
Balam tries to clinch up.
Balam misses with a body shot.
Balam tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mirluk swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mirluk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balam attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Balam slips a jab and a cross from Mirluk.
Mirluk misses with a looping right.
Mirluk throws a good cross that connects.
Balam throws a leg kick but Mirluk sees it coming and moves out of range.
It seemed like Mirluk was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mirluk moves into range and clinches up with Balam.
Mirluk makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mirluk manages to break the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Mirluk. Those never looked like landing.
Balam feinted with a counter takedown.
Mirluk misses the jab.
Mirluk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Balam manages to avoid it.
Balam throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mirluk.
Mirluk scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Balam fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mirluk manages to avoid it.
Mirluk throws a right and a left that Balam avoids nicely.
A jab from Mirluk finds it's way through Balam's defenses.
Mirluk lands a lovely overhand right.
Balam walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mirluk checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Balam fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mirluk moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mirluk blocks an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Mirluk.
Mirluk is trying to stall.
Mirluk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Balam trying to land knees to the body.
Mirluk lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Balam backwards.
Balam tries a knee to the head but Mirluk blocks it.
Come on Mirluk - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Balam looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mirluk softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Mirluk blocks a body shot from Balam.
Mirluk digs a right hand underneath Balam's ribcage. Balam let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mirluk leaning his opponent against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Balam just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mirluk's brow.
Mirluk lands with a right to the head.
Mirluk taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mirluk has Balam pressed against the ropes.
Mirluk lands with a right to the head.
Balam wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mirluk stalling.
Mirluk keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Balam's efforts to push away.
Balam misses with a punch on the inside.
Mirluk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mirluk misses with a straight right.
Balam uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mirluk.
Balam throws a quick counter kick to the body but Mirluk avoids it.
Balam falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mirluk counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mirluk has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Balam just misses with a punch to the body.
Mirluk throws out a loose jab but Balam uses good head movement to avoid it.
Balam feinted with a counter takedown.
Balam swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mirluk moves into range and clinches up with Balam.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mirluk controlling the action here for a moment.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Balam throws an elbow but misses.
Mirluk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mirluk avoids the body shot from Balam.
Mirluk swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Terry Mirluk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Balam misses with a body punch
and Mirluk counters with a straight right hand.
Balam attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circling - Mirluk throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mirluk misses with a wild body shot.
Mirluk moves out of range as Balam strikes.
A jab from Mirluk finds it's way through Balam's defenses.
Mirluk lands with an uppercut that bounces Balam off the ropes and back into range.
A lazy body kick from Balam
and Mirluk counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Balam misses with a lunging right hand
and Mirluk counters with a right hand to the body.
Balam looks to clinch
and Mirluk counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Terry Mirluk 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.
Balam doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A slow jab from Mirluk misses its intended target.
Balam appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Mirluk bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Balam's head.
Mirluk throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Balam stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mirluk has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Balam takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Balam tries to clinch up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Balam.
Mirluk smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the liver by Mirluk. Beautiful body shot.
Balam doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Balam tries to clinch
letting Mirluk counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Balam displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mirluk throws out the jab.
Mirluk scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balam takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Balam throws a right hand that Mirluk ducks under and follows up with a left that Mirluk also avoids with ease.
Mirluk scores with the left hand. Balam knows he should have avoided that one.
Mirluk closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Our sources have told us that Balam has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Balam throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mirluk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mirluk throws a looping overhand right but Balam ducks down to avoid it.
Terry Mirluk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Balam tries to work over Mirluk's front leg with a kick but Mirluk checks it.
It seemed like Mirluk was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mirluk avoids a kick to the body.
Mirluk lands with a shot to the body.
Balam's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mirluk connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Balam scrambles back to his feet.
Mirluk lands with a shot to the body.
Mirluk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mirluk throws out a powerful jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mirluk rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Balam counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mirluk slips a straight right by Balam.
Mirluk looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mirluk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Balam.
Mirluk works the jab nicely.
Mirluk on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mirluk jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mirluk just misses with a punch to the body.
Balam is looking to clinch.
Mirluk misses the shot to the body.
Nice jab there from Mirluk.
Mirluk moves out of range of the leg kick from Balam.
A big right from Mirluk misses.
Balam half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Balam tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mirluk swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balam has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Balam there as he acknowledges the shot.
Balam moves out of range of the strikes.
A slow jab from Mirluk misses its intended target.
Balam tries to land a front kick but Mirluk steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mirluk throws a jab but it's blocked by Balam.
Mirluk scores with a nice right hand.
Balam looks to score with a jab to the body but Mirluk is just out of range.
Balam throws a right hand that Mirluk ducks under and follows up with a left that Mirluk also avoids with ease.
Mirluk looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mirluk swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mirluk swats away the attempt to clinch by Balam.
Balam throws a leg kick but Mirluk checks it.
Balam has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A shot to the body from Balam misses
and Mirluk counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Terry Mirluk seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mirluk misses with a series of wild punches.
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!
Mirluk dips to his left and cracks Balam with an uppercut!
Sloppy strikes from Balam. Those never looked like landing.
Balam attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Mirluk connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Balam's hands.
Mirluk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Balam.
Mirluk has managed to clinch.
Balam tries to break the clinch but Mirluk is controlling the position.
Mirluk avoiding damage as Balam throws knees to the body.
Mirluk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mirluk just misses with a punch to the body.
Mirluk lands a nice shot that snaps Balam's head back.
Balam darts in trying to clinch
letting Mirluk counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Terry Mirluk showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Mirluk works Balam's body with a nice hook.
Mirluk misses with a straight right.
Mirluk circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mirluk steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Balam. That one must have hurt.
Balam misses with a lunging right hand
and Mirluk counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mirluk tries to clinch up.
Mirluk throws a nice looking combination but Balam bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mirluk throws out a powerful jab.
Balam moves out of range of the strikes.
Balam misses with a jab to the body
and Mirluk counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balam tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Mirluk paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Balam throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mirluk.
Balam connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mirluk. Mirluk circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Balam delivers a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mirluk misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balam misses with an uppercut. Mirluk saw that one coming.
Mirluk scores with a one two! Balam had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Balam doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Balam is looking to score with low kicks.
Mirluk throws the left hand but Balam avoids the punch easily.
Mirluk with a jab.
Balam slips a straight right by Mirluk.
Balam takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Balam misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Balam looking to score a takedown here. Mirluk is defending well but Balam drives through and ends up in Mirluk's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Balam throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mirluk works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Balam missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mirluk throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mirluk has momentary wrist control but Balam slips an elbow through the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mirluk has his feet on Balam's thighs here. He's pushed Balam off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Balam screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Terry Mirluk!
A relieved looking Terry Mirluk thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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