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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jami Balkan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Jamison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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145 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
30 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jami Balkan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, John Jamison!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Kenichi Hosakawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jamison scores with a kick to the midsection.
Jamison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Balkan moves away.
Balkan avoids the body shot from Jamison.
Balkan takes a swing at Jamison's ribcage but misses.
Balkan throws a push kick but Jamison slaps the foot to one side.
Balkan seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Jamison connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jamison throws a front kick that sends Balkan stumbling back into the cage.
Balkan throws a leg kick which misses Jamison's front leg but catches the back leg as Jamison tries to avoid it.
Balkan tries to land a front kick but Jamison steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jamison. Balkan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Balkan fires out a quick counter leg kick but Jamison just manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jamison. Balkan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Balkan takes a swing at Jamison's ribcage but misses.
Balkan lands with a shot to the body.
Jamison misses the shot to the body.
Balkan avoids a kick to the body.
Balkan lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Balkan misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jamison fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jamison tries to move into range but Balkan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jamison is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Balkan rather than just go for the knockout.
A jab from Balkan finds it's way through Jamison's defenses.
Jamison misses with a left hand
and Balkan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jamison gets the takedown into side control.
What's Balkan going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Jamison wants to lay and pray for a moment but Balkan keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Balkan prevents Jamison from improving position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jamison working away.
Jamison advances to full mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Balkan slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jamison not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jamison is thwarting Balkan's attempts to control the position.
Jamison controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balkan is trying to control but can't.
Balkan regains full guard. Nicely done.
Jamison trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jamison has gone for a leg lock! Balkan slips out almost immediately though and dives into Jamison's guard.
Jamison looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Balkan passes into half guard.
Jamison looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jamison has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Balkan escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Balkan!
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Balkan tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Balkan has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Jamison manages to work his way to half guard, despite Balkan's best efforts.
Jamison has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Jamison is looking to get back to full guard here but Balkan has managed to pass to side control instead.
Jamison tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jamison manages to work his way to half guard, despite Balkan's best efforts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jami Balkan will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jamison scores with a body shot.
Jamison lands a body shot.
Jamison lands with a kick to the ribs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Balkan. That's going to slow Jamison down.
Jami Balkan is winning the standup battle so far.
Balkan throws a solid leg kick but Jamison takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Balkan.
Jamison dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Balkan. That did some damage!
Jamison misses the shot to the body.
Balkan is looking to land body kicks.
John Jamison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jamison scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Balkan doesn't seem bothered though.
Good shot there by Balkan.
A good leg kick by Balkan.
Jamison will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jamison throws out a leg kick but Balkan moves out of range and Jamison only half commits.
An attempted straight right counter from Balkan misses the target.
Balkan tries to land a front kick but Jamison steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Balkan stuffs the takedown attempt from Jamison. Jamison gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jamison moves out of range as Balkan strikes.
Jamison appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Jamison is looking to clinch but Balkan is avoiding it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Jamison!
Jamison connects with a body shot.
Balkan is looking to chop away at Jamison's legs.
Jamison lands a body shot.
Balkan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Balkan feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Balkan takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jamison is looking to clinch.
A counter left hand to the body from Balkan misses its target.
Balkan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jamison wants to land a leg kick but Balkan is out of range.
Jamison blocks the body kick.
Jamison gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Balkan.
Jamison shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Jamison showed some decent athleticism there.
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!
Jamison is trying to control the action in half guard but Balkan is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balkan is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jamison's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jamison's back!
You can see the frustration on Jamison's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Jamison trying to control the hands but Balkan won't let him.
Jamison wants to escape the position.
Balkan gets his hands free as Jamison looks to control.
Balkan working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jamison just trying to survive but Balkan is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Jamison is in bad spot here.
Despite being in a bad position, Jamison is controlling the hands, preventing any submission attempts.
Jamison can't escape the position.
Jamison looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Balkan looking for the choke but no joy.
Balkan is hanging on to Jamison's back as he tries to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balkan is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Jamison is keeping busy.
Jamison is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Jamison keeps trying to improve his position.
Jamison is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
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.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jamison shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Balkan pinned against the cage. Balkan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jamison.
Jamison lands a nice hook to Balkan's body. Balkan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jamison punishes Balkan's body with a nice straight punch.
Balkan takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Jamison turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jamison scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jamison takes a swing at Balkan's ribcage but misses.
Jamison looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A shot to the body from Jamison misses
and Balkan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jamison looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
As Jamison backs away, Balkan returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Jamison takes a swing at Balkan's ribcage but misses.
A quick step to the side and Balkan tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jamison misses with a head kick.
Balkan lands a glancing blow to the side of Jamison's head.
Jamison throws a push kick but Balkan slaps the foot to one side.
Balkan throws a leg kick but Jamison sees it coming and moves out of range.
Balkan lands a nice looking kick to the body. Jamison takes a step back to recover.
Jamison on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Jab by Balkan.
Balkan ducks right into an uppercut from Jamison.
Balkan ducks under a wild hook from Jamison.
Jamison changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Balkan checks the leg kick.
Balkan just misses with a punch to the body.
Balkan lands with a good body shot.
Jamison lands a nice looking kick to the body. Balkan takes a step back to recover.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jamison throws a jab when Balkan was well out of range.
Balkan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Balkan looks to land a body kick but Jamison moved away.
Balkan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jamison.
Horrible takedown attempt by Jamison or perhaps it was just good defense by Balkan, which made it look bad.
It looked like Balkan was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Jamison.
Jamison takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Balkan throws a body shot but no joy.
Jamison walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Balkan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jamison.
Jamison misses with a body kick.
Balkan will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Balkan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jamison.
Balkan is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Jami Balkan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Jamison.
Jamison throws a jab but it's blocked by Balkan.
Jamison misses with a series of wild punches.
Jamison fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Balkan avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jamison throws a body kick that misses.
Balkan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Balkan tries to score with a low kick but Jamison moves his leg out of the way.
Jamison takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Balkan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jamison is trying hard to land a takedown here. Balkan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Balkan swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Balkan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Balkan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jamison holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Balkan is trying to pull guard but Jamison turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Balkan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jamison closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jamison works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Balkan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jamison.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jamison clobbers Balkan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jamison tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Balkan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Balkan thinks about countering with a body kick.
Balkan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Balkan connects with a nice looking jab.
Balkan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A left lands for Balkan.
Nice body kick from Jamison.
Balkan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Balkan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jamison looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jamison lands with a nice body punch.
Balkan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jamison takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A jab lands there for Balkan.
Balkan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jamison misses with an uppercut
and Balkan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jami Balkan clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jamison shoots and misses
and Balkan counters with a head kick. That will keep Jamison thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Balkan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jamison moves away.
Jamison looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jamison fails in his attempt to clinch.
Balkan half committed to a counter leg kick.
Jamison throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Balkan tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Jamison is in Balkan's guard.
Jamison is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Balkan is pulling down on Jamison's head to control his posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jamison trying to control but Balkan is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balkan is trying to control the position but Jamison postures up.
Jamison avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jamison trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jamison misses with a low kick.
Nice shot lands for Jamison.
Balkan misses with a body shot.
Jamison moves out of range of the strikes.
Balkan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Balkan misses with a looping left.
Jamison turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jamison scores with a body shot.
Balkan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jamison shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Balkan napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Balkan is looking for a sweep.
Jamison wants to lay and pray for a moment but Balkan keeps working.
Balkan struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balkan tries to improve position but can't.
Jamison thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
An elbow from Jamison crashes against the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Jamison looking to control but instead Balkan has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Jamison looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Balkan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Balkan trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Jamison manages to pass to mount!
Jamison can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Balkan is looking to escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Balkan tries to hold on but Jamison postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Jamison dominated that fourth round.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Jamison darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Balkan trying to hold on to Jamison's head to control him but Jamison postures up.
Jamison sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Balkan defending well though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balkan regains full guard. Nicely done.
Balkan pulls Jamison in to control the position.
Balkan controls Jamison momentarily but Jamison frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jamison content to stall in guard here.
Jamison in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jamison shoots and misses
and Balkan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jamison closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Balkan quickly recovers to half guard.
Jamison thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Balkan is staying active underneath Jamison, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jamison throwing shots but Balkan is blocking nicely.
Jamison is trying to control. Balkan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
John Jamison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jamison tries to pass the half guard into mount. Balkan knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Balkan drops his hands momentarily and Jamison takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Balkan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jamison throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Balkan gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Jamison to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Jamison trying to control the position from guard on top but Balkan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jamison is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Balkan working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jamison scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jamison won't allow Balkan to sweep him here.
Balkan looking to control but Jamison passes into half guard.
Jamison throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jamison is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Balkan has managed to free his arm - good work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Balkan won't allow Jamison to pass to mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Jamison comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Balkan has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 48:47
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 48:47
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jami Balkan!
A victorious Jami Balkan thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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