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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Balbus Michael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Because I Can (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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150 lbs
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145 lbs
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Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Balbus Michael!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Because I Can!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michael throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
I Can walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Michael lands with a kick to the ribs.
Michael lands a glancing blow to the side of I Can's head.
I Can tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Michael counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Michael scores with a head kick. I Can tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
I Can goes for a double leg but Michael avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Michael continues to drive forward.
I Can throws a jab but it's blocked by Michael.
I Can showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Michael.
Michael misses the jab.
I Can tries to close the distance and clinch but Michael swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
I Can tries to clinch there but Michael circles away.
I Can uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Michael.
I Can looks to land a right hand but Michael moved out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
I Can is looking to clinch.
I Can tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Michael manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
I Can closes the distance and pushes Michael back into the cage.
Michael with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Michael breaks the clinch.
Michael fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and I Can has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Michael fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Michael throws a low kick but I Can avoids it.
Michael misses with an uppercut.
Michael circles away from the clinch attempt
and Michael counters with an inside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Michael misses the target.
I Can misses with a hook.
Michael finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
We've been told by Michael's head coaches at Death Valley Training Facility that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
The fighters circling - Michael throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Michael.
Michael is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
I Can misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
I Can tries to clinch up.
I Can takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Michael swats away the attempt to clinch by I Can.
I Can tries to close the distance and clinch but Michael swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
I Can throws a combination that misses
and Michael counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
I Can misses with a takedown attempt
and Michael counters with a lovely shot to the body.
I Can doesn't manage to clinch there - Michael circles away.
Michael will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Michael looks to score with a jab to the body but I Can is just out of range.
I Can cracks Michael with a right hand to the side of the head.
I Can stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Michael.
Balbus Michael is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Michael scores with a kick to the midsection.
Michael connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
I Can shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Michael but Michael pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Balbus Michael has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Because I Can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michael lands with a kick to the ribs.
Michael misses the shot to the body.
I Can swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Michael throws a head kick that misses.
We've been informed that I Can has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
I Can ducks right into an uppercut from Michael.
Michael throws a leg kick that misses.
Michael throws an overhand right that lands on I Can's shoulder, as I Can tries to avoid the shot.
Michael pivots, looking for a leg kick but I Can is out of range and Michael settles back down.
I Can walks into a stiff left hand from Michael.
Michael looks to land a body kick but I Can moved away.
I Can throws a counter combo.
Michael scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
I Can wants to clinch up but Michael keeps it at a distance.
I Can scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Michael tries to bench press I Can off him but I Can keeps the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michael is trying to control I Can's posture but I Can avoids it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Michael gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
I Can is trying to control. Michael wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Michael is doing well to control the position and prevent I Can from advancing to side control.
I Can is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Michael is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Balbus Michael dominated that 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.
Michael throws a right hand that misses
and I Can counters with a stiff right hand.
Michael feints and then cracks I Can's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow I Can down.
I Can will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Michael tries to land a front kick but I Can steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Michael slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
I Can's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
I Can lands a head shot.
Michael is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that I Can can do to turn this around?
Michael with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Because I Can is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
I Can is looking to clinch.
Michael scores with a leg kick.
Michael showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from I Can.
Michael tries to land a leg kick but I Can saw it coming and moves away.
I Can looks to land a right hand but Michael moved out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from I Can misses the target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Michael, right into the meat.
I Can works the jab nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Michael lands an impressive looking overhand right. I Can doesn't seem phased though.
I Can wants to clinch up but Michael keeps it at a distance.
I Can goes for a double leg but Michael avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Michael continues to drive forward.
I Can checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Michael cracks I Can with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Michael throws a leg kick but I Can sees it coming and checks it nicely.
I Can tries to clinch but Michael is having none of it.
I Can might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
I Can fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Michael avoids it really well and circles away.
Balbus Michael has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Because I Can.
A combination from I Can does no damage.
I Can tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Michael paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Michael lands with a good body shot.
Michael throws a combination but it was largely blocked by I Can.
I Can 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.
I Can darts in and clinches Michael up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Michael.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Michael breaks from the clinch.
I Can looks to throw the jab but Michael is out of range.
I Can doesn't manage to clinch there - Michael circles away.
Michael is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
I Can fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Michael avoids it really well and circles away.
Balbus Michael is winning the standup battle so far.
Michael throws a lazy right hand but I Can sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Michael lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Michael misses the jab.
I Can looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
I Can doesn't manage to clinch there - Michael circles away.
I Can tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Michael manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
I Can keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
I Can fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
I Can shoots in for a double leg but Michael sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Michael feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
I Can takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Michael misses with a jab, cross combination.
I Can tries to clinch but Michael is having none of it.
Michael circles away from the clinch attempt.
Michael cracks I Can with a right hand to the side of the head.
Michael lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
I Can misses with a straight right.
Michael swats away the attempt to clinch by I Can.
Michael scores with a kick to the midsection.
I Can tries to clinch up.
Michael looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
I Can wants to clinch up but Michael keeps it at a distance.
Michael throws a low kick but it's checked well by I Can.
I Can takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michael lands a nice shot that snaps I Can's head back.
Michael lets loose with a powerful body kick. I Can will feel that in the morning.
Michael misses with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Michael tries to land a leg kick but I Can saw it coming and moves away.
A slow jab from Michael misses its intended target.
Michael lands with a slapping head kick.
Michael lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
I Can tries to clinch but Michael is having none of it.
I Can closes the distance but Michael moves to the side
and Michael counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps I Can thinking.
A jab from Michael misses.
I Can tries to close the distance and clinch up but Michael swats him away and circles back towards the center.
I Can dives in for a single leg takedown but Michael sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Michael circles away from the clinch attempt
and Michael counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Balbus Michael dominated that second 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.
I Can tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Michael throws a sloppy head kick and I Can moves out of range easily.
I Can tries to clinch but Michael moves out of range.
Michael buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
I Can takes one to the chin there.
Michael explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
I Can throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A low kick from Michael misses
and Michael takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Michael throws a half hearted mid kick.
I Can takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Michael thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on I Can if he has to take too many more of those.
I Can tries to close the distance and clinch but Michael swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Michael shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
I Can lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
I Can darts in trying to clinch
and Michael counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
I Can is looking to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Michael misses the target.
The crowd cheers as Michael lands an impressive looking overhand right. I Can doesn't seem phased though.
I Can swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Michael counters with a big head kick but I Can shrugs it off.
I Can on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Michael. Michael obviously looking to wear him down.
Michael slips a jab from I Can.
Nice body kick from Michael.
Michael lands a nice hook to I Can's body. I Can takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Michael ducks under a wild hook from I Can.
I Can throws a looping overhand right but Michael ducks down to avoid it.
I Can takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
I Can takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nice cross by Michael.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Michael waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract I Can.
Michael connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
I Can doesn't manage to clinch there - Michael circles away.
I Can moves out of range of the body kick.
I Can tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Michael paws at him with a jab and circles away.
I Can listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Michael moves away from the strike by I Can.
I Can pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
I Can wants to clinch.
A head kick by Michael misses
and I Can connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
I Can wants to clinch up but Michael keeps it at a distance.
Michael connects with a looping right hand.
Michael throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
I Can tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Michael paws at him with a jab and circles away.
I Can throws a jab when Michael was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michael's jab looks to have found its range, popping I Can under the eye.
I Can closes the distance and pushes Michael back into the cage.
Michael's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Both fighters circling a little - Michael finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
I Can throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
I Can takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
I Can misses with a few strikes there.
Michael slips a jab and a cross from I Can.
Michael thows a body kick. I Can tries to catch it but that hurt him.
I Can takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
I Can lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
I Can has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Michael.
Michael ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
I Can tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Michael stuffs the takedown.
Michael fakes high and swings low for a body shot but I Can manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Michael.
Nice uppercut there from Michael.
Michael throws a leg kick
and I Can counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
I Can shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Michael but Michael pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Michael tries a head kick but it misses.
Michael lands a leg kick that knocks I Can off balance momentarily.
Michael tests I Can's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Michael throws a leg kick but I Can moved away.
Michael tries to land a leg kick but I Can saw it coming and moves away.
Michael pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
I Can doesn't manage to clinch there - Michael circles away.
I Can misses with an uppercut.
I Can throws a nice looking combination but Michael bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Good standup being displayed there by Michael as he connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Balbus Michael clearly takes 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.
I Can moves to clinch but Michael breaks away
and Michael counters with a nice uppercut.
Michael throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Michael scores with a leg kick.
I Can checks a leg kick.
Michael throws a jab but it's blocked by I Can.
I Can fails in his attempt to clinch.
Michael throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent I Can stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Michael swings and misses with a hook to the body.
I Can tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Michael counters with a solid body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
I Can on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Michael misses with a low kick as I Can jumps back.
I Can fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michael connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Michael throws a big shot that misses.
I Can wants to clinch up but Michael keeps it at a distance.
Michael slips under a jab from I Can.
Michael throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
I Can gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Michael.
Michael chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Michael looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
I Can is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
I Can displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Michael throws out the jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Michael.
I Can uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Michael.
Michael connects with a solid leg kick.
I Can fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
I Can fails in his attempt to clinch.
I Can fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Michael avoids it really well and circles away.
Michael looks to land a combination but I Can avoids it well.
Michael chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Michael throws a nice inside leg kick.
Michael avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
I Can changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Michael tries to avoid it but I Can manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Michael to the ground. Michael escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Balbus Michael has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Because I Can.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! I Can crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Michael - the referee stops the clock and I Can gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Michael. I Can manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Michael bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of I Can's head.
I Can fails with the takedown
and Michael counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. I Can is lucky that one didn't land flush.
I Can is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
I Can misses with a right hand
and Michael counters with a good low kick that I Can was not able to check.
An inside leg kick lands from Michael.
I Can ducks right into an uppercut from Michael.
I Can looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
I Can shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Michael defends it nicely.
Jab by Michael.
Michael's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Michael duly obliges.
I Can closes the distance and clinches.
Michael with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
I Can tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michael lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
I Can is rocked!
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!
A short right from Michael on the inside.
I Can is still on wobbly legs! Can Michael finish him?
Michael has I Can pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. I Can is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Michael - that's hurt I Can badly! Oh, another knee lands and I Can is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but I Can doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Balbus Michael!
Balbus Michael is the new featherweight champion!
Balbus Michael spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
In defeat, Because I Can stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'm so handsome i'm not surprised this guy was all over me the way he was!'.
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