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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Michael Balrog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tygan Shen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Balrog's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Let the bodies hit the floor. Tygan Shen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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255 lbs
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215 lbs
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Great elbows
Very strong
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Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Balrog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tygan Shen!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Dean Styles and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balrog tries to clinch up.
Balrog uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shen.
Balrog tries to counter by clinching up but Shen breaks away and moves out of range.
Shen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Balrog slips a jab from Shen.
Balrog works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Shen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Balrog throws out the jab.
Shen cracks Balrog with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Shen misses with a two punch combination.
Shen ducks under a wild hook from Balrog.
Balrog misses with an uppercut
and Shen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Balrog throws out a loose jab but Shen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Balrog takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Shen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shen jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balrog staying out of range there.
Balrog darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Balrog misses with a body shot.
Balrog swings for the body but Shen moves out of range.
Shen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Balrog slips under a jab from Shen.
Balrog has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Factory in the buildup to the fight.
Shen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Balrog was well out of range. Poor timing from Shen.
Balrog tries to counter by clinching up but Shen breaks away and moves out of range.
Shen throws a one two combo.
Balrog lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Shen at a distance.
Shen lands with a hook. Balrog tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Balrog ducks under a wild hook from Shen.
As Shen tries to get set, Balrog tries to push him back and clinch up but Shen manages to avoid the attempt.
Tygan Shen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Balrog momentarily.
Balrog scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shen connects with a right hand. Balrog shakes it off.
Shen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Balrog.
Good shot there by Balrog.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shen throws a lazy right hand but Balrog sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shen dips to his left and cracks Balrog with an uppercut!
Balrog throws a body punch but Shen moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Shen! But no joy.
A slow jab from Shen misses its intended target.
Shen 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.
Balrog tries to clinch there but Shen circles away.
Shen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Balrog misses with a looping left.
Shen has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Balrog tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shen throws a hook but Balrog blocks it.
Shen loads up on a big right hand but Balrog slips the punch.
Shen connects with a nice looking jab.
Shen looks to score with a jab to the body but Balrog is just out of range.
Shen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Balrog.
Balrog uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shen.
Shen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balrog tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Balrog moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Shen is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Balrog had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Nice defenses there by Balrog.
Shen jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Balrog ducks under a wild hook from Shen.
Balrog throws a jab when Shen was well out of range.
Balrog throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shen has managed to clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Shen.
Shen can't find room to land a body shot as Balrog controls the action.
Shen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Shen dodges an elbow strike from Balrog.
Shen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Balrog blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Balrog swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shen throws a head punch that misses.
Balrog lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Tygan Shen has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Balrog can't find room to land a body shot as Shen controls the action.
Balrog lands an elbow inside that Shen shrugs off.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Balrog creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Shen swings wildly with an uppercut but Balrog uses good head movement to avoid it.
Balrog tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Balrog tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shen.
Balrog lands a nice elbow.
Balrog swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tygan Shen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tygan Shen's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Shen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Balrog.
Balrog uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shen.
Shen misses with a looping left.
Shen gets a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Balrog fails to land.
Shen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Balrog can't find room to land a body shot as Shen controls the action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shen.
Shen avoids a wild elbow strike from Balrog.
Shen misses with the head strike.
Balrog throws an elbow but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balrog looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Balrog misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shen blocks a body shot from Balrog.
Shen avoids the elbow strike from Balrog, against the ropes.
Shen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shen looking to slow down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balrog has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Shen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Balrog lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shen misses with some punches.
A short left from Shen.
Balrog looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Shen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Balrog misses with some punches.
Shen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Balrog's elbow.
Balrog lands an elbow inside.
A head punch on the inside from Shen fails to land.
Balrog tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Balrog misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shen lands a right hand.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Balrog misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balrog throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Shen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Shen misses with a punch to the body.
Balrog throws an elbow that misses.
Balrog goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shen prevents a body shot from Balrog.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Balrog just misses with a elbow thrown towards Shen's brow.
Balrog taking a breather.
Shen misses with a punch on the inside.
Shen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Balrog's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Balrog tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shen's elbow.
Balrog blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shen.
Balrog goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Balrog throws an elbow that misses.
Balrog throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shen.
Shen prevents a body shot from Balrog.
Balrog creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Shen's defenses.
Balrog fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Michael Balrog has scored more points in the clinch so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shen.
Shen blocking some punches.
Shen lands a nice uppercut.
Balrog throws a head punch that misses.
Balrog throws an elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Shen avoids the elbow strike from Balrog, against the ropes.
Shen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Shen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Balrog goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Shen fails to land.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Balrog throws an elbow but misses.
Shen avoids the elbow strike from Balrog, against the ropes.
Shen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shen lands with a right to the 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!
Balrog lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Shen or not.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shen.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Shen.
Shen throws a punch but it's blocked by Balrog.
Balrog pushes off an throws an elbow but Shen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Shen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Balrog.
Shen swings wildly with an uppercut but Balrog uses good head movement to avoid it.
Balrog tries a body shot but Shen blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tygan Shen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Tygan Shen's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Shen drives through and clinches with Balrog against the ropes.
Balrog throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Balrog tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Balrog looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Shen has a couple of punches blocked by Balrog.
Shen takes an elbow to the forehead.
That has opened up Tygan Shen's cut even more.
Shen misses with a punch to the body.
Shen blocks the elbow strike.
Balrog breaks from the clinch.
Shen throws a right hand that misses
and Balrog moves into the clinch.
Balrog blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balrog lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Balrog pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Balrog scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Balrog creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Shen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Balrog backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shen tries to throw a body punch but Balrog avoids it by throwing Shen back against the ropes.
Shen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Balrog's elbow.
Shen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Balrog comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Shen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shen avoids a wild elbow strike from Balrog.
Shen lands a hook that snaps the head of Balrog backwards.
A body shot lands from Shen.
Shen can't find room to land a body shot as Balrog controls the action.
Shen misses with some punches.
Shen working aggressively here.
Balrog tries to throw a body punch but Shen avoids it by throwing Balrog back against the ropes.
Balrog blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Balrog doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Balrog goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shen blocks the elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balrog misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shen blocks an elbow strike.
Balrog doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Balrog blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Balrog lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shen backwards.
The cut above Tygan Shen's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Shen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shen closes the distance and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Balrog creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Shen pushes Balrog back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shen avoids the elbow strike from Balrog, against the ropes.
Balrog digs a right hand underneath Shen's ribcage. Shen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Shen throws a head punch that misses.
Balrog misses with a body punch.
Shen lands with a left to the head.
Shen misses with some punches.
Balrog lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Balrog.
Tygan Shen's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Shen blocks an elbow strike.
Balrog's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shen digs a good hook to Balrog's body.
Balrog slips under a jab.
Balrog takes one on the button.
Shen lands with a straight right. Balrog didn't see that one coming.
Tygan Shen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nice cross by Shen.
Balrog fails to land with a series of punches.
Balrog moves out of range as Shen strikes.
Balrog looks to clinch
and Shen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A swing and a miss from Shen.
Balrog uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shen.
Balrog tries to counter by clinching up but Shen breaks away and moves out of range.
Shen throws a looping overhand right but Balrog ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Balrog misses the jab.
A swing and a miss from Shen.
Balrog jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Balrog misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shen.
A swing and a miss from Shen.
Tygan Shen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Balrog scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Balrog bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Balrog tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Shen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Balrog slips a straight right by Shen.
Shen slips under a jab.
Shen misses with a looping left.
Shen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Michael Balrog has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shen avoids the body shot from Balrog.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tygan Shen.
I've got Shen winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight for Tygan Shen!
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight for Tygan Shen!
Judge John Roberts scores the fight for Tygan Shen!
Tygan Shen wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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