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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Garegin Balayan (ranked 158 p4p, 23 weight class) and Chiku Maneno (ranked 492 p4p, 69 weight class). Balayan comes to the cage accompanied by Troika. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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171 lbs
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177 lbs
43 - 25 - 2 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Garegin Balayan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
43 - 25 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chiku Maneno!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balayan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maneno.
Maneno just misses with a punch to the body.
Balayan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Maneno checks a leg kick.
Maneno appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Maneno walks into a straight right hand from Balayan.
Balayan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Balayan.
Balayan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maneno.
Balayan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maneno.
Balayan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maneno.
Balayan is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Maneno.
Maneno slips under a jab from Balayan.
Maneno digs a good body shot into Balayan's ribs.
Balayan lands a head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab lands there for Balayan.
Balayan is looking to slow Maneno down with leg kicks.
Maneno misses with a wild body shot.
Maneno ducks under a wild hook from Balayan.
Balayan has managed to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Balayan swings wildly with an uppercut but Maneno uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maneno working hard to break the clinch.
Maneno wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Balayan has him pressed against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Balayan.
Balayan tries a body shot but Maneno blocks it.
A frustrated look appears on Maneno's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Maneno's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Maneno wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Maneno has had enough of the clinch but Balayan keeps him there for the moment.
Balayan will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Maneno up against the cage.
Maneno is looking to break free of the clinch but Balayan has double underhooks.
Maneno manages to break the clinch.
Maneno throws a body punch but Balayan moves out of range.
Balayan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Balayan throws the kick towards the body but Maneno avoids it.
Balayan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Balayan tries to land a front kick but Maneno steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Maneno misses with an uppercut. Balayan saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maneno lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Balayan at a distance.
Balayan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Balayan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Maneno takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Balayan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
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!
Balayan throws the left hand but Maneno avoids the punch easily.
Maneno misses with a wild body shot.
Balayan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maneno.
It looked like Balayan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Balayan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Maneno works the jab nicely.
Maneno swings for the body but Balayan moves out of range.
Balayan misses with a looping left.
Maneno throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maneno. Balayan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Balayan scores with a body shot.
Balayan defending well as Maneno loads up on a big left hand.
Maneno is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Balayan rather than just go for the knockout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maneno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Balayan.
Donk. Balayan catches Maneno right on the button with a cross.
Maneno ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Balayan moves away.
Maneno slips a jab and a cross from Balayan.
Balayan lands with a nice body kick.
Balayan misses with a lunging right hand
and Balayan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Balayan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've been informed that Maneno has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Maneno scores with a jab to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Balayan. Maneno shrugs it off though.
Maneno staying out of range there.
Maneno lands a nice shot that snaps Balayan's head back.
Maneno slips under a jab.
Balayan misses with a right hand
and Maneno counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slapping leg kick lands for Balayan.
Balayan lands a body shot.
Maneno swings for the body but Balayan moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maneno tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Both fighters circling a little - Balayan finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Balayan throws a hook but Maneno avoids it easily.
Balayan scores with a leg kick.
Maneno throws a body shot but no joy.
Balayan moves out of range of the strikes.
Balayan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Balayan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Maneno takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Maneno has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Balayan.
Balayan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maneno.
Maneno looks to land a right hand but Balayan moved out of range.
A big right from Maneno misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maneno throws a big shot that misses.
Balayan scoring well with a low kick there.
Balayan lands with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Garegin Balayan dominated that round.
That's time! Balayan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Maneno throws out a loose jab but Balayan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maneno takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Balayan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Balayan lands a body shot.
Balayan cracks Maneno with an open hand slap.
Maneno connects with a body shot that sends Balayan's belly button to the back.
Maneno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Balayan.
Balayan avoids the body shot from Maneno.
Balayan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Manenos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Maneno jabbing away but nothing is landing.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Maneno.
A lazy left from Balayan finds it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Balayan scores with a push kick.
Balayan throws a body shot but no joy.
Balayan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maneno swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Maneno misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balayan misses with a leg kick
letting Maneno counter with a right hand.
Maneno takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Balayan lands with an overhand left.
Balayan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Garegin Balayan is winning the standup battle so far.
Balayan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Maneno has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Balayan lands an overhand right.
Balayan misses with an uppercut. Maneno saw that one coming.
Maneno's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Balayan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Maneno scores with a body shot.
Maneno scores with a shot to the body.
Balayan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Maneno misses with a looping left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maneno jabs Balayan right on the nose. Balayan blinks but takes it well.
Balayan swings widly with a right hand
and Maneno counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Maneno throws the left hand but Balayan avoids the punch easily.
Maneno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Balayan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maneno throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Maneno loads up on a big right hand but Balayan slips the punch.
A shot to the body from Maneno misses
enabling Balayan to counter with a crisp jab.
Maneno takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Balayan.
Balayan swings for the body but Maneno moves out of range.
Balayan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Balayan throws a leg kick which misses Maneno's front leg but catches the back leg as Maneno tries to avoid it.
Maneno misses with a jab to the body
and Balayan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Maneno misses with a hook to the body
and Balayan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Balayan connects with the punch.
Maneno takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Maneno waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Balayan.
Maneno misses with a body shot.
Maneno throws out a loose jab but Balayan uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balayan lands a glancing blow to the side of Maneno's head.
Balayan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Maneno.
Maneno connects with a looping right hand.
Maneno throws a lazy right hand but Balayan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Maneno takes a swing at Balayan's ribcage but misses.
The fighters circling - Maneno throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Balayan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maneno.
It looked like Balayan was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Maneno.
Balayan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Maneno misses with a straight right.
Balayan moves away from the strike by Maneno.
A telegraphed right hand from Balayan misses the target.
Balayan with a nice cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Balayan. Maneno does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maneno. Balayan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maneno scores with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balayan throws a body punch but Maneno moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Balayan looks to throw the jab but Maneno is out of range.
Balayan throws a head kick that misses.
A big left from Maneno misses.
Maneno throws a jab when Balayan was well out of range.
It looked like Balayan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Balayan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Balayan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Maneno throws a body punch but Balayan moves out of range.
Balayan misses with a left hand
and Maneno counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A big right from Balayan misses.
Balayan misses with a jab to the body
and Maneno counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Balayan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Balayan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Maneno shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Maneno doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
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 Garegin Balayan will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Maneno swings away with a body shot that misses
and Maneno takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Maneno throws a lazy right hand but Balayan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Balayan misses with a straight left.
Maneno swings for the body but Balayan moves out of range.
Balayan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Balayan throws a jab but it's blocked by Maneno.
Balayan avoids the body shot from Maneno.
Maneno takes a swing at Balayan's ribcage but misses.
Maneno avoids a kick to the body.
Balayan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Balayan throws a leg kick which misses Maneno's front leg but catches the back leg as Maneno tries to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balayan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maneno.
Balayan throws a body kick that misses.
Maneno moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Maneno scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Balayan scores with a push kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maneno throws a body shot but no joy.
Balayan is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Balayan misses with a body shot.
Maneno misses with a shot to the body
and Balayan counters with a nice leg kick.
Balayan lets loose with a powerful body kick. Maneno will feel that in the morning.
Maneno takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Balayan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Balayan is looking to chop away at Maneno's legs.
A swing and a miss from Maneno.
Maneno throws a body punch but Balayan moves out of range.
Balayan tried to score with a low kick but Maneno checks it.
Balayan throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Nice shot lands for Balayan.
Balayan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Maneno can do to turn this around?
Balayan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Balayan scores with a sloppy right hand. Maneno should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balayan tries a head kick but it misses.
Maneno has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Maneno takes a swing at Balayan's ribcage but misses.
Balayan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maneno throws out the jab.
Maneno missing with a left hand there. Balayan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Balayan cracks Maneno with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Balayan moves forwards but Maneno connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Balayan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Maneno's calf.
Balayan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Balayan scores with a sloppy right hand. Maneno should have avoided that one.
Balayan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Balayan stuns Maneno with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Balayan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Maneno swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Balayan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A big right from Balayan misses.
Balayan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maneno jabs at Balayan's body.
Maneno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Balayan.
A solid leg kick lands there for Balayan.
Maneno misses with a wild body shot.
Balayan throws a jab but it's blocked by Maneno.
A head kick misses from Balayan.
Balayan throws a leg kick
and Maneno counters with a right hand to the body.
Balayan lands a right hook to the body.
Balayan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Balayan cracks Maneno with an open hand slap.
Maneno lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Balayan at a distance.
Balayan misses the jab.
A nice side step and Maneno releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Balayan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Balayan is looking to chop away at Maneno's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balayan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Maneno is out of range.
Balayan ducks under a wild hook from Maneno.
Maneno takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
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!
Maneno steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Balayan. That one must have hurt.
Balayan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A head kick misses from Balayan.
Maneno slips under a jab from Balayan.
Balayan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Maneno has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Balayan.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Balayan lands the left hand.
Balayan tries to move into range but Maneno moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Balayan has Maneno up against the cage in a clinch.
Maneno pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Balayan loads up on a big right hand but Maneno slips the punch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Maneno! But no joy.
Chiku Maneno has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Balayan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maneno swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that's the end of the fight!
Garegin Balayan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Balayan 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Garegin Balayan!
A victorious Garegin Balayan thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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