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Event:
FC 154:Black Death
Date: Jun 24, 2017 |
#R1#
Balor throws a hook to the side of West's head but West sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Balor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but West was well out of range. Poor timing from Balor.
Balor ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Balor keeps the fight on the outside.
A looping hook to the body misses from West. Balor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Balor lands a head shot.
Balor dips to his left and cracks West with an uppercut!
Balor sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by West!
Balor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but West moves away.
West throws a lazy right hand but Balor sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
West gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
West has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Juicy Culture in the buildup to the fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A swing and a miss from Balor.
Balor throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
West throws a right hand that misses
and Balor counters with a straight right hand.#T1#
West lands a leg kick that knocks Balor off balance momentarily.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Balor working aggressively here.
West prevents a body shot from Balor.
Balor misses with a hook to the ribs.
Balor lands with a light punch inside.
West lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Balor looking to throw knees to the head but West is blocking nicely.
A nice left hand lands by West.
West with an attempt at a knee that misses.
West tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Balor takes a knee right on the jaw!
West misses with a punch to the body.
Balor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from West.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Balor pushes West back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
West misses with a punch on the inside.
West misses with a knee strike.
Balor looking to throw knees to the head but West is blocking nicely.
#T2#
Balor can't break the clinch.
Balor lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Balor.
Good body shot from West.
West scores with a hook to the body.
Balor landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Balor lands a body punch in the clinch.
West with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Balor lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Balor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
West takes a shot to the head.
Balor throws a punch but it's blocked by West.
Balor misses with a knee strike.
Balor misses with a punch to the body.
Still in the clinch, West scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Balor digs a right hand into West's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on West's gas tank.
Balor misses with a punch on the inside.
West blocks a body shot from Balor.
West is working Balor over against the ropes.
Balor takes a shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Finn Balor will probably get the nod.
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.
#R2#
Sloppy strikes from West. Those never looked like landing. #CL#
West closes the distance and clinches.
West blocks an uppercut.
West has a couple of punches blocked by Balor.
Balor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Balor.
A body shot lands from West.
West lands with a left to the head.
West misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by West.
Balor misses with a shot to the kidneys.
West lands a right hand that snaps the head of Balor backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by West.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC2#
Balor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Balor scores with a nice strike.
Balor throws a hook but West blocks it.#CL#
West clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Balor tries a body shot but West blocks it.
West using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Balor has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Frank West has scored more points in the clinch so far.#T1#
Balor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
West has Balor pressed against the ropes, preventing Balor from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
West lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Balor backwards.
West with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
West lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Balor looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short left from West.
Balor has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
West creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Balor's defenses.
Balor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Balor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with West's elbow.
West misses with some punches.
West misses with a short punch on the inside.
West presses Balor against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Balor fails to land.
West works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Balor has a couple of punches blocked by West.
Balor struggles to land a body shot inside as West controls his hands.
Balor throws a knee to the head but misses.
Balor swings wildly with an uppercut but West uses good head movement to avoid it.
West lands a shoulder strike. #T2#
Balor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Balor misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, West creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Balor can't break the clinch.
Balor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with West's elbow.
Balor tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
West lands with a right to the head.
A shot in the inside from West.
West presses Balor against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
West lands a right hand that snaps the head of Balor backwards.
A short left from Balor.
Balor managing to block the knees to the body from West.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for West.
Knees to the body from West.
Balor is breathing heavily.
West takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Balor lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Balor has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight.
A left hand lands to the body for West.
West working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Balor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with West's elbow.
West scores with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank West dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Balor 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.
Balor dodges the punch combination from West.
Finn Balor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Balor defending well as West loads up on a big left hand.
Balor jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Balor misses with a hook. West ducked under it nicely.
Balor misses with a hook
and West counters with a good low kick that Balor was not able to check.
Balor feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Wests jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Balor misses the shot to the body.
Balor throws an off balance right hand
and West cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
West bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Balor's head backwards.#ROC#
Balor is rocked!
Balor misses with a hook
#CL#
and West holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Balor is still on wobbly legs! Can West finish him?
West pushes Balor back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
West lands with a left to the head.
West creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Balor crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5,6... it doesn't look like he's going to make it! Balor face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! West takes it with a brutal technical knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Frank West!
Our winner, Frank West, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Event:
FC 151:Legendary!
Date: Jun 03, 2017 |
#R1#
Bush takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bush wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Balor takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Balor misses with a lunging right hand
#CL#
and Bush counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bush tries to work over Balor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Balor works on Bush's body with a couple of short punches.
Balor stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bush tries a body shot but Balor blocks it.
Balor works on Bush's body with a couple of short punches.
Balor takes an elbow to the temple.
Balor lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bush backwards.
Balor told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Balor prevents a body shot from Bush.
Bush lands an elbow inside that Balor shrugs off.
Bush's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Balor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Balor misses with an elbow strike.
Balor avoids the elbow strike from Bush, against the ropes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Balor cracks Bush with a nice body shot.
Balor blocks a body shot from Bush.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Bush just misses with a elbow thrown towards Balor's brow.
Balor blocks an elbow strike.
Balor softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.#T1#
A short body shot lands from Balor as the two fighters clinch.
Balor lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bush backwards.
Bush throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Balor lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Balor looking to throw knees to the head but Bush is blocking nicely.
Balor scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bush misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Balor lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bush lands a body shot.
Balor lands a hook to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Balor.
Bush is breathing heavily.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Bush just misses with a elbow thrown towards Balor's brow.
Balor scores with a hook to the body.
A short body shot lands from Balor as the two fighters clinch.
#BC2#
Balor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Balor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bush manages to avoid it.
As Balor tries to get set, Bush tries to push him back and clinch up but Balor manages to avoid the attempt.
Balor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bush keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Balor misses with a looping right.
Bush tries to counter by clinching up but Balor breaks away and moves out of range.#T2#
Bush is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Balor staying out of range there.
Bush uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Balor.
Bush shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bush throws a hook but Balor avoids it easily.
Bush jabs at Balor's body.
Bush uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bush is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Balor throws a poor cross that misses
#CL#
and Bush moves into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#BC2#
Balor manages to break the clinch.
Bush uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Balor.
Balor clobbers Bush with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Finn Balor dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Balor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Balor looks to throw the jab but Bush is out of range.
Bush tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Balor manages to circle out of the way.
Bush misses with a looping right.
Balor lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bush at a distance.
Bush bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bush tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Balor was well out of range. Poor timing from Bush.
Bush bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Balor cracks Bush with a good jab.
Balor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balor connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bush's hands.
A slow jab from Balor misses its intended target.
As Balor tries to get set, Bush tries to push him back and clinch up but Balor manages to avoid the attempt.
Finn Balor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Balor misses with a wild body shot.
Balor has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bush misses with an uppercut
and Balor counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.#T1#
Bush moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Balor looks to score with a jab to the body but Bush is just out of range.
Balor tries to land a leg kick but Bush saw it coming and moves away.
As Balor tries to get set, Bush tries to push him back and clinch up but Balor manages to avoid the attempt.
Balor scores with a jab.
Balor swinging wildly here.
Bush misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Balor.
Balor dodges the punch combination from Bush.
Balor throws a shot from downtown. Bush moves away and avoids it.
Balor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bush's corner calls for a 1-2. Bush obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. #T2#
Balor tries to land a front kick but Bush steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bush is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
The fighters circling - Balor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bush is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Balor.
Balor misses with a straight left.
Bush wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Balor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bush circles away quickly and effectively.
Bush is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Balor.
Balor connects with a crisp jab.
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!
Balor takes a swing at Bush's ribcage but misses.
Bush slips a jab and a cross from Balor.
Balor misses with an uppercut.
Balor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bush.
A looping hook to the body misses from Balor. Bush does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bush is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Balor.
Balor just misses with a punch to the body.
Balor lands a right hook to the body.
Bush uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Balor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Finn Balor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Balor dips to his left and cracks Bush with an uppercut!
Balor looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bush wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Balor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bush is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Balor.
Balor connects with a crisp jab.
Bush lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bush ducks under a wild hook from Balor.
Balor throws a jab but it's blocked by Bush.
Balor misses with a body shot.
Balor's corner calls for a 1-2. Balor obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bush wants to clinch up but Balor keeps it at a distance.
A jab from Balor misses.
Bush is looking to clinch.
Balor now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Balor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bush. #T1#
Balor wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Balor throws a big shot that misses.
A big right from Balor misses.
Bush misses with an uppercut. Balor saw that one coming.
Despite the aggression on Balor's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Balor slips a jab from Bush.
A telegraphed right hand from Balor misses the target.
Bush looks to land a left hand but Balor moved out of range nicely.
Balor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bush.
Bush loads up on a big right hand but Balor slips the punch.
Bush ducks under a wild hook from Balor.
Bush seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Bush connects with a body shot that sends Balor's belly button to the back.
Balor lands with a nice combination. Bush backs away looking to recover.
Finn Balor is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T2#
Balor listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Balor takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bush misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Balor.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Balor misses the shot to the body.
Red Bush has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Balor is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Balor missing with a left hand there. Bush was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big right from Balor misses.
Bush seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Bush throws a body shot but no joy.
Bush displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Balor throws out the jab.
Balor throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bush on the side of the head.
Balor throws the kick towards the body but Bush avoids it.
Balor thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bush is looking to counter the offense by Balor and move into the clinch.
Balor misses with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Finn Balor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Balor has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Josh West scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Finn Balor!
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Event:
FC 148
Date: May 13, 2017 |
#R1#
Karlsson thuds a left hand into Balor's body.
Balor dodges the punch combination from Karlsson.
Balor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Karlsson throws out the jab.
Balor doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A big right from Balor misses.
Karlsson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Balor walks into a stiff left hand from Karlsson.
Balor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Karlsson moves away.
Balor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karlsson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Karlsson. Balor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Karlsson connects with a body shot that sends Balor's belly button to the back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karlsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Balor looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Karlsson dodges the punch combination from Balor.
Balor jabbing away but nothing is landing. #T1#
Balor misses with a left hand
and Karlsson counters with a right hand to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Balor. Karlsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
A counter left hand to the body from Karlsson misses its target.
Balor misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Karlsson counters with a straight right hand.
Karlsson throws the left hand but Balor avoids the punch easily.
Karlsson needs to keep his hands up - Balor had a free shot at his head there.
Karlsson throws an overhand right that lands on Balor's shoulder, as Balor tries to avoid the shot.
Karlsson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Balor on the side of the head.
Balor drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Karlsson misses with a looping right.
Balor appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Karlsson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Karlsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Karlsson swings for the body but Balor moves out of range.
Lars Karlsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karlsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Balor was well out of range. Poor timing from Karlsson.#T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab by Karlsson.
Karlsson jabs at Balor's body.
It looks like Karlsson has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Karlsson swings for the body but Balor moves out of range.
Karlsson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Balor keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Karlsson.
Karlsson throws an overhand right that lands on Balor's shoulder, as Balor tries to avoid the shot.
Karlsson cracks Balor with an open hand slap.
Balor throws a body shot but no joy.
Karlsson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Balor looks to throw the jab but Karlsson is out of range.
Karlsson is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Balor.
Balor takes one on the chin but seems OK.
#CL#
Karlsson takes the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lars Karlsson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
#R2##CL#
Balor gets tackled into the ropes by Karlsson. Karlsson maintains the clinch.
Karlsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Balor controls his hands.
Karlsson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Karlsson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Karlsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Balor.
Balor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Karlsson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Karlsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Balor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Karlsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Karlsson blocks a body shot from Balor.
Karlsson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Balor backwards. #ROC#
Balor is rocked!
Karlsson misses with the head strike.
Balor is still on wobbly legs! Can Karlsson finish him?
Karlsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Karlsson misses with a punch on the inside.
Balor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Balor seems to have recovered his senses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karlsson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Balor struggles to land a body shot inside as Karlsson controls his hands.
Karlsson misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Karlsson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Balor tries to throw a body punch but Karlsson avoids it by throwing Balor back against the ropes.
Karlsson pushes Balor back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch. #T1#
Karlsson creates a bit of distance and cracks Balor with a big uppercut! Balor goes down! The referee pushes Karlsson away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Balor make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Karlsson takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Lars Karlsson!
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Event:
FC:Wednesday Night Fights 7
Date: Apr 12, 2017 |
#R1#
Niemi throws a lazy head kick
and Balor counters with a left to the body.
Balor looks to score with a jab to the body but Niemi is just out of range.
Balor takes a swing at Niemi's ribcage but misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Niemi! But no joy.
Niemi defending well as Balor loads up on a big left hand.
Niemi swings away with a body shot that misses
and Balor counters with a straight right hand.
Niemi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Balor throws out the jab.
Niemi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Balor misses the body punch
and Niemi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Balor feints and then cracks Niemi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Niemi down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Niemi moves out of range of the strikes.
Niemi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Balor steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Niemi. That one must have hurt.
Niemi tries to clinch but Balor is having none of it.
Balor looks to land a left hand but Niemi moved out of range nicely.
Niemi wants to counter with a clinch but Balor pushes him away.#T1#
Niemi wants to clinch up but Balor keeps it at a distance.
Niemi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Balor.
Niemi connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice shot by Balor.
Balor connects with a body shot that sends Niemi's belly button to the back.
Balor connects with a body shot.
Niemi is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Balor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Niemi was well out of range. Poor timing from Balor.#CL2#
Niemi rushes Balor and presses him up against the ropes.
Knees to the body from Balor.
Balor lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Balor throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Niemis head.
Niemi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Niemi lands a nice shot to the body.
Balor throws an elbow that misses.
Our sources have told us that Balor has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.#T2#
Balor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Niemi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Balor blocks it with crossed arms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Balor.
Niemi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Balor takes an elbow to the temple.
Niemi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Niemi trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Niemi fails to land.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Niemi throws an elbow but misses.
Balor lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Niemi backwards.
Niemi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Balors head.
Nice body punch from Balor - that landed with a thud.
Niemi lands a nice knee to the body.
Balor wants to break free but Niemi has control.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Balor.
Niemi pushes Balor back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Niemi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Balor.
Balor is working Niemi over against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Finn Balor dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Balor fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Niemi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Niemi slips under a jab.
Balor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Niemi.
Balor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Niemi wants to clinch
and Balor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Balor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Finn Balor is winning the standup battle so far.
Niemi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Balor goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.#ROC#
Niemi is rocked!
Balor cracks Niemi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Niemi is still on wobbly legs! Can Balor finish him?
Balor throws a nice looking combination but Niemi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Balor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Niemi.
Niemi steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Balor.
Balor closes the distance and catches Niemi with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Niemi is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Niemi is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Niemi is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Balor takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Finn Balor!
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Event:
FC PPV 2
Date: Apr 01, 2017 |
#R1#
Omeruo wants to clinch up but Balor keeps it at a distance.
Omeruo throws out a leg kick but Balor moves out of range and Omeruo only half commits.
Omeruo walks into a left hand.
Balor misses the shot to the body.
Omeruo feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Omeruo wants to slow Balor down by chopping away at his legs.
Balor looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Balor lands the left hand.
Omeruo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick by Omeruo misses
and Balor counters with a right hand to the body.
Omeruo scores with a head kick.
Omeruo misses with a low kick as Balor jumps back.
Balor lands a nice hook to Omeruo's body. Omeruo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Good standup being displayed there by Balor as he connects with a hook.
Omeruo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Lucky Liam's MMA Academy in the buildup to the fight.
Balor scores with a crisp jab that stopped Omeruo in his tracks.
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!
Omeruo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Balor to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice straight punches there by Balor. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Balor.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Balor checks a leg kick.
Omeruo bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Balor changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick misses from Omeruo. #T1#
Balor throws a body punch but Omeruo moves out of range.
Balor lands a right hook to the body.
Balor throws a looping overhand right but Omeruo ducks down to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Omeruo.
Omeruo appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Balor misses with a body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Omeruo misses the target.
Balor takes a swing at Omeruo's ribcage but misses.
Omeruo throws a body punch but Balor moves out of range.
Omeruo throws a head kick that misses.
Omeruo is looking to slow Balor down with leg kicks. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Balor lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Omeruo backwards. #BC2#
Balor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Balor swings for the body but Omeruo moves out of range.
Omeruo is looking to counter with head kicks.
Omeruo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Balor lands a slapping body shot.
A punch combination from Balor misses.
Danny Omeruo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Balor checks a leg kick. #T2#
Omeruo throws the kick towards the body but Balor avoids it.
Balor is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Omeruo rather than just go for the knockout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Balor lands with a hook. Omeruo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Omeruo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Balor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Balor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Omeruo.
Balor sizes up Omeruo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Balor lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Omeruo at a distance.
Omeruo misses with a low kick as Balor jumps back.
Omeruo tries a low kick but Balor avoids it.
Omeruo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Balor lands with a shot to the body.
Balor connects with a good right hand that stumbles Omeruo. Omeruo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Omeruo tries to score with a low kick but Balor moves his leg out of the way.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Omeruo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Balor checks a leg kick.
Balor lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Balor throws a hook but Omeruo blocks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Balor. Omeruo does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Finn Balor dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Nice cross by Balor.
Balor checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Balor swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Balor just misses with a punch to the body.
Balor getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Omeruo tries to clinch
and Balor counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Omeruo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Omeruo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Balor checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Balor fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Omeruo on the side of the head.
Omeruo misses with a body kick.
Balor has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Omeruo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Balor has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Balor and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Omeruo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Omeruo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Balor is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Omeruo with a body shot.
Omeruo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Balor takes a swing at Omeruo's ribcage but misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Omeruo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Balor scores with a body shot.
Balor fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Omeruo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Omeruo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
#T1#
Balor throws a body shot but no joy.
Balor uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Omeruo has time to react.
Balor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Omeruo manages to avoid it.
Balor scores with a body shot.
Balor wants to slow Omeruo down by chopping away at his legs.
Omeruo misses with a leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Balor checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Omeruo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Balor connects with a right hand. Omeruo shakes it off.
Balor lands with a hook. Omeruo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Omeruo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Balor avoids the head kick by Omeruo.
Balor throws a body punch but Omeruo moves out of range.
A leg kick checked by Balor.
Omeruo is looking to slow Balor down with leg kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Balor thuds his right hand into Omeruo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.#T2#
Omeruo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Balor fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Omeruo on the side of the head.
A jab from Balor misses.
Balor's corner calls for a 1-2. Balor obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Balor lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Balor connects with the punch.
Omeruo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Balor misses with a straight right.
Balor misses the shot to the body.
Balor blocks a head kick by Omeruo.
Balor blocks a low kick nicely.
Omeruo tried to score with a low kick but Balor checks it.
Omeruo wants to slow Balor down by chopping away at his legs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Balor scores with a jab to the jaw.
Balor blocks a head kick by Omeruo.
Balor throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Omeruo on the side of the head.
Omeruo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Finn Balor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Omeruo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3#
Balor lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Omeruo at a distance.
Balor scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Balor throws an overhand right that lands on Omeruo's shoulder, as Omeruo tries to avoid the shot.
Balor looks to score with a jab to the body but Omeruo is just out of range.
Omeruo walks into a stiff left hand from Balor.
Balor throws a looping overhand right but Omeruo ducks down to avoid it.
Balor lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Balor fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Omeruo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Balor stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Omeruo.
Balor keeps the fight on the outside.
Omeruo throws a chopping leg kick but Balor manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A nice side step and Balor releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Balor with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Omeruo lands a front kick.
Balor cracks a nice hook into Omeruo's ribs.
Omeruo darts in trying to clinch
and Balor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#T1#
Balor lands with a cross.
Omeruo avoids the body shot from Balor.
Balor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Omeruo tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Balor manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Balor checks a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Balor. Omeruo does a little dance to reset his feet.
A clash of legs there as Balor blocks the low kick.
Balor connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Omeruo momentarily.
Balor keeps the fight on the outside.
Omeruo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Balor throws a leg kick but Omeruo moved away.
Omeruo takes one to the side of the head.
Finn Balor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Omeruo tries to land a body kick
and Balor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Balor misses with a looping right.
Omeruo throws a counter high kick but Balor was just alert enough to avoid it.
Balor swings for the body but Omeruo moves out of range.
A low kick from Omeruo misses
and Balor counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Omeruo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Danny Omeruo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Finn Balor is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T2#
Balor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Omeruo was well out of range. Poor timing from Balor.
Omeruo avoids the body shot from Balor.
Omeruo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Omeruo misses with a low kick.
As Omeruo backs off Balor throws a huge counter combo but Omeruo manages to avoid it all.
Omeruo throws a low kick but Balor moves out of range easily.
Omeruo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Omeruo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Omeruo throws a sloppy head kick and Balor moves out of range easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Omeruo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Balor fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Balor slips a straight right by Omeruo.
Balor scores with a jab to the body.
Balor tests Omeruo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Balor on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Omeruo. Omeruo obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Omeruo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Finn Balor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Balor has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Finn Balor!
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Event:
FC 140:The Challenger
Date: Feb 18, 2017 |
#R1#
Brooks loads up on a big right hand but Balor slips the punch.
A head kick misses from Brooks.
Balor throws a body shot but no joy.
Balor throws a body punch but Brooks moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Balor misses the target.
Balor jabs Brooks to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Brooks fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Balor.
Balor throws a body shot but no joy.
Brooks scores with a kick to the body.
#CL#
Brooks rushes Balor and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.#BC#
Brooks's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Balor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balor throws a lazy uppercut
and Brooks cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Balor takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Brooks ducks under a wild hook from Balor.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Balor misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Brooks counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Finn Balor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brooks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Balor.
#T1#
Brooks tries to work over Balor's front leg with a kick but Balor checks it.
Balor is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Brooks rather than just go for the knockout.
Brooks displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Balor throws out the jab.
Brooks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big right from Balor misses.
As Balor backs away, Brooks returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Brooks slips a jab from Balor.
Balor swings away with a body shot that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Balor. Brooks does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brooks slips under a jab.
Brooks scores with a shot to the body.
Balor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brooks moves away.
Brooks swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Balor lands with a good body shot.
Balor misses with a hook to the body
and Brooks counters with a body kick that stops Balor in his tracks momentarily.
Balor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brooks was well out of range. Poor timing from Balor.
Balor chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brooks can pounce on him.
Brooks scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.#T2#
Brooks staying out of range there.
Brooks looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Balor jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brooks turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Brooks.
Brooks misses the jab.
Balor bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Brooks's head.
Brooks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Balor throws a body punch but Brooks moves out of range.
Balor swings for the body but Brooks moves out of range.
Brooks half committed to a counter leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Brooks.
Brooks misses with a looping right.
Balor throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Brooks to counter with a crisp jab.
Balor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brooks throws a sloppy head kick and Balor moves out of range easily.
A nice side step and Balor releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice uppercut there from Balor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Brooks 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.
#R2#
Brooks keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Balor.
Balor just misses with a punch to the body.
A head kick misses from Brooks.
Balor's jab looks to have found its range, popping Brooks under the eye.
Brooks fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Balor is out of range.
Brooks needs to keep his hands up - Balor had a free shot at his head there.
Brooks throws a solid leg kick but Balor takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Brooks.
Balor let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Balor fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Brooks looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Danga de danga de dang - Balor scores with a four punch combination!#CUT2#
It looks like Eric Brooks has been cut.
Brooks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Balor.
Brooks pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Balor scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Brooks walks into a straight right hand from Balor.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Balor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brooks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brooks slips under a jab.#T1#
Balor misses with a hook. Brooks ducked under it nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Brooks on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Brooks throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Balor swings for the body but Brooks moves out of range.
Brooks throws a low kick, looking for Balor's leg but Balor calmly moves out of range.
Balor now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Balor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brooks.
Balor scores with a shot to the body.
Brooks keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Balor.
Brooks doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Balor throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Balor connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Brooks's hands.
Balor misses with a wild body shot.
Balor misses with a body shot.
Balor looks to land a left hand but Brooks moved out of range nicely.
Brooks throws a jab when Balor was well out of range.#T2#
Balor throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brooks sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Balor misses with a looping left.
Balor takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Balor lands with a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Balor scores with a nice strike.
Brooks tries a head kick but it misses.
Balor throws a series of punches but Brooks avoids them all with ease.
Brooks half committed to a counter leg kick.
Balor misses with a body shot
and Brooks counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Balor's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Brooks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Balor scores with a hook to the body. Brooks takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Balor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brooks was well out of range. Poor timing from Balor.
Brooks was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Brooks slips under a jab from Balor.
Balor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Balor misses the target.
Balor with a body punch. A glancing blow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Finn Balor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Eric Brooks's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Brooks throws a jab but it's blocked by Balor.
Finn Balor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brooks looks to land a left hand but Balor moved out of range nicely.#CL#
Brooks takes the fight into the clinch.
Brooks creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Balor wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Brooks has him pressed against the ropes.
Brooks managing to block the knees to the body from Balor.
Brooks doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Brooks - that landed with a thud.
Brooks creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Balor's defenses.
Balor scores with a nice hook to the head.
Brooks creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Balor's defenses.
Balor misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brooks lands a nice elbow.
Brooks taking a breather.
Brooks is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Balor's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.#BC2#
Balor breaks the clinch.
Balor looks to score with a jab to the body but Brooks is just out of range.
Brooks tests Balor's chin there with a solid looking shot.#T1#
Brooks lands the left hand.
Balor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brooks.
Brooks swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Balor misses the target.
Balor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brooks.
Balor tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Brooks tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Balor lands a jab to Brooks's midsection.
Balor works over Brooks's head and body with a nice combination.
Brooks throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Balor appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Balor scores with a jab to the head.
Balor moves into range and connects with a jab.
Brooks takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Brooks.
Balor takes a swing at Brooks's ribcage but misses.
Brooks wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.#T2#
Balor throws a body shot but no joy.
Brooks fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Brooks walks into a left hand.
Balor misses with a jab to the body
and Brooks counters with a series of strikes. Balor will be more careful next time no doubt.
Brooks ducks under a wild hook from Balor.
Balor misses the jab.
Brooks tried to counter with a leg kick but Balor avoided it.
Brooks staying out of range there.
Balor throws a sloppy body shot
and Brooks counters with a body kick.
Brooks throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Brooks blocks a jab.
Nice jab there from Balor.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Brooks throws a head kick that Balor semi-blocks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Balor throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Brooks counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Balor on the wrong end of a nice hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Brooks showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Brooks 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Josh West scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Brooks!
After winning the bout, Eric Brooks thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Event:
FC: Wednesday Night Fights
Date: Jan 18, 2017 |
#R1#
A big right from Balor misses.
Balor misses with a hook.
Sativa lands a nice looking kick to the body. Balor takes a step back to recover.
Balor seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Sativa wants to land a leg kick but Balor is out of range.
Balor appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Sativa thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Balor if he has to take too many more of those.
A looping hook to the body misses from Balor. Sativa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Balor misses with an uppercut. Sativa saw that one coming.
Sativa slips under a jab from Balor.
Sativa misses with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Balor. Sativa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Balor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sativa, right into the meat.
Sativa gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting Balor counter with a right hand.
Balor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Balor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sativa.
Balor lands a body shot.
Good work by Balor as he checks the leg kick.
Balor swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Balor takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Balor avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sativa takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.#T1#
A chopping leg kick lands by Sativa.
Balor blocks a jab.
Balor takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Balor loads up on a big right hand but Sativa slips the punch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sativa.
Balor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sativa.
Sativa tries to land a leg kick but Balor saw it coming and moves away.
Nice body punch from Balor.
Balor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sativa.
Sativa throws the left hand but Balor avoids the punch easily.
Balor misses with a wild body shot.
Balor throws a big shot that misses.
Sativa misses with a few strikes there.
Samuel Sativa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sativa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Balor throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sativa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sativa thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Balor if he has to take too many more of those.
Sativa connects with a looping right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sativa.
Balor swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Balor misses with a body shot.
Sativa is trying to counter with his kicks.#T2#
Balor throws a shot to the body.
Balor looks to score with a jab to the body but Sativa is just out of range.
Sativa lands an overhand right.
Balor blocks the body kick.
Sativa looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Balor throws out a loose jab but Sativa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Balor punishes Sativa's body with a nice straight punch.
Balor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sativa was well out of range. Poor timing from Balor.
Balor swings for the body but Sativa moves out of range.
Balor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sativa was well out of range. Poor timing from Balor.
Sativa misses with a body shot.
Sativa avoids the body shot from Balor.
A head kick misses from Sativa.
Balor looks to score with a jab to the body but Sativa is just out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Sativa - that will leave a mark!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Balor with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sativa does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Balor throws the left hand but Sativa avoids the punch easily.
Sativa looks to score with a jab to the body but Balor is just out of range.
Balor staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Samuel Sativa will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Balor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Balor throws a hook to the side of Sativa's head but Sativa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sativa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sativa tries a head kick but it misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Balor. Sativa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sativa attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Balor misses with a hook.
Sativa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sativa throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Balor counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sativa lands with a shot to the body.
Sativa defending well as Balor loads up on a big left hand.
Sativa throws a body shot but no joy.
Sativa attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sativa takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sativa staying out of range there.
Balor feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sativas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sativa misses with a body shot
letting Balor counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sativa.
Sativa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Balor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Balor is looking to wear down Sativa with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.#T1#
Balor with a nice cross.
Sativa missing with a left hand there. Balor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Balor is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sativa with a nice cross.
Balor with a nice cross.
Balor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sativa was well out of range. Poor timing from Balor.
Sativa replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Balor blocks it well.
Samuel Sativa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sativa avoids the body shot from Balor.
Balor connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Balor jabs Sativa right on the nose. Sativa blinks but takes it well.
Balor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sativa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Balor blocks a head kick by Sativa.
Balor takes a kick to the side of the head.
Balor scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Balor lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Balor tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Balor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sativa.
Balor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sativa.
Balor misses with an uppercut.
Balor slips a jab from Sativa.
Balor moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Sativa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
#T2#
Sativa tries to bum rush Balor with a series of wild strikes but Balor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Balor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sativa.
Balor lands with an overhand left.
Sativa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Balor wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sativa throws a lazy body kick
and Balor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sativa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Balor connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Balor misses with a wild body shot.
Balor stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sativa.
A swing and a miss from Balor.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Balor lands a right hook to the body.
Sativa fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Balor has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Balor digs a good hook to Sativa's body.
Sativa throws a head kick that misses.
Sativa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Balor's sensitive parts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Finn Balor dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Sativa swings widly with a right hand
and Balor counters with a stiff right hand.
Balor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sativa moves away.
Sativa shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Balor's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sativa under the eye.
Sativa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Balor's sensitive parts.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sativa darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Balor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sativa is looking to slow Balor down with leg kicks.
Sativa fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Balor on the side of the head.
Balor defending well as Sativa loads up on a big left hand.
Balor lands with an overhand left.
Sativa pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Balor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sativa moves away.
A leg kick checked by Balor.
Sativa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Balor.
Sativa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
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!
Balor ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Good leg kick by Sativa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Balor moves into range and connects with a jab.
Balor comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.#T1#
Sativa throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The crowd cheers as Balor lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sativa doesn't seem phased though.
Balor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sativa manages to avoid it.
And Sativa responds with a good body kick, but Balor manages to step out the way in time.
Sativa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sativa swings for the body but Balor moves out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sativa.
Sativa throws a nice looking combination but Balor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Balor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sativa was well out of range. Poor timing from Balor.
Sativa is looking to land body kicks.
A quick step to the side and Balor tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Balor jabs Sativa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sativa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sativa explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Balor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Balor. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Balor.
Balor looks to score with a jab to the body but Sativa is just out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big left from Balor misses.
Balor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Balor staying out of range there.#T2#
Sativa pushes Balor away with a front kick.
Balor's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sativa under the eye.
Balor cracks Sativa with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sativa lands a nice looking kick to the body. Balor takes a step back to recover.
Balor will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Sativa throws a leg kick but Balor moved away.
Balor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Sativa.
Sativa avoids the body shot from Balor.
Sativa throws a leg kick which misses Balor's front leg but catches the back leg as Balor tries to avoid it.
Balor scores with a jab. Sativa acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Balor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Sativa misses.
Balor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sativa misses with a wild body shot.
Balor connects with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Balor avoids the head kick by Sativa.
Sativa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Balor.
Sativa feints a counter leg kick.
Sativa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Balor lands a right hook to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Balor.
And that's the end of the fight!
Finn Balor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Balor 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 29:28
Judge Josh West scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Finn Balor!
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Event:
Junior Master of KT 3 Round 2
Date: Dec 24, 2016 |
#R1#
Dimelo stuns Balor with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Finn Balor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Balor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dimelo moves away.
Dimelo slips under a jab from Balor.
Balor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Balor throws a jab but it's blocked by Dimelo. #CL#
Dimelo closes the distance and clinches.
Dimelo prevents a body shot from Balor.
Balor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dimelo blocks an uppercut.
Dimelo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A shot in the inside from Dimelo.
Nice body punch from Balor.
Dimelo misses with the head strike.
Dimelo pushes Balor back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Balor looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Balor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dimelo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Balor tries to throw a body punch but Dimelo avoids it by throwing Balor back against the ropes.
Balor misses with a punch to the body.
Dimelo lands a nice uppercut.#T1#
Balor tries to break free but Dimelo pushes him back against the ropes.
Balor lands a body punch.
Dimelo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Balor lands a shoulder strike.
Balor swings wildly with an uppercut but Dimelo uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Balor.
Balor lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dimelo is trying to stall.
Dimelo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #BC#
Dimelo breaks from the clinch.
Balor throws a sloppy body shot
and Dimelo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Balor fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dimelo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Balor moves out of range of the body kick.
Dimelo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dimelo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Balor finds it's way round the side to connect with Dimelo's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Balor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dimelo manages to avoid it.
Dimelo is looking to counter with a shot to the body.#T2#
Dimelo slips under a jab from Balor.
Balor tries to bum rush Dimelo with a series of wild strikes but Dimelo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Balor throws a shot from downtown. Dimelo moves away and avoids it.
Dimelo seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Balor misses the shot to the body.
Balor lands a slapping body shot.
Balor connects with a jab.
Balor is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dimelo rather than just go for the knockout.
Decent striking displayed by Balor there.
Balor swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dimelo counters with an inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dimelo.
Balor throws a lazy uppercut
and Dimelo counters with a thumping low kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Balor.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dimelo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Balor.
#CL#
Dimelo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dimelo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Balor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Finn Balor will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Balor cracks Dimelo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dimelo swings widly with a right hand
and Balor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Balor bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dimelo's head.
Balor looks to score with a jab to the body but Dimelo is just out of range.
Balor on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dimelo. Dimelo obviously looking to wear him down.
Dimelo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Balor on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Dimelo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dimelo missing with a left hand there. Balor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dimelo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Balor comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Balor digs a good body shot into Dimelo's ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Balor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dimelo.
Nice defenses there by Balor.
Finn Balor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dimelo lands a nice looking body kick.
Balor ducks under a wild hook from Dimelo.#T1#
Dimelo ducks under a wild hook from Balor.
Dimelo seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Balor scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dimelo doesn't seem bothered though.
The fighters circling - Dimelo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dimelo lands with a kick to the ribs.
#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Balor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dimelo's elbow.
Dimelo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dimelo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Balor misses with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Dimelo.
Dimelo prevents a body shot from Balor.
Balor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dimelo's elbow.
Dimelo misses with a hook to the ribs.
A frustrated look appears on Balor's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dimelo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dimelo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T2#
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dimelo.
Dimelo misses with the head strike.
Dimelo presses Balor against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rico Dimelo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Balor blocks an uppercut.
Dimelo has a couple of punches blocked by Balor.
Balor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Balor wants to get back to striking at distance but Dimelo won't allow it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dimelo.
Dimelo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dimelo tries to throw a body punch but Balor avoids it by throwing Dimelo back against the ropes.
Dimelo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dimelo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dimelo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dimelo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Balor has a couple of punches blocked by Dimelo.
Dimelo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Dimelo.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dimelo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rico Dimelo dominated that second round.
That's time! Dimelo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3#
Dimelo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Balor sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Balor misses with a wild body shot.
Dimelo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Dimelo can't find room to land a body shot as Balor controls the action.
Balor tries a knee to the head but Dimelo blocks it.
Nice body punch from Dimelo.
Dimelo is trying to maintain a safe position but Balor gets an underhook and turns Dimelo into the ropes.
A short left from Dimelo.
Dimelo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Balor can't break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dimelo blocking some punches.
Dimelo lands a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dimelo.
Dimelo prevents a body shot from Balor.
Dimelo lands a hook that snaps the head of Balor backwards.
Dimelo gets through Balor's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#T1#
Dimelo is leaning against Balor and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dimelo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dimelo gets through Balor's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dimelo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Balor misses with the head strike.
Dimelo misses with a punch on the inside.
Dimelo lands a nice uppercut.
Balor misses with a punch to the body.
Balor throws a punch but it's blocked by Dimelo.
Dimelo blocks an uppercut.
Balor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Balor lands a hook that snaps the head of Dimelo backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dimelo.
Dimelo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dimelo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Balor backwards.
Balor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Balor misses with a short punch on the inside.
Balor wants to get back to striking at distance but Dimelo won't allow it.
Dimelo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
#T2#
Balor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Balor tries to work over Dimelo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Balor struggles to land a body shot inside as Dimelo controls his hands.
Dimelo is pushing Balor up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Balor prevents a body shot from Dimelo. #BC#
Dimelo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dimelo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Balor.
Dimelo works the jab nicely.
Dimelo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Balor.
Balor throws a body punch but Dimelo moves out of range.
Balor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dimelo moves away.
Balor swings widly with a right hand
and Dimelo counters with an inside leg kick.
Balor cracks a nice hook into Dimelo's ribs.
Dimelo lands a slapping body shot.
A thudding body kick lands there by Dimelo!
And that's the end of the fight!
Rico Dimelo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dimelo 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:28
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 29:28
Judge Josh West scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rico Dimelo!
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Event:
Junior Masters of KT 3 Round 1
Date: Dec 03, 2016 |
#R1#
Balor throws an off balance right hand
and Slim connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Slim tries a body shot but Balor blocks it.
Balor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Slim goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Balor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Balor has a couple of punches blocked by Slim.
Slim tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Balor working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Slim blocks an uppercut.
Balor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Slim misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice right hand lands inside from Slim.
Slim tries to stall but Balor uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Slim can't find room to land a body shot as Balor controls the action.
Slim blocks an uppercut.
Slim blocks a body shot from Balor.
Balor lands a body punch.
Balor swings wildly with an uppercut but Slim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Balor blocking some punches.
#T1#
A shot in the inside from Slim.
Slim lands with a right to the head.
Balor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Slim scores with a nice short uppercut.
Slim fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Slim.
A shot in the inside from Slim.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Balor.
Slim lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Slim on the inside.
Slim lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Slim misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Balor misses with a punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slim blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Slim misses with a hook to the ribs.
Slim can't find room to land a body shot as Balor controls the action.
Balor misses with a body punch.
Slim can't find room to land a body shot as Balor controls the action.
#BC2#
Balor manages to break the clinch.
Slim getting the better of the striking in that exchange.#T2#
Balor moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Slim missing with a left hand there. Balor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Slim throws a jab when Balor was well out of range.
Balor moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Slim doesn't manage to clinch there - Balor circles away.
Slim misses with a straight right.
Balor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Slim manages to avoid it.
Balor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Slim lands with a shot to the body.
Balor lunges at Slim with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Slim's hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Balor misses the target.
Slim throws an overhand right that lands on Balor's shoulder, as Balor tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice shot by Balor.
Slim takes one on the button.
Balor tries to bum rush Slim with a series of wild strikes but Slim uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Balor connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Slim momentarily.
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 Barbados Slim will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Balor takes a swing at Slim's ribcage but misses.
Balor swings for the body but Slim moves out of range.
It looked like Slim wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Balor scores with a shot to the body.
Balor throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Balor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Balor scores with a nice strike.
Balor stuns Slim with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Balor lands with a hook. Slim tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Slim ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Balor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Slim.
Balor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Slim wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Finn Balor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slim takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Slim is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Balor.
Balor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Slim ducks under a wild hook from Balor.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slim slips under a jab.
Slim throws a shot from downtown. Balor moves away and avoids it.#T1#
Slim misses with a low kick.
A jab from Balor misses.
Slim dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Balor scores with a jab to the jaw.
Balor moves out of range as Slim strikes.
Balor connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Balor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Slim moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Balor dodges the punch combination from Slim.
Balor fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Slim ducks under a wild hook from Balor.
Slim walks into a stiff left hand from Balor.
Balor on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Slim works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Balor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
#T2#
Slim blocks a jab.
Balor throws a body shot but no joy.
An attempted straight right counter from Slim misses the target.
Slim slips under a jab.
Balor takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Slim staying out of range there.
Balor lands with an overhand left.
Balor slips under a jab from Slim.
A big left from Slim misses.
Slim misses with a body shot.
Slim misses with a straight left.
Slim slips under a jab.
Slim was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Balor throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Slim sees it coming and avoids it easily.#CL#
Slim fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Balor, pushing him back against the ropes.
Slim misses with the head strike.
Balor wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Slim misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Finn Balor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
A big left from Balor misses.
Balor connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Slim's hands.
Slim is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Balor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Slim connects with a jab.
Balor takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Balor bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Slim's head.
Slim uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A swing and a miss from Slim.
Balor looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A slow jab from Balor misses its intended target.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A jab from Balor does it's job there.
A slow jab from Balor misses its intended target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Slim uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Balor.
Slim is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Balor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Slim takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The fighters circling - Balor throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #T1#
Balor throws a good cross that connects.
Balor throws a body shot but no joy.
Balor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Slim half committed to a counter leg kick.
Slim tries to clinch there but Balor circles away.
Slim looks to land a left hand but Balor moved out of range nicely.
Balor scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Balor throws a body punch but Slim moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Balor. Slim does a little dance to reset his feet.
Balor tries to bum rush Slim with a series of wild strikes but Slim uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Slim swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Slim wants to clinch up but Balor keeps it at a distance.
A countering left hand to the body from Balor misses.
Balor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Slim wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Balor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Balor throws a big shot that misses.
Slim throws a lazy right hand but Balor sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Balor avoids the body shot from Slim.
Balor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
#T2#
Slim cracks Balor with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Slim is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Balor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
#CL#
Slim clinches with his opponent.
Balor throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slim lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Balor pushes Slim back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Balor is trying to push Slim away but Slim has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.#BC2#
Balor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Slim blocks a jab.
Balor looks to throw the jab but Slim is out of range. #CL#
Slim closes the distance and clinches.
Slim goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Balor has a couple of punches blocked by Slim.
Balor struggles to land a body shot inside as Slim controls his hands.
Slim throws a head punch that misses.
Balor scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Slim on the inside.
Slim misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Finn Balor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Balor has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Josh West scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Finn Balor!
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