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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boris Balkan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bud Diesel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Balkan's entrance music is Kosovo is Serbia. A fine choice. Diesel has chosen I drink alone. as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Boris Balkan could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bud Diesel 's chin.
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265 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Boris Balkan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bud Diesel !
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balkan looks to land a body kick but Diesel moved away.
Balkan avoids the head kick by Diesel .
Diesel keeps the fight on the outside.
Bud Diesel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diesel connects with a crisp jab.
Diesel lands with a nice body punch.
Diesel throws a body punch but Balkan moves out of range.
Balkan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Balkan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Balkan wants to clinch up but Diesel keeps it at a distance.
Some wild striking there from Balkan.
Diesel avoids the head kick by Balkan.
Diesel forces Balkan back against the ropes and clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Diesel creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Diesel lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Balkan or not.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A hook to the body from Diesel .
Balkan is breathing heavily.
Good body shot from Diesel .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diesel is trying to drag Balkan to the mat but Balkan just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Diesel gets through Balkan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Balkan is pressed up against the ropes. Diesel has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Balkan down to the mat. Balkan avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Diesel cracks a nice hook into Balkan's ribs.
Diesel scores with a nice right hand.
Diesel connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Diesel gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Balkan counters by clinching up.
A left hand lands to the body for Diesel .
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right handed body shot lands from Diesel .
Diesel lands a nice shot to the body.
Diesel working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Diesel lands a nice uppercut.
Diesel lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Balkan.
A nice right hand lands inside from Diesel .
Diesel lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Diesel is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Balkan gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Boris Balkan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bud Diesel .
Diesel is leaning against Balkan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Diesel lands a nice shot to the body.
A right hand to the body from Diesel .
Nice body punch from Diesel .
Diesel stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diesel is working Balkan over against the ropes.
Diesel presses Balkan against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A hook to the body from Diesel .
Diesel lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Diesel lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Diesel works on Balkan's body with a couple of short punches.
Balkan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Diesel .
Diesel scores with a shot to the side of Balkan's head.
Diesel lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Balkan backwards.
Diesel cracks Balkan with a nice body shot.
Diesel wants the takedown. Balkan is fighting it off but Diesel persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Balkan's guard against the ropes.
Diesel thows a big elbow that misses.
Diesel thows a big elbow that misses.
Diesel is in close to Balkan's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Diesel has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Diesel chips away with some ground and pound.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Balkan wants to stand up but Diesel is controlling him.
Diesel trying to control but Balkan is working from the bottom.
Diesel postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balkan keeping full guard, as Diesel tries to pass.
Balkan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Diesel wants to pass the guard but Balkan is keeping the position.
Balkan is trying to keep Diesel in close.
Diesel trying to control but Balkan is working from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Diesel with a nice cross.
Diesel shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Balkan sprawls well. Balkan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Diesel gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diesel lands with a nice body punch.
Nice uppercut lands for Diesel . That snapped Balkan's head back.
Boris Balkan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Diesel throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Balkan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Diesel 's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Diesel duly obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diesel fails with a takedown attempt.
Balkan wants to clinch but Diesel slips to the side
and Diesel counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Balkan defending well as Diesel loads up on a big left hand.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Diesel is defended easily by Balkan.
Diesel fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bud Diesel dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Diesel scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Diesel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Balkan takes one to the side of the head.
Balkan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Diesel lands a nice looking body kick.
Good exchange - Diesel coming out on top.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diesel shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Balkan as he jumps to the side.
Diesel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Balkan moves away.
Balkan moves in looking to clinch but Diesel pushes him off.
Balkan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Diesel scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diesel blocks the body kick.
Balkan blocks a jab.
Diesel dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Balkan. That did some damage!
Diesel tries to clinch but Balkan moves away
and Balkan counters with a nice body kick.
Diesel is breathing heavily.
Diesel lands an overhand right.
Diesel circles away from the clinch attempt
and Diesel counters with a nice leg kick.
Balkan avoids the body shot from Diesel .
Diesel getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Diesel changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Diesel .
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diesel looks to land a body kick but Balkan moved away.
Diesel misses with a head kick.
Diesel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Balkan misses with a body kick.
Diesel swats away the attempt to clinch by Balkan.
Diesel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Diesel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Balkan throws out the jab.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Diesel crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Balkan - the referee stops the clock and Diesel gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Balkan. Diesel manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A head kick by Balkan misses
and Diesel counters with a takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balkan tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Diesel wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Diesel wants to control but Balkan is keeping him busy.
Balkan manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Balkan is staying active underneath Diesel , who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Diesel is thwarting Balkan's attempts to control the position.
Diesel slips a nice elbow through Balkan's hands, connecting with Balkan's forehead.
Balkan regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Diesel .
Diesel is looking to pass into half guard but Balkan pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Balkan is in guard.
Diesel working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balkan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Diesel is keeping the position for now.
Balkan trying to stand up but can't free himself from Diesel 's guard.
Diesel throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Diesel is trying to control the position but Balkan postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Balkan avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Balkan passes into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bud Diesel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Diesel on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Balkan looks to land a body kick but Diesel moved away.
Balkan tries to clinch
and Diesel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Balkan closes the distance and clinches.
Diesel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Balkan scores with a shoulder strike.
Diesel pushes Balkan back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Balkan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Balkan manages to break the clinch.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Diesel crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Balkan - the referee stops the clock and Diesel gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Balkan. Diesel manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Balkan has Diesel up against the ropes in a clinch.
Diesel lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Diesel misses with some punches.
Diesel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Balkan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Diesel misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balkan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Diesel .
Balkan tries to land knees in the clinch but Diesel avoids the damage to the body.
Balkan misses with a knee strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Balkan.
Balkan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Diesel backwards.
Balkan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice body kick there by Balkan.
Diesel swats away the attempt to clinch by Balkan.
Balkan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Balkan scores with a kick to the midsection.
Diesel blocks the body kick.
Balkan darts in trying to clinch
and Diesel counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Boris Balkan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balkan looks for the body kick but Diesel saw that one coming.
Diesel takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Diesel has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Balkan.
Diesel lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Balkan at a distance.
Diesel fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Diesel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Balkan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bud Diesel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Diesel lands a two punch combo.
Bud Diesel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A swing and a miss from Diesel .
Diesel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Balkan was well out of range. Poor timing from Diesel .
Diesel jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Balkan throws out a loose jab but Diesel uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diesel throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Diesel scores with a push kick.
Balkan looks to throw a body kick
and Diesel decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Balkan's guard.
Diesel preventing the sweep.
Bud Diesel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Diesel is stalling in the full guard.
Balkan looking for a sweep. Not yet Balkan, not yet.
Diesel is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Diesel works over Balkan with some ground and pound from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balkan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Balkan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Diesel is one step ahead there.
Balkan wants to control but Diesel passes easily into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diesel wants to pass to mount but Balkan is defending the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Balkan is looking to improve his position.
Diesel frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Boris Balkan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Diesel 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 Suge Night scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bud Diesel !
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