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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Garegin Balayan (ranked 333 p4p, 271 weight class) and Julio Regueiro (ranked 53 p4p, 43 weight class). Balayan kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Troika. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Julio Regueiro enters the cage!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Garegin Balayan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Julio Regueiro!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Steven Brown and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Regueiro needs to keep his hands up - Balayan had a free shot at his head there.
Balayan swings for the body but Regueiro moves out of range.
Balayan scores with a sloppy right hand. Regueiro should have avoided that one.
Regueiro moves out of range of the leg kick from Balayan.
A lazy left from Balayan finds it's target.
Balayan with the inside leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Balayan.
Balayan has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Dr Hatsumi's Clinic in the buildup to the fight.
Balayan clinches with his opponent.
Regueiro manages to break the clinch.
Balayan misses with an uppercut
and Regueiro counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Balayan wants to slow Regueiro down by chopping away at his legs.
Balayan motions for Regueiro to come forward. Balayan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
As Balayan backs off Regueiro throws a huge counter combo but Balayan manages to avoid it all.
Balayan throws out a powerful jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Regueiro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balayan scores with a sloppy right hand. Regueiro should have avoided that one.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Balayan blocks an uppercut.
Balayan digs a right hand underneath Regueiro's ribcage. Regueiro let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Regueiro pulls Balayan into guard.
Regueiro is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Balayan wants to control from the top but Regueiro keeps moving.
Balayan gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Regueiro defending well as Balayan loads up on a big left hand.
Balayan thumps Regueiro with a low kick.
Balayan lands a nice looking body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Regueiro takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Balayan has managed to clinch.
Balayan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Regueiro lands with a left to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Regueiro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Regueiro lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Balayan misses with a punch on the inside.
Regueiro tries to pull guard but Balayan holds him up against the cage and eventually Regueiro drops back down to his feet.
Regueiro is trying to push Balayan away but Balayan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Regueiro tries to pull guard but Balayan holds him up against the cage and eventually Regueiro drops back down to his feet.
Balayan misses with some punches.
A right hand to the body from Regueiro.
Regueiro lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Balayan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Regueiro breaks from the clinch.
Balayan scores with a leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Balayan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Regueiro chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Balayan can pounce on him.
Balayan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Balayan closes the distance and clinches.
Balayan is working Regueiro over against the cage.
Balayan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Balayan misses with a body punch.
Regueiro breaks the clinch.
Balayan throws the left hand but Regueiro avoids the punch easily.
Balayan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Regueiro slips a jab from Balayan.
Balayan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Regueiro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Balayan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Regueiro. That did some damage!
Regueiro misses with a leg kick
and Balayan counters with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balayan digs a good body shot into Regueiro's ribs.
Balayan connects with a leg kick.
Regueiro's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Balayan connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Balayan cracks Regueiro with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Regueiro drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Regueiro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It seemed like Regueiro was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Balayan. Regueiro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Balayan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Regueiro moves away.
Balayan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Balayan throws a right hand that misses
and Regueiro counters with a straight right hand.
Good standup being displayed there by Balayan as he connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Garegin Balayan dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Regueiro takes one on the button.
Balayan swings for the body but Regueiro moves out of range.
Regueiro scores with a jab to the jaw.
Balayan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Regueiro moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Balayan tries to clinch but Regueiro is having none of it.
Balayan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Regueiro misses with an uppercut. Balayan saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Balayan misses
letting Regueiro counter with a right hand.
Balayan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Balayan misses with a low kick.
Regueiro throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Balayan.
Balayan throwing a counter right hand but Regueiro manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Balayan.
Garegin Balayan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Regueiro takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Regueiro looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Balayan lands a nice looking body shot.
Balayan works the jab nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Balayan.
Balayan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Regueiro throws out a counter right but Balayan avoids it with no problem.
Regueiro tries to close the distance and clinch but Balayan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Balayan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little jabbing left from Regueiro on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Balayan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A big right from Balayan misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Regueiro takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Regueiro feints a counter leg kick.
Balayan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Balayan scores with a nice head shot.
Regueiro throws a right hand that Balayan ducks under and follows up with a left that Balayan also avoids with ease.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Balayan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The fighters circling - Balayan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Balayan connects with a nice looking jab.
Balayan misses with a body kick.
Regueiro checks a leg kick.
Regueiro has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Regueiro takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Regueiro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Regueiro circles away from the clinch attempt
and Regueiro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Balayan misses with a right hand
and Regueiro counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Balayan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Balayan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Regueiro can do to turn this around?
Balayan misses with a straight left.
Regueiro looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A slapping body kick lands there for Balayan.
Regueiro throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Balayan misses with a hook.
Regueiro now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Balayan throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Balayan misses the shot to the body.
Regueiro tries to counter with a clinch but Balayan shakes him off and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balayan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Balayan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Regueiro is looking to clinch.
Balayan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Balayan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Regueiro.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Balayan thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Regueiro if he has to take too many more of those.
Balayan throws an off balance right hand
and Regueiro counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Balayan lands a nice hook to Regueiro's body. Regueiro takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Balayan is looking to clinch.
Balayan tests Regueiro's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Garegin Balayan dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Balayan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Balayan misses with a lunging right hand
and Regueiro cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Regueiro walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Regueiro takes a jab right on the kisser.
Good shot there by Balayan.
Regueiro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Regueiro looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Regueiro on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balayan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Regueiro's head backwards.
Balayan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Balayan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Balayan.
Balayan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Regueiro's head.
Balayan misses with a left hand
and Regueiro counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Regueiro.
Regueiro lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Regueiro fails to land.
Balayan cracks Regueiro with a nice body shot.
Balayan lands an uppercut.
Balayan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Balayan blocks an uppercut.
Regueiro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Balayan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Regueiro throws a looping overhand right but Balayan ducks down to avoid it.
Regueiro walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Balayan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Balayan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Balayan cracks Regueiro with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nice shot lands for Balayan.
Balayan misses with a body kick.
Balayan throws a poor cross that misses
and Regueiro counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Balayan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Regueiro cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Balayan misses with a combination
and Regueiro counters with a straight right hand.
Balayan thows a leg kick but Regueiro checks it
and Regueiro cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Regueiro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Balayan was well out of range. Poor timing from Regueiro.
Regueiro stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Balayan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balayan scores with a nice body kick.
Balayan throws a lazy body kick
and Regueiro counters with a leg kick.
Regueiro throws a jab when Balayan was well out of range.
A jab from Balayan misses.
Regueiro is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Regueiro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Balayan.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Regueiro! But no joy.
Balayan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Regueiro now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Balayan throws a lazy uppercut
and Regueiro counters with a nice uppercut.
Balayan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Regueiro.
Garegin Balayan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Balayan scores with a jab to the head.
Regueiro sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Regueiro takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Balayan throws a leg kick
letting Regueiro counter with a right hand.
Julio Regueiro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Balayan throws the kick towards the body but Regueiro avoids it.
Regueiro tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A solid leg kick lands there for Balayan.
Balayan throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Regueiro cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Balayan is rocked!
Balayan misses with the body kick
and Regueiro counters with a big right hand! Oh Balayan is in trouble here! Regueiro follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Julio Regueiro!
Julio Regueiro was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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