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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Balagot Liu (ranked 165 p4p, 303 weight class) and Hratch Tzien (ranked 16 p4p, 31 weight class). Tzien is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: R*ck It. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Balagot Liu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Hratch Tzien!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Phil Schofield and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tzien cracks Liu with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tzien ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Liu throws a big shot that misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tzien.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Liu looks to score with a jab to the body but Tzien is just out of range.
Tzien lands a jab to Liu's midsection.
Liu scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tzien in his tracks.
Tzien throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Liu on the side of the head.
Liu ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Liu throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tzien stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Liu looks to land a combination but Tzien avoids it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd cheers as Liu lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tzien doesn't seem phased though.
Nice shot by Tzien.
A punch combination from Liu misses.
Tzien closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Liu's guard.
Tzien trying to control but Liu is working from the bottom.
Tzien postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Liu is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Tzien, into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tzien wants to sweep but no luck.
Liu gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Tzien scores with a jab. Liu acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Liu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tzien.
Liu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hratch Tzien seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tzien tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Liu was well out of range. Poor timing from Tzien.
Tzien throws a body shot but no joy.
Tzien thows a left - swing and a miss!
A looping hook to the body misses from Liu. Tzien does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tzien fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Liu on the side of the head.
Tzien has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Tzien uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Liu.
Liu throws a body shot but no joy.
Liu swings for the body but Tzien moves out of range.
Tzien waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Liu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tzien walks into a left hand.
Tzien takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Liu ducks under a wild hook from Tzien.
Tzien throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Liu was covering up waiting for the punch and Tzien finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tzien tries to free his leg and advance position but Liu is retaining full guard.
Liu keeping moving, preventing Tzien from controlling successfully.
Tzien sitting in guard here, content to control.
Tzien wants to pass the guard but Liu is keeping the position.
Tzien drops back looking for a leg! Liu is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Liu manages to kick Tzien off! Tzien jumps back into Liu's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tzien won't allow Liu to get back to his feet.
Tzien stays in close to Liu's body and controls the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tzien trying to control but Liu is working from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Tzien misses with a looping right.
Tzien throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tzien misses with a left hand
enabling Liu to counter with a crisp jab.
Liu slips a straight right by Tzien.
Liu scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tzien shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Liu defends it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liu fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tzien swings for the body but Liu moves out of range.
Tzien jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Liu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tzien.
Liu throwing a counter right hand but Tzien manages to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Liu.
Nice defenses there by Tzien.
Liu is looking to wear down Tzien with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nice uppercut lands for Liu. That snapped Tzien's head back.
Liu dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tzien. That did some damage!
Tzien scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Liu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tzien with a nice cross.
Liu lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Balagot Liu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tzien takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Liu throws a push kick but Tzien slaps the foot to one side.
Tzien throws a hook but Liu avoids it easily.
Tzien loads up on a big right hand but Liu slips the punch.
Tzien waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Liu.
Liu throws a hook but Tzien avoids it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Balagot Liu will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Liu closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tzien throws a hook but Liu avoids it easily.
Balagot Liu is winning the standup battle so far.
Liu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tzien.
A lazy left from Liu finds it's target.
Tzien throws a big shot that misses.
Liu slips a straight right by Tzien.
Liu ducks under a wild hook from Tzien.
Liu takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tzien stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Liu.
Tzien ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Liu moves away.
Tzien moves away from the strike by Liu.
Liu misses with a hook.
Tzien looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tzien looks to land a right hand but Liu moved out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Liu. No joy for Tzien on that attempt.
A swing and a miss from Liu.
Tzien works the jab nicely.
Tzien jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tzien.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Liu missing with a left hand there. Tzien was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Liu lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Liu looks to land a right hand but Tzien moved out of range.
Liu lands a lovely overhand right.
Tzien thuds a left hand into Liu's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Liu throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tzien ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tzien steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Liu.
Liu looks to land a right hand but Tzien moved out of range.
Liu paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Liu clobbers Tzien with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Liu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tzien.
Tzien uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Liu.
Tzien loads up on a big right hand but Liu slips the punch.
A big left from Liu misses.
Donk. Tzien catches Liu right on the button with a cross.
Liu throws a jab when Tzien was well out of range.
Liu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Liu moves out of range as Tzien strikes.
Tzien might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Liu throws a nice looking combination but Tzien bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Liu scores with the left hand. Tzien knows he should have avoided that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tzien dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Liu. That did some damage!
Liu moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Liu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tzien throws a shot from downtown. Liu moves away and avoids it.
Tzien 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Tzien.
Liu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tzien manages to avoid it.
Liu misses with a looping right.
Tzien connects with a body shot.
Tzien lands a jab to the nose.
Tzien throws a body shot but no joy.
Liu scores with a jab to the jaw.
Liu lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nice defenses there by Liu.
Tzien attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nice defenses there by Liu.
Balagot Liu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tzien misses with an uppercut.
Tzien throws a front kick aimed at Liu's knee but Liu avoids it well.
Liu misses with a straight left.
Liu connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Liu lands a nice shot to the body.
Tzien shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Liu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tzien.
Liu scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Liu misses with a hook. Tzien ducked under it nicely.
Tzien throws the left hand but Liu avoids the punch easily.
Liu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tzien.
Tzien scores with a decent looking hook.
Tzien throws a body punch but Liu moves out of range.
Liu looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Tzien throws a looping overhand right but Liu ducks down to avoid it.
Tzien missing with a left hand there. Liu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Liu takes a jab right on the kisser.
Liu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tzien.
Liu misses with a straight left.
Tzien misses with an uppercut.
Tzien throws a big shot that misses.
Tzien pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Liu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Liu lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A nice combination there by Liu.
Tzien uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Liu.
Tzien throws out a powerful jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tzien misses with a looping left.
Tzien has a takedown stuffed.
Balagot Liu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hratch Tzien.
Liu ducks under a wild hook from Tzien.
Tzien doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tzien is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Liu.
Tzien misses with a hook.
Liu connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tzien throws a jab but it's blocked by Liu.
Liu misses with a kick to the body.
Nice defenses there by Tzien.
Tzien misses with a low kick.
The fighters circling - Tzien throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Liu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tzien moves away.
A shot to the liver by Liu. Beautiful body shot.
Liu throws the left hand but Tzien avoids the punch easily.
Liu moves away from the strike by Tzien.
Tzien fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tzien throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Liu moves out of range as Tzien strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tzien is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Liu tries a low kick but Tzien avoids it.
Tzien throws a hook to the side of Liu's head but Liu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Liu is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Liu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tzien's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Liu connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tzien scrambles back to his feet.
Liu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tzien circles away quickly and effectively.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Balagot Liu dominated that second round.
That's time! Liu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Tzien lands a nice leg kick that just misses Liu's sensitive parts.
Liu takes a swing at Tzien's ribcage but misses.
Liu slips a jab from Tzien.
A quick step to the side and Liu tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Liu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tzien.
Tzien staying out of range there.
A big left from Liu misses.
Tzien moves away from the strike by Liu.
Tzien lands a really nice looking cross but Liu seems unphased.
Tzien tried to score with a low kick but Liu checks it.
Liu misses with a straight right.
Tzien has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Liu takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A big right from Tzien misses.
Liu scores with a three punch combo!
Liu looks to throw the jab but Tzien is out of range.
Tzien misses with a low kick.
Liu misses with a body shot.
Tzien throws a hook to the side of Liu's head but Liu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Liu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tzien throws out the jab.
Tzien jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tzien throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tzien drops his hands momentarily and Liu takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tzien takes one on the button.
Liu throws a series of punches but Tzien moves out of range.
Liu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tzien.
Liu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Liu lands a nice shot that snaps Tzien's head back.
Tzien ducks under a wild hook from Liu.
Liu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tzien.
Tzien ducks under a wild hook from Liu.
Tzien loads up on a big right hand but Liu slips the punch.
Tzien throws a looping overhand right but Liu ducks down to avoid it.
Tzien misses the jab.
Tzien scores with a decent looking hook.
Tzien misses with an uppercut.
Tzien changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tzien slips a jab and a cross from Liu.
Liu cracks a nice hook into Tzien's ribs.
Liu checks a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Liu misses with a straight right.
Tzien scores with a nice right hand.
Liu misses with the combination.
Hratch Tzien has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Tzien.
Liu misses with a looping left.
Tzien uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Liu.
Tzien slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Liu misses with a hook. Tzien ducked under it nicely.
Tzien throws a big shot that misses.
Tzien misses with a body shot.
Liu throwing a counter right hand but Tzien manages to avoid it.
Liu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tzien.
Tzien slips a straight right by Liu.
Tzien avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Liu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tzien.
Tzien doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Liu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tzien cracks Liu with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tzien moves out of range of the body kick from Liu.
A jab from Tzien misses.
Liu's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tzien connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Liu scrambles back to his feet.
Liu misses with a looping left.
Tzien drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Liu lands with a straight right. Tzien didn't see that one coming.
Liu dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tzien. That did some damage!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Liu does no damage.
Liu lunges at Tzien with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tzien's hand.
A big right from Tzien misses.
It looked like Liu wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Liu slips under a jab from Tzien.
Tzien paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tzien moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Liu slips under a jab.
Tzien keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Liu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tzien.
Tzien throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Liu scores with a jab to the body.
Tzien throws a big shot that misses.
Tzien walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Liu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tzien.
Liu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Liu appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Liu throws a series of punches but Tzien moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tzien takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Liu throws a jab but it's blocked by Tzien.
Tzien has a takedown stuffed.
An attempted straight right counter from Liu misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tzien throws a leg kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tzien. Liu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tzien uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Liu.
Liu dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tzien. That did some damage!
Tzien misses with a hook.
Liu lands a body shot.
Liu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Liu misses with a hook. Tzien ducked under it nicely.
A jab from Tzien does it's job there.
Tzien tries to move into range but Liu moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Liu lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Liu works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tzien missing with a left hand there. Liu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Liu thuds a left hand into Tzien's body.
Tzien just misses with a punch to the body.
Liu is looking to counter punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Liu throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tzien attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Liu throwing a counter right hand but Tzien manages to avoid it.
Liu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tzien misses with a straight left.
Liu lands a nice shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Balagot Liu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Liu, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Balagot Liu!
Balagot Liu seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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