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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Balagot Liu (ranked 445 p4p, 1969 weight class) and Peter Narz (ranked 29 p4p, 120 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 14 - 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 36 - 34 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Peter Narz!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Hirohito Nitta and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Narz walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nice straight punches there by Liu. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Liu.
Narz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Liu at a distance.
Liu connects with an inside leg kick.
Narz throws a low kick but Liu moves out of range easily.
A jab from Narz misses.
Balagot Liu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Liu scores with a punch to the head.
Liu checks the leg kick.
Liu throwing a counter right hand but Narz manages to avoid it.
Narz slips under a jab from Liu.
Narz now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Liu throws a leg kick which misses Narz's front leg but catches the back leg as Narz tries to avoid it.
Liu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Narz drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Narz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Narz has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Narz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Liu manages to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Liu avoids the body shot from Narz.
Liu misses the jab.
Liu throws a leg kick that is checked
and Narz makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Narz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Liu.
We've been told by Liu's head coaches at Spartan Mixed Martial Arts that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Narz looks to score with a jab to the body but Liu is just out of range.
Liu throws a good cross that connects.
Narz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Liu.
Liu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Narz on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Liu misses with a straight left.
Narz appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Narz ducks under a wild hook from Liu.
Narz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Liu.
Liu tries to score with a low kick but Narz moves his leg out of the way.
Liu lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Liu just misses with a punch to the body.
Liu looks to land a right hand but Narz moved out of range.
Narz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Liu takes a swing at Narz's ribcage but misses.
Liu connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Narz momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Liu moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Narz moves into the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Narz.
Nice body punch from Narz - that landed with a thud.
Narz struggles to land a body shot inside as Liu controls his hands.
A nice left hand lands by Liu.
A right hand to the body from Narz.
Narz is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Liu prevents a body shot from Narz.
Narz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Narz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Narz tries a body shot but Liu blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Narz.
Liu misses with some punches.
Narz is working Liu over against the cage.
Narz can't find room to land a body shot as Liu controls the action.
Narz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Liu lands with a short shot to the head.
Narz pushes Liu back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liu throws a head punch that misses.
Narz is trying to stall.
Liu has had enough of the clinch but Narz keeps him there for the moment.
Narz can't find room to land a body shot as Liu controls the action.
Narz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Narz works on Liu's body with a couple of short punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Narz.
Narz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Liu misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Narz.
Liu misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Liu fails to land.
Narz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Liu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Liu lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Narz tries to work over Liu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Narz lands with a short shot to the head.
Liu has a couple of punches blocked by Narz.
Liu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Liu lands a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Liu fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liu has had enough of the clinch but Narz keeps him there for the moment.
Liu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Liu looks to throw the jab but Narz is out of range.
Narz misses with a body punch
and Liu counters with a right hand to the body.
Narz blocks a jab.
Liu lunges at Narz with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Narz's hand.
Liu is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Liu moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Liu throws an overhand right that lands on Narz's shoulder, as Narz tries to avoid the shot.
A jab from Narz finds it's way through Liu's defenses.
Liu is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Liu throws a poor cross that misses
and Narz counters with a nice body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Liu there.
Liu throws a jab when Narz was well out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Liu throws a lazy right hand but Narz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab from Liu misses.
Narz thuds a left hand into Liu's body.
Narz is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Liu rather than just go for the knockout.
Liu blocks a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Balagot Liu dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Narz wants to slow Liu down by chopping away at his legs.
Narz throws a leg kick
and Liu counters with a nice uppercut.
Narz wants to land a leg kick but Liu is out of range.
Liu throws an off balance right hand
and Narz counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Liu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Narz doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Nice body kick from Narz.
Liu digs a good hook to Narz's body.
Liu misses with a right hand
and Narz counters with a right hand to the body.
Liu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Narz can do to turn this around?
Liu scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Liu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liu swings for the body but Narz moves out of range.
Narz on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Liu scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Narz needs to keep his hands up - Liu had a free shot at his head there.
Liu swats away the attempt to clinch by Narz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Narz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Liu.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Narz! But no joy.
Narz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Liu lands with a right hand.
Liu needs to keep his hands up - Narz had a free shot at his head there.
Liu takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Liu is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Narz.
Narz throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Liu misses with a straight right.
Narz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Liu.
Liu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A decent looking cross lands there for Liu.
Narz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Liu.
Narz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Liu.
Narz flicks out a counter leg kick but Liu steps away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Liu missing with a left hand there. Narz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Narz.
Narz misses with a straight left.
Liu misses with an uppercut.
Liu throws a big shot that misses.
Liu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Narz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Narz moves out of range as Liu strikes.
Narz slips under a jab from Liu.
Balagot Liu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Liu looks to throw the jab but Narz is out of range.
Narz appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Liu scores with a sloppy right hand. Narz should have avoided that one.
Narz throws a body shot but no joy.
Liu connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Narz's hands.
Liu keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Balagot Liu is winning the standup battle so far.
Narz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Narz throws a low kick but Liu moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Narz moves away from the strike by Liu.
As Liu backs off Narz throws a huge counter combo but Liu manages to avoid it all.
Liu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Narz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Liu throws an off balance right hand
and Narz counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Narz swings away with a body shot that misses
and Liu counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A telegraphed right hand from Liu misses the target.
Narz let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Narz throws a chopping leg kick but Liu manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Liu throws out a powerful jab.
Liu swats away the attempt to clinch by Narz.
Liu scores with a body shot.
A slow jab from Liu misses its intended target.
Good exchange - Liu coming out on top.
Liu darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liu feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Narzs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Liu with the inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Liu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Liu throws a hook but Narz blocks it.
Narz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Liu moves away.
Narz misses the jab.
Narz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Liu stuns Narz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Narz lands with a cross.
Liu looks to land a left hand but Narz moved out of range nicely.
Narz on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Liu misses with a hook. Narz ducked under it nicely.
A swing and a miss from Liu.
Narz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Narz throws a body punch but Liu moves out of range.
Narz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Liu's sensitive parts.
Liu throws a wild body kick that Narz sees coming a mile off.
Nice cross by Liu.
Narz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Liu.
Narz is looking for the big counter here.
Liu takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Narz has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Narz misses with a kick to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Liu blocks the leg kick.
Liu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Liu listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liu tries to score with a low kick but Narz moves his leg out of the way.
Narz throws a leg kick that is checked
and Liu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Liu takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A decent looking cross lands there for Liu.
Narz swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Narz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Liu throws out a loose jab but Narz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Liu swings widly with a right hand
and Narz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Liu tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Narz is able to avoid easily.
A jab from Liu misses.
Liu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Good leg kick by Liu.
Liu throws a hook but Narz blocks it.
A nice side step and Narz releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A jab from Liu finds it's way through Narz's defenses.
Liu stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Narz throws a leg kick but Liu sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Liu missing with a left hand there. Narz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Narz takes one on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liu connects with a nice looking jab.
Liu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Narz moves out of range of the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Narz has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Narz there as he acknowledges the shot.
Narz walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Liu checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Liu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Narz unleashes a big counter combination but Liu bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Liu throws out a powerful jab.
A slow jab from Liu misses its intended target.
Narz defending well as Liu loads up on a big left hand.
Narz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Liu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Liu misses the jab.
Liu misses with a looping right.
Liu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Narz tries a quick counter leg kick but Liu is wise to it.
An inside leg kick from Narz misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Narz moves forwards but Liu connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Narz's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Narz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Liu.
Narz throws a jab when Liu was well out of range.
Liu throws a hook but Narz blocks it.
Liu looks to throw the jab but Narz is out of range.
Narz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Liu.
Liu sets himself, and Narz steps forward looking for the clinch! Liu avoids it this time.
Narz throws a front kick aimed at Liu's knee but Liu avoids it well.
Liu missing with a left hand there. Narz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Liu on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Narz defending well as Liu loads up on a big left hand.
Narz throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Liu is looking to counter punch.
Liu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Narz.
Liu misses with a straight right.
A decent looking cross lands there for Liu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Narz attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Narz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Liu on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Liu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Narz throws out the jab.
Liu keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice 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!
Narz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Narz looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Narz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Narz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Liu manages to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Liu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Narz 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.
Liu misses with a hook.
Narz feints a counter leg kick.
Narz moves out of range of the leg kick from Liu.
Liu throws a good cross that connects.
Peter Narz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Narz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Balagot Liu!
Our winner, Balagot Liu, 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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energy
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hype
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