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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ismet Balic (ranked 7241 p4p, 6811 weight class) and Teddy Cuddles (ranked 698 p4p, 681 weight class). Ismet Balic has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ White Belt
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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 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ismet Balic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Teddy Cuddles!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, David Hoff and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cuddles throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Balic on the side of the head.
Cuddles throws a right and a left that Balic avoids nicely.
Cuddles throws a big shot that misses.
Cuddles keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Cuddles misses with a two punch combination.
Cuddles cracks Balic with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Balic dodges the punch combination from Cuddles.
It looked like Balic was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Left hook, right uppercut from Cuddles.
Cuddles circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cuddles swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cuddles jabs at Balic's body.
Balic tries to close the distance and clinch but Cuddles swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cuddles works Balic's body with a nice hook.
Cuddles loads up on a big right hand but Balic slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuddles stuffs the takedown.
Balic takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Balic shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cuddles as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ismet Balic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cuddles feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Balics jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cuddles shoots in for a double leg but Balic sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Cuddles swats away the attempt to clinch by Balic.
Cuddles misses with a looping right.
Balic throws a big counter combination but Cuddles scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Cuddles connects with a nice looking jab.
Cuddles connects with a jab.
Balic shoots and misses
letting Cuddles counter with a right hand.
Balic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cuddles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balic moves in looking to clinch but Cuddles pushes him off.
Cuddles misses with a low kick.
Good work by Balic as he checks the leg kick.
Cuddles pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cuddles has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Balic is landing a low percentage of strikes.
A combination from Cuddles does no damage.
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!
Balic fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cuddles avoids it really well and circles away.
A punch combination from Cuddles misses.
Cuddles scores with a body shot.
Cuddles lands a nice shot to the body.
Cuddles throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cuddles throws an overhand right that lands on Balic's shoulder, as Balic tries to avoid the shot.
Balic closes the distance and clinches up with Cuddles, looking for a takedown. Balic pushes Cuddles against the cage but Cuddles circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cuddles misses with a wild body shot.
As Cuddles looks to move away, Balic throws a big counter combo but Cuddles just gets out of the way.
Cuddles misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cuddles keeps the fight on the outside.
Balic takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cuddles comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Balic shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cuddles but Cuddles pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cuddles breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cuddles fails to land with a series of punches.
Cuddles misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Balic.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cuddles swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cuddles misses with a body punch
and Balic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cuddles keeps the fight on the outside.
Balic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Balic tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Cuddles manages to circle out of the way.
Cuddles fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A jab from Cuddles finds it's way through Balic's defenses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cuddles avoids a kick to the body.
Teddy Cuddles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Balic tries to clinch but Cuddles moves out of range.
Balic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cuddles swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A countering left hand to the body from Cuddles misses.
Cuddles lands a jab-cross combination.
Balic fails to land the takedown.
Cuddles now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Cuddles scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Balic doesn't seem bothered though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Teddy Cuddles dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Balic shoots in looking for a takedown. Cuddles tries to sprawl out of it but Balic keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cuddles manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Balic tries to clinch but Cuddles moves away
and Cuddles counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cuddles swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cuddles lands with a shot to the body.
Balic dodges the punch combination from Cuddles.
A combination from Cuddles does no damage.
Balic walks into a stiff left hand from Cuddles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good standup being displayed there by Cuddles as he connects with a hook.
Cuddles tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Balic was well out of range. Poor timing from Cuddles.
Cuddles fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cuddles throws an overhand right that lands on Balic's shoulder, as Balic tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balic has a takedown stuffed.
Nice takedown defense from Cuddles. No joy for Balic on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ismet Balic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cuddles misses the shot to the body.
Balic on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cuddles displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Balic.
Cuddles misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cuddles missing with a left hand there. Balic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cuddles circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cuddles swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cuddles throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cuddles swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cuddles loads up on a big right hand but Balic slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Balic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cuddles throws out the jab.
Cuddles throws a jab but it's blocked by Balic.
Balic half committed to a counter leg kick.
Cuddles works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cuddles's jab looks to have found its range, popping Balic under the eye.
Balic walks into a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Balic misses with a takedown attempt
and Cuddles counters with a straight right hand.
Balic shoots in but Cuddles avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Balic doesn't manage to clinch there - Cuddles circles away.
Cuddles unleashes a big counter combination but Balic bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Balic doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Cuddles counters with a left and a right that stings Balic.
Ismet Balic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Balic is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cuddles sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cuddles throws out a loose jab but Balic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Balic tries to clinch up.
Cuddles throws a body shot but no joy.
Cuddles looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cuddles throws a left and a right that both miss
and Balic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Balic shoots in and drives through. Cuddles sprawls well.
Teddy Cuddles seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Balic lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cuddles circles away quickly and effectively.
Balic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cuddles.
Balic attempts a counter takedown but Cuddles avoids it well and moves away.
Cuddles ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Balic moves away.
Balic tries to clinch up.
Cuddles cracks a nice hook into Balic's ribs.
Balic swings widly with a right hand
and Cuddles counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cuddles misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balic shoots in for a double leg but Cuddles sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Balic wants to clinch up but Cuddles keeps it at a distance.
Cuddles throws out a counter right but Balic avoids it with no problem.
Balic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cuddles.
Balic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Balic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cuddles swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cuddles throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cuddles throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cuddles throws a combination that misses
and Balic counters with a left to the body.
Cuddles scores with a nice strike.
Cuddles has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cuddles avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Balic lands a right hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Teddy Cuddles 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 cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Balic moves forwards but Cuddles connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Cuddles blocks a head kick by Balic.
Balic shoots in for a takedown but Cuddles shows good takedown defense.
Cuddles misses with a body punch
and Balic counters with a one-two to the body.
Cuddles lands a nice hook to Balic's body. Balic takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cuddles bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Balic's head backwards.
Horrible takedown attempt by Balic or perhaps it was just good defense by Cuddles, which made it look bad.
Cuddles let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Cuddles catches Balic with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A head kick misses from Balic.
Balic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cuddles throws out the jab.
Balic takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cuddles lands a slapping body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuddles misses with a series of wild punches.
Cuddles throws a nice looking combination but Balic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cuddles throws the left hand but Balic avoids the punch easily.
Balic changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Balic avoids the body shot from Cuddles.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Balic. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Nice defenses there by Balic.
Balic tries a head kick but it misses.
Balic throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cuddles tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Balic was well out of range. Poor timing from Cuddles.
Balic wants to clinch up but Cuddles keeps it at a distance.
Cuddles lands a jab to the nose.
Balic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cuddles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cuddles tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Balic was well out of range. Poor timing from Cuddles.
Balic tries to work over Cuddles's front leg with a kick but Cuddles checks it.
Balic moves away from the strike by Cuddles.
It looked like Balic was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Balic is looking to clinch.
Balic slips a straight right by Cuddles.
Cuddles throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice takedown defense from Cuddles. No joy for Balic on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ismet Balic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A swing and a miss from Cuddles.
Balic tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Cuddles counters with a stiff right hand.
Balic misses with the combination.
Cuddles moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Teddy Cuddles is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balic is looking to clinch but Cuddles is avoiding it.
Balic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cuddles paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cuddles lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Balic shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cuddles as he avoids it easily.
Balic shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cuddles as he jumps to the side.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cuddles dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Balic defending well as Cuddles loads up on a big left hand.
Cuddles looks to land a combination but Balic avoids it well.
Balic has his takedown stuffed
and Balic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cuddles stuffs the takedown attempt from Balic. Balic gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balic takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cuddles lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Balic looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Balic tries to clinch up but Cuddles circles away and keeps his distance.
Balic walks into a left hand.
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!
Cuddles lands a nice shot that snaps Balic's head back.
Balic is looking to clinch.
Cuddles throws a right and a left that Balic avoids nicely.
It looked like Balic was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Cuddles misses with a few strikes there.
Balic appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Balic with a poor takedown
and Cuddles counters with a two punch combo.
Ismet Balic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Balic avoids the body shot from Cuddles.
And that's the end of the fight!
Teddy Cuddles comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cuddles 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 26:30
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 26:30
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Teddy Cuddles!
Teddy Cuddles decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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energy
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