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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Balink Tarlah (ranked 2054 p4p, 3356 weight class) and William Lati (ranked 272 p4p, 414 weight class). Lati is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ye- Burna Boy. William Lati has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Balink Tarlah's chin.
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Balink Tarlah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, William Lati!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tarlah drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Lati preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tarlah throws a big right hand that misses.
Lati utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tarlah scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lati keeping moving, preventing Tarlah from controlling successfully.
Tarlah throws a big elbow that misses.
Lati trying to keep a closed guard but Tarlah is proving a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tarlah postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tarlah throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tarlah stopping the sweep attempt from Lati.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarlah working some strikes from top position.
Tarlah postures up and lands a big shot to Lati's brow.
Tarlah makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Tarlah trying to control the position from guard on top but Lati is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lati not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tarlah wants to control from the top but Lati keeps moving.
Tarlah controls from within his opponent's guard.
Tarlah lands a couple of digs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tarlah is looking to work some ground and pound but Lati has wrist control.
Tarlah loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tarlah scoring with some ground and pound.
Tarlah prevents Lati from getting back to his feet.
Lati working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tarlah.
Tarlah has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lati is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Tarlah prevents Lati from getting back to his feet.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Lati looks to score with a jab to the body but Tarlah is just out of range.
Lati defending well as Tarlah loads up on a big left hand.
Tarlah changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Lati looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Lati sneaks out the side door and pushes Tarlah away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lati throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lati throws out a loose jab but Tarlah uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lati looks to land a combination but Tarlah avoids it well.
Lati throws a jab but it's blocked by Tarlah.
Lati misses the shot to the body.
Tarlah attempts a counter takedown but Lati avoids it well and moves away.
Tarlah slips a straight right by Lati.
Tarlah lands a slapping body shot.
Tarlah takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lati throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tarlah counters with a nice double leg into side control. Lati won't be happy with that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lati takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Tarlah in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Tarlah misses with the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tarlah wants to control but Lati is keeping him busy.
Lati tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tarlah scores with a couple of short elbows.
Lati defending against the ground and pound.
Lati felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Tarlah in side control, throwing shots but Lati defends.
Lati is being controlled here.
Lati is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Tarlah has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Tarlah working the ground and pound but Lati is defending the strikes.
Tarlah lands a decent elbow from side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Balink Tarlah dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lati throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tarlah counters with a stiff right hand.
Tarlah misses with a looping right.
Lati throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tarlah counters by moving into the clinch.
Lati wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tarlah can't get the takedown.
Tarlah gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Lati regains guard.
Balink Tarlah overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tarlah is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lati looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tarlah is one step ahead there.
Tarlah is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lati can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tarlah's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Tarlah postures up in Lati's guard and throws a big left but Lati blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarlah is looking to work some ground and pound but Lati has wrist control.
Tarlah cracks Lati with a solid left hand.
Tarlah loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tarlah slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Tarlah stops Lati from standing up.
Tarlah is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Lati is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Lati throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tarlah drops down looking for a counter takedown but Lati sprawls and moves away.
Tarlah keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tarlah changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Lati misses with an uppercut. Tarlah saw that one coming.
Tarlah staying out of range there.
Tarlah half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Lati throws a jab when Tarlah was well out of range.
Tarlah lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lati throws a shot from downtown. Tarlah moves away and avoids it.
Tarlah moves out of range as Lati strikes.
Tarlah shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Tarlah was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Tarlah lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lati is not content to let Tarlah control the position.
Lati wants to get back to his feet.
Tarlah is looking to take a break and control but Lati is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tarlah taking a breather here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Tarlah lands a decent elbow from side control.
Tarlah advances nicely into full mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Tarlah cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Tarlah thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Lati is in a horrible position here. Tarlah smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lati is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Lati is trying desperately to improve position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Balink Tarlah dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Tarlah dives in and scores a takedown into Lati's guard.
Lati kicks Tarlah off and gets to his feet.
Lati misses with an uppercut.
Tarlah shoots in and bounces Lati off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Lati pushes Tarlah off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tarlah dodges the punch combination from Lati.
Lati takes a swing at Tarlah's ribcage but misses.
Tarlah looks for a takedown but Lati sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lati swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tarlah uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lati.
William Lati is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tarlah lands with a hook. Lati tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sloppy strikes from Lati. Those never looked like landing.
Lati misses with an uppercut
and Tarlah counters with a takedown into side control.
Tarlah looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Lati is avoiding damage well.
Tarlah sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Lati is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Tarlah lands a nice forearm strike.
Tarlah cracks Lati with a big right hand but Lati just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Tarlah throws a strike aimed at the side of Lati's head but Lati avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lati defending against the ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tarlah is putting a hurting on Lati here, landing some big shots from side control.
Tarlah trying to control the position but Lati is working away.
Lati is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Tarlah is controlling him well.
Lati is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Tarlah is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Lati's shoulder. That is not cool.
Tarlah scoring with punches from side control.
Tarlah working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Lati sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Lati kicks Tarlah off and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lati throws a combination that misses
and Tarlah counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Tarlah.
Lati preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lati controls Tarlah momentarily but Tarlah frees himself.
Tarlah postures up in Lati's guard and throws a big left but Lati blocks it.
Tarlah with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tarlah throws an elbow that misses. Lati uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tarlah's guard. Nice move by Lati!
Lati throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tarlah works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tarlah is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Lati postures up in Tarlah's guard and throws a big left but Tarlah blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tarlah is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Lati wanted to stand there but Tarlah had control of the position.
Lati gets to his feet. Tarlah looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Tarlah scores with a takedown into Lati's guard.
Tarlah throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tarlah postures up in Lati's guard and throws a big left but Lati blocks it.
William Lati has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tarlah makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to William Lati.
I think Tarlah has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Balink Tarlah!
Balink Tarlah thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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