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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Balink Tarlah (ranked 2722 p4p, 25343 weight class) and Jovan Teodorovic (ranked 335 p4p, 578 weight class). Jovan Teodorovic has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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BJJ Blue 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 30 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Balink Tarlah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jovan Teodorovic!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Robert Douchet and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Teodorovic throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Tarlah was covering up waiting for the punch and Teodorovic finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Teodorovic wants to control from the top but Tarlah keeps moving.
Teodorovic drops back, looking for a kneebar! Tarlah looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Tarlah looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Tarlah!
Teodorovic can't do much from the bottom here.
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 Teodorovic's shoulder. That is not cool.
Tarlah lands a decent elbow from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Teodorovic is being controlled here.
Teodorovic is looking for a sweep.
Teodorovic manages to work his way to half guard, despite Tarlah's best efforts.
Tarlah is nestled in close to Teodorovic, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teodorovic tries to roll over but Tarlah keeps him under control.
Tarlah controlling the action here.
Tarlah working Teodorovic over with strikes.
Tarlah content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Teodorovic is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Tarlah scores with a couple of nice shots.
Teodorovic is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tarlah pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ground and pound from Tarlah.
Tarlah looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Tarlah stands up from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teodorovic with a poor takedown
enabling Tarlah to counter with a crisp jab.
No luck for Teodorovic with that takedown attempt.
Tarlah attempts a counter takedown but Teodorovic avoids it well and moves away.
Teodorovic looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Teodorovic tries for a takedown but Tarlah circles away easily
and Tarlah counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Balink Tarlah has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jovan Teodorovic.
Teodorovic shoots and misses
letting Tarlah counter with a right hand.
Teodorovic looks winded!
Teodorovic misses with a takedown
and Tarlah counters with a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teodorovic has his takedown stuffed
letting Tarlah counter with a right hand.
Teodorovic misses with a takedown
enabling Tarlah to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Teodorovic shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tarlah counters with a nice body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Balink Tarlah dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Teodorovic shoots and misses
and Tarlah makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Teodorovic shoots and misses
and Tarlah counters with a stiff right hand.
Teodorovic has his takedown stuffed
and Tarlah counters with a straight right hand.
Balink Tarlah has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jovan Teodorovic.
Teodorovic has his takedown stuffed
and Teodorovic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Teodorovic doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Tarlah to counter with a crisp jab.
Teodorovic is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teodorovic with a lazy takedown attempt
and Tarlah counters with a nice body shot.
Teodorovic gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tarlah counters by clinching up.
Tarlah has picked Teodorovic up - he's going for a ride! Tarlah dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Tarlah slows the pace down in half guard.
Teodorovic is looking to improve his position.
Tarlah slips a nice elbow through Teodorovic's hands, connecting with Teodorovic's forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tarlah working the head and body with strikes.
Tarlah controlling the action here.
Tarlah has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Tarlah works his way into full mount!
Tarlah cracks Teodorovic with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarlah controlling his opponent.
Tarlah seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Teodorovic for as long as he can get away with.
Tarlah landing strikes, looking to finish!
Tarlah looking to control and managing it successfully.
Tarlah lands a couple of good shots and Teodorovic has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Teodorovic is in bad spot here.
Tarlah is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tarlah is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Tarlah gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Tarlah gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Tarlah apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Teodorovic misses with a takedown
and Tarlah counters with a nice body shot.
Teodorovic has his takedown stuffed
and Tarlah counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Teodorovic has his takedown stuffed
enabling Tarlah to counter with a crisp jab.
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!
Teodorovic tries for a takedown but Tarlah circles away easily
and Tarlah counters by moving into the clinch.
Teodorovic goes for a takedown attempt but Tarlah pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Teodorovic shoots and misses
and Tarlah counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Balink Tarlah has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jovan Teodorovic.
Teodorovic shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Tarlah counter with a right hand.
Teodorovic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Teodorovic has his takedown stuffed
and Tarlah counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teodorovic misses with a takedown attempt
and Tarlah counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Teodorovic thinking.
Teodorovic gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tarlah counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Teodorovic can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Tarlah controls the pace.
Tarlah advances position into side control!
Tarlah takes a little break here. Teodorovic wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Tarlah continues to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teodorovic is looking to regain half guard here but Tarlah keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarlah landing strikes.
The referee asks Tarlah politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Tarlah prefers to stall for the moment though.
Tarlah is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Teodorovic can do to turn this around?
More hug and hope from Tarlah.
Tarlah is working Teodorovic over with some ground and pound from side control.
Tarlah staying calm.
Teodorovic takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tarlah content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Tarlah's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Further stalling from Tarlah.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
This is a sustained period of stalling by Tarlah.
Tarlah grinds an elbow into Teodorovic's temple.
And that's the end of the fight!
Balink Tarlah showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tarlah has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:25
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:25
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Balink Tarlah!
Our winner, Balink Tarlah, 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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pop
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