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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Balink Tarlah (ranked 2164 p4p, 22776 weight class) and Ethan Campbell (ranked 306 p4p, 586 weight class). Ethan Campbell has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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 34 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Balink Tarlah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 20 - 0, fighting out of London, Ethan Campbell!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Ian Loll and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tarlah decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Tarlah uses his free foot to push down on Campbell's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Campbell.
Tarlah is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Campbell can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Tarlah sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Tarlah has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Tarlah seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Campbell for as long as he can get away with.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
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.
Tarlah lands with some strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell is trying to escape the mount.
Tarlah takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Further stalling from Tarlah.
Campbell is wriggling around trying to escape.
BOOM! Tarlah connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Campbell tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tarlah controlling the pace for now.
Campbell tries to lock up and control but Tarlah gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Tarlah controlling the pace for now.
Tarlah dominating with strikes here.
Tarlah postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Campbell looks a forlorn figure.
Tarlah controlling from mount.
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.
Campbell wants to try and get back to his feet.
Tarlah controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Tarlah lands with some strikes.
Tarlah controlling his opponent.
Campbell really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tarlah content just to control the position here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Balink Tarlah dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Campbell shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tarlah defends it nicely.
Tarlah drops down looking for a counter takedown but Campbell sprawls and moves away.
Tarlah walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Campbell checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tarlah throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Campbell tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Tarlah is in Campbell's guard.
Tarlah showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Campbell trying to control the position.
Tarlah lands a couple of elbows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tarlah scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Tarlah showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarlah continues to stall.
Campbell is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Tarlah is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Campbell can do to turn this around?
Tarlah makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Tarlah.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Campbell looking to pass the guard.
Tarlah manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Campbell manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tarlah stays in close to Campbell's body and controls the position.
Tarlah keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Campbell's head.
Tarlah not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
More hug and hope from Tarlah.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because Tarlah is stinking the place up with his stalling.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tarlah.
Tarlah turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tarlah scores with a jab to the body.
Tarlah lands a nice shot to the body.
Campbell tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campbell dives in and grabs Tarlah's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tarlah pushes down on Campbell's head and hops out.
Campbell throws a head kick that misses.
Tarlah shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Campbell tries to kick Tarlah off in order to stand up. Tarlah Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Campbell is breathing heavily.
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!
Campbell is being controlled here.
Campbell is working to avoid the ground and pound but Tarlah connects with a decent elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Campbell trying to remain calm as Tarlah controls from the top position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Balink Tarlah dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Tarlah closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Tarlah lands in his opponent's guard.
Campbell is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Tarlah dives into side control.
Tarlah is putting a hurting on Campbell here, landing some big shots from side control.
Tarlah working the body and head with strikes.
Campbell takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Tarlah taking a breather here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tarlah working away.
Tarlah taking a breather here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell tries to buck Tarlah off but Tarlah is having none of it.
Tarlah moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tarlah scores with punches from side control.
You can see the frustration on Campbell's face as Tarlah controls the position.
Campbell struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Tarlah in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Campbell tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarlah moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Tarlah.
Campbell takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Campbell manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Campbell trying to control from Tarlah's half guard. Tarlah has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Campbell wants to control from the top but Tarlah keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tarlah lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Balink Tarlah overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Campbell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tarlah pushes down on Campbell's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Tarlah keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Balink Tarlah!
Balink Tarlah 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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RATING
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