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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dominick Thayler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timo Balles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dominick Thayler has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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172 lbs
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182 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dominick Thayler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Timo Balles!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balles will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Thayler swats away the attempt to clinch by Balles.
Thayler circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thayler slips a jab and a cross from Balles.
Balles avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Balles lands with a right hand.
Thayler throws a push kick but Balles slaps the foot to one side.
Thayler closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Balles blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Balles lands a shoulder strike.
Thayler pulls guard successfully.
Balles stops Thayler from standing up.
Thayler has his foot on Balles's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Balles works his way back into a safe position though.
Thayler wants to get back to his feet but Balles is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Balles trying to stand up but can't free himself from Thayler's guard.
Thayler trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thayler wriggles free and stands up.
Some wild striking there from Balles.
Timo Balles is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Balles moves out of range as Thayler throws a body kick.
Balles will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Balles tries to keep at a distance but Thayler has taken the fight into the clinch.
Thayler tries to land a knee to the head but Balles blocks with his arms.
Balles doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Balles on the inside.
Thayler being controlled against the cage.
Thayler tries to land a knee to the head but Balles blocks with his arms.
Nice body punch from Balles - that landed with a thud.
Balles lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Thayler wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thayler can't find room to land a body shot as Balles controls the action.
Balles throws a punch but it's blocked by Thayler.
Thayler with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Thayler is breathing heavily.
Balles lands a body shot in the clinch.
Balles softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Balles stalling in the clinch but Thayler improves position.
A nice left hand lands by Balles.
Balles makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Thayler misses with a knee strike.
Thayler's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Balles will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Thayler up against the cage.
Balles lands a nice uppercut.
Balles lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Thayler missing with knees to the body.
Balles scores with a shot to the side of Thayler's head.
Balles looking to stall.
Balles lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Thayler looking for a takedown.
A shot in the inside from Balles.
Balles stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balles lands with a left to the head.
Thayler takes a shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Balles.
A short right from Balles.
Balles lands with a light punch inside.
A bit of stalling here from Balles.
Balles lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thayler backwards.
Balles is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Balles lands a hook that snaps the head of Thayler backwards.
Balles is working Thayler over against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Balles.
Balles softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Balles lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thayler backwards.
Balles lands with a light punch inside.
Balles tries to stall but Thayler uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Thayler taking a breather.
A nice left hand lands by Balles.
Balles scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Thayler as Balles tries to tie him up.
Balles makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Balles trying to control the position but instead, Thayler has worked for underhooks and has pushed Balles into the cage.
Balles is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Thayler has denied him.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Timo Balles.
Balles throws a nice looking combination but Thayler bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Balles throws a nice looking combination but Thayler bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Balles looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Balles throws the kick towards the body but Thayler avoids it.
Balles fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Balles gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Thayler gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Balles clinches up with Thayler and pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timo Balles dominated that round.
That's time! Thayler's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Balles scores with a three punch combo!
Balles tests Thayler's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Thayler will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Balles stuffs the takedown.
Balles tries to clinch up but Thayler circles away and keeps his distance.
Thayler closes the distance and clinches.
Thayler misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Balles.
A head punch on the inside from Balles fails to land.
Balles pushes Thayler back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thayler throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Balles blocks it with crossed arms.
Thayler looking to stall.
Balles softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Thayler throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Balles blocks it with crossed arms.
Balles lands an uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Balles works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Balles has Thayler pressed against the cage.
Balles lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Balles.
Balles softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Balles.
Balles lands an uppercut.
Balles trying to control the position but instead, Thayler has worked for underhooks and has pushed Balles into the cage.
Balles lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Balles scores with a shoulder strike.
Balles is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Balles lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Balles lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Thayler jumps into guard, dragging Balles to the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thayler looking for a sweep. Not yet Thayler, not yet.
Balles must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Balles trying to control the position from guard on top but Thayler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Balles passes Thayler's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Thayler might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Thayler wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Thayler is looking to get back to is feet but Balles passes into side control.
Balles tries to move to mount but Thayler blocks the move with his legs.
Balles really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Thayler. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Balles trying to control the action but Thayler is working from the bottom.
Balles sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Thayler is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Thayler struggling a bit here.
Balles wants to stand but Thayler has his arm trapped.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thayler is looking to regain half guard here but Balles keeps moving and retains side control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Thayler closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Balles throws a right and a left that Thayler avoids nicely.
Balles throws a nice looking combination but Thayler bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Balles pivots, looking for a leg kick but Thayler is out of range and Balles settles back down.
Thayler tries to clinch there but Balles circles away.
Balles looks to score with a jab to the body but Thayler is just out of range.
Thayler could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Thayler closes the distance and clinches.
Balles tries a body shot but Thayler blocks it.
Balles misses with a punch on the inside.
Thayler ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Thayler no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Balles postures up.
That's four 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.
Thayler is working an open guard so Balles takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Balles throws out a loose jab but Thayler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Balles works over Thayler's head and body with a nice combination.
Thayler darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Thayler is keen to just control but Balles is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timo Balles showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Balles throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Thayler stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thayler looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thayler rushes Balles and presses him up against the cage.
Balles throws a punch but it's blocked by Thayler.
Thayler breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Balles is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A punch lands to the side of Thayler 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Thayler clinches.
Balles lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Thayler backwards.
A short right from Balles.
Still in the clinch, Balles scores with a nice short uppercut.
Thayler misses with a punch to the body.
Balles tries to stall but Thayler uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Balles lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Balles lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Balles.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thayler wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Balles lands with a right to the head.
Balles lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Balles lands a hook that snaps the head of Thayler backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thayler's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Thayler tries to break the clinch but Balles is controlling the position.
Balles lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thayler backwards.
Balles works on Thayler's body with a couple of short punches.
Balles lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Balles pushes Thayler back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Balles.
Balles lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Balles pushes Thayler back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Balles taking a breather.
Balles lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Balles creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Balles is working Thayler over against the cage.
Nice body punch from Balles - that landed with a thud.
Thayler missing with knees to the body.
Balles just leaning against Thayler, taking a breather.
Thayler with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Balles lands with a left to the head.
A shot in the inside from Balles.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Thayler.
Balles blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Balles throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thaylers head.
Balles lands a nice uppercut.
Balles on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Balles lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thayler backwards.
Balles lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thayler backwards.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Thayler is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Thayler tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Balles.
Thayler looking to throw knees to the head but Balles is blocking nicely.
Balles lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Balles lands with a short shot to the head.
Balles's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Thayler takes a shot to the head.
Balles gets through Thayler's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Balles lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Balles working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Balles lands a left hand.
Balles throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thaylers head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thayler trying to land knees to the body.
Balles throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thaylers head.
Thayler trying to stall but Balles improves his position.
Balles trying to control the position but instead, Thayler has worked for underhooks and has pushed Balles into the cage.
Thayler pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Balles throws a nice looking combination but Thayler bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thayler tries to clinch up.
Balles clinches up with Thayler and pushes him back against the cage.
Balles blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thayler misses with a hook to the ribs.
Balles lands with a short shot to the head.
Balles lands a right hand.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Thayler tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Balles smiles and moves away.
Balles wants to clinch
and Thayler counters with a flying knee. Nice.
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.
No joy there for Balles, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dominick Thayler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thayler changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Balles looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Balles manages to get back to half guard.
Balles is trying to stand back up but Thayler is controlling him
Thayler controlling the action here.
Thayler seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Balles does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Balles is looking to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Timo Balles comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Balles winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Timo Balles!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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