EFC 4: Baker vs Fratelli PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jake Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Draiman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Coleman
vs
Draiman

183 cm
26
192 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

178 cm
28
184 lbs
10 - 8 - 1

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jake Coleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carl Draiman!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Daniel Bishop and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coleman fails to land the takedown.
Draiman throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Draiman misses with a low kick.

Draiman forces Coleman back against the cage and clinches.

Draiman pulls Coleman into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Coleman controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Coleman wants to pass the guard but Draiman is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Coleman trying to control the position from guard on top but Draiman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Coleman postures up in Draiman's guard and throws a big left but Draiman blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Draiman 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.
Coleman working some strikes from top position.
Coleman content to stall in guard here.
Draiman controls Coleman momentarily but Coleman frees himself.
Coleman is looking to work some ground and pound but Draiman has wrist control.
Coleman loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Draiman throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Draiman throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Coleman is pushing down on Draiman's leg trying to pass to half guard. Draiman is fighting to maintain full guard but Coleman has managed to sneak the leg through.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draiman is refusing to be controlled, as Coleman sits in half guard.
Coleman stalling.
Coleman tries to pass to full mount but Draiman defends it.
Draiman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Coleman.

Coleman is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Draiman doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Coleman.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Draiman is controlling Coleman's trapped leg to prevent Coleman from advancing to side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draiman trying to control but Coleman postures up.

Coleman is looking for a kimura but Draiman is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Coleman to get the leverage.
Coleman is just content to waste time from the top position. Draiman takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Coleman trying to control but Draiman is working from the bottom.
Draiman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Coleman trying to control the position from guard on top but Draiman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Draiman keeping full guard, as Coleman tries to pass.
Draiman throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Coleman's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Draiman is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Draiman is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Draiman pulls Coleman in close to prevent any damage.
Draiman trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Coleman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Draiman is keeping the position for now.
Coleman is in close to Draiman's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Coleman postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Coleman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Coleman dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Coleman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Draiman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Coleman changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Draiman looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Coleman tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Coleman has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Draiman is not content to let Coleman control the position.
Coleman cracks Draiman with an elbow. That is naaassty.

Coleman goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Draiman has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Coleman but great work by Draiman.
Coleman is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Coleman is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Draiman's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Draiman wants to stand up but Coleman is controlling the position.
Coleman wants to sweep but Draiman has passed to side control!
Coleman tries to escape but Draiman is in control.
Coleman tries to bench press Draiman off him but Draiman keeps the position.
Draiman wants to stand but Coleman is controlling his arm.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draiman is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Coleman is trying to get back to his feet.
Coleman on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Coleman tries to get out of the position.
Draiman wants to stand but Coleman is controlling his arm.
Coleman manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Coleman gets full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Coleman strikes from his own guard.
Draiman wants to stand but Coleman is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draiman is breathing heavily.
Coleman is trying to control the position but Draiman postures up.
Coleman wants to get back to his feet but Draiman is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Coleman knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Draiman on the ground.
Draiman wants to get up but he can't break Coleman's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Coleman is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Draiman is pressing down on Coleman's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Jake Coleman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Coleman tries to free his leg and advance position but Draiman is retaining full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman throwing strikes but missing.
Draiman throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Draiman throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Draiman controlling Coleman's posture.
Coleman lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Draiman controls Coleman momentarily but Coleman frees himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Coleman wants to control from the top but Draiman keeps moving.
Coleman postures up in Draiman's guard and throws a big left but Draiman blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Coleman dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Draiman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Coleman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Draiman.
Coleman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Coleman takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Carl Draiman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Draiman wants to clinch.
Draiman is looking to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Draiman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Draiman tries to clinch but Coleman is having none of it.
Draiman tries to close the distance and clinch but Coleman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Coleman dives in for a single leg takedown but Draiman sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

Draiman decides to pull guard.
Coleman pushes down on Draiman's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Coleman wants to control but Draiman is keeping him busy.
Coleman trying to control the pace.
Draiman flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman slips a nice elbow through Draiman's hands, connecting with Draiman's forehead.
Coleman looks to land a strike but Draiman avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Coleman with a nice head shot there.
Coleman keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Draiman's head.
Coleman preventing the sweep.
Coleman controlling from the top position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Draiman looking to control.
Coleman lands a couple of digs.
Coleman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman wants to control from the top but Draiman keeps moving.
Coleman lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Coleman lands a couple of digs.
Draiman doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Draiman is trying to keep Coleman in close.
Draiman is pulling down on Coleman's head. It's preventing any offense from Coleman, at least for the moment.
Coleman working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Draiman's head.
Coleman chips away with some ground and pound.
Coleman tries to free his leg and advance position but Draiman is retaining full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draiman is trying to hold Coleman in close to prevent damage but Coleman has managed to pass into half guard.

Coleman is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Coleman is thwarting Draiman's attempts to control the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Coleman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Draiman keeps working.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Coleman takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Carl Draiman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jake Coleman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Coleman looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Draiman with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Coleman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Coleman, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Coleman!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
56%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Almeida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikael Mattsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mikael Mattsen has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Almeida
vs
Mattsen

191 cm
29
195 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

181 cm
25
178 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rafael Almeida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mikael Mattsen!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mattsen defending well as Almeida loads up on a big left hand.
Mattsen shoots in but Almeida avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mattsen fails with a takedown attempt.
Mattsen tries to score a power double leg takedown but Almeida sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mattsen somewhat.
Rafael Almeida has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikael Mattsen.
Almeida darts in looking for a takedown but Mattsen gets double underhooks and turns Almeida into the cage.
Almeida drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mattsen gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Mattsen is pushing Almeida up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Almeida gets underhooks to prevent Mattsen's takedown attempt.

Almeida breaks the clinch.
Mattsen wants to clinch.
No joy there for Mattsen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Mattsen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mattsen wants a takedown but no success here.
Almeida is looking for a takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Almeida ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Almeida no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Mattsen wants to control from the top but Almeida keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Almeida trying to control the position here.

Almeida has his feet on Mattsen's thighs here. He's pushed Mattsen off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Mattsen screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rafael Almeida!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
25%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Blagoi Mladenov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jefferson Askham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blagoi Mladenov is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Mladenov
vs
Askham

184 cm
25
192 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

178 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Blagoi Mladenov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jefferson Askham!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Sam Margolis and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mladenov looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Mladenov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Askham isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Mladenov stacks Askham on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Mladenov!
Askham is letting Mladenov control him for a moment.
Mladenov landing a few strikes.
Mladenov staying calm.
Check out the look on Mladenov's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
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!

Mladenov has hold of Askham's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Askham seems comfortable defending it but Mladenov has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Askham is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Askham is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Mladenov couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Blagoi Mladenov!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
58%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nicholas Weichel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James MacDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Weichel
vs
MacDonald

183 cm
26
162 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

181 cm
25
162 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nicholas Weichel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, James MacDonald!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Paul Tew and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Weichel shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
MacDonald trying to control here.
Weichel is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Weichel winds up and cracks MacDonald with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Weichel looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Weichel trying to pass the guard but MacDonald defending well.

Weichel is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
MacDonald is looking to control Weichel's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can MacDonald avoid being mounted?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Weichel perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
MacDonald is trying to control but can't.
MacDonald wants to get back to his feet.

Weichel is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Weichel looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
MacDonald has hold of Weichel's hands but Weichel slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Weichel is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Weichel moves into full mount! MacDonald won't be happy about that!
MacDonald really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Weichel. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Weichel is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Weichel extends the arm and MacDonald is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Nicholas Weichel!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
43%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Carneiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Barnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carneiro comes to the cage accompanied by The Rasmus - In the Shadows. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Carneiro
vs
Barnett

188 cm
33
223 lbs
22 - 14 - 0

193 cm
22
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

North

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Daniel Carneiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, James Barnett!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Paul Tew and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnett wants to clinch but Carneiro slips to the side

and Carneiro counters with a nice double leg into side control. Barnett won't be happy with that.

Carneiro has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Barnett is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Carneiro yanks on the arm and Barnett is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Carneiro.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Daniel Carneiro!
Daniel Carneiro took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
47%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johny Baker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lotney Fratelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johny Baker had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 171.2lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Baker
vs
Fratelli

187 cm
31
183 lbs
10 - 3 - 1

180 cm
25
180 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Speedy Supps + Laundry

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johny Baker!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lotney Fratelli!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Paul Tew and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fratelli wants to clinch but Baker slips to the side
and Baker counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Fratelli throws a right and a left that Baker avoids nicely.
Fratelli lands a really nice looking cross but Baker seems unphased.
Baker throws a looping overhand right but Fratelli ducks down to avoid it.
Baker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Baker swinging wildly here.
Fratelli jabs Baker to the body, keeping him at a distance.

Fratelli moves into the clinch.
Fratelli is trying to break the clinch but Baker has him pressed against the cage.

Baker breaks from the clinch.
Fratelli throws a lazy right hand but Baker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Baker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fratelli.
Baker delivers a nice body kick.
Baker gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lotney Fratelli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fratelli throws a right and a left that Baker avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fratelli dodges the punch combination from Baker.
Fratelli throws a right and a left that both miss.
A slow jab from Baker misses its intended target.
Baker ducks under a wild hook from Fratelli.
A jab from Fratelli misses.
Baker avoids the body shot from Fratelli.
Baker throws a wild body kick that Fratelli sees coming a mile off.
Fratelli swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fratelli throws a nice looking combination but Baker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fratelli scores with a nice head shot.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Baker - that will leave a mark!
Baker scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Baker looks to land a combination but Fratelli avoids it well.
Baker scores with a kick to the body.
Fratelli looks winded!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baker ducks under a wild hook from Fratelli.
Fratelli tries to clinch there but Baker circles away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A swing and a miss from Fratelli.
A slow jab from Fratelli misses its intended target.
Some wild striking there from Baker.
Baker throws a lazy right hand but Fratelli sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Baker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fratelli moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A punch combination from Baker misses.
Fratelli dodges the punch combination from Baker.
Baker connects with a high kick.
Some wild striking there from Baker.
Fratelli misses with a takedown
and Baker counters with a head kick. That will keep Fratelli thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Baker's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Fratelli connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Baker scrambles back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Fratelli misses.
A combination from Fratelli does no damage.
Fratelli rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Baker counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A big right from Fratelli misses.
Fratelli has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Baker.

Baker gets a clinch.
Baker is pushing Fratelli up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

Baker breaks the clinch.
Fratelli is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Baker.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Fratelli crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Baker - the referee stops the clock and Fratelli gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Baker. Fratelli manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Baker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fratelli throws out the jab.
A swing and a miss from Fratelli.
We've been told by Baker's head coaches at Academia Carmeida Helsinki that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fratelli lands with a hook. Baker tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fratelli looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Baker clinches with his opponent.
Baker looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Baker has Fratelli pressed against the cage, preventing Fratelli from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Baker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fratelli walks forward, straight into a front kick from Baker.
Baker lands a head kick!
Baker misses with a jab, cross combination.
Baker throws a series of punches but Fratelli moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fratelli connects with a jab.
Baker takes one to the chin there.
Baker throws a front kick that sends Fratelli stumbling back into the cage.
Fratelli has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johny Baker dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Fratelli swings widly with a right hand
and Baker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fratelli drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Fratelli moves in looking to clinch but Baker pushes him off.
Fratelli looks to land a combination but Baker avoids it well.
Fratelli on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Baker. Baker obviously looking to wear him down.

Fratelli clinches up with Baker and pushes him back against the cage.
Baker throws an elbow that misses.
Fratelli wants to break free but Baker has control.
Baker displaying some good clinch control by pressing Fratelli up against the cage.

Baker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Baker lands a nice shot that snaps Fratelli's head back.
Baker tests Fratelli's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A swing and a miss from Fratelli.
Johny Baker is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker throws a front kick that sends Fratelli stumbling back into the cage.
Baker throws a lazy right hand but Fratelli sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Johny Baker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Good shot there by Fratelli.
Baker throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fratelli moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Fratelli steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Baker.

Baker pushes Fratelli up against the cage in a clinch.
Baker is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Baker using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fratelli has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fratelli wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Baker has him pressed against the cage.
Fratelli is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fratelli has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Baker.

Baker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Baker does no damage.
Fratelli fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baker manages to avoid it.
Baker keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Baker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fratelli misses with a left hand
and Baker counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nice defenses there by Baker.
A big right from Fratelli misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baker takes a jab right on the kisser.
Baker lands a front kick.
Baker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Baker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Baker shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Fratelli eats them both and turns towards Baker to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Baker ducks under a wild hook from Fratelli.
Baker moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fratelli doesn't manage to clinch there - Baker circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Fratelli.
Baker keeps the fight on the outside.
Baker fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fratelli.
Baker lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Fratelli throws a series of punches but Baker moves out of range.
Baker misses with a series of wild punches.
Fratelli misses with a double jab.
Fratelli takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Baker.
A combination from Baker does no damage.
Fratelli stuns Baker with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fratelli ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fratelli blocks a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Fratelli. That snapped Baker's head back.
Fratelli tries to clinch up but Baker circles away and keeps his distance.
Fratelli on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Baker blocks a jab.
Fratelli might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Fratelli scores with a shot to the body.
Fratelli showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Baker.
Baker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Baker clinches.
Fratelli wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Baker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fratelli misses with the combination.
Fratelli takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johny Baker dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Baker lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fratelli has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Baker.
Fratelli lands a jab.
Fratelli swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Baker looks to land a combination but Fratelli avoids it well.
Fratelli wants to clinch.
Baker throws the kick towards the body but Fratelli avoids it.
Fratelli throws a left and a right that both miss
and Baker counters with a good, hard body kick but Fratelli shrugs it off.
Fratelli swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Baker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fratelli loads up on a big right hand but Baker slips the punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fratelli throws a shot to the body.
No joy there for Baker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fratelli tests Baker's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Baker misses with an attempted mid kick.
Baker misses with a wild combination.
Fratelli lands a lovely overhand right.
Baker bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fratelli's head.
Baker slips a straight right by Fratelli.
Fratelli tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Baker was well out of range. Poor timing from Fratelli.
Fratelli swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fratelli throws a jab when Baker was well out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Fratelli.
Fratelli lands a nice hook to Baker's body. Baker takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fratelli tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Baker was well out of range. Poor timing from Fratelli.
Fratelli misses with a hook to the body
and Baker counters with an outside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Baker.
Baker fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fratelli takes a jab right on the kisser.
A punch combination from Fratelli misses.
Baker works over Fratelli's head and body with a nice combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baker throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fratelli.
Baker looks to land a combination. Fratelli sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A telegraphed right hand from Fratelli misses the target.
Baker lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Baker lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Baker dodges the punch combination from Fratelli.
Fratelli on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Baker. Baker obviously looking to wear him down.
Baker misses with a two punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fratelli misses with a hook
and Baker counters with a nice low kick that buckles Fratelli's knee momentarily.
Baker scores with a one two! Fratelli had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Fratelli dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fratelli getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Baker is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A big right from Baker misses.
Baker misses with a two punch combination.
Fratelli digs a good body shot into Baker's ribs.
Fratelli scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fratelli swinging wildly here.
Baker scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Baker dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fratelli. That did some damage!
Fratelli avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fratelli punishes Baker's body with a nice straight punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fratelli throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Baker counters with a solid body kick.
Sloppy strikes from Fratelli. Those never looked like landing.
Baker keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Fratelli takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A big left from Fratelli misses.
Nice body kick there by Baker.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fratelli pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fratelli chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Baker can pounce on him.
Baker throws a right and a left that Fratelli avoids nicely.
Good shot there by Baker.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Baker misses with a few strikes there.
Baker throws an overhand right that lands on Fratelli's shoulder, as Fratelli tries to avoid the shot.
Fratelli misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johny Baker clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Baker misses with a few strikes there.
Fratelli is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Baker throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fratelli counters with a nice body shot.
Nice cross by Baker.
A punch lands to the side of Baker 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Some wild striking there from Fratelli.
Nice defenses there by Baker.
Fratelli throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fratelli lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Baker at a distance.
Fratelli misses with the combination.
Baker connects with an inside leg kick.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Fratelli misses with a wild body shot.
Fratelli looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Baker coming out on top.
Fratelli on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Baker misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fratelli scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Baker tries to bum rush Fratelli with a series of wild strikes but Fratelli uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fratelli with a nice cross.
Fratelli throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Baker counters with a straight right hand.
Baker misses with a series of wild punches.
Fratelli dodges the punch combination from Baker.
A slapping body kick lands there for Baker.
Baker throws out a powerful jab.
A swing and a miss from Baker.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baker throws a sloppy head kick and Fratelli moves out of range easily.
Baker walks into a stiff left hand from Fratelli.
Fratelli has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Baker delivers a nice body kick.
Fratelli cracks Baker with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Baker fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Baker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fratelli thows a body shot but no joy.
Baker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fratelli lands with a straight right. Baker didn't see that one coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baker walks into a stiff left hand from Fratelli.
Fratelli throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Baker staying out of range there.
Baker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fratelli stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Baker.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fratelli takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Baker lands with a kick to the ribs.
Fratelli swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A punch combination from Baker misses.

Baker moves into the clinch.
Baker tries a knee to the head but Fratelli blocks it.

Baker manages to break the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Fratelli.
Fratelli misses with the combination.
Fratelli goes for a double leg but Baker avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Baker continues to drive forward.

Baker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Baker keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baker throws a series of punches but Fratelli moves out of range.
A combination from Baker does no damage.
Baker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fratelli.
Fratelli jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fratelli looks to land a combination but Baker avoids it well.
Baker goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Fratelli has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Baker.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fratelli looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fratelli throws an off balance right hand
and Baker counters with an outside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Baker instigates a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Baker breaks from the clinch.
Baker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Baker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fratelli fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johny Baker had his way with Lotney Fratelli in that 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!

Fratelli steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Baker.
Fratelli lands a head shot.
Fratelli has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Fratelli fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baker manages to avoid it.
Fratelli scores with a body shot.
Fratelli lunges at Baker with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Baker's hand.
Fratelli throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fratelli throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fratelli tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Baker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fratelli cracks Baker with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Baker ducks under a wild hook from Fratelli.
Baker throws a nice head kick!
Fratelli throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Baker on the side of the head.

Baker clinches with his opponent.
Fratelli is trying to push Baker away but Baker has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Fratelli's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fratelli can't find room to land a body shot as Baker controls the action.
Baker throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Baker trying to land knees to the body.

Baker manages to break the clinch.
Baker takes a jab right on the kisser.

Baker rushes Fratelli and presses him up against the cage.
Baker throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Baker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Baker takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fratelli digs a good body shot into Baker's ribs.
Baker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fratelli.
A combination from Fratelli does no damage.
Baker throws a hook but Fratelli avoids it easily.
Baker thuds his shin into the meat of Fratelli's side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Baker rushes Fratelli and presses him up against the cage.

Baker manages to break the clinch.
Baker blocks a jab.
Baker connects with a crisp jab.
Fratelli jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Baker slips a straight right by Fratelli.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fratelli tries to clinch there but Baker circles away.
Baker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Baker forces Fratelli back against the cage and clinches.
Baker content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Fratelli is looking to break free of the clinch but Baker has double underhooks.
Fratelli blocks an elbow strike from Baker.
Baker effectively controlling the action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fratelli throws a head punch that misses.

Baker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Baker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Baker throws a lazy right hand but Fratelli sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Baker feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Fratellis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Baker tries to bum rush Fratelli with a series of wild strikes but Fratelli uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fratelli dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fratelli misses the shot to the body.
Fratelli takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Fratelli throws a shot to the body.
Fratelli tries to clinch but Baker moves out of range.
Fratelli throws a series of punches but Baker avoids them all with ease.
Fratelli fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fratelli rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Baker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Baker throws out a powerful jab.
Baker scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Baker looks to land a combination but Fratelli avoids it well.
Baker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lotney Fratelli has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Baker.
Baker misses with a jab, cross combination.
Johny Baker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Some wild striking there from Fratelli.
Baker misses with a double jab.
Fratelli slips a jab and a cross from Baker.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fratelli scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Baker thumps Fratelli with a low kick.
Baker misses with a hook. Fratelli ducked under it nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johny Baker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Baker 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 50:45
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 50:45
Judge William Gold scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johny Baker!
Johny Baker is the new welterweight champion!

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Main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Edson Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Amarce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Garcia
vs
Amarce

170 cm
30
142 lbs
17 - 11 - 0

176 cm
26
142 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Good chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Edson Garcia!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Kyle Amarce!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Donald Grub and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Amarce closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Garcia to the mat! Garcia manages to get full guard.
Amarce throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Garcia works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Amarce drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Amarce jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Amarce throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Amarce has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Amarce trying to control the position from guard on top but Garcia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Amarce is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Amarce trying to control but Garcia is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Garcia looking for a guillotine here but Amarce defends easily.
Amarce distracts Garcia with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Garcia utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Amarce wants to control from the top but Garcia keeps moving.
Garcia being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amarce makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Amarce got a little sloppy there for a moment and Garcia has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Amarce has managed to get both his arms back between Garcia's legs - danger averted.
Amarce is looking to work some ground and pound but Garcia has wrist control.
Garcia trying to control the position.
Amarce in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Amarce throwing strikes but missing.

Amarce drops back looking for a leg! Garcia is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Garcia manages to kick Amarce off! Amarce jumps back into Garcia's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amarce is looking to work some ground and pound but Garcia has wrist control.
Amarce content to stall in guard here.
Amarce wants to control from the top but Garcia keeps moving.
Garcia knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Amarce on the ground.
Amarce works a leg free and moves into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amarce trying to control from half guard but Garcia is working away.
Amarce lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Amarce trying to control from half guard but Garcia is working away.

Garcia is defending against the submission attempts here by Amarce.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyle Amarce dominated that 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.

Garcia moves into the clinch.
Garcia lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Amarce tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Garcia avoids it.
Amarce blocks the elbow strike.
Garcia works on Amarce's body with a couple of short punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Garcia.
Garcia is struggling to control the position.
Garcia lands a nice knee to the body.
Garcia tries to land a knee to the head but Amarce blocks with his arms.
Amarce tries to circle away but Garcia has him pinned against the cage.

Amarce pulls guard.
Garcia looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amarce looking for a sweep. Not yet Amarce, not yet.

Amarce is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Garcia is aware though and is defending well.

Amarce isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Garcia stacks Amarce on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Garcia!
Amarce can't do much from the bottom here.
Garcia trying to control the action but Amarce is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia tries to move into full mount but can't pass Amarce's legs.
Amarce is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Amarce can't do much from the bottom here.
Amarce tries to escape but Garcia is in control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amarce regains half guard.
Garcia looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Amarce with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Garcia throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Garcia is trying to control the action in half guard but Amarce is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Garcia thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Amarce looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Garcia gets to his feet - back to striking we go!

Amarce shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Garcia manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Amarce postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Garcia is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Amarce, into his guard.
Amarce is breathing heavily.
Amarce has a closed guard, preventing Garcia from standing up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Amarce controls Garcia momentarily but Garcia frees himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Amarce looking for a sweep. Not yet Amarce, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Edson Garcia will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

No luck for Garcia with that takedown attempt.

Garcia fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Amarce, pushing him back against the cage.
Garcia working Amarce over with knees to the body.
Garcia works on Amarce's body with a couple of short punches.
Garcia lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Amarce successfully pulls guard.
Kyle Amarce has got the better of the ground game so far.

Amarce is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Garcia is aware though and is defending well.

Garcia avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garcia trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Amarce takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amarce will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

Amarce had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Garcia defends it easily.
Amarce is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Amarce looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Garcia pushes down on Amarce's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amarce is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Amarce throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Garcia trying to control from half guard but Amarce is working away.
Amarce is concentrating on defense, preventing Garcia from advancing position.
Garcia is thwarting Amarce's attempts to control the position.

Amarce looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Amarce manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Garcia is posturing up here but Amarce has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Garcia tries to roll out but it's too tight and Garcia has to tap! Slick submission there by Amarce!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kyle Amarce!
Kyle Amarce is the new bantamweight champion!