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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ademaro Dos Anjos (ranked 80 p4p, 288 weight class) and Dre Battle (ranked 14 p4p, 39 weight class). Dos Anjos's entrance music is VOU DESAFIAR VOCÊ. A fine choice. Battle has chosen HEART ON ICE as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ademaro Dos Anjos!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dre Battle!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, David Schapiro and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Battle rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dos Anjos counters with a right hand to the body.
Battle connects with a body shot that sends Dos Anjos's belly button to the back.
Dos Anjos throws a body punch but Battle moves out of range.
Battle throws out a counter right but Dos Anjos avoids it with no problem.
Battle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dos Anjos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Battle throws out a loose jab but Dos Anjos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Battle loads up on a big right hand but Dos Anjos slips the punch.
Dos Anjos throws a leg kick that misses.
Battle fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dos Anjos checks it well.
Battle tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dos Anjos is able to avoid easily.
Dos Anjos slips a jab from Battle.
Battle throws a leg kick but Dos Anjos sees it coming and moves out of range.
Battle takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dos Anjos scores with a kick to the midsection.
Battle swats away the attempt to clinch by Dos Anjos.
Nice body kick there by Dos Anjos.
Battle takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Anjos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Battle manages to avoid it.
Dos Anjos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Battle keeps the fight on the outside.
Battle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dos Anjos.
Dos Anjos blocks the body kick.
Dos Anjos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Battle throws an overhand right that lands on Dos Anjos's shoulder, as Dos Anjos tries to avoid the shot.
Dre Battle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Battle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Battle throws a big shot that misses.
Dre Battle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dos Anjos scores with a decent looking hook.
Dos Anjos digs a good hook to Battle's body.
Dos Anjos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Battle sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dos Anjos lands a nice looking kick to the body. Battle takes a step back to recover.
Dos Anjos comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Battle misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Battle looks to land a right hand but Dos Anjos moved out of range.
Dos Anjos pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Battle takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Battle throws a wild body kick that Dos Anjos sees coming a mile off.
Dos Anjos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Battle.
Dos Anjos was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Battle scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
It looks like Ademaro Dos Anjos has been cut.
Battle avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dos Anjos moves in looking to clinch but Battle pushes him off.
Battle scores with a sloppy right hand. Dos Anjos should have avoided that one.
Battle with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dos Anjos to score with a decent uppercut.
Dos Anjos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Battle manages to break the clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dos Anjos. That's going to slow Battle down.
Battle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dos Anjos has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Battle finds it's way round the side to connect with Dos Anjos's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Anjos takes one to the chin there.
Dos Anjos throws a body punch but Battle moves out of range.
Dos Anjos sizes up Battle with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Dos Anjos scores with a punch to the head.
No joy there for Battle, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Battle cracks a nice hook into Dos Anjos's ribs.
Dos Anjos scores with a jab to the jaw.
Battle swings widly with a right hand
and Dos Anjos counters with a nice body shot.
Battle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dos Anjos misses with an uppercut.
Battle throws a head kick that half lands.
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!
Battle throws a body kick that misses
and Dos Anjos counters with a stiff right hand.
Dos Anjos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Battle moves away.
Dos Anjos fails with the takedown
and Battle connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dos Anjos smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Battle.
Dos Anjos moves in looking to clinch but Battle pushes him off.
Dos Anjos lands with a hook. Battle tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Battle moves out of range of the body kick.
Battle's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dos Anjos under the eye.
Battle misses with a right hand
and Dos Anjos counters with a right hand to the body.
Battle tries to land a front kick but Dos Anjos steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dos Anjos takes a swing at Battle's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Dos Anjos does it's job there.
Dos Anjos tries to clinch there but Battle circles away.
Dos Anjos misses the jab.
Dos Anjos's jab looks to have found its range, popping Battle under the eye.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big left from Battle misses.
A jab from Battle finds it's way through Dos Anjos's defenses.
Dos Anjos has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Battle finds it's way round the side to connect with Dos Anjos's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ademaro Dos Anjos will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ademaro Dos Anjos's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jab, jab by Battle - just one landing.
Dos Anjos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Battle throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dos Anjos avoids the body shot from Battle.
Battle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Battle tries a head kick but it misses.
Dos Anjos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Battle paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Battle jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Battle goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dos Anjos seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Dos Anjos pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nice uppercut there from Battle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dos Anjos throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Battle was covering up waiting for the punch and Dos Anjos finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Battle pulls Dos Anjos in close to his closed guard and prevents Dos Anjos from doing any damage or advancing position.
Dos Anjos wants to control from the top but Battle keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Anjos slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Dos Anjos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Battle is keeping the position for now.
Battle controlling the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
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.
Dos Anjos misses with a hook.
Dos Anjos changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dos Anjos misses with a looping left.
Battle throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Dos Anjos counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Battle lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Battle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dos Anjos.
Battle misses with a lunging right hand
and Dos Anjos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dos Anjos tries to land a leg kick but Battle saw it coming and moves away.
Dos Anjos darts in trying to clinch
enabling Battle to counter with a crisp jab.
Dos Anjos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Battle throws out a counter right but Dos Anjos avoids it with no problem.
Battle pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dre Battle seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dos Anjos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dos Anjos is looking to wear down Battle with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A big right from Battle misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Anjos scores with a crisp jab that stopped Battle in his tracks.
Dos Anjos misses with a series of wild punches.
Battle misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dos Anjos just misses with a punch to the body.
Battle misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dos Anjos lands with a nice body punch.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Dos Anjos here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Dos Anjos wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Battle slips a jab from Dos Anjos.
Battle throws a leg kick but Dos Anjos sees it coming and moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Battle.
Dos Anjos shoots in and gets a takedown into Battle's guard.
Battle has his feet on Dos Anjos's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
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!
Battle buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Battle throws a jab but it's blocked by Dos Anjos.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Battle stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dos Anjos.
Battle lands with a right hand.
Battle takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The fighters circling - Dos Anjos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A bone on bone clash there as Dos Anjos blocks the leg kick.
Dos Anjos tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Battle manages to circle out of the way.
Battle works the jab nicely.
Dos Anjos misses with a double jab.
A nice leg kick from Battle, right into the meat of the thigh.
Battle throws a head kick that misses.
Dos Anjos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Battle.
Battle misses with a kick to the body.
Dos Anjos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Battle.
Battle misses with a hook.
Battle circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dos Anjos throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Battle on the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dre Battle will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ademaro Dos Anjos's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dos Anjos ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Battle stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Battle throws a push kick but Dos Anjos slaps the foot to one side.
Dos Anjos takes one to the side of the head.
Dos Anjos closes the distance and pushes Battle back into the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Battle.
Battle breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A cross from Battle lands.
Dos Anjos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Battle.
Dos Anjos takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dos Anjos shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dos Anjos throws a body punch but Battle moves out of range.
Dos Anjos misses with a wild body shot.
Dos Anjos scores with a nice right hand.
Battle looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dos Anjos connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Battle does no damage.
Dos Anjos doesn't manage to clinch there - Battle circles away.
Battle has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Dos Anjos.
Dos Anjos with a hook.
Dos Anjos fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Battle walks into a stiff left hand from Dos Anjos.
Dos Anjos doesn't manage to clinch there - Battle circles away.
Dos Anjos looks for the body kick but Battle saw that one coming.
Dos Anjos on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Battle. Battle obviously looking to wear him down.
Dos Anjos misses with a low kick.
Battle swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dos Anjos throws a body shot but no joy.
Dos Anjos throws a body punch but Battle moves out of range.
Battle lands with a shot to the body.
Battle throws a quick inside leg kick.
Battle has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dos Anjos.
A telegraphed right hand from Dos Anjos misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Anjos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Battle.
Battle scores with a nice right hand.
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!
Battle looks to land a left hand but Dos Anjos moved out of range nicely.
Dos Anjos was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Battle darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ademaro Dos Anjos's cut is getting worse.
Battle shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Battle misses with a head kick.
Dos Anjos jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Dos Anjos lands a nice leg kick that just misses Battle's sensitive parts.
Dos Anjos moves out of range as Battle strikes.
Dos Anjos is trying hard to land a takedown here. Battle sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Battle takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Battle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dos Anjos.
Battle lands a head kick. Dos Anjos smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Battle moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dos Anjos drives through and clinches with Battle against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Anjos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dos Anjos.
Dos Anjos tries to land knees in the clinch but Battle avoids the damage to the body.
Battle has a couple of punches blocked by Dos Anjos.
Dos Anjos misses with a knee strike.
Dos Anjos misses with a punch to the body.
Battle misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Battle fails to land.
Battle lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dos Anjos struggles to land a body shot inside as Battle controls his hands.
Battle breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dos Anjos misses with a kick to the body.
Battle throws an off balance right hand
and Dos Anjos counters with a nice body shot.
Battle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dos Anjos lands a jab to Battle's midsection.
Dos Anjos looks to score with a jab to the body but Battle is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Anjos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dos Anjos looks for the body kick but Battle saw that one coming.
Dos Anjos throws a jab when Battle was well out of range.
Battle throws a jab but it's blocked by Dos Anjos.
Dos Anjos scores with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Battle.
Battle takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A jab from Battle does it's job there.
Dos Anjos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dos Anjos chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Battle can pounce on him.
Battle throws a head kick that misses.
Dos Anjos takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dos Anjos throws a front kick that sends Battle stumbling back into the cage.
Dos Anjos tries to clinch up.
Dos Anjos throws a looping overhand right but Battle ducks down to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Dre Battle just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Ademaro Dos Anjos's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Battle misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dos Anjos lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dos Anjos looks to land a body kick but Battle moved away.
Dos Anjos explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Battle misses with a right hand
and Dos Anjos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Battle throws a nice looking combination but Dos Anjos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dos Anjos pushes Battle up against the cage in a clinch.
Dos Anjos landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Battle is trying to break the clinch but Dos Anjos has him pressed against the cage.
Dos Anjos with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Dre Battle has been cut.
Dos Anjos scores a nice knee to the body.
Battle takes a shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dos Anjos scores with a nice hook to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dos Anjos.
Battle is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Dos Anjos lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short left from Dos Anjos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Battle misses with the head strike.
Dos Anjos unloads a knee to the mid-section. Battle lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dos Anjos is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Dos Anjos lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dos Anjos lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Battle managing to block the knees to the body from Dos Anjos.
Dos Anjos tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Battle avoids it.
Battle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Battle misses with the head strike.
Dos Anjos tries to work over Battle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Battle has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Dos Anjos seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Battle can turn it around.
Ademaro Dos Anjos has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Battle wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dos Anjos tries a body shot but Battle blocks it.
Dos Anjos lands a right hand that snaps the head of Battle backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Battle.
Battle breaks the clinch.
Dos Anjos decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dos Anjos is trying to control. Battle wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Anjos is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Battle is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Dos Anjos is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Battle sees it coming and defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dos Anjos prevents Battle from improving his position.
Battle is trying to maintain the position but Dos Anjos is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Anjos trying to control the pace.
Dos Anjos trying to advance position but Battle counters by regaining guard.
Dos Anjos passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Dos Anjos wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Battle, who protects the arm well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
You can see the frustration on Battle's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Dos Anjos trying to control the action but Battle is working from the bottom.
Dos Anjos looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
We've been hearing good reports from Dos Anjos's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Dos Anjos is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Battle is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Battle can't do much from the bottom here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ademaro Dos Anjos had his way with Dre Battle in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Dos Anjos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Battle stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dos Anjos connects with a crisp jab.
Battle pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Battle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dos Anjos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Battle looks to score with a jab to the body but Dos Anjos is just out of range.
Battle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dos Anjos.
Battle looks to land a body kick but Dos Anjos moved away.
Battle looks to land a right hand but Dos Anjos moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Battle circles away from the clinch attempt.
Battle closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dos Anjos thuds his right hand into Battle's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dos Anjos jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Dos Anjos throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Anjos on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dos Anjos has a takedown stuffed.
Dos Anjos lands a nice hook to Battle's body. Battle takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Battle throws a push kick but Dos Anjos slaps the foot to one side.
Battle misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dos Anjos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dos Anjos wants to clinch.
Battle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dos Anjos.
It looked like Dos Anjos wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Battle throws a sloppy head kick and Dos Anjos moves out of range easily.
Dos Anjos throws a solid leg kick but Battle takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dos Anjos.
Battle swats away the attempt to clinch by Dos Anjos.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Anjos takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Dos Anjos walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Battle scores with a jab to the jaw.
Battle tries a head kick but it misses.
Dos Anjos scores with the left hand. Battle knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Battle on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Battle moves out of range of the body kick.
Battle throws a body punch but Dos Anjos moves out of range.
Dos Anjos feinted with a counter takedown.
Dos Anjos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dos Anjos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dos Anjos throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Battle. That snapped Dos Anjos's head back.
Battle has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dos Anjos connects with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Anjos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Battle.
Dos Anjos throws a poor cross that misses
and Battle counters with a body kick.
Dos Anjos throws a looping overhand right but Battle ducks down to avoid it.
As Dos Anjos backs off Battle throws a huge counter combo but Dos Anjos manages to avoid it all.
Dos Anjos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dos Anjos is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Battle.
Battle thows a left - swing and a miss!
Good standup being displayed there by Battle as he connects with a hook.
Dos Anjos with a hook.
Battle looks to score with a jab to the body but Dos Anjos is just out of range.
Battle scores with a kick to the body.
Battle throws a shot to the body.
Battle tries a head kick but it misses.
Dos Anjos tried to counter with a leg kick but Battle avoided it.
Battle misses with a body kick.
Dos Anjos takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dos Anjos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Battle was well out of range. Poor timing from Dos Anjos.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Anjos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Battle misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dos Anjos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dos Anjos drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dos Anjos is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Battle knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Ademaro Dos Anjos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dos Anjos wants to control but Battle is keeping him busy.
Dos Anjos goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Battle rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Dos Anjos's guard! Nice work there by Battle!
And that's the end of the fight!
Dre Battle comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Battle has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 47:48
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 47:48
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dre Battle!
Dre Battle is the new middleweight champion!
Our winner, Dre Battle, 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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