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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bhishma Chontamenti (ranked 663 p4p, 408 weight class) and Joao Andrade (ranked 93 p4p, 53 weight class). Joao Andrade acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Bhishma Chontamenti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Joao Andrade!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jorge Garcia and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chontamenti pushes Andrade up against the cage in a clinch.
A short body shot lands from Chontamenti as the two fighters clinch.
Chontamenti tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Andrade has had enough of the clinch but Chontamenti keeps him there for the moment.
Chontamenti misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chontamenti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Andrade.
Chontamenti doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Andrade lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short uppercut from Chontamenti.
Chontamenti scores with a shot to the side of Andrade's head.
Andrade misses with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Andrade.
Andrade misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Chontamenti.
Chontamenti goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Andrade fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Andrade breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A chopping leg kick lands by Chontamenti.
The fighters circling - Andrade throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chontamenti avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chontamenti throws a body punch but Andrade moves out of range.
Andrade connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Chontamenti's hands.
Andrade lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Chontamenti with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chontamenti thows a left - swing and a miss!
Good shot there by Andrade.
Chontamenti chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Andrade can pounce on him.
Andrade stuns Chontamenti with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Andrade slips under a jab from Chontamenti.
Andrade swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A jab from Andrade misses.
Andrade looks to land a right hand but Chontamenti moved out of range.
Chontamenti takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Andrade scores with a hook.
Chontamenti connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Andrade misses with a looping left.
Chontamenti motions for Andrade to come forward. Chontamenti throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Chontamenti does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Chontamenti tries to land a leg kick but Andrade saw it coming and moves away.
Andrade takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chontamenti digs a good hook to Andrade's body.
Andrade throws a head kick but Chontamenti moves out of range.
Andrade circles away from the clinch attempt.
Andrade checks the leg kick.
Chontamenti takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Andrade keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chontamenti.
Chontamenti ducks under a wild hook from Andrade.
Andrade shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Andrade blocks the leg kick.
Andrade throws a chopping leg kick but Chontamenti manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Andrade throws a looping overhand right but Chontamenti ducks down to avoid it.
Andrade connects with a leg kick.
Chontamenti uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Andrade.
Andrade ducks under a wild hook from Chontamenti.
Andrade lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Good work by Andrade as he checks the leg kick.
Chontamenti is looking to chop away at Andrade's legs.
Andrade only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Andrade connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Chontamenti's hands.
Andrade checks a leg kick nicely.
Andrade comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Andrade throws a lazy right hand but Chontamenti sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chontamenti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chontamenti tried to counter with a leg kick but Andrade avoided it.
Chontamenti scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Chontamenti throws a low kick but Andrade avoids it.
Andrade throws a lazy right hand but Chontamenti sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Andrade throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chontamenti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chontamenti is looking to clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Andrade.
Andrade lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Chontamenti throws a low kick but Andrade avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chontamenti on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Chontamenti tries to clinch up but Andrade circles away and keeps his distance.
Andrade has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Chontamenti.
Andrade is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Chontamenti had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Chontamenti with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A chopping leg kick lands by Chontamenti.
A jab from Andrade misses.
Andrade throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Chontamenti on the side of the head.
Chontamenti with a hook.
Andrade tries to clinch but Chontamenti is having none of it.
Chontamenti throws a low kick but Andrade moves out of range easily.
Chontamenti lands the left hand.
Chontamenti walks into a straight right hand from Andrade.
Chontamenti looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Andrade lands a lovely overhand right.
Andrade tries to clinch but Chontamenti moves out of range.
Joao Andrade seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Andrade slips a straight right by Chontamenti.
A chopping leg kick lands by Chontamenti.
Nice shot by Andrade.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Andrade avoids the body shot from Chontamenti.
Andrade throws a hook to the side of Chontamenti's head but Chontamenti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
An attempted straight right counter from Chontamenti misses the target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chontamenti looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrade tries to clinch there but Chontamenti circles away.
Andrade with the inside leg kick.
Andrade slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Chontamenti blocks a jab.
Andrade lands with an uppercut that bounces Chontamenti off the cage and back into range.
Chontamenti takes one on the button.
Andrade takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Andrade. That's going to slow Chontamenti down.
Chontamenti scores with a leg kick.
Chontamenti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Andrade.
Andrade on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A slapping leg kick lands for Andrade.
Andrade displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chontamenti throws out the jab.
Chontamenti tries to clinch up.
Andrade misses with a low kick.
Andrade misses with a wild body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chontamenti instigates a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Andrade.
Andrade doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chontamenti working aggressively here.
Andrade lands an uppercut.
Andrade breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joao Andrade dominated that round.
That's time! Chontamenti's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Andrade sizes up Chontamenti with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Andrade tried to score with a low kick but Chontamenti checks it.
Andrade checks the leg kick nicely there.
Andrade misses with a hook.
Chontamenti throws a low kick, looking for Andrade's leg but Andrade calmly moves out of range.
Chontamenti checks a low kick from Andrade.
Chontamenti tries to land a leg kick but Andrade saw it coming and moves away.
Joao Andrade seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A telegraphed right hand from Andrade misses the target.
An inside leg kick from Andrade misses.
Chontamenti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Andrade.
Chontamenti tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Andrade paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chontamenti lands with a nice body kick.
Andrade chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Chontamenti's jab looks to have found its range, popping Andrade under the eye.
Chontamenti tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andrade connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Chontamenti momentarily.
Andrade has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Andrade misses with a low kick as Chontamenti jumps back.
A head kick misses from Andrade.
Andrade lands with an overhand left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chontamenti throws a shot from downtown. Andrade moves away and avoids it.
Chontamenti wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chontamenti misses with a looping right.
Andrade looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A cross from Chontamenti lands.
Chontamenti throws a shot from downtown. Andrade moves away and avoids it.
Andrade misses with a hook.
Chontamenti blocks a leg kick.
Chontamenti is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Andrade.
Chontamenti cracks Andrade with an open hand slap.
Chontamenti throws out a loose jab but Andrade uses good head movement to avoid it.
Andrade misses with a hook. Chontamenti ducked under it nicely.
Andrade will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Andrade misses with a hook.
Andrade doesn't manage to clinch there - Chontamenti circles away.
Andrade blocks the body kick.
Chontamenti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Andrade cracks Chontamenti with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Andrade lands with a thumping leg kick.
Chontamenti uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Andrade has time to react.
Andrade keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Andrade throws the left hand but Chontamenti avoids the punch easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Andrade tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chontamenti appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Andrade misses with an uppercut.
Andrade gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrade misses with a punch on the inside.
Andrade tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Andrade has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Chontamenti seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Andrade can turn it around.
Andrade breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chontamenti misses the shot to the body.
Chontamenti is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Andrade is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chontamenti.
Andrade on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Chontamenti. Chontamenti obviously looking to wear him down.
Chontamenti looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Andrade scores with a jab to the jaw.
Chontamenti throws a half hearted mid kick.
Andrade throws a hook but Chontamenti avoids it easily.
Chontamenti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chontamenti checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Chontamenti throwing a counter right hand but Andrade manages to avoid it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Chontamenti.
Chontamenti checks the leg kick nicely there.
Chontamenti needs to keep his hands up - Andrade had a free shot at his head there.
Chontamenti is looking to clinch.
Chontamenti lands a jab to the nose.
Andrade fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Chontamenti throws a leg kick but Andrade moved away.
Andrade raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Andrade fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Chontamenti checks it well.
Andrade throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chontamenti counters with a straight right hand.
Chontamenti thumps Andrade with a low kick.
Chontamenti connects with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrade throws a big shot that misses.
Andrade fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Chontamenti is out of range.
Andrade throws a looping overhand right but Chontamenti ducks down to avoid it.
Andrade throws a jab when Chontamenti was well out of range.
Chontamenti lands a head shot.
Andrade swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Andrade jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chontamenti uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Andrade with the inside leg kick.
Chontamenti gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Chontamenti blocks a jab.
Chontamenti misses the jab.
Andrade fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Chontamenti has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice defenses there by Andrade.
Andrade throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chontamenti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chontamenti throws a jab when Andrade was well out of range.
Chontamenti slips a jab from Andrade.
It looked like Chontamenti wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Chontamenti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Andrade jabs Chontamenti right on the nose. Chontamenti blinks but takes it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Andrade takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Andrade slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrade scores with a crisp jab that stopped Chontamenti in his tracks.
Chontamenti is looking to score with low kicks.
Chontamenti misses with a looping left.
Andrade looks to throw the jab but Chontamenti is out of range.
Chontamenti throws an overhand right that lands on Andrade's shoulder, as Andrade tries to avoid the shot.
Chontamenti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Andrade loads up on a big right hand but Chontamenti slips the punch.
Andrade uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chontamenti.
Chontamenti walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Chontamenti works Andrade's body with a nice hook.
Andrade connects with a high kick.
Nice jab there from Chontamenti.
Nice body punch from Andrade.
Chontamenti attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Chontamenti chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A swing and a miss from Andrade.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice jab there from Chontamenti.
Andrade lands with a straight right. Chontamenti didn't see that one coming.
Chontamenti throws a low kick but Andrade avoids it.
Chontamenti scores with the left hand. Andrade knows he should have avoided that one.
Andrade keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Joao Andrade will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. 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.
Andrade misses with a hook.
Andrade fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Andrade staying out of range there.
Andrade scores with a decent looking hook.
Chontamenti ducks under a wild hook from Andrade.
Andrade throws a jab but it's blocked by Chontamenti.
Andrade buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Chontamenti takes the fight into the clinch.
Andrade blocks a body shot from Chontamenti.
Chontamenti working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Andrade breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chontamenti keeps the fight on the outside.
Chontamenti throws an overhand right that lands on Andrade's shoulder, as Andrade tries to avoid the shot.
A jab lands there for Chontamenti.
Andrade circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chontamenti steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Andrade.
Chontamenti tries to clinch but Andrade is having none of it.
Andrade lands a nice leg kick that just misses Chontamenti's sensitive parts.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chontamenti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chontamenti slips under a jab.
Andrade throws a looping overhand right but Chontamenti ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrade swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chontamenti is looking to counter the offense by Andrade and move into the clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Chontamenti.
Chontamenti throws out a leg kick but Andrade moves out of range and Chontamenti only half commits.
Andrade sizes up Chontamenti with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Andrade throws a right hand that misses
and Andrade takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Andrade throws a body shot but no joy.
Chontamenti checks a leg kick.
Chontamenti needs to keep his hands up - Andrade had a free shot at his head there.
Nice uppercut lands for Chontamenti. That snapped Andrade's head back.
A nice leg kick from Andrade, right into the meat of the thigh.
Chontamenti is looking to clinch but Andrade is avoiding it.
Chontamenti takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Andrade throws a big shot that misses.
Chontamenti is looking to counter punch.
Chontamenti wants to land a leg kick but Andrade is out of range.
Andrade looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Chontamenti tries to close the distance and clinch up but Andrade swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chontamenti fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Andrade has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chontamenti moves out of range of the leg kick from Andrade.
Andrade moves out of range of the body kick.
Chontamenti thows a left - swing and a miss!
Andrade scores with the left hand. Chontamenti knows he should have avoided that one.
Andrade slips a jab from Chontamenti.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Andrade.
A solid leg kick lands there for Andrade.
Andrade throws a big shot that misses.
Andrade misses with an uppercut. Chontamenti saw that one coming.
A low kick lands for Chontamenti.
Andrade takes a swing at Chontamenti's ribcage but misses.
Chontamenti throws a nice outside leg kick.
A slow jab from Chontamenti misses its intended target.
Andrade lands a nice hook to Chontamenti's body. Chontamenti takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Chontamenti lands a jab to the nose.
Chontamenti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Andrade.
Andrade lands a nice hook to Chontamenti's body. Chontamenti takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Chontamenti tried to score with a low kick but Andrade checks it.
Andrade throws a hook but Chontamenti blocks it.
Chontamenti feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Chontamenti chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Andrade can pounce on him.
Good shot there by Chontamenti.
Andrade closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Chontamenti has a couple of punches blocked by Andrade.
Chontamenti tries to throw a body punch but Andrade avoids it by throwing Chontamenti back against the cage.
Chontamenti lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Andrade.
Chontamenti stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Andrade takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chontamenti lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Andrade backwards.
Chontamenti working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Andrade throws a head punch that misses.
Chontamenti scores with a nice hook to the head.
Andrade misses with a punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Andrade.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Andrade creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Andrade fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Andrade prevents a body shot from Chontamenti.
Chontamenti prevents a body shot from Andrade.
Chontamenti throws a head punch that misses.
Andrade fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chontamenti lands a hook to the side of the head.
Andrade pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chontamenti avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chontamenti lands with an uppercut that bounces Andrade off the cage and back into range.
A nice leg kick from Chontamenti, right into the meat of the thigh.
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!
Andrade checks the leg kick.
Chontamenti feints and then cracks Andrade's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Andrade down.
Andrade throws a jab when Chontamenti was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrade tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Chontamenti checks a leg kick.
Andrade checks a leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chontamenti looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Andrade finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Andrade lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Andrade ducks under a wild hook from Chontamenti.
Andrade looks to land a right hand but Chontamenti moved out of range.
Chontamenti rushes Andrade and presses him up against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Chontamenti as the two fighters clinch.
Bhishma Chontamenti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Andrade tries to break the clinch but Chontamenti is controlling the position.
Chontamenti works on Andrade's body with a couple of short punches.
Chontamenti works on Andrade's body with a couple of short punches.
Andrade swings wildly with an uppercut but Chontamenti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Andrade misses with some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chontamenti works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Chontamenti throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Chontamenti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chontamenti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bhishma Chontamenti.
I think Andrade 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joao Andrade!
Joao Andrade got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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