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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Batu Otgonbayar (ranked 1935 p4p, 2487 weight class) and Alistair Fallas (ranked 244 p4p, 293 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Batu Otgonbayar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alistair Fallas!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Otgonbayar has Fallas up against the cage in a clinch.
Fallas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fallas.
Fallas blocks an uppercut.
Otgonbayar misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Otgonbayar.
Still in the clinch, Otgonbayar scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Otgonbayar.
Otgonbayar working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Otgonbayar misses with a punch on the inside.
Otgonbayar misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Otgonbayar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Otgonbayar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Otgonbayar definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Otgonbayar swings wildly with an uppercut but Fallas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Otgonbayar throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fallas fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fallas.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Otgonbayar.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Otgonbayar.
Fallas blocking some punches.
Otgonbayar misses with some punches.
Otgonbayar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Otgonbayar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fallas blocking some punches.
Fallas is trying to pull guard but Otgonbayar turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Otgonbayar fails to land.
Otgonbayar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Otgonbayar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Otgonbayar lands with a light punch inside.
Fallas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Otgonbayar.
Otgonbayar misses with some punches.
Otgonbayar lands a shoulder strike.
Otgonbayar working aggressively here.
Otgonbayar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Otgonbayar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Otgonbayar lands a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Otgonbayar misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Otgonbayar fails to land.
Otgonbayar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fallas backwards.
Otgonbayar swings wildly with an uppercut but Fallas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Otgonbayar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Otgonbayar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Otgonbayar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Otgonbayar misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fallas.
Otgonbayar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fallas ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Fallas no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Fallas looking for a sweep. Not yet Fallas, not yet.
Otgonbayar wanted to stand there but Fallas had control of the position.
Otgonbayar preventing the sweep.
Otgonbayar has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Fallas throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Fallas pulls Otgonbayar in to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fallas has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Otgonbayar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fallas circles away from the clinch attempt
and Fallas counters with a nice double leg into side control. Otgonbayar won't be happy with that.
Fallas controlling the position from side mount.
Fallas tries to advance to mount but Otgonbayar denies him.
Fallas throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Fallas takes a little break here. Otgonbayar wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Let's hope that Fallas has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
It looks like Fallas might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Otgonbayar on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Otgonbayar tries to get out of the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Otgonbayar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fallas.
Otgonbayar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Batu Otgonbayar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fallas fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Otgonbayar on the side of the head.
Otgonbayar wants to clinch up but Fallas keeps it at a distance.
Fallas is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Otgonbayar gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Otgonbayar throws a punch but it's blocked by Fallas.
Otgonbayar misses with some punches.
Otgonbayar swings wildly with an uppercut but Fallas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fallas takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fallas.
Otgonbayar has a couple of punches blocked by Fallas.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Otgonbayar misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Otgonbayar.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Otgonbayar.
Otgonbayar misses with some punches.
Otgonbayar misses with the head strike.
Otgonbayar misses with some punches.
Fallas wants to take the fight to the mat but Otgonbayar manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Batu Otgonbayar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alistair Fallas.
Fallas blocking some punches.
Otgonbayar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fallas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Otgonbayar.
Otgonbayar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Otgonbayar lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fallas backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fallas.
Fallas pulls Otgonbayar into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Fallas wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Otgonbayar wanted to stand there but Fallas had control of the position.
Fallas is pulling down on Otgonbayar's head to control his posture.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Fallas's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Otgonbayar fails with an attempt to clinch.
A jab lands there for Fallas.
Batu Otgonbayar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Otgonbayar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Otgonbayar wants to clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Otgonbayar wants to clinch.
Fallas drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Otgonbayar defends it well.
Otgonbayar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fallas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Batu Otgonbayar dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Otgonbayar tries to clinch up but Fallas circles away and keeps his distance.
Fallas throws out a powerful jab.
Otgonbayar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fallas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Otgonbayar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fallas can do to turn this around?
Otgonbayar is looking to clinch.
Otgonbayar is looking to clinch but Fallas is avoiding it.
Otgonbayar ducks under a wild hook from Fallas.
Fallas lands with a right hand.
Fallas lands with a straight right. Otgonbayar didn't see that one coming.
Otgonbayar tries to close the distance and clinch but Fallas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Fallas.
Otgonbayar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fallas throws out the jab.
Otgonbayar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Otgonbayar tries to clinch but Fallas is having none of it.
Fallas with the counter takedown but Otgonbayar avoids it easily.
Fallas scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Otgonbayar clinches up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Otgonbayar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Otgonbayar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fallas.
A short body shot lands from Fallas as the two fighters clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Otgonbayar.
Otgonbayar working aggressively here.
Otgonbayar throws a head punch that misses.
Fallas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Otgonbayar misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fallas.
Otgonbayar misses with some punches.
Otgonbayar throws a head punch that misses.
Fallas blocks an uppercut.
Otgonbayar throws a head punch that misses.
Fallas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Otgonbayar misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Otgonbayar.
Otgonbayar has a couple of punches blocked by Fallas.
Fallas gets a trip takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fallas seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Otgonbayar looks like he's trying to stand up.
Alistair Fallas has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fallas not doing much here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fallas working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Otgonbayar looks like he's trying to stand up.
Fallas looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Otgonbayar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fallas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Otgonbayar tries to clinch up.
Otgonbayar tries to clinch up but Fallas circles away and keeps his distance.
Otgonbayar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Otgonbayar tries to clinch up but Fallas circles away and keeps his distance.
And Fallas tries to counter it with a takedown but Otgonbayar pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Otgonbayar doesn't manage to clinch there - Fallas circles away.
Fallas feints the counter takedown.
Otgonbayar closes the distance and clinches.
Fallas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Fallas.
Otgonbayar throws a head punch that misses.
Otgonbayar lands a left hand.
Fallas blocking some punches.
Fallas wants the takedown. Otgonbayar is fighting it off but Fallas persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Otgonbayar's guard against the cage.
Otgonbayar wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Fallas manages to pass to side control.
Fallas slows the pace down in half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Otgonbayar wants to get back to his feet.
Fallas slows the pace down in half guard.
Fallas stops Otgonbayar from getting back to his feet.
Fallas works his way into full mount!
Fallas takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's six 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.
Fallas misses with a head shot.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Fallas cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Otgonbayar wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Fallas controlling the pace for now.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
My spies in Gym inform me that Fallas has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
More stalling from Fallas.
Fallas is continuing to stall.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Fallas with more of the same as he continues to hold on.
The adventures of Fallas the control monster continue. Boring.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alistair Fallas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. 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.
Otgonbayar tries to clinch but Fallas moves out of range.
Otgonbayar tries to clinch there but Fallas circles away.
Fallas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Otgonbayar is looking to clinch.
And Fallas tries to counter it with a takedown but Otgonbayar pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Otgonbayar tries to clinch but Fallas moves out of range.
Fallas is looking to slow Otgonbayar down with leg kicks.
Danga de danga de dang - Fallas scores with a four punch combination!
Fallas misses with the combination.
Fallas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Otgonbayar circles away quickly and effectively.
Otgonbayar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Otgonbayar wants to clinch up but Fallas keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Otgonbayar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Otgonbayar is looking to clinch.
Otgonbayar tries to close the distance and clinch but Fallas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Otgonbayar instigates a clinch.
Otgonbayar is fighting off a takedown attempt but Fallas is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Otgonbayar to the mat. Otgonbayar regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Otgonbayar is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Otgonbayar throws a head punch that misses.
Fallas blocking some punches.
Fallas blocking some punches.
Otgonbayar misses with some punches.
Otgonbayar stops a takedown attempt from Fallas.
Otgonbayar swings wildly with an uppercut but Fallas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Otgonbayar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Otgonbayar throws a head punch that misses.
Otgonbayar misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Otgonbayar.
Otgonbayar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Batu Otgonbayar has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Otgonbayar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Otgonbayar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Otgonbayar throws a head punch that misses.
Otgonbayar has a couple of punches blocked by Fallas.
Otgonbayar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Otgonbayar swings wildly with an uppercut but Fallas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Otgonbayar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Otgonbayar misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fallas.
Otgonbayar misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fallas.
Otgonbayar misses with the head strike.
Otgonbayar misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Otgonbayar throws a punch but it's blocked by Fallas.
Fallas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Otgonbayar has a couple of punches blocked by Fallas.
Otgonbayar misses with a punch on the inside.
Fallas wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Otgonbayar has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Otgonbayar fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Otgonbayar fails to land.
Otgonbayar misses with a punch on the inside.
Otgonbayar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Otgonbayar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fallas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Otgonbayar throws a head punch that misses.
Otgonbayar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fallas goes for a takedown attempt but Otgonbayar pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Otgonbayar wants to clinch.
Otgonbayar tries to clinch up but Fallas circles away and keeps his distance.
Fallas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Otgonbayar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Otgonbayar chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fallas can pounce on him.
Fallas swats away the attempt to clinch by Otgonbayar.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fallas throws a head punch that misses.
Fallas breaks the clinch.
Otgonbayar clinches.
Fallas blocking some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Otgonbayar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Otgonbayar throws a punch but it's blocked by Fallas.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Fallas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Otgonbayar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Otgonbayar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fallas trying to land knees to the body.
Otgonbayar throws a punch but it's blocked by Fallas.
Fallas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Otgonbayar misses with a punch on the inside.
Fallas takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Otgonbayar.
Fallas tightens his grip and picks Otgonbayar up, before dumping him to the ground. Otgonbayar manages to land in guard.
Otgonbayar wants to stand and escape but Fallas is having none of it.
Fallas is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Fallas advances position into side control!
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Otgonbayar seems a little lost for a moment, as Fallas dominates the positioning.
Otgonbayar bucks up and tries to throw Fallas off but instead Fallas has got his back!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Fallas biding his time, looking for the opening.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Fallas scores with strikes from the back.
Fallas biding his time, looking for the opening.
Otgonbayar is trying to get back to his feet but Fallas has full control of the position and if anything, Otgonbayar has just worked his way into a worse spot.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Otgonbayar is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
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 Batu Otgonbayar.
I think Otgonbayar has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Batu Otgonbayar!
During a confident post fight interview, Batu Otgonbayar thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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