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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Uichico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Batina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Batina has chosen Venemous as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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195 lbs
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185 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Uichico!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Junior Batina!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uichico shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Uichico tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Batina looking for submissions off his back.
Batina wants to get back to full guard.
Uichico postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Batina to stand up.
Uichico drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Uichico wanted to stand there but Batina had control of the position.
Uichico is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uichico seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Batina for as long as he can get away with.
Uichico wants to stand and escape but instead Batina has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Uichico has his feet on Batina's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batina gets a takedown into half guard.
Uichico pushes Batina off and gets back to his feet.
Uichico closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
A lull in the action here as Uichico stalls from top position.
Batina misses with a strike from the bottom.
Uichico decides to stand up, so the ref orders Batina to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batina has his takedown stuffed
and Uichico counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Batina!
Uichico stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Uichico closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Batina to the mat! Batina manages to get full guard.
Uichico wants to stand and escape but instead Batina has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Batina stops Uichico from standing up.
Uichico is breathing heavily.
Uichico utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Batina wants to pass the guard but Uichico is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batina 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.
Batina prevents Uichico from getting back to his feet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Batina accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Batina shoots and misses
so Uichico counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Uichico wants to stand but Batina is controlling his posture from full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Uichico stands and steps away. Batina gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Uichico closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Batina to the mat! Batina manages to get full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Uichico dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Batina closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Batina lands in his opponent's guard.
Michael Uichico overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Uichico uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Uichico misses with a takedown
and Batina counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Uichico is looking to stand up but Batina isn't so interested in that idea.
Uichico kicks Batina off and gets to his feet.
Uichico misses with a takedown
and Batina counters with a single leg into guard. Uichico didn't expect that.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batina loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Batina stops Uichico from standing up.
Batina trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Batina is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Uichico wants to get back to his feet but Batina is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Uichico shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Uichico was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Uichico gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Uichico scores a takedown into full mount!
Uichico prevents Batina from getting the reversal.
Uichico controlling the position easily from mount.
Batina is looking to get to half guard.
Uichico content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uichico gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Uichico.
Batina is trying to escape the position but Uichico is controlling the position.
Uichico avoids the strikes from the bottom by Batina.
Uichico decides to take the fight back to the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uichico shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Uichico was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Batina is trying desperately to improve position.
Uichico stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Uichico shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Uichico is figuring out what he wants to do next.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Uichico dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Uichico drives through with a takedown into guard.
Uichico wanted to stand there but Batina had control of the position.
Uichico won't allow Batina to sweep him here.
Batina looking to control.
Uichico not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Batina is looking for a triangle but Uichico pushes his legs off easily.
Batina takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uichico controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Batina fails with the takedown
and Uichico counters with a shoot takedown. Batina fights it but they end up in guard.
Batina is working an open guard so Uichico takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Uichico scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Batina wants to control but Uichico is keeping busy.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Uichico in particular looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batina wants to control but Uichico is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Uichico decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Uichico closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Batina did well to prevent Uichico getting side control.
Uichico keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uichico decides to stand and escape the position.
Batina with a lazy takedown attempt
and Uichico decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Batina's guard.
Uichico 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.
Uichico decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Batina, up you get!
Batina fails with the takedown
and Uichico counters with a takedown into side control.
Michael Uichico has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Junior Batina.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Uichico taking a breather here.
Batina is trying to get back to half guard.
Uichico happy to just control the position for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Michael Uichico just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Uichico feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Uichico showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Uichico 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:26
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Uichico!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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