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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leroy Bater (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yago Gutierrez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gutierrez has chosen Justified by AMEN as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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190 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leroy Bater!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yago Gutierrez!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Igor Prikhodko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bater drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Bater being controlled here momentarily.
Bater 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.
Bater trying to control the position from guard on top but Gutierrez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gutierrez has his hands on Bater's head, controlling the position.
Gutierrez looking for a sweep. Not yet Gutierrez, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutierrez is trying to control the position but Bater postures up.
Bater won't allow Gutierrez to sweep him here.
Gutierrez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bater lands with an overhand left.
Bater wants to clinch up but Gutierrez keeps it at a distance.
Gutierrez tries to clinch but Bater moves out of range.
Bater stuns Gutierrez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice shot lands for Bater.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bater throws a shot from downtown. Gutierrez moves away and avoids it.
Bater moves into the clinch.
Bater effectively controlling the action here.
Bater lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bater breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bater looks to score with a jab to the body but Gutierrez is just out of range.
Gutierrez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bater throws out the jab.
Bater throws a looping overhand right but Gutierrez ducks down to avoid it.
Bater tries to clinch but Gutierrez moves out of range.
Gutierrez stuns Bater with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bater ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bater tries to clinch up.
Bater pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bater throws a series of strikes that have Gutierrez backpedaling.
It looks like Yago Gutierrez has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gutierrez looks for a takedown but Bater sprawls well.
Bater throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gutierrez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bater counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bater prevents a body shot from Gutierrez.
Gutierrez manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bater working hard to break the clinch.
Gutierrez tries to work over Bater's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bater lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bater's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bater has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gutierrez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Come on Gutierrez - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gutierrez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bater pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bater tries to clinch up
and Gutierrez counters with a takedown into side control.
Gutierrez is looking to take a break and control but Bater is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gutierrez remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ground and pound from Gutierrez seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leroy Bater dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yago Gutierrez's cut.
That's time! Bater's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gutierrez tries to clinch but Bater moves away
and Bater counters with a left to the body.
Bater throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gutierrez.
Gutierrez doesn't manage to clinch there - Bater circles away.
Gutierrez misses with a wild body shot.
Gutierrez connects with a body shot.
Bater tests Gutierrez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gutierrez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bater counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gutierrez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bater counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Gutierrez. No joy for Bater on that attempt.
Gutierrez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bater counters with a series of strikes. Gutierrez will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutierrez ducks under a wild hook from Bater.
Bater misses with an uppercut. Gutierrez saw that one coming.
Gutierrez cracks Bater with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gutierrez throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Bater was covering up waiting for the punch and Gutierrez finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Gutierrez passes Bater's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Bater is trying to get back to full guard.
Bater regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Gutierrez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bater looking to control.
Gutierrez being controlled here momentarily.
Gutierrez slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Gutierrez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gutierrez throws a big right hand that misses.
Gutierrez trying to control but Bater is working from the bottom.
Gutierrez tries to free his leg and advance position but Bater is retaining full guard.
Gutierrez wants to control from the top but Bater keeps moving.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Gutierrez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gutierrez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Leroy Bater has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yago Gutierrez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gutierrez drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Gutierrez scores with punches from side control.
Gutierrez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bater keeps working.
Bater is looking to regain half guard here but Gutierrez keeps moving and retains side control.
Gutierrez is trying to ground and pound but Bater uses the momentary lack of control by Gutierrez to regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leroy Bater dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Yago Gutierrez's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Bater throws a combination that misses
and Gutierrez moves into the clinch.
Bater throws a punch but it's blocked by Gutierrez.
Bater escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gutierrez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bater, pushing him back against the cage.
Gutierrez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bater cracks Gutierrez with a nice body shot.
Bater lands with a short shot to the head.
Bater is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Gutierrez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bater walks away with a smile on his face. Gutierrez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Gutierrez fails to land the takedown.
Leroy Bater has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yago Gutierrez.
Gutierrez with a poor takedown
and Bater counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bater keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gutierrez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bater missing with a left hand there. Gutierrez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutierrez misses with a body punch
and Bater counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bater is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gutierrez.
Bater is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gutierrez.
Bater moves forwards but Gutierrez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gutierrez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bater.
A left lands for Bater.
Bater thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gutierrez fails with a takedown attempt.
Gutierrez looks to clinch
and Bater counters with a stiff right hand.
Bater throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gutierrez. Bater does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big right from Bater misses.
Gutierrez closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Gutierrez lands in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gutierrez wants to pass the guard but Bater is keeping the position.
Bater looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Gutierrez puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Bater is looking to improve his position.
Bater wants to control but Gutierrez is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bater is not content to let Gutierrez control the position.
Gutierrez trying to control the pace.
Leroy Bater is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bater avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gutierrez.
Gutierrez is trying to control. Bater wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bater throws a jab but it's blocked by Gutierrez.
Gutierrez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bater sprawls well. Bater wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gutierrez gets slowly back to his feet.
Gutierrez misses with a hook. Bater ducked under it nicely.
A big left from Bater misses.
Yago Gutierrez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bater rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gutierrez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gutierrez tries for a takedown but Bater circles away easily
enabling Bater to counter with a crisp jab.
Gutierrez tries to clinch but Bater is having none of it.
Bater throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gutierrez on the side of the head.
Bater throws a right and a left that Gutierrez avoids nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leroy Bater showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bater, 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leroy Bater!
Leroy Bater retains his middleweight title!
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