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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Havvik Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Bitonti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown comes to the cage accompanied by UGK - Murder. Bitonti has chosen Brave New World as his entrance music. 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 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
26 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Havvik Brown!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Bitonti!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Brown. Bitonti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bitonti shoots in for a double leg but Brown sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bitonti changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Brown tries to avoid it but Bitonti manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Brown to the ground. Brown escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bitonti fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Havvik Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Bitonti.
Brown tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bitonti was well out of range. Poor timing from Brown.
Bitonti shoots in but no luck this time.
Bitonti dives in and grabs Brown's left leg, looking for a takedown. Brown pushes down on Bitonti's head and hops out.
Good work by Bitonti as he checks the leg kick.
Bitonti is trying hard to land a takedown here. Brown sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Brown throws a leg kick but Bitonti checks it.
Bitonti moves forwards but Brown connects with a nice, crisp jab.
It looks like Anthony Bitonti has been cut.
Bitonti looks to land a right hand but Brown moved out of range.
Bitonti misses with a hook. Brown ducked under it nicely.
Brown wants to slow Bitonti down by chopping away at his legs.
A jab from Bitonti misses.
Bitonti shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bitonti rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Brown counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bitonti is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bitonti looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bitonti throws a hook to the side of Brown's head but Brown sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brown looks to land a combination. Bitonti sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Bitonti shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Brown as he jumps to the side.
Havvik Brown is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bitonti blocks a head kick by Brown.
Bitonti fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bitonti connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Brown momentarily.
Brown motions for Bitonti to come forward. Brown throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bitonti shoots in looking for a takedown but Brown manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bitonti's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Brown takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bitonti is trying hard to land a takedown here. Brown sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bitonti scores with a jab. Brown acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bitonti takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Brown slips under a jab from Bitonti.
Brown works Bitonti's body with a nice hook.
Bitonti looks gassed!
Bitonti takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Brown thows a body shot but no joy.
Bitonti closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Brown to the mat! Brown manages to get full guard.
Brown has control of Bitonti's left arm, preventing Bitonti from doing any damage.
Brown wants to stand up but Bitonti is controlling him.
Bitonti won't allow Brown to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bitonti is pushing down on Brown's leg trying to pass to half guard. Brown is fighting to maintain full guard but Bitonti has managed to sneak the leg through.
Bitonti wants to take a breather but Brown is having none of it.
Brown is doing well to control the position and prevent Bitonti from advancing to side control.
Bitonti trying to control from half guard but Brown is working away.
Brown knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bitonti on the ground.
Bitonti is looking to advance position but Brown won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bitonti passes to full mount!
Brown keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Brown tries to hold on but Bitonti pushes him away.
Brown prevents Bitonti from taking his back.
Bitonti takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bitonti tries to control but Brown wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Havvik Brown dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anthony Bitonti's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bitonti feints and as Brown raises his hands in defense, Bitonti changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Brown looking for a sweep. Not yet Brown, not yet.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Bitonti from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bitonti works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Bitonti wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brown keeps working.
Bitonti not doing much here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown is trying to maintain the position but Bitonti is very close to passing his half guard.
Brown wants to get back to his feet.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Bitonti is trying to control. Brown wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Anthony Bitonti wasn't active enough on the ground.
Brown slips under a jab from Bitonti.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bitonti.
Brown slaps away a takedown attempt from Bitonti, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Havvik Brown is winning the standup battle so far.
Brown moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bitonti on the side of the head.
Brown takes a swing at Bitonti's ribcage but misses.
Bitonti closes this distance looking for a takedown but Brown circles away.
Havvik Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Bitonti.
Brown misses with a leg kick
and Bitonti counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Brown's guard now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bitonti wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
Bitonti looking to sit in guard and control but Brown gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Bitonti is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bitonti controls Brown momentarily but Brown frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a big right hand that misses.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Bitonti is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brown missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bitonti preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bitonti is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Brown is trying to stand back up but Bitonti is controlling him
Anthony Bitonti has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bitonti seems to be looking for submissions.
Brown wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bitonti seems to be working for a kimura but Brown defends the submission attempt.
Bitonti trying to advance position but Brown counters by regaining guard.
Brown not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Bitonti from controlling successfully.
Bitonti is pushing down on Brown's leg trying to pass to half guard. Brown is fighting to maintain full guard but Bitonti has managed to sneak the leg through.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brown is looking to control Bitonti's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Brown avoid being mounted?
Well, if Bitonti is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Bitonti showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Anthony Bitonti's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bitonti tries to move into range but Brown moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Brown jabs at Bitonti's body.
Brown lands a nice shot to the body.
Brown throws a front kick aimed at Bitonti's knee but Bitonti avoids it well.
Bitonti shoots for a takedown but Brown saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Brown ducks right into an uppercut from Bitonti.
Brown pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brown tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bitonti moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bitonti throws a series of punches but Brown avoids them all with ease.
Bitonti fails to land the takedown.
Bitonti throws a hook but Brown avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bitonti misses with a body shot.
Brown is looking to slow Bitonti down with leg kicks.
Bitonti takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brown throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brown misses with a few strikes there.
Brown throws a sloppy head kick
letting Bitonti counter with a right hand.
Brown keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bitonti.
A nice leg kick lands there from Brown.
Brown is looking to wear down Bitonti with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bitonti shoots in for a takedown but Brown shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Havvik Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Bitonti.
A solid body kick from Brown.
Brown pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bitonti throws the left hand but Brown avoids the punch easily.
Brown thuds his shin into the meat of Bitonti's side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bitonti on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Brown lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Brown lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Brown cracks the inside of Bitonti's front leg.
Brown connects with an inside leg kick.
Brown misses with a wild body shot.
Brown connects with a solid leg kick.
Brown lands a high kick!
Anthony Bitonti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bitonti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brown.
A big left from Bitonti misses.
Bitonti misses with an uppercut. Brown saw that one coming.
Brown punishes Bitonti's body with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bitonti shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Brown sprawls well. Brown wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bitonti gets slowly back to his feet.
Brown punishes Bitonti's body with a nice straight punch.
Brown just misses with a punch to the body.
Bitonti scores with a jab.
Bitonti throws an overhand right that lands on Brown's shoulder, as Brown tries to avoid the shot.
Brown connects with a solid leg kick.
Bitonti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brown tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bitonti is able to avoid easily.
Brown tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bitonti was well out of range. Poor timing from Brown.
Bitonti is looking to chop away at Brown's legs.
Bitonti might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A nice inside leg kick there by Brown. That's going to slow Bitonti down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a front kick aimed at Bitonti's knee but Bitonti avoids it well.
Bitonti tries to score a power double leg takedown but Brown sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bitonti somewhat.
Brown catches Bitonti with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Brown scores with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big left from Bitonti misses.
Bitonti shoots in but no luck this time.
Bitonti avoids the head kick by Brown.
Bitonti throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters circling - Bitonti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Some wild striking there from Brown.
Brown throws a series of punches but Bitonti moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Havvik Brown clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Anthony Bitonti's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Bitonti throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brown throws a nice head kick!
Brown throws a chopping leg kick but Bitonti manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Brown takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bitonti throws a jab when Brown was well out of range.
Brown scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Brown uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bitonti.
Bitonti tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Brown swivels and escapes.
Brown misses with a kick to the body.
Bitonti throws the left hand but Brown avoids the punch easily.
Nice sprawl there from Brown as Bitonti shoots in.
Havvik Brown is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bitonti is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Bitonti walks forward, straight into a front kick from Brown.
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!
Bitonti has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Brown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown tries a low kick but Bitonti avoids it.
Bitonti takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bitonti on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Brown tried to score with a low kick but Bitonti checks it.
Brown throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bitonti.
Sloppy strikes from Brown. Those never looked like landing.
Brown throws a nice outside leg kick.
Brown with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bitonti's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Brown misses the shot to the body.
Bitonti looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Bitonti is trying to control. Brown wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bitonti trying to mount his opponent but Brown defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bitonti is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bitonti wants to work for an arm triangle but Brown is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Brown tries to get to full guard but Bitonti has control of the leg.
Brown manages to get to full guard.
Bitonti looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bitonti wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
Brown has his feet on Bitonti's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Bitonti closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bitonti wants to work for an arm triangle but Brown is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Bitonti is controlling the pace.
Bitonti 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bitonti trying to mount his opponent but Brown defends it.
Brown is trying to maintain the position but Bitonti is very close to passing his half guard.
Brown is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bitonti looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Bitonti wants to work for an arm triangle but Brown is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Havvik Brown will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Anthony Bitonti's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Bitonti jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bitonti misses with a hook.
Brown staying out of range there.
Bitonti misses with a looping left.
Brown stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Brown wants it to stay on the feet.
Brown takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bitonti loads up on a big right hand but Brown slips the punch.
Bitonti looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Bitonti wants to pass the guard but Brown is keeping the position.
Brown is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Bitonti controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Bitonti looking to pass the guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Brown tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bitonti sizes up Brown with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bitonti throws a looping overhand right but Brown ducks down to avoid it.
Brown scores with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws the left hand but Bitonti avoids the punch easily.
Brown pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bitonti is out of range and Brown settles back down.
Bitonti changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Brown tries to avoid it but Bitonti manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Brown to the ground. Brown escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bitonti checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bitonti tries to score a power double leg takedown but Brown sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bitonti somewhat.
Havvik Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Bitonti.
Brown fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bitonti looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bitonti scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown is looking for a sweep.
Bitonti controlling the position.
Bitonti tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bitonti is looking to take a break and control but Brown is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bitonti tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Brown gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Anthony Bitonti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown looks like he's trying to stand up.
Bitonti wants to control but Brown is keeping him busy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bitonti uses his free foot to push down on Brown's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Brown.
Brown is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony Bitonti comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Brown 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 48:47
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 48:47
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Havvik Brown!
Havvik Brown is the new middleweight champion!
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