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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bentley Tessin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Hillman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
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170 lbs
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bentley Tessin !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jim Hillman!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hillman throws a nice looking combination but Tessin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hillman gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tessin counters with a takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tessin creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Tessin throws an elbow but Hillman slips to the side and avoids it well.
Tessin could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Tessin scores with punches from side control.
Tessin working the ground and pound from side control.
Tessin works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Hillman can't do much from the bottom here.
Hillman sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice strikes from Tessin there.
Nice strikes from Tessin there.
Tessin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tessin thows a huge punch but Hillman dodges it nicely.
Tessin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Tessin working the head and body with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tessin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tessin prevents Hillman from improving his position.
Tessin has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Tessin is thwarting Hillman's attempts to control the position.
Tessin prevents Hillman from improving his position.
Tessin is nestled in close to Hillman, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Tessin thows a huge punch but Hillman dodges it nicely.
Tessin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tessin drops an elbow to the side of Hillman's head.
Tessin takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Tessin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hillman defending well though.
Hillman is trying to get back to full guard.
Tessin 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 two minutes gone in the round.
Hillman is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tessin 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.
Tessin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hillman is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Tessin scores with a couple of nice shots.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Tessin lands a nice short elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tessin throws a strike but Hillman avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Tessin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hillman's head.
Tessin distracts Hillman with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hillman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tessin landing with the ground and pound.
Tessin postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Tessin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Tessin scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tessin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tessin with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hillman is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Tessin is working Hillman over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hillman is looking to stand up but Tessin isn't so interested in that idea.
Tessin scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Tessin landing some decent shots from guard.
Tessin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tessin lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Tessin stands up over Hillman, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Tessin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hillman working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Tessin has passed into half guard!
Hillman trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Tessin raining down shots from the mount!
Tessin lands a big elbow.
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!
Tessin landing strikes, looking to finish!
Tessin connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Tessin goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Hillman turns into him and now he's in Tessin 's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tessin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bentley Tessin dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hillman lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hillman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Some wild striking there from Hillman.
Jim Hillman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hillman moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tessin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hillman checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tessin fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hillman sprawls well initially but Tessin persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Tessin 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.
Hillman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tessin working over Hillman with some ground and pound. Hillman looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Tessin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hillman defending well though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tessin thows a huge punch but Hillman dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tessin takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hillman wants to control but Tessin is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Tessin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Tessin slips a nice elbow through Hillman's hands, connecting with Hillman's forehead.
Bentley Tessin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tessin landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Tessin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Tessin has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Tessin lands a nice shot to the head.
Tessin landing shots from mount.
Tessin scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Hillman is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Tessin landing strikes from the mount and Hillman is in trouble!
Hillman tries to lock up and control but Tessin gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hillman is in a horrible position here. Tessin smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tessin prevents Hillman from getting the reversal.
Hillman tries to lock up and control but Tessin gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hillman working to try and regain half guard.
Hillman is breathing heavily.
Tessin looking to finish Hillman with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hillman!
The referee warns Hillman that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Tessin looking to finish Hillman with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hillman!
Tessin avoids the attempt from Hillman to control.
Tessin looking to finish Hillman with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hillman!
Tessin with a couple of short strikes.
Tessin unloading with bombs!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tessin landing shots from mount.
Tessin is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hillman can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Hillman is bucking up trying to escape but Tessin cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Hillman sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Tessin takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hillman has hold of Tessin 's hands but Tessin slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Tessin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tessin scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Tessin landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Tessin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Tessin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hillman defending well though.
Nice strikes from Tessin there.
Tessin is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tessin seems to be working for a kimura but Hillman defends the submission attempt.
Hillman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hillman is trying to stand.
Tessin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hillman can do to turn this around?
Tessin landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Tessin looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Tessin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bentley Tessin dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Hillman throws a one two combo.
Hillman throws a combination. Tessin tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Bentley Tessin has been cut.
Horrible takedown by Hillman or perhaps it was just good defense by Tessin which made him look bad.
Hillman looks to land a combination but Tessin avoids it well.
Tessin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hillman fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hillman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tessin circles away quickly and effectively.
Tessin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hillman swinging wildly here.
Hillman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Tessin with that takedown attempt.
Tessin slips a jab and a cross from Hillman.
Tessin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jim Hillman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hillman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tessin .
Hillman tries to sprawl but Tessin drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Hillman is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Tessin scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ground and pound from Tessin .
Hillman avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tessin .
Hillman missing with punches from the bottom.
Tessin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bentley Tessin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tessin not doing much here.
Hillman tries to get to full guard but Tessin has control of the leg.
Tessin seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Tessin 's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bentley Tessin has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Hillman tries to bum rush Tessin with a series of wild strikes but Tessin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hillman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tessin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hillman defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bentley Tessin . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tessin closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hillman to the mat! Hillman manages to get full guard.
Jim Hillman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tessin is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bentley Tessin has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Tessin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hillman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hillman connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tessin 's hands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tessin slaps away a takedown attempt from Hillman, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tessin misses with a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tessin drives through with a takedown into Hillman's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Tessin controls from within his opponent's guard.
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 Bentley Tessin .
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tessin , 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bentley Tessin !
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