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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Antoine De La Morte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Hur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De La Morte comes to the cage accompanied by The Prodigy - Spitfire . Ben Hur struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 187.6lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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203 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Antoine De La Morte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ben Hur!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hur rushes De La Morte and presses him up against the cage.
Hur looks to throw an elbow but misses.
De La Morte has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hur avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
De La Morte blocks an elbow strike.
Hur gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Antoine De La Morte has been cut.
De La Morte avoids the elbow strike from Hur, against the cage.
De La Morte misses with a body punch.
De La Morte can't get the takedown.
De La Morte takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice elbow from Hur.
De La Morte blocks the elbow strike.
Hur taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
We've been hearing reports that De La Morte has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
De La Morte goes for a takedown attempt but Hur pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antoine De La Morte. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De La Morte is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hur clinches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hur lands an elbow just above De La Morte 's eye.
De La Morte dodges an elbow strike from Hur.
Hur is trying to stall.
De La Morte has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Hur uses from the top position.
De La Morte looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
De La Morte looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
De La Morte keeping moving, preventing Hur from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De La Morte wants to sweep here but Hur controlling him for the moment.
De La Morte looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Hur passes into side control.
De La Morte struggling a bit here.
De La Morte is looking for a sweep.
De La Morte really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De La Morte wants to control but Hur postures up.
De La Morte is trying to work for a sweep but Hur has mounted him!
De La Morte is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hur avoids the attempt from De La Morte to control.
De La Morte is trying desperately to improve position.
De La Morte is trying to reverse the position but instead Hur has taken his back - oops!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hur doesn't have the hooks in and De La Morte manages to turn into his guard.
Hur keeping full guard, as De La Morte tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De La Morte drops back looking for a leg! Hur is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hur manages to kick De La Morte off! De La Morte jumps back into Hur's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
De La Morte throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Hur dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Antoine De La Morte's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hur keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De La Morte.
Hur ducks under a wild hook from De La Morte.
De La Morte swings for the body but Hur moves out of range.
De La Morte shoots in for a takedown but Hur shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
De La Morte misses with a series of wild punches.
Hur gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
De La Morte has picked Hur up - he's going for a ride! De La Morte dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Hur is looking to control De La Morte's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hur avoid being mounted?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De La Morte is pressing down on Hur's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hur is holding on for now.
De La Morte missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
De La Morte will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De La Morte trying to pass the guard but Hur defending well.
De La Morte throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
De La Morte is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hur defends it well.
De La Morte trying to control from half guard but Hur is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hur avoiding damage under a succession of punches from De La Morte.
That's two 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.
De La Morte throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
De La Morte 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.
Hur regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from De La Morte.
De La Morte throws a big elbow that misses.
De La Morte wants to control from the top but Hur keeps moving.
Hur can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as De La Morte controls the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hur fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with De La Morte, pushing him back against the cage.
Hur is trying to maintain a safe position but De La Morte gets an underhook and turns Hur into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De La Morte tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hur throws an elbow but it misses.
De La Morte wants the takedown. Hur is fighting it off but De La Morte persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Hur's guard against the cage.
De La Morte postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
De La Morte throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hur works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
De La Morte trying to control the position from guard on top but Hur is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De La Morte throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
De La Morte missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
De La Morte sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hur's guard.
De La Morte thows a huge punch but Hur dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De La Morte throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
De La Morte is keen to just control but Hur is a slippery customer.
De La Morte missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
De La Morte is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Hur still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Hur has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
De La Morte trying his best to control but Hur has mounted him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
De La Morte is trying to reverse the position but instead Hur has taken his back - oops!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antoine De La Morte dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Antoine De La Morte's cut.
That's time! De La Morte's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Nice defenses there by Hur.
Antoine De La Morte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hur keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A jab from Hur misses.
Hur connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hur moves into the clinch successfully.
De La Morte misses with a hook to the ribs.
De La Morte goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hur working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hur is looking to control De La Morte's arms but De La Morte gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hur has his back to the cage.
Hur creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hur throws an elbow but misses.
Hur lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
De La Morte goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hur prevents it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De La Morte digs a right hand into Hur's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hur's gas tank.
Hur is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Nice body punch from De La Morte - that landed with a thud.
De La Morte struggles to land a body shot inside as Hur controls his hands.
De La Morte doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hur is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hur gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hur throws an elbow but it misses.
De La Morte misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hur throws an elbow but it's blocked.
De La Morte blocks an elbow strike from Hur.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De La Morte lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hur backwards.
Hur slows down the pace here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hur throws an elbow but misses.
De La Morte blocks an elbow strike from Hur.
De La Morte lands a right hand.
Hur blocking some punches.
De La Morte misses with a body punch.
Hur taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De La Morte is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antoine De La Morte. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De La Morte avoids the elbow strike from Hur, against the cage.
Hur has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. De La Morte seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Hur can turn it around.
A bit of stalling here from Hur.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ben Hur.
De La Morte just misses with a punch to the body.
De La Morte is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hur.
De La Morte cracks Hur with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
It looks like Ben Hur has been cut.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hur.
De La Morte lands with an overhand left.
De La Morte throws a body punch but Hur moves out of range.
De La Morte throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hur blocks a jab.
De La Morte rushes Hur and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hur pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hur is trying to stall.
De La Morte has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Hur clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De La Morte avoiding Hur 's attempts to control his hands.
De La Morte misses with an elbow to the head.
De La Morte is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Hur defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Hur manages to escape to a better position under a series of strikes. De La Morte is now in side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Antoine De La Morte showed his dominance in that final round.
I think De La Morte 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antoine De La Morte!
Antoine De La Morte decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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