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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Beltran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Bitters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bitters is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Maybe. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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142 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlos Beltran!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gary Bitters!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bitters looks to land a left hand but Beltran moved out of range nicely.
Beltran takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bitters uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Beltran.
A low kick from Beltran misses
and Bitters counters with an inside leg kick.
Bitters throws the left hand but Beltran avoids the punch easily.
Beltran changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Beltran misses with a looping right.
Bitters throws a shot to the body.
Beltran misses with a hook to the body
and Bitters connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bitters scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've been hearing reports that Beltran has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Bitters throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bitters throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice defenses there by Bitters.
Bitters scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bitters avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It seemed like Bitters was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bitters jabs at Beltran's body.
A good leg kick by Bitters.
Bitters lands a leg kick that knocks Beltran off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beltran swings widly with a right hand
and Bitters counters with a slapping leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Bitters as he connects with a hook.
Beltran takes one to the side of the head.
Beltran takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bitters chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bitters with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Beltran misses with a straight left.
Beltran looks to land a left hand but Bitters moved out of range nicely.
Beltran looks to land a right hand but Bitters moved out of range.
Bitters has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Beltran is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Bitters thuds a left hand into Beltran's body.
Beltran slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bitters buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bitters stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bitters wants it to stay on the feet.
Beltran checks a low kick from Bitters.
Beltran appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Bitters's corner calls for a 1-2. Bitters obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bitters with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bitters with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bitters is looking to score with low kicks.
Beltran drops down looking for a counter takedown but Bitters sprawls and moves away.
Beltran stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bitters.
Beltran misses the shot to the body.
Bitters throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Beltran bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bitters's head.
Bitters clobbers Beltran with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bitters lands a jab to Beltran's midsection.
Bitters throws a body punch but Beltran moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Beltran on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Beltran is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Beltran fails with a takedown attempt.
Bitters uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Beltran.
Bitters tries to move into range but Beltran moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Beltran throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Beltran throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beltran cracks Bitters with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bitters avoids the body shot from Beltran.
Bitters throws a hook but Beltran avoids it easily.
Bitters changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bitters.
Beltran uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bitters.
Bitters throws a body punch but Beltran moves out of range.
Bitters is looking to score with low kicks.
Beltran throws a body punch but Bitters moves out of range.
Bitters dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Beltran. That did some damage!
Bitters ducks under a wild hook from Beltran.
Bitters only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Beltran swats away the attempt to clinch by Bitters.
Bitters moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bitters pushes Beltran up against the cage in a clinch.
Beltran lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bitters breaks the clinch.
Bitters moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bitters thuds a left hand into Beltran's body.
Beltran throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bitters on the side of the head.
Nice cross by Bitters.
Beltran connects with a nice looking jab.
Gary Bitters seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beltran takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A jab from Bitters misses.
Beltran scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A big right from Beltran misses.
Bitters steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Beltran.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Beltran misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bitters.
Bitters only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Bitters feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Beltran's calf.
Bitters keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Beltran shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Bitters dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Beltran throws an overhand right that lands on Bitters's shoulder, as Bitters tries to avoid the shot.
Bitters cracks Beltran with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bitters tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Beltran is able to avoid easily.
Beltran has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bitters.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bitters.
Beltran digs a good hook to Bitters's body.
Gary Bitters seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Beltran looks to land a left hand but Bitters moved out of range nicely.
Bitters bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It seemed like Bitters was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Beltran shoots in looking for a takedown. Bitters tries to sprawl out of it but Beltran keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bitters manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bitters throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Bitters misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Bitters.
Bitters misses with a body shot.
Beltran looks to land a right hand but Bitters moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Beltran misses.
Bitters now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bitters keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bitters.
Bitters throws a body punch but Beltran moves out of range.
A jab from Bitters does it's job there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bitters, right into the meat.
Bitters has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Beltran misses with an uppercut. Bitters saw that one coming.
Bitters appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bitters moves out of range as Beltran strikes.
Bitters bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Beltran's head backwards.
Bitters lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bitters.
Bitters tries to clinch but Beltran moves out of range.
As Bitters backs away, Beltran returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Bitters attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bitters shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bitters takes a swing at Beltran's ribcage but misses.
Bitters keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bitters cracks Beltran with an open hand slap.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bitters misses with a low kick.
Beltran feinted with a counter takedown.
Beltran on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bitters. Bitters obviously looking to wear him down.
Beltran lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
An inside leg kick lands from Bitters.
Bitters ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beltran moves away.
Bitters throws a leg kick which misses Beltran's front leg but catches the back leg as Beltran tries to avoid it.
Bitters scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bitters dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Beltran keeps the fight on the outside.
Beltran misses with a straight right.
Bitters sizes up Beltran with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Beltran misses with a body punch
and Bitters connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice uppercut lands for Beltran. That snapped Bitters's head back.
Beltran closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bitters is looking to reverse the position.
Beltran cracks Bitters with a big right hand but Bitters just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Bitters can't do much from the bottom here.
Bitters is looking to reverse the position.
Beltran is looking to take a break and control but Bitters is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Beltran working away.
Beltran wants to control but Bitters is keeping him busy.
Bitters strikes from the bottom but Beltran takes advantage and advances to full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bitters tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Beltran working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Beltran avoids the attempt from Bitters to control.
Beltran postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bitters looks a forlorn figure.
Bitters tries to hold on but Beltran pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bitters is bucking up trying to escape but Beltran cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Beltran punishing his opponent with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Gary Bitters will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
An inside leg kick from Bitters misses.
Beltran half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Good leg kick by Bitters there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bitters scoring well with a low kick there.
Bitters connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bitters bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Beltran keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Beltran throws a looping overhand right but Bitters ducks down to avoid it.
Bitters misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Beltran.
Bitters scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Beltran misses with a left hand
and Bitters counters with a slapping leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Bitters. Beautiful body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beltran throws a body shot but no joy.
Beltran throws a hook but Bitters blocks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Beltran. Bitters does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bitters ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beltran moves away.
Beltran half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Bitters throws a leg kick but Beltran sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beltran misses the jab.
Bitters swings away with a body shot that misses
and Beltran counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Beltran postures up.
Beltran trying to control the position from guard on top but Bitters is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Beltran is really struggling to control Bitters but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Bitters is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Beltran controlling from the top position.
Bitters is striking but Beltran is not phased and passes to half guard.
Beltran 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bitters wants to improve his position but Beltran is controlling well.
Bitters really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Beltran. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bitters is trying to control but can't.
Bitters missing with punches from the bottom.
Bitters wants to control but Beltran passes into side.
Bitters is trying to control Beltran's posture but Beltran avoids it.
Carlos Beltran overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Beltran landing strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beltran misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Bitters trying his best to control but Beltran has mounted him.
Bitters really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Beltran wants to control the pace but Bitters is squirming around nicely.
Bitters gets back to half guard.
Bitters is looking for a sweep. Beltran is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bitters has a hand on Beltran's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Beltran takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Beltran trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Beltran working the ground and pound effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bitters keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Beltran wants to control the pace but Bitters is squirming around nicely.
Bitters is in all sorts of trouble here.
Beltran lands with some strikes.
Beltran can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bitters is looking to escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Beltran cracks Bitters with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carlos Beltran!
Carlos Beltran is the new featherweight champion!
A relieved looking Carlos Beltran thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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