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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hendrix Erlanderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tigol Bitties (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hendrix Erlanderson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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141 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hendrix Erlanderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tigol Bitties!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Mauricio Rocha and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bitties misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bitties throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Erlanderson's waist but Erlanderson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bitties off to one side.
Erlanderson shoots and misses
and Bitties counters by moving into the clinch.
Erlanderson manages to pull guard.
Erlanderson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bitties trying to control but Erlanderson is working from the bottom.
Erlanderson wants to control but Bitties passes easily into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bitties is looking for a kimura here.
Erlanderson trying to hold on to Bitties's head to control him but Bitties postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Erlanderson moves into full guard.
Erlanderson looking for a sweep. Not yet Erlanderson, not yet.
Bitties trying to stand up but can't free himself from Erlanderson's guard.
Erlanderson trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Erlanderson had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Bitties is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Erlanderson Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Bitties's back instead.
Bitties is in bad spot here.
Bitties trying to control but not successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Erlanderson is looking to control Bitties but Bitties is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Bitties trying to control the hands but Erlanderson breaks the grip.
Erlanderson tightening his grip on Bitties, looking for the choke.
Erlanderson is breathing heavily.
Erlanderson doesn't have the hooks in and Bitties manages to turn into his guard.
Erlanderson keeping moving, preventing Bitties from controlling successfully.
Bitties postures up.
Bitties stands and throws Erlanderson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
You can see the frustration on Erlanderson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erlanderson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bitties stands up and beckons Erlanderson to his feet.
Erlanderson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bitties counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bitties.
Erlanderson manages to pull guard.
Erlanderson has Bitties pulled in close to control his posture.
Erlanderson wants to improve his position but instead Bitties has moved into half guard.
Erlanderson is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Bitties pulls his head out easily.
Erlanderson wants to control but Bitties is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Bitties is going to stand back up.
Erlanderson controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Bitties stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Bitties shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bitties showed some decent athleticism there.
Bitties prevents Erlanderson from improving his position.
Bitties is thwarting Erlanderson's attempts to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tigol Bitties dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Erlanderson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bitties bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Bitties trying to control the position but Erlanderson is working away.
Erlanderson is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Erlanderson is not content to let Bitties control the position.
Erlanderson is looking for a sweep.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bitties tries for a kimura but Erlanderson is defending well.
Bitties working the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Erlanderson wants to control but Bitties postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bitties wants to clinch.
Bitties fails with the takedown
and Erlanderson counters with a stiff right hand.
Erlanderson tries for a takedown but Bitties circles away easily
and Bitties counters with a takedown into side control.
Bitties decides to stand back up. Bitties steps back and let's Erlanderson get back to his feet.
Erlanderson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bitties's guard.
Erlanderson wants to control from the top but Bitties keeps moving.
Bitties seems keen to control Erlanderson's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bitties is trying to control the position but Erlanderson postures up.
Bitties keeping moving, preventing Erlanderson from controlling successfully.
Erlanderson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Erlanderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Bitties is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bitties is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bitties is looking for a triangle but Erlanderson pushes his legs off easily.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Erlanderson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Erlanderson.
Tigol Bitties seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bitties tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Erlanderson counters by clinching up.
Erlanderson tightens his grip and picks Bitties up, before dumping him to the ground. Bitties manages to land in guard.
Bitties trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bitties bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Erlanderson's guard.
Bitties gets to his feet. Erlanderson looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Bitties doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Erlanderson counters with a takedown into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Erlanderson prevents Bitties from escaping the position.
Erlanderson advances to full mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bitties is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Erlanderson controlling the pace for now.
Bitties is looking to get to half guard.
Erlanderson tries to control but Bitties wriggling away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bitties is looking to get to half guard.
Bitties tries to hold on but Erlanderson postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tigol Bitties will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Erlanderson shoots in but Bitties avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bitties goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Erlanderson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bitties, pushing him back against the cage.
Erlanderson gets underhooks to prevent Bitties's takedown attempt.
Erlanderson jumps into guard, dragging Bitties to the mat.
Erlanderson has a closed guard, preventing Bitties from standing up.
Bitties stopping the sweep attempt from Erlanderson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Erlanderson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bitties tries to free his leg and advance position but Erlanderson is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bitties trying to control the position from guard on top but Erlanderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bitties pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Erlanderson is keeping the position for now.
Bitties wants to control from the top but Erlanderson keeps moving.
Erlanderson has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Bitties is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Erlanderson.
Bitties just content to control the position.
Erlanderson tries to improve position but can't.
Erlanderson wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bitties has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Erlanderson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Erlanderson gets back to half guard.
Erlanderson pushes Bitties off and gets back to his feet.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bitties is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Erlanderson is keeping busy.
Bitties managing to block the knees to the body from Erlanderson.
Bitties pulls guard.
Tigol Bitties has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bitties working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Erlanderson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Erlanderson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bitties working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bitties is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Erlanderson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bitties fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bitties drags the fight down to the ground.
Erlanderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Bitties is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Erlanderson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Erlanderson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Erlanderson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Erlanderson with the ground and pound but Bitties regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Bitties tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Erlanderson is looking to take a break and control but Bitties is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bitties wants to control but Erlanderson is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Erlanderson prevents Bitties from improving his position.
Erlanderson decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Erlanderson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Bitties manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Erlanderson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Erlanderson trying to control the action but Bitties is working from the bottom.
Bitties moves into full guard.
Hendrix Erlanderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bitties looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hendrix Erlanderson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bitties has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tigol Bitties!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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