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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Child (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Beeboy Batongbakal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Child's entrance music is VooDoo . A fine choice. Marcus Child has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcus Child!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Beeboy Batongbakal!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Steve Montenegro and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Child misses with a head kick.
Child pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Child misses with a body shot.
Batongbakal tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Batongbakal scores with a hook.
Child fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Child misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Batongbakal.
Child connects with the punch.
Child cracks the inside of Batongbakal's front leg.
Batongbakal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Child.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice straight punches there by Child. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Child.
Child throws a hook but Batongbakal blocks it.
Child just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Child. That's going to slow Batongbakal down.
Batongbakal avoids the head kick by Child.
Batongbakal drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Child defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Child throws a body shot but no joy.
Child looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Child misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Batongbakal.
Batongbakal appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Child rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Batongbakal counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A leg kick checked by Batongbakal.
Child swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Child throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Batongbakal on the side of the head.
Child throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Child throws an overhand right that lands on Batongbakal's shoulder, as Batongbakal tries to avoid the shot.
Batongbakal doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Batongbakal checks a leg kick nicely.
Batongbakal shoots in for a double leg but Child sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Child throws a low kick but Batongbakal avoids it.
Marcus Child seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Child swings for the body but Batongbakal moves out of range.
Child lands a leg kick that knocks Batongbakal off balance momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Child lands a right hook to the body.
Marcus Child is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Child is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Batongbakal moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Batongbakal scores with a jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Child tries to land a knee to the head but Batongbakal blocks with his arms.
Child tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Batongbakal avoids it.
Child tries a body shot but Batongbakal blocks it.
Batongbakal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Child swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Child doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Child misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Child.
Child goes for a takedown in the clinch but Batongbakal prevents it.
Batongbakal blocking some punches.
Child swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Child landing knees to the head.
Batongbakal on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Child lands with a short shot to the head.
Child is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Batongbakal is defending well for now.
Child tries to land a knee to the head but Batongbakal blocks with his arms.
Child putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Batongbakal in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Batongbakal goes for a takedown attempt but Child pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Child rushes Batongbakal and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batongbakal blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Batongbakal stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Knees to the body from Child.
Batongbakal managing to block the knees to the body from Child.
Child lands a right hand that snaps the head of Batongbakal backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Child misses with a knee strike.
Child using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Child looking to throw knees to the head but Batongbakal is blocking nicely.
Child missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Child dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Child drives through and clinches with Batongbakal against the cage.
Child trying to land knees to the body.
Child missing with knees to the body.
Child tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Batongbakal is working for takedown but Child is calmly controlling the position for now.
Child has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Batongbakal is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Child tries to circle away but Batongbakal has him pinned against the cage.
Batongbakal on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Child breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Child misses.
Child lands a leg kick that knocks Batongbakal off balance momentarily.
Child connects with a nice looking jab.
Child misses with a right hand
and Batongbakal counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Child is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Batongbakal.
Child tries a head kick but it misses.
Batongbakal avoids a punch combination nicely.
Batongbakal feints the counter takedown.
Batongbakal throws a body punch but Child moves out of range.
Child misses with a combination
and Batongbakal counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Child misses with a low kick.
Batongbakal scores with a jab.
Child throws a shot from downtown. Batongbakal moves away and avoids it.
It seemed like Batongbakal was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Child lands a nice looking body shot.
Child throws a lazy uppercut
and Batongbakal counters with a stiff right hand.
Child throws a hook to the side of Batongbakal's head but Batongbakal sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And Batongbakal tries to counter it with a takedown but Child pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Child misses with a wild combination.
Child lands with an overhand left.
A punch lands to the side of Batongbakal 's head but he takes it in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Batongbakal takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Batongbakal has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Child lands a nice shot to the body.
Batongbakal walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Batongbakal dodges the punch combination from Child.
A punch lands to the side of Batongbakal 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batongbakal has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Batongbakal there as he acknowledges the shot.
Child misses with a wild body shot.
Batongbakal throws out a counter right but Child avoids it with no problem.
Child tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Batongbakal doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Child cracks Batongbakal with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Child throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Batongbakal.
Nice takedown defense from Child. No joy for Batongbakal on that attempt.
Child throws a leg kick
so Batongbakal counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Child working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Batongbakal doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Batongbakal manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Child working for a triangle but Batongbakal defends it easily.
Child is trying to control the position but Batongbakal postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Child manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Batongbakal manages to get himself to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Child has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Batongbakal is proving hard to escape from.
Batongbakal wants to sweep but no luck.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Batongbakal can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Child controls the pace.
Child looking to sit in guard and control but Batongbakal gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Child dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Child punishes Batongbakal's body with a nice straight punch.
Child pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Batongbakal slips under a jab from Child.
Batongbakal throws out a counter right but Child avoids it with no problem.
Child misses with a straight right.
Batongbakal on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Child. Child obviously looking to wear him down.
Batongbakal on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Child. Child obviously looking to wear him down.
Child throws an off balance right hand
and Batongbakal counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Child fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Batongbakal on the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Batongbakal lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Child circles away quickly and effectively.
Batongbakal avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab from Child misses.
Batongbakal looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Child misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Child looks to score with a jab to the body but Batongbakal is just out of range.
Batongbakal is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Child with a body shot.
Child clobbers Batongbakal with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Child throws a left and a right that both miss
and Child takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Child misses with a straight left.
Marcus Child is winning the standup battle so far.
Child throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Batongbakal counters with a single leg into guard. Child didn't expect that.
Child wants to sweep but no luck.
Child is looking for a triangle here but Batongbakal uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Child tries to bench press Batongbakal off him but Batongbakal keeps the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beeboy Batongbakal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batongbakal controls the position.
Child tries to bench press Batongbakal off him but Batongbakal keeps the position.
Child gets back to half guard.
Child looking for subs from the bottom but Batongbakal mounts him!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Child regains half guard.
Child wants to improve his position but Batongbakal is controlling well.
Child looking for submissions off his back.
Child is looking for a sweep. Batongbakal is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Batongbakal in particular looking to stall.
Child looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Batongbakal pushes past his half guard into mount!
Child keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Marcus Child is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Child tries to hold on but Batongbakal postures up.
Batongbakal wants to control the pace but Child is squirming around nicely.
Child tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batongbakal controlling the position easily from mount.
Child wants to hold on but Batongbakal pushes him away.
Batongbakal controlling from mount.
Child wants to hold on but Batongbakal pushes him away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Batongbakal lands a nice shot to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Beeboy Batongbakal comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Child 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Child!
During a confident post fight interview, Marcus Child thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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