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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between BJ Chavez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eduardo Batista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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147 lbs
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, BJ Chavez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Eduardo Batista!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Michael Johnstone and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Batista shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Chavez pinned against the cage. Chavez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Chavez shoots in and drives through. Batista sprawls well.
Chavez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Chavez looks for a takedown but Batista sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for BJ Chavez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chavez lands a two punch combo.
Chavez looks for a takedown but Batista sprawls well.
Batista steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Chavez.
Eduardo Batista seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Batista moves into the clinch.
Batista fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Chavez effectively controlling the action here.
Batista keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Chavez's efforts to push away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batista is looking for a takedown.
Batista is fighting off a takedown attempt but Chavez is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Batista to the mat. Batista regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Batista seems keen to control Chavez's posture.
Batista is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Batista 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.
Batista is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Chavez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Batista is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batista is trying to keep Chavez in close.
Chavez wants to control from the top but Batista keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Batista throws a series of punches but Chavez avoids them all with ease.
Chavez has managed to clinch.
Batista is trying to push Chavez away but Chavez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Chavez is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Batista is looking to take this one to the mat.
Batista tries to pull guard but Chavez forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batista has picked Chavez up - he's going for a ride! Batista dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Batista looks winded!
Chavez wants to control but Batista is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Chavez manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Batista keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Chavez is pressed up against the cage. Batista has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Chavez down to the mat. Chavez avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Batista tries to clinch up but Chavez circles away and keeps his distance.
Chavez shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Chavez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Chavez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Batista taking some punishment here, with Chavez in his half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chavez landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Chavez winds up and cracks Batista with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Batista is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batista is trying to get back to full guard.
Batista is still in real trouble! Can Chavez finish him?
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Batista taking some punishment here, with Chavez in his half guard.
Batista is not content to let Chavez control the position.
Chavez working the head and body with strikes.
Chavez prevents Batista from standing back up.
Batista seems to have recovered his senses.
Chavez seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Chavez stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Batista to get to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
BJ Chavez dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Chavez tries a head kick but it misses.
Chavez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Batista shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Chavez but Chavez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Chavez shoots in looking for a takedown. Batista tries to sprawl out of it but Chavez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Batista manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Batista wants to counter with a clinch but Chavez pushes him away.
Batista darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chavez regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batista wants to stand and escape but instead Chavez has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Chavez throwing strikes but missing.
Chavez preventing the sweep.
Batista is breathing heavily.
Chavez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Chavez working some strikes from top position.
Chavez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Batista thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Batista is trying to control the position but Chavez postures up.
Chavez wants to control from the top but Batista keeps moving.
Chavez controlling from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batista working a defensive guard here.
Batista seems keen to control Chavez's posture.
Chavez is working Batista over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Chavez wants to control from the top but Batista keeps moving.
Chavez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Batista can do to turn this around?
Chavez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Chavez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Batista swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batista avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Chavez gets a clinch.
Chavez drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Batista gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Chavez changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Batista fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for BJ Chavez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chavez doesn't manage to clinch there - Batista circles away.
Batista is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Chavez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Batista moves into the clinch.
Batista can't get the takedown.
Batista is looking for a takedown.
Chavez pulls guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chavez is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Chavez is on top in guard.
Batista is pulling down on Chavez's head. It's preventing any offense from Chavez, at least for the moment.
Batista has momentary wrist control but Chavez slips an elbow through the middle.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chavez got a little sloppy there for a moment and Batista has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Chavez has managed to get both his arms back between Batista's legs - danger averted.
Batista keeping moving, preventing Chavez from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
BJ Chavez dominated that second round.
That's time! Chavez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Chavez gets caught flat footed, as Batista shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Chavez is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Chavez controls Batista momentarily but Batista frees himself.
Batista wants to pass the guard but Chavez is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Batista seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Chavez is trying to keep Batista in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batista wants to control from the top but Chavez keeps moving.
Batista looking to pass the guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Batista looks to clinch
and Chavez counters with a two punch combo.
It looks like Eduardo Batista has been cut.
Batista takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Chavez feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Chavez content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Batista working a defensive guard here.
Chavez looking to pass the guard.
Chavez stopping the sweep attempt from Batista.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chavez lands a couple of digs.
Chavez postures up.
Chavez postures up in Batista's guard and throws a big left but Batista blocks it.
Chavez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Batista's head.
Chavez landing with the ground and pound.
BJ Chavez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chavez is working Batista over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Batista has Chavez pulled in close to control his posture.
Chavez 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.
Chavez drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Chavez jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavez passes Batista's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Batista avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Chavez.
Chavez throwing shots but Batista is blocking nicely.
Batista is not content to let Chavez control the position.
Chavez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Batista has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Chavez is working away from the top position though.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Chavez fails to land with a series of punches.
Chavez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chavez scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Batista is looking to regain half guard here but Chavez keeps moving and retains side control.
Batista is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Chavez wants to control but Batista is keeping him busy.
Chavez lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Eduardo Batista has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
BJ Chavez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chavez cracks Batista with a big right hand but Batista just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
And that's the end of the fight!
BJ Chavez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chavez has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... BJ Chavez!
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