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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Craig Bartholemew (ranked 5559 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis Perez Saavedra (ranked 3380 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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156 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Craig Bartholemew!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Luis Perez Saavedra!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Bart Greer and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saavedra closes the distance and clinches.
Saavedra fails to pull guard.
Bartholemew jumps into guard, dragging Saavedra to the mat.
Bartholemew controls Saavedra momentarily but Saavedra frees himself.
Saavedra looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Saavedra throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bartholemew works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bartholemew working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Saavedra.
Saavedra controlling from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Bartholemew shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Saavedra sprawls well. Saavedra wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bartholemew gets slowly back to his feet.
Saavedra clinches.
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.
Bartholemew drags the fight down to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Saavedra is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bartholemew can't keep his opponent in guard - Saavedra advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Saavedra not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Saavedra sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saavedra misses with a head shot. Bartholemew uses the momentum to regain guard.
Bartholemew manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Saavedra manages to get himself to full guard.
Saavedra pulls Bartholemew in to control the position.
Saavedra can't keep his opponent in guard - Bartholemew advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Bartholemew is looking to pass Saavedra's guard but actually Saavedra recovers to full guard.
Bartholemew throwing strikes from guard but Saavedra blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saavedra has control of Bartholemew's left arm, preventing Bartholemew from doing any damage.
Bartholemew stays in close to Saavedra's body and controls the position.
Bartholemew missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bartholemew wants to control from the top but Saavedra keeps moving.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Saavedra controls Bartholemew momentarily but Bartholemew frees himself.
Bartholemew trying to control the position from guard on top but Saavedra is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Craig Bartholemew will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Saavedra slaps away a takedown attempt from Bartholemew, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bartholemew leaves Saavedra with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bartholemew avoids the head kick by Saavedra.
Bartholemew lands with a cross.
Bartholemew avoids the head kick by Saavedra.
Bartholemew appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Bartholemew shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Saavedra drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bartholemew defends it well.
Bartholemew is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saavedra shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bartholemew but Bartholemew pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Saavedra has closed the distance and engaged Bartholemew in a clinch.
Saavedra escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartholemew swings for the body but Saavedra moves out of range.
Saavedra forces Bartholemew back against the cage and clinches.
Bartholemew looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Craig Bartholemew. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Saavedra throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bartholemew is working for takedown but Saavedra is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bartholemew is looking to break free of the clinch but Saavedra has double underhooks.
Saavedra is looking for a takedown.
Bartholemew is working for takedown but Saavedra is calmly controlling the position for now.
Saavedra is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Saavedra drags the fight down to the ground.
Bartholemew trying to move into half guard but instead Saavedra has managed to sweep!
Bartholemew throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saavedra controls from within his opponent's guard.
Saavedra is looking to stand up but Bartholemew won't let him.
Bartholemew looking to control.
Saavedra has gone for a leg lock! Bartholemew slips out almost immediately though and dives into Saavedra's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saavedra wants to stand and escape but Bartholemew is having none of it.
Saavedra keeping moving, preventing Bartholemew from controlling successfully.
Saavedra looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Saavedra keeping moving, preventing Bartholemew from controlling successfully.
Bartholemew tries to stand but Saavedra is controlling from the bottom.
That's four 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.
Saavedra trying to control the position.
Bartholemew wants to control from the top but Saavedra keeps moving.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Bartholemew stuffs the takedown attempt from Saavedra. Saavedra gets slowly back to his feet.
Bartholemew shoots and misses
and Saavedra connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Saavedra swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Craig Bartholemew is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bartholemew attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Saavedra rushes Bartholemew and presses him up against the cage.
Saavedra is trying to pull guard but Bartholemew turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luis Perez Saavedra showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Saavedra moves into the clinch.
Bartholemew has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Saavedra is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bartholemew tries for a takedown but Saavedra manages to get underhooks.
Saavedra breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bartholemew moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bartholemew fails with the takedown
and Saavedra moves into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Craig Bartholemew. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bartholemew wants to get back to striking at distance but Saavedra won't allow it.
Saavedra has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Bartholemew is trying to keep an underhook but Saavedra manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Bartholemew moves into full guard.
Bartholemew is looking for a triangle here but Saavedra uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saavedra working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The referee asks Saavedra politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Saavedra prefers to stall for the moment though.
Luis Perez Saavedra has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bartholemew tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Saavedra wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Saavedra tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Bartholemew seems a little lost for a moment, as Saavedra dominates the positioning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bartholemew struggling a bit here.
Bartholemew is letting Saavedra control him for a moment.
Bartholemew is trying to improve his position.
Bartholemew is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Saavedra off and has taken his back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saavedra trying to control but not successfully.
Saavedra is keeping busy.
Saavedra tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Saavedra is squirming around, avoiding Bartholemew's attempts to control the action.
Saavedra sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Saavedra tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
That's four 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.
Saavedra is controlling Bartholemew's trapped leg to prevent Bartholemew from advancing to side control.
Saavedra manages to get to full guard.
Bartholemew trying to control but Saavedra is working from the bottom.
Saavedra is looking to stand up but Bartholemew isn't so interested in that idea.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bartholemew trying to move into half guard but instead Saavedra has managed to sweep!
And that's the end of the fight!
Luis Perez Saavedra comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Saavedra 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 28:29
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luis Perez Saavedra!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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