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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Leo Bertos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saiquin Raven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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141 lbs
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Leo Bertos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Saiquin Raven!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Eliza Hachem and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bertos stuffs the takedown attempt from Raven. Raven gets slowly back to his feet.
Raven throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bertos's waist but Bertos gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Raven off to one side.
Bertos shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Raven's guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Raven is pulling down on Bertos's head. It's preventing any offense from Bertos, at least for the moment.
Bertos throws a big right hand that misses.
Bertos postures up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Raven is on top in guard.
Bertos throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Raven preventing the sweep.
Bertos is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bertos keeping moving, preventing Raven from controlling successfully.
Bertos looking for a guillotine here but Raven defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raven slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Raven wants to control but Bertos is keeping him busy.
The referee asks Raven politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Raven prefers to stall for the moment though.
Bertos is looking for a sweep.
A lull in the action here.
Bertos is trying to get back to half guard.
Raven wants to control but Bertos is keeping him busy.
Bertos wants to control but Raven postures up.
Bertos trying to remain calm as Raven controls from the top position.
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.
Bertos is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Raven tries to advance to mount but can't.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Raven misses with a takedown
and Bertos counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Leo Bertos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saiquin Raven.
Raven controlling Bertos's posture.
Raven keeping full guard, as Bertos tries to pass.
Bertos has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bertos trying to control but Raven is working from the bottom.
Raven looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bertos missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bertos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Raven trying to control the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bertos gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Raven counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Bertos is breathing heavily.
Bertos is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bertos keeping moving, preventing Raven from controlling successfully.
Bertos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bertos is working hard here to advance position.
Raven is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bertos thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Raven stands and throws Bertos's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Raven is looking to take a break and control but Bertos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bertos misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Raven stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Raven has his takedown stuffed
and Bertos counters with a single leg into guard. Raven didn't expect that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Raven looking for a sweep. Not yet Raven, not yet.
Bertos is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bertos drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bertos jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
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 Leo Bertos will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Raven has his takedown stuffed
and Bertos counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Raven is refusing to be controlled, as Bertos sits in half guard.
Raven blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bertos.
Raven moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bertos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Raven keeping moving, preventing Bertos from controlling successfully.
Bertos stopping the sweep attempt from Raven.
Bertos is looking to work some ground and pound but Raven has wrist control.
Raven manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bertos manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bertos working for a triangle but Raven defends it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Raven trying to control but Bertos is working from the bottom.
Bertos is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Raven manages to get to full guard.
Bertos thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
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.
Bertos being controlled here momentarily.
Bertos lands a couple of elbows.
Bertos thows a big elbow that misses.
Bertos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Raven 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.
Raven pulls Bertos in close to prevent any damage.
Bertos won't allow Raven to sweep him here.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bertos with a lazy takedown attempt
and Raven counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raven stalling.
Raven's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Bertos flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Raven prevents Bertos from improving his position.
Bertos pushes Raven off looking to stand but Raven dives back in and keeps control.
Raven works his foot free and advances to mount.
Raven trying to control but Bertos is having none of it.
Raven wants to take Bertos's back but he can't do it this time.
That's four 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.
Bertos tries to reverse the position but Raven maintains control.
Raven controlling the pace for now.
Bertos really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Raven controlling from mount.
Saiquin Raven has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bertos keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Raven takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Saiquin Raven showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Bertos.
Bertos working the ground and pound but Raven is defending the strikes.
Bertos tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bertos has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Bertos sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Raven is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Raven sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Bertos throwing shots but Raven is blocking nicely.
Raven regains full guard. Nicely done.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Raven is trying to control the position but Bertos postures up.
Bertos trying to control but Raven is working from the bottom.
Raven is trying to control the position but Bertos postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bertos throws a big right hand that misses.
Raven trying to keep a closed guard but Bertos is proving a slippery customer.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Raven doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bertos counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Raven trying to control from the bottom.
Bertos missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Raven moves into full guard.
Raven 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.
Bertos looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raven is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bertos is controlling him.
Bertos thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bertos advances to half guard.
Bertos is trying to work for a kimura but Raven is defending well.
Raven gets back to full guard.
Raven is trying to control the position but Bertos postures up.
Bertos scoring with some ground and pound.
Bertos throwing strikes from guard but Raven blocks nicely.
Raven keeping moving, preventing Bertos from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raven looking for a sweep. Not yet Raven, not yet.
Bertos trying to stand up but can't free himself from Raven's guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Raven doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bertos counters with a takedown into side control.
Raven is looking for a sweep.
Bertos grinds an elbow into Raven's temple.
Bertos tries to advance to mount but can't.
Raven manages to work his way to half guard, despite Bertos's best efforts.
Raven is staying active underneath Bertos, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raven avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bertos.
Bertos not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Raven tries for a takedown but Bertos circles away easily
and Bertos counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Raven's guard now.
Leo Bertos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saiquin Raven.
Raven lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bertos!
Raven wants to control the pace but Bertos is squirming around nicely.
Bertos tries to hold on but Raven pushes him away.
Bertos is desperately trying to improve his position but Raven has a good base and remains in mount.
Raven controlling from the full mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bertos tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leo Bertos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bertos 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leo Bertos!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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