Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: ICF 11
Date: Dec 09, 2023

#R1#
Benitez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bayur takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A jab from Benitez misses.
Bayur is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Benitez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bayur.
Benitez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Benitez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bayur is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Bayur blocks a jab.
Brolio Benitez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benitez connects with a jab.
Benitez lands an overhand right.
Benitez lands a glancing blow to the side of Bayur's head.#CL#
Benitez clinches up with Bayur and pushes him back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benitez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Benitez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bayur backwards.
Bayur takes a shot to the head.
Bayur drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Benitez gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A short right from Benitez on the inside. #T1##BC#
Benitez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bayur has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Benitez.
Benitez feints a jab promting Bayur to slip. Benitez then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bayur slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Benitez dips to his left and cracks Bayur with an uppercut!
Bayur showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Benitez.
Bayur wants to counter with a clinch but Benitez pushes him away.
Bayur moves away from the strike by Benitez.
Bayur is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Benitez scores with a body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Benitez.
Benitez looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Benitez lands with an overhand left.
Bayur looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Benitez is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Benitez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brolio Benitez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T2##CL#
Benitez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bayur looking for a takedown.
Benitez tries to work over Bayur's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Benitez swings wildly with an uppercut but Bayur uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bayur blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bayur.
Bayur looking for a takedown.
Brolio Benitez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Baloo Bayur.
Still in the clinch, Benitez scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Benitez.
Benitez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Benitez - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Benitez has a couple of punches blocked by Bayur. #T3#
Benitez cracks Bayur with a nice body shot.
Bayur blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bayur is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Benitez gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Benitez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bayur's elbow.
Benitez struggles to land a body shot inside as Bayur controls his hands.
Benitez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bayur blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Benitez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bayur backwards.
Bayur is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Benitez prevents a takedown attempt there.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Benitez.
Bayur blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bayur. #T4#
Benitez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Benitez throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Benitez.
Benitez has a couple of punches blocked by Bayur.
Bayur blocks a body shot from Benitez.
Benitez lands a body shot.
Benitez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Benitez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bayurs head.
Benitez lands a shoulder strike.
Benitez prevents the takedown attempt.
Benitez lands with a left to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benitez can't find room to land a body shot as Bayur controls the action.
Benitez prevents the takedown attempt.
Bayur on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Benitez misses with a hook to the ribs. #T5#
Benitez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bayur is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Benitez pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Benitez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bayur backwards.
Bayur prevents a body shot from Benitez.
Benitez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Benitez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bayur wants a takedown but no success here.
Benitez will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bayur up against the cage.
Benitez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Benitez misses with some punches.
Benitez tries to work over Bayur's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T6#
Benitez pushes Bayur back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#BC#
Benitez breaks the clinch.
Benitez misses the shot to the body.
Bayur steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Benitez.
Donk. Benitez catches Bayur right on the button with a cross.
Bayur avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bayur with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Benitez to score with a decent uppercut.
Benitez is breathing heavily.
Bayur slips under a jab from Benitez.
Bayur wants to counter with a clinch but Benitez pushes him away.
Benitez misses with a looping right.
Bayur tries to counter by closing the distance.
Benitez misses with a hook.
Bayur uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Benitez.
Bayur wants to counter with a clinch but Benitez pushes him away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benitez misses the jab.
Benitez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bayur stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bayur uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Benitez.
Benitez throws the left hand but Bayur avoids the punch easily.#T7#
Benitez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bayur tries to counter with a clinch but Benitez shakes him off and moves away.
Benitez throws a hook to the side of Bayur's head but Bayur sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Benitez swings for the body but Bayur moves out of range.
Bayur uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Benitez.
Bayur steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Benitez.
Benitez misses with a hook #CL2#
and Bayur holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Benitez swings wildly with an uppercut but Bayur uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benitez has a couple of punches blocked by Bayur.
Benitez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Benitez gets underhooks to prevent Bayur's takedown attempt.
Benitez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bayur backwards.
Benitez lands with a right to the head.
Benitez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bayur backwards.
Bayur blocking some punches. #T8#
Benitez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Benitez swings wildly with an uppercut but Bayur uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bayur blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #BC#
Benitez breaks from the clinch.
Benitez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch #CL2#
and Bayur counters by moving into the clinch.
Bayur is looking for a takedown.
Bayur wants a takedown but no success here.
Benitez tries a body shot but Bayur blocks it.
Benitez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Benitez gets underhooks to prevent Bayur's takedown attempt.
Bayur is working for takedown but Benitez is calmly controlling the position for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benitez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Benitez misses with a punch to the body. #T9#
Benitez throws a punch but it's blocked by Bayur.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bayur.
Bayur has Benitez pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Benitez manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Benitez has a couple of punches blocked by Bayur.
Benitez working aggressively here.
Bayur drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Benitez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bayur backwards.
Benitez is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Benitez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bayur drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Brolio Benitez dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Benitez looks to score with a jab to the body but Bayur is just out of range.
Benitez sets himself, and Bayur steps forward looking for the clinch! Benitez avoids it this time.
Benitez throws a lazy right hand but Bayur sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bayur steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Benitez.
Benitez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Benitez misses the shot to the body.
Bayur tries to counter with a clinch but Benitez shakes him off and moves away.
Benitez lands with an overhand left.
Benitez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brolio Benitez is winning the standup battle so far.
Benitez scores with a sloppy right hand. Bayur should have avoided that one.
Benitez scores with a hook to the body. Bayur takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bayur ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bayur takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bayur ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Benitez misses with an uppercut. Bayur saw that one coming.
Benitez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bayur on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T1#
A looping hook to the body misses from Benitez. Bayur does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Benitez misses.
Benitez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Benitez tried to score with a low kick but Bayur checks it.
Bayur defending well as Benitez loads up on a big left hand.
Benitez sets himself, and Bayur steps forward looking for the clinch! Benitez avoids it this time.
Benitez throws an overhand right that lands on Bayur's shoulder, as Bayur tries to avoid the shot.
Bayur steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Benitez.
Benitez missing with a left hand there. Bayur was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bayur wants to counter with a clinch but Benitez pushes him away.
Benitez misses with an uppercut. Bayur saw that one coming.
Benitez misses with a straight right.
Bayur wants to counter the offense by Benitez and move into the clinch position.
Benitez misses with a straight right.
Bayur tries to counter with a clinch but Benitez shakes him off and moves away.
Bayur keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Benitez.
Bayur steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Benitez.
Benitez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bayur moves away.
Benitez sets himself, and Bayur steps forward looking for the clinch! Benitez avoids it this time.
Benitez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bayur stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.#T2#
Benitez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bayurs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Benitez looks to throw the jab but Bayur is out of range.
Bayur wants to counter the offense by Benitez and move into the clinch position.
Benitez misses with a looping left.
Bayur steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Benitez.
Benitez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bayur sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Benitez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bayur steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Benitez.
Benitez throws a body punch but Bayur moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Bayur.
Bayur steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Benitez.
Bayur slips under a jab.
Bayur is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Benitez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bayur was well out of range. Poor timing from Benitez.
Benitez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bayur can do to turn this around?
A big left from Benitez misses.
The fighters circling - Benitez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bayur steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Benitez.
Benitez throws a hook to the side of Bayur's head but Bayur sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big left from Benitez misses. #T3#
Benitez throws a hook but Bayur avoids it easily.
Bayur tries to counter by closing the distance.
Baloo Bayur is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Benitez throws a jab but it's blocked by Bayur.
A telegraphed right hand from Benitez misses the target.
Bayur wants to counter the offense by Benitez and move into the clinch position.
Bayur slips under a jab from Benitez.
Bayur tries to counter with a clinch but Benitez shakes him off and moves away.
The fighters circling - Benitez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bayur wants to counter with a clinch but Benitez pushes him away.
Benitez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bayur wants to counter the offense by Benitez and move into the clinch position.
Benitez misses with an uppercut.
Bayur steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Benitez.
Bayur moves out of range as Benitez strikes.
Bayur bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bayur tries to counter by closing the distance.
Benitez misses with a straight left.
Benitez sets himself, and Bayur steps forward looking for the clinch! Benitez avoids it this time.
Benitez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Benitez falls off balance throwing a combination #CL2#
and Bayur counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bayur. #T4#
Bayur is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Bayur has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Benitez after a bit of a struggle.
Bayur tries for a takedown. No joy.
Brolio Benitez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Baloo Bayur.
Bayur wants a takedown.
Bayur tries to score a body lock takedown but Benitez shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Benitez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bayur takes a shot to the head.
Bayur goes for a takedown in the clinch but Benitez prevents it.
Benitez misses with the head strike.
Bayur tries for a takedown but Benitez manages to get underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Benitez. #T5#
Benitez lands a shoulder strike.
Benitez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Benitez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bayur blocks an uppercut.
Bayur dodges an elbow strike from Benitez.
A head punch on the inside from Benitez fails to land.
Benitez gets underhooks to prevent Bayur's takedown attempt.
Benitez tries to work over Bayur's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Benitez swings wildly with an uppercut but Bayur uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benitez misses with the head strike.
Bayur goes for a takedown attempt but Benitez pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bayur staying out of range there.
Bayur tries to counter with a clinch but Benitez shakes him off and moves away.#T6#
Benitez throws out a loose jab but Bayur uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benitez sets himself, and Bayur steps forward looking for the clinch! Benitez avoids it this time.
Benitez looks to land a left hand but Bayur moved out of range nicely.
Bayur is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Benitez takes a swing at Bayur's ribcage but misses.
Bayur steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Benitez.
Bayur slips under a jab from Benitez.
Benitez lands with a nice body punch.
Benitez misses with a straight left.
Bayur steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Benitez.
Benitez missing with a left hand there. Bayur was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bayur wants to counter the offense by Benitez and move into the clinch position.
A looping hook to the body misses from Benitez. Bayur does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bayur tries to counter with a clinch but Benitez shakes him off and moves away.
Benitez throws a body shot but no joy.
Bayur wants to counter with a clinch but Benitez pushes him away.
Benitez takes a swing at Bayur's ribcage but misses.
Bayur wants to counter the offense by Benitez and move into the clinch position.
Benitez looks to throw the jab but Bayur is out of range.
Bayur tries to counter with a clinch but Benitez shakes him off and moves away.
Benitez just misses with a punch to the body. #T7#
Benitez throws a sloppy body shot #CL2#
and Bayur moves into the clinch.
Bayur has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Benitez is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bayur is looking to take this one to the mat.
Bayur changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Benitez fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Benitez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bayur tries to counter with a clinch but Benitez shakes him off and moves away.
Benitez throws an ugly left hook that misses #CL2#
and Bayur counters by clinching up.
Bayur has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Benitez is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bayur tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bayur drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bayur has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Benitez after a bit of a struggle. #T8##BC#
Benitez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Benitez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bayur moves away.
Bayur is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Benitez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bayur tries to counter by closing the distance.
Bayur takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Benitez.
Bayur uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benitez.
Benitez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bayur tries to counter with a clinch but Benitez shakes him off and moves away.
Benitez throws a lazy right hand but Bayur sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bayur is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Benitez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Benitez misses with a telegraphed body shot #CL2#
and Bayur holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bayur wants to take the fight to the mat but Benitez manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Benitez misses with some punches. #T9#
Benitez stops a takedown attempt from Bayur.
Benitez struggles to land a body shot inside as Bayur controls his hands.
Bayur has Benitez pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Benitez manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Benitez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Benitez prevents the takedown attempt.
Benitez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bayur tries to score a body lock takedown but Benitez shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Benitez throws an elbow that misses.
Benitez is defending well against a takedown attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bayur blocks a body shot from Benitez.
Benitez struggles to land a body shot inside as Bayur controls his hands.
Bayur has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Benitez is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Brolio Benitez dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R3#
Bayur ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Benitez loads up on a big right hand but Bayur slips the punch.
Bayur wants to counter with a clinch but Benitez pushes him away.
Bayur avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bayur tries to counter by closing the distance.
Benitez throws a hook but Bayur avoids it easily.
Benitez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bayur steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Benitez.
Benitez cracks Bayur with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Benitez thuds his right hand into Bayur's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Benitez tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bayur is able to avoid easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benitez looks to throw the jab but Bayur is out of range.
Bayur moves forwards but Benitez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Benitez moves into range and connects with a jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Benitez. Bayur does a little dance to reset his feet.#T1#
Benitez misses with a hook #CL2#
and Bayur counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Benitez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Benitez prevents the takedown attempt.
Bayur goes for a takedown in the clinch but Benitez prevents it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bayur.
Bayur letting Benitez take a breather here.
Bayur prevents a body shot from Benitez.
Benitez gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bayur.
Brolio Benitez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Baloo Bayur.
Bayur blocks a body shot from Benitez. #T2#
A hook to the body from Benitez.
Bayur blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bayur has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Benitez after a bit of a struggle.
Benitez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Benitez can't find room to land a body shot as Bayur controls the action.
Benitez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bayurs head.
Benitez throws a punch but it's blocked by Bayur.
Bayur has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Benitez avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bayur wants a takedown.
Bayur is trying to drag Benitez to the mat but Benitez just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Brolio Benitez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bayur is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Benitez pulls him back up using the underhooks. #T3#
Benitez misses with a punch to the body.
Benitez throws a punch but it's blocked by Bayur.
Benitez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bayur blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Benitez.
Benitez lands a hook that snaps the head of Bayur backwards. #BC#
Benitez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Benitez looks to land a right hand but Bayur moved out of range.
Benitez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bayur wants to counter with a clinch but Benitez pushes him away.
Bayur has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Benitez finds it's way round the side to connect with Bayur's head. #T4#
Bayur checks the leg kick.
Benitez swings and misses with a shot to the body#CL2#
and Bayur counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bayur is looking for a takedown.
Benitez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Benitez prevents the takedown attempt.
Benitez tries a body shot but Bayur blocks it.
Bayur is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Benitez gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Benitez stops a takedown attempt from Bayur.
Benitez misses with a body punch.
Benitez throws a punch but it's blocked by Bayur.
Bayur goes for a takedown attempt but Benitez pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bayur slips under a jab.#T5#
Benitez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Benitez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bayur sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bayur has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bayur slips under a jab.
Bayur tries to counter with a clinch but Benitez shakes him off and moves away.
Benitez misses with a looping right.
Bayur moves out of range as Benitez strikes.#CL#
Benitez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bayur, pushing him back against the cage.
Bayur is trying to drag Benitez to the mat but Benitez just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bayur is working for takedown but Benitez is calmly controlling the position for now.
Benitez misses with an elbow strike.
Bayur blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #T6#
Benitez has a couple of punches blocked by Bayur.
Bayur tries for a takedown but Benitez manages to get underhooks.
Bayur goes for a takedown in the clinch but Benitez prevents it.
Benitez misses with a body punch.
Benitez lands a body punch.
Benitez stops a takedown attempt from Bayur.
Benitez stalling in the clinch but Bayur improves position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bayur.
Benitez can't find room to land a body shot as Bayur controls the action.
Benitez struggles to land a body shot inside as Bayur controls his hands.
Bayur looking for a takedown. #T7#
Benitez stops a takedown attempt from Bayur.
Benitez prevents the takedown attempt. #BC#
Benitez manages to break the clinch.
Good exchange - Benitez coming out on top.
Benitez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bayur keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bayur wants to counter with a clinch but Benitez pushes him away.
A big left from Benitez misses.
Bayur wants to counter the offense by Benitez and move into the clinch position.
Bayur avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bayur steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Benitez.
Benitez throws a poor cross that misses #CL2#
and Bayur moves into the clinch.
Benitez prevents the takedown attempt. #BC#
Benitez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T8#
Benitez looks to throw the jab but Bayur is out of range.
Bayur tries to counter by closing the distance.
Bayur ducks under a wild hook from Benitez.
Bayur is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Bayur uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Benitez.
Bayur moves away from the strike by Benitez.
Benitez throws a shot from downtown. Bayur moves away and avoids it.
Bayur tries to counter with a clinch but Benitez shakes him off and moves away.
Benitez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bayur.
Benitez throws a big shot that misses.
Bayur wants to counter the offense by Benitez and move into the clinch position.
Benitez throws a leg kick #CL2#
and Bayur counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bayur tries to score a body lock takedown but Benitez shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Benitez prevents the takedown attempt.
Benitez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bayur is looking to take this one to the mat.#T9#
Benitez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bayur tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bayur is trying to drag Benitez to the mat but Benitez just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Benitez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Benitez tries to work over Bayur's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bayur is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Benitez stalling in the clinch but Bayur improves position.
Benitez misses with a body punch.
Benitez has a couple of punches blocked by Bayur.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Brolio Benitez clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R4#
Benitez throws a body punch but Bayur moves out of range.
Bayur tries to counter by closing the distance.
Benitez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Benitez scores with a shot to the body.
Benitez misses the body punch #CL2#
and Bayur moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bayur.
Benitez misses with some punches.
Bayur looking for a takedown.
Bayur has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Benitez after a bit of a struggle.
Bayur has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Benitez is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Brolio Benitez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Baloo Bayur.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benitez swings wildly with an uppercut but Bayur uses good head movement to avoid it.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Benitez misses with a punch on the inside. #T1#
Benitez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Benitez tries a body shot but Bayur blocks it.
Benitez working aggressively here.
Benitez trying to control the position but instead, Bayur has worked for underhooks and has pushed Benitez into the cage.
Benitez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Benitez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bayur is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Benitez pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Benitez swings wildly with an uppercut but Bayur uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bayur goes for a takedown in the clinch but Benitez prevents it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Benitez. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Benitez misses with a punch to the body.
Benitez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bayur changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Benitez fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Benitez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bayur moves away.
Benitez scores with a jab. Bayur acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Benitez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bayur moves away.
Bayur wants to counter the offense by Benitez and move into the clinch position.
Bayur moves away from the strike by Benitez.
Bayur tries to counter by closing the distance.
Benitez throws out a loose jab but Bayur uses good head movement to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Benitez.
Bayur wants to counter the offense by Benitez and move into the clinch position.
Benitez misses with a hook.#T3#
Benitez misses with a hook.
Benitez sets himself, and Bayur steps forward looking for the clinch! Benitez avoids it this time.
Benitez misses the shot to the body.
Bayur is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Benitez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bayur.
Bayur wants to counter the offense by Benitez and move into the clinch position.
Bayur takes one to the chin there.
Bayur ducks under a wild hook from Benitez.
Benitez misses with a body shot #CL2#
and Bayur counters by clinching up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Benitez.
Bayur wants a takedown.
Bayur is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Benitez is defending well.
Benitez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bayur goes for a takedown attempt but Benitez pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Benitez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bayur.
Bayur steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Benitez.#T4#
Bayur slips a jab from Benitez.
Benitez throws a big shot that misses.
Bayur steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Benitez.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bayur checks a leg kick.
Benitez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bayur.
Bayur tries to counter by closing the distance.
Benitez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bayur tries to counter by closing the distance.
Benitez misses with a hook.
Bayur tries to counter by closing the distance.
Bayur uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benitez.
Bayur ducks under a wild hook from Benitez.
Bayur wants to counter the offense by Benitez and move into the clinch position.
Benitez just misses with a punch to the body.
Bayur wants to counter with a clinch but Benitez pushes him away.
Bayur ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Benitez misses with an uppercut.
Benitez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bayur was well out of range. Poor timing from Benitez.
Bayur tries to counter by closing the distance.#T5##CL#
Benitez takes the fight into the clinch.
Benitez gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bayur.
Bayur is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Benitez pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Benitez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bayur backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Benitez fails to land.
Bayur drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Benitez gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Benitez goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #T6#
Benitez misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bayur.
Bayur blocks an uppercut.
Benitez throws a head punch that misses.
Benitez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #BC#
Benitez breaks the clinch. #CL#
Benitez rushes Bayur and presses him up against the cage.
Bayur is trying to drag Benitez to the mat but Benitez just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Benitez is looking to control Bayur's arms but Bayur gets an underhook and turns him. Now Benitez has his back to the cage. #BC#
Benitez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T7#
Bayur moves away from the strike by Benitez.
Benitez just misses with a punch to the body.
Bayur tries to counter with a clinch but Benitez shakes him off and moves away.
Benitez misses with a hook to the body #CL2#
and Bayur moves into the clinch.
Bayur tries to score a body lock takedown but Benitez shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bayur has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Benitez after a bit of a struggle.
Benitez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Benitez gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bayur.
Bayur tries for a takedown but Benitez manages to get underhooks.
Benitez can't find room to land a body shot as Bayur controls the action.
Benitez stops a takedown attempt from Bayur. #T8#
Benitez stalling against the cage.
Benitez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bayur avoids a wild elbow strike from Benitez.
A head punch on the inside from Benitez fails to land.
Benitez misses with a punch to the body.
Bayur looking for a takedown.
Benitez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bayur tries for a takedown but Benitez manages to get underhooks.
Benitez misses with the head strike.
Benitez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Benitez throws an elbow that misses. #T9#
Bayur wants to take the fight to the mat but Benitez manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Bayur blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Benitez misses with a body punch.
Benitez throws a head punch that misses.
Benitez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bayur drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Benitez misses with a punch on the inside.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Benitez tries to throw a body punch but Bayur avoids it by throwing Benitez back against the cage.
Bayur has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Benitez is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bayur wants a takedown but no success here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Brolio Benitez had his way with Baloo Bayur in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!#R5#
Benitez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Benitez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bayur doesn't seem bothered though.
Benitez scores with a jab to the jaw.
Benitez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Benitez lands a nice hook to Bayur's body. Bayur takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. #CL#
Benitez instigates a clinch.
Bayur can't get the takedown.
Bayur looking for a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benitez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bayur backwards.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
A left hand lands to the body for Benitez.
Bayur drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Brolio Benitez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Baloo Bayur.
A right hand to the body from Benitez. #T1#
Benitez lands with a short shot to the head.
Benitez working aggressively here.
Bayur wants a takedown.
Benitez working aggressively here.
Benitez tries to throw a body punch but Bayur avoids it by throwing Benitez back against the cage.
Benitez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bayur backwards.
Bayur takes a shot to the head.
Benitez is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Benitez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Benitez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process. #T2#
Bayur prevents a body shot from Benitez.
Benitez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bayur goes for a takedown in the clinch but Benitez prevents it. #BC#
Benitez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Benitez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Benitez misses with a body shot. #CL#
Benitez instigates a clinch.
Benitez works on Bayur's body with a couple of short punches.
Benitez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Benitez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Benitez misses with a short punch on the inside. #T3#
Benitez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bayur blocks a body shot from Benitez.
Bayur looking for a takedown.
Bayur blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Benitez.
Bayur is looking for a takedown.
Benitez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Benitez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bayur goes for a takedown in the clinch but Benitez prevents it.
Benitez working aggressively here.
Benitez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Benitez throws a head punch that misses. #T4#
Bayur drops down looking for an ankle pick but Benitez pulls his leg out and moves away.
Benitez misses the jab.
Bayur keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Benitez.
Bayur steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Benitez.
Bayur steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Benitez.
Benitez throws a body shot but no joy.
Bayur steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Benitez.
Bayur uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Benitez.
Bayur wants to counter with a clinch but Benitez pushes him away.
Bayur slips a jab from Benitez.
Bayur tries to counter with a clinch but Benitez shakes him off and moves away.
Benitez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Benitez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bayur circles away quickly and effectively.
Benitez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bayur was well out of range. Poor timing from Benitez.
Bayur slips a straight right by Benitez.#T5#
Benitez looks to land a left hand but Bayur moved out of range nicely.
Bayur tries to counter by closing the distance.
Benitez throws a poor cross that misses #CL2#
and Bayur counters by clinching up.
Bayur looking for a takedown.
Bayur blocking some punches.
Bayur drops down looking for an ankle pick but Benitez pulls his leg out and moves away.
Benitez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Benitez misses with a hook.
Bayur tries to counter with a clinch but Benitez shakes him off and moves away.
Bayur takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Benitez loads up on a big right hand but Bayur slips the punch.
Benitez misses with an uppercut #CL2#
and Bayur counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bayur.
A head punch on the inside from Benitez fails to land.
Bayur has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Benitez after a bit of a struggle. #T6#
Benitez trying to control the position but instead, Bayur has worked for underhooks and has pushed Benitez into the cage.
Bayur drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Benitez gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bayur is trying to drag Benitez to the mat but Benitez just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Benitez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Benitez doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #BC#
Benitez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T7#
Benitez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bayur has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Benitez misses the shot to the body.
Bayur uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benitez.
Benitez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bayur. #CL#
Benitez drives through and clinches with Bayur against the cage.
Bayur blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bayur changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Benitez fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Benitez throws the left hand but Bayur avoids the punch easily.
Bayur wants to counter the offense by Benitez and move into the clinch position.
Benitez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Benitez throws a poor cross that misses #CL2#
and Bayur counters by clinching up.
Benitez tries to work over Bayur's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T8#
Bayur looking for a takedown.
Bayur has Benitez pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Benitez manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Benitez working aggressively here.
Bayur wants a takedown.
Benitez is trying to stall.
Brolio Benitez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bayur drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Benitez gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bayur tries for a takedown but Benitez manages to get underhooks. #T9#
Bayur can't get the takedown.
Baloo Bayur has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Benitez gets underhooks to prevent Bayur's takedown attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brolio Benitez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Benitez 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 50:41
Judge Josh West scores the fight 50:42
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 50:43

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brolio Benitez!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Brolio Benitez waved his t-shirt featuring Hakaka La'au Performance's logo in front of the cameras.

Event: ICF Fri Fgts 3: Oops, Saturday
Date: Oct 21, 2023

#R1#
Ferguson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ferguson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A head kick by Ferguson misses #CL2#
and Bayur counters by clinching up. #TD#
Ferguson jumps into guard, dragging Bayur to the mat. #SUB#
Ferguson throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Bayur escapes and throws Ferguson's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Bayur staying calm.#T1#
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferguson struggling a bit here.
Ferguson tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bayur controlling well, preventing Ferguson from escaping the position. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
What can Ferguson do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Ferguson trying to control the hands but Bayur won't let him.
Bayur controls the action.
Bayur gets his hands free as Ferguson looks to control. #T3#
Bayur keeps control of the position easily here as Ferguson tries to buck him off.
Ferguson trying to control the hands but Bayur won't let him.
Bayur is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position. #T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ferguson trying to control the position but Bayur manages to sink in the hooks.
Bayur is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Ferguson is trying to stand back up.
Bayur slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish. #T5#
Ferguson is in bad spot here.
What can Ferguson do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Bayur avoiding Ferguson 's attempts to control his hands.
Bayur is riding his opponent, not letting Ferguson buck him off. #T6#
Bayur has the hooks in. Ferguson is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Bayur keeps control of the position easily here as Ferguson tries to buck him off.
Ferguson is trying to stand back up.
Bayur keeps control of the position easily here as Ferguson tries to buck him off. #T7#
Ferguson wants to control his opponent's hands but Bayur gets his hands free.
Ferguson can't escape the position.
Ferguson is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Ferguson can't escape the position. #T8#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bayur is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Ferguson tries to roll but Bayur sticks to his back.
Bayur trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Ferguson doesn't escape.
Bayur has the hooks in. Ferguson is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted. #T9#
Ferguson is working hard here to advance position.
Bayur controlling from the back.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ferguson trying to control the position but Bayur manages to sink in the hooks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Baloo Bayur dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2##TD#
Ferguson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Bayur did well to prevent Ferguson getting side control.
We've been informed that Bayur has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Ferguson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bayur keeps working.
Bayur tries to kick Ferguson off but Ferguson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. #SU#
Ferguson stands up out of the half guard. #TD#
Ferguson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ferguson showed some decent athleticism there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Ferguson is trying to work for a kimura but Bayur is defending well. #T1##ES2#
Bayur makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Ferguson scores with a hook to the body. Bayur takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. #CL#
Ferguson darts in and clinches Bayur up against the cage.#BC#
Ferguson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #TD#
Ferguson gets a double leg takedown into Bayur's guard.

Bayur pushes Ferguson off and scrambles back to his feet. #T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ferguson throws a series of punches but Bayur avoids them all with ease. #TD#
Ferguson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Bayur was covering up waiting for the punch and Ferguson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bayur wants to get back to his feet but Ferguson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ferguson is looking to pass into half guard but Bayur pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Bayur is in guard.#REVB#
Bayur controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Let's hope that Bayur has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.#T3#
Ferguson wants to control but Bayur passes easily into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bayur in particular looking to stall.
Ferguson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ferguson tries to get out of the position.
Ferguson trying to hold on to Bayur's head to control him but Bayur postures up. #T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bayur keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Ferguson is looking to get back to is feet but Bayur passes into side control.
Ferguson looks to move to half guard but instead Bayur has passed into mount! Damn!
Bayur avoids the attempt from Ferguson to control.#T5#
Bayur tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ferguson tries to hold on but Bayur postures up.
Ferguson working to try and regain half guard.
Bayur takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.#T6#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ferguson is trying to escape the mount.
Ferguson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ferguson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Bayur is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Bayur controlling from the full mount. #T7#
Bayur avoids the attempt from Ferguson to control.
Ferguson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bayur controlling his opponent.
Bayur avoids the attempt from Ferguson to control.#T8#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bayur sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Ferguson is trying to stand up.
Bayur has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bayur sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. #T9#
Ferguson wants to hold on but Bayur pushes him away.
Ferguson is trying to escape the mount.
Ferguson tries to lock up and control but Bayur gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bayur controlling from the full mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ferguson is desperately trying to improve his position but Bayur has a good base and remains in mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Baloo Bayur showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Ferguson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R3##TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Ferguson.
Ferguson wants to control for a moment but Bayur uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Ferguson misses with a head shot. Bayur uses the momentum to regain guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SU#
Ferguson gets to his feet. Bayur looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son! #T1#
Ferguson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bayur tries to counter with a clinch but Ferguson shakes him off and moves away.
Ferguson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ferguson throws a hook but Bayur avoids it easily.
Bayur steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Ferguson.#TD#
Ferguson feints and as Bayur raises his hands in defense, Ferguson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bayur is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. #SUB#
Ferguson is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Bayur is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Bayur has escaped and now he's on top! #REVB#
Ferguson looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Bayur puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard. #T2#
Ferguson wants to get back to full guard.
Bayur takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Ferguson trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Bayur manages to pass to mount!
Baloo Bayur has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ferguson tries to lock up and control but Bayur gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.#T3#
Ferguson working to try and regain half guard.
Bayur controlling the position easily from mount.
Ferguson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bayur looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bayur's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Bayur is continuing to stall.
Ferguson working to try and regain half guard. #T5#
Ferguson tries to lock up and control but Bayur gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bayur controlling the pace for now.
Ferguson is working to get back to half guard.
Bayur controlling from mount. #T6#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The adventures of Bayur the control monster continue. Boring.
Ferguson is looking to improve his position but Bayur isn't that keen on the idea.
Bayur sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. #T7#
Ferguson is trying to escape the mount. #T8#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bayur controlling the pace for now. #T9#
Ferguson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ferguson tries to hold on but Bayur pushes him away.
Bayur controlling from mount.
Ferguson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bayur controlling from the full mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Baloo Bayur really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R4##TD#
Ferguson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Bayur kicks off Ferguson and gets to his feet. #CL#
Ferguson moves into range and clinches up with Bayur.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ferguson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ferguson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bayur avoids it.#TD#
Ferguson turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#ES2#
Bayur throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.#T1#
Ferguson throws a head kick but Bayur moves out of range.
Bayur is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.#TD#
Ferguson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Bayur has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Ferguson is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Bayur takes a shot to the head.
Bayur has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ferguson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.#BC#
Ferguson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ferguson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice jab there from Ferguson. #T2##CL#
Ferguson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bayur, pushing him back against the cage.
Ferguson throws an elbow but it misses. #BC#
Ferguson breaks the clinch. #CL#
Ferguson closes the distance and clinches. #TD#
Ferguson has picked Bayur up - he's going for a ride! Ferguson dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.

Bayur makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Ferguson tries to land a front kick but Bayur steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.#TD#
Ferguson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Bayur on his heels. He'll look to pass Bayur's guard now, I'm sure.#T3#
Bayur wants to stand up but Ferguson is controlling him.
Ferguson throws a strike but Bayur rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Bayur postures up.
Ferguson is striking but Bayur is not phased and passes to half guard.
Ferguson wants to get back to full guard but Bayur has mounted him!
Bayur sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. #T4#
Ferguson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Bayur takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ferguson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. #T5#
Bayur content just to control the position here.
Ferguson is trying to stand.
Ferguson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bayur prevents Ferguson from getting the reversal.
Ferguson tries to hold on but Bayur postures up.
Ferguson can't escape the position. #T6#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ferguson tries to lock up and control but Bayur gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bayur controlling his opponent.
Ferguson is wriggling around trying to escape. #T7#
Bayur avoids the attempt from Ferguson to control.
Ferguson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ferguson tries to hold on but Bayur pushes him away. #T8#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ferguson really wants to buck Bayur off and get back to his feet.
Bayur controlling his opponent.
Ferguson is looking to get to half guard.
Bayur looking to control and managing it successfully.
Ferguson wants to hold on but Bayur pushes him away.#T9#
Ferguson is trying desperately to improve position.
Ferguson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bayur controlling the position easily from mount.
Ferguson wants to hold on but Bayur pushes him away.
Bayur content just to control the position here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Baloo Bayur dominated that fourth round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!#R5#
Ferguson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bayur wants to counter the offense by Ferguson and move into the clinch position.#TD#
Ferguson drives through with a takedown into Bayur's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.#SU#
Ferguson decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Bayur, up you get!
Ferguson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ferguson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bayur circles away quickly and effectively.
Bayur tries to counter by closing the distance.#TD#
Ferguson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bayur's guard.

Bayur pushes Ferguson off and scrambles back to his feet.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#CL#
Ferguson takes the fight into the clinch. #T1#
Ferguson taking a breather. #TD#
Ferguson gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Ferguson is just content to waste time from the top position. Bayur takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Bayur wants to get back to his feet but Ferguson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bayur keeping full guard, as Ferguson tries to pass. #T2##SU#
Ferguson gets to his feet - Bayur follows without any prompting. #TD#
Ferguson 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.

Bayur is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Ferguson presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat. #TD#
Ferguson ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Ferguson no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bayur controlling from the top position. #T3#
Ferguson working a defensive guard but Bayur manages to pass into side control anyway.
Ferguson tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Bayur presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Bayur sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Ferguson tries to lock up and control but Bayur gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ferguson tries to reverse the position but Bayur maintains control.
Bayur tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ferguson is really trying hard to get back to his feet. #T5#
Ferguson tries to reverse the position but Bayur maintains control.
Bayur controlling from the full mount.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Bayur.
Ferguson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. #T6#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bayur tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ferguson wants to hold on but Bayur pushes him away.#T7#
Bayur controlling from the full mount.
Yet more stalling tactics from Bayur.
Ferguson is trying desperately to improve position.#T8#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bayur avoids the attempt from Ferguson to control.
Ferguson wants to get back to his feet.
Ferguson is working to get back to half guard. #T9#
Bayur controlling from mount.
Ferguson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jonas Ferguson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ferguson is working to get back to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Baloo Bayur.
I've got Bayur winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 45:50
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 45:50
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Baloo Bayur!
An out of breath and clearly excited Baloo Bayur thanked Senshi Fight Gear for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).

Event: ICF 5
Date: Sep 30, 2023

#R1##CL#
Bayur gets tackled into the cage by Decker. Decker maintains the clinch. #TD#
Decker drags the fight down to the ground.
Bayur being controlled here momentarily.
Decker is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bayur is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Decker will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Decker working a defensive guard but Bayur manages to pass into side control anyway. #T1#
Decker tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Bayur easily slips into full mount!
Decker tries to lock up and control but Bayur gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bayur wants to control the pace but Decker is squirming around nicely.
Bayur avoids the attempt from Decker to control.
Bayur sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Decker keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Bayur controlling the pace for now.
Decker is trying desperately to improve position.
Decker tries to hold on but Bayur postures up.
Decker is trying desperately to improve position.#T3#
Decker is working hard here to advance position.
Bayur trying to control but Decker is having none of it.
Bayur controlling his opponent.
Decker is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bayur content just to control the position here.
Decker working to try and regain half guard.
Decker on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Decker tries to get out of the position.
Decker wants to hold on but Bayur pushes him away.
Decker tries to get back to half guard but can't. #T5#
Bayur controlling from the full mount.
Decker is working to get back to half guard.
You get the feeling that Decker really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Decker wants to control but Bayur is having none of it.
Decker really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Decker is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Bayur wants to control the pace but Decker is squirming around nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T6#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bayur looking to control and managing it successfully.
Decker is desperately trying to improve his position but Bayur has a good base and remains in mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Decker tries to lock up and control but Bayur gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bayur controlling from mount. #T7#
Bayur's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Decker tries to lock up and control but Bayur gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bayur tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Decker doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
Decker is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Decker is squirming around, avoiding Bayur's attempts to control the action. #T8#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bayur looking to control and managing it successfully.
We've been informed that Bayur has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Decker is looking to get to half guard.
Decker wants to control but Bayur is having none of it.
Bayur prevents Decker from getting the reversal.#T9#
Decker tries to hold on but Bayur postures up.
Decker working to try and regain half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Baloo Bayur 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.#R2##CL#
Decker clinches.
Decker gets through Bayur's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A bit of stalling here from Decker.
Bayur being controlled against the cage.
Bayur has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bayur drops down looking for an ankle pick but Decker pulls his leg out and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Decker scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.#T1##SU#
Decker stands up.
Kenneth Decker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#CL#
Decker closes the distance and clinches.
Decker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #TD#
Decker pulls guard.
Decker pulls Bayur in to control the position.
Decker is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Decker has Bayur pulled in close to control his posture. #T2#
Decker is looking to stand up but Bayur isn't so interested in that idea.
Decker has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Bayur has passed into side control.
Decker manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Decker is pressing down on Bayur's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bayur is holding on for now.
Bayur pushes Decker off looking to stand but Decker dives back in and keeps control. #T3#
Decker keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.#SUB#
Decker is working for a submission of some sort.
Bayur wants to get back to his feet.
Decker wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bayur keeps working. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Decker stalling away here and it's allowed Bayur to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Decker sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Decker trying to control the position from guard on top but Bayur is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#TD#
Decker bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.#T5#
Bayur is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Decker has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Decker tries to advance position but instead Bayur slips a leg back in to half guard. #SU#
Decker decides to return to a standing position. #CL#
Decker has Bayur up against the cage in a clinch. #TD#
Decker manages to pull guard. #T6##SUB#
Decker is looking for a triangle here but Bayur uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Decker is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Bayur is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Bayur controlling the position easily from mount.
Bayur wants to control the pace but Decker is squirming around nicely. #T7#
Decker tries to hold on but Bayur pushes him away.
Decker tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Decker tries to hold on but Bayur pushes him away. #T8#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Decker is in all sorts of trouble here.
Decker just holding on.
Baloo Bayur has got the better of the ground game so far.
Decker flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Decker tries to lock up and control but Bayur gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Decker is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Bayur takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.#T9#
Decker is trying to stand up.
Decker tries to hold on but Bayur postures up.
Decker regains half guard.
Decker wants to control but Bayur passes into side.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Decker trying to remain calm as Bayur controls from the top position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kenneth Decker dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R3##TD#
Decker scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Bayur is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Bayur is not content to let Decker control the position.
The referee asks Decker politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Decker prefers to stall for the moment though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bayur regains half guard there - taking advantage of Decker's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Decker looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. #T1##ES2#
Bayur has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Decker is on him like a limpet, forcing Bayur back against the cage.
Come on Decker - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Decker gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bayur. #TD#
Decker manages to pull guard. #T2#
Bayur slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Decker has control of Bayur's left arm, preventing Bayur from doing any damage. #SUB#
Decker isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Bayur stacks Decker on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Bayur!#T3#
Decker tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Decker pushes Bayur away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Bayur gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Bayur working away.
Decker tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Bayur easily slips into full mount!
Bayur content just to control the position here. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Decker is looking to improve his position but Bayur isn't that keen on the idea.
Decker tries to buck Bayur off but he can't manage it.
Decker tries to hold on but Bayur postures up.
Decker working to try and regain half guard.
Bayur trying to control but Decker is having none of it. #T5#
Decker tries to lock up and control but Bayur gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Decker keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Decker is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.#T6#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Decker tries to hold on but Bayur pushes him away.
Decker working to try and regain half guard.
Decker tries to hold on but Bayur postures up.
Bayur content just to control the position here.
Decker can't escape the position. #T7#
Bayur looking to control but Decker is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Decker tries to hold on but Bayur pushes him away.
Decker is looking to improve his position but Bayur isn't that keen on the idea.
Decker wants to hold on but Bayur pushes him away.#T8#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bayur controlling from mount.
Decker wants to control but Bayur is having none of it.
Decker keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Decker tries to hold on but Bayur pushes him away. #T9#
Decker is trying desperately to improve position.
Decker wants to hold on but Bayur pushes him away.
Bayur tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Decker is wriggling around trying to escape.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bayur controlling his opponent.
Decker tries to hold on but Bayur postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Baloo Bayur really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R4#
Bayur takes a kick to the side of the head.#TD#
Bayur gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Decker to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Decker throws an elbow that misses. Bayur uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Decker's guard. Nice move by Bayur!#REVB#
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Decker throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back. #SUB#
Decker has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Bayur 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 Decker.#T1#
Bayur wants to lay and pray for a moment but Decker keeps working.
Decker is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Decker struggling a bit here.
Decker tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.#T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
You can see the frustration on Decker's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Decker is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Decker is really stuck here.
Decker just trying to survive but Bayur is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish. #T3#
Decker tries to roll but Bayur sticks to his back.
Decker trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Bayur biding his time, looking for the opening.
Decker tries to break free. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bayur tries to get the hooks in deep but Decker pushed the leg off.
Decker trying to control the hands but Bayur breaks the grip.
Bayur controlling the position well here. Decker rolled but Bayur kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Decker trying to get back to his feet but Bayur is in full control for now. #T5#
Bayur keeps control of the position as Decker tries to break free.
Decker is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Decker needs to remain patient if he's going to get out of this sticky situation. #T6#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Decker trying to control the hands but Bayur won't let him.
I would not like to be Decker right now.
Decker is trying to break free.
Good control from Bayur.
Decker is really stuck here. #T7#
Bayur is not going to allow Decker to sit and survive in this position.
Bayur is looking to control Decker but Decker is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Decker tries to escape but Bayur has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Bayur not allowing Decker to control his hands. #T8#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Decker is in bad spot here.
Bayur controlling the position well here. Decker rolled but Bayur kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Decker is trying to break free.
Decker trying to get back to his feet but Bayur is in full control for now. #T9#
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Decker wants to control his opponent's hands but Bayur gets his hands free.
I would not like to be Decker right now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bayur trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Baloo Bayur dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R5##TD#
Bayur gets caught flat footed, as Decker shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Decker trying to move into half guard but instead Bayur has managed to sweep!#REVB#
Bayur postures up. #SUB#
Decker has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Bayur 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 Decker.
Bayur is looking to take a break and control but Decker is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bayur controlling the position from side mount. #T1#
Bayur is continuing to stall.
Decker tries to buck Bayur off but Bayur is having none of it.#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bayur has control of an arm but Decker manages to advance to Bayur's back!#SUB#
Decker working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Decker is controlling the position but Bayur somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.
Bayur is trying to stand back up but Decker is controlling him
Decker looks to land a strike but Bayur avoids it nicely and regains full guard.#T3#
Decker is looking to work some ground and pound but Bayur has wrist control.
Decker throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Decker wants to pass the guard but Bayur is keeping the position.
Bayur keeping moving, preventing Decker from controlling successfully.
Decker is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Decker has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Decker prevents Bayur from getting back to his feet. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#CL#
Decker gets a clinch. #TD#
Decker is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Bayur can't fight it off and eventually Decker manages to take the fight to the floor. Bayur looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Decker looking to sit in guard and control but Bayur gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Decker is pulling down on Bayur's head. It's preventing any offense from Bayur, at least for the moment.#T5#
Decker is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Decker holds on and takes a little breather.
Bayur is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. #T6#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Decker wants to improve his position but instead Bayur has moved into half guard.
Decker trying to get back to full guard but Bayur takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Bayur avoids the attempt from Decker to control.#T7#
Bayur controlling the position easily from mount.
Decker tries to lock up and control but Bayur gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Decker working to try and regain half guard.
Bayur looking to control but Decker is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. #T8#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Decker is looking to improve his position but Bayur isn't that keen on the idea.
Decker tries to hold on but Bayur pushes him away.
Decker is desperately trying to improve his position but Bayur has a good base and remains in mount.
Bayur avoids the attempt from Decker to control.
Decker can't escape the position. #T9#
Bayur tries to control but Decker wriggling away.
Decker is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

And that's the end of the fight!
Baloo Bayur comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bayur 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 46:49
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 46:49
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Baloo Bayur!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Baloo Bayur waved his t-shirt featuring Senshi Fight Gear's logo in front of the cameras.

Event: ICF 3
Date: Sep 03, 2023

#R1#
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling each other endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.#TD2#
Bayur closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Kon quickly recovers to half guard.
Kon is trying to stand.
Bayur performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bayur prevents Kon from standing back up. #T1#
Bayur keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Kon tries to kick Bayur off but Bayur keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#TD#
Kon closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Bayur's guard.
Kon controls from within his opponent's guard. #T2#
Kon won't allow Bayur to get back to his feet. #T3#
Bayur being controlled here, momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bayur is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Kon will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bayur wants to get back to his feet but Kon passes into half guard.
Kon stalling. #T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bayur looks like he's trying to stand up. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
We've been informed that Bayur has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.#TD#
Kon darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Kon looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.#T5#
Kon controlling the action here.
Bayur is looking to get back to is feet but Kon passes into side control.
Bayur is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Kon has just dragged him back down to the mat.#T6#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bayur keeps working.
Kon controls the position from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bayur is pushing Kon's head away, looking to escape. Kon manages to hold on to the position though.
Bayur is being controlled here. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#TD2#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Bayur.

Kon throws Bayur to one side and escapes!#T7##TD2#
Bayur scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Kon is trying to stand. #T8#
Bayur with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Kon wants to get back to his feet.
Bayur controlling the action here.
Kon is trying to escape back to his feet but Bayur uses the scramble to pass into side control. #T9#
Kon is pushing Bayur's head away, looking to escape. Bayur manages to hold on to the position though.
Bayur content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#TD2#
Bayur dives in and scores a takedown into Kon's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Koobley Kon dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2##TD#
Kon gets a takedown into half guard.
Kon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bayur can do to turn this around?
Kon stops Bayur from getting back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kon performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Bayur wants to get back to his feet.#T1#
Kon really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#TD2#
Bayur shoots in and bounces Kon off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.#T2#
Bayur not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Bayur prevents Kon from getting back to his feet. #T3#
Bayur wants to pass the guard but Kon is keeping the position.
Bayur 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.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bayur's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#TD#
Kon closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Bayur did well to prevent Kon getting side control.#T5#
Kon is trying to control. Bayur wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kon performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Bayur wants to get back to his feet.#T6#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kon is controlling the pace. #T7#
Bayur pushes Kon off looking to stand but Kon dives back in and keeps control. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#TD2#
Bayur bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet. #T8#
Kon wants to get back to his feet.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#T9##TD2#
Bayur gets a double leg takedown into Kon's guard.
Koobley Kon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kon is looking to stand up but Bayur isn't so interested in that idea.
Bayur is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bayur is continuing to stall.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Baloo Bayur will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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.#R3##TD2#
Bayur drives through with a takedown into Kon's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Kon wants to stand up but Bayur is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#T1#
Kon being controlled here, momentarily. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kon wants to stand up but Bayur is controlling him. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#TD2#
Bayur shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kon is trying to defend but Bayur finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Kon tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Bayur manages to move to mount! #T3#
Kon is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet. #T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bayur controlling the position easily from mount. #T5#
Kon is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there. #T6#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bayur sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kon squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Bayur takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Kon wants to try and get back to his feet.#T7#
Bayur controlling the position easily from mount. #T8#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kon wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here. #T9#
Bayur content just to control the position here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Baloo Bayur really dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R4##TD2#
Bayur scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bayur content to control rather than advance. #T1#
Let's hope that Bayur has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Bayur wants to pass the guard but Kon is defending well.
Bayur takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.#T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#TD2#
Bayur closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Bayur is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Kon will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.#T3##T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kon is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Bayur is controlling him well.
Bayur controlling from side mount. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#TD2#
Bayur fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kon sprawls well initially but Bayur persists and gets the takedown into half guard. #T5#
Still in half guard, Bayur seems content to control.
Bayur trying to pass the guard but Kon defending well. #T6#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bayur stalling.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.#T7##REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Koobley Kon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#TD2#
Bayur closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kon to the mat! Kon manages to get full guard. #T8#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bayur sitting in guard here, content to control. #T9#
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Baloo Bayur dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R5##TD#
Kon throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Bayur tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Kon is in Bayur's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bayur wants to get back to his feet but Kon is in a dominant position and won't allow it. #T1#
Kon wants to control from the top but Bayur keeps moving.
Kon is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bayur is looking to stand up but Kon isn't so interested in that idea. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kon wants to control from the top but Bayur keeps moving.
Bayur wants to stand and escape but Kon is having none of it. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#TD#
Kon fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bayur sprawls well initially but Kon persists and gets the takedown into half guard. #T3#
Kon is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Kon tries to pass to full mount but Bayur defends it.
Kon controlling the action here.#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bayur tries to kick Kon off but Kon keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Kon is trying to control the action in half guard but Bayur is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#TD2#
Bayur looking for a takedown here - he's got it.#T5#
Bayur is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Kon wants to stand and escape but Bayur is having none of it.
Bayur showing good wrestling skills to control the position. #T6#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.#T7#
Bayur won't allow Kon to get back to his feet. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#TD2#
Bayur decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.#T8#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kon is trying to stand.
Bayur perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.#T9##REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Koobley Kon.
Well Bayur has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Baloo Bayur!
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight for Baloo Bayur!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Baloo Bayur!

Baloo Bayur wins by unanimous decision!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Baloo Bayur made sure he mentioned Senshi Fight Gear, along with how happy he was to win his fight.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 15, 2023

#R1#
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling each other endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
Bayur uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Okami.
Bayur wants to counter the offense by Okami and move into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Bayur closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Okami to the mat! Okami manages to get full guard. #SUB#
Okami working for a triangle but Bayur defends it easily. #T1##SUB#
Okami is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Bayur has his hands clasped together but Okami extends and breaks Bayur's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Okami.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ryo Okami!

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