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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Dunham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josiah Bartlet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bartlet has chosen Gary Numan- Praying to the Alien as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jeremy Dunham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Josiah Bartlet!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bartlet throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dunham throws the kick towards the body but Bartlet avoids it.
Josiah Bartlet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bartlet feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dunham's calf.
Dunham misses with a looping right.
Bartlet rushes Dunham and presses him up against the cage.
Dunham wants to break free but Bartlet has control.
A short body shot lands from Bartlet as the two fighters clinch.
Bartlet's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dunham.
Bartlet drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Dunham gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bartlet breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bartlet moves to clinch but Dunham breaks away
and Dunham counters with a thumping low kick.
Dunham scores with a nice head shot.
Dunham walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
It looks like Jeremy Dunham has been cut.
We've been told by Dunham's head coaches at Team Listerman that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartlet misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dunham.
Dunham moves forwards but Bartlet connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bartlet looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bartlet uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dunham.
Dunham displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bartlet throws out the jab.
Bartlet connects with a leg kick. Dunham looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dunham scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bartlet ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dunham moves away.
Dunham is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bartlet fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dunham is out of range.
Bartlet throws a leg kick but Dunham sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bartlet looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Dunham!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dunham is trying to get back to half guard.
Dunham is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunham defending against the ground and pound.
Bartlet throws an elbow but Dunham slips to the side and avoids it well.
Bartlet is looking to take a break and control but Dunham is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bartlet misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
You can see the frustration on Dunham's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bartlet is looking to take a break and control but Dunham is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartlet working the strikes but Dunham uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Dunham is refusing to be controlled, as Bartlet sits in half guard.
Bartlet missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nice strikes from Bartlet there.
Bartlet passes to full mount!
Dunham working to try and regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bartlet throws a strike there. Dunham manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
Bartlet working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Bartlet wants to take a breather but Dunham is having none of it.
Bartlet uses his free foot to push down on Dunham's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Dunham.
Dunham is squirming around, avoiding Bartlet's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josiah Bartlet dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jeremy Dunham's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dunham misses with a low kick.
Crunch! Dunham slams his shin into Bartlet's torso.
Dunham throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The crowd cheers as Dunham lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bartlet doesn't seem phased though.
Bartlet lands a jab to Dunham's midsection.
Bartlet dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dunham swings for the body but Bartlet moves out of range.
Bartlet pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bartlet tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dunham swivels and escapes.
A little feinted left hand from Dunham on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bartlet shoots in looking for a takedown. Dunham tries to sprawl out of it but Bartlet keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dunham manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dunham stuffs the takedown.
Jeremy Dunham has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josiah Bartlet.
Dunham moves out of range as Bartlet throws a body kick.
Bartlet scores with a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartlet connects with a high kick.
Bartlet throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bartlet scores with a sloppy right hand. Dunham should have avoided that one.
Dunham throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bartlet.
Bartlet explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Dunham throws a body punch but Bartlet moves out of range.
Dunham steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bartlet.
Bartlet throws a combination that misses
enabling Dunham to counter with a crisp jab.
Dunham throws an overhand right that lands on Bartlet's shoulder, as Bartlet tries to avoid the shot.
Bartlet with the counter takedown but Dunham avoids it easily.
Bartlet takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bartlet looks to land a body kick but Dunham moved away.
Bartlet misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dunham.
Bartlet throws a low kick but Dunham avoids it.
A big right from Dunham misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bartlet fails with the takedown.
Bartlet is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bartlet lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dunham's sensitive parts.
Dunham pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bartlet has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dunham throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nice body punch from Bartlet.
Bartlet tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dunham turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bartlet is looking to clinch.
Bartlet misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
An attempted straight right counter from Dunham misses the target.
Bartlet tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dunham stuffs the takedown attempt from Bartlet. Bartlet gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartlet turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dunham throws a body kick that misses.
Bartlet looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bartlet pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bartlet throws a body shot but no joy.
As Bartlet looks to move away, Dunham throws a big counter combo bu Bartlet just gets out of the way.
Dunham ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bartlet scores with a jab to the body.
Dunham buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bartlet.
A clash of legs there as Dunham blocks the low kick.
Dunham uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bartlet.
Bartlet connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dunham. Dunham circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bartlet checks a low kick from Dunham.
Dunham looks for the body kick but Bartlet saw that one coming.
Josiah Bartlet seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dunham takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Dunham checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dunham takes a kick to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dunham connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bartlet's hands.
Dunham connects with a nice looking jab.
Bartlet tries to clinch but Dunham is having none of it.
Dunham keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bartlet throws a sloppy head kick and Dunham moves out of range easily.
Bartlet on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dunham throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bartlet dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dunham. That did some damage!
Dunham stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bartlet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Josiah Bartlet will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jeremy Dunham's cut.
That's time! Dunham's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Dunham looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dunham wants to slow Bartlet down by chopping away at his legs.
Bartlet tries to clinch but Dunham moves out of range.
Bartlet misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bartlet on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bartlet lands a leg kick that knocks Dunham off balance momentarily.
Dunham takes a swing at Bartlet's ribcage but misses.
Dunham fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bartlet on the side of the head.
Bartlet wants to land a leg kick but Dunham is out of range.
Dunham throws a shot from downtown. Bartlet moves away and avoids it.
Bartlet changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bartlet throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bartlet fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dunham has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Dunham - that will leave a mark!
Bartlet takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bartlet lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunham scores with a shot to the body.
Dunham throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dunham.
Bartlet lands the left hand.
Bartlet pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bartlet scores with a hook to the body. Dunham takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bartlet gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dunham.
Bartlet fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bartlet has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Bartlet is looking to score with low kicks.
Dunham swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dunham throws a leg kick which misses Bartlet's front leg but catches the back leg as Bartlet tries to avoid it.
Bartlet shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bartlet works his way into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartlet trying to control the position but Dunham is working away.
Bartlet scoring with punches and elbows.
Dunham is trying to control Bartlet's posture but Bartlet avoids it.
Bartlet working the head with strikes.
Bartlet sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Dunham is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunham is trying to escape the position but Bartlet is controlling the position.
Bartlet trying to control the action but Dunham is working from the bottom.
Bartlet tries to move into full mount but can't pass Dunham's legs.
Bartlet throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Bartlet has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Bartlet has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bartlet with a couple of short strikes.
Dunham is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Dunham blocking the ground and pound.
Bartlet punching from mount but Dunham doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Josiah Bartlet has got the better of the ground game so far.
A big strike lands for Bartlet! That's really hurt Dunham and he's turned his back - Bartlet keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Bartlet jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Josiah Bartlet!
Josiah Bartlet was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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