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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Connor Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Bartell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bartell comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Smasher/Devourer kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! James Bartell has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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210 lbs
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200 cm
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204 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Connor Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, James Bartell!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Daniel Bishop and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bartell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hunt lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bartell circles away quickly and effectively.
Horrible takedown attempt by Hunt or perhaps it was just good defense by Bartell, which made it look bad.
Hunt takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bartell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bartell gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hunt could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Bartell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hunt shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bartell pinned against the cage. Bartell gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Bartell is trying to defend but Hunt finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Bartell makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartell shoots in looking for a takedown. Hunt tries to sprawl out of it but Bartell keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hunt manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bartell takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hunt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bartell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bartell is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Hunt's half guard.
Hunt scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Bartell manages to mount him!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartell is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Bartell lands a right hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hunt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bartell closes the distance and clinches.
Bartell tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bartell stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hunt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bartell closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bartell breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartell slaps away a takedown attempt from Hunt, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Connor Hunt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hunt is breathing heavily.
Bartell leaves Hunt with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bartell has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bartell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hunt misses with a left hand
and Bartell counters with a good low kick that Hunt was not able to check.
Bartell clinches up with Hunt and pushes him back against the cage.
Bartell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bartell manages to break the clinch.
Bartell fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hunt changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt has his takedown stuffed
and Bartell counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bartell forces Hunt back against the cage and clinches.
Bartell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hunt on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bartell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hunt fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bartell avoids it really well and circles away.
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!
Bartell moves into range and clinches up with Hunt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Bartell dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hunt tries to sprawl but Bartell drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Bartell decides to stand and escape the position.
Hunt shoots for a double leg takedown but Bartell sprawls well. He's pushed Hunt's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bartell is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Bartell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
James Bartell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bartell has managed to clinch.
Bartell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bartell decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Bartell decides to stand and escape the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bartell lands a jab to Hunt's midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bartell takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hunt defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bartell.
As Bartell tries to get set, Hunt tries to push him back and clinch up but Bartell manages to avoid the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartell pushes Hunt away with a front kick.
Bartell misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hunt changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bartell tries to avoid it but Hunt manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bartell to the ground. Bartell escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bartell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bartell decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bartell postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Hunt to stand up.
Hunt on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bartell scores with a push kick.
Bartell tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hunt defends well and Bartell ends up having to push Hunt into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Connor Hunt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Bartell.
Bartell shoots in looking for a takedown. Hunt tries to sprawl out of it but Bartell keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hunt manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bartell.
Hunt appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Hunt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bartell throws a counter combo.
Hunt fails to land the takedown.
Bartell closes the distance and pushes Hunt back into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bartell pulls guard.
Bartell has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Hunt has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartell landing knees to the head.
Bartell pulls guard effortlessly.
Bartell pushes Hunt off and gets back to his feet.
Bartell tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hunt sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bartell somewhat.
Hunt stuffs the takedown attempt from Bartell. Bartell gets slowly back to his feet.
Hunt works over Bartell's head and body with a nice combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bartell misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hunt pushes Bartell up against the cage in a clinch.
Hunt fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bartell lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bartell decides to return to a standing position.
Bartell lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bartell has closed the distance and engaged Hunt in a clinch.
Bartell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Bartell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Bartell darts in looking for a takedown but Hunt gets double underhooks and turns Bartell into the cage.
It looked like Hunt was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Hunt throws a head kick that misses.
Bartell is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hunt with a body shot.
Hunt wants to clinch.
Some bone on bone action there as Bartell checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hunt closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bartell counters with a left and a right that stings Hunt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt tries to clinch up
and Bartell counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartell fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hunt shoots in for a double leg but Bartell sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Connor Hunt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hunt fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hunt goes for a double leg but Bartell avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bartell continues to drive forward.
Bartell looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Hunt has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Connor Hunt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bartell thumps Hunt with a low kick.
Bartell tries for a takedown but Hunt sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bartell takes the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt tries for a takedown but Bartell manages to get underhooks.
Bartell works on Hunt's body with a couple of short punches.
Bartell jumps guard.
Bartell has his feet on Hunt's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bartell breaks from the clinch.
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!
Hunt shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bartell as he jumps to the side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartell takes the fight into the clinch.
Bartell gets control of Hunt's arms and successfully pulls guard. Bartell will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Bartell pushes Hunt off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Bartell looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bartell bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Bartell closes the distance and clinches.
Bartell lands with a short shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hunt fails to pull guard.
Bartell successfully pulls guard.
Bartell has his feet on Hunt's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
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!
Hunt throws a sloppy head kick and Bartell moves out of range easily.
Bartell moves into range and clinches up with Hunt.
Bartell just leaning against Hunt, taking a breather.
Hunt prevents the takedown attempt.
Connor Hunt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
James Bartell is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hunt throws an elbow but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Bartell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bartell 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Bartell!
James Bartell spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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