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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Barnabus Sanitario (ranked 1494 p4p, 1884 weight class) and Skye Breeze (ranked 118 p4p, 144 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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144
5 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Barnabus Sanitario!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Skye Breeze!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Breeze takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The fighters circling - Breeze throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fighters circling - Breeze throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Breeze has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Sanitario blocks a jab.
Breeze throws a lazy right hand but Sanitario sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Breeze slaps away a takedown attempt from Sanitario, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sanitario scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Sanitario trying to control the action but Breeze is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanitario not doing much here.
Breeze avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sanitario.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanitario with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Breeze can do anything to dispel that myth.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Sanitario fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Breeze misses with a hook. Sanitario ducked under it nicely.
Breeze throws a shot from downtown. Sanitario moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
Breeze throws a hook to the side of Sanitario's head but Sanitario sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Breeze misses with a looping left.
Breeze cracks Sanitario with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sanitario tries to score a power double leg takedown but Breeze sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sanitario somewhat.
It seemed like Breeze was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Barnabus Sanitario. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Breeze displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sanitario.
Breeze loads up on a big right hand but Sanitario slips the punch.
Sanitario feinted with a counter takedown.
Sanitario gets the takedown into side control.
Breeze is holding Sanitario down, trying to stall.
Breeze wants to control but Sanitario postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Breeze parries the strikes from Sanitario easily there. Sanitario is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Breeze to escape.
Sanitario definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sanitario cracks Breeze with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Sanitario misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Breeze tries to improve position but can't.
Sanitario is looking to take a break and control but Breeze is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sanitario lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Sanitario lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Sanitario creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Breeze sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Sanitario takes a little break here. Breeze wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Breeze can't do much from the bottom here.
Sanitario misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Breeze takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Sanitario looks up at the clock and then as Breeze takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Sanitario smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Sanitario creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Sanitario is looking to take a break and control but Breeze is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sanitario misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Barnabus Sanitario dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sanitario shoots in and gets a takedown into Breeze's guard.
Sanitario controlling from the top position.
Sanitario is looking to work some ground and pound but Breeze has wrist control.
Breeze keeping full guard, as Sanitario tries to pass.
Sanitario in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanitario with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sanitario working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sanitario looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanitario pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Breeze is keeping the position for now.
Sanitario is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sanitario is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sanitario is stalling in the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanitario throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Breeze being controlled here, momentarily.
Sanitario chips away with some ground and pound.
Sanitario trying to control the position from guard on top but Breeze is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sanitario not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Breeze misses with an uppercut. Sanitario saw that one coming.
Breeze misses with a right hand
and Sanitario counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sanitario.
Sanitario is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Breeze can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanitario throwing strikes from guard but Breeze blocks nicely.
Breeze managing to control the position.
Barnabus Sanitario overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sanitario trying to control but Breeze is working from the bottom.
Sanitario wants to pass the guard but Breeze is keeping the position.
Sanitario trying to control the position from guard on top but Breeze is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sanitario throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sanitario working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Breeze managing to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sanitario shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Sanitario was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Sanitario working the strikes but Breeze uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Sanitario is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sanitario tries to pass the half guard into mount. Breeze knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sanitario sitting and controlling from the half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Barnabus Sanitario dominated that second 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!
Sanitario shoots in for a double leg but Breeze sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sanitario wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sanitario misses with a takedown attempt - Breeze sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Sanitario.
Breeze defending against the ground and pound.
The strikes coming from Sanitario are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanitario controls the position from side control.
Breeze is trying to control Sanitario's posture but Sanitario avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Breeze is working to avoid the ground and pound but Sanitario connects with a decent elbow.
Sanitario trying to control the position but Breeze is working away.
Breeze wants to control but Sanitario postures up.
Sanitario slows the pace down.
Sanitario tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Sanitario trying to control the position but Breeze is working away.
Breeze really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sanitario. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Breeze taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanitario is working Breeze over with some ground and pound from side control.
Sanitario lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Breeze down.
Sanitario misses with the ground and pound.
Sanitario misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Sanitario working the body and head with strikes.
Sanitario working the ground and pound.
Sanitario landing a few strikes.
Sanitario lands an elbow.
Breeze is rocked!
Breeze manages to work his way to half guard, despite Sanitario's best efforts.
Sanitario working Breeze over with strikes.
Sanitario working the head and body with strikes.
Breeze is still in real trouble! Can Sanitario finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanitario not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Breeze seems to have recovered his senses.
Breeze blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sanitario.
Well, if Sanitario is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Sanitario thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Breeze's head.
Sanitario landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Sanitario throwing shots but Breeze is blocking nicely.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Breeze won't allow Sanitario to pass to mount.
Sanitario sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Breeze defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Sanitario seems content to control.
Nice strikes from Sanitario there.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sanitario connects with a nice short shot to Breeze's temple.
Sanitario scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sanitario controlling the pace.
Sanitario winds up and cracks Breeze with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sanitario controlling the action here.
Barnabus Sanitario is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Breeze wants to control but Sanitario is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Barnabus Sanitario showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sanitario, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:25
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:25
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barnabus Sanitario!
An out of breath and clearly excited Barnabus Sanitario thanked Advance Sport Supplements for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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