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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Reece Hartman (ranked 4032 p4p, 2781 weight class) and Bomba Clott (ranked 497 p4p, 379 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Reece Hartman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bomba Clott!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Paul Gruel and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clott pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hartman attempts a counter takedown but Clott avoids it well and moves away.
Clott gets caught napping as Hartman dives in and scores a takedown. Clott manages to retain guard.
Clott is trying to keep Hartman in close.
Hartman passes Clott's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Hartman looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Still in half guard, Hartman seems content to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Clott is looking to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clott is trying to control but can't.
Clott tries to roll over but Hartman keeps him under control.
Hartman is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Clott doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hartman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartman with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Clott is looking for a sweep. Hartman is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Clott trying to control here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Hartman controlling the pace.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hartman dives in and scores a takedown into Clott's guard.
Clott is trying to control the position but Hartman postures up.
Hartman's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Hartman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Clott swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hartman is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Hartman looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clott is trying to control the position but Hartman postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Clott missing with a left hand there. Hartman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hartman manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Clott on his heels. He'll look to pass Clott's guard now, I'm sure.
Clott is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Clott is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hartman advances position into side control!
Hartman happy to just control the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartman has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Clott tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hartman wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hartman controlling from side mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Reece Hartman dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Clott misses with a kick to the body.
Hartman shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hartman showed some decent athleticism there.
Hartman is thwarting Clott's attempts to control the position.
Clott is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hartman with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hartman wants to pass the guard but Clott is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clott tries to get to full guard but Hartman has control of the leg.
Hartman perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Clott is defending against the submission attempts here by Hartman.
Clott is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two 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.
Clott is trying to control but can't.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hartman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Clott manages to avoid it.
Hartman bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Hartman happy to just control the position for now.
Hartman seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Clott for as long as he can get away with.
Hartman is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Clott knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartman working the ground and pound from side control.
Clott is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Hartman's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Hartman takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Clott trying to control but Hartman postures up.
Hartman stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hartman looks to land a strike but Clott avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Clott is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hartman is looking to work some ground and pound but Clott has wrist control.
Hartman sitting in guard here, content to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Reece Hartman dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Hartman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hartman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Clott can do to turn this around?
Clott throws a body shot but no joy.
Hartman half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Clott gets caught flat footed, as Hartman shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Hartman controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hartman continues to stall.
Hartman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Clott is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hartman is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hartman postures up.
Hartman looking to pass the guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Hartman is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Reece Hartman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clott tries to clinch there but Hartman circles away.
Hartman scores with a takedown into Clott's guard.
Hartman looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Clott bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hartman's guard.
Clott trying to control but Hartman is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hartman is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartman is looking to advance position but Clott has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Hartman sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Hartman looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hartman has a hand on Clott's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Clott takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hartman is desperately trying to improve his position but Clott has a good base and remains in mount.
Hartman is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartman manages to control the position for a moment.
Hartman is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hartman wants to control but Clott is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hartman is hanging on here. He's in a desperate position.
Hartman sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
Hartman is controlling Clott's trapped leg to prevent Clott from advancing to side control.
Hartman is staying active underneath Clott, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hartman wants to get back to full guard.
Hartman makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hartman.
Bomba Clott has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Clott looking to sit in guard and control but Hartman gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hartman is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Reece Hartman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hartman, 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reece Hartman!
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RATING
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