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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Barnabus Sanitario (ranked 1394 p4p, 755 weight class) and Cleon Wright (ranked 93 p4p, 52 weight class). Wright is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Come out to play . Barnabus Sanitario has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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World class MT
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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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Barnabus Sanitario!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Cleon Wright !
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanitario tries for a takedown but Wright circles away easily
and Wright counters with a straight right hand.
Wright leaves Sanitario with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sanitario takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wright just misses with a punch to the body.
Sanitario tries to score a power double leg takedown but Wright sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sanitario somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Barnabus Sanitario. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright swings for the body but Sanitario moves out of range.
Wright throws a lazy right hand but Sanitario sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sanitario attempts a counter takedown but Wright avoids it well and moves away.
Sanitario fails with a takedown attempt.
A nice side step and Wright releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sanitario looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright takes a swing at Sanitario's ribcage but misses.
Sanitario shoots in for a double leg but Wright sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Wright missing with a left hand there. Sanitario was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wright misses with a combination
and Sanitario counters with a single leg into guard. Wright didn't expect that.
Wright tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sanitario trying to control but Wright is working from the bottom.
Sanitario throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanitario postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanitario trying to control but Wright is working from the bottom.
Sanitario stopping the sweep attempt from Wright .
Wright utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wright wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A swing and a miss from Wright .
A looping hook to the body misses from Wright . Sanitario does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sanitario goes for a double leg but Wright avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Wright continues to drive forward.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sanitario.
Wright swings wildly with an uppercut but Sanitario uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanitario has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Wright after a bit of a struggle.
Wright pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cleon Wright seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four 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.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Sanitario.
Sanitario is looking to take a break and control but Wright is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wright parries the strikes from Sanitario easily there. Sanitario is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Wright to escape.
Sanitario throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sanitario working away.
Sanitario working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Sanitario throws an elbow but Wright slips to the side and avoids it well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cleon Wright 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.
Wright lands with a nice body kick.
Wright misses the shot to the body.
Sanitario avoids the body shot from Wright .
Wright throws a jab but it's blocked by Sanitario.
Wright is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sanitario rather than just go for the knockout.
Wright throws a sloppy head kick and Sanitario moves out of range easily.
Sanitario drops down looking for a counter takedown but Wright sprawls and moves away.
Wright has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sanitario shoots in but no luck this time.
Wright stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Wright wants it to stay on the feet.
Sanitario with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wright to score with a decent uppercut.
Sanitario displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wright throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Sanitario slips a straight right by Wright .
Excellent takedown into side control there by Sanitario.
Wright throws Sanitario to one side and escapes!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sanitario is defended easily by Wright .
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Barnabus Sanitario. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wright throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sanitario sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wright changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wright pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sanitario shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Wright counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sanitario fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sanitario on the side of the head.
Sanitario takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sanitario uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wright .
Wright scores with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanitario shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Wright regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Sanitario.
Wright looking for a sweep. Not yet Wright , not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanitario scoring with some ground and pound.
Sanitario with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sanitario looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Sanitario trying to control but Wright is working from the bottom.
Wright being controlled here, momentarily.
Sanitario distracts Wright with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's four 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.
Wright is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Sanitario is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Wright preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wright wants to hit a sweep here but Sanitario passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Wright there!
Wright tries to lock up and control but Sanitario gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cleon Wright showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! 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.
Sanitario manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Wright on his heels. He'll look to pass Wright 's guard now, I'm sure.
Wright pushes Sanitario off and scrambles back to his feet.
Wright is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Wright looks to land a combination but Sanitario avoids it well.
Sanitario walks into a stiff left hand from Wright .
Sanitario looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half 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!
Wright has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sanitario is working away from the top position though.
Sanitario wants to control but Wright is keeping him busy.
Wright moves into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanitario tries to free his leg and advance position but Wright is retaining full guard.
Wright is adopting a defensive guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Sanitario wants to pass the guard but Wright is keeping the position.
Sanitario throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's two 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.
Sanitario closes the distance and clinches up with Wright , looking for a takedown. Sanitario pushes Wright against the cage but Wright circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sanitario.
Sanitario misses with a takedown attempt
and Wright cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wright scores with a head kick. Sanitario tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Wright enables Sanitario to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Wright manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Wright trying to control the position here.
Sanitario loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wright wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanitario trying to control but Wright is working from the bottom.
Wright utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sanitario might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Wright is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Sanitario looking to sit in guard and control but Wright gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sanitario wants to control but Wright passes easily into half guard.
Wright prevents Sanitario from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Sanitario moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Cleon Wright is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sanitario looking to control.
Wright is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Sanitario is trying to keep Wright in close.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sanitario wants to control but Wright passes easily into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cleon Wright comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Wright 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cleon Wright !
A relieved looking Cleon Wright thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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