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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Bartlett (ranked 3721 p4p, 20501 weight class) and Markus King (ranked 227 p4p, 291 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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175 cm
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140
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bryan Bartlett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Markus King!
The judges for this bout are Roosa J�rvil�inen, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bartlett scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Markus King has been cut.
Bartlett closes the distance and clinches up with King, looking for a takedown. Bartlett pushes King against the ropes but King circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
King moves into the clinch.
King has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Bartlett clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
King trying to control.
Bartlett controlling King 's hands.
King is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Bartlett is defending well though. King let's go of the attempt for now.
Bartlett prevents King from getting a body triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartlett covering up well under a series of strikes from King.
King misses with an elbow to the head.
Bartlett showing good submission defense here.
Bartlett wants to escape the position.
King has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Bartlett rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartlett tries to get to full guard but King has control of the leg.
King is pressing down on Bartlett's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bartlett is holding on for now.
Bartlett is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
King throws a strike but Bartlett avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
King trying to control the position from guard on top but Bartlett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Bartlett wants to get back to his feet but King is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartlett trying to control the position here.
Bartlett lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Bartlett wants to stand and escape but instead King has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Bartlett looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
King is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
King trying to control the position from guard on top but Bartlett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bartlett trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Bartlett is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bartlett has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but King can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bartlett trying to control the position.
Bartlett keeping moving, preventing King from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
King throws a hook but Bartlett avoids it easily.
Bartlett dives in and grabs King's left leg, looking for a takedown. King pushes down on Bartlett's head and hops out.
And King tries to counter it with a takedown but Bartlett pushes his down on his head and steps out.
The fight stays on the outside here - King looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
King tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bartlett drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Bartlett sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Bartlett lands a couple of digs.
King keeping moving, preventing Bartlett from controlling successfully.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
King looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
King trying to keep a closed guard but Bartlett is proving a slippery customer.
Bartlett tries to free his leg and advance position but King is retaining full guard.
Bartlett tries to stand but King is controlling from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Bartlett 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 decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
King throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Bartlett was covering up waiting for the punch and King finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Bartlett controlling King's posture.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bartlett tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bartlett is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bartlett on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bartlett tries to get out of the position.
King looking to sit in guard and control but Bartlett gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
King not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bartlett looking to pass the guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
King avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
King is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bartlett is aware though and is defending well.
King preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bartlett trying to control the position from guard on top but King is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bartlett works over King with some ground and pound from guard.
Bartlett looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
King trying to control the position here.
Bartlett trying to control but King is working from the bottom.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
King has a closed guard, preventing Bartlett from standing up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
King drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Bartlett is looking for a sweep.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bartlett is working hard here to advance position.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bryan Bartlett.
I think Bartlett has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa J�rvil�inen scores the fight for Bryan Bartlett!
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Bryan Bartlett!
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Bryan Bartlett!
Bryan Bartlett wins by unanimous decision!
Our winner, Bryan Bartlett, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
28% |
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