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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wrank Artu (ranked 3024 p4p, 4100 weight class) and Alex Banton (ranked 325 p4p, 405 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Artu might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Crystal Method - Play For Real (Dirtyphonics Remix) (Official Video). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wrank Artu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alex Banton!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Daniel Cesar and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Artu tries to clinch
and Banton counters with a series of strikes. Artu will be more careful next time no doubt.
Artu tries to clinch up.
Banton feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Artu looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Banton tries to free his leg and advance position but Artu is retaining full guard.
Banton wants to stand but Artu is controlling his posture from full guard.
Banton preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Artu is working hard here to advance position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Banton throwing strikes but missing.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Artu scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Banton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Artu.
Banton moves into the clinch successfully.
Artu is trying to drag Banton to the mat but Banton just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Banton gets through Artu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Banton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Banton shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Artu pinned against the cage. Artu gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Banton shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Artu pinned against the cage. Artu gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Artu clinches.
Banton is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Wrank Artu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Banton.
Banton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Artu looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Artu jabs Banton right on the nose. Banton blinks but takes it well.
Artu gets the takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Banton is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Banton takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Artu tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Banton is looking for a sweep.
Banton is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Artu asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Banton takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banton is not content to let Artu control the position.
Artu tries to score with some ground and pound. Banton controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Artu lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Banton down.
Artu creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Banton is rocked!
Artu working the ground and pound from side control.
Banton is still in real trouble! Can Artu finish him?
Artu misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Banton seems to have recovered his senses.
Artu scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Banton to see if he's OK.
You can see the frustration on Banton's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Artu in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Artu in side control, throwing shots but Banton defends.
Banton gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Artu lands strikes from half guard.
Banton is trying to escape back to his feet but Artu uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Artu in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Banton is trying to improve his position.
Artu creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Artu cracks Banton with a big right hand but Banton just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Artu trying to control the action but Banton is working from the bottom.
Banton avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Artu.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wrank Artu dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Banton gets a clinch.
Artu is looking for a takedown.
Banton ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Banton no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Artu missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Artu not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Artu scoring with some ground and pound.
Artu knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Banton on the ground.
Banton looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Banton working a defensive guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Artu scoring with some ground and pound.
Artu throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banton has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Artu can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Banton has momentary wrist control but Artu slips an elbow through the middle.
Artu loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Artu throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Artu scoring with punches to the head and body.
Artu trying to control but Banton is working from the bottom.
Banton has his foot on Artu's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Artu works his way back into a safe position though.
Artu trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Banton trying to control the position.
Artu slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banton is looking to stand up but Artu isn't so interested in that idea.
Artu lands a couple of digs.
Banton preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Banton avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Artu scoring with punches to the head and body.
Banton keeping moving, preventing Artu from controlling successfully.
Banton throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Artu throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Banton works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Artu postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Artu has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Artu connects with a couple of short punches.
Banton wants to stand up but Artu is controlling him.
Artu with a flurry of punches that miss.
Artu is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Banton keeping moving, preventing Artu from controlling successfully.
Banton is trying to control the position but Artu postures up.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Banton manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Artu manages to get himself to full guard.
Artu tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banton trying to control but Artu is working from the bottom.
Banton throws a big right hand that misses.
Banton wants to stand but Artu has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Artu keeping moving, preventing Banton from controlling successfully.
Artu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Banton can do to turn this around?
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Banton is looking to stand up but Artu won't let him.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wrank Artu dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Artu gets a takedown into half guard.
Artu is nestled in close to Banton, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Banton is trying to stand.
Banton avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Artu.
Banton is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Artu scores with a couple of nice shots.
Banton wants to control but Artu is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Artu throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Artu working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Artu scores with a big shot! Banton's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Banton! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wrank Artu!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Wrank Artu made sure he mentioned Going The Distance, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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