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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Horacio Bartolome (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fight Pride (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Horacio Bartolome had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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142 lbs
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135 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Horacio Bartolome!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fight Pride!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Valeri Chadov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pride takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
It looks like Horacio Bartolome has been cut.
Bartolome takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bartolome shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bartolome showed some decent athleticism there.
Pride is trying to stand up here but Bartolome is controlling him well.
Bartolome thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pride's head.
Ground and pound from Bartolome.
Bartolome is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Pride sees it coming and defends easily.
Bartolome lands with a punch from half guard.
Bartolome has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bartolome content to control rather than advance.
Pride keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Pride is trying is best to control the position here.
Bartolome thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pride's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartolome is working for a kimura but Pride is defending it quite comfortably.
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.
Bartolome thows a huge punch but Pride dodges it nicely.
Bartolome thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bartolome not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A head kick misses from Pride.
Bartolome moves out of range of the body kick from Pride.
Pride misses with a kick to the body.
Bartolome circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pride with a poor takedown
and Bartolome counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pride looks to land a left hand but Bartolome moved out of range nicely.
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.
Bartolome shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Bartolome is working for a kimura but Pride is defending it quite comfortably.
Bartolome wants to control but Pride is keeping him busy.
Bartolome looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Bartolome is breathing heavily.
Pride won't allow Bartolome to pass to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartolome is looking to pass Pride's guard but actually Pride recovers to full guard.
Pride not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bartolome is looking to work some ground and pound but Pride has wrist control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bartolome trying to control but Pride is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pride throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bartolome counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Pride's guard now.
Bartolome trying to control but Pride is working from the bottom.
Bartolome forces his way into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bartolome not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bartolome trying to control the pace.
Bartolome lands strikes from half guard.
Bartolome thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pride's head.
Bartolome wants to take a breather but Pride is having none of it.
Pride tries to kick Bartolome off but Bartolome keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Bartolome is trying to control the action in half guard but Pride is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bartolome not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bartolome shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Pride's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Horacio Bartolome dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Horacio Bartolome's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bartolome scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Bartolome wants to control but Pride is keeping him busy.
Bartolome in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Bartolome trying to control the position but Pride is working away.
Bartolome taking a break here but Pride is having none of it and regains half guard.
Bartolome wants to work for an arm triangle but Pride is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pride regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Bartolome.
Bartolome stops Pride from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Pride shoots and misses
and Bartolome counters with a shoot takedown. Pride fights it but they end up in guard.
Bartolome thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Pride looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bartolome trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pride being controlled here, momentarily.
Pride can't keep his opponent in guard - Bartolome advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Bartolome wants to take a breather but Pride is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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. Bartolome connects with a nice short shot to Pride's temple.
Bartolome is looking for a kimura but Pride is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bartolome to get the leverage.
Bartolome looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Pride is defending against the submission attempts here by Bartolome.
Bartolome looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bartolome throwing shots but Pride is blocking nicely.
Bartolome thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pride's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bartolome closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Pride to the mat! Pride manages to get full guard.
Bartolome working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bartolome trying to control the position from guard on top but Pride is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Horacio Bartolome overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bartolome pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pride is keeping the position for now.
Bartolome wants to control from the top but Pride keeps moving.
Bartolome throws a strike but Pride rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bartolome is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bartolome is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Pride defends well.
Pride has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Bartolome is proving hard to escape from.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Pride shoots and misses
and Bartolome counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Bartolome trying to control but Pride is working from the bottom.
Pride avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pride working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bartolome.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Horacio Bartolome dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Horacio Bartolome's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Bartolome throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pride gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bartolome to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Pride is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bartolome stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pride swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bartolome is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pride wriggles free and stands up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartolome shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Pride's guard.
Pride avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bartolome throws a big right hand that misses.
Bartolome prevents Pride from getting back to his feet.
Bartolome is looking to work some ground and pound but Pride has wrist control.
Bartolome trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bartolome tries to free his leg and advance position but Pride is retaining full guard.
Bartolome trying to control but Pride is working from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Pride throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bartolome counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Pride's guard now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pride avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bartolome throws a big right hand that misses.
Bartolome tries to free his leg and advance position but Pride is retaining full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bartolome accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bartolome trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bartolome has gone for a leg lock! Pride slips out almost immediately though and dives into Bartolome's guard.
Pride wants to stand but Bartolome is controlling his posture from full guard.
Bartolome manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartolome thowing shots but they're missing.
Bartolome lands a heavy elbow.
Bartolome goes for an armbar but Pride turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Pride.
Bartolome is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bartolome looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pride is one step ahead there.
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.
Bartolome is looking to sweep but instead, Pride has passed into half guard.
Pride tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Fight Pride has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pride is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Bartolome is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Pride's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Pride's back!
And that's the end of the fight!
Horacio Bartolome showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bartolome, 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Horacio Bartolome!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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