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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Barrie Erskine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Sarmiento (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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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140 lbs
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BJJ Blue 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Barrie Erskine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joseph Sarmiento!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Erskine rushes Sarmiento and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sarmiento changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Erskine fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Erskine defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sarmiento.
Erskine throws a series of punches but Sarmiento avoids them all with ease.
Sarmiento looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Erskine is fending him off so far but Sarmiento persists. Nope, Erskine circles away and we're back to standing.
Barrie Erskine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joseph Sarmiento.
Sarmiento shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Erskine as he avoids it easily.
Erskine's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Erskine duly obliges.
Erskine really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Erskine leaves Sarmiento with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Danga de danga de dang - Erskine scores with a four punch combination!
Sarmiento tries to clinch but Erskine moves away
and Erskine counters with a nice body kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Erskine!
Erskine misses with the combination.
Erskine tries to bum rush Sarmiento with a series of wild strikes but Sarmiento uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sarmiento with a lazy takedown attempt
and Erskine counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Erskine throws a nice looking combination but Sarmiento bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarmiento has his takedown stuffed
and Erskine counters with a one-two to the body.
Sarmiento looks gassed!
Erskine scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Erskine works the jab nicely.
Danga de danga de dang - Erskine scores with a four punch combination!
Erskine has taken the fight to the clinch.
Erskine has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Sarmiento uses from the top position.
Erskine wants to get back to his feet but Sarmiento is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sarmiento looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Erskine will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Erskine kicks Sarmiento off and gets to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarmiento misses with a leg kick
and Erskine counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A right-left combo lands from Erskine.
Erskine clinches up with Sarmiento and pushes him back against the cage.
Erskine has Sarmiento pushed against the cage.
Erskine breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Erskine is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Erskine lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Erskine lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Sarmiento doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Erskine counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Erskine lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sarmiento backs up against the cage.
Erskine scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sarmiento has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erskine lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Erskine closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sarmiento to the mat! Sarmiento manages to get full guard.
Erskine stands up and waves to Sarmiento to follow him.
Erskine works over Sarmiento's head and body with a nice combination.
Erskine throws a one two combo.
Erskine rushes Sarmiento and presses him up against the cage.
Erskine escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Erskine lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Erskine has taken the fight to the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Sarmiento's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Erskine breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Erskine lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Erskine.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Erskine closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Sarmiento tries to clinch but Erskine moves away
and Erskine decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sarmiento's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Erskine content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sarmiento looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sarmiento wants to stand and escape but Erskine is having none of it.
Erskine landing with the ground and pound.
Erskine has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Erskine lands a couple of digs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barrie Erskine dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Erskine drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sarmiento wants to sweep but no luck.
Erskine stands up and waves to Sarmiento to follow him.
Erskine misses with a few strikes there.
Erskine is working the combinations to good effect here.
Erskine throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Erskine drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Sarmiento manages to work his way to half guard, despite Erskine's best efforts.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Erskine wants to stand up but Sarmiento is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarmiento trying to control here.
Sarmiento is trying to get back to full guard.
Erskine looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sarmiento with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Erskine stands up and beckons Sarmiento to join him on the feet.
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.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Erskine, as that shot connected.
Erskine scores with a one two! Sarmiento had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Erskine throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sarmiento stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Erskine lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Erskine shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Sarmiento is trying to defend but Erskine finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Erskine decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Sarmiento darts in trying to clinch
and Erskine counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erskine throws a one two combo.
Erskine throws a series of strikes that have Sarmiento backpedaling.
Erskine closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Sarmiento is trying to stand back up but Erskine is controlling him
Sarmiento tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Erskine has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Erskine controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Erskine looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Sarmiento is trying desperately to improve position.
Erskine lands with some strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barrie Erskine dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Erskine closes the distance and clinches.
Sarmiento looking to slow down the pace here.
Erskine manages to break the clinch.
Erskine throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Erskine throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Sarmiento was covering up waiting for the punch and Erskine finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Sarmiento is looking to stand up but Erskine isn't so interested in that idea.
Erskine preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Erskine trying to control but Sarmiento is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sarmiento takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Erskine stands up and waves to Sarmiento to follow him.
Erskine lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Sarmiento shoots and misses
and Erskine counters with a takedown into side control.
Erskine decides to stand up, so the ref orders Sarmiento to his feet.
Erskine has taken the fight to the clinch.
Erskine breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Erskine gets the takedown into side control.
Sarmiento on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Erskine decides to stand back up. Erskine steps back and let's Sarmiento get back to his feet.
Barrie Erskine is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
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!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Erskine.
Erskine working away.
Sarmiento sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Sarmiento is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erskine stops Sarmiento from getting back to his feet.
Erskine working over Sarmiento with some ground and pound. Sarmiento looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sarmiento is trying to control but Erskine passes into side control!
Sarmiento is letting Erskine control him for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Erskine stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Barrie Erskine is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Erskine. Sarmiento shrugs it off though.
Erskine is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sarmiento can do to turn this around?
Erskine connects with a solid leg kick.
Erskine lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Joseph Sarmiento has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sarmiento throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Erskine counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
And that's the end of the fight!
Barrie Erskine showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Erskine has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:25
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:25
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barrie Erskine!
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energy
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