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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ken Gunner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eryk Bartnik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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130 lbs
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137 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good in bed |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ken Gunner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eryk Bartnik!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunner swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gunner closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Gunner looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Bartnik looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gunner has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Gunner controlling the position easily from mount.
Bartnik can't escape the position.
Gunner controlling the position easily from mount.
Bartnik is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Bartnik is trying to escape the mount.
Gunner can't control as he wanted to and Bartnik manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Bartnik is in trouble now - Gunner has advanced to mount!
Gunner tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Gunner wants to control the pace but Bartnik is squirming around nicely.
Bartnik is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunner landing strikes from the mount and Bartnik is in trouble!
Gunner jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Bartnik manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Gunner controls the position.
Bartnik is looking to reverse the position.
Bartnik looks gassed!
Gunner decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Eryk Bartnik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Bartnik.
Gunner slips a jab and a cross from Bartnik.
Gunner scoring well with a low kick there.
Gunner shoots in and bounces Bartnik off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Gunner postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Gunner distracts Bartnik with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Gunner trying to control the position from guard on top but Bartnik is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bartnik looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Gunner passes into side control.
Gunner tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunner is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Bartnik will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Gunner is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bartnik has escaped the position, nice work there.
Gunner working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Gunner blocks the strikes from Bartnik.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Gunner dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gunner dodges the punch combination from Bartnik.
Gunner showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bartnik.
Bartnik gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Gunner might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bartnik can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gunner controls the pace.
Gunner distracts Bartnik with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bartnik throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gunner decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Gunner shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Bartnik napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunner is staying tight to Bartnik's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Bartnik tries to bench press Gunner off him but Gunner keeps the position.
Gunner controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gunner working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Gunner working the body and head with strikes.
That's two 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.
Gunner content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Bartnik is looking for a sweep.
Gunner wants to control but Bartnik is keeping him busy.
Gunner remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Bartnik gets back to half guard.
Gunner is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Gunner could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartnik is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gunner pulls his head out easily.
Bartnik looking for submissions off his back.
Gunner wants to get back to his feet.
Gunner is trying to work for a kimura but Bartnik is defending well.
Bartnik actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Well, if Gunner is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Bartnik is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gunner pulls his head out easily.
Gunner is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Bartnik has managed to free his arm - good work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bartnik looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Gunner dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Bartnik lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bartnik.
Gunner closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gunner has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Bartnik uses from the top position.
Gunner not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bartnik wanted to stand there but Gunner had control of the position.
Gunner is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gunner keeping full guard, as Bartnik tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gunner trying to keep a closed guard but Bartnik is proving a slippery customer.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Gunner will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ken Gunner wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Gunner shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Gunner is trying to control. Bartnik wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Gunner moves into full mount! Bartnik won't be happy about that!
Bartnik is looking to improve his position but Gunner isn't that keen on the idea.
Gunner is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Bartnik has managed to escape the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartnik really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The referee warns Bartnik that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Gunner putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Gunner wants to control the pace but Bartnik is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunner takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Gunner misses with a head shot.
Bartnik regains half guard.
Gunner is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bartnik sees it coming and defends easily.
Bartnik looking for a kimura from the bottom but Gunner passes into side control!
Bartnik tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gunner wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Gunner is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Bartnik will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bartnik sneaks back into half guard.
Bartnik has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Gunner escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Gunner!
Bartnik taking a bit of punishment here - Gunner scoring with strikes.
Bartnik sneaks back into half guard.
Bartnik looking for submissions off his back.
Gunner moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Bartnik.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ken Gunner showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gunner 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ken Gunner!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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