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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jake Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Barton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barton has chosen Thoughtless by KoRn as his entrance music. 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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Good takedowns
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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 Los Angeles, Jake Roberts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eric Barton!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barton changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Barton stuns Roberts with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Roberts shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Barton pinned against the cage. Barton gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Roberts shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Barton pinned against the cage. Barton gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Barton lands a glancing blow to the side of Roberts's head.
Roberts showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barton.
Roberts throws a head kick that misses
and Barton counters with a slapping leg kick.
Roberts fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Roberts. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Roberts takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Barton displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Roberts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barton moves in looking to clinch but Roberts pushes him off.
Roberts moves into range and clinches up with Barton.
Barton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barton looks to land a combination but Roberts avoids it well.
Barton scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Roberts scores a takedown into full mount!
Barton is in all sorts of trouble here.
Roberts wants to control the pace but Barton is squirming around nicely.
Barton looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberts dominating with strikes here.
Roberts trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Barton tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roberts stands up from mount. Strange move.
Roberts tries a head kick but it misses.
Barton wants to clinch
and Roberts decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Barton's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barton pushes Roberts off and scrambles back to his feet.
Roberts is breathing heavily.
Barton throws a series of punches but Roberts avoids them all with ease.
Roberts looks for the body kick but Barton saw that one coming.
Barton stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Barton wants it to stay on the feet.
Barton shoots in but no luck this time.
Barton tries to clinch up but Roberts circles away and keeps his distance.
Roberts pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Roberts looks to land a body kick but Barton moved away.
Roberts closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Barton forces Roberts back against the cage and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barton taking a breather.
Barton stalls.
Roberts avoiding damage as Barton throws knees to the body.
Roberts jumps guard but Barton turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Roberts has Barton pressed against the cage, preventing Barton from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Barton is struggling to control the position.
Barton breaks from the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barton swinging wildly here.
Barton is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Roberts pushes Barton up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Eric Barton will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Roberts.
Roberts in side control, throwing shots but Barton defends.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roberts stands up.
Roberts on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Barton scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Roberts changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Barton tries to avoid it but Roberts manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Barton to the ground. Barton escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Roberts takes one to the side of the head.
Barton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Roberts paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barton's corner calls for a 1-2. Barton obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Roberts is rocked!
Roberts rushes Barton and presses him up against the cage.
Oh Roberts is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Barton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Roberts shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Barton throws an overhand right that drops Roberts like a sack of potatoes! Barton dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eric Barton!
A very excited looking Eric Barton made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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