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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bart Bartell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Markus Justice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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185 cm
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184 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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182 cm
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170 lbs
8 - 7 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bart Bartell! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
8 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Markus Justice! The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, John Roberts and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Justice connects with the punch. Bartell slips under a jab from Justice. Justice circles away from the clinch attempt enabling Justice to counter with a crisp jab. Justice lands an overhand right. Bartell lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Markus Justice has been cut. This has been an exciting period of action! Bartell takes the fight into the clinch. Bartell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bartell looking to throw knees to the head but Justice is blocking nicely.
Bartell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Justice has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bartell after a bit of a struggle. Bartell misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bartell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bartell tries to land a knee to the head but Justice blocks with his arms.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bartell takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. Bartell misses with a knee strike.
Bartell unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bartell misses with a knee strike.
Bartell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Justice blocks it with crossed arms. Bartell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Justice blocks it with crossed arms. Good anti-grappling being displayed by Justice as Bartell tries to tie him up. Bartell missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bartell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Justice.
Bartell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Justice has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Justice has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bartell after a bit of a struggle. Bartell misses with a knee strike.
Justice tries for a takedown but Bartell manages to get underhooks.
Bart Bartell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Markus Justice. Knees in the clinch landing for Bartell.
Bartell connects with a nasty looking knee right to Justice's face.
Bartell with a knee to the head.
Bartell with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bartell looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bartell with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bartell with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Bartell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Justice is defending well for now. Bartell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Justice has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bartell trying to land knees to the body.
Bartell misses with a knee to the head. Bartell gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Justice.
A knee to the head by Bartell.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bartell is pushing Justice up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. Bartell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Justice blocks it with crossed arms. Bartell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bartell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bartell is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Justice on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Bartell misses with a knee to the head. Bartell tries to land a knee to the head but Justice blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bart Bartell dominated that round. The cut man is working on Markus Justice's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bartell tries to clinch up and Justice counters with a lovely straight right hand! Bartell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bartell is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Justice misses with a straight right. Bartell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Justice.
Bartell's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Justice connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bartell scrambles back to his feet. Justice lands a right hook to the body.
Justice lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Bartell wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bartell rushes Justice and presses him up against the cage. Justice is looking for a takedown. Justice tries to score a body lock takedown but Bartell shows good agility there to stay on his feet. Bart Bartell has scored more points in the clinch so far. Bartell with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Bartell gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Justice.
Bart Bartell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Markus Justice. Bartell looking to throw knees to the head but Justice is blocking nicely.
Bartell unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Justice has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Bartell is trying to keep an underhook but Justice manages to get the takedown into half guard. Justice decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet. Bartell tries to clinch up and Justice makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Bartell wants to clinch up but Justice keeps it at a distance. Bartell tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Justice counters with a lovely straight right hand! Bartell is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Justice swats away the attempt to clinch by Bartell.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bartell fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bartell takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bartell doesn't manage to clinch there - Justice circles away.
Bartell fails with an attempt to clinch.
Justice works the jab nicely. Bart Bartell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Bartell tries to clinch but fails miserably and Justice counters with a low kick, right behind Bartell 's knee. Bartell is looking to clinch. Crunch! Justice slams his shin into Bartell's torso. Justice is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bartell pushes Justice up against the cage in a clinch. This has been an exciting period of action! Bartell prevents the takedown attempt.
Bartell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Justice.
Justice managing to block the knees to the body from Bartell.
Bartell tries to land a knee to the head but Justice blocks with his arms.
Bartell looking to throw knees to the head but Justice is blocking nicely.
Bartell with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bartell misses with a knee strike.
Bartell misses with a knee strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Bartell tries a knee to the head but Justice blocks it.
Bartell tries to land knees in the clinch but Justice avoids the damage to the body. Bartell tries a knee to the head but Justice blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Markus Justice showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Markus Justice's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Justice lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bartell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Justice moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Bart Bartell has been cut. Justice missing with a left hand there. Bartell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Justice throws a jab when Bartell was well out of range. Bartell gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Bartell tries a knee to the head but Justice blocks it.
Bartell is trying to stall.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Bartell looking to throw knees to the head but Justice is blocking nicely.
Bartell gets underhooks to prevent Justice's takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round. Good anti-grappling being displayed by Justice as Bartell tries to tie him up. Bartell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bartell throws a knee to the head but misses.
Justice avoiding damage as Bartell throws knees to the body.
Bartell looking to throw knees to the head but Justice is blocking nicely.
Bartell putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Justice in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Bartell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Justice has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bartell looking to throw knees to the head but Justice is blocking nicely.
Bartell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Justice has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bartell trying to control the position but instead, Justice has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bartell into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Justice being controlled against the cage. Bartell landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bartell tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Justice avoids it. Justice has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Bartell is trying to keep an underhook but Justice manages to get the takedown into half guard. Bartell looks like he's trying to stand up.
Justice decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Bartell wants to clinch up but Justice keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bartell tries to clinch up enabling Justice to counter with a crisp jab. Bartell wants to clinch up but Justice keeps it at a distance. Bartell tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Justice counters with a stiff right hand. Bartell tries to clinch there but Justice circles away.
Bartell lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bartell is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Justice lands a really nice looking cross but Bartell seems unphased.
Justice lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
This has been an exciting period of action! Justice throws a jab but it's blocked by Bartell. Justice swats away the attempt to clinch by Bartell. Bartell avoids a punch combination nicely.
A jab from Justice finds it's way through Bartell's defenses. Justice swings for the body but Bartell moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Bartell fails in his attempt to clinch. Justice scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
And that's the end of the fight! Markus Justice comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think Justice has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29 Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:29 Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Markus Justice!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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