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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between William Hartwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Horacio Vanderbeet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). William Hartwell has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, William Hartwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Horacio Vanderbeet!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Fedor Mirinova and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vanderbeet takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hartwell ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hartwell swings for the body but Vanderbeet moves out of range.
Hartwell connects with a body shot that sends Vanderbeet's belly button to the back.
Vanderbeet keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vanderbeet uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hartwell.
Hartwell fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A telegraphed right hand from Hartwell misses the target.
Hartwell connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hartwell tests Vanderbeet's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hartwell throws out a loose jab but Vanderbeet uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hartwell works Vanderbeet's body with a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartwell fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hartwell scores with a body shot.
Hartwell lands a jab.
William Hartwell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hartwell misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Vanderbeet counters with a shoot takedown. Hartwell fights it but they end up in guard.
Vanderbeet throws a strike but Hartwell rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Vanderbeet looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hartwell is one step ahead there.
Vanderbeet is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartwell stopping the sweep attempt from Vanderbeet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanderbeet controlling the position.
Hartwell trying to stand up but can't free himself from Vanderbeet's guard.
William Hartwell has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hartwell. Vanderbeet does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hartwell moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Vanderbeet avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartwell bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Vanderbeet's head backwards.
Hartwell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hartwell thows a body shot but no joy.
Hartwell just misses with a punch to the body.
Vanderbeet ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hartwell thows a body shot but no joy.
Hartwell fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hartwell throws a series of punches but Vanderbeet avoids them all with ease.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hartwell misses with a looping left.
Hartwell scores with a crisp jab that stopped Vanderbeet in his tracks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Hartwell dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hartwell works Vanderbeet's body with a nice hook.
William Hartwell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hartwell throws a body punch but Vanderbeet moves out of range.
Hartwell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vanderbeet keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hartwell stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hartwell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vanderbeet moves away.
Hartwell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hartwell throws a looping overhand right but Vanderbeet ducks down to avoid it.
Hartwell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Hartwell misses.
Hartwell lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Vanderbeet at a distance.
Hartwell cracks Vanderbeet with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanderbeet dodges the punch combination from Hartwell.
Vanderbeet on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hartwell thows a body shot but no joy.
Hartwell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vanderbeet manages to avoid it.
Hartwell jabs Vanderbeet to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hartwell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vanderbeet manages to avoid it.
Hartwell lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hartwell looks to score with a jab to the body but Vanderbeet is just out of range.
Vanderbeet slips a jab and a cross from Hartwell.
No joy there for Hartwell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartwell misses with a jab to the body
and Vanderbeet counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Vanderbeet throws a strike but Hartwell avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Vanderbeet throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hartwell works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Vanderbeet working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Vanderbeet is pushing down on Hartwell's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hartwell is fighting to maintain full guard but Vanderbeet has managed to sneak the leg through.
Vanderbeet sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hartwell defending well though.
Vanderbeet thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hartwell's head.
Hartwell is staying active underneath Vanderbeet, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Vanderbeet is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Vanderbeet throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanderbeet seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Vanderbeet not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Vanderbeet not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hartwell is staying active underneath Vanderbeet, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Vanderbeet is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Vanderbeet has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Vanderbeet looks to land a strike but Hartwell avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Vanderbeet scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vanderbeet throwing strikes from guard but Hartwell blocks nicely.
Hartwell has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Vanderbeet off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Hartwell misses with a straight right.
Hartwell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vanderbeet manages to avoid it.
Hartwell thows a body shot but no joy.
Vanderbeet uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hartwell.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hartwell throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hartwell scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Vanderbeet doesn't seem bothered though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that William Hartwell will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Hartwell lands a body shot.
Hartwell is looking to wear down Vanderbeet with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A jab from Hartwell finds it's way through Vanderbeet's defenses.
A big right from Hartwell misses.
Hartwell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hartwell swings widly with a right hand
so Vanderbeet counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Vanderbeet throwing strikes from guard but Hartwell blocks nicely.
Vanderbeet throws a big elbow that misses.
Vanderbeet postures up in Hartwell's guard and throws a big left but Hartwell blocks it.
Vanderbeet throws a strike but Hartwell rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Vanderbeet is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanderbeet content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Vanderbeet working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Vanderbeet throws a big right hand that misses.
Vanderbeet is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hartwell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Vanderbeet throws a strike but Hartwell rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
William Hartwell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vanderbeet working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hartwell doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Vanderbeet is tightening it up a little... Hartwell has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Hartwell reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Hartwell taps out! Nice BJJ there by Vanderbeet!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Horacio Vanderbeet!
After the fight, Horacio Vanderbeet was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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energy
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hype
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