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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Sanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Hartin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanders's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Con te Partiro. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Eric Hartin enters the cage!
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205 lbs
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192 cm
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209 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Sanders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eric Hartin!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hartin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hartin checks the leg kick.
Sanders lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Eric Hartin has been cut.
Hartin closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sanders to the mat! Sanders manages to get full guard.
Hartin wants to stand but Sanders has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Sanders tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sanders pulls Hartin in close to prevent any damage.
Sanders has a closed guard, preventing Hartin from standing up.
Sanders trying to keep a closed guard but Hartin is proving a slippery customer.
Sanders manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Hartin is squirming around, avoiding Sanders's attempts to control the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Hartin can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Sanders tries to control but Hartin wriggling away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hartin bucks Sanders off and manages to get back to his feet!
Sanders throws a right and a left that Hartin avoids nicely.
Sanders tries to clinch but Hartin moves out of range.
Hartin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sanders shoots in but no luck this time.
Hartin misses with a head kick.
Hartin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sanders counters with a right hand to the body.
Hartin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sanders uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hartin.
Sanders cracks a nice hook into Hartin's ribs.
Sanders throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hartin's waist but Hartin gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sanders off to one side.
Sanders throws a chopping leg kick but Hartin manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hartin throws a sloppy head kick
and Sanders counters with a two punch combo.
Sanders shoots in and bounces Hartin off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Sanders is breathing heavily.
Sanders stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hartin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanders stops Hartin from standing up.
Hartin is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Sanders is pushing down on Hartin's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hartin is fighting to maintain full guard but Sanders has managed to sneak the leg through.
Sanders drops an elbow to the side of Hartin's head.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sanders trying to pass the guard but Hartin defending well.
Hartin is not content to let Sanders control the position.
Hartin wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sanders tries to pass to full mount but Hartin defends it.
Hartin is trying to stand up here but Sanders is controlling him well.
Sanders decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Sanders shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sanders showed some decent athleticism there.
Sanders thows a huge punch but Hartin dodges it nicely.
Hartin is trying to stand.
Sanders trying to control the action but Hartin is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Sanders dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eric Hartin's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hartin throws a series of punches but Sanders moves out of range.
Hartin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hartin tries for a takedown but Sanders sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hartin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sanders takes the fight into the clinch.
Sanders wants to break free but Hartin has control.
Hartin breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from Sanders.
Sanders paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hartin throws a combination. Sanders tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartin stuffs the takedown.
Sanders decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Hartin has one foot on Sanders's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Sanders throws a head kick that misses.
Sanders throws a right and a left that Hartin avoids nicely.
Hartin lands a lovely overhand right.
Sanders looks for a takedown but Hartin sprawls well.
Hartin misses with an uppercut.
Chris Sanders is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hartin shoots for a double leg takedown but Sanders sprawls well. He's pushed Hartin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sanders slips a straight right by Hartin.
Hartin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sanders tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hartin swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Sanders. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A punch combination from Hartin misses.
Hartin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Crunch! Hartin slams his shin into Sanders's torso.
Hartin tries to clinch up but Sanders circles away and keeps his distance.
Sanders tries a head kick but it misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hartin, right into the meat.
Sanders has his takedown stuffed
and Hartin counters with a head kick.
Hartin wants to clinch but Sanders slips to the side
and Sanders counters with a one-two to the body.
Hartin lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sanders backs up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartin lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Eric Hartin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanders misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hartin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sanders pinned against the cage. Sanders gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sanders is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hartin tries to clinch up
and Sanders counters with a series of strikes. Hartin will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sanders falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hartin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four 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.
Hartin scores with a three punch combo!
Sanders takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hartin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sanders swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Some wild striking there from Hartin.
Nice body punch from Hartin.
Sanders keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hartin loads up on a big right hand but Sanders slips the punch.
Sanders fails with a takedown attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hartin throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Hartin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Eric Hartin's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sanders drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sanders tries for a takedown but Hartin manages to get underhooks.
Sanders is trying to break free.
Sanders is trying to break free.
Hartin breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanders lands with a slapping head kick.
Hartin throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sanders's head.
Hartin throws a head kick that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hartin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders blocks a head kick by Hartin.
Sanders will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hartin works over Sanders's head and body with a nice combination.
Sanders wants to clinch up but Hartin keeps it at a distance.
Hartin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hartin swinging wilding here.
Sanders uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hartin.
Sanders cracks Hartin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sanders lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hartin backs up against the cage.
Hartin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sanders.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanders keeps the fight on the outside.
Hartin misses with a combination
and Sanders counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Sanders stops Hartin from getting back to his feet.
Sanders wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hartin keeps working.
Hartin is defending against the submission attempts here by Sanders.
Hartin is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanders is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hartin is just riding it out for now. Sanders eventually gives up the hold.
Sanders stops Hartin from getting back to his feet.
Sanders is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hartin is just riding it out for now. Sanders eventually gives up the hold.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hartin throws a head kick but Sanders moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sanders shoots and misses
and Hartin counters with a takedown into side control.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Sanders. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hartin decides to stand back up.
Sanders stuns Hartin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hartin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sanders looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanders keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hartin.
Hartin throws a lazy head kick
so Sanders counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Hartin is wriggling around but Sanders manages to pass to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Eric Hartin.
I think Hartin 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Hartin!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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