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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mac Pumper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jessie Hartin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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144 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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138 lbs
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Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mac Pumper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jessie Hartin!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pumper fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hartin manages to avoid it.
Hartin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pumper, pushing him back against the cage.
Hartin breaks the clinch.
Hartin is looking to clinch but Pumper is avoiding it.
Hartin tries to clinch up but Pumper circles away and keeps his distance.
Pumper tries a head kick but it misses.
Pumper misses with a hook. Hartin ducked under it nicely.
Pumper keeps the fight on the outside.
Hartin changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Pumper looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Hartin working away.
Pumper manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Pumper wants to control but Hartin is keeping busy.
Pumper is not content to let Hartin control the position.
Hartin seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Pumper is positioning himself well to prevent Hartin advancing to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pumper tries to get to full guard but Hartin has control of the leg.
Hartin is thwarting Pumper's attempts to control the position.
Pumper is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hartin's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hartin's back!
Pumper controls the action.
Hartin is trying to get back to his feet but Pumper has full control of the position and if anything, Hartin has just worked his way into a worse spot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Pumper is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Pumper is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Hartin defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
I would not like to be Hartin right now.
Pumper is looking for the choke from the back position but Hartin is controlling his hands well.
Hartin is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Pumper controls the action.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Mac Pumper just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Pumper with a poor takedown
and Hartin counters by moving into the clinch.
Pumper is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartin jumps guard and drags Pumper to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pumper trying to control the position from guard on top but Hartin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pumper stays in close to Hartin's body and controls the position.
Hartin wants to stand and escape but Pumper is having none of it.
Pumper not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hartin looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Pumper prevents Hartin from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hartin looking to control.
Pumper pushing down on Hartin's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Pumper seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Hartin looks like he's trying to stand up.
Pumper perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mac Pumper will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Pumper fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hartin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pumper paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pumper circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hartin is looking to clinch but Pumper is avoiding it.
Hartin drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Hartin decides to stand back up.
Hartin tries to clinch up but Pumper circles away and keeps his distance.
Jessie Hartin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hartin drives through and clinches with Pumper against the cage.
Hartin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pumper misses with a takedown attempt - Hartin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hartin is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartin clinches with his opponent.
Hartin stalling in the clinch.
Hartin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hartin is leaning against Pumper and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hartin scores with a knee to the head.
Pumper tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mac Pumper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hartin tries to land knees in the clinch but Pumper avoids the damage to the body.
Hartin prevents a takedown attempt there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hartin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pumper lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pumper drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hartin pulls his leg out and moves away.
Pumper circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hartin wants to clinch up but Pumper keeps it at a distance.
Hartin tries to clinch but Pumper is having none of it.
Hartin forces Pumper back against the cage and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Pumper misses the target.
Hartin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hartin scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Pumper is pressing down on Hartin's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Pumper tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hartin gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Hartin moves into the clinch successfully.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hartin.
Pumper drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pumper tries to land a knee to the head but Hartin blocks with his arms.
Pumper has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hartin avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hartin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hartin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pumper backwards.
Hartin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pumper's face.
Hartin throws an elbow but it misses.
Pumper managing to block the knees to the body from Hartin.
Pumper wants a takedown.
Hartin breaks the clinch.
Pumper avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hartin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pumper throws a body kick the misses
and Hartin counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hartin has had enough of the clinch but Pumper keeps him there for the moment.
Hartin has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Pumper uses from the top position.
Pumper sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Hartin working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pumper slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Hartin keeping moving, preventing Pumper from controlling successfully.
Pumper wants to pass the guard but Hartin is keeping the position.
Pumper stops Hartin from standing up.
Pumper sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jessie Hartin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Hartin wants to clinch.
Hartin blocks a leg kick.
Hartin moves out of range of the body kick from Pumper.
A low kick from Pumper is predictable there
and Hartin counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hartin stops a takedown attempt from Pumper.
Hartin scores with a shoulder strike.
Pumper has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hartin is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hartin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pumper lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hartin stalling in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pumper looking to stall.
Pumper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartin stops a takedown attempt from Pumper.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mac Pumper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hartin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hartin throws a sloppy head kick and Pumper moves out of range easily.
Pumper fails with a takedown attempt.
Hartin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pumper throws out the jab.
Pumper circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pumper tries a head kick but it misses.
Hartin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hartin throws a head kick but Pumper moves out of range.
Hartin is looking to clinch but Pumper is avoiding it.
No luck for Pumper with that takedown attempt.
Hartin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pumper, pushing him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pumper has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hartin avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hartin.
Hartin manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hartin scores with a knee to the head.
Hartin manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Pumper wants to control from the top but Hartin keeps moving.
Hartin wants to stand up but Pumper is controlling him.
Hartin keeping moving, preventing Pumper from controlling successfully.
Hartin wants to stand up but Pumper is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pumper trying to control the position from guard on top but Hartin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pumper controlling from the top position.
Pumper passes Hartin's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Pumper performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hartin is trying to stand back up but Pumper is controlling him
Pumper slows the pace down in half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jessie Hartin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hartin has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jessie Hartin!
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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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