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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Buck Futter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jasun Wharton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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144 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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142 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Brawler
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Counter fighter
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Buck Futter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jasun Wharton!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Chad Campbell and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wharton will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Futter attempts a counter takedown but Wharton avoids it well and moves away.
Futter gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Wharton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've been hearing reports that Futter has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Futter takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wharton ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wharton jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wharton decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Wharton is looking to advance position but Futter won't allow it.
Futter is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Wharton wants to take a breather but Futter is having none of it.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Wharton working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Futter is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Wharton's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Wharton's back!
Wharton fending off the submission attempt from Futter.
Wharton trying to control the position but Futter manages to sink in the hooks.
Futter looking for the RNC.
Futter gets his hands free as Wharton looks to control.
Wharton wants to escape the position.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Futter controlling the positon.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wharton breaks Futter's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Futter is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Futter looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Wharton trying to control but Futter is working from the bottom.
Wharton wants to pass the guard but Futter is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Futter is trying to keep Wharton in close.
Futter looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Wharton in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Futter has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Wharton can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wharton is looking to work some ground and pound but Futter has wrist control.
Wharton is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Wharton slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Futter is looking for a triangle here but Wharton uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Wharton is trying to get an arm triangle but Futter is defending well.
Futter struggling a bit here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Futter is trying to improve his position.
Wharton wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Futter, who protects the arm well.
Wharton throws an elbow but Futter slips to the side and avoids it well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Futter is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Wharton connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Futter some visible discomfort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jasun Wharton dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Futter shoots and misses
and Wharton moves into the clinch.
Futter gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Wharton throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Futter trying to control but Wharton is working from the bottom.
Wharton working a defensive guard here.
Wharton has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wharton is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Wharton working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Futter doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Futter manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Futter slips nicely into half guard.
Futter is trying to control. Wharton wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wharton is looking to improve his position.
Wharton is not content to let Futter control the position.
Futter stalling away here and it's allowed Wharton to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Wharton is looking for a triangle but Futter pushes his legs off easily.
Futter works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Futter looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Wharton is defending against the submission attempts here by Futter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Futter is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Wharton is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Futter's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Futter's back!
Wharton goes for a risky armbar from back mount and it's not paid off. Futter escapes and is now in half guard on top.
Wharton wants to get back to full guard.
Futter is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wharton wants to control but Futter is keeping busy.
Futter is trying to control the action in half guard but Wharton is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Wharton is trying to maintain the position but Futter is very close to passing his half guard.
Futter slows the pace down in half guard.
Futter is trying to control the action in half guard but Wharton is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Futter trying to pass the guard but Wharton defending well.
Wharton makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Wharton.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Wharton looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Futter wants to control from the top but Wharton keeps moving.
Wharton is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Futter is aware though and is defending well.
Wharton is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Futter not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Futter is pushing down on Wharton's leg trying to pass to half guard. Wharton is fighting to maintain full guard but Futter has managed to sneak the leg through.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wharton is trying to control but can't.
Futter works his way into full mount!
Wharton is looking to improve his position but Futter isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buck Futter dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Wharton uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wharton uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Futter has time to react.
Futter has a takedown stuffed.
A little jabbing left from Wharton on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Futter shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Wharton's guard.
Futter got a little sloppy there for a moment and Wharton has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Futter has managed to get both his arms back between Wharton's legs - danger averted.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wharton not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Futter trying to control the position from guard on top but Wharton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wharton is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Buck Futter overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wharton keeping moving, preventing Futter from controlling successfully.
Futter is really struggling to control Wharton but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Wharton working a defensive guard here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Futter shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Wharton tries to roll over but Futter keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Futter is controlling the pace.
Wharton is trying to get back to full guard.
Wharton trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Wharton manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Futter advances to half guard.
Wharton is refusing to be controlled, as Futter sits in half guard.
Wharton regains full guard. Nicely done.
Wharton working a defensive guard here.
Futter is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Futter wants to control from the top but Wharton keeps moving.
Futter wants to pass the guard but Wharton is keeping the position.
Futter trying to control but Wharton is working from the bottom.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Futter shoots for a takedown but Wharton saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Wharton appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Wharton's corner calls for a 1-2. Wharton obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wharton misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Futter half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Futter has his takedown stuffed
and Wharton counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Buck Futter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Futter walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wharton stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Futter shoots in looking for a takedown. Wharton tries to sprawl out of it but Futter keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Wharton manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jasun Wharton.
I think Wharton 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jasun Wharton!
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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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