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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Bartlett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bavarian King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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193 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good in bed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tommy Bartlett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bavarian King!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bartlett closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. King quickly recovers to half guard.
Bartlett not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bartlett looks to land a strike but King avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Bartlett is looking to stand up but King won't let him.
Bartlett has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
King preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bartlett's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bartlett throws a strike but King rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bartlett preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bartlett looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bartlett is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
King taking some punishment here, with Bartlett in his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartlett with the ground and pound but King uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Bartlett working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bartlett is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Our spies down at at Weed Nation inform us that King has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Bartlett avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
King looks winded!
Bartlett throwing strikes from guard but King blocks nicely.
Bartlett throws a strike but King rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartlett avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
King drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Bartlett manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now King has Bartlett in his guard.
Bartlett trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bartlett throws an elbow that misses. King uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bartlett's guard. Nice move by King!
King got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bartlett has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, King has managed to get both his arms back between Bartlett's legs - danger averted.
Bartlett knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for King on the ground.
Bartlett avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bartlett will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartlett not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bartlett is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because King is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
King is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Bartlett is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Bartlett has escaped and now he's on top!
Bartlett has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of King is proving hard to escape from.
Bartlett postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bartlett missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bartlett is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bartlett works over King with some ground and pound from guard.
Bartlett tries to stand but King is controlling from the bottom.
King is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bartlett is aware though and is defending well.
Bartlett postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bartlett in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bartlett with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Bartlett dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bartlett gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bartlett is trying to control the position but King postures up.
King preventing the sweep.
Bartlett working a defensive guard here.
King drops back, looking for a kneebar! Bartlett looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Bartlett looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Bartlett!
King taking a bit of punishment here - Bartlett scoring with strikes.
King is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bartlett lands a nice forearm strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartlett thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Bartlett really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bartlett landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Bartlett stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Bartlett looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for King!
King avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Bartlett.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Bartlett crashes against the mat.
King is looking for a sweep.
Bartlett tries to stand but King is controlling his head.
King tries to buck Bartlett off but Bartlett is having none of it.
Bartlett scoring with punches and elbows.
Bartlett in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartlett tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bartlett has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Bartlett tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
King gets back to half guard.
Tommy Bartlett overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bartlett throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing King to regain full guard.
Bartlett is looking to stand up but King won't let him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bartlett throws an elbow that misses. King uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bartlett's guard. Nice move by King!
Bartlett working for a triangle but King defends it easily.
King lands a couple of elbows.
Bartlett is looking to sweep but instead, King has passed into half guard.
King is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Bartlett is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that King can do to turn this around?
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bartlett working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Bartlett dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
King closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - King lands in his opponent's guard.
King trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
King postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Bartlett is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of King, into his guard.
Bartlett wants to stand but King is controlling his posture from full guard.
King takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bartlett distracts King with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bartlett wanted to stand there but King had control of the position.
Bartlett lands a couple of digs.
Bartlett wanted to stand there but King had control of the position.
Bartlett throws a strike but King rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King with a nice head shot there.
Bartlett not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bartlett escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. King gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bartlett looking for a sweep. Not yet Bartlett, not yet.
King wants to control from the top but Bartlett keeps moving.
King postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bartlett 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartlett has control of King's left arm, preventing King from doing any damage.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Bartlett drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
King gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Bavarian King has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bartlett thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King actively working from the bottom here.
King looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bartlett wants to stand but King has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
King tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tommy Bartlett.
Well Bartlett has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Bartlett!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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