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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sanford Sanford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Bartell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Bartell's choice of entrance music: Smasher/Devourer. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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194 lbs
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204 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Hates pizza |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid 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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Sanford Sanford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, James Bartell!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Glass and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bartell shoots in but no luck this time.
Sanford feinted with a counter takedown.
Bartell throws a leg kick that misses.
Bartell shoots in and drives through. Sanford sprawls well.
Bartell closes the distance and pushes Sanford back into the cage.
Sanford working Bartell over with knees to the body.
Bartell jumps guard but Sanford stands there with Bartell around his waist. Bartell gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sanford Sanford has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Bartell.
Sanford tries to work over Bartell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sanford is stalling here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanford tries to work over Bartell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sanford misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bartell.
Sanford is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Bartell managing to block the knees to the body from Sanford.
Sanford leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanford can't find room to land a body shot as Bartell controls the action.
Bartell has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bartell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Bartell.
Bartell forces Sanford back against the cage and clinches.
Bartell managing to block the knees to the body from Sanford.
Bartell wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sanford leaning his opponent against the cage.
Sanford is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Bartell manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartell closes the distance and clinches up with Sanford, looking for a takedown. Bartell pushes Sanford against the cage but Sanford circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bartell gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sanford is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Sanford letting Bartell take a breather here.
Bartell is trying to push Sanford away but Sanford has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bartell fails to pull guard.
Sanford misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bartell.
Bartell takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sanford tries to work over Bartell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sanford is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bartell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sanford stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bartell managing to block the knees to the body from Sanford.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sanford takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Sanford can't find room to land a body shot as Bartell controls the action.
Sanford is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Bartell looking to slow down the pace here.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
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.
Bartell tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sanford just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sanford misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bartell fails to pull guard.
Sanford stalling the fight.
Bartell looking to stall.
Bartell wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sanford tries to land knees in the clinch but Bartell avoids the damage to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Bartell.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sanford is stalling here.
Sanford misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sanford Sanford dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bartell throws a head kick that half lands.
A head kick misses from Bartell.
A punch combination from Bartell misses.
Sanford quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Bartell has a takedown stuffed.
Bartell moves out of range of the body kick from Sanford.
Sanford defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bartell.
Sanford throws a big counter combination but Bartell scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanford keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sanford Sanford has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Bartell.
Bartell is breathing heavily.
Sanford with a poor takedown
and Bartell counters with a series of strikes. Sanford will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartell shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sanford moves into the clinch.
Sanford tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bartell's elbow.
Sanford looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sanford really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sanford trying to land knees to the body.
Sanford's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Sanford misses with a punch to the body.
Bartell is trying to pull guard but Sanford has him pressed against the cage.
Sanford tries a body shot but Bartell blocks it.
Bartell tries to pull guard but Sanford won't allow it.
Sanford stalling in the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanford gets through Bartell's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bartell tries to circle away but Sanford has him pinned against the cage.
Bartell wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bartell is looking to take this one to the mat.
Bartell has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sanford is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Sanford misses with a body punch.
Sanford tries to throw a body punch but Bartell avoids it by throwing Sanford back against the cage.
Sanford slows down the pace here.
The referee calls for Sanford to work.
Sanford gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Sanford has Bartell pressed against the cage, preventing Bartell from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sanford taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartell managing to block the knees to the body from Sanford.
Bartell is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Sanford is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bartell can do to turn this around?
Sanford is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Sanford is pushing Bartell up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Bartell being controlled against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Sanford Sanford.
Sanford keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A cross from Bartell lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Bartell misses
and Sanford counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Sanford is taking a breather. Bartell says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Sanford drops an elbow to the side of Bartell's head.
Bartell keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Sanford there.
Sanford has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bartell wants to get back to his feet.
Bartell is staying active underneath Sanford, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sanford Sanford dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Sanford throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Bartell was covering up waiting for the punch and Sanford finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Sanford prevents Bartell from getting back to his feet.
Sanford 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sanford accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanford with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sanford stands and steps away. Bartell gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Bartell closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sanford circles away.
Sanford Sanford is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bartell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sanford stuffs the takedown attempt from Bartell. Bartell gets slowly back to his feet.
Sanford is looking to counter the offense by Bartell and move into the clinch.
Sanford shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Bartell is trying to defend but Sanford finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Sanford is keen to just control but Bartell is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartell keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bartell can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bartell is trying to stand back up but Sanford is controlling him
Bartell blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sanford.
Sanford stands up out of the half guard.
Sanford closes the distance and clinches.
Sanford stalling the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanford will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bartell up against the cage.
Bartell is trying to pull guard but Sanford has him pressed against the cage.
Sanford Sanford has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Bartell.
Sanford misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sanford tries to land knees in the clinch but Bartell avoids the damage to the body.
Bartell wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bartell wants a takedown but no success here.
Bartell stalling in the clinch but Sanford improves position.
Sanford goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sanford working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sanford pushes off an throws an elbow but Bartell leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sanford tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sanford goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bartell tries to circle away but Sanford has him pinned against the cage.
Sanford effectively controlling the action here.
Bartell is trying to drag Sanford to the mat but Sanford just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bartell is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sanford goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sanford stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bartell tries to score a body lock takedown but Sanford shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
James Bartell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sanford Sanford is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sanford is struggling to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sanford Sanford showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sanford, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sanford Sanford!
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