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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cael Johansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vic Bartone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bartone has chosen Jay-Z - Empire State of Mind as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
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180 cm
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170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cael Johansen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vic Bartone!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Chad Campbell and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bartone misses with a two punch combination.
Johansen moves into the clinch.
Johansen tries for a takedown but Bartone manages to get underhooks.
Johansen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johansen scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Bartone works over Johansen's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Cael Johansen has been cut.
Bartone drops Johansen with a left and a right! Oh, Johansen is hurt - Bartone dives into side control looking to finish!
Johansen is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bartone tries to advance to mount but can't.
Bartone is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Johansen is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Bartone looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Johansen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bartone is trying to get an arm triangle but Johansen is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansen gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Bartone is looking for a kimura here.
Johansen wants to control but Bartone is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bartone is trying to control the action in half guard but Johansen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bartone is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Johansen reverses the position - he's now on top in Bartone's guard.
Bartone looks gassed!
Bartone working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Johansen has passed into half guard!
That's two 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.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bartone is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Johansen jumps into side control!
Johansen working the ground and pound.
Johansen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bartone keeps working.
Bartone is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bartone is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Bartone wants to control but Johansen postures up.
Bartone is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Johansen off and has taken his back!
Johansen turns into Bartone and is now in his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johansen drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Johansen jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Johansen with a nice head shot there.
Bartone escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Johansen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Johansen stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Johansen shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Bartone moves into full guard.
Johansen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bartone throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Johansen wants to control from the top but Bartone keeps moving.
Bartone is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johansen is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Johansen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bartone on the ground.
Johansen looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vic Bartone dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cael Johansen's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bartone misses with a double jab
and Johansen counters with a single leg into guard. Bartone didn't expect that.
Johansen trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bartone's guard.
Johansen content to stall in guard here.
Bartone throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Johansen gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Johansen has Bartone up against the cage in a clinch.
Bartone is looking to break free of the clinch but Johansen has double underhooks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bartone blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartone ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Bartone no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Bartone working for a triangle but Johansen defends it easily.
Bartone keeping moving, preventing Johansen from controlling successfully.
Johansen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Johansen decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Johansen drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartone throws his legs up looking for a submission but Johansen uses it to pass to side control.
Bartone manages to work his way to half guard, despite Johansen's best efforts.
Bartone looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bartone is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Johansen pulls his head out easily.
Johansen trying to control from half guard but Bartone is working away.
Bartone avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Johansen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartone looking for submissions off his back.
Johansen is trying to work for a kimura but Bartone is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bartone looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bartone throws a right hand that Johansen ducks under and follows up with a left that Johansen also avoids with ease.
Johansen scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bartone gets caught flat footed, as Johansen shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Bartone had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Johansen is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Bartone Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Johansen's back instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johansen trying to control the action but Bartone just sinks the hooks in.
Bartone has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Johansen has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bartone is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bartone is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Johansen is tapping out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Vic Bartone!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
62% |
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