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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Craig Bartholemew (ranked 3285 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khalid Al Saadoun (ranked 5494 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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181 cm
25
156 lbs
5 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Good wrestler
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Craig Bartholemew!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Khalid Al Saadoun!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Bart Greer and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al Saadoun gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Al Saadoun looking to throw knees to the head but Bartholemew is blocking nicely.
Al Saadoun breaks the clinch.
Al Saadoun circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bartholemew tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Al Saadoun paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Al Saadoun stuffs the takedown attempt from Bartholemew. Bartholemew gets slowly back to his feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bartholemew.
Bartholemew throws a body shot but no joy.
Bartholemew wants to clinch up but Al Saadoun keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bartholemew.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Craig Bartholemew. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bartholemew wants to clinch
so Al Saadoun counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Al Saadoun is stalling in the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartholemew manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Al Saadoun manages to get himself to full guard.
Al Saadoun is controlling Bartholemew's posture.
Bartholemew trying to control but Al Saadoun is working from the bottom.
Bartholemew being controlled here momentarily.
Bartholemew advances to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Saadoun wants to improve his position but Bartholemew is controlling well.
Bartholemew seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Al Saadoun does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Al Saadoun wants to control but Bartholemew is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Al Saadoun avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bartholemew.
Al Saadoun trying to control here.
Bartholemew trying to control from half guard but Al Saadoun is working away.
Al Saadoun tries to kick Bartholemew off but Bartholemew keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartholemew prevents Al Saadoun from improving his position.
Al Saadoun is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bartholemew throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Al Saadoun's waist but Al Saadoun gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bartholemew off to one side.
Bartholemew shoots in and drives through. Al Saadoun sprawls well.
Al Saadoun rushes Bartholemew and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Al Saadoun displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bartholemew up against the cage.
Bartholemew tries to pull guard but Al Saadoun holds him up against the cage and eventually Bartholemew drops back down to his feet.
Bartholemew trying to control the position but instead, Al Saadoun has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bartholemew into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Saadoun lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Al Saadoun slows down the pace here.
Al Saadoun blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bartholemew jumps guard but Al Saadoun stands there with Bartholemew around his waist. Bartholemew gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Al Saadoun misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A bit of stalling here from Al Saadoun.
Bartholemew managing to block the knees to the body from Al Saadoun.
Al Saadoun has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Bartholemew is trying to keep an underhook but Al Saadoun manages to get the takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khalid Al Saadoun dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bartholemew doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Al Saadoun counters with a left and a right that stings Bartholemew.
Bartholemew moves to clinch but Al Saadoun breaks away
and Al Saadoun counters with a takedown into side control.
Bartholemew pushes Al Saadoun away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Al Saadoun gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Al Saadoun happy to just control the position for now.
You can see the frustration on Bartholemew's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Al Saadoun staying calm.
Bartholemew manages to work his way to half guard, despite Al Saadoun's best efforts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Saadoun is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Al Saadoun is looking to take a break and control but Bartholemew is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Al Saadoun is thwarting Bartholemew's attempts to control the position.
Al Saadoun is pressing down on Bartholemew's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bartholemew is holding on for now.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Al Saadoun is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
No luck for Bartholemew with that takedown attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bartholemew is defended easily by Al Saadoun.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Craig Bartholemew. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Al Saadoun clinches.
Bartholemew drops down looking for an ankle pick but Al Saadoun pulls his leg out and moves away.
Bartholemew shoots in for a takedown but Al Saadoun shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Al Saadoun displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bartholemew.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Saadoun drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bartholemew bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Al Saadoun's guard.
Al Saadoun has Bartholemew pulled in close to control his posture.
Al Saadoun looking for a sweep. Not yet Al Saadoun, not yet.
Al Saadoun has control of Bartholemew's left arm, preventing Bartholemew from doing any damage.
Al Saadoun wants to get back to his feet but Bartholemew is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bartholemew passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Al Saadoun pushes Bartholemew away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Bartholemew gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Bartholemew wants to control but Al Saadoun is keeping him busy.
Al Saadoun managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Bartholemew.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Al Saadoun is trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khalid Al Saadoun showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Bartholemew fails with a takedown attempt.
Bartholemew wants to clinch.
Bartholemew blocks a head kick by Al Saadoun.
Bartholemew scores with a shot to the body.
Bartholemew darts in looking for a takedown but Al Saadoun gets double underhooks and turns Bartholemew into the cage.
Craig Bartholemew is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Al Saadoun.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Bartholemew does no damage.
Bartholemew shoots and misses
and Al Saadoun counters by moving into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Craig Bartholemew. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bartholemew wants to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartholemew is trying to pull guard but Al Saadoun has him pressed against the cage.
Al Saadoun jumps guard.
Al Saadoun keeping moving, preventing Bartholemew from controlling successfully.
Al Saadoun is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Al Saadoun is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Al Saadoun looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Bartholemew passes into half guard.
Bartholemew throwing shots but Al Saadoun is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Saadoun is trying to stand up here but Bartholemew is controlling him well.
Al Saadoun wants to control but Bartholemew is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Al Saadoun is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Al Saadoun has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Al Saadoun is not content to let Bartholemew control the position.
Al Saadoun looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Al Saadoun has Bartholemew up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Saadoun breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Khalid Al Saadoun seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bartholemew looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bartholemew tries to close the distance and clinch but Al Saadoun swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bartholemew shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Al Saadoun as he avoids it easily.
Al Saadoun drives through with a takedown into guard.
Al Saadoun is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Bartholemew working a defensive guard here.
Bartholemew working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Al Saadoun doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Al Saadoun manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Saadoun sitting in guard here, content to control.
Al Saadoun prevents Bartholemew from getting back to his feet.
Bartholemew trying to keep a closed guard but Al Saadoun is proving a slippery customer.
Bartholemew looking to hit a scissor sweep but Al Saadoun is one step ahead there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Al Saadoun trying to control but Bartholemew is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Khalid Al Saadoun comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Al Saadoun 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Khalid Al Saadoun!
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energy
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RATING
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