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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stratton Hartford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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170 lbs
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183 lbs
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Great wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stratton Hartford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ben Stone!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hartford shoots in looking for a takedown but Stone manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hartford's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hartford fails with a takedown attempt.
Hartford shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hartford showed some decent athleticism there.
Stone tries to roll over but Hartford keeps him under control.
Stone won't allow Hartford to pass to mount.
Hartford content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Hartford trying to pass the guard but Stone defending well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hartford in particular looking to stall.
Hartford moves into full mount! Stone won't be happy about that!
Hartford controlling the pace for now.
Hartford looking to control but Stone is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartford takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hartford landing strikes from the mount and Stone is in trouble!
Hartford controlling the position easily from mount.
Stone is working to get back to half guard.
Hartford controlling his opponent.
Stone wants to control but Hartford is having none of it.
Hartford can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Stone is looking to escape.
Hartford tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hartford looking to control but Stone is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartford looking to control and managing it successfully.
We're going to have a standup here because Stratton Hartford wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Hartford tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Stone swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stratton Hartford. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stone tries to sprawl but Hartford drives through with a takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hartford looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Stone is looking for a sweep. Hartford is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hartford controlling the action here.
Stone is trying to stand.
Hartford uses his free foot to push down on Stone's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Stone.
Hartford content just to control the position here.
Stone tries to buck Hartford off but he can't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hartford controlling the position easily from mount.
Stone tries to lock up and control but Hartford gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hartford controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hartford seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Stone for as long as he can get away with.
Hartford looking to control but Stone is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hartford controlling the pace for now.
We're going to have a standup here because Stratton Hartford wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Nice takedown defense from Stone. No joy for Hartford on that attempt.
Hartford shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Stone as he jumps to the side.
Hartford closes the distance and pushes Stone back into the cage.
Hartford really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartford stalling the fight.
Stone with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stone tries a knee to the head but Hartford blocks it.
Hartford stalling against the cage.
Stone tries to land knees in the clinch but Hartford avoids the damage to the body.
Stone being controlled against the cage.
Hartford blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stone trying to control the position but instead, Hartford has worked for underhooks and has pushed Stone into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stratton Hartford dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hartford blocks a leg kick.
Hartford shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Stone can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hartford controls the pace.
Stone utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hartford seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Hartford trying to control but Stone is working from the bottom.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Hartford's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Stratton Hartford wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Hartford has managed to clinch.
Stone tries a knee to the head but Hartford blocks it.
Stone tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hartford avoids it.
A bit of stalling here from Hartford.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartford turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Stone managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Hartford.
Hartford wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stone keeps working.
Hartford works to advance to full mount. Stone defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Hartford controlling his opponent.
Stone can't escape the position.
Hartford sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Stone tries to hold on but Hartford postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartford content just to control the position here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Stone is in all sorts of trouble here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hartford looking to control and managing it successfully.
Stratton Hartford overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Stone is desperately trying to improve his position but Hartford has a good base and remains in mount.
Hartford connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Hartford tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hartford has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Hartford tries to control but Stone wriggling away.
Hartford controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartford tries to control but Stone wriggling away.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Stratton Hartford wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Hartford will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hartford fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Stone, pushing him back against the cage.
Hartford controlling the action here for a moment.
Stone tries to land a knee to the head but Hartford blocks with his arms.
Hartford'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.
Stalling in the clinch from Stone.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartford avoiding damage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Stone with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hartford stalling the fight.
Stone tries to land a knee to the head but Hartford blocks with his arms.
Stone with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stone trying to land knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stone misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hartford.
Hartford leaning his opponent against the cage.
Hartford managing to block the knees to the body from Stone.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stratton Hartford dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Stone throws a lazy uppercut
and Hartford counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hartford.
Hartford stalling the fight.
Stone tries to land a knee to the head but Hartford blocks with his arms.
Stone with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stone with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hartford tries for a takedown. No joy.
Stone is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hartford is keeping busy.
Hartford controlling the action here for a moment.
Stone tries to stall but Hartford uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hartford.
Hartford leaning against his opponent.
Stone tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stone tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hartford avoids it.
Hartford taking a breather.
Stone with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stone connects with a knee to the head.
Stone taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartford is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hartford avoiding damage as Stone throws knees to the body.
Hartford slowing the pace effectively.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Stratton Hartford.
Hartford misses with a takedown attempt - Stone sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Stone.
Hartford has Stone up against the cage in a clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hartford.
Stone is struggling to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Come on Hartford - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Hartford for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Hartford successfully pulls guard.
Hartford manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Hartford tries to pull guard but Stone holds him up against the cage and eventually Hartford drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stratton Hartford. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stone using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hartford has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartford on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stone tries to stall but Hartford uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Stratton Hartford has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Stone misses with a knee strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Stone taking a breather.
Stone tries a knee to the head but Hartford blocks it.
Hartford being controlled against the cage.
Stone looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Stratton Hartford did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hartford fails with a takedown attempt.
Stone looks to score with a jab to the body but Hartford is just out of range.
Stone stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Stone wants it to stay on the feet.
Hartford closes the distance and clinches up with Stone, looking for a takedown. Hartford pushes Stone against the cage but Stone circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stratton Hartford. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hartford forces Stone back against the cage and clinches.
Stone misses with a knee to the head.
Hartford taking a breather.
Hartford managing to block the knees to the body from Stone.
Stone looking to throw knees to the head but Hartford is blocking nicely.
Stone trying to land knees to the body.
Hartford will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Stone up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Stone dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ben Stone.
Hartford shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Stone but Stone pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartford shoots in looking for a takedown. Stone tries to sprawl out of it but Hartford keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Stone manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hartford shoots in and gets a takedown into Stone's guard.
Stone wants to stand up but Hartford is controlling him.
Hartford controlling from the top position.
Stone 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.
Hartford controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Stratton Hartford wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Stone throws an overhand right that lands on Hartford's shoulder, as Hartford tries to avoid the shot.
Hartford misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hartford darts in looking for a takedown but Stone gets double underhooks and turns Hartford into the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Stone takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Come on Hartford - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Stone misses with a knee to the head.
Stone with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hartford has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hartford blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hartford turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Hartford wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stone keeps working.
Hartford staying calm.
Stone gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stone tries to lock up and control but Hartford gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hartford controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stratton Hartford had his way with Ben Stone in that 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. This is the final round!
Hartford shoots in but no luck this time.
Stratton Hartford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hartford shoots in but Stone avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A jab from Stone misses.
Stone throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hartford shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Stone defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stratton Hartford. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hartford closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Hartford lands in his opponent's guard.
Hartford is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone keeping moving, preventing Hartford from controlling successfully.
Hartford showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Hartford won't allow Stone to sweep him here.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Stratton Hartford wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Hartford gets a clinch.
Stone is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Hartford.
A bit of stalling here from Stone.
Ben Stone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Hartford.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hartford drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Stone is trying to maintain a safe position but Hartford gets an underhook and turns Stone into the cage.
Stone trying to land knees to the body.
Stone with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stone missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartford'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.
Stone trying to stall but Hartford improves his position.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Stratton Hartford.
Stone leaves Hartford with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hartford shoots in but Stone avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Stratton Hartford is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stone defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hartford.
Hartford is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stone can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartford has Stone up against the cage in a clinch.
Stone using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hartford has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stone tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stone tries to stall but Hartford uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Stone tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hartford effectively controlling the action here.
Stone tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hartford on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stratton Hartford is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stratton Hartford showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hartford, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Stratton Hartford!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Stratton Hartford!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Stratton Hartford!
Stratton Hartford wins by unanimous decision!
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