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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sal Bartlett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bertrand Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bertrand Jones will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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279 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
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205 cm
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273 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sal Bartlett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bertrand Jones!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Lou da Vinci and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones fails with the takedown
and Bartlett counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Jones being controlled here, momentarily.
Bartlett stops Jones from standing up.
Bartlett not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Jones looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bartlett content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartlett prevents Jones from getting back to his feet.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Bartlett controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Bartlett closes the distance and pushes Jones back into the cage.
Knees to the body from Bartlett.
Bartlett could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Jones looks winded!
Bartlett looking to slow down the pace here.
Bartlett stalling the fight.
Bartlett scores with a shoulder strike.
Bartlett lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bartlett has Jones pushed against the cage.
Bartlett displaying some good clinch control by pressing Jones up against the cage.
Jones being controlled against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Sal Bartlett.
Jones gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bartlett counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bartlett closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bartlett lands a body punch.
Bartlett scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jones being controlled against the cage.
Bartlett is pushing Jones up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bartlett.
Jones drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bartlett pulls his leg out and moves away.
Sal Bartlett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bertrand Jones.
Jones gets tackled into the cage by Bartlett. Bartlett maintains the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartlett leaning against his opponent.
Jones tries for a takedown but Bartlett manages to get underhooks.
Bartlett slowing the pace effectively.
Bartlett throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bartlett is leaning against Jones and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jones looking for a takedown.
Bartlett missing with knees to the body.
Bartlett misses with an elbow over the top.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Bartlett has Jones pushed against the cage.
Jones is looking for a takedown.
Jones has Bartlett pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bartlett manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones being controlled against the cage.
Bartlett stalling the fight.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Sal Bartlett.
Jones fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bartlett closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bartlett is controlling the pace.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
The fighters are battling for position here. Jones manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Bartlett from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sal Bartlett dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sal Bartlett's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bartlett as he jumps to the side.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bartlett as he avoids it easily.
Bartlett stuffs the takedown attempt from Jones. Jones gets slowly back to his feet.
Sal Bartlett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bertrand Jones.
Bartlett moves into range and clinches up with Jones.
Bartlett presses Jones against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bartlett is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bartlett tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body.
Bartlett content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The referee calls for Bartlett to work.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Jones prevents a body shot from Bartlett.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartlett creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jones's defenses.
Bartlett pressing his opponent against the cage.
Bartlett leaning his opponent against the cage.
Jones has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bartlett is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Sal Bartlett.
Bartlett pushes Jones up against the cage in a clinch.
Bartlett lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jones avoiding damage as Bartlett throws knees to the body.
Bartlett throws an elbow that misses.
Bartlett stalling in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartlett trying to stall but Jones improves his position.
Bartlett gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jones.
A right hook to the body lands for Bartlett.
Bartlett pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bartlett - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Bartlett misses with an elbow over the top.
Jones goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bartlett prevents it.
Jones changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bartlett fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bartlett clinches up with Jones and pushes him back against the cage.
Bartlett is struggling to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartlett unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A short right from Bartlett.
Bartlett lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bartlett crunches a lovely knee into Jones's ribcage.
Bartlett pushes Jones back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bartlett putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jones in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bartlett lands a left hand.
Bartlett looking to stall.
Bartlett'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.
Come on Bartlett - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Sal Bartlett has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jones wants a takedown.
Bartlett lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bartlett tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Bartlett back against the cage.
Bartlett'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.
Bartlett manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Bartlett for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Bartlett taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Sal Bartlett.
Bartlett moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt
and Bartlett cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sal Bartlett is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bartlett closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jones letting Bartlett take a breather here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bartlett throws an elbow but misses.
Bartlett is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Come on Bartlett - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sal Bartlett dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sal Bartlett's cut.
That's time! Bartlett's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.
Bartlett moves into range and clinches up with Jones.
Bartlett will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Jones up against the cage.
Bartlett throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jones is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A right hook to the body lands for Bartlett.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bartlett - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Bartlett has Jones pushed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Sal Bartlett.
Jones looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bartlett is fending him off so far but Jones persists. Nope, Bartlett circles away and we're back to standing.
Bartlett is looking for a counter combo.
Bartlett closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bartlett misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A shot in the inside from Bartlett.
Bartlett gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jones.
Sal Bartlett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bertrand Jones.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones blocks the elbow strike.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bartlett - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Bartlett dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Bartlett.
Bartlett leaning against his opponent.
Bartlett holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Bartlett lands a shot to the body.
Bartlett stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bartlett lands a nice shot to the body.
The referee calls for Bartlett to work.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bartlett.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Sal Bartlett.
Bartlett moves into range and clinches up with Jones.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Bartlett trying to stall but Jones improves his position.
Bartlett slows down the pace here.
Bartlett just leaning against Jones, taking a breather.
Bartlett stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Sal Bartlett.
Jones fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bartlett was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bartlett fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Jones to the ground. Bartlett is now in Jones's guard.
Jones tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bartlett content to stall in guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartlett won't allow Jones to get back to his feet.
Bartlett is stalling in the full guard.
Bartlett stopping the sweep attempt from Jones.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
That's four 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.
Bartlett is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Jones gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bartlett connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bartlett clinches.
Bartlett stalling in the clinch but Jones improves position.
Bartlett lands a right hand.
Jones blocks an elbow strike.
Jones tries for a takedown but Bartlett manages to get underhooks.
Bartlett stalling against the cage.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bartlett lands a knee to the body.
Bartlett gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bartlett slows down the pace here.
Bertrand Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sal Bartlett is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bartlett taking a breather.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sal Bartlett showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:24
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:24
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sal Bartlett!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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