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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Destin Craven (ranked 677 p4p, 1399 weight class) and Barnabus Sanitario (ranked 58 p4p, 117 weight class). Destin Craven is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 33 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Destin Craven!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Barnabus Sanitario!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Darius Henderson and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Craven scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Craven in side control lands a decent elbow.
Sanitario is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Craven off and has taken his back!
Craven wants to get back to his feet.
Craven rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Craven is refusing to be controlled, as Sanitario sits in half guard.
Craven is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sanitario's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sanitario's back!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanitario is keeping busy.
Sanitario manages to reverse the position and now he's in Craven's guard. Nice work there by Sanitario.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Craven is looking to stand up but Sanitario isn't so interested in that idea.
Sanitario working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Craven controls Sanitario momentarily but Sanitario frees himself.
Sanitario stopping the sweep attempt from Craven.
Sanitario throws a big elbow that misses.
Sanitario stopping the sweep attempt from Craven.
Sanitario is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Let's hope that Sanitario has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Craven looking for a guillotine here but Sanitario defends easily.
Sanitario scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sanitario's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sanitario scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sanitario postures up.
Craven wants to stand up but Sanitario is controlling him.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Craven is on top in guard.
Sanitario seems keen to control Craven's posture.
Sanitario controls Craven momentarily but Craven frees himself.
Craven stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sanitario swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Craven is working hard here to advance position.
Craven will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanitario keeping moving, preventing Craven from controlling successfully.
Craven throwing strikes from guard but Sanitario blocks nicely.
Sanitario will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
We've been hearing that Craven has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Craven is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Craven trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanitario is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sanitario looking for a sweep. Not yet Sanitario, not yet.
Craven is looking to advance position but Sanitario has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Sanitario breaks from Craven's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Sanitario tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Craven is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Sanitario with good strikes from the mount here!
Sanitario lands a big shot there that rocks Craven but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Sanitario has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Craven's face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanitario lands a heavy elbow.
Craven is rocked!
Craven is bucking up trying to escape but Sanitario cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Oh Craven is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sanitario working Craven over with strikes here.
Craven keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Sanitario cracks Craven with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Craven keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Sanitario content just to control the position here.
Craven trying desperately to get to his feet.
Sanitario controlling from mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Barnabus Sanitario dominated that round.
That's time! Craven's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Craven displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sanitario.
Craven lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Craven pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Destin Craven is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sanitario slips a straight right by Craven.
Craven seems to have got his legs back now.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sanitario.
A counter left hand to the body from Craven misses its target.
Sanitario shoots in looking for a takedown. Craven tries to sprawl out of it but Sanitario keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Craven manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Destin Craven has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Barnabus Sanitario.
Sanitario slips a jab and a cross from Craven.
Sanitario drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Craven defends it well.
Sanitario has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sanitario gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Craven won't allow Sanitario to sweep him here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Craven pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sanitario is keeping the position for now.
Sanitario manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Craven manages to get himself to full guard.
Sanitario wants to pass the guard but Craven is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanitario pushes down on Craven's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Sanitario is thwarting Craven's attempts to control the position.
Sanitario wants to lay and pray for a moment but Craven keeps working.
Sanitario is thwarting Craven's attempts to control the position.
Craven moves into full guard.
Sanitario stops Craven from standing up.
Sanitario trying to control but Craven is working from the bottom.
Sanitario sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's two 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.
Craven looking for a sweep. Not yet Craven, not yet.
Sanitario is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Barnabus Sanitario has got the better of the ground game so far.
Craven looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Craven 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.
Sanitario controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Sanitario trying to control but Craven is working from the bottom.
Sanitario controlling from the top position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Sanitario shoots in looking for a takedown. Craven tries to sprawl out of it but Sanitario keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Craven manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Craven throws the left hand but Sanitario avoids the punch easily.
Craven lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Sanitario shoots in for a takedown but Craven shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sanitario fails with a takedown attempt.
Sanitario closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Craven quickly recovers to half guard.
Craven is trying to get back to full guard.
Craven desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Craven pushes Sanitario off looking to stand but Sanitario dives back in and keeps control.
Sanitario controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Craven looks like he's trying to stand up.
Sanitario is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sanitario wants to lay and pray for a moment but Craven keeps working.
Sanitario lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sanitario has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sanitario wants to lay and pray for a moment but Craven keeps working.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sanitario prevents Craven from improving his position.
Craven gets full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Destin Craven dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Craven displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sanitario.
Craven looks to throw the jab but Sanitario is out of range.
Craven with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sanitario throws a looping overhand right but Craven ducks down to avoid it.
Craven swings for the body but Sanitario moves out of range.
Sanitario showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Craven.
Craven misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sanitario scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Craven looking for subs from the bottom but Sanitario mounts him!
The referee warns Craven that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Sanitario lands a big elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Craven is wriggling around trying to escape.
Sanitario controlling the position easily from mount.
Sanitario scoring with strikes but Craven is staying in there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Craven is desperately trying to improve his position but Sanitario has a good base and remains in mount.
Craven really wants to buck Sanitario off and get back to his feet.
Sanitario controlling from mount.
Craven working to try and regain half guard.
Sanitario controlling his opponent.
Sanitario landing strikes from the mount.
Craven is working to get back to half guard.
Sanitario avoids the attempt from Craven to control.
Sanitario prevents Craven from getting the reversal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanitario trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Craven tries to hold on but Sanitario pushes him away.
Sanitario scoring with strikes but Craven is staying in there.
Sanitario putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Sanitario tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sanitario working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Craven is in all sorts of trouble here.
Sanitario lands a couple of good shots and Craven has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sanitario cracks Craven with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Craven from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Sanitario lands a series of strikes from the back and Craven goes limp! The ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Barnabus Sanitario!
Barnabus Sanitario is the new bantamweight champion!
A less than humble Barnabus Sanitario misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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energy
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hype
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