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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Heismann Haa (ranked 1305 p4p, 651 weight class) and Barnabus Sanitario (ranked 110 p4p, 55 weight class). Haa comes to the cage accompanied by Her kommer Heismann Hå. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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World class boxer
KO power |
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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 27 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Heismann Haa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Barnabus Sanitario!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Aafke Stam and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haa connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A low kick lands for Haa.
A big left from Sanitario misses.
Haa misses with a low kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sanitario.
Sanitario steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Haa.
Haa throws a low kick, looking for Sanitario's leg but Sanitario calmly moves out of range.
Haa throws a body punch but Sanitario moves out of range.
Haa throws a leg kick
so Sanitario counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Haa being controlled here, momentarily.
Haa preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sanitario sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Haa controls Sanitario momentarily but Sanitario frees himself.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Sanitario shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Haa as he avoids it easily.
Sanitario scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Sanitario throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sanitario is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Haa is staying active underneath Sanitario, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanitario throwing shots but Haa is blocking nicely.
Sanitario thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sanitario controlling the pace.
Haa keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sanitario tries to pass to full mount but Haa defends it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanitario content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Haa looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Haa on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haa throws a push kick but Sanitario slaps the foot to one side.
Sanitario tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Sanitario gets a double leg takedown into Haa's guard.
Sanitario pushing down on Haa's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Sanitario missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sanitario is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Sanitario throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Haa to regain full guard.
Sanitario working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sanitario trying to control the position from guard on top but Haa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sanitario working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Haa's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Barnabus Sanitario dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Haa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sanitario sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sanitario with the counter takedown but Haa avoids it easily.
Sanitario gets a takedown into half guard.
Haa on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sanitario throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Haa tries to get to full guard but Sanitario has control of the leg.
Sanitario missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Barnabus Sanitario has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanitario throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sanitario trying to control from Haa's half guard. Haa has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Sanitario in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanitario controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Sanitario chips away with some ground and pound.
Sanitario stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Haa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sanitario controlling from the top position.
Sanitario has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Sanitario trying to control the position from guard on top but Haa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Sanitario fails to land the takedown.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Haa.
Sanitario closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Haa did well to prevent Sanitario getting side control.
Sanitario wants to take a breather but Haa is having none of it.
Sanitario takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Sanitario lands strikes from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanitario stalling.
Sanitario looks to land a strike but Haa avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Sanitario is working Haa over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sanitario trying to control the position from guard on top but Haa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Haa keeping full guard, as Sanitario tries to pass.
That's four 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.
Haa can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sanitario controls the pace.
Sanitario wants to control from the top but Haa keeps moving.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Sanitario sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Haa fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sanitario checks it well.
Nice defenses there by Sanitario.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Haa throws a solid leg kick but Sanitario takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Haa.
Haa scores with a leg kick.
Sanitario shoots in for a takedown but Haa shows good takedown defense.
Haa is looking to counter punch.
Haa scores with a push kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Barnabus Sanitario showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Haa just misses with a punch to the body.
And Sanitario tries to counter it with a takedown but Haa pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Sanitario shoots for a takedown but Haa saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sanitario scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Sanitario misses with the ground and pound.
Sanitario misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Sanitario trying to control the position but Haa is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanitario in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Sanitario has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanitario is working Haa over with some ground and pound from side control.
The ground and pound from Sanitario seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Sanitario lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Haa down.
Haa defending against the ground and pound.
Sanitario content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Sanitario throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Haa is trying to escape the position but Sanitario is controlling the position.
Sanitario is continuing to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanitario trying to control the action but Haa is working from the bottom.
Haa is trying to control Sanitario's posture but Sanitario avoids it.
Sanitario staying calm.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Haa misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sanitario counters with a single leg into guard. Haa didn't expect that.
Sanitario throws an elbow that misses. Haa uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sanitario's guard. Nice move by Haa!
Sanitario lands a decent shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanitario pulls Haa in close to prevent any damage.
Sanitario wants to sweep but no luck.
Sanitario is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sanitario working the head and body with strikes.
Sanitario content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanitario is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Haa really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sanitario tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Barnabus Sanitario really dominated that round.
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.
Nice jab there from Sanitario.
Haa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanitario manages to avoid it.
Haa misses with a low kick.
Sanitario shoots in and drives through. Haa sprawls well.
It appears Haa was looking to counter with a kick there.
Haa wants to slow Sanitario down by chopping away at his legs.
Haa pushes Sanitario away with a front kick.
The fighters circling - Haa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Heismann Haa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanitario closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Haa's guard.
Haa keeping moving, preventing Sanitario from controlling successfully.
Sanitario controlling from the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haa avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sanitario looking to sit in guard and control but Haa gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sanitario throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Sanitario not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sanitario is pulling down on Haa's head. It's preventing any offense from Haa, at least for the moment.
Sanitario looking to hit a scissor sweep but Haa is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Haa wants to control from the top but Sanitario keeps moving.
Sanitario thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sanitario fails with the takedown.
Sanitario dives in for a single leg takedown but Haa sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Heismann Haa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Barnabus Sanitario.
Haa gets caught flat footed, as Sanitario shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanitario trying to control the position from guard on top but Haa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Haa 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.
Haa working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sanitario.
Sanitario wants to pass the guard but Haa is keeping the position.
Sanitario postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sanitario sitting in guard here, content to control.
Sanitario throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Haa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanitario moves away.
Haa throws an overhand right that lands on Sanitario's shoulder, as Sanitario tries to avoid the shot.
Heismann Haa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sanitario takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sanitario drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Sanitario staying calm.
Haa tries to bench press Sanitario off him but Sanitario keeps the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Barnabus Sanitario dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Sanitario lands a jab to the nose.
Heismann Haa is winning the standup battle so far.
Sloppy strikes from Sanitario. Those never looked like landing.
Sanitario has a takedown stuffed.
Sanitario connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sanitario loads up on a big right hand but Haa slips the punch.
Haa misses the jab.
A swing and a miss from Haa.
Haa throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sanitario counters with a nice double leg into side control. Haa won't be happy with that.
Sanitario fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Sanitario working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Sanitario trying to control the position but Haa is working away.
The referee asks Sanitario politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Sanitario prefers to stall for the moment though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanitario trying to control the position but Haa is working away.
Sanitario is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Haa's shoulder. That is not cool.
Haa struggling a bit here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sanitario tests Haa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Haa misses with a hook to the body
and Sanitario counters with a takedown into side control.
Sanitario cracks Haa with a big elbow.
Sanitario throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Sanitario controls the position.
Heismann Haa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haa tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sanitario working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Sanitario happy to just control the position for now.
Sanitario throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Sanitario landing a few strikes.
Sanitario controls the position from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Sanitario are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Sanitario throws a strike aimed at the side of Haa's head but Haa avoids it well.
Sanitario is looking to take a break and control but Haa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Haa is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sanitario in side control lands a decent elbow.
Sanitario lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Sanitario is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Haa's shoulder. That is not cool.
Sanitario lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Haa down.
Barnabus Sanitario is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sanitario is staying tight to Haa's torso, preventing him from escaping.
And that's the end of the fight!
Barnabus Sanitario comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sanitario winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 44:50
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 44:50
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 44:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barnabus Sanitario! Barnabus Sanitario retains his bantamweight title!
Barnabus Sanitario decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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