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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stratton Hartford (ranked 1260 p4p, 1280 weight class) and Braun Westen (ranked 156 p4p, 158 weight class). Hartford comes to the cage accompanied by Outshined. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Braun Westen!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Daniel Blasius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hartford throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Stratton Hartford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Westen tried to score with a low kick but Hartford checks it.
Westen tries to close the distance and clinch but Hartford swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Westen blocks the body kick.
Hartford lands with a slapping head kick.
Westen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hartford is out of range and Westen settles back down.
A slow jab from Westen misses its intended target.
Westen swings for the body but Hartford moves out of range.
Hartford is looking to counter punch.
Westen with a nice calf kick.
Westen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hartford walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Westen avoids a kick to the body.
Westen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Westen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hartford.
Hartford misses with an attempted mid kick.
A little jabbing left from Westen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hartford has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Westen lands a front kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hartford scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Westen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Westen just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromHartford.
Westen avoids the body shot from Hartford.
A slow jab from Westen misses its intended target.
Hartford throws a low kick but it's checked well by Westen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Westen throws a poor cross that misses
and Hartford counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Westen lands the left hand.
Westen lands a jab-cross combination.
Westen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hartford.
Hartford lands a head kick. Westen smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Hartford scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hartford moves away from the strike by Westen.
Hartford bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Westen misses with a low kick.
Hartford lands a really nice looking cross but Westen seems unphased.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Westen throws a sloppy head kick and Hartford moves out of range easily.
Hartford throws a series of punches but Westen moves out of range.
Hartford throws a sloppy head kick and Westen moves out of range easily.
Westen tries to counter by closing the distance.
Hartford uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Westen.
Hartford slips a jab from Westen.
Hartford throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hartford connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartford throws a wild body kick that Westen sees coming a mile off.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Westen, as that shot connected.
Westen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
An inside leg kick from Hartford misses.
Hartford will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Westen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Westen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Westen avoids a kick to the body.
Hartford scores with a push kick.
Westen misses with a straight right.
Westen moves out of range of the body kick from Hartford.
Westen moves into the clinch successfully.
Westen swings wildly with an uppercut but Hartford uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hartford is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A short uppercut from Hartford.
Westen stalling.
Westen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hartford is trying to maintain a safe position but Westen gets an underhook and turns Hartford into the cage.
Hartford misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Westen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hartford blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Westen throws a punch but it's blocked by Hartford.
Westen has Hartford pressed against the cage, preventing Hartford from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hartford blocks a body shot from Westen.
Hartford is trying to force a seperation but Westen has the dominant position.
Westen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Westen working aggressively here.
Westen misses with some punches.
Hartford tries to break the clinch but Westen is controlling the position.
Hartford trying to control the position but instead, Westen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hartford into the cage.
Westen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Westen swings wildly with an uppercut but Hartford uses good head movement to avoid it.
Westen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Westen has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Hartford seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Westen can turn it around.
Hartford blocks an uppercut.
Hartford lands with a short shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartford breaks from the clinch.
Hartford throws a body punch but Westen moves out of range.
Westen throws the left hand but Hartford avoids the punch easily.
Hartford scores with a hook to the body. Westen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Westen throws a lazy uppercut
and Hartford makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hartford lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Westen throws a combination that misses
and Hartford counters with a good low kick that Westen was not able to check.
Hartford misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Westen takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Westen works Hartford's body with a nice hook.
Westen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hartford dodges the punch combination from Westen.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hartford fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Westen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Westen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hartford was well out of range. Poor timing from Westen.
Westen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Hartford counter with a right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Stratton Hartford dominated 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.
Hartford misses with a wild body shot.
Westen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hartford walks into a stiff left hand from Westen.
Westen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hartford.
Hartford throws a jab but it's blocked by Westen.
Good exchange - Hartford coming out on top.
Hartford tries a head kick but it misses.
Westen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Westen avoids a kick to the body.
Westen thuds his right hand into Hartford's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Westen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Westen lands with a nice body punch.
Hartford lands with a thumping leg kick.
Westen connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hartford tries to land a front kick but Westen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hartford avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hartford swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Westen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
As Westen backs away, Hartford returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Nice shot by Hartford.
Good exchange - Hartford coming out on top.
Hartford throws a hook to the side of Westen's head but Westen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Westen throws a jab but it's blocked by Hartford.
Westen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hartford was well out of range. Poor timing from Westen.
Hartford looks to land a body kick but Westen moved away.
Westen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hartford moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A swing and a miss from Westen.
Westen moves out of range of the body kick from Hartford.
Hartford misses with a body kick.
Westen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hartford moves out of range as Westen strikes.
Hartford misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hartford connects with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartford lands a leg kick that knocks Westen off balance momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice shot by Westen.
Westen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hartford has time to react.
Westen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Westen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hartford.
Westen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Westen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hartford under the eye.
Hartford is rocked!
Hartford scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Oh Hartford is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A punch combination from Hartford misses.
Hartford seems to have got his legs back now.
Hartford misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hartford swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hartford connects with a solid leg kick.
Westen is looking to clinch.
Hartford fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Westen.
Westen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
An inside leg kick from Hartford misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Hartford misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartford fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Westen is out of range.
Westen lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Westen staying out of range there.
Westen throws a looping overhand right but Hartford ducks down to avoid it.
Hartford showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Westen.
Westen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Westen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hartford throws a wild body kick that Westen sees coming a mile off.
A punch combination from Hartford misses.
Hartford drops his hands momentarily and Westen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hartford misses with a jab, cross combination.
Westen is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Westen is looking to slow Hartford down with leg kicks.
A nice leg kick lands there from Westen.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hartford throws a head kick but Westen moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Hartford.
Hartford scores with a kick to the midsection.
Westen throws a body shot but no joy.
Westen throws a jab when Hartford was well out of range.
Hartford looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Westen is looking for the big counter here.
Westen misses with a left hand
and Hartford counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Westen throws a sloppy head kick and Hartford moves out of range easily.
Hartford is looking to counter with head kicks.
Hartford lands a nice shot that snaps Westen's head back.
Westen shoots in but Hartford avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hartford throws a head kick but Westen moves out of range.
Westen moves out of range as Hartford throws a body kick.
Westen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hartford throws the kick towards the body but Westen avoids it.
Hartford connects with a leg kick.
Westen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A swing and a miss from Hartford.
Hartford is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Westen.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Stratton Hartford will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Westen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hartford tried to counter with a leg kick but Westen avoided it.
Hartford looks to throw a body kick
and Hartford takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Westen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Westen misses with a straight right.
Westen slips a straight right by Hartford.
Westen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hartford sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Westen checks a leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Westen blocks the leg kick.
Westen misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hartford blocks a head kick by Westen.
Hartford throws a sloppy head kick and Westen moves out of range easily.
A good leg kick by Hartford.
Westen cracks a nice hook into Hartford's ribs.
Westen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hartford.
Westen looks to land a left hand but Hartford moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartford walks into a jab.
Westen connects with a crisp jab.
Westen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hartford lands a front kick.
Hartford cracks a nice hook into Westen's ribs.
Westen lands a jab to Hartford's midsection.
Westen moves out of range of the strikes.
Hartford keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Westen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hartford.
Hartford tries to counter with a takedown but Westen is quick to defend against it.
Westen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Westen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hartford connects with a solid leg kick.
Hartford misses with a looping right.
Westen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hartford moves away from the strike by Westen.
Hartford appears to be looking for a big counter.
Stratton Hartford is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Westen throws a body punch but Hartford moves out of range.
Westen takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Braun Westen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Westen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hartford explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Westen cracks Hartford with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hartford throws the kick towards the body but Westen avoids it.
Hartford throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Westen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hartford.
Hartford lands with a straight right. Westen didn't see that one coming.
Nice shot lands for Hartford.
Hartford turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hartford staying out of range there.
Hartford swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hartford throws a low kick but it's checked well by Westen.
A good leg kick by Westen.
Westen tries a head kick but it misses.
Hartford tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Westen was well out of range. Poor timing from Hartford.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartford throws a push kick but Westen slaps the foot to one side.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hartford.
Westen misses with an uppercut
and Hartford counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Westen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hartford moves out of range of the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Hartford misses the target.
Westen throws out a loose jab but Hartford uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hartford lets loose with a powerful body kick. Westen will feel that in the morning.
Westen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hartford thinks about countering with a body kick.
Westen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hartford is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Westen has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hartford.
Hartford tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hartford fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hartford connects with a single shot there.
Hartford takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Stratton Hartford is winning the standup battle so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Westen lands a jab to the head.
Westen has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hartford.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Westen circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Hartford drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Westen follows Hartford to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Braun Westen!
Our winner, Braun Westen, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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