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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Evan Saunders (ranked 4109 p4p, 4487 weight class) and Sanderson Reliford (ranked 472 p4p, 504 weight class). Sanderson Reliford has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Solid Muay Thai
Experienced
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Great elbows
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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Evan Saunders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Sanderson Reliford!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Winston Alpacca and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A cross from Reliford lands.
Reliford lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Saunders at a distance.
Saunders takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Reliford digs a good hook to Saunders's body.
Reliford throws a body punch but Saunders moves out of range.
Reliford uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saunders.
Reliford doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Reliford ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Saunders moves away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Reliford throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Saunders takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
It looks like Evan Saunders has been cut.
Reliford connects with a nice looking jab.
Saunders definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Reliford scores with a nice head shot.
Saunders moves out of range as Reliford strikes.
Reliford throws a hook but Saunders avoids it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saunders jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Saunders throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saunders throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Saunders tries a head kick but it misses.
Saunders scores with a jab to the body.
Reliford takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Reliford uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Saunders has time to react.
Reliford ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Saunders keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reliford lands with an uppercut that bounces Saunders off the ropes and back into range.
Saunders uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reliford.
As Reliford looks to move away, Saunders throws a big counter combo but Reliford just gets out of the way.
Reliford slips a jab from Saunders.
Saunders throws a push kick but Reliford slaps the foot to one side.
Reliford dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Reliford forces Saunders back against the ropes and clinches.
Reliford lands a left hand that snaps the head of Saunders backwards.
Saunders takes a knee right on the jaw!
Saunders throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Reliford blocks it with crossed arms.
Saunders tries to throw a body punch but Reliford avoids it by throwing Saunders back against the ropes.
Reliford tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Saunders takes a knee to the side of the body.
Saunders is breathing heavily.
Reliford gets through Saunders's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Reliford scores with a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Reliford.
Reliford slows down the pace here.
Reliford lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saunders's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Reliford gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Saunders tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Reliford working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Saunders tries to throw a body punch but Reliford avoids it by throwing Saunders back against the ropes.
Reliford lands with a left to the head.
Reliford looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Reliford looking to throw knees to the head but Saunders is blocking nicely.
Reliford lands an elbow inside that Saunders shrugs off.
Saunders is rocked!
Reliford misses with a body punch.
Oh Saunders is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Reliford lands an elbow just above Saunders 's eye.
Reliford is trying to maintain a safe position but Saunders gets an underhook and turns Reliford into the ropes.
Saunders seems to have got his legs back now.
Reliford lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Reliford managing to block the knees to the body from Saunders.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saunders tries a knee to the head but Reliford blocks it.
Reliford lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Reliford scores with a shot to the side of Saunders's head.
Reliford with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sanderson Reliford dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Reliford cracks Saunders with a left hand that drops him to the canvas, up against the ropes! Can Saunders get back up in time? 3, 4, 5, 6, 7... he's on one knee... 8, 9... he's up! 'Walk towards me' says the referee. Saunders looks steady enough to continue so we're going to continue!
Sanderson Reliford seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Reliford moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Reliford bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Saunders's head backwards.
Saunders avoids the body shot from Reliford.
Reliford connects with a body shot that sends Saunders's belly button to the back.
Reliford ducks under a wild hook from Saunders.
Saunders ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
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!
Reliford moves into the clinch.
Reliford lands an elbow just above Saunders 's eye.
Reliford lands a damaging elbow.
Reliford using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Saunders has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Saunders struggles to land a body shot inside as Reliford controls his hands.
Nice elbow from Reliford.
Saunders working Reliford over with knees to the body.
Saunders's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Reliford dodges the punch combination from Saunders.
A jab from Reliford does it's job there.
Saunders feints and then cracks Reliford's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Reliford down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saunders misses with a two punch combination.
Saunders takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Saunders has closed the distance and engaged Reliford in a clinch.
Reliford pushes Saunders back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Sanderson Reliford seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Saunders lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Reliford backwards.
Saunders tries to work over Reliford's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Reliford lands a nice shot to the body.
Saunders doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Reliford.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Reliford lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Saunders throws a head punch that misses.
Saunders tries to land a knee to the head but Reliford blocks with his arms.
Saunders blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Reliford taking a breather.
Reliford lands an elbow that stopped Saunders in his tracks for a moment.
Evan Saunders's cut is getting worse.
Saunders takes an elbow to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saunders takes a shot to the head.
Reliford lands a damaging elbow.
Reliford has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Reliford breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Saunders with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Saunders looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Saunders get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? Yes, he's struggled back up to his feet and seems OK to continue. The referee agrees so we're back to the action!
Evan Saunders's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Reliford scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Reliford scores a flash knockdown with a right hook that drops Saunders to his hands and knees! The ref pushes Reliford away as he looks to land an illegal blow. Saunders got an extra few seconds to recover there, which could have made all the differences as he stumbles back to his feet. The referee looks into his eyes and decides to allow the bout to continue. Can he survive?!
Reliford instigates a clinch.
Reliford lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reliford lands an elbow inside.
Reliford creates a bit of distance and cracks Saunders with a big uppercut! Saunders goes down! The referee pushes Reliford away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Saunders make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Reliford takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Sanderson Reliford!
Sanderson Reliford decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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