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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Assuerio Sanderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Knockout (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Assuerio Sanderson had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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182 cm
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185 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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185 cm
18
185 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
Experienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined |
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Assuerio Sanderson! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Will Knockout! The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Sanderson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Knockout but Knockout pushes him off and we're back to square one. Will Knockout seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Knockout throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Knockout fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sanderson. Knockout gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and Sanderson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Knockout! Sanderson blocks Knockout's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom. Knockout regains half guard. Knockout regains full guard. Nicely done. Sanderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Knockout is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Sanderson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Knockout on the ground. Sanderson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. Knockout is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Sanderson is breathing heavily. Knockout looking for a sweep. Not yet Knockout, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round. Knockout is persisting with the attempt to improve his position. Knockout working for a triangle but Sanderson defends it easily.
Knockout is looking for a triangle but Sanderson pushes his legs off easily.
Knockout looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sanderson controls the pace of the fight for a moment. Knockout is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Knockout wants to stand but Sanderson is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it. Knockout had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Sanderson is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Knockout Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Sanderson's back instead. Knockout tightening his grip on Sanderson, looking for the choke. Sanderson covering up well and avoiding damage. Sanderson preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Knockout. Sanderson trying to control the action but Knockout just sinks the hooks in. Knockout looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sanderson showing good submission defense here.
Sanderson covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Sanderson biding his time here by controlling the hands, looking to escape. Sanderson showing good submission defense here.
Sanderson is in bad spot here.
Knockout is persistently looking for the submission but Sanderson is defending it well.
Knockout is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Sanderson knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Sanderson for a finish.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Knockout is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Sanderson knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Sanderson for a finish. Sanderson manages to reverse the position and now he's in Knockout's guard. Nice work there by Sanderson.
Sanderson stands up from Knockout's guard - Sanderson perhaps looking for a knockout. Knockout fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Sanderson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving. Sanderson swats away the attempt to clinch by Knockout. Knockout moves in looking to clinch but Sanderson pushes him off. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Will Knockout 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.
Knockout wants to clinch and Sanderson counters with a takedown into side control. Knockout gets back to half guard. Knockout is looking to escape. Knockout wants to improve his position but Sanderson is controlling well.
Sanderson wants to take a breather but Knockout is having none of it. Knockout manages to get to full guard.
Sanderson wants to control from the top but Knockout keeps moving. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Sanderson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. Knockout manages to escape and get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sanderson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. Knockout wants to get back to his feet. Assuerio Sanderson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Sanderson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Knockout slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work. Sanderson tries to free his leg and advance position but Knockout is retaining full guard. Knockout is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Knockout wants to stand up but Sanderson is controlling him. Knockout keeping moving, preventing Sanderson from controlling successfully. Knockout wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. Knockout with a lazy takedown attempt and Sanderson counters with a shoot takedown. Knockout fights it but they end up in guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Knockout is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Sanderson content to stall in guard here. Sanderson looking to pass the guard. Sanderson trying to control but Knockout is working from the bottom. Knockout has his foot on Sanderson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sanderson works his way back into a safe position though. Knockout is looking to stand up but Sanderson isn't so interested in that idea. Knockout wants to sweep here but Sanderson controlling him for the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Knockout lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sanderson's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A left and a right from Knockout both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Assuerio Sanderson has been cut. Knockout has his takedown stuffed and Sanderson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Knockout's guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Knockout throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Knockout wants to stand but Sanderson is controlling the position. Sanderson tries to stand but Knockout is controlling from the bottom. Knockout manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sanderson manages to get himself to full guard.
Knockout trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Sanderson wants to sweep here but Knockout controlling him for the moment. A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Sanderson holds on and takes a little breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Sanderson keeping moving, preventing Knockout from controlling successfully. Knockout tries to stand but Sanderson is controlling from the bottom. Sanderson wants to stand but Knockout is controlling the position. Sanderson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Knockout gets back to full guard.
Knockout is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Assuerio Sanderson dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Assuerio Sanderson's cut. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Knockout gets a takedown into half guard. Knockout is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Sanderson has managed to free his arm - good work. Knockout sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sanderson defending well though. The fighters are battling for position here. Sanderson manages to regain full guard. Nice work. Sanderson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Knockout wants to pass the guard but Sanderson is keeping the position. Sanderson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sanderson tries to get out of the position. Sanderson pulls Knockout in close to prevent any damage. Knockout is looking to advance position but Sanderson has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
That's one minute gone in the round. Sanderson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound! Knockout tries to get back to half guard but can't. Sanderson wants to control the pace but Knockout is squirming around nicely. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Sanderson prevents Knockout from getting the reversal. Knockout sneaks a leg under to get to half guard. Knockout looking for submissions off his back. Sanderson controlling the action here. Sanderson passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Knockout!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Knockout tries to reverse the position but Sanderson maintains control. Sanderson landing strikes, looking to finish! Knockout wants to hold on but Sanderson pushes him away. Knockout regains half guard. Knockout is staying active underneath Sanderson, who seems content to just control the action from this position. Knockout works his way to full guard. Good work. Sanderson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. Knockout uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Knockout tries a head kick but it misses.
Sanderson gets a takedown into half guard. Knockout actively working from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Knockout wants to improve his position but Sanderson is controlling well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Sanderson in particular looking to stall. Knockout looking to work for a kimura from the bottom. Still in half guard, Sanderson seems content to control. Knockout regains full guard. Nicely done. Knockout wants to stand but Sanderson is controlling the position. Knockout is trying to keep Sanderson in close.
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. Knockout preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Knockout working a defensive guard here.
Knockout has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Sanderson off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds. Knockout shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Knockout showed some decent athleticism there. Sanderson is in trouble now - Knockout has advanced to mount! Sanderson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Sanderson is working hard here to advance position. Knockout looking to finish with strikes here!
Sanderson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Will Knockout. I think Knockout has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29 Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29 Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Will Knockout!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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