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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Doctor Ball (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Sander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tommy Sander looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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218 lbs
14 - 9 - 0 |
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210 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Doctor Ball!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tommy Sander!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Donatello Bradman and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Ball looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A right-left combo lands from Ball.
Sander tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ball was well out of range. Poor timing from Sander.
Ball missing with a left hand there. Sander was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ball's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sander under the eye.
Ball clinches with his opponent.
Sander wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sander has Ball pushed against the cage.
Sander is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ball can't break the clinch.
Ball's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sander throws a leg kick but Ball sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ball throws out a loose jab but Sander uses good head movement to avoid it.
A left and a right from Ball both land. Nice combination.
Ball will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ball showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sander.
Sander dodges the punch combination from Ball.
Sander misses with a low kick.
Ball is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sander keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sander tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ball was well out of range. Poor timing from Sander.
Ball swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sander makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sander misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ball.
Ball moves in looking to clinch but Sander pushes him off.
Ball tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sander swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sander slips a straight right by Ball.
Ball tries to clinch but Sander is having none of it.
Ball catches Sander with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sander fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ball manages to avoid it.
Ball throws out a loose jab but Sander uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doctor Ball seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ball misses with an uppercut. Sander saw that one coming.
Ball with a nice cross.
Ball throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ball tries to clinch but Sander moves out of range.
Sander takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ball misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sander uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ball.
Sander tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ball was well out of range. Poor timing from Sander.
Ball throws a body punch but Sander moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ball misses with a series of wild punches.
Sander moves away from the strike by Ball.
Ball misses with a series of wild punches.
Sander moves out of range of the strikes.
Ball throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ball lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ball catches Sander with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sander avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sander uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ball.
Ball fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sander blocks a head kick by Ball.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ball looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sander moves out of range of the strikes.
Ball throws a head kick but Sander moves out of range.
Ball defending well as Sander loads up on a big left hand.
Ball tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sander swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ball tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sander paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sander throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ball throws a right hand that Sander ducks under and follows up with a left that Sander also avoids with ease.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ball swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ball throws a nice looking combination but Sander bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sander throws a hook to the side of Ball's head but Ball sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ball ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doctor Ball dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sloppy strikes from Ball. Those never looked like landing.
A big left from Ball misses.
Jab, jab by Ball - just one landing.
The fighters circling - Ball throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Doctor Ball is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A telegraphed right hand from Ball misses the target.
Sander tries to bum rush Ball with a series of wild strikes but Ball uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ball misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sander.
Sander takes one on the button.
Ball fails to land with a series of punches.
Ball is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Ball swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ball throws an overhand right that lands on Sander's shoulder, as Sander tries to avoid the shot.
Ball throws a shot from downtown. Sander moves away and avoids it.
Sander wants to slow Ball down by chopping away at his legs.
Ball feints a jab promting Sander to slip. Ball then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Sander slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ball clinches.
Ball wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sander has him pressed against the cage.
Sander working aggressively here.
Ball breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ball tries to clinch there but Sander circles away.
Ball has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Sander on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ball checks a leg kick.
Ball is looking to clinch but Sander is avoiding it.
Ball throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sander catches Ball with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ball lands a body shot.
Ball lands with an overhand left.
Ball misses with a left hand
and Sander counters with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ball misses with a looping right.
Nice body punch from Sander.
Sander is breathing heavily.
Ball throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sander bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A punch combination from Ball misses.
Ball waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sander.
Sander tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A combination from Ball does no damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ball misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sander lands a really nice looking cross but Ball seems unphased.
A slow jab from Ball misses its intended target.
Ball tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sander swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sander defending well as Ball loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sander swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ball pushes Sander up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Sander fails to land.
Sander is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ball is keeping busy.
Sander goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ball is trying to pull guard but Sander turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Sander tries to break free but Ball pushes him back against the cage.
Sander stops a takedown attempt from Ball.
Ball fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Doctor Ball. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ball being controlled against the cage.
Ball escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ball lands the left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ball misses with the combination.
Ball throws an off balance right hand
and Sander counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ball throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sander connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A combination from Sander does no damage.
Sander moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ball cracks Sander with an open hand slap.
Sander misses with an uppercut
and Ball counters with a lovely shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sander ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ball moves away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ball is looking to clinch.
Ball throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sander sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sander slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doctor Ball dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Ball throws a jab but it's blocked by Sander.
Ball clinches with his opponent.
Nice body punch from Sander.
Ball breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sander misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A lazy left from Ball finds it's target.
Sander slips under a jab from Ball.
Ball loads up on a big right hand but Sander slips the punch.
Ball throws a combination. Sander tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ball lands with a good body shot.
Ball walks into a jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sander avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ball is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Ball. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sander tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ball was well out of range. Poor timing from Sander.
Ball misses the shot to the body.
Sander is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ball rather than just go for the knockout.
Ball takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ball throws a series of punches but Sander moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Ball misses the target.
Ball connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sander's hands.
Ball wants to clinch up but Sander keeps it at a distance.
Sloppy strikes from Sander. Those never looked like landing.
Sander lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Ball takes the fight into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sander.
Doctor Ball is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sander manages to break the clinch.
Ball misses with a hook. Sander ducked under it nicely.
Doctor Ball is winning the standup battle so far.
Ball will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ball connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sander momentarily.
Ball lands with an overhand left.
Ball looks to throw the jab but Sander is out of range.
A jab from Ball misses.
Sander swinging wildly here.
Sander fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ball manages to avoid it.
Ball moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ball throws a one two combo.
Sander staying out of range there.
A right-left combo lands from Ball.
Ball displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sander throws out the jab.
Ball connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sander looks to score with a jab to the body but Ball is just out of range.
Sander swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Ball as he connects with a hook.
Tommy Sander has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ball lands with a cross.
Ball moves in looking to clinch but Sander pushes him off.
Ball swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ball tries to bum rush Sander with a series of wild strikes but Sander uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ball lands with a right hand.
Ball's corner calls for a 1-2. Ball obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sander looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ball is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ball moves into the clinch successfully.
Ball scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ball tries to pull guard but Sander won't allow it.
Sander has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sander is looking to break free of the clinch but Ball has double underhooks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sander goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ball blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Doctor Ball showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ball has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Doctor Ball!
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pop
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