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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Fitch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rhya Sankfurt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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177 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anderson Fitch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rhya Sankfurt!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sankfurt shoots in for a takedown but Fitch shows good takedown defense.
Sankfurt stuffs the takedown.
Sankfurt is looking to clinch.
Fitch gets a double leg takedown into Sankfurt's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Fitch wants to stand but Sankfurt is controlling his posture from full guard.
Sankfurt trying to control the position.
Fitch trying to stand up but can't free himself from Sankfurt's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fitch trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Sankfurt has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Fitch knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sankfurt on the ground.
Sankfurt looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Fitch tries to stand but Sankfurt is controlling from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sankfurt is looking for a triangle but Fitch pushes his legs off easily.
Fitch would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Sankfurt is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Fitch won't allow Sankfurt to sweep him here.
Fitch wants to stand but Sankfurt has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Sankfurt is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fitch wanted to stand there but Sankfurt had control of the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Fitch misses with a head kick.
Sankfurt fails with a takedown attempt.
Fitch throws a head kick but Sankfurt moves out of range.
Sankfurt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sankfurt fails with a takedown attempt.
Anderson Fitch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rhya Sankfurt.
Fitch shoots in for a takedown but Sankfurt shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sankfurt.
Sankfurt tries to clinch there but Fitch circles away.
Sankfurt gets tackled into the cage by Fitch. Fitch maintains the clinch.
Fitch fails to pull guard.
Fitch misses with an elbow strike.
Fitch trying to land knees to the body.
Fitch wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sankfurt on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sankfurt blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sankfurt gets control of Fitch's arms and successfully pulls guard. Sankfurt will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Sankfurt has a closed guard, preventing Fitch from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fitch postures up.
Fitch wants to stand but Sankfurt has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Sankfurt is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Fitch wants to stand but Sankfurt is controlling his posture from full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Rhya Sankfurt.
Sankfurt tries to clinch up
and Fitch counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sankfurt shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Fitch but Fitch pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sankfurt slaps away a takedown attempt from Fitch, before circling back to the center of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Fitch dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Sankfurt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sankfurt throws a series of punches but Fitch moves out of range.
Sankfurt shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Fitch defends it nicely.
Fitch changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sankfurt tries to avoid it but Fitch manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sankfurt to the ground. Sankfurt escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sankfurt leaves Fitch with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Fitch steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sankfurt.
Sankfurt fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Fitch avoids it really well and circles away.
Fitch shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sankfurt defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson Fitch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitch defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sankfurt.
Sankfurt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fitch manages to avoid it.
Fitch stuffs the takedown attempt from Sankfurt. Sankfurt gets slowly back to his feet.
Sankfurt is breathing heavily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Fitch.
Fitch throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Fitch shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sankfurt but Sankfurt pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sankfurt fails with the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sankfurt shoots for a double leg takedown but Fitch sprawls well. He's pushed Sankfurt's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Fitch closes the distance and clinches up with Sankfurt, looking for a takedown. Fitch pushes Sankfurt against the cage but Sankfurt circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Fitch misses with a takedown attempt - Sankfurt sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Fitch throws a sloppy head kick and Sankfurt moves out of range easily.
Fitch will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Fitch looks for a takedown but Sankfurt sprawls well.
Fitch misses with a head kick.
Sankfurt leaves Fitch with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Fitch doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sankfurt counters with a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sankfurt is looking to clinch but Fitch is avoiding it.
Sankfurt doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Fitch counters with a head kick.
Sankfurt shoots for a double leg takedown but Fitch sprawls well. He's pushed Sankfurt's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sankfurt tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Fitch manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fitch stuffs the takedown attempt from Sankfurt. Sankfurt gets slowly back to his feet.
Fitch changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sankfurt tries to avoid it but Fitch manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sankfurt to the ground. Sankfurt escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Fitch is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sankfurt sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Fitch fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sankfurt avoids it really well and circles away.
A shot to the liver by Sankfurt. Beautiful body shot.
Anderson Fitch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sankfurt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fitch swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sankfurt.
Sankfurt throws a lazy body kick
and Fitch counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Sankfurt's guard now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fitch tries to stand but Sankfurt is controlling from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fitch gets to his feet. Sankfurt looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Fitch throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sankfurt's waist but Sankfurt gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Fitch off to one side.
Sankfurt defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Fitch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Fitch dominated that second 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Fitch is looking to clinch but Sankfurt is avoiding it.
Sankfurt misses with a combination
and Sankfurt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fitch shoots in but no luck this time.
Sankfurt tries to clinch there but Fitch circles away.
Anderson Fitch is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sankfurt leaves Fitch with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Fitch takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Fitch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson Fitch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fitch stuffs the takedown.
Fitch has a takedown stuffed.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fitch throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sankfurt's waist but Sankfurt gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Fitch off to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sankfurt is looking to clinch.
Sankfurt looks for a takedown but Fitch sprawls well.
Fitch tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sankfurt swivels and escapes.
Fitch keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Fitch shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sankfurt but Sankfurt pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Fitch closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Sankfurt's guard.
Sankfurt lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Fitch!
Fitch squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fitch takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Sankfurt working for a guillotine from mount but Fitch is in no mood to give up.
Sankfurt trying to control but Fitch is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
Sankfurt won't let Fitch get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Fitch on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Fitch tries to get out of the position.
Sankfurt trying to control but Fitch is having none of it.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Rhya Sankfurt was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Sankfurt throws a head kick that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rhya Sankfurt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Fitch has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anderson Fitch!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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