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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ninawm Chaktheiloa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Sanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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160 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ninawm Chaktheiloa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luke Sanders!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chaktheiloa closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sanders counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Sanders circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sanders counters with a head kick. That will keep Chaktheiloa thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Chaktheiloa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sanders closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Chaktheiloa creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Chaktheiloa lands a knee to the head.
Chaktheiloa misses with a knee to the head.
Sanders manages to break the clinch.
Sanders circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sanders counters with an outside leg kick.
Sanders throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaktheiloa tries to clinch up but Sanders circles away and keeps his distance.
Chaktheiloa closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sanders counters with a one-two to the body.
Chaktheiloa tries to clinch but Sanders is having none of it.
Chaktheiloa moves in looking to clinch but Sanders pushes him off.
Sanders throws a sloppy head kick and Chaktheiloa moves out of range easily.
Ninawm Chaktheiloa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chaktheiloa closes the distance but Sanders moves to the side
and Sanders counters with a left and a right that stings Chaktheiloa.
Chaktheiloa moves in looking to clinch but Sanders pushes him off.
Chaktheiloa tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sanders counters with a big head kick but Chaktheiloa shrugs it off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chaktheiloa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chaktheiloa looks to clinch
and Sanders counters with a head kick. That will keep Chaktheiloa thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Sanders is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chaktheiloa wants to clinch
and Sanders counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Sanders tries a head kick but it misses.
Sanders avoids a kick to the body.
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!
Chaktheiloa tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sanders counters with a nice low kick that buckles Chaktheiloa's knee momentarily.
Sanders avoids the head kick by Chaktheiloa.
Chaktheiloa closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sanders counters with a left and a right that stings Chaktheiloa.
Chaktheiloa tries to clinch up
and Sanders counters with a series of strikes. Chaktheiloa will be more careful next time no doubt.
Chaktheiloa takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Chaktheiloa looks to clinch
and Sanders counters with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaktheiloa closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sanders counters with a nice leg kick.
Sanders swats away the attempt to clinch by Chaktheiloa.
Chaktheiloa moves to clinch but Sanders breaks away
and Sanders counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Chaktheiloa is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Chaktheiloa tries to clinch but Sanders moves away
and Sanders counters with an outside leg kick.
Chaktheiloa closes the distance but Sanders moves to the side
and Sanders counters with a head kick.
Chaktheiloa attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Chaktheiloa darts in trying to clinch
and Sanders counters with a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanders throws a head kick that misses.
Sanders ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chaktheiloa moves to clinch but Sanders breaks away
and Sanders counters with a low kick, right behind Chaktheiloa 's knee.
Chaktheiloa moves to clinch but Sanders breaks away
and Sanders counters with a slapping leg kick.
Chaktheiloa tries to clinch
and Sanders counters with a head kick. That will keep Chaktheiloa thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Sanders swats away the attempt to clinch by Chaktheiloa.
Sanders throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chaktheiloa darts in trying to clinch
and Sanders counters with a big head kick but Chaktheiloa shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Sanders dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Chaktheiloa tries to close the distance and clinch but Sanders swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sanders circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sanders counters with a head kick.
Chaktheiloa checks a leg kick.
Chaktheiloa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chaktheiloa does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Chaktheiloa tries to clinch but Sanders moves away
and Sanders counters with a good low kick that Chaktheiloa was not able to check.
Sanders circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sanders tries to bum rush Chaktheiloa with a series of wild strikes but Chaktheiloa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Chaktheiloa tries to clinch but Sanders moves out of range.
Chaktheiloa wants to clinch but Sanders slips to the side
and Sanders counters with a nice body kick.
Sanders swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ninawm Chaktheiloa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chaktheiloa tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sanders counters with a good low kick that Chaktheiloa was not able to check.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaktheiloa tries to clinch but Sanders moves away
and Sanders counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Chaktheiloa looks to clinch
and Sanders makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Chaktheiloa closes the distance but Sanders moves to the side
and Sanders cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chaktheiloa tries to clinch
and Sanders counters with a head kick. That will keep Chaktheiloa thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Chaktheiloa moves to clinch but Sanders breaks away
and Sanders counters with a good, hard body kick but Chaktheiloa shrugs it off.
Chaktheiloa is looking to clinch.
Chaktheiloa is looking to clinch.
Chaktheiloa darts in trying to clinch
and Sanders counters with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chaktheiloa tries to clinch up
and Sanders counters with a big head kick but Chaktheiloa shrugs it off.
Sanders swats away the attempt to clinch by Chaktheiloa.
Chaktheiloa misses with an uppercut
and Sanders counters with an outside leg kick.
A slow jab from Chaktheiloa misses its intended target.
Luke Sanders seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chaktheiloa looks to clinch
and Sanders counters with a head kick.
Sanders throws a sloppy head kick and Chaktheiloa moves out of range easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chaktheiloa closes the distance but Sanders moves to the side
enabling Sanders to counter with a crisp jab.
Chaktheiloa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chaktheiloa tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sanders makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaktheiloa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chaktheiloa looks to clinch
and Sanders makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Chaktheiloa wants to clinch.
Chaktheiloa tries to clinch but Sanders moves away
and Sanders counters with a head kick.
Sanders pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chaktheiloa tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sanders counters with a head kick. That will keep Chaktheiloa thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Chaktheiloa tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sanders counters with a head kick. That will keep Chaktheiloa thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Chaktheiloa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sanders paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chaktheiloa fails to land the takedown.
Chaktheiloa darts in trying to clinch
and Sanders counters with a straight right hand.
Chaktheiloa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sanders manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chaktheiloa tries to clinch
and Sanders counters with a big head kick but Chaktheiloa shrugs it off.
Luke Sanders is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chaktheiloa tries to clinch up
and Sanders counters with a body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chaktheiloa looks to clinch
and Sanders counters with a nice leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chaktheiloa tries to clinch
and Sanders counters with an outside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanders keeps the fight on the outside.
Chaktheiloa takes one to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Luke Sanders will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Sanders throws a head kick but Chaktheiloa moves out of range.
Sanders misses with a head kick.
Chaktheiloa tries to clinch but Sanders is having none of it.
Sanders circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sanders counters with a head kick.
Chaktheiloa throws a jab but it's blocked by Sanders.
Sanders throws a head kick but Chaktheiloa moves out of range.
Sanders keeps the fight on the outside.
Chaktheiloa tries to clinch but Sanders moves away
and Sanders counters with a series of strikes. Chaktheiloa will be more careful next time no doubt.
Chaktheiloa tries to clinch but Sanders moves out of range.
Chaktheiloa moves in looking to clinch but Sanders pushes him off.
Chaktheiloa darts in trying to clinch
and Sanders counters with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sanders counters with a slapping leg kick.
Chaktheiloa tries to close the distance and clinch but Sanders swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chaktheiloa is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Chaktheiloa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sanders manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sanders connects with a solid leg kick.
Chaktheiloa wants to clinch but Sanders slips to the side
and Sanders counters with a one-two to the body.
Chaktheiloa tries to clinch but Sanders moves away
and Sanders counters with a thumping low kick.
Chaktheiloa moves in looking to clinch but Sanders pushes him off.
Chaktheiloa tries to clinch but Sanders is having none of it.
Chaktheiloa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sanders avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chaktheiloa wants to clinch but Sanders slips to the side
and Sanders counters with a leg kick.
Chaktheiloa clinches up against the cage.
Chaktheiloa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chaktheiloa looking to slow down the pace here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sanders throws an elbow but misses.
Sanders tries to land knees in the clinch but Chaktheiloa avoids the damage to the body.
Sanders takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sanders misses with an elbow strike.
Sanders takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanders missing with knees to the body.
Chaktheiloa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sanders blocks it with crossed arms.
Chaktheiloa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sanders breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chaktheiloa tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sanders counters with a head kick.
Chaktheiloa fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaktheiloa throws a sloppy head kick
and Sanders counters with a good, hard body kick but Chaktheiloa shrugs it off.
Chaktheiloa shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sanders counters with a thumping low kick.
A nice combination there by Sanders.
Chaktheiloa tries to clinch
and Sanders counters with a low kick, right behind Chaktheiloa 's knee.
A head kick misses from Sanders.
Sanders tries a head kick but it misses.
Sanders throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Chaktheiloa.
Chaktheiloa moves to clinch but Sanders breaks away
and Sanders counters with a head kick. That will keep Chaktheiloa thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Chaktheiloa looks to clinch
and Sanders counters with a two punch combo.
Chaktheiloa fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chaktheiloa blocks a head kick by Sanders.
Chaktheiloa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chaktheiloa wants to clinch
and Sanders counters with a head kick.
Chaktheiloa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sanders misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sanders swats away the attempt to clinch by Chaktheiloa.
Chaktheiloa tries to clinch up
and Sanders counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Ninawm Chaktheiloa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chaktheiloa is looking to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ninawm Chaktheiloa.
I think Sanders 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 George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luke Sanders!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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