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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marquise Sanders (ranked 5289 p4p, 4819 weight class) and Spicy Tuna (ranked 504 p4p, 480 weight class). Sanders's entrance music is Dont Ask Dont Tell. A fine choice. Marquise Sanders could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Spicy Tuna's chin.
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BJJ White Belt
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marquise Sanders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Spicy Tuna!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Mauricio Rocha and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tuna lands a glancing blow to the side of Sanders's head.
Sanders drives through and clinches with Tuna against the ropes.
Sanders manages to break the clinch.
Marquise Sanders seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanders moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sanders has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sanders manages to break the clinch.
Sanders fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sanders avoids the body shot from Tuna.
Sanders has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tuna has a couple of punches blocked by Sanders.
Sanders blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sanders breaks from the clinch.
Sanders wants to clinch.
Sanders gets a clinch.
Sanders pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanders fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tuna, pushing him back against the ropes.
Sanders's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tuna connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sanders momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders wants to clinch up but Tuna keeps it at a distance.
Sanders doesn't manage to clinch there - Tuna circles away.
Sanders tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Tuna paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sanders moves in looking to clinch but Tuna pushes him off.
Tuna throws out a loose jab but Sanders uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanders has managed to clinch.
Sanders escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sanders moves into the clinch.
Sanders manages to break the clinch.
Sanders tries to clinch there but Tuna circles away.
Sanders rushes Tuna and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Sanders breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tuna gets tackled into the ropes by Sanders. Sanders maintains the clinch.
Sanders escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sanders gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sanders breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sanders closes the distance and pushes Tuna back into the ropes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanders pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sanders is looking to clinch but Tuna is avoiding it.
Sanders has managed to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanders breaks the clinch.
Sanders doesn't manage to clinch there - Tuna circles away.
Tuna takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sanders tries to clinch but Tuna is having none of it.
Tuna throws a hook but Sanders avoids it easily.
Sanders gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sanders's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tuna's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Tuna duly obliges.
Tuna lands an overhand right.
Sanders clinches up with Tuna and pushes him back against the ropes.
Sanders breaks from the clinch.
Sanders tries to clinch but Tuna is having none of it.
Sanders takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sanders tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sanders tries to clinch
and Tuna counters with a two punch combo.
Sanders doesn't manage to clinch there - Tuna circles away.
Tuna throws out a counter right but Sanders avoids it with no problem.
Sanders fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sanders drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tuna.
Sanders breaks from the clinch.
Sanders tries to clinch but Tuna is having none of it.
Sanders is breathing heavily.
Sanders tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Tuna connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sanders wants to clinch.
Sanders gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sanders manages to break the clinch.
Tuna throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sanders stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sanders tries to clinch but Tuna is having none of it.
Sanders takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tuna feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sanderss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tuna scores with a jab. Sanders acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanders takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sanders tries to close the distance and clinch but Tuna swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sanders tries to clinch but Tuna moves out of range.
Sanders clinches up with Tuna and pushes him back against the ropes.
Sanders breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A left and a right from Tuna both land. Nice combination.
Tuna bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sanders's head backwards.
Tuna cracks Sanders with a good jab.
Sanders tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Tuna paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tuna lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sanders fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sanders has Tuna up against the ropes in a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tuna throws a punch but it's blocked by Sanders.
Sanders breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sanders wants to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Spicy Tuna will probably get the nod.
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.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sanders breaks the clinch.
Tuna throws the left hand but Sanders avoids the punch easily.
Sanders clinches up with Tuna and pushes him back against the ropes.
Tuna working aggressively here.
Sanders manages to break the clinch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tuna, as that shot connected.
Sanders on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sanders rushes Tuna and presses him up against the ropes.
Sanders's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Marquise Sanders is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tuna takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sanders moves into the clinch.
We've been informed that Tuna has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Marquise Sanders has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sanders breaks from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanders forces Tuna back against the ropes and clinches.
Sanders's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sanders tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders doesn't manage to clinch there - Tuna circles away.
Tuna is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Sanders with a body shot.
Sanders tries to clinch up.
Tuna throws a jab but it's blocked by Sanders.
Tuna lands a head shot.
Sanders tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tuna swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tuna's corner calls for a 1-2. Tuna obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sanders fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tuna, pushing him back against the ropes.
Tuna has a couple of punches blocked by Sanders.
Sanders's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A big right from Tuna misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sanders breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tuna throws a shot from downtown. Sanders moves away and avoids it.
Sanders tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tuna swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sanders closes the distance and pushes Tuna back into the ropes.
Sanders manages to break the clinch.
Tuna connects with a nice looking jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tuna swats away the attempt to clinch by Sanders.
A jab lands there for Tuna.
Tuna might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Tuna misses with a straight left.
Sanders tries to clinch there but Tuna circles away.
Sanders gets a clinch.
Sanders's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sanders fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sanders tries to clinch but Tuna moves out of range.
Sanders gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tuna.
Sanders looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jab from Tuna.
Sanders wants to clinch up but Tuna keeps it at a distance.
Sanders is looking to clinch but Tuna is avoiding it.
Tuna swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sanders tries to close the distance and clinch but Tuna swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sanders takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanders has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sanders there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sanders 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.
Sanders wants to clinch up but Tuna keeps it at a distance.
Tuna throws out a counter right but Sanders avoids it with no problem.
Sanders tries to clinch but Tuna moves out of range.
Tuna lands a jab.
Tuna takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sanders forces Tuna back against the ropes and clinches.
Tuna misses with the head strike.
Tuna throws a punch but it's blocked by Sanders.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sanders.
Sanders blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tuna fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sanders breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tuna connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sanders looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sanders tries to clinch but Tuna is having none of it.
Tuna takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanders doesn't manage to clinch there - Tuna circles away.
Tuna pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Sanders back to the ropes. Tuna follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Sanders closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sanders darts in trying to clinch
and Tuna counters with a straight right hand.
Tuna misses with a wild combination.
Tuna fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sanders keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tuna.
Sanders throws a big counter combination but Tuna scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Sanders takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sanders gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tuna tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanders breaks from the clinch.
Sanders fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tuna, pushing him back against the ropes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Spicy Tuna showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Sanders closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Sanders breaks the clinch.
Sanders is looking to clinch but Tuna is avoiding it.
Spicy Tuna seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tuna gets tackled into the ropes by Sanders. Sanders maintains the clinch.
Sanders's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sanders tries to clinch up.
Tuna bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sanders's head.
Sanders on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sanders darts in trying to clinch
and Tuna counters with a three punch combo that has Sanders backing up. Sanders nods at Tuna to acknowledge the strikes.
Tuna misses with an uppercut.
Sanders seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Tuna swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tuna gets tackled into the ropes by Sanders. Sanders maintains the clinch.
Sanders breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab lands there for Tuna.
Sanders staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tuna swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sanders tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Tuna manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tuna swats away the attempt to clinch by Sanders.
Sanders gets a clinch.
Sanders breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tuna has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sanders slips a jab and a cross from Tuna.
Sanders pushes Tuna up against the ropes in a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sanders breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tuna avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sanders tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Tuna manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tuna bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sanders's head backwards.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sanders looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tuna stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanders has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sanders breaks the clinch.
Tuna circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sanders is looking to clinch but Tuna is avoiding it.
Sanders ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tuna gets tackled into the ropes by Sanders. Sanders maintains the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanders escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sanders darts in and clinches Tuna up against the ropes.
Tuna breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sanders tries to clinch but Tuna is having none of it.
Tuna swats away the attempt to clinch by Sanders.
Sanders slips a straight right by Tuna.
Sanders is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sanders moves in looking to clinch but Tuna pushes him off.
Sanders looks to clinch
and Tuna counters with a series of strikes. Sanders will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuna moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sanders takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sanders wants to clinch.
Spicy Tuna is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Tuna lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sanders tries to clinch but Tuna moves out of range.
Tuna connects with a body shot.
Tuna swats away the attempt to clinch by Sanders.
Tuna cracks Sanders with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
The crowd cheers as Tuna lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sanders doesn't seem phased though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tuna with a jab.
Sanders drives through and clinches with Tuna against the ropes.
Sanders escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sanders tries to clinch but Tuna moves away
and Tuna connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tuna scores with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tuna lands a glancing blow to the side of Sanders's head.
Tuna thuds a left hand into Sanders's body.
Tuna uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sanders has time to react.
Tuna dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sanders gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tuna scores with a jab. Sanders acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tuna circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sanders clinches with his opponent.
Sanders escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Marquise Sanders has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sanders is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Spicy Tuna comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tuna winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Spicy Tuna!
In defeat, Marquise Sanders stepped up to the mic, saying 'i like big booty latinas and ill be back'.
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energy
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hype
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