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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cletus Landry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sanji Sanpun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Landry comes to the cage accompanied by country boy. Sanpun has chosen Snacktime - Barenaked Ladies as his entrance music. Sanji Sanpun told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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154 lbs
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157 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cletus Landry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sanji Sanpun!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Konstantin Menshow and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanpun throws a leg kick but Landry checks it.
Sanpun blocks a jab.
Sanpun slips a straight right by Landry.
Sanpun tries a low kick but Landry avoids it.
Landry bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big left from Landry misses.
Sanpun digs a good hook to Landry's body.
Sanpun just misses with a punch to the body.
Sanpun misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Landry.
Sanpun has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Landry is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Landry tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sanpun paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sanpun dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sanpun lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Landry rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sanpun moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Landry is looking to clinch.
Landry checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Landry tries to clinch there but Sanpun circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanpun. Landry does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanpun gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Landry counters with a nice leg kick.
Cletus Landry is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sanpun.
Sanpun just misses with a punch to the body.
Landry wants to clinch but Sanpun slips to the side
and Sanpun counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Landry moves into the clinch.
Sanpun doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Landry takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Sanpun tries to land knees in the clinch but Landry avoids the damage to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sanpun.
Landry landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sanpun tries a knee to the head but Landry blocks it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sanpun.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Landry is trying to stall.
Sanpun tries a body shot but Landry blocks it.
Sanpun is trying to pull guard but Landry turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Landry tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sanpun creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sanpun takes an elbow to the temple.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sanpun as Landry tries to tie him up.
Sanpun is trying to drag Landry to the mat but Landry just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Sanpun blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Landry gets underhooks to prevent Sanpun's takedown attempt.
Cletus Landry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sanji Sanpun.
Sanpun works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Landry wants to stall.
Sanpun jumps guard but Landry turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Sanpun can't get the takedown.
A head punch on the inside from Sanpun fails to land.
Landry blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Landry is trying to maintain a safe position but Sanpun gets an underhook and turns Landry into the cage.
Landry tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landry blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Landry lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Still in the clinch, Landry scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Landry.
Sanpun lands a knee to the head.
Sanpun throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Landrys head.
Sanpun missing with knees to the body.
Landry lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sanpun.
Sanpun with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Landry lands a nice elbow.
Landry tries to land a knee to the head but Sanpun blocks with his arms.
Sanpun tries to throw a body punch but Landry avoids it by throwing Sanpun back against the cage.
Landry putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sanpun in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Landry holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Sanpun has a couple of punches blocked by Landry.
Sanpun trying to land knees to the body.
Sanpun utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Landry lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanpun throws a head punch that misses.
Landry makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Landry is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sanpun missing with knees to the body.
Landry using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Landry misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sanpun with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sanpun landing knees to the head.
Sanpun fails to pull guard.
Landry is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Landry landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sanpun looks winded!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Landry unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sanpun lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Landry throws a knee to the head but misses.
Landry is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sanpun is defending well for now.
A short right from Landry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Cletus Landry will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Landry tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A low kick from Sanpun misses
and Landry counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Landry blocks the body kick.
Sanpun tries to land a body kick
and Landry counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Landry.
Landry has a couple of punches blocked by Sanpun.
Sanpun tries to pull guard but Landry forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Sanpun misses with a punch on the inside.
Cletus Landry has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Landry lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Landry scores with a nice short uppercut.
Landry avoids the elbow strike from Sanpun, against the cage.
Sanpun tries to land a knee to the head but Landry blocks with his arms.
Landry tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Knees to the body from Sanpun.
Landry tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sanpun avoids it.
Sanpun blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Landry missing with knees to the body.
Landry crunches a lovely knee into Sanpun's ribcage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanpun takes an elbow to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanpun lands a hook that snaps the head of Landry backwards.
Landry takes a knee to the side of the body.
Landry throws an elbow that misses.
Sanpun is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Landry pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Sanpun managing to block the knees to the body from Landry.
Sanpun misses with a punch to the body.
Sanpun is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Landry pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Cletus Landry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sanji Sanpun.
Sanpun throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sanpun fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sanpun is breathing heavily.
Sanpun tries to land knees in the clinch but Landry avoids the damage to the body.
Landry working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Landry lands an elbow inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sanpun.
A short uppercut from Landry.
Landry comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Landry prevents a body shot from Sanpun.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanpun lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right from Sanpun.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Landry throws a punch but it's blocked by Sanpun.
Landry can't find room to land a body shot as Sanpun controls the action.
Sanpun is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Landry is defending well for now.
Sanpun misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sanpun.
Landry comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Landry blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sanpun throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Landry blocks it with crossed arms.
Landry misses with a punch on the inside.
Landry can't find room to land a body shot as Sanpun controls the action.
Sanpun's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Landry looking to slow down the pace here.
Good body shot from Landry.
Landry effectively controlling the action here.
Sanpun decides to pull guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Sanpun is trying to keep Landry in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landry would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Sanpun looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Landry wants to get up but he can't break Sanpun's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sanpun with a jab.
Sanpun looks to score with a jab to the body but Landry is just out of range.
Sanpun swings for the body but Landry moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Landry tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sanpun paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Landry throws a big shot that misses.
Sanpun lands a leg kick that knocks Landry off balance momentarily.
Sanpun wants to clinch up but Landry keeps it at a distance.
Sanpun throws a leg kick that is checked
and Landry counters with a nice uppercut.
Landry blocks a head kick by Sanpun.
Sanpun circles away from the clinch attempt.
Landry takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Landry misses with a wild combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanpun takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sanpun is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Landry rather than just go for the knockout.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Landry moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Landry tries to keep at a distance but Sanpun has taken the fight into the clinch.
Landry tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sanpun avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Cletus Landry will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Landry doesn't manage to clinch there - Sanpun circles away.
Landry wants to slow Sanpun down by chopping away at his legs.
Sanpun looks for the body kick but Landry saw that one coming.
Cletus Landry is winning the standup battle so far.
Sanpun tries to score a power double leg takedown but Landry sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sanpun somewhat.
Sanpun throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sanpun gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Landry avoids the elbow strike from Sanpun, against the cage.
Sanpun blocks a body shot from Landry.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sanpun.
Sanpun lands an uppercut.
Sanpun avoiding damage as Landry throws knees to the body.
Landry connects with a knee to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Landry creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sanpun avoids a wild elbow strike from Landry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Landry missing with knees to the body.
Landry is looking to control Sanpun's arms but Sanpun gets an underhook and turns him. Now Landry has his back to the cage.
Landry throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sanpun blocks it with crossed arms.
Sanpun tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Landry avoids it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Landry obliges.
Sanpun lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Landry backwards.
Landry trying to land knees to the body.
Landry creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sanpun misses with an elbow strike.
Sanpun misses with an elbow over the top.
Sanpun jumps guard.
Sanpun looking to control.
Sanpun has a closed guard, preventing Landry from standing up.
Landry decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Sanpun, up you get!
Sanji Sanpun has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Landry wants to land a leg kick but Sanpun is out of range.
Sanpun misses with the combination.
Sanpun shoots for a takedown but Landry saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sanpun takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Landry misses with an attempted mid kick.
Landry lands with a nice body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanpun walks into a jab.
Landry circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sanpun decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Landry makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
That kick from Landry tenderised Sanpun's leg. Sanpun is trying to keep his angry face on.
Landry fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sanpun on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landry wants to clinch up but Sanpun keeps it at a distance.
Sanpun misses with a kick to the body.
Landry tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sanpun manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sanpun swats away the attempt to clinch by Landry.
Sanpun scores with a kick to the midsection.
A big left from Landry misses.
Sanpun throws a leg kick that is checked
and Landry counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Landry.
Sanpun throws a knee to the head but misses.
Landry swings wildly with an uppercut but Sanpun uses good head movement to avoid it.
Landry gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Landry.
Sanpun managing to block the knees to the body from Landry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanpun is trying to pull guard but Landry turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Cletus Landry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sanji Sanpun.
Landry lands a knee to the head.
Sanpun takes a knee to the side of the body.
Landry lands a good knee to the midsection. Sanpun won't want to take too many of those.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Landry with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Sanji Sanpun has been cut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Landry.
Landry unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sanpun takes an elbow to the temple.
Landry working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Landry misses with a knee strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sanpun fails to pull guard.
Sanpun lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sanpun misses with a punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cletus Landry showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Landry 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cletus Landry!
A relieved looking Cletus Landry thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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