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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rod Sanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emmanuel Herbault (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanders's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Freddie Gibbs - Still Livin'. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Emmanuel Herbault was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rod Sanders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Emmanuel Herbault!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanders shoots in but Herbault avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sanders delivers a nice body kick.
Sanders scores with a nice body kick.
Sanders lands a head shot.
Sanders tries to work over Herbault's front leg with a kick but Herbault checks it.
Herbault checks the leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sanders. That's going to slow Herbault down.
Sanders is looking to land body kicks.
Sanders swings away with a body shot that misses
and Herbault moves into the clinch.
Sanders swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sanders is trying to break free.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanders swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Herbault misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders wants to break free but Herbault has control.
Herbault prevents a takedown attempt there.
Sanders displaying some good clinch control by pressing Herbault up against the cage.
Herbault pushes Sanders back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sanders tries to circle away but Herbault has him pinned against the cage.
Herbault misses with a body punch.
Sanders lands an uppercut.
Herbault goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sanders swings wildly with an uppercut but Herbault uses good head movement to avoid it.
Herbault can't find room to land a body shot as Sanders controls the action.
Herbault stalling.
Herbault blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanders escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sanders looks for the body kick but Herbault saw that one coming.
Sanders seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Emmanuel Herbault is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sanders takes a swing at Herbault's ribcage but misses.
Sanders attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sanders misses with a low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Sanders.
Sanders lands a nice looking kick to the body. Herbault takes a step back to recover.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A bone on bone clash there as Herbault blocks the leg kick.
Rod Sanders seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanders misses with a low kick.
A big left from Sanders misses.
Sanders misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanders swings for the body but Herbault moves out of range.
Herbault keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sanders misses with a hook
and Herbault moves into the clinch.
Herbault lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sanders misses with a short punch on the inside.
Herbault lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sanders or not.
Herbault is stalling here.
Herbault misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sanders's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sanders looking to slow down the pace here.
Sanders tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Herbault.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanders fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rod Sanders. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Herbault can't find room to land a body shot as Sanders controls the action.
Herbault blocks a body shot from Sanders.
Herbault's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sanders.
Herbault misses with a hook to the ribs.
Herbault throws a head punch that misses.
Herbault trying to control the position but instead, Sanders has worked for underhooks and has pushed Herbault into the cage.
Herbault misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Herbault tries a body shot but Sanders blocks it.
Sanders is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Sanders throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rod Sanders dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sanders closes the distance and clinches up with Herbault, looking for a takedown. Sanders pushes Herbault against the cage but Herbault circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sanders scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sanders throws a chopping leg kick but Herbault manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sanders throws a chopping leg kick but Herbault manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Herbault checks the leg kick.
Sanders finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sanders scoring well with a low kick there.
Sanders tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Herbault was well out of range. Poor timing from Sanders.
Herbault takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sanders lets loose with a powerful body kick. Herbault will feel that in the morning.
Sanders throws a leg kick but Herbault sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sanders tries a low kick but Herbault avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Herbault was well out of range. Poor timing from Sanders.
Herbault avoids the head kick by Sanders.
Herbault bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sanders misses with a left hand
and Herbault counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Sanders throws a head punch that misses.
Sanders tries to throw a body punch but Herbault avoids it by throwing Sanders back against the cage.
Herbault is working Sanders over against the cage.
Herbault blocks a body shot from Sanders.
Sanders tries to circle away but Herbault has him pinned against the cage.
Sanders throws a head punch that misses.
Sanders misses with a body punch.
Herbault gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sanders.
Herbault misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanders fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rod Sanders. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanders struggles to land a body shot inside as Herbault controls his hands.
Herbault struggles to land a body shot inside as Sanders controls his hands.
Herbault stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Herbault can't find room to land a body shot as Sanders controls the action.
Sanders tries a body shot but Herbault blocks it.
Herbault lands with a short shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Herbault lands an uppercut.
Emmanuel Herbault seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sanders misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sanders jumps guard but Herbault turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Herbault lands with a light punch inside.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Herbault lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Herbault slowing the pace effectively.
Herbault stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanders throws a head punch that misses.
Sanders working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Herbault.
Herbault throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sanderss head.
Sanders throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Herbault.
Herbault dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Sanders is trying to break the clinch but Herbault is controlling him.
Herbault misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Herbault lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Herbault cracks Sanders with a nice body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Herbault doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good body shot from Herbault.
Herbault lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sanders gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Herbault regains guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Herbault is wriggling around but Sanders manages to pass to half guard.
Herbault pushes Sanders off but Sanders dives into side control.
Herbault really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sanders. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Herbault is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Sanders asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Sanders working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sanders is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Herbault will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emmanuel Herbault showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Sanders lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sanders shoots in looking for a takedown. Herbault tries to sprawl out of it but Sanders keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Herbault manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sanders misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Emmanuel Herbault is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sanders swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanders misses the body punch
and Herbault counters by clinching up.
A short left from Herbault.
Sanders gets through Herbault's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sanders misses with a body punch.
Sanders tries to pull guard but Herbault forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Herbault lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Herbault misses with a punch to the body.
Herbault has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Herbault pushes Sanders back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Herbault.
A short right from Herbault.
Herbault doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good body shot from Herbault.
Herbault stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Herbault.
Herbault scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sanders gets through Herbault's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Sanders fails to land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanders tries a body shot but Herbault blocks it.
Sanders tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rod Sanders. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Herbault scores with a hook to the body.
Herbault is struggling to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanders breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Herbault blocks the body kick.
The fighters circling - Sanders throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sanders attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sanders pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sanders throws a poor cross that misses
and Herbault moves into the clinch.
Sanders swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sanders misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Herbault lands with a light punch inside.
Sanders misses with a hook from the clinch.
Herbault blocking some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Herbault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Herbault goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Herbault lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Herbault lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sanders.
Herbault lands a nice shot to the body.
Herbault cracks Sanders with a nice body shot.
Herbault is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Herbault lands a hook to the side of the head.
Herbault lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sanders backwards.
Herbault lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sanders throws a punch but it's blocked by Herbault.
Herbault manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Sanders tries a body shot but Herbault blocks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Herbault blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Herbault lands a nice shot to the body.
Herbault digs a right hand underneath Sanders's ribcage. Sanders let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sanders misses with a punch on the inside.
Herbault tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Herbault lands a shoulder strike.
A right hand to the body from Herbault.
Sanders tries to stall but Herbault uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Herbault struggles to land a body shot inside as Sanders controls his hands.
Herbault softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Herbault blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Herbault can't find room to land a body shot as Sanders controls the action.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sanders prevents a body shot from Herbault.
Sanders tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Herbault's elbow.
Herbault scores with a nice hook to the head.
Herbault works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
And that's the end of the fight!
Emmanuel Herbault comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Herbault 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Emmanuel Herbault!
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