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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donald Russell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sammy Sanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Russell comes to the cage accompanied by Smash Mouth - The Fonz. Sanders has chosen British National Anthem as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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270 lbs
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263 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Donald Russell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sammy Sanders!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Russell tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Sanders manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Russell has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short right from Russell on the inside.
Russell presses Sanders against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nice body punch from Russell.
Sanders looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Russell lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Russell scores with a shoulder strike.
Russell lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Russell lands a nice uppercut.
Russell lands with a right to the head.
Russell working aggressively here.
Russell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Russell pushes Sanders back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Russell lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sanders is rocked!
A head punch on the inside from Russell fails to land.
Russell lands with a short shot to the head.
Sanders is still on wobbly legs! Can Russell finish him?
Russell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sanders seems to have recovered his senses.
Russell lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Russell lands with a right to the head.
Russell lands a nice uppercut.
Russell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Russell lands a hook that snaps the head of Sanders backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russell lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Russell scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Russell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Russell scores with a shoulder strike.
Russell lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sanders.
Russell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Russell lands with a light punch inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Russell.
Russell lands a body punch.
Russell avoiding damage.
Russell makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sanders.
Russell scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Russell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sanders has Russell pushed against the cage.
Russell works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Russell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Russell misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russell makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Russell has a couple of punches blocked by Sanders.
Russell displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sanders up against the cage.
Russell lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sanders has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Russell lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Russell lands a left hand.
Sanders takes a shot to the head.
Russell gets through Sanders's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Russell on the inside.
Sanders blocks an uppercut.
Russell has a couple of punches blocked by Sanders.
Russell lands a hook that snaps the head of Sanders backwards.
Russell displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sanders up against the cage.
Russell swings wildly with an uppercut but Sanders uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Russell as the two fighters clinch.
Russell scores with a nice hook to the head.
Russell working aggressively here.
Russell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sanders is trying to stall.
Russell lands a nice shot to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Russell fails to land.
A left hand lands to the body for Russell.
Russell digs a right hand underneath Sanders's ribcage. Sanders let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Russell digs a right hand into Sanders's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sanders's gas tank.
Russell lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Russell.
Russell throws a head punch that misses.
Russell lands a left hand.
Russell lands with a short shot to the head.
Russell gets through Sanders's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russell throws a head punch that misses.
Russell scores with a shot to the side of Sanders's head.
Russell lands with a light punch inside.
Russell scores with a hook to the body.
Russell stalls.
Russell lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Russell lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Russell.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sanders.
Sanders blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Russell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Russell leaning against his opponent.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sanders.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Russell.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Russell.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donald Russell dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sanders tries to clinch
and Russell counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Russell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sanders looking to slow down the pace here.
Russell throws a head punch that misses.
Russell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Russell misses with the head strike.
Russell throws a punch but it's blocked by Sanders.
Russell lands a shot to the body.
Russell manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Sanders using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Russell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sanders tries to circle away but Russell has him pinned against the cage.
Russell throws a head punch that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Russell lands with a left to the head.
Russell cracks Sanders with a nice body shot.
A short left from Russell.
Nice body punch from Russell - that landed with a thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders missing with knees to the body.
Russell lands with a light punch inside.
Sanders breaks the clinch.
Russell moves into the clinch.
Russell lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sanders blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sanders escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Russell tries to clinch but Sanders moves away
and Sanders moves into the clinch.
Russell misses with some punches.
Russell swings wildly with an uppercut but Sanders uses good head movement to avoid it.
Russell scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A short right from Russell on the inside.
Sanders blocks an uppercut.
Russell has a couple of punches blocked by Sanders.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sanders.
Russell throws a head punch that misses.
Sanders manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Russell darts in and clinches Sanders up against the cage.
Russell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sanders can do to turn this around?
Sanders wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Russell lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sanders breaks the clinch.
Russell connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sanders tries to clinch up
and Russell counters by moving into the clinch.
Sanders prevents a body shot from Russell.
Russell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sanders wants to break the clinch but can't.
Russell throws a punch but it's blocked by Sanders.
Russell lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sanders backwards.
Russell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Russell misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sanders missing with knees to the body.
Sanders blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanders blocking some punches.
Sanders is trying to break free.
Russell misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sanders.
Russell digs a right hand underneath Sanders's ribcage. Sanders let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A head punch on the inside from Russell fails to land.
Russell softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sanders trying to stall but Russell improves his position.
Russell misses with a punch to the body.
A shot in the inside from Russell.
Russell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Russell working aggressively here.
Sanders blocks an uppercut.
Russell swings wildly with an uppercut but Sanders uses good head movement to avoid it.
Russell has a couple of punches blocked by Sanders.
Sanders tries to break free but Russell pushes him back against the cage.
Sanders's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Sanders closes the distance and clinches.
Russell misses with some punches.
Russell tries to throw a body punch but Sanders avoids it by throwing Russell back against the cage.
Sanders blocks an uppercut.
Sanders prevents a body shot from Russell.
Sanders blocking some punches.
Russell misses with the head strike.
Sanders looking to slow down the pace here.
Sanders pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A big right from Russell misses.
Sanders shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Russell defends it nicely.
Russell wants to clinch
and Sanders counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sanders.
Russell holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Russell fails to land.
Sanders looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donald Russell dominated that second round.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Sanders shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Russell as he jumps to the side.
Sanders shoots in for a takedown but Russell shows good takedown defense.
Sanders tries to close the distance and clinch up but Russell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Russell drives through and clinches with Sanders against the cage.
Sanders stalls.
Russell misses with the head strike.
A short body shot lands from Russell as the two fighters clinch.
Russell throws a head punch that misses.
Russell swings wildly with an uppercut but Sanders uses good head movement to avoid it.
Russell has a couple of punches blocked by Sanders.
Russell pushes Sanders back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Russell working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sanders taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russell lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sanders is trying to break the clinch but Russell is controlling him.
Russell misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Russell creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Russell.
Russell presses Sanders against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Russell throws a punch but it's blocked by Sanders.
Russell gets through Sanders's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Russell pushes Sanders back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Russell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Russell.
A short uppercut from Russell.
Russell blocks the elbow strike.
Russell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sanders blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Donald Russell has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sanders blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Russell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Russell tries a body shot but Sanders blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russell avoiding damage as Sanders throws knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Russell takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Russell.
Russell throws a head punch that misses.
Russell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Russell managing to block the knees to the body from Sanders.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Russell creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Russell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Sanders working hard to break the clinch.
Russell working aggressively here.
Sanders'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.
Sanders's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanders avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Russell tries to clinch up.
Sanders looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Donald Russell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sammy Sanders.
Sanders closes the distance but Russell moves to the side
and Russell counters by moving into the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Russell lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sanders throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sanders holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Sanders tries to circle away but Russell has him pinned against the cage.
Sanders is looking to break free of the clinch but Russell has double underhooks.
Russell lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Russell looking to stall.
Russell dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sanders escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Russell tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sanders counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sanders.
Russell is looking to stand back up but Sanders counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Russell.
Sanders stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Russell to get to his feet.
Donald Russell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sanders fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Russell takes the fight into the clinch.
Sammy Sanders has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sanders is trying to stall.
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 Donald Russell.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Russell, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:26
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:26
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donald Russell!
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hype
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