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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joe Sanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Deano Clavet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe Sanders has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Sanders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Deano Clavet!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Eddie Farnsworth and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clavet misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanders.
Sanders cracks Clavet with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A punch combination from Sanders misses.
Sanders has taken the fight to the clinch.
Clavet fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Clavet throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Clavet pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sanders pulls guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Clavet throwing strikes but missing.
Sanders bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Clavet's guard.
Sanders scoring with some ground and pound.
Sanders looking to sit in guard and control but Clavet gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Clavet trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clavet scoring with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Clavet is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Sanders is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Sanders has escaped and now he's on top!
Sanders postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sanders tries to free his leg and advance position but Clavet is retaining full guard.
Clavet is trying to keep Sanders in close.
Sanders with a flurry of punches that miss.
Clavet has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Clavet avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Clavet is trying to control the position but Sanders postures up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sanders accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clavet trying to keep a closed guard but Sanders is proving a slippery customer.
Clavet preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sanders throws an elbow that misses. Clavet uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sanders's guard. Nice move by Clavet!
Clavet postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clavet throws a strike but Sanders rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sanders looking to sit in guard and control but Clavet gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sanders looking for a sweep. Not yet Sanders, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanders keeping moving, preventing Clavet from controlling successfully.
Sanders managing to control the position.
Sanders is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Clavet throwing strikes from guard but Sanders blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Clavet accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Clavet looking to pass the guard.
Clavet passes Sanders's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanders is looking to improve his position.
Sanders taking some punishment here, with Clavet in his half guard.
Sanders avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Clavet.
Clavet trying to control the action but Sanders is working from the bottom.
Clavet is thwarting Sanders's attempts to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clavet throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Deano Clavet will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sanders drives through and clinches with Clavet against the cage.
Clavet lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sanders.
Sanders is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Clavet is keeping busy.
Clavet ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Clavet no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Sanders trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Clavet pulls Sanders in close to prevent any damage.
Sanders looking to pass the guard.
Clavet looking to control.
Sanders missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Sanders throws an elbow that misses. Clavet uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sanders's guard. Nice move by Clavet!
Sanders knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Clavet on the ground.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Clavet's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders looking to control.
Clavet wants to control from the top but Sanders keeps moving.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Clavet's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Clavet postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Deano Clavet has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sanders pulls Clavet in to control the position.
Sanders on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sanders tries to get out of the position.
Clavet wants to stand but Sanders is controlling his posture from full guard.
Clavet missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Clavet throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sanders works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clavet drops back looking for a leg! Sanders is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sanders manages to kick Clavet off! Clavet jumps back into Sanders's guard.
Clavet is looking to work some ground and pound but Sanders has wrist control.
Clavet trying to move into half guard but instead Sanders has managed to sweep!
Sanders throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Clavet works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sanders throws a strike but Clavet rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Clavet trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanders is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sanders will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanders preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Clavet wants to pass the guard but Sanders is keeping the position.
Clavet trying to control but Sanders is working from the bottom.
Clavet might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Sanders kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Deano Clavet wasn't active enough on the ground.
Clavet fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanders manages to avoid it.
Clavet with a poor takedown
and Sanders counters with a nice double leg into side control. Clavet won't be happy with that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanders misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Clavet taking a bit of punishment here - Sanders scoring with strikes.
Sanders misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Sanders sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Clavet is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The strikes coming from Sanders are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Clavet sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Clavet keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanders winds up and cracks Clavet with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sanders looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Clavet with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clavet is pressing down on Sanders's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Sanders missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Clavet is trying to control the position but Sanders postures up.
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 Joe Sanders 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. This is the final round!
Clavet will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Clavet tries to clinch but Sanders moves out of range.
Sanders stuffs the takedown.
Joe Sanders is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Clavet tries to clinch there but Sanders circles away.
Sanders tries to sprawl but Clavet drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Clavet landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Clavet missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Clavet is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Clavet missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders wants to control but Clavet is keeping busy.
Clavet is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Sanders has managed to free his arm - good work.
Clavet missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sanders is trying to get back to full guard.
Clavet is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Sanders is pressing down on Clavet's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Clavet accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Clavet throwing strikes from guard but Sanders blocks nicely.
Sanders working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Clavet.
Clavet trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanders is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Clavet pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sanders is keeping the position for now.
Sanders seems keen to control Clavet's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Clavet tries to free his leg and advance position but Sanders is retaining full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Deano Clavet.
Clavet throws a right and a left that Sanders avoids nicely.
Clavet misses with a takedown
and Sanders counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Joe Sanders has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Deano Clavet.
Clavet avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sanders.
Sanders sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Clavet defending well though.
Sanders looks to land a strike but Clavet avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Sanders postures up in Clavet's guard and throws a big left but Clavet blocks it.
Clavet working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clavet is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Clavet thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clavet thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Clavet sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sanders defending well though.
Clavet missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sanders avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Clavet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clavet is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Clavet is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sanders defends it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Deano Clavet comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Clavet has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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