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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Barry Sanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liam Selnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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160 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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178 cm
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158 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Barry Sanders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Liam Selnes!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Fujiwara and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick by Sanders misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A head kick misses from Selnes.
Sanders swinging wildly here.
Sanders throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Selnes holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Selnes manages to break the clinch.
Selnes looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Selnes tries a head kick but it misses.
Sanders misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sanders throws a right and a left that Selnes avoids nicely.
A head kick misses from Selnes.
Selnes gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Selnes lands a knee to the body.
Selnes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sanders lands a nice hook to Selnes's body. Selnes takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sanders's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Sanders duly obliges.
It looks like Liam Selnes has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Selnes tries a head kick but it misses.
Sanders feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Selness jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Selnes throws a push kick but Sanders slaps the foot to one side.
Selnes scores with a leg kick.
Selnes checks the leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Selnes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanders. Selnes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Selnes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Selnes takes a jab right on the kisser.
A head kick misses from Selnes.
Sanders misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Selnes forces Sanders back against the cage and clinches.
Selnes missing with knees to the body.
Selnes works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Selnes stands and steps away. Sanders gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Selnes.
Sanders throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Liam Selnes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Selnes loads up on a big right hand but Sanders slips the punch.
Sloppy strikes from Sanders. Those never looked like landing.
Sanders blocks the body kick.
A head kick misses from Selnes.
Selnes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Selnes tries a head kick but it misses.
Sanders throws a nice looking combination but Selnes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Selnes tries to clinch but Sanders moves away
and Sanders counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Selnes checks a low kick from Sanders.
Selnes misses with an attempted mid kick.
Selnes goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanders showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Selnes.
Sanders throws a combination. Selnes tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Selnes throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sanders.
Sanders misses with a series of wild punches.
Selnes throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Selnes misses with a body shot.
Selnes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanders.
Sanders throws a right and a left that Selnes avoids nicely.
Selnes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Selnes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sanders. That did some damage!
Selnes lands a high kick!
It looks like Barry Sanders has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanders blocks a head kick by Selnes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Selnes goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Selnes lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sanders takes a step back to recover.
Selnes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sanders.
Selnes throws a sloppy head kick and Sanders moves out of range easily.
Selnes misses with a kick to the body.
Sanders throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Selnes tries a head kick but it misses.
Selnes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Selnes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Selnes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sanders lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Selnes backs up against the cage.
Selnes lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sanders takes a step back to recover.
Sanders throws a one two combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liam Selnes dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Sanders's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Selnes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Selnes is looking to clinch but Sanders is avoiding it.
Sanders swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Selnes counters with a nice body kick.
Sanders throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A combination from Sanders does no damage.
Sloppy strikes from Sanders. Those never looked like landing.
Selnes bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Sanders misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Selnes throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sanders's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanders misses with a few strikes there.
Selnes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sanders swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Selnes throws a head kick that misses.
Sanders looks to score with a jab to the body but Selnes is just out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sanders comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Selnes looks to land a combination. Sanders sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Selnes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Selnes fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Selnes tries to close the distance and clinch but Sanders swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sanders chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Selnes can pounce on him.
Selnes scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Sanders throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The fighters circle, before Selnes throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Sanders's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Selnes lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Liam Selnes!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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