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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cael Sanderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Finch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cael Sanderson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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222 lbs
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220 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good elbows
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cael Sanderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Finch!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finch throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sanderson stuns Finch with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Sanderson.
Finch manages to get back to half guard.
Sanderson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Finch defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanderson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Finch's head.
Sanderson is thwarting Finch's attempts to control the position.
Finch has hold of Sanderson's hands but Sanderson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sanderson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sanderson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Sanderson seems to be working for a kimura but Finch defends the submission attempt.
Finch is trying to maintain the position but Sanderson is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finch is looking to get back to full guard here but Sanderson has managed to pass to side control instead.
A nice elbow there by Sanderson.
Finch tries to reverse the position but Sanderson maintains control.
Sanderson raining down shots from the mount!
Sanderson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Sanderson lands a big shot there that rocks Finch but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Sanderson landing strikes from the mount.
Finch is rocked!
A nice elbow there by Sanderson.
Finch is still in real trouble! Can Sanderson finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Sanderson.
Finch tries to buck Sanderson off but he can't manage it.
Finch looks gassed!
Sanderson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Sanderson landing strikes from the mount and Finch is in trouble!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sanderson breaks from Finch's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Sanderson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Finch is in all sorts of trouble here.
Finch seems to have recovered his senses.
A nice elbow there by Sanderson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Finch is wriggling around trying to escape.
Sanderson lands a big elbow.
Sanderson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Sanderson scoring with strikes but Finch is staying in there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finch tries to lock up and control but Sanderson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Finch is in all sorts of trouble here.
Finch sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Finch is trying to stand up here but Sanderson is controlling him well.
Finch trying to control but Sanderson postures up.
Finch throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Finch blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sanderson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Finch slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Finch will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Finch manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sanderson manages to get himself to full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Finch's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sanderson is on top in guard.
Sanderson preventing the sweep.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Finch looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Finch is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cael Sanderson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sanderson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Finch tries to hold on but Sanderson pushes him away.
Finch in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Sanderson.
Sanderson with shots to the head and body - Finch looks very uncomfortable down there.
Sanderson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Finch's face.
Finch wants to control but Sanderson is having none of it.
Sanderson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Sanderson jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Finch is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Finch and Sanderson has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Finch wants to control but Sanderson postures up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanderson trying to control the position but Finch is working away.
Sanderson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Finch, who protects the arm well.
Sanderson working the ground and pound.
Sanderson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Finch some visible discomfort.
Cael Sanderson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sanderson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Finch to see if he's OK.
Sanderson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Finch is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson working the ground and pound.
Sanderson looks up at the clock and then as Finch takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Sanderson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Sanderson scoring with punches from side control.
Sanderson is putting a hurting on Finch here, landing some big shots from side control.
Finch is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Finch is being controlled here.
Finch is trying to improve his position.
Finch wants to control but Sanderson postures up.
Sanderson misses with the ground and pound.
Finch is looking for a sweep.
Finch wants to get back to his feet but Sanderson drags him back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson decides to stand back up.
Sanderson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Finch is looking to improve his position.
Sanderson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sanderson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Finch looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sanderson lands with a punch from half guard.
Sanderson stops Finch from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finch trying to control but Sanderson postures up.
Sanderson throwing shots but Finch is blocking nicely.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Finch is looking to clinch but Sanderson is avoiding it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Finch.
Finch lands a two punch combo.
Finch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sanderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Finch is just out of range.
Finch scores with a decent looking hook.
Sanderson forces Finch back against the cage and clinches.
Finch lands a nice uppercut.
Finch gets underhooks to prevent Sanderson's takedown attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Finch gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sanderson.
Come on Sanderson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Sanderson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Finch gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cael Sanderson dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Sanderson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Finch counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Sanderson's guard now.
Sanderson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Finch is one step ahead there.
Sanderson working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Finch has passed into half guard!
Finch decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Finch avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cael Sanderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Sanderson.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sanderson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sanderson stuffs the takedown attempt from Finch. Finch gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanderson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Finch keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sanderson wants to control but Finch is keeping him busy.
Finch has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sanderson is working away from the top position though.
Sanderson winds up and cracks Finch with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Finch is trying to stand.
Sanderson wants to work for an arm triangle but Finch is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Finch is trying to maintain the position but Sanderson is very close to passing his half guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Sanderson shoots in and bounces Finch off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Finch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Finch utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sanderson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sanderson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sanderson preventing the sweep.
Sanderson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sanderson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sanderson throwing strikes but missing.
Sanderson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sanderson connects with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sanderson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sanderson throws a strike but Finch rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Sanderson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Finch keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Sanderson landing shots from mount.
Sanderson working Finch over with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson lands with some strikes.
Finch is wriggling around trying to escape.
Finch in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Finch wants to try and get back to his feet.
The referee warns Finch that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Sanderson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Finch can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Finch regains half guard.
Ryan Finch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Finch preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanderson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Sanderson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Finch with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cael Sanderson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sanderson, 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cael Sanderson!
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RATING
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