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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Newton Sanford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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151 lbs
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141 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Inexperienced |
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Newton Sanford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris Lee!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanford closes the distance and clinches.
Lee looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Lee decides to pull guard.
Sanford working some strikes from top position.
Sanford working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sanford throws an elbow that misses. Lee uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sanford's guard. Nice move by Lee!
Sanford is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sanford lands strikes from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanford looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Sanford wants to work for an arm triangle but Lee is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanford is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Lee doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sanford.
Sanford is looking for a kimura here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sanford is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sanford throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Lee to regain full guard.
Sanford throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sanford postures up in Lee's guard and throws a big left but Lee blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanford with a nice head shot there.
Sanford has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sanford with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sanford throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lee works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lee is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've been informed that Lee has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Sanford throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lee works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sanford connects with a couple of short punches.
Sanford with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sanford lands a couple of elbows.
Sanford lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanford makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Lee preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Sanford fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lee, pushing him back against the cage.
Sanford breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sanford feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Sanford scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sanford postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sanford scoring with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanford lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Newton Sanford dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sanford moves into the clinch.
Sanford breaks from the clinch.
Lee closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lee wants to pass the guard but Sanford is defending well.
Sanford is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lee can do to turn this around?
Sanford looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sanford misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Lee is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanford wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanford regains full guard. Nicely done.
Sanford wants to get back to his feet but Lee is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Lee blocks a head kick by Sanford.
Sanford darts in and clinches Lee up against the cage.
Sanford breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanford closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Lee quickly recovers to half guard.
Lee blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sanford.
Sanford throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lee tries to roll over but Sanford keeps him under control.
Sanford missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sanford throwing shots but Lee is blocking nicely.
Sanford is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Sanford throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanford darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sanford connects with a nice short shot to Lee's temple.
Sanford is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sanford looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lee with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanford is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Sanford is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Sanford throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sanford is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Lee doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sanford.
Sanford is working for a kimura but Lee is defending it quite comfortably.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Newton Sanford dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Lee fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lee manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Sanford on his heels. He'll look to pass Sanford's guard now, I'm sure.
Sanford is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sanford is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Lee has managed to free his arm - good work.
Sanford is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Lee doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sanford.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanford is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Lee doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sanford.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sanford connects with a nice short shot to Lee's temple.
Sanford is looking for a kimura but Lee is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sanford to get the leverage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lee tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Sanford thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sanford is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Sanford prevents Lee from standing back up.
Sanford is working for a kimura but Lee is defending it quite comfortably.
Sanford seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanford thows a huge punch but Lee dodges it nicely.
Sanford thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sanford scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sanford is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Chris Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanford shoots in and gets a takedown into Lee's guard.
Sanford is in close to Lee's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanford throwing strikes but missing.
Lee wants to control but Sanford passes easily into half guard.
Sanford working Lee over with strikes.
Sanford missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sanford looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Sanford is looking for a kimura but Lee is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sanford to get the leverage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Newton Sanford showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sanford has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Newton Sanford!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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