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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Martin Sanderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vernon Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Martin Sanderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vernon Turner!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanderson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Turner misses the shot to the body.
Turner decides to change it up a bit and drives through with 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. Turner connects with a nice short shot to Sanderson's temple.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Turner lands a nice short elbow.
Sanderson is looking to control Turner's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sanderson avoid being mounted?
Turner is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Turner slows the pace down in half guard.
Turner prevents Sanderson from improving his position.
Turner landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Turner is controlling the pace.
Sanderson is trying to stand up here but Turner is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanderson tries to get to full guard but Turner has control of the leg.
Turner drops an elbow to the side of Sanderson's head.
Sanderson has hold of Turner's hands but Turner slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
It looks like Martin Sanderson has been cut.
Turner looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Nice strikes from Turner there.
Turner looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sanderson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ground and pound from Turner.
Turner with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
I looks like Turner might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Turner 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 two minutes gone in the round.
Turner landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Turner not doing much here.
Turner is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Turner working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Sanderson is refusing to be controlled, as Turner sits in half guard.
Turner working over Sanderson with some ground and pound. Sanderson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Turner lands strikes from half guard.
Turner wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sanderson keeps working.
Turner has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sanderson wants to control but Turner is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sanderson is breathing heavily.
Turner stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson taking some punishment here, with Turner in his half guard.
Turner working Sanderson over with strikes.
Turner is nestled in close to Sanderson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sanderson wants to get back to his feet.
Turner seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Turner lands strikes from half guard.
Sanderson is trying to stand up here but Turner is controlling him well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Turner working the head and body with strikes.
Sanderson taking some punishment here, with Turner in his half guard.
Turner scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Turner is controlling the pace.
Turner looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson tries to get to full guard but Turner has control of the leg.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Turner lands a nice short elbow.
Turner lands strikes from half guard.
Turner is controlling the pace.
Nice strikes from Turner there.
Turner seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Turner perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Turner lands strikes from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vernon Turner dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Martin Sanderson's cut.
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.
Turner ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Turner gets a takedown into half guard.
Turner is controlling the pace.
Turner prevents Sanderson from improving his position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Turner lands a nice short elbow.
Turner is controlling the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Turner working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
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. Turner connects with a nice short shot to Sanderson's temple.
Turner controlling the action here.
Ground and pound from Turner.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Turner lands a nice short elbow.
Martin Sanderson's cut is getting worse.
Turner sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Turner working Sanderson over with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Turner is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Turner looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Turner slows the pace down in half guard.
Sanderson is staying active underneath Turner, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Despite being in the dominant position, Vernon Turner just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sanderson moves forwards but Turner connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Martin Sanderson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Sanderson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Turner darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanderson tries to get to full guard but Turner has control of the leg.
Sanderson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Turner on the ground.
Turner working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner is taking a breather. Sanderson says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Turner lands a nice short elbow.
Sanderson is looking to improve his position.
Turner with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Turner lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Vernon Turner has got the better of the ground game so far.
Turner takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sanderson wants to improve his position but Turner is controlling well.
Turner winds up and cracks Sanderson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Sanderson pushes Turner off looking to stand but Turner dives back in and keeps control.
Turner working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Turner winds up and cracks Sanderson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sanderson wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turner content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Sanderson wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vernon Turner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Martin Sanderson's cut.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Turner scores a takedown into full mount!
Turner postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Sanderson looks a forlorn figure.
Turner putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Turner working the ground and pound effectively.
Sanderson is rocked!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Martin Sanderson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Vernon Turner!
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