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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brandin King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Garry Sanderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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140 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Brandin King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Garry Sanderson!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Santiago Holmes and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King misses with a wild combination.
Sanderson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sanderson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. King sprawls well initially but Sanderson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Nice strikes from Sanderson there.
King might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sanderson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sanderson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sanderson winds up and cracks King with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sanderson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Sanderson throwing shots but King is blocking nicely.
Sanderson misses with a head shot. King uses the momentum to regain guard.
Sanderson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sanderson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sanderson with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanderson scoring with punches to the head and body.
King has momentary wrist control but Sanderson slips an elbow through the middle.
Sanderson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
King is breathing heavily.
Sanderson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sanderson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sanderson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sanderson stands up over King, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
King utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sanderson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sanderson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sanderson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sanderson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sanderson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sanderson stands up over King, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sanderson postures up and lands a big shot to King's brow.
King has momentary wrist control but Sanderson slips an elbow through the middle.
Sanderson working some strikes from top position.
Sanderson works over King with some ground and pound from guard.
Sanderson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sanderson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of King's head.
Sanderson landing with the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sanderson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sanderson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sanderson distracts King with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sanderson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sanderson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sanderson working some strikes from top position.
Sanderson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sanderson with a nice head shot there.
Sanderson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sanderson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sanderson lands a couple of elbows.
Sanderson distracts King with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sanderson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
King utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sanderson throws a big elbow that misses.
Sanderson works over King with some ground and pound from guard.
Sanderson distracts King with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sanderson landing some decent shots from guard.
Sanderson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson landing with the ground and pound.
Sanderson working some strikes from top position.
Sanderson is in close to King's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sanderson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sanderson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sanderson connects with a couple of short punches.
Sanderson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sanderson landing with the ground and pound.
Sanderson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sanderson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sanderson landing some decent shots from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Garry Sanderson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sanderson fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging King to the ground. Sanderson is now in King's guard.
Sanderson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sanderson is looking to pass into half guard but King pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now King is in guard.
Sanderson wants to get back to his feet but King passes into half guard.
Sanderson wants to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanderson pushes King off but King dives into side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sanderson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sanderson is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but King has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Sanderson throws King to one side and escapes!
A momentary lapse in concentration from King enables Sanderson to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. King manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanderson with a nice head shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanderson is working King over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sanderson connects with a couple of short punches.
King wants to stand up but Sanderson is controlling him.
King has momentary wrist control but Sanderson slips an elbow through the middle.
Sanderson postures up and lands a big shot to King's brow.
Sanderson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sanderson landing with the ground and pound.
Sanderson works over King with some ground and pound from guard.
Sanderson landing some decent shots from guard.
Sanderson connects with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sanderson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
King preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sanderson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sanderson tries to free his leg and advance position but King is retaining full guard.
Sanderson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of King's head.
Sanderson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sanderson is working King over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sanderson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sanderson chips away with some ground and pound.
Sanderson chips away with some ground and pound.
Sanderson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sanderson connects with a couple of short punches.
Sanderson working some strikes from top position.
Sanderson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Garry Sanderson has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson connects with a couple of short punches.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sanderson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sanderson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sanderson scoring with some ground and pound.
Sanderson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of King's head.
Sanderson advances position into side control!
Sanderson cracks King with a big elbow.
Sanderson looks up at the clock and then as King takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Sanderson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
King tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sanderson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Sanderson works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Sanderson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused King some visible discomfort.
Sanderson creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Sanderson is chipping away with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson scoring with punches from side control.
Sanderson lands a nice forearm strike.
Sanderson is working King over with some ground and pound from side control.
Sanderson works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Sanderson cracks King with a big right hand but King just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
King takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Sanderson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
King on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Sanderson working the ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
King is working to avoid the ground and pound but Sanderson connects with a decent elbow.
Sanderson lands some shots froms side control.
King takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Sanderson working the ground and pound.
Sanderson cracks King with a big elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Garry Sanderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Sanderson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sanderson showed some decent athleticism there.
King blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sanderson.
Sanderson winds up and cracks King with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sanderson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sanderson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
King on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sanderson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanderson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sanderson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
King has hold of Sanderson's hands but Sanderson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Sanderson.
King is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sanderson scores with a couple of nice shots.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sanderson lands a nice short elbow.
Sanderson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sanderson working over King with some ground and pound. King looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sanderson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Nice strikes from Sanderson there.
Ground and pound from Sanderson.
Sanderson 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 ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanderson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
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. Sanderson connects with a nice short shot to King's temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King has hold of Sanderson's hands but Sanderson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sanderson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sanderson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sanderson is nestled in close to King, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sanderson 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 takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sanderson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sanderson lands a nice short elbow.
Sanderson lands strikes from half guard.
That's three minutes 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. Sanderson connects with a nice short shot to King's temple.
Sanderson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sanderson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sanderson lands with a punch from half guard.
Nice strikes from Sanderson there.
Sanderson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sanderson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Sanderson there.
Sanderson lands with a punch from half guard.
Sanderson working over King with some ground and pound. King looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
King on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sanderson lands a nice short elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sanderson lands a nice short elbow.
Sanderson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Sanderson is nestled in close to King, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sanderson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Sanderson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Sanderson drops an elbow to the side of King's head.
Sanderson working King over with strikes.
Sanderson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
King taking some punishment here, with Sanderson in his half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sanderson lands strikes from half guard.
Brandin King has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Garry Sanderson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sanderson controlling the action here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Garry Sanderson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sanderson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight 26:30
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 26:30
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Garry Sanderson!
A victorious Garry Sanderson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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