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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Assuerio Sanderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Slash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanderson has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Michael Slash will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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185 lbs
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182 cm
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185 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent knees
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Assuerio Sanderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Slash!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slash tries to clinch but Sanderson moves out of range.
Sanderson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Slash scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sanderson gets the takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Slash is looking for a sweep.
Sanderson just content to control the position.
Sanderson is breathing heavily.
Sanderson stands up and beckons Slash to his feet.
Slash tries to clinch there but Sanderson circles away.
Sanderson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Slash can't get the takedown.
Slash is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Slash is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanderson wants to get back to striking at distance but Slash won't allow it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Slash.
Sanderson managing to block the knees to the body from Slash.
Sanderson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sanderson has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Slash is trying to keep an underhook but Sanderson manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Sanderson in particular looking to stall.
Sanderson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Slash works his way to full guard. Good work.
Sanderson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Slash is looking to stand up but Sanderson isn't so interested in that idea.
Slash keeping moving, preventing Sanderson from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slash working for a triangle but Sanderson defends it easily.
Sanderson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Slash is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sanderson is controlling him.
Sanderson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slash manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Sanderson holds on to Slash as tight as he can, avoiding damage.
Sanderson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sanderson tries to get out of the position.
Slash punching from mount but Sanderson doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Sanderson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Sanderson is working hard here to advance position.
Slash misses with a head shot.
Sanderson regains half guard.
Slash thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Slash throwing shots but Sanderson is blocking nicely.
Slash thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sanderson pushes Slash off and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Assuerio Sanderson 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.
Slash darts in and clinches Sanderson up against the cage.
Slash throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sanderson jumps guard but Slash stands there with Sanderson around his waist. Sanderson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Slash looking to throw knees to the head but Sanderson is blocking nicely.
Slash tries to land knees in the clinch but Sanderson avoids the damage to the body.
Slash connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Assuerio Sanderson has been cut.
Slash lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Slash looking to slow down the pace here.
Sanderson avoiding damage as Slash throws knees to the body.
Slash is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sanderson is keeping busy.
Slash landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Slash lands a nice knee to the body.
Sanderson pulls guard.
Slash throwing strikes but missing.
Sanderson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Slash looking to pass the guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slash trying to control but Sanderson is working from the bottom.
Slash wanted to stand there but Sanderson had control of the position.
Slash postures up.
Sanderson looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Slash is looking to stand up but Sanderson won't let him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Slash connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Slash tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sanderson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Slash's guard now.
Sanderson won't allow Slash to sweep him here.
Sanderson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sanderson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Slash swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sanderson slips nicely into half guard.
Sanderson content to control rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson stops Slash from getting back to his feet.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Sanderson in particular looking to stall.
Slash is trying to stand.
Slash is trying to get back to full guard.
Slash punching from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sanderson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Slash is trying to stand.
Slash misses with some strikes from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Slash lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Slash darts in trying to clinch
and Sanderson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Sanderson trying to control but Slash is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Assuerio Sanderson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Assuerio Sanderson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Sanderson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sanderson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sanderson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Slash fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Slash closes the distance but Sanderson moves to the side
and Sanderson counters with a shoot takedown. Slash fights it but they end up in guard.
Slash controls Sanderson momentarily but Sanderson frees himself.
Slash wants to sweep but no luck.
Sanderson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Sanderson prevents Slash from getting back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanderson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Slash looking for a sweep. Not yet Slash, not yet.
Slash looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Sanderson puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Sanderson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Sanderson working over Slash with some ground and pound. Slash looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Slash trying to get back to full guard but Sanderson takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Sanderson controlling the pace for now.
Sanderson looking to control but Slash is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Slash flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slash manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Slash, under a barage of strikes from Sanderson.
Sanderson controlling the pace.
Slash manages to get to full guard.
Assuerio Sanderson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sanderson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Slash is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sanderson is stalling in the full guard.
Michael Slash has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Slash has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Sanderson off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
And that's the end of the fight!
Assuerio 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Assuerio Sanderson!
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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