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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Sanders (ranked 3576 p4p, 4181 weight class) and Bras Gras (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Shawn Sanders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bras Gras!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Steven Brown and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanders stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sanders wants it to stay on the feet.
Sanders slips a straight right by Gras.
Sanders throws a big counter combination but Gras scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Gras looks to throw the jab but Sanders is out of range.
Sanders attempts a counter takedown but Gras avoids it well and moves away.
Gras throws out a loose jab but Sanders uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gras tries to keep at a distance but Sanders has taken the fight into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Gras's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sanders softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sanders pressing his opponent against the cage.
Sanders goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sanders cracks Gras with a nice body shot.
Gras letting Sanders take a breather here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gras tries for a takedown. No joy.
Gras is trying to break the clinch but Sanders is controlling him.
Gras wants to break the clinch but can't.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sanders.
Sanders keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gras's efforts to push away.
Sanders lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gras has had enough of the clinch but Sanders keeps him there for the moment.
Gras is working for takedown but Sanders is calmly controlling the position for now.
Shawn Sanders has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bras Gras.
Sanders scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sanders stalling.
A frustrated look appears on Gras's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sanders works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gras is trying to break free.
Sanders pushes Gras back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sanders keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gras's efforts to push away.
Gras avoids the elbow strike from Sanders, against the cage.
Sanders presses Gras against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Sanders.
Sanders lands with a short shot to the head.
Sanders lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gras backwards.
Sanders stalling.
Sanders lands a shot to the body.
A short left from Sanders.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanders lands a shoulder strike.
Gras tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sanders is pushing Gras up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanders lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gras jumps guard but Sanders turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Sanders lands with a short shot to the head.
Sanders will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gras up against the cage.
Sanders tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gras is trying to break the clinch but Sanders has him pressed against the cage.
Sanders is leaning against Gras and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sanders presses Gras against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gras wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sanders displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gras up against the cage.
Sanders lands with a short shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanders misses with a body punch.
Gras has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Sanders after a bit of a struggle.
Gras has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Sanders after a bit of a struggle.
Gras can't break the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sanders.
Gras's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sanders avoiding damage.
Gras tries for a takedown but Sanders manages to get underhooks.
Sanders avoiding damage.
Sanders tries to work over Gras's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gras wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sanders is working Gras over against the cage.
Gras is trying to break free.
Sanders pushes Gras back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sanders lands a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gras wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sanders has him pressed against the cage.
Sanders has Gras pushed against the cage.
Sanders presses Gras against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sanders presses Gras against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gras looks winded!
A hook to the body from Sanders.
Gras tries to pull guard but Sanders won't allow it.
A short right from Sanders on the inside.
Sanders slowing the pace effectively.
Sanders missing with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanders scores with a shot to the side of Gras's head.
Sanders pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sanders lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gras or not.
Sanders is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gras is defending well for now.
Sanders is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gras is defending well for now.
Sanders stalling.
Gras blocks an elbow strike from Sanders.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Sanders dominated that round.
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.
Sanders has managed to clinch.
Gras wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sanders throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gras tries to break free but Sanders pushes him back against the cage.
Gras is trying to break the clinch but Sanders has him pressed against the cage.
Gras tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Gras tries to pull guard but Sanders forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Sanders lands a hook that snaps the head of Gras backwards.
Sanders throws an elbow that misses.
Sanders working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gras looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sanders lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sanders throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Grass head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanders makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sanders manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Sanders cracks Gras with a nice body shot.
Gras is breathing heavily.
Sanders scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Sanders as the two fighters clinch.
Sanders utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sanders's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Sanders lands a nice uppercut.
Sanders lands a left hand.
Sanders keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gras's efforts to push away.
Sanders scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gras wants to break free but Sanders has control.
Sanders is struggling to control the position.
Gras tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sanders just stands there and leans against the cage.
Shawn Sanders has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bras Gras.
Sanders scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gras is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Sanders pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanders keeps control of Gras as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gras wants a takedown.
Good body shot from Sanders.
Sanders throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gras blocks it with crossed arms.
Sanders makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gras tries to pull guard but Sanders holds him up against the cage and eventually Gras drops back down to his feet.
Still in the clinch, Sanders scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanders lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gras backwards.
Gras is looking to break free of the clinch but Sanders has double underhooks.
Gras misses with the head strike.
Sanders lands with a left to the head.
Gras is trying to break the clinch but Sanders has him pressed against the cage.
Gras tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sanders smiles and moves away.
Sanders clinches.
Gras blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gras jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sanders walks away with a smile on his face. Gras gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sanders moves into the clinch.
Sanders tries a knee to the head but Gras blocks it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sanders takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Sanders is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Gras avoiding damage as Sanders throws knees to the body.
Gras working hard to break the clinch.
Gras tries to circle away but Sanders has him pinned against the cage.
Gras fails to pull guard.
Gras tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sanders smiles and moves away.
Gras throws a jab but it's blocked by Sanders.
Sanders thinks about countering with a body kick.
Bras Gras seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gras.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sanders lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gras backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gras fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sanders lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gras is trying to break the clinch but Sanders is controlling him.
Sanders lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sanders lands with a right to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gras working hard to break the clinch.
Gras is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Sanders to keep the fight standing.
Sanders has Gras pressed against the cage, preventing Gras from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sanders's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Sanders tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gras tries to pull guard but Sanders holds him up against the cage and eventually Gras drops back down to his feet.
Gras has had enough of the clinch but Sanders keeps him there for the moment.
A hook to the body from Sanders.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Sanders dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Sanders gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sanders gets through Gras's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gras is trying to push Sanders away but Sanders has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gras wants to break free but Sanders has control.
Sanders connects with a knee to the head.
Gras avoids the elbow strike from Sanders, against the cage.
Sanders scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sanders blocks a body shot from Gras.
Sanders works on Gras's body with a couple of short punches.
Shawn Sanders has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sanders is struggling to control the position.
Gras tries to break the clinch but Sanders is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanders lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sanders stalling.
Gras is trying to pull guard but Sanders has him pressed against the cage.
Sanders is stalling here.
Sanders keeps control of Gras as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gras blocks it with crossed arms.
Gras wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sanders throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gras blocks it with crossed arms.
Gras is trying to break the clinch but Sanders is controlling him.
Gras tries to pull guard but Sanders holds him up against the cage and eventually Gras drops back down to his feet.
Gras takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gras tries to break the clinch but Sanders is controlling the position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sanders.
Sanders tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gras tries to break free but Sanders pushes him back against the cage.
Sanders lands an uppercut.
Gras is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sanders is struggling to control the position.
Gras tries to circle away but Sanders has him pinned against the cage.
Sanders lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sanders gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gras.
Shawn Sanders has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bras Gras.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gras working hard to break the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Sanders.
Gras jumps guard but Sanders turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Sanders stalling the fight.
Gras jumps guard but Sanders stands there with Gras around his waist. Gras gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Sanders.
Gras can't break the clinch.
Gras wants to break free but Sanders has control.
Sanders lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gras's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sanders works on Gras's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sanders.
Sanders trying to land knees to the body.
Gras looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanders is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Gras tries to pull guard but Sanders forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Sanders lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sanders using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gras has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sanders lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sanders working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sanders makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sanders gets through Gras's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Sanders.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sanders.
A hook to the body from Sanders.
Sanders keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gras's efforts to push away.
Come on Sanders - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanders tries a knee to the head but Gras blocks it.
Sanders makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sanders keeps control of Gras as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sanders softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gras has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sanders pushes Gras back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gras tries for a takedown. No joy.
Shawn Sanders is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sanders softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sanders lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gras or not.
A short uppercut from Sanders.
Sanders scores with a shot to the side of Gras's head.
A short right from Sanders on the inside.
Gras is trying to drag Sanders to the mat but Sanders just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bras Gras has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gras fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shawn Sanders showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sanders, 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:24
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:24
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shawn Sanders!
Shawn Sanders was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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