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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marshall Sanders (ranked 4840 p4p, 3707 weight class) and Ferry Bos (ranked 445 p4p, 379 weight class). Marshall Sanders is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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185 cm 25 183 1 - 3 - 0 |
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183 cm 25 183 2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt Excellent MT Big right hand |
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BJJ White Belt Excellent boxer Heavy handed |
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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, Marshall Sanders! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ferry Bos! The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, William Gold and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Sanders clinches. Bos fails to pull guard.
Sanders presses Bos against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Sanders swings wildly with an uppercut but Bos uses good head movement to avoid it. Sanders softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Sanders lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bos backwards. Sanders prevents the takedown attempt.
Sanders working aggressively here.
Sanders misses with some punches.
Sanders fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bos trying to control the position but instead, Sanders has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bos into the cage. 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 lands with a light punch inside. Sanders presses Bos against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sanders escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bos throws a head kick but Sanders moves out of range.
Bos wants to clinch up but Sanders keeps it at a distance. Sanders moves into the clinch. Sanders tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Sanders keeps control of Bos as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Sanders misses with a hook from the clinch. Bos tries to pull guard but Sanders won't allow it.
Marshall Sanders has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ferry Bos. Bos tries to break the clinch but Sanders is controlling the position. Sanders lands with a right to the head. Sanders fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sanders swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sanders working some nice short punches in the clinch. Bos has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. A short right hand to the side of the head by Sanders.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Sanders misses with the head strike.
Sanders scores with a shoulder strike. Bos is trying to break the clinch but Sanders has him pressed against the cage. Sanders misses with the head strike.
Bos is trying to pull guard but Sanders turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch. Sanders misses with some punches.
Sanders lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. This has been an exciting period of action! Sanders tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Sanders misses with a hook from the clinch. Nice body punch from Sanders - that landed with a thud.
Sanders scores with a nice hook to the head. Sanders lands a hook to the side of the head. Bos tries to pull guard but Sanders forces him back to his feet, against the cage. Sanders throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sanders swings wildly with an uppercut but Bos uses good head movement to avoid it. A head punch on the inside from Sanders fails to land. Bos is pressed up against the cage. Sanders has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bos down to the mat. Bos avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. Bos rushes Sanders and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Sanders has a couple of punches blocked by Bos.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sanders. Sanders pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Bos breaks the clinch.
Sanders is looking to land body kicks. Marshall Sanders seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Bos moves into range and clinches up with Sanders. Sanders escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sanders closes the distance and clinches. Sanders lands with a left to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Sanders swings wildly with an uppercut but Bos uses good head movement to avoid it. Sanders scores with an uppercut up the middle. Bos is trying to break the clinch but Sanders has him pressed against the cage. Sanders lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bos backwards. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Bos blocks an uppercut.
Bos wants to get back to striking at distance but Sanders won't allow it.
Sanders fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bos misses with a hook from the clinch. Bos tries to break the clinch but Sanders is controlling the position. Sanders breaks the clinch.
Sanders drives through and clinches with Bos against the cage.
Bos tries to land a knee to the head but Sanders blocks with his arms.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marshall Sanders dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!
Sanders moves into the clinch successfully.
A head punch on the inside from Sanders fails to land. Sanders fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bos content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bos 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. Bos gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. Sanders has Bos up against the cage in a clinch.
Sanders swings wildly with an uppercut but Bos uses good head movement to avoid it. Sanders lands with a light punch inside. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sanders creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Bos blocking some punches.
Bos tries for a takedown but Sanders manages to get underhooks.
Sanders lands a hook to the side of the head. Sanders working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sanders lands a right hand. Sanders misses with a punch on the inside.
Marshall Sanders has scored more points in the clinch so far. Bos avoids the elbow strike from Sanders, against the cage.
Sanders throws a head punch that misses. A short left from Sanders. Sanders working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Sanders lands with a left to the head. Bos jumps into guard, dragging Sanders to the mat.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake. Bos is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Bos keeping full guard, as Sanders tries to pass. Bos looking for a guillotine here but Sanders defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Sanders is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. Bos escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sanders gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. Bos is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sanders is controlling him. Sanders throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sanders drops back, looking for a kneebar! Bos looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Bos looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Bos!
Bos looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. Sanders is trying to control Bos's posture but Bos avoids it. Sanders is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bos trying to control the position but Sanders is working away. Bos tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it. Sanders stuck in half guard on the bottom here. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Sanders wants to control but Bos postures up. Sanders tries to bench press Bos off him but Bos keeps the position. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marshall Sanders dominated that second round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Sanders clinches up with Bos and pushes him back against the cage. Bos blocking some punches.
Bos wants to break the clinch but can't.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sanders. Bos jumps guard but Sanders turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. Bos is trying to break free. Bos 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. Bos gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. Bos has a takedown stuffed. Marshall Sanders has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ferry Bos. Bos tries for a takedown but Sanders sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Sanders closes the distance and clinches. Sanders working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Sanders fails to land. Sanders lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bos. Sanders lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bos has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sanders avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch. Bos blocking some punches.
Sanders throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Boss head. Sanders fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sanders with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A nice left hand lands by Sanders.
Sanders lands with a light punch inside. Sanders just leaning against Bos, taking a breather. A short right from Sanders. Sanders slowing the pace effectively. Sanders lands a shoulder strike. Bos blocks a body shot from Sanders. Bos blocking some punches.
Marshall Sanders is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Sanders pulls guard. Sanders has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Bos has passed into side control.
Bos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sanders keeps working. Bos lands a decent elbow from side control. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Sanders struggling a bit here. Sanders tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bos wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. Sanders is trying to control Bos's posture but Bos avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sanders tries to get back to half guard but can't. Sanders gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there! The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Bos stands up from mount. Strange move. Bos misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Sanders drives through and clinches with Bos against the cage.
Sanders lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bos backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Sanders trying to land knees to the body.
Bos blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sanders creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Sanders drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Ferry Bos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Sanders tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that's the end of the fight! Marshall 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27 Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27 Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marshall Sanders!
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energy
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hype
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