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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Levi Meno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seth Sanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Levi Meno has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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248 lbs
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235 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Levi Meno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Seth Sanders!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Meno looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Meno misses with a body kick.
Sanders closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Meno on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sanders trying to land knees to the body.
Sanders just leaning against Meno, taking a breather.
Sanders unloads a knee to the mid-section. Meno lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Meno missing with knees to the body.
Meno taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Sanders managing to block the knees to the body from Meno.
Sanders lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Meno tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Meno misses with a knee strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanders with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sanders wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sanders slows down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders lands a nice shot to the body.
Sanders is struggling to control the position.
Meno looking to slow down the pace here.
Sanders lands with a short shot to the head.
Meno on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Meno taking a breather.
Sanders manages to break the clinch.
Sanders slips a jab and a cross from Meno.
Meno with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Levi Meno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanders moves into the clinch successfully.
Meno stalling in the clinch but Sanders improves position.
Meno swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sanders is trying to break the clinch but Meno has him pressed against the cage.
Sanders breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanders misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Meno.
Sanders tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sanders connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sanders avoids the body shot from Meno.
Sanders circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sanders counters with a straight right hand.
Meno tries to clinch but Sanders moves away
and Sanders counters with a nice double leg into side control. Meno won't be happy with that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanders tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Meno is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Sanders throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meno is working to avoid the ground and pound but Sanders connects with a decent elbow.
Sanders controls the position from side control.
Meno takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Meno knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sanders on the ground.
Sanders in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
The ground and pound from Sanders seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Sanders trying to control the action but Meno is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanders tries to move to full mount but Meno actually manages to regain half guard.
Sanders lands strikes from half guard.
Sanders is looking to advance position but Meno won't allow it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanders is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seth Sanders dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sanders pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A nice combination there by Meno.
Meno darts in trying to clinch
and Sanders counters with a single leg into guard. Meno didn't expect that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanders's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Sanders working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Meno keeping full guard, as Sanders tries to pass.
Sanders trying to control but Meno is working from the bottom.
Sanders tries to free his leg and advance position but Meno is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandersis looking to pass into half guard but Meno pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Meno is in guard.
Meno postures up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Meno tries to clinch up
and Sanders counters with a single leg into guard. Meno didn't expect that.
Sanders is breathing heavily.
Sanders trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sanders wants to control from the top but Meno keeps moving.
Sanders decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Meno, up you get!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meno tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sanders holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Meno dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Meno wants to break free but Sanders has control.
Still in the clinch, Sanders scores with a nice short uppercut.
Meno lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Meno keeps control of Sanders as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sanders is struggling to control the position.
Meno trying to stall but Sanders improves his position.
Sanders pushes off an throws an elbow but Meno leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sanders slows down the pace here.
Meno taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanders unloads a knee to the mid-section. Meno lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Meno prevents Sanders from breaking the clinch.
Sanders crunches a lovely knee into Meno's ribcage.
A shot in the inside from Meno.
Sanders wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Meno taking a breather.
Sanders looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Meno is looking to break free of the clinch but Sanders has double underhooks.
Sanders taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Meno'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.
Meno looking to slow down the pace here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Meno digs a right hand into Sanders's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sanders's gas tank.
Meno dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Meno wants to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Levi Meno.
Meno ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Meno avoids the head kick by Sanders.
Meno clinches but Sanders breaks the clinch
and Sanders counters with a right hand to the body.
Sanders works over Meno's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Meno closes the distance but Sanders moves to the side
and Sanders counters with a straight right hand.
Sanders tries to keep at a distance but Meno has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sanders wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seth Sanders showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Meno clinches but Sanders breaks the clinch
and Sanders counters with a shoot takedown. Meno fights it but they end up in guard.
Sanders advances position into side control!
Meno is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Sanders is controlling him well.
Sanders has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sanders decides to stand up, so the ref orders Meno to his feet.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sanders wants to break free but Meno has control.
Meno wants to get back to striking at distance but Sanders won't allow it.
Meno struggles to land a body shot inside as Sanders controls his hands.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meno keeps control of Sanders as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Meno prevents the takedown attempt.
A left hand lands to the body for Sanders.
Meno stalling in the clinch but Sanders improves position.
Sanders jumps guard.
Sanders controls Meno momentarily but Meno frees himself.
Meno preventing the sweep.
Sanders takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sanders manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Sanders moves to take his opponent's back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanders is persistently looking for the submission but Meno is defending it well.
Seth Sanders has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sanders tightening his grip on Meno, looking for the choke.
Sanders wants to control but Meno is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanders is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Meno knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Meno for a finish.
Meno prevents Sanders from getting a body triangle.
Sanders looking for the RNC.
Sanders tries to get the hooks in deep but Meno pushed the leg off.
Seth Sanders is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Meno trying to get back to his feet but Sanders is in full control for now.
Levi Meno has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sanders controlling the position well here. Meno rolled but Sanders kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Meno looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Seth Sanders comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sanders has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seth Sanders!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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