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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Will Knockout (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Assuerio Sanderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Assuerio Sanderson acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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185 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Good wrestler
Counter striker
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Will Knockout!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Assuerio Sanderson!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knockout misses with a double jab.
Knockout is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Knockout lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Knockout has a takedown stuffed.
Knockout shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Knockout looks for a takedown but Sanderson sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Will Knockout. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knockout throws a series of punches but Sanderson moves out of range.
Sanderson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Knockout actively working from the bottom here.
Sanderson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Ground and pound from Sanderson.
Sanderson controlling the action here.
Knockout is trying to stand up here but Sanderson is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanderson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Knockout. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Knockout is breathing heavily.
Knockout is trying to get back to full guard.
Sanderson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Sanderson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Knockout is looking to get back to full guard here but Sanderson has managed to pass to side control instead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanderson with a couple of short strikes.
Sanderson raining down shots from the mount!
Knockout is rocked!
Sanderson looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knockout is in a horrible position here. Sanderson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Sanderson with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Knockout regains half guard.
Knockout slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Knockout is on top in guard.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knockout wants to control from the top but Sanderson keeps moving.
Knockout passes Sanderson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Knockout thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sanderson's head.
Knockout wants to take a breather but Sanderson is having none of it.
Sanderson is positioning himself well to prevent Knockout advancing to mount.
Knockout slips a nice elbow through Sanderson's hands, connecting with Sanderson's forehead.
Knockout working the head and body with strikes.
Knockout is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sanderson defends it well.
Sanderson trying to control here.
Sanderson wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson is refusing to be controlled, as Knockout sits in half guard.
Sanderson is trying to get back to full guard.
Knockout is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Sanderson!
Knockout is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Knockout clinches up against the cage.
Sanderson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Knockout tries to clinch but Sanderson moves out of range.
Sanderson checks a low kick from Knockout.
Sanderson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Knockout misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Knockout scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sanderson misses with a kick to the body.
Knockout fails in his attempt to clinch.
Knockout with a poor takedown
and Sanderson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sanderson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Assuerio Sanderson will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sanderson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Knockout, pushing him back against the cage.
Knockout keeps control of Sanderson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sanderson wants to break free but Knockout has control.
Knockout lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sanderson or not.
Knockout working aggressively here.
Knockout wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The referee calls for Sanderson to work.
Knockout drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Knockout breaks the clinch.
Knockout scores with a leg kick.
Knockout scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Knockout seems to be working for a kimura but Sanderson defends the submission attempt.
Knockout trying to control the action but Sanderson is working from the bottom.
Knockout moves nicely into side control.
Knockout tries for a kimura but Sanderson is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knockout is looking to take a break and control but Sanderson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sanderson is breathing heavily.
Knockout thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Knockout has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Knockout shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sanderson counters by moving into the clinch.
Sanderson'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.
Sanderson is trying to break free.
Knockout tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Will Knockout. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knockout tries to break the clinch but Sanderson is controlling the position.
Sanderson pulls guard.
Knockout wants to stand but Sanderson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Sanderson is looking for a triangle but Knockout pushes his legs off easily.
Sanderson keeping moving, preventing Knockout from controlling successfully.
Sanderson is pulling down on Knockout's head to control his posture.
Knockout stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Knockout closes the distance but Sanderson moves to the side
and Sanderson moves into the clinch.
Knockout wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sanderson has him pressed against the cage.
Knockout softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sanderson gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Knockout moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Knockout wants to get back to his feet but Sanderson passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knockout wants to get back to his feet.
Sanderson is thwarting Knockout's attempts to control the position.
Sanderson stands up and beckons Knockout to join him on the feet.
Knockout closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sanderson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Knockout!
Sanderson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Sanderson wants to control the pace but Knockout is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knockout is looking to get to half guard.
Sanderson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Assuerio Sanderson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Knockout is in all sorts of trouble here.
Sanderson looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knockout is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Assuerio Sanderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Sanderson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Knockout counters with a left and a right that stings Sanderson.
Will Knockout is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Knockout wants to clinch
so Sanderson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Knockout working for a triangle but Sanderson defends it easily.
Knockout is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Knockout is striking but Sanderson is not phased and passes to half guard.
Knockout is trying to stand up here but Sanderson is controlling him well.
Sanderson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sanderson lands with a punch from half guard.
Knockout gets back to full guard.
Sanderson looking to sit in guard and control but Knockout gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanderson wants to sweep here but Knockout controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Knockout has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Sanderson is proving hard to escape from.
Knockout scoring with some ground and pound.
Knockout working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Knockout wanted to stand there but Sanderson had control of the position.
Sanderson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sanderson is trying to keep Knockout in close.
Knockout slips nicely into half guard.
Sanderson tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Knockout has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
That's two 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 tries to hold on but Knockout pushes him away.
Sanderson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Sanderson throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Knockout is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Knockout misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jab from Knockout.
Knockout tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Knockout scores with a push kick.
Sanderson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Knockout misses with a takedown attempt
and Sanderson counters by moving into the clinch.
Sanderson pulls Knockout into guard.
Knockout wants to stand but Sanderson is controlling his posture from full guard.
Knockout throwing strikes from guard but Sanderson blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knockout prevents Sanderson from getting back to his feet.
Knockout advances position into side control!
Sanderson sneaks back into half guard.
Knockout is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Knockout tries to pass to full mount but Sanderson defends it.
Knockout tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Knockout prevents Sanderson from improving his position.
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 blocking the ground and pound attempt from Knockout.
Knockout works his foot free and advances to mount.
Knockout takes Sanderson's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Sanderson is in trouble.
Sanderson showing good submission defense here.
Sanderson trying to control but not successfully.
Knockout has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Sanderson has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Will Knockout has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Knockout scores with strikes from the back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Will Knockout showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sanderson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Assuerio Sanderson!
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