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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ben Sanderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Larkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Larkin comes into a darkened arena with his song building. I'm Shipping Up To Boston kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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201 lbs
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195 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ben Sanderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryan Larkin!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larkin misses with a two punch combination.
Larkin loads up on a big right hand but Sanderson slips the punch.
Sanderson fails with a takedown attempt.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Sanderson.
Larkin wants to get back to his feet but Sanderson drags him back down.
Sanderson postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Sanderson tries to advance to mount but Larkin denies him.
Sanderson wants to control but Larkin is keeping him busy.
Larkin is trying to buck Sanderson off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larkin dodges the ground and pound from Sanderson.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sanderson clinches.
Sanderson swings wildly with an uppercut but Larkin uses good head movement to avoid it.
A left hand lands to the body for Larkin.
Sanderson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sanderson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Larkin tries to buck Sanderson off but Sanderson is having none of it.
Larkin prevents Sanderson from moving into mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Larkin is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Sanderson has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Larkin manages to work his way to half guard, despite Sanderson's best efforts.
Larkin manages to get to full guard.
Sanderson is breathing heavily.
Sanderson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Larkin is keeping the position for now.
Larkin wants to stand but Sanderson is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larkin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sanderson is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanderson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Larkin controlling Sanderson's posture.
Larkin bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sanderson's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson wants to sweep but no luck.
Sanderson has a closed guard, preventing Larkin from standing up.
Sanderson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Larkin defends well.
Larkin postures up.
Sanderson working for a triangle but Larkin defends it easily.
Sanderson trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Larkin content to stall in guard here.
Sanderson throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
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.
Larkin stopping the sweep attempt from Sanderson.
Sanderson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Larkin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sanderson is keeping the position for now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Larkin takes a swing at Sanderson's ribcage but misses.
Sanderson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Larkin's half guard.
Larkin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sanderson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Larkin is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sanderson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sanderson's back!
You can see the frustration on Sanderson's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ben Sanderson will probably get the nod.
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.
Sanderson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Larkin.
A big left from Larkin misses.
Sanderson scores with a body shot.
Larkin is looking to clinch.
Sanderson thows a body shot but no joy.
Larkin misses with the combination.
Larkin throws a lazy right hand but Sanderson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sanderson avoids the body shot from Larkin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanderson slips under a jab.
Sanderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Larkin.
Sanderson staying out of range there.
Sanderson shoots for a double leg takedown but Larkin sprawls well. He's pushed Sanderson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sanderson slips under a jab from Larkin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanderson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sanderson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ryan Larkin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sanderson shoots in for a takedown but Larkin shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Sanderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Larkin wants to clinch but Sanderson slips to the side
and Sanderson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sanderson.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Larkin holds on and takes a little breather.
Sanderson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Larkin is keeping the position for now.
Larkin is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Larkin trying to control the action but Sanderson is working from the bottom.
Larkin escapes and gets back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson has a takedown stuffed.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sanderson ducks under a wild hook from Larkin.
Sanderson moves in looking to clinch but Larkin pushes him off.
Larkin lands with a shot to the body.
Larkin displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sanderson.
Sanderson tries to clinch up.
Larkin misses with a hook.
Larkin misses with a few strikes there.
Larkin throws an overhand right that lands on Sanderson's shoulder, as Sanderson tries to avoid the shot.
Larkin throws a hook but Sanderson avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Larkin throws a series of punches but Sanderson moves out of range.
Larkin blocks a jab.
Larkin misses with a body punch
and Sanderson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Larkin moves in looking to clinch but Sanderson pushes him off.
Larkin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanderson.
Sanderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Larkin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sanderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ryan Larkin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Larkin throws a looping overhand right but Sanderson ducks down to avoid it.
Sanderson pushes Larkin up against the cage in a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Larkin as Sanderson tries to tie him up.
Sanderson tightens his grip and picks Larkin up, before dumping him to the ground. Larkin manages to land in guard.
Larkin controlling Sanderson's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larkin is looking to stand up but Sanderson isn't so interested in that idea.
Larkin wants to sweep but no luck.
Sanderson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Larkin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Larkin wants to sweep but no luck.
Sanderson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Larkin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Larkin lands a really nice looking cross but Sanderson seems unphased.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ben Sanderson will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Sanderson dodges the punch combination from Larkin.
Larkin misses with a series of wild punches.
Larkin throws an overhand right that lands on Sanderson's shoulder, as Sanderson tries to avoid the shot.
Sanderson lands a head shot.
Larkin throws an overhand right that lands on Sanderson's shoulder, as Sanderson tries to avoid the shot.
Sanderson swings for the body but Larkin moves out of range.
Larkin stuffs the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Larkin lands a really nice looking cross but Sanderson seems unphased.
Larkin lands with an uppercut that bounces Sanderson off the cage and back into rage.
Sanderson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Larkin tries to avoid it but Sanderson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Larkin to the ground. Larkin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sanderson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larkin closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sanderson counters with a right hand to the body.
Larkin misses the shot to the body.
Larkin misses the shot to the body.
Sanderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Larkin manages to avoid it.
Larkin drops Sanderson with a huge uppercut! Sanderson drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Larkin is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryan Larkin!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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