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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cael Sanderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Biff Hemlock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cael Sanderson had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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215 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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212 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cael Sanderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Biff Hemlock!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hemlock tries to bum rush Sanderson with a series of wild strikes but Sanderson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hemlock stuffs the takedown.
Hemlock misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hemlock defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sanderson.
Hemlock throws a chopping leg kick but Sanderson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sanderson closes the distance and clinches up with Hemlock, looking for a takedown. Sanderson pushes Hemlock against the cage but Hemlock circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cael Sanderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanderson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
It looks like Cael Sanderson has been cut.
Hemlock throws a solid leg kick but Sanderson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hemlock.
Sanderson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sanderson showed some decent athleticism there.
Hemlock wants to get back to full guard.
Sanderson working over Hemlock with some ground and pound. Hemlock looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sanderson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hemlock looks like he's trying to stand up.
Sanderson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hemlock with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sanderson misses with a head shot. Hemlock uses the momentum to regain guard.
Hemlock preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sanderson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sanderson looking to sit in guard and control but Hemlock gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hemlock stops Sanderson from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hemlock wants to control from the top but Sanderson keeps moving.
Sanderson wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hemlock wants to control from the top but Sanderson keeps moving.
Hemlock stopping the sweep attempt from Sanderson.
Sanderson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hemlock trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sanderson shoots in but Hemlock avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nice sprawl there from Hemlock as Sanderson shoots in.
Hemlock misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sanderson shoots in for a takedown but Hemlock shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hemlock misses with a wild combination.
Hemlock cracks Sanderson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Sanderson shoots in and drives through. Hemlock sprawls well.
Hemlock misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sanderson slips a jab and a cross from Hemlock.
Sanderson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sanderson misses with a hook. Hemlock ducked under it nicely.
Hemlock throws a one two combo.
Hemlock keeps the fight on the outside.
Hemlock fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Biff Hemlock dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cael Sanderson's cut.
That's time! Sanderson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sanderson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sanderson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Hemlock's half guard.
Sanderson is nestled in close to Hemlock, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hemlock tries to roll over but Sanderson keeps him under control.
Sanderson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hemlock is holding on to half guard well.
Sanderson is just content to waste time from the top position. Hemlock takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Hemlock is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Sanderson is in close to Hemlock's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hemlock keeping moving, preventing Sanderson from controlling successfully.
Sanderson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sanderson throws a big right hand that misses.
Hemlock bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sanderson's guard.
Hemlock trying to control but Sanderson is working from the bottom.
Hemlock wants to pass the guard but Sanderson is keeping the position.
Hemlock drops back, looking for a kneebar! Sanderson looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Sanderson looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Sanderson!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hemlock stops Sanderson from passing to mount.
Sanderson scoring with punches and elbows.
Sanderson working the head and body with strikes.
Sanderson working the ground and pound.
Hemlock takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Sanderson working the ground and pound from side control.
Sanderson cracks Hemlock with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Hemlock defending against the ground and pound.
Sanderson creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Hemlock sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Sanderson crashes against the mat.
Hemlock tries to buck Sanderson off but Sanderson is having none of it.
Hemlock taking punishment in the form of punches.
Sanderson scoring with punches from side control.
Sanderson moves into full mount!
A nice elbow there by Sanderson.
Hemlock is breathing heavily.
Sanderson breaks from Hemlock's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Cael Sanderson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee warns Hemlock that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Sanderson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Sanderson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The referee warns Hemlock that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Sanderson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Sanderson controlling the position easily from mount.
Hemlock is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice elbow there by Sanderson.
Hemlock is working to get back to half guard.
Sanderson wants to control the pace but Hemlock is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cael Sanderson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Cael Sanderson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Hemlock misses with a few strikes there.
Sanderson tries to clinch up.
Sanderson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hemlock swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sanderson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hemlock but Hemlock pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sanderson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hemlock as he avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hemlock bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sanderson's head backwards.
Cael Sanderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hemlock works over Sanderson's head and body with a nice combination.
Hemlock defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sanderson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cael Sanderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hemlock moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hemlock throws a combination. Sanderson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hemlock looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sanderson closes the distance and clinches up with Hemlock, looking for a takedown. Sanderson pushes Hemlock against the cage but Hemlock circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hemlock lands a nice looking body shot.
Hemlock changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Biff Hemlock seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hemlock scores with a jab to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hemlock connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hemlock scores with a one two! Sanderson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Cael Sanderson's cut is getting worse.
Hemlock will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hemlock misses with a series of wild punches.
Cael Sanderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hemlock will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hemlock misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sanderson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hemlock moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sanderson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hemlock throws a right and a left that Sanderson avoids nicely.
Sanderson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sanderson looks for a takedown but Hemlock sprawls well.
Hemlock lands a two punch combo.
Sanderson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hemlock circles away.
Hemlock is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Hemlock scores with a punch to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hemlock working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sanderson.
Hemlock not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sanderson trying to control but Hemlock is working from the bottom.
Sanderson working some strikes from top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hemlock working a defensive guard here.
Hemlock keeping moving, preventing Sanderson from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Biff Hemlock comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hemlock 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Biff Hemlock!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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