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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rulon Sanderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Philips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Philips has chosen Go Into The Water - Dethklok as his entrance music. Ray Philips has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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255 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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190 cm
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265 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rulon Sanderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ray Philips!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Eddie Farnsworth and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Philips throws a low kick but Sanderson avoids it.
Philips throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Philips wants to clinch.
A jab from Philips misses.
Sanderson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Philips counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sanderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Philips was well out of range. Poor timing from Sanderson.
Philips swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sanderson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Philips scores with a body shot.
Philips looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sanderson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Philips to the mat! Philips manages to get full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanderson wants to control from the top but Philips keeps moving.
Philips avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sanderson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Philips swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sanderson won't allow Philips to get back to his feet.
Sanderson passes Philips's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Sanderson is trying to work for a kimura but Philips is defending well.
Philips trying to hold on to Sanderson's head to control him but Sanderson postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Philips moves into full guard.
Sanderson controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sanderson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Philips has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Sanderson has passed into side control.
Sanderson working the body and head with strikes.
Sanderson trying to control the action but Philips is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Philips is looking to reverse the position.
Sanderson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Philips to see if he's OK.
Philips is trying to get back to half guard.
Sanderson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Philips knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Philips is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Sanderson's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
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 Rulon Sanderson will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sanderson misses with a straight right.
Philips lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sanderson circles away quickly and effectively.
Philips throws a big shot that misses.
No joy there for Philips, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Philips misses with a low kick.
Sanderson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Philips sprawls well. Philips wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sanderson gets slowly back to his feet.
Sanderson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanderson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Philips misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanderson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Philips thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sanderson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Philips misses with a wild body shot.
Philips misses with a wild body shot.
Philips misses with a hook to the body
and Sanderson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sanderson checks a leg kick nicely.
Philips is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sanderson rather than just go for the knockout.
Sanderson misses with a double jab.
Sanderson wants to clinch up but Philips keeps it at a distance.
Sanderson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Philips.
Ray Philips is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sanderson thows a body shot but no joy.
Sanderson looks to land a left hand but Philips moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Philips on the side of the head.
Philips fails to land with a series of punches.
Sanderson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Philips pinned against the cage. Philips gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Philips throws the left hand but Sanderson avoids the punch easily.
Sanderson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Philips is trying to maintain the position but Sanderson is very close to passing his half guard.
Philips wants to improve his position but Sanderson is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Philips regains full guard. Nicely done.
Philips looking for a sweep. Not yet Philips, not yet.
Sanderson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanderson passes into half guard.
Sanderson moves nicely into side control.
Sanderson trying to control the action but Philips is working from the bottom.
That's four 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.
Philips wants to control but Sanderson postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rulon Sanderson dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Philips lands a nice looking body shot.
Sanderson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Philips counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sanderson shoots in but no luck this time.
Philips tries a low kick but Sanderson avoids it.
Philips looks to land a right hand but Sanderson moved out of range.
Sanderson throws a hook to the side of Philips's head but Philips sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Philips tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sanderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Philips misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanderson.
Sanderson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
It looks like Rulon Sanderson has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Philips falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sanderson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sanderson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Philips lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sanderson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sanderson showed some decent athleticism there.
Sanderson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Philips trying to hold on to Sanderson's head to control him but Sanderson postures up.
Philips is trying to get back to full guard.
Philips on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson controlling the action here.
Sanderson throwing shots but Philips is blocking nicely.
Philips has a hand on Sanderson's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Sanderson takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Sanderson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Philips can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Philips is trying desperately to improve position.
Rulon Sanderson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Philips is looking to get to half guard.
Sanderson content just to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Philips tries to hold on but Sanderson postures up.
Ray Philips has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sanderson content just to control the position here.
Sanderson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ray Philips comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sanderson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rulon Sanderson!
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energy
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hype
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