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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Stan Stoke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Earl Sanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanders has chosen LL Cool J as his entrance music. Earl Sanders will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Stan Stoke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Earl Sanders!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Stoke.
Sanders tries a head kick but it misses.
Sanders takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A head kick misses from Sanders.
Stoke looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sanders just misses with a punch to the body.
Stoke fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stan Stoke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanders misses with a head kick.
Sanders swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sanders scores with a nice strike.
Stoke fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sanders lands with a kick to the ribs.
Stoke shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Stoke is breathing heavily.
Stoke trying to control the action but Sanders is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders is trying to get back to full guard.
Sanders moves into full guard.
Sanders looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Stoke has picked Sanders up and slammed him! Sanders can't keep hold of the triangle and Stoke manages to pass to side control!
Stoke prevents Sanders from escaping the position.
Sanders is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Stoke is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Sanders bucks Stoke off and manages to get back to his feet!
Stoke avoids the head kick by Sanders.
Horrible takedown by Stoke or perhaps it was just good defense by Sanders which made him look bad.
Stoke dives in and grabs Sanders's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sanders pushes down on Stoke's head and hops out.
Stoke scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanders manages to work his way to half guard, despite Stoke's best efforts.
Stoke is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanders is desperately trying to improve his position but Stoke has a good base and remains in mount.
Stoke in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Sanders is in all sorts of trouble here.
Stoke is landing with some decent strikes but Sanders is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Stoke with the ground and pound from mount.
Stoke controlling the position easily from mount.
Stoke scoring with strikes but Sanders is staying in there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stoke content just to control the position here.
Sanders tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Stoke with a couple of short strikes.
Stoke fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Stoke in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Stoke wants to control the pace but Sanders is squirming around nicely.
Stoke breaks from Sanders's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stoke can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sanders is looking to escape.
Stoke prevents Sanders from getting the reversal.
Stoke with shots to the head and body - Sanders looks very uncomfortable down there.
Stoke breaks from Sanders's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Stoke dominating with strikes here.
Sanders is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stoke landing punches.
Stoke scoring with strikes but Sanders is staying in there.
Stoke has control of Sanders's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Sanders regains control of the situation pretty easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stan Stoke dominated that round.
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.
Stoke fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Stoke closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Sanders did well to prevent Stoke getting side control.
Sanders is looking for a sweep. Stoke is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Stoke takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Stoke sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Stoke is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Sanders!
Stoke lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Sanders hang on?
Stan Stoke overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sanders is breathing heavily.
Stoke wants to control the pace but Sanders is squirming around nicely.
Sanders working to try and regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stoke has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Sanders's face.
Stoke scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Stoke looking to control but Sanders is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Stoke with shots to the head and body - Sanders looks very uncomfortable down there.
Sanders in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Stoke looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Sanders tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Stoke lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanders is squirming around, avoiding Stoke's attempts to control the action.
Stoke is really struggling to control Sanders but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Sanders tries to lock up and control but Stoke gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Stoke looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Stoke looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Stoke putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Stoke.
Stoke postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Sanders looks a forlorn figure.
Stoke lands a big shot there that rocks Sanders but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Stoke trying to control but Sanders is having none of it.
Sanders trying desperately to get to his feet.
Sanders is in all sorts of trouble here.
Stoke working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Stoke lands a big shot there that rocks Sanders but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Sanders is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stoke tries to control but Sanders wriggling away.
Stoke landing punches.
Stoke scoring with strikes but Sanders is staying in there.
Stoke punishing his opponent with strikes.
Stoke putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Sanders is trying to escape the mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stoke wants to control the pace but Sanders is squirming around nicely.
Stoke with good strikes from the mount here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stan Stoke dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A clash of legs there as Sanders blocks the low kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sanders misses the jab.
Stoke digs a good body shot into Sanders's ribs.
Stoke misses with a jab to the body
and Sanders counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sanders throws a big shot that misses.
Sanders throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Stoke shoots in looking for a takedown. Sanders tries to sprawl out of it but Stoke keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sanders manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sanders pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sanders leaves Stoke with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sanders fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stoke fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stan Stoke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stoke is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Sanders's half guard.
Stoke is looking for a kimura but Sanders is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Stoke to get the leverage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Stoke slips nicely into half guard.
Sanders looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Stoke pushes past his half guard into mount!
Stoke has control of Sanders's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Sanders regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Sanders is desperately trying to improve his position but Stoke has a good base and remains in mount.
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.
Stoke working the ground and pound effectively.
Sanders tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Stoke with good strikes from the mount here!
Stoke can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sanders is looking to escape.
Stoke unloading with bombs!
Stoke avoids the attempt from Sanders to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stoke looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Stoke tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Stoke cracks Sanders with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Stoke is working for a guillotine from mount but Sanders frees his head quite easily.
Stoke content just to control the position here.
Sanders is trying to escape the mount.
Stoke is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sanders can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stoke sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Sanders is looking to get to half guard.
Stoke takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Earl Sanders has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sanders tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Stoke trying to control but Sanders is having none of it.
Stan Stoke is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sanders is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stan Stoke showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Stoke, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:26
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stan Stoke!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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