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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Good Day (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Sanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Day comes to the cage accompanied by Hifana - Wamono. Good Day could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bruce Sanders's chin.
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163 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Good Day!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruce Sanders!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Leandro Rodrigues and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanders is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Day.
Sanders sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Sanders throws the left hand but Day avoids the punch easily.
Day moves into the clinch.
Sanders takes an elbow to the temple.
Day misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sanders.
Day unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sanders lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Day lands a nice knee to the body.
Day landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Day misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sanders.
Day scores with a knee to the head.
Sanders tries to pull guard but Day won't allow it.
Sanders takes a knee right on the jaw!
Day lands a good knee to the midsection. Sanders won't want to take too many of those.
Sanders looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A knee to the head by Day.
It looks like Bruce Sanders has been cut.
Day lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Day lands an elbow just above Sanders 's eye.
Day landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sanders has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Day lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sanders backwards.
Sanders takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sanders takes an elbow to the forehead.
Day is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Day looking to throw knees to the head but Sanders is blocking nicely.
Sanders takes an elbow to the forehead.
Day lands with a right to the head.
Day lands an elbow that stopped Sanders in his tracks for a moment.
Day putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sanders in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Day lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Day lands an elbow that stopped Sanders in his tracks for a moment.
Day connects with a knee to the head.
Day lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Day scores a nice knee to the body.
Day scores with a shot to the side of Sanders's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Day obliges.
Day lands a nice elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Day works on Sanders's body with a couple of short punches.
Day lands a knee to the body.
Day lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Day lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A left hand lands to the body for Day.
A left hand lands to the body for Day.
Day creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sanders's defenses.
Day with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sanders takes an elbow to the temple.
Day lands an elbow inside that Sanders shrugs off.
Day lands a left hand.
Day scores with a shoulder strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Day.
Sanders takes an elbow to the temple.
Day working Sanders over with knees to the body.
Day landing knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Day obliges.
Day keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sanders's efforts to push away.
Day lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Day cracks Sanders with a nice body shot.
Day is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Day lands an elbow inside that Sanders shrugs off.
Day lands a body shot in the clinch.
Day prevents Sanders from breaking the clinch.
Day landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Day lands a good knee to the midsection. Sanders won't want to take too many of those.
Sanders takes a knee right on the jaw!
Day lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Day lands a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Day unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanders takes an elbow to the temple.
Day cracks Sanders with a nice body shot.
A body shot lands from Day.
Day lands a good knee to the midsection. Sanders won't want to take too many of those.
Day crunches a lovely knee into Sanders's ribcage.
Sanders takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sanders tries for a takedown but Day manages to get underhooks.
A knee to the head by Day.
Day lands a nice elbow.
Day using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Day using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Day lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Day connects with a knee to the head.
Day lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees to the body from Day.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Good Day dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bruce Sanders's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sanders chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Day can pounce on him.
Day throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sanders's head.
Sanders thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sanders swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Day dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sanders. That did some damage!
Day throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A big right from Sanders misses.
Good Day seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanders throws a right hand that Day ducks under and follows up with a left that Day also avoids with ease.
Nice uppercut there from Day.
Day is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sanders can do to turn this around?
Day feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sanders's calf.
Sanders shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Day pinned against the cage. Day gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Day misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Day forces Sanders back against the cage and clinches.
Sanders tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Day smiles and moves away.
Sanders takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Good Day is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice body kick there by Day.
Day closes the distance and clinches.
Day gets underhooks to prevent Sanders's takedown attempt.
Good Day has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Sanders.
Day lands a hook to the side of the head.
Day digs a right hand into Sanders's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sanders's gas tank.
Day lands a knee to the head.
Day lands with a light punch inside.
Good Day has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Day lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Day working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Day lands with a short shot to the head.
Day is leaning against Sanders and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right from Day.
Day landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Day.
Day landing knees to the body.
Day lands an elbow inside.
Day unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Day creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sanders's defenses.
Day lands a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Day crunches a lovely knee into Sanders's ribcage.
Day lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Day lands an elbow that stopped Sanders in his tracks for a moment.
Day lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Day.
Day lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A knee to the head by Day.
Day lands a shot to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Day.
Day softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Day lands a right hand.
Day lands a knee to the head.
Day lands a good knee to the midsection. Sanders won't want to take too many of those.
Day lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sanders or not.
Day makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Day unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Day comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Day unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sanders lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Day putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sanders in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Day.
A right handed body shot lands from Day.
Day working Sanders over with knees to the body.
Sanders takes a shot to the head.
Day softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sanders takes a knee right on the jaw!
Day lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Day lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Day connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sanders's face.
Day comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sanders blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Day trying to land knees to the body.
Day scores a nice knee to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Day.
Day lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Good Day dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bruce Sanders's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sanders shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Day as he avoids it easily.
A jab lands there for Day.
Day misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Day is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sanders misses with a hook. Day ducked under it nicely.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Day, right into the meat.
Bruce Sanders is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Good leg kick by Day there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Day chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Day takes a swing at Sanders's ribcage but misses.
Sanders takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Day swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sanders.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sanders throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Day throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Day ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Day fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sanders on the side of the head.
Sanders on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Day is looking to slow Sanders down with leg kicks.
Day has closed the distance and engaged Sanders in a clinch.
Day lands a left hand.
A short right from Day.
Sanders tries to break free but Day pushes him back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Day.
Day lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Day on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Day scores with a nice short uppercut.
Day lands a shot to the body.
Day works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Day lands an elbow that stopped Sanders in his tracks for a moment.
Day utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sanders takes a knee to the side of the body.
Day lands a knee to the body.
Day lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Day lands a good knee to the midsection. Sanders won't want to take too many of those.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A knee to the head by Day.
Day lands an elbow that stopped Sanders in his tracks for a moment.
A short body shot lands from Day as the two fighters clinch.
Day lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right from Day on the inside.
Day lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A right hand to the body from Day.
Knees in the clinch landing for Day.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Day makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Day lands a nice shot to the body.
Day lands a knee to the body.
Sanders takes an elbow to the forehead.
Day gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Day as the two fighters clinch.
Sanders takes a knee right on the jaw!
Day is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Day scores with a nice short uppercut.
Day gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sanders.
A right handed body shot lands from Day.
Day connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sanders's face.
Day lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Day unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Day looking to throw knees to the head but Sanders is blocking nicely.
Sanders jumps guard but Day stands there with Sanders around his waist. Sanders gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Good Day has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Sanders.
Day using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sanders can't break the clinch.
Day tries to land a knee to the head but Sanders blocks with his arms.
Day lands a nice elbow.
Day unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Day lands an elbow inside that Sanders shrugs off.
Day lands an elbow inside that Sanders shrugs off.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Day crunches a lovely knee into Sanders's ribcage.
Day is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Day landing knees to the body.
Day lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Good Day clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Bruce Sanders's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Day moves in looking to clinch but Sanders pushes him off.
Day scores with a nice body kick.
Sanders fails with the takedown.
A solid body kick from Day.
Day dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sanders takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Day scores with a spinning back kick!
Day moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Day clobbers Sanders with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sanders's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Day lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Sanders walks into a stiff left hand from Day.
Sanders is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Sanders takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Day dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sanders walks into a left hand.
Day fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sanders, pushing him back against the cage.
Knees to the body from Day.
Day tries a knee to the head but Sanders blocks it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Day obliges.
Day lands a shot to the body.
Day crunches a lovely knee into Sanders's ribcage.
Day is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Day lands an elbow inside.
A nice left hand lands by Day.
Day using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Day lands a nice uppercut.
Day lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Day lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sanders or not.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Day obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Day.
Day unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A knee to the head by Day.
Day lands a good knee to the midsection. Sanders won't want to take too many of those.
Day lands an elbow inside.
Day lands a nice elbow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Day.
Day misses with a knee strike.
Day landing knees to the body.
Day working Sanders over with knees to the body.
Day lands a knee to the body.
Sanders managing to block the knees to the body from Day.
Day landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Day with a knee to the head.
Day lands a knee to the head.
Sanders has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Day.
Day has a couple of punches blocked by Sanders.
Day works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Day pushes Sanders back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Day scores with a knee to the head.
Sanders managing to block the knees to the body from Day.
Sanders is trying to drag Day to the mat but Day just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Day tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sanders wants to get back to striking at distance but Day won't allow it.
Sanders takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sanders managing to block the knees to the body from Day.
Day lands a damaging elbow.
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.
Day landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees to the body from Day.
Day lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sanders or not.
Day scores a nice knee to the body.
Day landing knees to the body.
Day lands with a light punch inside.
Day pushes Sanders back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Day lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Day lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sanders on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Day lands an elbow just above Sanders 's eye.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Day landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A nice right hand lands inside from Day.
Day is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sanders is defending well for now.
Sanders managing to block the knees to the body from Day.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Good Day had his way with Bruce Sanders in that round.
The cut man is working on Bruce Sanders's cut.
That's time! Day's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A leg kick checked by Sanders.
Day thows a body shot but no joy.
A head kick misses from Day.
Day scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sanders misses with a takedown attempt - Day sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nice defenses there by Day.
Day tries to bum rush Sanders with a series of wild strikes but Sanders uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Day misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanders.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A good leg kick by Day.
Day fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanders manages to avoid it.
Sanders is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Day.
Day is looking to wear down Sanders with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sanders is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Day throws a body punch but Sanders moves out of range.
Good Day is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders throws an overhand right that lands on Day's shoulder, as Day tries to avoid the shot.
Day lands a glancing blow to the side of Sanders's head.
Sanders loads up on a big right hand but Day slips the punch.
Day throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good leg kick by Day there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sanders misses with an uppercut.
Sanders swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Day counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sanders thinking.
Day misses with a double jab.
Sanders looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sanders sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Day closes the distance and pushes Sanders back into the cage.
Sanders tries to break free but Day pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Day.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanders's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A left hand lands to the body for Day.
Nice body punch from Day.
Sanders takes a knee to the side of the body.
Day comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice elbow from Day.
Day unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sanders lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Day landing knees to the body.
Day lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A short left from Day.
Day lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Day landing knees to the body.
Day lands an elbow inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Day.
Day lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sanders backwards.
Day is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Day working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sanders takes an elbow to the forehead.
Day scores with a knee to the head.
Day lands a damaging elbow.
Day lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Day lands a nice knee to the body.
Day lands with a light punch inside.
Day scores with a knee to the head.
Day with a knee to the head.
Day lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Day lands a nice shot to the body.
Day landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Day connects with a knee to the head.
Day softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Day.
Day lands a right hand.
Day landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Day with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Day utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Day lands a shoulder strike.
Sanders managing to block the knees to the body from Day.
Day lands a nice knee to the body.
Sanders can't break the clinch.
Nice elbow from Day.
Bruce Sanders has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanders wants to get back to striking at distance but Day won't allow it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Day obliges.
Day lands a nice knee to the body.
Day scores with a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Good Day showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Day has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 50:40
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 50:40
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 50:40
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Good Day!
Good Day retains his lightweight title!
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