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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cael Sanderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vaclaw Dirmanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vaclaw Dirmanov looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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193 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
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195 cm
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185 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cael Sanderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vaclaw Dirmanov!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, John Mangel and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanderson keeps the fight on the outside.
Dirmanov looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Sanderson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Dirmanov manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Sanderson lands a couple of digs.
Sanderson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sanderson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sanderson scoring with some ground and pound.
Sanderson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dirmanov keeping moving, preventing Sanderson from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanderson throws and elbow that misses. Dirmanov uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sanderson's guard. Nice move by Dirmanov!
Dirmanov is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sanderson will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Dirmanov prevents Sanderson from getting back to his feet.
Sanderson trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Sanderson trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dirmanov won't allow Sanderson to sweep him here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sanderson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dirmanov is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sanderson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sanderson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sanderson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nice strikes from Sanderson there.
Sanderson throwing shots but Dirmanov is blocking nicely.
Sanderson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dirmanov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sanderson thows a huge punch but Dirmanov dodges it nicely.
Sanderson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nice strikes from Sanderson there.
Sanderson drops an elbow to the side of Dirmanov's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson throwing shots but Dirmanov is blocking nicely.
Sanderson is nestled in close to Dirmanov, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sanderson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sanderson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Dirmanov blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sanderson.
Sanderson is nestled in close to Dirmanov, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sanderson working over Dirmanov with some ground and pound. Dirmanov looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Dirmanov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sanderson throwing shots but Dirmanov is blocking nicely.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dirmanov on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sanderson wants to control but Dirmanov is keeping him busy.
Sanderson stops Dirmanov from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Sanderson stands up out of the half guard.
Sanderson feints and as Dirmanov raises his hands in defense, Sanderson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sanderson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sanderson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sanderson distracts Dirmanov with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sanderson is working Dirmanov over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sanderson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sanderson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dirmanov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sanderson postures up and lands a big shot to Dirmanov's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sanderson wants to pass the guard but Dirmanov is keeping the position.
Sanderson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sanderson wants to control from the top but Dirmanov keeps moving.
Sanderson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sanderson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanderson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cael Sanderson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sanderson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Sanderson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sanderson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Dirmanov has hold of Sanderson's hands but Sanderson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sanderson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sanderson is trying to control. Dirmanov wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Dirmanov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sanderson.
Sanderson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Dirmanov has hold of Sanderson's hands but Sanderson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sanderson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sanderson working the head and body with strikes.
Sanderson is pressing down on Dirmanov's thigh, looking to free his foot. Dirmanov is holding on for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanderson working Dirmanov over with strikes.
Dirmanov is breathing heavily.
Sanderson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sanderson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sanderson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dirmanov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sanderson working over Dirmanov with some ground and pound. Dirmanov looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sanderson drops an elbow to the side of Dirmanov's head.
Sanderson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Cael Sanderson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sanderson is pressing down on Dirmanov's thigh, looking to free his foot. Dirmanov is holding on for now.
Sanderson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dirmanov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Dirmanov is trying to stand up here but Sanderson is controlling him well.
Sanderson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sanderson working over Dirmanov with some ground and pound. Dirmanov looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sanderson working over Dirmanov with some ground and pound. Dirmanov looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sanderson lands with a punch from half guard.
Sanderson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sanderson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sanderson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Sanderson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sanderson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dirmanov defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dirmanov's head.
Dirmanov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sanderson.
Dirmanov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sanderson.
Sanderson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sanderson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dirmanov defending well though.
Sanderson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sanderson connects with a nice short shot to Dirmanov's temple.
Dirmanov is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sanderson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sanderson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson working the head and body with strikes.
Sanderson winds up and cracks Dirmanov with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sanderson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Sanderson drops an elbow to the side of Dirmanov's head.
Sanderson thows a huge punch but Dirmanov dodges it nicely.
Sanderson thows a huge punch but Dirmanov dodges it nicely.
Dirmanov is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sanderson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sanderson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanderson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Dirmanov is refusing to be controlled, as Sanderson sits in half guard.
Dirmanov blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sanderson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cael Sanderson dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Sanderson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Sanderson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sanderson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Dirmanov is rocked!
Sanderson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Dirmanov is still in real trouble! Can Sanderson finish him?
Sanderson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dirmanov seems to have recovered his senses.
Dirmanov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sanderson working Dirmanov over with strikes.
Sanderson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sanderson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dirmanov can do to turn this around?
Dirmanov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sanderson throwing shots but Dirmanov is blocking nicely.
Sanderson working over Dirmanov with some ground and pound. Dirmanov looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Dirmanov blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sanderson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanderson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dirmanov's head.
Sanderson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dirmanov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sanderson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sanderson drops an elbow to the side of Dirmanov's head.
Sanderson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dirmanov's head.
Sanderson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Dirmanov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sanderson.
Sanderson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sanderson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sanderson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson working the head and body with strikes.
Sanderson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dirmanov defending well though.
Sanderson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dirmanov wants to control but Sanderson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sanderson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dirmanov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sanderson is nestled in close to Dirmanov, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sanderson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sanderson throwing shots but Dirmanov is blocking nicely.
Sanderson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dirmanov defending well though.
Dirmanov has hold of Sanderson's hands but Sanderson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Cael Sanderson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sanderson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sanderson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sanderson trying to control the action but Dirmanov is working from the bottom.
Sanderson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sanderson is keen to just control but Dirmanov is a slippery customer.
Sanderson wants to free his trapped foot but Dirmanov is holding on for dear life with his legs.
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.
Sanderson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sanderson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sanderson connects with a nice short shot to Dirmanov's temple.
Sanderson thows a huge punch but Dirmanov dodges it nicely.
Sanderson trying to control the pace.
Vaclaw Dirmanov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sanderson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Sanderson is trying to control the action in half guard but Dirmanov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sanderson not doing much here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cael Sanderson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sanderson 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:24
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:24
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cael Sanderson!
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