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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cael Sanderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Crump (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crump comes into a darkened arena with his song building. ac/dc- Higheway to Hell kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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193 lbs
9 - 8 - 0 |
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190 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Intelligent |
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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
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cael Sanderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, William Crump!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, John Mangel and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crump fails to land with a series of punches.
Sanderson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Crump as he jumps to the side.
Cael Sanderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanderson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanderson misses with the ground and pound.
Crump avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Sanderson.
Crump managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Sanderson.
Sanderson throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanderson looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Crump is avoiding damage well.
Sanderson scores with a couple of short elbows.
Sanderson working the strikes but Crump uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Crump blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sanderson.
Sanderson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Crump regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crump working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sanderson.
Sanderson throws and elbow that misses. Crump uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sanderson's guard. Nice move by Crump!
Crump stands and throws Sanderson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Sanderson is trying to get back to half guard.
Crump decides to stand back up.
Sanderson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sanderson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Crump is fending him off so far but Sanderson persists. Nope, Crump circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cael Sanderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanderson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Crump. That one must have hurt.
Sanderson is breathing heavily.
Crump lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Cael Sanderson has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crump throws a quick inside leg kick.
Crump clinches up with Sanderson and pushes him back against the cage.
Crump creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sanderson's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crump lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Crump landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Crump tries a knee to the head but Sanderson blocks it.
Sanderson takes an elbow to the temple.
Crump displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sanderson up against the cage.
Crump scores with a knee to the head.
Cael Sanderson's cut is getting worse.
Crump scores with a knee to the head.
Crump with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Crump with a knee to the head.
Crump scores with a knee to the head.
Cael Sanderson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Crump lands a left hand.
Crump putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sanderson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sanderson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sanderson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Crump working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Crump.
Nice body punch from Crump.
Crump lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sanderson backwards.
Sanderson tries to score a body lock takedown but Crump shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Crump scores with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crump lands an elbow inside.
The referee calls for Crump to work.
Sanderson can't break the clinch.
Sanderson has clasped his hands together around Crump's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Crump wants to get back to his feet but Sanderson drags him back down.
Crump sneaks back into half guard.
Sanderson misses with a head shot. Crump uses the momentum to regain guard.
Sanderson is working Crump over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sanderson prevents Crump from getting back to his feet.
Sanderson throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Crump holds on and takes a little breather.
Sanderson is in close to Crump's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Crump kicks Sanderson off and gets to his feet.
Crump defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sanderson.
Crump moves in looking to clinch but Sanderson pushes him off.
Sanderson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Crump.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanderson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Crump pinned against the cage. Crump gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Crump throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Crump dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cael Sanderson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sanderson closes the distance and clinches up with Crump, looking for a takedown. Sanderson pushes Crump against the cage but Crump circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Crump fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sanderson, pushing him back against the cage.
Sanderson gets control of Crump's arms and successfully pulls guard. Sanderson will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Crump stands up from Sanderson's guard - Crump perhaps looking for a knockout.
Sanderson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Crump tries to avoid it but Sanderson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Crump to the ground. Crump escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Crump tries to clinch up but Sanderson circles away and keeps his distance.
Crump misses with an uppercut. Sanderson saw that one coming.
Sanderson misses with an uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Crump looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sanderson thuds his right hand into Crump's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A head kick misses from Crump.
Crump throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sanderson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Sanderson lands in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crump has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Sanderson off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sanderson shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cael Sanderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crump thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Sanderson if he has to take too many more of those.
Sanderson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A jab from Crump finds it's way through Sanderson's defenses.
Crump lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sanderson takes a step back to recover.
Sanderson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crump jabs Sanderson right on the nose. Sanderson blinks but takes it well.
Jeez, Cael Sanderson's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Sanderson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Crump defends it nicely.
William Crump is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Crump has closed the distance and engaged Sanderson in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crump lands a knee to the head.
Crump is stalling here.
Crump prevents a takedown attempt there.
Crump tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sanderson wants to get back to striking at distance but Crump won't allow it.
Crump's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sanderson avoids the head kick by Crump.
Crump forces Sanderson back against the cage and clinches.
Sanderson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Crump misses with some punches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Crump holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Crump tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Crump misses with an elbow over the top.
Crump tries a knee to the head but Sanderson blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crump with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Crump misses with a knee to the head.
Sanderson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Crump gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Crump is trying to break the clinch but Sanderson is controlling him.
Sanderson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Crump avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Crump tries to land a knee to the head but Sanderson blocks with his arms.
Sanderson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Crump fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Crump throws the kick towards the body but Sanderson avoids it.
Sanderson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Sanderson prevents Crump from standing back up.
Sanderson winds up and cracks Crump with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Crump is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cael Sanderson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sanderson throwing shots but Crump is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Crump avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sanderson.
Sanderson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Crump pushes Sanderson off looking to stand but Sanderson dives back in and keeps control.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sanderson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sanderson wants to clinch
and Crump counters with a head kick. That will keep Sanderson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Cael Sanderson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). William Crump!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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