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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Achilles Anvil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cael Sanderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Sanderson's choice of entrance music: Dope - Debonair. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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190 lbs
11 - 8 - 1 |
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189 cm
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196 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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World class boxer
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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
11 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Achilles Anvil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cael Sanderson!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anvil lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sanderson circles away quickly and effectively.
Anvil on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Anvil misses with a body shot.
Anvil misses with a looping right.
Sanderson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Anvil has time to react.
Anvil throws a big shot that misses.
Anvil defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sanderson.
Sanderson slips a straight right by Anvil.
Sanderson connects with a jab.
Sanderson slips a jab and a cross from Anvil.
Sanderson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Anvil tries to avoid it but Sanderson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Anvil to the ground. Anvil escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Anvil misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sanderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anvil.
Anvil jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanderson. Anvil does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sanderson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Anvil at a distance.
Anvil looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanderson scores with a jab to the body.
Anvil looks to throw the jab but Sanderson is out of range.
Sanderson moves out of range of the strikes.
Sanderson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Anvil.
Anvil stuns Sanderson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Sanderson. That snapped Anvil's head back.
Sanderson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Anvil finds it's way round the side to connect with Sanderson's head.
The fighters circling - Anvil throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab from Anvil finds it's way through Sanderson's defenses.
Sanderson dodges the punch combination from Anvil.
Anvil lands a nice hook to Sanderson's body. Sanderson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanderson throws out a loose jab but Anvil uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanderson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Anvil to the mat! Anvil manages to get full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sanderson throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sanderson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Anvil preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sanderson won't allow Anvil to get back to his feet.
Sanderson throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sanderson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson chips away with some ground and pound.
Sanderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Anvil is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanderson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sanderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Anvil is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sanderson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Sanderson cracks Anvil with a solid left hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Anvil can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sanderson controls the pace.
Sanderson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Anvil utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sanderson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanderson throwing strikes but missing.
Sanderson throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Cael Sanderson will probably get the nod.
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 slips a straight right by Anvil.
Sanderson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Achilles Anvil is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Anvil rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sanderson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sanderson misses with a series of wild punches.
Anvil gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Some wild striking there from Anvil.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanderson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Sanderson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sanderson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anvil is looking to stand up but Sanderson isn't so interested in that idea.
Sanderson throwing strikes but missing.
Anvil utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Anvil keeping full guard, as Sanderson tries to pass.
Sanderson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
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.
Sanderson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Anvil is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sanderson is controlling him.
Sanderson wants to control from the top but Anvil keeps moving.
Anvil working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sanderson.
Sanderson is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Anvil is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Anvil has escaped and now he's on top!
Anvil wants to get up but he can't break Sanderson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anvil postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Anvil trying to stand up but can't free himself from Sanderson's guard.
Sanderson keeping moving, preventing Anvil from controlling successfully.
Sanderson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Anvil avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sanderson.
Sanderson slips a nice elbow through Anvil's hands, connecting with Anvil's forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anvil wants to improve his position but Sanderson is controlling well.
Sanderson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Anvil keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sanderson stalling away here and it's allowed Anvil to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Sanderson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sanderson slips nicely into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cael Sanderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Sanderson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Nice strikes from Sanderson there.
Sanderson passes to side control.
Anvil is trying to get back to his feet.
Sanderson misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Anvil managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Sanderson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanderson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Anvil keeps working.
Anvil taking punishment in the form of punches.
Sanderson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Sanderson trying to control the action but Anvil is working from the bottom.
Anvil takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Achilles Anvil has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Sanderson seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Anvil is working to avoid the ground and pound but Sanderson connects with a decent elbow.
Sanderson has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Anvil!
Sanderson throwing strikes here but Anvil is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Sanderson lands a heavy elbow.
Sanderson lands a big elbow.
Sanderson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Sanderson throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanderson punching from mount but Anvil doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Sanderson throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Anvil because Sanderson loaded up on that one.
Sanderson with shots to the head and body - Anvil looks very uncomfortable down there.
It looks like Achilles Anvil has been cut.
Sanderson breaks from Anvil's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Anvil is rocked!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sanderson throwing strikes here but Anvil is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Sanderson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Anvil is looking to escape.
Sanderson with the ground and pound from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Anvil keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Sanderson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanderson misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Sanderson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Anvil hang on?
And that's the end of the fight!
Cael Sanderson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sanderson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 26:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 26:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cael Sanderson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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