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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Barry Sanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fritz Gouda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fritz Gouda acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good elbows
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Barry Sanders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Fritz Gouda!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanders thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sanders looks to score with a jab to the body but Gouda is just out of range.
Gouda throws a right hand that Sanders ducks under and follows up with a left that Sanders also avoids with ease.
Sanders misses with a combination
and Gouda moves into the clinch.
Gouda trying to land knees to the body.
Gouda looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sanders has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Gouda regains guard immediately.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Sanders is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Gouda is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Gouda has escaped and now he's on top!
Sanders trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Sanders has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Gouda got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sanders has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gouda has managed to get both his arms back between Sanders's legs - danger averted.
Sanders is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gouda defends well.
Gouda must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders working for a triangle but Gouda defends it easily.
Sanders is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Gouda stopping the sweep attempt from Sanders.
Sanders has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gouda can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sanders has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gouda can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gouda stopping the sweep attempt from Sanders.
Sanders is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gouda defends well.
Sanders wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanders throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sanders has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gouda can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sanders looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sanders working for a triangle but Gouda defends it easily.
Gouda trying to stand up but can't free himself from Sanders's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanders looking to control.
Sanders throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Gouda would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Sanders looking for a sweep. Not yet Sanders, not yet.
Sanders is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gouda stopping the sweep attempt from Sanders.
Gouda avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barry Sanders dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sanders shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gouda as he jumps to the side.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanders. Gouda does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sanders will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sanders shoots for a takedown but Gouda saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gouda tries to bum rush Sanders with a series of wild strikes but Sanders uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sanders jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanders misses with a looping left.
A combination from Gouda does no damage.
Sanders dodges the punch combination from Gouda.
Gouda fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders has his takedown stuffed
and Gouda counters with a low kick, right behind Sanders 's knee.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Barry Sanders. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horrible takedown by Sanders or perhaps it was just good defense by Gouda which made him look bad.
Gouda misses with a series of wild punches.
Sanders misses with the combination.
Sanders looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Gouda wants to get back to his feet.
Sanders missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sanders is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Gouda doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sanders.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanders is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Gouda doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sanders.
Gouda is looking to improve his position.
Sanders is trying to work for a kimura but Gouda is defending well.
Gouda keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanders thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gouda is looking to improve his position.
Sanders tries to pass to full mount but Gouda defends it.
Sanders throwing shots but Gouda is blocking nicely.
Gouda avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sanders.
Gouda on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Gouda really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sanders. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sanders throwing shots but Gouda is blocking nicely.
Sanders thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sanders not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sanders 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.
Sanders is trying to work for a kimura but Gouda is defending well.
Sanders wants to free his trapped foot but Gouda is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Gouda wants to control but Sanders is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gouda wants to get back to his feet.
Sanders not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sanders not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sanders is looking to advance position but Gouda won't allow it.
Gouda is in trouble now - Sanders has advanced to mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barry Sanders dominated that second 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Sanders moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sanders throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Gouda tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Sanders is in Gouda's guard.
Sanders pushing down on Gouda's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Sanders throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sanders throws a strike but Gouda avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Sanders passes Gouda's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Sanders moves into full mount! Gouda won't be happy about that!
Sanders jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Gouda is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Gouda and Sanders has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Sanders is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Gouda has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Gouda is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Sanders advances to mount.
Gouda avoids a series of strikes thrown by Sanders.
Sanders goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Gouda is on top in guard.
Gouda wants to get up but he can't break Sanders's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Sanders trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanders trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Sanders looking for a sweep. Not yet Sanders, not yet.
Sanders working for a triangle but Gouda defends it easily.
Sanders looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gouda wants to stand but Sanders is controlling his posture from full guard.
Sanders looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanders is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sanders manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Barry Sanders is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sanders controlling the position easily from mount.
Gouda keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sanders controlling his opponent.
Sanders unloads with some shots from mount but Gouda bucks and avoids them well.
Sanders looking to control and managing it successfully.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Fritz Gouda has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gouda tries to hold on but Sanders pushes him away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Barry Sanders showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sanders, 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barry Sanders!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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