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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Steffan Lessard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cael Sanderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cael Sanderson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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200 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
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183 cm
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197 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Basic striking
KO power |
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Brawler
Solid chin |
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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
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steffan Lessard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cael Sanderson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot lands for Sanderson.
Sanderson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Lessard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lessard closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Sanderson did well to prevent Lessard getting side control.
Lessard throwing shots but Sanderson is blocking nicely.
Lessard throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sanderson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lessard thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lessard 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.
Sanderson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lessard.
Sanderson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lessard.
Lessard thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sanderson's head.
Lessard throwing shots but Sanderson is blocking nicely.
Sanderson is trying to stand back up but Lessard is controlling him
Ground and pound from Lessard.
Sanderson looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanderson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lessard thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Sanderson to regain full guard.
Lessard content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lessard throwing strikes but missing.
Lessard lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sanderson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sanderson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
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.
Lessard postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Lessard wants to pass the guard but Sanderson is keeping the position.
Lessard scoring with some ground and pound.
Sanderson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lessard. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lessard throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sanderson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lessard throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lessard postures up and lands a big shot to Sanderson's brow.
Lessard throwing strikes but missing.
Lessard with a nice head shot there.
Lessard thows a big elbow that misses.
Lessard throws a strike but Sanderson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sanderson won't allow Lessard to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steffan Lessard dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lessard darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lessard lands a nice short elbow.
Lessard is looking to advance position but Sanderson won't allow it.
Lessard winds up and cracks Sanderson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Lessard throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lessard working the head and body with strikes.
Sanderson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lessard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Lessard lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sanderson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lessard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lessard missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sanderson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lessard.
Sanderson taking some punishment here, with Lessard in his half guard.
Lessard thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sanderson's head.
Lessard throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lessard with the ground and pound but Sanderson uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Lessard landing with the ground and pound.
Sanderson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sanderson is breathing heavily.
Sanderson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lessard prevents Sanderson from getting back to his feet.
Sanderson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lessard throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lessard throws a big right hand that misses.
Sanderson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Steffan Lessard overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sanderson has momentary wrist control but Lessard slips an elbow through the middle.
Sanderson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lessard stands up over Sanderson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanderson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sanderson wants to stand but Lessard is controlling the position.
Lessard 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.
Steffan Lessard dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Lessard darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Steffan Lessard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sanderson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lessard.
Sanderson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lessard.
Lessard seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sanderson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Lessard thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Sanderson to regain full guard.
Sanderson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lessard.
Lessard is looking to work some ground and pound but Sanderson has wrist control.
Lessard pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sanderson is keeping the position for now.
Sanderson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lessard engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lessard with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lessard missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lessard postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sanderson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lessard controls the pace.
Lessard won't allow Sanderson to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lessard is looking to work some ground and pound but Sanderson has wrist control.
Sanderson wants to stand up but Lessard is controlling him.
Lessard throwing strikes from guard but Sanderson blocks nicely.
Lessard throwing strikes but missing.
Sanderson wants to stand up but Lessard is controlling him.
Lessard throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sanderson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steffan Lessard showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lessard, 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steffan Lessard!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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