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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rockford Steady (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sammy Sanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanders comes into a darkened arena with his song building. British National Anthem kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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273 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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263 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rockford Steady!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sammy Sanders!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steady throws a body punch but Sanders moves out of range.
Sanders moves in looking to clinch but Steady pushes him off.
Steady fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanders manages to avoid it.
Sanders shoots in for a takedown but Steady shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sanders throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Steady was covering up waiting for the punch and Sanders finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Sanders stands up and waves to Steady to follow him.
No joy there for Steady, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sanders gets a takedown into half guard.
Steady is looking to control Sanders's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Steady avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Steady to get to his feet.
Steady throws a right hand that misses
and Sanders counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Sanders decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Sanders changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Steady tries to avoid it but Sanders manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Steady to the ground. Steady escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A shot to the liver by Steady. Beautiful body shot.
Steady looks to land a left hand but Sanders moved out of range nicely.
Rockford Steady is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Steady misses with a hook
and Sanders counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Steady blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sanders keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Steady's efforts to push away.
Sanders is stalling here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanders keeps control of Steady as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sanders stalls.
Steady is trying to push Sanders away but Sanders has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sanders is pushing Steady up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Steady wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sanders has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steady wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Steady can't find room to land a body shot as Sanders controls the action.
Steady is trying to break free.
Steady wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sanders has him pressed against the cage.
Sanders slowing the pace effectively.
Steady wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Steady looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Sanders tries to land a knee to the head but Steady blocks with his arms.
Steady tries to break free but Sanders pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sanders dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Steady working hard to break the clinch.
Steady wants to get back to striking at distance but Sanders won't allow it.
Steady is trying to push Sanders away but Sanders has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sanders stalling the fight.
Steady wants to break the clinch but can't.
Steady wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Steady blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sanders slowing the pace effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sammy Sanders dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sanders scores with a takedown into Steady's guard.
Sanders gets to his feet. Steady looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Steady throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sanders holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Steady is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Steady is trying to break the clinch but Sanders is controlling him.
Steady letting Sanders take a breather here.
Sanders keeps control of Steady as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Steady wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sanders missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steady being controlled against the cage.
Sanders is trying to break the clinch but Steady is controlling him.
Sanders keeps control of Steady as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sanders avoiding damage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Sammy Sanders.
Sanders moves into the clinch.
Steady is trying to break the clinch but Sanders has him pressed against the cage.
Steady wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Steady is trying to break the clinch but Sanders has him pressed against the cage.
Sanders pressing his opponent against the cage.
Sanders keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Steady's efforts to push away.
Sanders has had enough of the clinch but Steady keeps him there for the moment.
Steady blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Steady letting Sanders take a breather here.
Sanders working hard to break the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steady wants to break free but Sanders has control.
Sanders prevents Steady from breaking the clinch.
Sanders prevents Steady from breaking the clinch.
Steady wants to break free but Sanders has control.
Sanders taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Steady tries to circle away but Sanders has him pinned against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Steady wants to get back to striking at distance but Sanders won't allow it.
Steady is trying to force a seperation but Sanders has the dominant position.
Steady keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sanders's efforts to push away.
Steady tries to break free but Sanders pushes him back against the cage.
Sanders tries to break free but Steady pushes him back against the cage.
Steady wants to get back to striking at distance but Sanders won't allow it.
Sanders holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Steady has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sanders stalling the fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sammy Sanders showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Sanders darts in and clinches Steady up against the cage.
Sanders just leaning against Steady, taking a breather.
Sanders is trying to force a seperation but Steady has the dominant position.
Steady is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Steady is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sanders stalling.
Sanders can't break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steady wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Steady working hard to break the clinch.
Steady tries to break free but Sanders pushes him back against the cage.
Steady has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steady blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sanders taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Sammy Sanders.
Steady misses with a hook
and Sanders counters with a nice double leg into side control. Steady won't be happy with that.
Sanders has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Steady throws a right hand that misses
and Sanders counters by moving into the clinch.
Sanders pressing his opponent against the cage.
Sanders wants to get back to striking at distance but Steady won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanders dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Steady is trying to force a seperation but Sanders has the dominant position.
Sanders has Steady pressed against the cage, preventing Steady from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Sanders prevents Steady from breaking the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Sanders's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sanders tries to break the clinch but Steady is controlling the position.
Sanders is stalling here.
Steady tries to break the clinch but Sanders is controlling the position.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Sammy Sanders.
Steady throws an overhand right that lands on Sanders's shoulder, as Sanders tries to avoid the shot.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sanders keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Steady's efforts to push away.
Sanders's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
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.
Steady working hard to break the clinch.
Sanders leaning his opponent against the cage.
Sanders is trying to break the clinch but Steady has him pressed against the cage.
Rockford Steady has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A frustrated look appears on Steady's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sanders keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Steady's efforts to push away.
Steady wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sanders has him pressed against the cage.
Sanders wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Steady has him pressed against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sammy Sanders comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sanders 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sammy Sanders!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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