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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mui Thai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathan Sandelos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sandelos has chosen We Takin' Over as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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28
265 lbs
16 - 13 - 1 |
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194 cm
24
268 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Powerful |
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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
16 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mui Thai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonathan Sandelos!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thai lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sandelos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thai throws a jab when Sandelos was well out of range.
Sandelos throws a body punch but Thai moves out of range.
Sandelos blocks a jab.
Thai wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sandelos closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sandelos tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sandelos tries to land a knee to the head but Thai blocks with his arms.
Sandelos manages to break the clinch.
Sandelos stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sandelos wants it to stay on the feet.
Sandelos tries to clinch but Thai is having none of it.
Sandelos takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sandelos looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandelos wants to clinch
and Thai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thai circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thai circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sandelos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thai takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Thai throws a hook but Sandelos avoids it easily.
Sandelos slips a jab from Thai.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thai connects with the punch.
Sandelos misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandelos turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sandelos fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sandelos checks a low kick from Thai.
Sandelos misses with a combination
and Thai counters with a left to the body.
Sandelos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Thai manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sandelos tries to clinch
letting Thai counter with a right hand.
Thai shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sandelos lands with a slapping head kick.
Thai shoots for a takedown but Sandelos saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mui Thai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Thai.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandelos moves out of range as Thai strikes.
Thai stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sandelos.
Sandelos tries to clinch up.
Sandelos gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sandelos is looking to clinch.
Sandelos tries to clinch up but Thai circles away and keeps his distance.
Sandelos tries to clinch but Thai moves away
and Thai counters with a nice uppercut.
Sandelos wants to clinch but Thai slips to the side
and Thai counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thai takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Thai tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sandelos sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Thai somewhat.
Thai circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thai throws out a loose jab but Sandelos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thai sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Thai misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sandelos closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sandelos tries to land a knee to the head but Thai blocks with his arms.
Sandelos is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Thai is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mui Thai dominated that 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.
Sandelos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sandelos gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Thai thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jonathan Sandelos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sandelos closes the distance and pushes Thai back into the cage.
Come on Thai - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sandelos takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Sandelos missing with knees to the body.
Sandelos is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Thai goes for a takedown attempt but Sandelos pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thai rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sandelos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thai throws a hook but Sandelos blocks it.
Sandelos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sandelos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sandelos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sandelos defending well as Thai loads up on a big left hand.
Jonathan Sandelos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sandelos moves away from the strike by Thai.
Thai is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandelos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thai swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sandelos is looking to clinch.
Sandelos stuffs the takedown.
Thai keeps the fight on the outside.
Thai catches Sandelos with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jonathan Sandelos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sandelos tries to clinch but Thai moves away
and Thai counters with a straight right hand.
Sandelos moves out of range of the strikes.
Thai missing with a left hand there. Sandelos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thai throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sandelos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sandelos tries to clinch but Thai moves away
and Thai counters with a nice uppercut.
Sandelos darts in trying to clinch
and Thai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sandelos tries to close the distance and clinch but Thai swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thai looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sandelos wants to clinch.
Sandelos tries to clinch there but Thai circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sandelos tries to clinch up.
Thai shoots in but Sandelos avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mui Thai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sandelos tries to clinch
letting Thai counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thai keeps the fight on the outside.
Thai circles away from the clinch attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sandelos closes the distance but Thai moves to the side
and Thai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sandelos fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mui Thai 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!
Sandelos moves away from the strike by Thai.
Sandelos moves to clinch but Thai breaks away
and Thai counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Thai throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thai is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Thai throws a lazy uppercut
and Sandelos counters with a head kick.
Sandelos dodges the punch combination from Thai.
Sandelos is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Thai misses with a two punch combination.
Sandelos connects with an inside leg kick.
Sandelos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandelos moves into the clinch successfully.
Thai manages to break the clinch.
Thai lands a glancing blow to the side of Sandelos's head.
Thai misses with a hook. Sandelos ducked under it nicely.
Thai thows a body shot but no joy.
Thai shoots in but Sandelos avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sandelos wants to clinch
and Thai decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sandelos's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thai won't allow Sandelos to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thai in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sandelos trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sandelos preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sandelos keeping moving, preventing Thai from controlling successfully.
Thai will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sandelos is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Sandelos is looking to control Thai's arms but Thai gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sandelos has his back to the cage.
Thai on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandelos lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Mui Thai has been cut.
Thai's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sandelos tries to clinch there but Thai circles away.
Sandelos tries to clinch but Thai moves away
and Thai counters with a two punch combo.
Jonathan Sandelos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thai is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sandelos can do to turn this around?
Sandelos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Thai misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Thai throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sandelos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sandelos works Thai's body with a nice hook.
Mui Thai is winning the standup battle so far.
Sandelos looks to clinch
and Sandelos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sandelos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thai swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sandelos tries to clinch but Thai is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sandelos tries to clinch up.
Sandelos works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Thai.
Thai loads up on a big right hand but Sandelos slips the punch.
Sandelos slips a straight right by Thai.
Sandelos moves out of range as Thai throws a body kick.
Thai lands with a right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thai tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sandelos misses with an uppercut
enabling Thai to counter with a crisp jab.
Thai fails to land with a series of punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mui Thai showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Thai, 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mui Thai!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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