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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cael Sanderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve McQueen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanderson comes to the cage accompanied by Hurricane. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Steve McQueen was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cael Sanderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steve McQueen!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McQueen misses with a takedown
and Sanderson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
McQueen trying to control but Sanderson postures up.
Sanderson tries to pass the half guard into mount. McQueen knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
McQueen slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Sanderson won't allow McQueen to sweep him here.
Sanderson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
McQueen has his hands on Sanderson's head, controlling the position.
McQueen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sanderson manages to get himself to full guard.
Sanderson wants to stand and escape but McQueen is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McQueen works over Sanderson with some ground and pound from guard.
Sanderson looking for submissions from the bottom but instead McQueen passes into side control.
McQueen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sanderson keeps working.
The strikes coming from McQueen are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Sanderson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for McQueen on the ground.
McQueen is working Sanderson over with some ground and pound from side control.
Sanderson taking a bit of punishment here - McQueen scoring with strikes.
McQueen is chipping away with strikes.
McQueen is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sanderson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McQueen slows the pace down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McQueen cracks Sanderson with a big elbow.
An elbow from McQueen crashes against the mat.
Sanderson tries to improve position but can't.
McQueen scores with punches from side control.
McQueen in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Sanderson is breathing heavily.
Sanderson wants to control but McQueen postures up.
McQueen lands a few punches from side control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sanderson takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
McQueen tries for a kimura but Sanderson is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McQueen tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Sanderson prevents McQueen from moving into mount.
McQueen cracks Sanderson with a big right hand but Sanderson just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
McQueen cracks Sanderson with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Sanderson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sanderson tries to get out of the position.
Sanderson is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Sanderson is not content to let McQueen control the position.
McQueen scores with punches from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McQueen thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
McQueen cracks Sanderson with an elbow. That is naaassty.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McQueen lands some shots froms side control.
Sanderson takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McQueen is putting a hurting on Sanderson here, landing some big shots from side control.
Sanderson takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McQueen working the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve McQueen dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sanderson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. McQueen looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
McQueen is trying to control Sanderson's posture but Sanderson avoids it.
Sanderson wants to stand but McQueen has his arm trapped.
Sanderson is looking to take a break and control but McQueen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
McQueen wants to control but Sanderson postures up.
McQueen gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
McQueen manages to get to full guard.
Sanderson stopping the sweep attempt from McQueen.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McQueen keeping moving, preventing Sanderson from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
McQueen 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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Cael Sanderson.
Sanderson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sanderson wants it to stay on the feet.
McQueen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sanderson swivels and escapes.
McQueen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Cael Sanderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve McQueen.
Sanderson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
McQueen is trying to control but can't.
Steve McQueen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sanderson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McQueen moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
McQueen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
McQueen keeping moving, preventing Sanderson from controlling successfully.
Sanderson drops back looking for a leg! McQueen is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and McQueen manages to kick Sanderson off! Sanderson jumps back into McQueen's guard.
McQueen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McQueen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sanderson.
McQueen striking off his back but it's not causing Sanderson any problems.
Sanderson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McQueen 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.
Sanderson wants to control from the top but McQueen keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McQueen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
McQueen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sanderson is trying to get back to full guard.
McQueen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sanderson's head.
McQueen working the head and body with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McQueen 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.
McQueen lands strikes from half guard.
McQueen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sanderson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McQueen landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
McQueen landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
McQueen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. McQueen lands a nice short elbow.
McQueen lands strikes from half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McQueen winds up and cracks Sanderson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
McQueen looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Still in half guard, McQueen seems content to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve McQueen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
McQueen closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Sanderson did well to prevent McQueen getting side control.
Sanderson pushes McQueen off looking to stand but McQueen dives back in and keeps control.
McQueen slips a nice elbow through Sanderson's hands, connecting with Sanderson's forehead.
McQueen looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sanderson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sanderson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. McQueen lands a nice short elbow.
Sanderson taking some punishment here, with McQueen in his half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McQueen maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Sanderson could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but McQueen has cracked it and Sanderson is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by McQueen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Steve McQueen!
In his post fight interview, Steve McQueen started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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hype
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