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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Sanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Myers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Myers has chosen Walk in The Club as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jackson Sanders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrew Myers!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jonathan Paton and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanders has closed the distance and engaged Myers in a clinch.
Sanders keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Myers's efforts to push away.
Myers misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sanders.
Sanders is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Myers to keep the fight standing.
Sanders is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Myers wants to break free but Sanders has control.
Myers has had enough of the clinch but Sanders keeps him there for the moment.
Sanders stalls.
Sanders has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Myers is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jackson Sanders. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Myers is trying to force a seperation but Sanders has the dominant position.
Myers working hard to break the clinch.
Myers looking to slow down the pace here.
Sanders prevents Myers from breaking the clinch.
Myers looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Myers has had enough of the clinch but Sanders keeps him there for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders tries to score a body lock takedown but Myers shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Myers is trying to force a seperation but Sanders has the dominant position.
Sanders lands an uppercut.
Sanders drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Myers gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Sanders drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Myers gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Sanders works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Sanders prevents Myers from getting back to his feet.
Sanders lands a couple of elbows.
Myers is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sanders is working Myers over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanders with a flurry of punches that miss.
Myers preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Myers is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Myers utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Myers 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 missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Myers has momentary wrist control but Sanders slips an elbow through the middle.
Sanders is working Myers over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sanders is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Myers being controlled here, momentarily.
Myers is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sanders is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanders looking to sit in guard and control but Myers gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sanders scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Myers connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Myers fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sanders on the side of the head.
Myers throws a right and a left that Sanders avoids nicely.
The fighters circling - Myers throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fighters circle momentarily. Myers darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Myers gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
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.
Sanders is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Myers wants to stand but Sanders is controlling the position.
Sanders postures up in Myers's guard and throws a big left but Myers blocks it.
Myers wants to stand but Sanders is controlling the position.
Sanders loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Myers utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Myers keeping moving, preventing Sanders from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Myers wants to get back to his feet but Sanders is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sanders wants to control from the top but Myers keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jackson 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 doesn't manage to clinch there - Myers circles away.
Myers digs a good body shot into Sanders's ribs.
Sanders tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Myers paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sanders misses with a takedown attempt - Myers sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sanders closes the distance and clinches.
Sanders blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Myers wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sanders drops down looking for an ankle pick but Myers pulls his leg out and moves away.
Myers tests Sanders's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sanders misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Myers.
Sanders takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Myers cracks Sanders with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Myers throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Andrew Myers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Myers throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sanders takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jackson Sanders is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Myers connects with a crisp jab.
Myers connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sanders momentarily.
Nice straight punches there by Myers. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Myers.
Sanders shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Myers pinned against the cage. Myers gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jackson Sanders. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Myers throws a head kick but Sanders moves out of range.
Myers misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Myers connects with a looping right hand.
Sanders shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Myers is trying to stand.
Sanders throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Sanders won't let Myers get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanders raining down hammerfists from mount.
Myers is trying to stand.
Sanders looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Myers blocking the ground and pound.
Sanders thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Sanders unloads with some shots from mount but Myers bucks and avoids them well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Myers's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Sanders connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Sanders dominating with strikes here.
Sanders lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Sanders thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Myers is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanders fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Sanders thowing shots but they're missing.
Myers is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Sanders lands a big shot there that rocks Myers but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sanders working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Sanders working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Myers is trying to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Andrew Myers will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!
A jab from Myers does it's job there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Myers.
Sanders's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Myers connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sanders scrambles back to his feet.
Sanders blocks a leg kick.
Myers throws a looping overhand right but Sanders ducks down to avoid it.
Sanders slips a straight right by Myers.
Sanders shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Myers's guard.
Sanders stands and steps away. Myers gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Sanders takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A punch combination from Myers misses.
Sanders tries to close the distance and clinch but Myers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice jab there from Myers.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Myers tests Sanders's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sanders has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sanders wants a takedown but no success here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders working aggressively here.
Myers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sanders tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Myers manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sanders takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sanders tries to clinch but Myers moves out of range.
Sanders ducks under a wild hook from Myers.
Jab from Myers.
Myers fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Myers connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Myers scores with a jab.
Myers throws a hook but Sanders avoids it easily.
Myers connects with a jab.
Myers misses with the combination.
Myers rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sanders moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanders rushes Myers and presses him up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Myers's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sanders keeps control of Myers as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Myers wants to get back to striking at distance but Sanders won't allow it.
Sanders wants a takedown but no success here.
Sanders misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Myers is looking to break free of the clinch but Sanders has double underhooks.
Myers breaks the clinch.
Sanders scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Myers makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Sanders fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jackson Sanders. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Myers fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sanders on the side of the head.
A leg kick checked by Sanders.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Myers misses with a double jab.
Andrew Myers seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Myers moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Myers misses with a wild body shot.
Sanders uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Myers.
The crowd cheers as Myers lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sanders doesn't seem phased though.
Myers scores with a sloppy right hand. Sanders should have avoided that one.
Sanders fails in his attempt to clinch.
Myers lands with a hook. Sanders tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sanders shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Myers misses with a series of wild punches.
Myers throws out a powerful jab.
Sanders on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Myers stuffs the takedown.
Sanders looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Myers stuffs the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Myers.
Sanders takes one to the chin there.
A combination from Myers does no damage.
Myers lands a right hook to the body.
Myers moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A combination from Myers does no damage.
Sanders tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Myers manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Myers throws a big shot that misses.
Sanders takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A punch lands to the side of Sanders 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A leg kick checked by Sanders.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Myers throws a right and a left that Sanders avoids nicely.
Sanders tries to close the distance and clinch but Myers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jackson Sanders seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Myers scores with a decent looking hook.
Myers lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andrew Myers comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Myers has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrew Myers!
An out of breath Andrew Myers thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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