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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dante Alastair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Sanderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alastair kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is The End by Roadrunner United. The key to victory for Dante Alastair has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dante Alastair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben Sanderson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanderson is looking to clinch but Alastair is avoiding it.
Sanderson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Sanderson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Alastair is trying to stand back up but Sanderson is controlling him
Sanderson lands strikes from half guard.
Alastair is trying to maintain the position but Sanderson is very close to passing his half guard.
Sanderson lands strikes from half guard.
Sanderson is keen to just control but Alastair is a slippery customer.
Alastair manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Sanderson is looking to clinch.
Sanderson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Alastair tries to bum rush Sanderson with a series of wild strikes but Sanderson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alastair shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Alastair takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sanderson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sanderson stops a takedown attempt from Alastair.
Alastair is breathing heavily.
Alastair is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sanderson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dante Alastair. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanderson lands a nice shot to the body.
Alastair tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sanderson smiles and moves away.
Sanderson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Sanderson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sanderson advances to half guard.
Alastair taking some punishment here, with Sanderson in his half guard.
Alastair on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Alastair tries to get out of the position.
Sanderson is working for a kimura but Alastair is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanderson passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Alastair!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson lands a big shot there that rocks Alastair but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alastair keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Alastair is working hard here to advance position.
Alastair is squirming around, avoiding Sanderson's attempts to control the action.
Alastair looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Alastair has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Sanderson throwing sloppy strikes.
Sanderson working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Alastair tries to break free.
Sanderson working for a choke but Alastair is defending well.
Sanderson trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alastair has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Sanderson.
Alastair is trying to break free.
Sanderson punishes Alastair with strikes from the back mount.
Sanderson working for a choke but Alastair is defending well.
Alastair defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Sanderson's arms.
Alastair tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Alastair knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sanderson on the ground.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanderson controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Sanderson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Alastair looks to clinch
and Sanderson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Dante Alastair has been cut.
Sanderson pushes Alastair up against the cage in a clinch.
Sanderson has picked Alastair up - he's going for a ride! Sanderson dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Sanderson prevents Alastair from improving his position.
Sanderson is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Alastair has managed to free his arm - good work.
Alastair is not content to let Sanderson control the position.
Sanderson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Sanderson trying to control the action but Alastair is working from the bottom.
Sanderson seems to be looking for submissions.
Sanderson is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanderson is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Alastair!
Alastair is wriggling around trying to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alastair looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Sanderson is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Sanderson trying to control.
Sanderson is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Alastair knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Alastair for a finish.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alastair is keeping busy.
Sanderson not allowing Alastair to control his hands.
Alastair tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Sanderson controlling the position easily from mount.
Alastair is trying desperately to improve position.
Sanderson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Alastair can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Alastair swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Sanderson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Alastair tries to reverse the position but Sanderson maintains control.
Sanderson blocks Alastair's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Sanderson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Sanderson working Alastair over with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson wants to control the pace but Alastair is squirming around nicely.
Alastair is trying desperately to improve position.
Alastair tries to hold on but Sanderson postures up.
Sanderson moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Alastair has worked his arm free - good work by Alastair!
Alastair is trying to work for a sweep but Sanderson has mounted him!
Alastair is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Sanderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dante Alastair's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Alastair throws a series of punches but Sanderson moves out of range.
Sanderson scores with a one two! Alastair had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Sanderson tries to clinch but Alastair moves out of range.
Alastair swinging wilding here.
Sanderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from Alastair misses.
Sanderson scores a takedown into full mount!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sanderson looking for a guillotine from mount but Alastair is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanderson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Alastair?
Sanderson controlling the pace for now.
Alastair has given up his back here. Will Sanderson look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Sanderson struggling to keep hold of the position.
Sanderson is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Sanderson gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Sanderson gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Sanderson apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Alastair misses with a series of wild punches.
Sanderson throws a looping overhand right but Alastair ducks down to avoid it.
Sanderson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Sanderson swings for the body but Alastair moves out of range.
Alastair throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sanderson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Alastair won't be happy with that.
Alastair is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ben Sanderson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sanderson throws an elbow but Alastair slips to the side and avoids it well.
Alastair is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Sanderson's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Alastair trying to hold on to Sanderson's head to control him but Sanderson postures up.
Alastair tries to get to full guard but Sanderson has control of the leg.
Sanderson is working for a submission of some sort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alastair is trying to stand up here but Sanderson is controlling him well.
Alastair is looking for a sweep. Sanderson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Alastair with a poor takedown
and Sanderson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Sanderson trying to control the action but Alastair is working from the bottom.
Alastair tries to roll over but Sanderson keeps him under control.
Alastair is trying to stand back up but Sanderson is controlling him
Dante Alastair has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alastair missing with punches from the bottom.
Sanderson seems to be working for a kimura but Alastair defends the submission attempt.
Alastair is looking for a sweep. Sanderson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sanderson wants to control but Alastair is keeping him busy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sanderson lands with an uppercut that bounces Alastair off the cage and back into rage.
Alastair throws a hook but Sanderson blocks it.
Sanderson connects with a body shot.
Sanderson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alastair.
Alastair swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sanderson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sanderson.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Sanderson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sanderson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 26:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 26:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Sanderson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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