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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ulysses Sanderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maci Killer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Ulysses Sanderson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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190 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Brawler
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ulysses Sanderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Maci Killer!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Ian Loll and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Killer takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sanderson looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Sanderson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sanderson shoots in for a takedown but Killer shows good takedown defense.
Killer looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sanderson slips a jab and a cross from Killer.
Sanderson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sanderson is looking to clinch but Killer is avoiding it.
Nice takedown defense from Sanderson. No joy for Killer on that attempt.
Killer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sanderson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Killer.
Killer throws a series of punches but Sanderson moves out of range.
Sanderson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Killer takes a swing at Sanderson's ribcage but misses.
Killer misses with a few strikes there.
Sanderson moves in looking to clinch but Killer pushes him off.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Killer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Killer's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Killer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Killer moves in looking to clinch but Sanderson pushes him off.
Sanderson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Killer holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sanderson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Some wild striking there from Killer.
Killer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice jab there from Sanderson.
Killer looks to land a combination but Sanderson avoids it well.
Sanderson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Killer will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson landing knees to the body.
Sanderson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Killer wants to break free but Sanderson has control.
Sanderson keeps control of Killer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Killer is working for takedown but Sanderson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Sanderson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Killer in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sanderson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanderson avoiding damage.
Sanderson scores a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Killer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sanderson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Killer is defending well for now.
Killer has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sanderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Killer avoids the damage to the body.
Sanderson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sanderson is looking to break free of the clinch but Killer has double underhooks.
Killer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Killer misses with a two punch combination.
Sanderson tries to clinch but Killer moves out of range.
Killer moves into the clinch.
Killer is trying to push Sanderson away but Sanderson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Killer is defending well for now.
Killer tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sanderson smiles and moves away.
Ulysses Sanderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maci Killer.
Sanderson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Killer throws a right and a left that Sanderson avoids nicely.
Sanderson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sanderson forces Killer back against the cage and clinches.
Killer is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanderson manages to pull guard.
Killer throws a big elbow that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Killer throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sanderson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ulysses Sanderson 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.
Killer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sanderson. Sanderson obviously looking to wear him down.
Ulysses Sanderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Killer darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sanderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Killer. Those never looked like landing.
Sanderson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sanderson is looking to clinch.
Killer misses with a two punch combination.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sanderson avoids the body shot from Killer.
Killer shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sanderson pinned against the cage. Sanderson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sanderson rushes Killer and presses him up against the cage.
Killer breaks the clinch.
Killer misses with a few strikes there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sanderson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanderson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sanderson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Killer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sanderson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Killer counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sanderson won't be happy with that.
Killer tries to stand but Sanderson controls the position and pulls Killer into his guard.
Sanderson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Killer sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Sanderson's guard.
Killer thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sanderson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson pushes Killer off and gets back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanderson clinches.
Sanderson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Killer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sanderson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Killer lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sanderson misses with a knee to the head.
Killer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sanderson or not.
A frustrated look appears on Sanderson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Killer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sandersons head.
Killer can't find room to land a body shot as Sanderson controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Killer avoiding damage as Sanderson throws knees to the body.
Sanderson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Killer smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ulysses Sanderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Killer scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Killer defending well as Sanderson loads up on a big left hand.
Ulysses Sanderson is winning the standup battle so far.
Killer fails to land with a series of punches.
Killer shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sanderson but Sanderson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Killer throws a right and a left that Sanderson avoids nicely.
Killer takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Sanderson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Killer looks to land a combination but Sanderson avoids it well.
Killer misses with a low kick as Sanderson jumps back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Killer swinging wildly here.
Sanderson rushes Killer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ulysses Sanderson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Killer wants to break free but Sanderson has control.
Sanderson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Killer misses.
Killer throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sanderson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Killer's knee momentarily.
Sanderson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Killer sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice defenses there by Sanderson.
Sanderson moves in looking to clinch but Killer pushes him off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanderson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Killer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Killer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Sanderson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanderson tries to clinch but Killer moves out of range.
Sanderson tries to close the distance and clinch but Killer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Maci Killer will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Sanderson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Killer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sanderson.
Some wild striking there from Killer.
Killer misses with a two punch combination.
Sanderson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Killer.
Killer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sanderson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sanderson fails to land the takedown.
Killer connects with a jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Killer swinging wildly here.
Sanderson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Killer shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Killer was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanderson defending against the ground and pound.
Killer is trying to ground and pound but Sanderson uses the momentary lack of control by Killer to regain half guard.
Sanderson kicks Killer off and gets back to his feet.
Sanderson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Killer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sanderson ducks right into an uppercut from Killer.
A head kick misses from Sanderson.
Maci Killer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanderson avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Killer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Killer shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sanderson defends it nicely.
Sanderson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sanderson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Killer defends it nicely.
Sanderson cracks Killer with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Killer shoots for a double leg takedown but Sanderson sprawls well. He's pushed Killer's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ulysses Sanderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maci Killer.
Killer stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Killer wants it to stay on the feet.
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!
Sanderson doesn't manage to clinch there - Killer circles away.
Sanderson is looking to clinch but Killer is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Killer as he jumps to the side.
Killer's corner calls for a 1-2. Killer obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sanderson tries to clinch up.
Killer shoots in but no luck this time.
Killer tries to clinch up.
Killer throws a series of punches but Sanderson moves out of range.
Sanderson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A combination from Killer does no damage.
Killer throws a right hand that Sanderson ducks under and follows up with a left that Sanderson also avoids with ease.
Killer keeps the fight on the outside.
Killer changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sanderson tries to avoid it but Killer manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sanderson to the ground. Sanderson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sanderson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Killer.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sanderson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Killer blocks a head kick by Sanderson.
Sanderson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Killer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sanderson wants to clinch.
Killer throws a right hand that Sanderson ducks under and follows up with a left that Sanderson also avoids with ease.
Sanderson slips a jab and a cross from Killer.
Sanderson connects with a looping right hand.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Killer.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanderson clinches.
Sanderson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ulysses Sanderson.
I think Sanderson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ulysses Sanderson!
A victorious Ulysses Sanderson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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