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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jelly Belly Butterball (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Sanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tommy Sanders will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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260 lbs
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280 lbs
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Decent wrestler
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jelly Belly Butterball!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Sanders!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butterball shoots in looking for a takedown. Sanders tries to sprawl out of it but Butterball keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sanders manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanders. Butterball does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sanders fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sanders has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Sanders tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Butterball was well out of range. Poor timing from Sanders.
Sanders tries to close the distance and clinch but Butterball swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Butterball bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Butterball is looking to take a break and control but Sanders is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Butterball looking to control but instead Sanders has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Butterball trying to mount his opponent but Sanders defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butterball looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Jelly Belly Butterball just wasn't active enough.
Sanders throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Butterball fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Sanders to the ground. Butterball is now in Sanders's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butterball controls from within his opponent's guard.
Butterball is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Butterball has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Sanders is proving hard to escape from.
Butterball missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butterball wanted to stand there but Sanders had control of the position.
Sanders 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.
Butterball showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jelly Belly Butterball.
Sanders lands an overhand right.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Butterball.
Butterball shoots for a double leg takedown but Sanders sprawls well. He's pushed Butterball's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jelly Belly Butterball. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Butterball throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Butterball drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Sanders wants to sweep here but Butterball controlling him for the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Butterball wants to pass the guard but Sanders is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jelly Belly Butterball dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nice body punch from Sanders.
Butterball fails with a takedown attempt.
Sanders misses with a head kick.
Sanders defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Butterball.
Nice defenses there by Butterball.
Butterball dives in for a single leg takedown but Sanders sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jelly Belly Butterball. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanders lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Jelly Belly Butterball has been cut.
Sanders breaks the clinch.
Butterball will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sanders is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sanders lands with a good body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sanders shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Butterball takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Decent striking displayed by Sanders there.
Butterball takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sanders catches Butterball with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanders thumps Butterball with a low kick.
Butterball on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sanders darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sanders scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tommy Sanders seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanders scores with a nice strike.
Sanders closes this distance looking for a takedown but Butterball circles away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sanders.
Jelly Belly Butterball's cut is getting worse.
Butterball stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sanders.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanders is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sanders's jab looks to have found its range, popping Butterball under the eye.
Sanders fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sanders lands a jab to the head.
Butterball takes one to the chin there.
Butterball is rocked!
Butterball walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Butterball limp body while Sanders jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tommy Sanders!
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