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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Margold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cael Sanderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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260 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
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222 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Margold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cael Sanderson!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Margold with that takedown attempt.
Sanderson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Margold closes the distance and clinches.
Margold tries to pull guard but Sanderson holds him up against the cage and eventually Margold drops back down to his feet.
Sanderson has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Margold uses from the top position.
Sanderson is trying to control the position but Margold postures up.
Sanderson throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Sanderson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Margold trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Margold stopping the sweep attempt from Sanderson.
Margold trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanderson trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Sanderson clinches up against the cage.
Sanderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Margold avoids the damage to the body.
Margold tries to pull guard but Sanderson holds him up against the cage and eventually Margold drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Margold. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanderson stalls.
Sanderson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sanderson taking a breather.
Margold blocking some punches.
Margold managing to block the knees to the body from Sanderson.
Margold manages to break the clinch.
Sanderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanderson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Margold is trying to get back to full guard.
Sanderson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sanderson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sanderson wants to take a breather but Margold is having none of it.
Sanderson slows the pace down in half guard.
Sanderson throwing shots but Margold is blocking nicely.
Sanderson wants to take a breather but Margold is having none of it.
Sanderson passes to side control.
Sanderson working the head and body with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Margold is not content to let Sanderson control the position.
Sanderson lands a nice forearm strike.
Margold is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Sanderson grinds an elbow into Margold's temple.
Margold is looking for a sweep.
Margold tries to escape but Sanderson is in control.
Margold is breathing heavily.
Sanderson wants to control but Margold is keeping him busy.
Margold taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's four 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 around for an armbar but Margold sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Sanderson's guard.
Margold will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Margold wants to control from the top but Sanderson keeps moving.
Sanderson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Margold's guard.
Margold wants to get back to his feet but Sanderson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sanderson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Margold's head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sanderson trying to control but Margold is working from the bottom.
Margold avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cael Sanderson 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.
Margold steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sanderson.
Nice defenses there by Margold.
Margold fails with the takedown
and Sanderson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Sanderson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Sanderson trying to control from half guard but Margold is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanderson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sanderson is nestled in close to Margold, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sanderson with the ground and pound but Margold uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Sanderson content to stall in guard here.
Sanderson distracts Margold with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanderson is in close to Margold's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sanderson is in close to Margold's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sanderson wants to pass the guard but Margold is keeping the position.
Sanderson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Sanderson is looking to work some ground and pound but Margold has wrist control.
Sanderson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sanderson is working Margold over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Margold controls Sanderson momentarily but Sanderson frees himself.
Margold manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sanderson manages to get himself to full guard.
Sanderson keeping moving, preventing Margold from controlling successfully.
Margold is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Sanderson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Margold is looking to work some ground and pound but Sanderson has wrist control.
Margold stopping the sweep attempt from Sanderson.
Margold slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Sanderson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson wants to control but Margold is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Margold moves into full mount! Sanderson won't be happy about that!
Sanderson is trying to reverse the position but instead Margold has taken his back - oops!
Margold is hanging on to Sanderson's back as he tries to escape.
Margold not allowing Sanderson to control his hands.
Margold struggling to land strikes to the head as Sanderson covers up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Margold has the hooks in. Sanderson is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Sanderson is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Margold.
Margold looking to hold on to the position here but Sanderson rolls and ends up regaining guard.
Margold trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sanderson looks for the body kick but Margold saw that one coming.
Margold drives through and clinches with Sanderson against the cage.
Margold misses with a body punch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Margold is trying to break the clinch but Sanderson has him pressed against the cage.
Sanderson stalling the fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cael Sanderson 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Sanderson throws a jab but it's blocked by Margold.
Sanderson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sanderson misses with a body shot.
Margold's corner calls for a 1-2. Margold obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sanderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Margold moves away.
Margold tries to clinch but Sanderson is having none of it.
Margold closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sanderson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Margold won't be happy with that.
Margold struggling a bit here.
Sanderson wants to control for a moment but Margold uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Margold wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sanderson keeps working.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Margold tries to stand but can't do so whilst Sanderson controls his leg.
Sanderson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sanderson.
Sanderson working a defensive guard here.
Cael Sanderson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sanderson controlling the position.
Margold wants to pass the guard but Sanderson is keeping the position.
Sanderson throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
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.
Margold trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sanderson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sanderson looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Margold puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Margold is tying to control. Sanderson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Margold lands with a nice body punch.
Sanderson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sanderson misses with a body punch
and Margold counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sanderson throws a hook but Margold avoids it easily.
Margold shoots for a double leg takedown but Sanderson sprawls well. He's pushed Margold's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jimmy Margold is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Margold moves out of range as Sanderson throws a body kick.
Margold moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Margold tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cael Sanderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanderson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Sanderson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Margold keeps working.
Margold is trying to improve his position.
The ground and pound from Sanderson seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Sanderson grinds an elbow into Margold's temple.
Sanderson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Margold is working to avoid the ground and pound but Sanderson connects with a decent elbow.
Margold defending against the ground and pound.
Sanderson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Margold to see if he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sanderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanderson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Margold throws a right hand that Sanderson ducks under and follows up with a left that Sanderson also avoids with ease.
Margold avoids the body shot from Sanderson.
Sanderson throws a leg kick but Margold checks it.
Margold tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sanderson swivels and escapes.
Sanderson misses with a leg kick.
Margold gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Margold tries to pull guard but Sanderson holds him up against the cage and eventually Margold drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Margold. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanderson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Margold stalling in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cael Sanderson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sanderson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cael Sanderson!
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