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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Guan Yu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rod Sanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yu comes to the cage accompanied by Tale of Three Brothers. Sanders has chosen Freddie Gibbs - Still Livin' as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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205 lbs
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217 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Guan Yu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rod Sanders!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick from Sanders misses.
Sanders fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Yu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Yu looks to land a combination but Sanders avoids it well.
Yu works Sanders's body with a nice hook.
Sanders lands a leg kick that knocks Yu off balance momentarily.
Sanders motions for Yu to come forward. Sanders throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yu misses the shot to the body.
Yu misses with a jab, cross combination.
A punch combination from Yu misses.
Yu keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Yu misses with a double jab.
Sanders scores with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yu misses with a combination
and Sanders counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Yu looks to land a combination but Sanders avoids it well.
Yu looks to land a combination but Sanders avoids it well.
Sanders tries to score a power double leg takedown but Yu sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sanders somewhat.
Sanders feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Yu's calf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders thuds his shin into the meat of Yu's side.
Sanders uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yu.
Some wild striking there from Yu.
Yu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanders throws out a leg kick but Yu moves out of range and Sanders only half commits.
Sanders throws a head kick that misses.
Yu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Guan Yu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sanders shoots for a double leg takedown but Yu sprawls well. He's pushed Sanders's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Yu misses with a double jab.
A swing and a miss from Sanders.
Sanders lands with a thumping leg kick.
Yu takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Sanders showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanders scores with a push kick.
Yu feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sanderss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Sanders. Yu shrugs it off though.
Yu misses with a few strikes there.
Yu is breathing heavily.
Sanders connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Yu lands an overhand right.
Sanders feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Yu's calf.
Sanders connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sanders.
Sanders cracks the inside of Yu's front leg.
Yu is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sanders lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sanders lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Yu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sanders.
Sanders lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sanders throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanders defending well as Yu loads up on a big left hand.
Rod Sanders seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanders scores with a push kick.
Sanders throws a leg kick which misses Yu's front leg but catches the back leg as Yu tries to avoid it.
Sanders lands a front kick.
Sanders shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Yu is trying to defend but Sanders finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Sanders thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sanders sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Yu defending well though.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Sanders working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Sanders throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sanders is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanders trying to control from half guard but Yu is working away.
Sanders slows the pace down in half guard.
Sanders missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rod Sanders dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sanders, right into the meat.
Sanders throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sanders tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yu misses with a few strikes there.
Sanders fails with a takedown attempt.
Yu tries to bum rush Sanders with a series of wild strikes but Sanders uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sanders lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yu's sensitive parts.
Yu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
No joy there for Yu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yu stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sanders misses with a low kick.
Sanders slips a jab and a cross from Yu.
Yu misses with a body shot.
Yu throws a right and a left that Sanders avoids nicely.
Sanders wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Yu throws a right and a left that both miss.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
An inside leg kick lands from Sanders.
Sanders chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sanders, right into the meat.
Sanders scores with a kick to the body.
Sanders scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sanders lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yu avoids the head kick by Sanders.
Sanders bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sanders lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yu's sensitive parts.
Yu misses with an uppercut. Sanders saw that one coming.
Yu 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.
Sanders scores with a leg kick.
Yu swings for the body but Sanders moves out of range.
Nice body kick there by Sanders.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yu on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sanders lands a lovely overhand right.
Yu 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.
Yu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sanders can pounce on him.
Sanders plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Sanders scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Yu has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sanders.
Yu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sanders. Sanders obviously looking to wear him down.
Sanders lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sanders.
Jab from Sanders.
Sanders has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sanders connects with an inside leg kick.
Sanders lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Sanders is looking to slow Yu down with leg kicks.
Sanders sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Yu to the ground! Sanders dives into full mount looking to finish!
Yu is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanders looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Yu covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rod Sanders!
An out of breath Rod Sanders 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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energy
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hype
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mgr
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RATING
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