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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wendell Sailor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Long Haired Samson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sailor comes to the cage accompanied by Blackalicious - It's Going Down. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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224 lbs
23 - 15 - 0 |
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280 lbs
11 - 6 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very quick |
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World class boxer
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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
23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Wendell Sailor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Long Haired Samson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sailor misses with a low kick as Samson jumps back.
A jab from Sailor misses.
Sailor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Samson.
Sailor connects with a solid leg kick.
Samson slips under a jab.
Samson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A jab from Sailor does it's job there.
Samson shoots in but no luck this time.
Samson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sailor but Sailor pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sailor tries to bum rush Samson with a series of wild strikes but Samson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sailor swings for the body but Samson moves out of range.
Samson fails with the takedown.
Wendell Sailor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Long Haired Samson.
Samson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sailor.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Samson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sailor throws out a loose jab but Samson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Samson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sailor sprawls well. Sailor wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Samson gets slowly back to his feet.
Sailor throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samson gets a double leg takedown into Sailor's guard.
Samson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Samson trying to control but Sailor is working from the bottom.
Sailor seems keen to control Samson's posture.
Sailor looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Samson passes into side control.
Samson content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sailor is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Samson is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Sailor tries to reverse the position but Samson maintains control.
Sailor is squirming around, avoiding Samson's attempts to control the action.
Samson breaks from Sailor's wrist control and lands an elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sailor wants to hold on but Samson pushes him away.
Samson controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sailor really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Samson trying to control but Sailor is having none of it.
Samson controlling the pace for now.
Sailor is trying to escape the mount.
Sailor gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sailor is looking for a sweep. Samson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sailor is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Samson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Samson's back!
A lull in the action here.
Even with his hooks in, Sailor manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Despite being in a bad position, Samson is controlling the hands, preventing any submission attempts.
Samson tries to roll but Sailor sticks to his back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wendell Sailor dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A left lands for Sailor.
Sailor misses the shot to the body.
Samson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Sailor defends well and Samson ends up having to push Sailor into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Sailor is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Sailor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sailor digs a right hand underneath Samson's ribcage. Samson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Sailor here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Samson lands with a right to the head.
Sailor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Samson is trying to drag Sailor to the mat but Sailor just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Wendell Sailor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Long Haired Samson.
Samson has Sailor pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sailor manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Sailor lands a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sailor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sailor leaves Samson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sailor scores with a sloppy right hand. Samson should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samson shoots for a double leg takedown but Sailor sprawls well. He's pushed Samson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sailor swings for the body but Samson moves out of range.
Sailor misses with a body shot.
Sailor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sailor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Samson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sailor defends it nicely.
Samson loads up on a big right hand but Sailor slips the punch.
Sailor stuffs the takedown attempt from Samson. Samson gets slowly back to his feet.
Samson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Sailor manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Sailor is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Samson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sailor wants to sweep but no luck.
Samson postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Samson stopping the sweep attempt from Sailor.
Sailor trying to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Wendell Sailor.
Sailor stuffs the takedown attempt from Samson. Samson gets slowly back to his feet.
Samson fails to land the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Sailor.
The fighters circling - Samson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sailor connects with a right hand. Samson shakes it off.
Samson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sailor.
Sailor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Samson moves away.
Sailor just misses with a punch to the body.
Horrible takedown by Samson or perhaps it was just good defense by Sailor which made him look bad.
Sailor misses the shot to the body.
Samson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sailor.
Sailor throws a right hand that Samson ducks under and follows up with a left that Samson also avoids with ease.
Samson shoots in and drives through. Sailor sprawls well.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sailor.
A slow jab from Sailor misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samson shoots in for a double leg but Sailor sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Wendell Sailor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sailor pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Samson back to the cage. Sailor follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A big left from Sailor misses.
Sailor stuffs the takedown.
Samson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Samson is breathing heavily.
Sailor trying to control but Samson postures up.
Sailor gets back to full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sailor working a defensive guard here.
Samson wants to control from the top but Sailor keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wendell Sailor dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Sailor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sailor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Samson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Samson scores with a takedown into Sailor's guard.
Samson postures up.
Samson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Sailor wants to sweep here but Samson controlling him for the moment.
Samson trying to control but Sailor is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Samson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Samson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Sailor manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Samson manages to get himself to full guard.
Sailor is looking to pass into half guard but Samson pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Samson is in guard.
Samson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sailor swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samson stopping the sweep attempt from Sailor.
Samson wants to pass the guard but Sailor is keeping the position.
Sailor is trying to hold Samson in close to prevent damage but Samson has managed to pass into half guard.
Samson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Samson is trying to work for a kimura but Sailor is defending well.
Samson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sailor is pressing down on Samson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Samson trying to control the position from guard on top but Sailor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sailor pulls Samson in close to his closed guard and prevents Samson from doing any damage or advancing position.
Samson postures up.
Long Haired Samson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sailor looking for a sweep. Not yet Sailor, not yet.
Sailor looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samson sitting in guard here, content to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Wendell Sailor just wasn't active enough.
Sailor misses with an uppercut. Samson saw that one coming.
Sailor scores with a jab to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Sailor. No joy for Samson on that attempt.
Samson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Wendell Sailor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Long Haired Samson.
Samson fails with the takedown.
Samson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sailor lands with an overhand left.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sailor swinging wildly here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Samson dodges the punch combination from Sailor.
Sailor looks to score with a jab to the body but Samson is just out of range.
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 Wendell Sailor.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sailor, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wendell Sailor!
A victorious Wendell Sailor thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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