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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sam Sanderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willis Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Willis Johnson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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185 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sam Sanderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Willis Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Sanderson rushes Johnson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Johnson throws a strike but Sanderson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanderson throws an elbow that misses. Johnson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sanderson's guard. Nice move by Johnson!
Sanderson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Johnson is controlling him.
Johnson throws an elbow that misses. Sanderson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Johnson's guard. Nice move by Sanderson!
Sanderson connects with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanderson stops Johnson from standing up.
Sanderson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sanderson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sanderson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Johnson's head.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Johnson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sanderson stands up over Johnson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sanderson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sanderson throws an elbow that misses. Johnson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sanderson's guard. Nice move by Johnson!
Johnson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Johnson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Johnson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Johnson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Johnson throws a strike but Sanderson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sanderson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Johnson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sanderson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sanderson lands a couple of elbows.
Sanderson throwing strikes but missing.
Sanderson distracts Johnson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sanderson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Johnson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sanderson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Johnson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Johnson working for a triangle but Sanderson defends it easily.
Sanderson throws a strike but Johnson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Johnson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sanderson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Johnson won't allow Sanderson to get back to his 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!
Johnson throws an elbow that misses. Sanderson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Johnson's guard. Nice move by Sanderson!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanderson with a nice head shot there.
Johnson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Sanderson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sanderson has managed to clinch.
Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sanderson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Johnson!
Sanderson creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Johnson regains half guard, as Sanderson was trying to land strikes.
Johnson gets back to full guard.
Johnson wants to sweep here but Sanderson controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanderson throws a big elbow that misses.
We've been informed that Johnson has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Sanderson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Johnson is controlling Sanderson's posture.
Johnson wants to sweep here but Sanderson controlling him for the moment.
Sanderson looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Sanderson throws an elbow that misses. Johnson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sanderson's guard. Nice move by Johnson!
Johnson wants to control from the top but Sanderson keeps moving.
Sanderson wants to stand but Johnson is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sanderson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Johnson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Johnson is looking to work some ground and pound but Sanderson has wrist control.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sanderson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Johnson tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Sanderson is in Johnson's guard.
Sanderson is looking to work some ground and pound but Johnson has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sanderson throws a strike but Johnson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Johnson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sanderson trying to control the position here.
Sam Sanderson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Johnson is looking to work some ground and pound but Sanderson has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Johnson throws an elbow that misses. Sanderson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Johnson's guard. Nice move by Sanderson!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanderson throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanderson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Johnson's head.
Sanderson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sanderson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sanderson distracts Johnson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Sanderson dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Sanderson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sanderson avoiding damage as Johnson throws knees to the body.
Johnson gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Johnson is thwarting Sanderson's attempts to control the position.
Johnson throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Sanderson to regain full guard.
Johnson postures up in Sanderson's guard and throws a big left but Sanderson blocks it.
Johnson won't allow Sanderson to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sanderson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Johnson is controlling him.
Sanderson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Johnson.
Johnson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Johnson tries to free his leg and advance position but Sanderson is retaining full guard.
Sanderson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson landing with the ground and pound.
Sanderson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sanderson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Johnson's head.
Johnson tries to roll over but Sanderson keeps him under control.
Sanderson looks to land a strike but Johnson avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Sanderson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sanderson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sanderson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Johnson has his hands on Sanderson's head, controlling the position.
Sanderson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Johnson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sanderson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Johnson has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Sanderson is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Johnson has Sanderson pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Johnson pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Sanderson tumbling to the mat - Johnson dives into Sanderson's guard.
Johnson postures up.
Willis Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a strike but Sanderson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Johnson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sanderson is one step ahead there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanderson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Willis Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sanderson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Sanderson!
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energy
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FIGHT
RATING
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