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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Sanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Morris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanders comes to the cage accompanied by Born in the USA. The crowd seem to be enjoying Morris's choice of entrance music: Prong - Snap your fingers, snap your neck. Bruce Sanders has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruce Sanders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Morris!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morris is looking to clinch.
Sanders swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sanders is looking to chop away at Morris's legs.
Morris shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sanders but Sanders pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Morris tries to clinch there but Sanders circles away.
Morris tries to bum rush Sanders with a series of wild strikes but Sanders uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jab by Sanders.
Morris doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Morris looks to throw the jab but Sanders is out of range.
Sanders scores with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanders scores with a hook.
Morris throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sanders counters with a straight right hand.
Sanders avoids the head kick by Morris.
Morris is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Sanders's half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morris is keen to just control but Sanders is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders pushes Morris off and gets back to his feet.
Morris blocks a low kick nicely.
Sanders swings for the body but Morris moves out of range.
Morris thows a left - swing and a miss!
Morris scores with a body shot.
Morris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sanders swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sanders connects with a right hand. Morris shakes it off.
Morris avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nice jab there from Sanders.
Morris slips a jab and a cross from Sanders.
Morris missing with a left hand there. Sanders was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Morris fails in his attempt to clinch.
Morris with a jab.
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!
Morris tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sanders paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sanders tries to land a leg kick but Morris saw it coming and moves away.
Nice body kick there by Sanders.
Sanders is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Morris uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanders.
Sanders has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Morris finds it's way round the side to connect with Sanders's head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sanders.
Sanders stuffs the takedown.
No luck for Morris with that takedown attempt.
Bruce Sanders has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Morris.
Sanders uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Morris.
Nice body punch from Sanders.
Morris has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Bruce Sanders is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morris takes one to the chin there.
Sanders throws a jab but it's blocked by Morris.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanders circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sanders is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Good standup being displayed there by Sanders as he connects with a hook.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sanders.
Sanders connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sanders bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Morris's head.
Sanders is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Sanders throws a leg kick but Morris sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sanders throws a leg kick but Morris sees it coming and moves out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sanders.
Sanders throws a front kick that sends Morris stumbling back into the cage.
Morris has his takedown stuffed
and Sanders counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Morris walks forward, straight into a front kick from Sanders.
Morris misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morris checks a leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sanders.
Morris misses with a double jab.
Morris throws a lazy right hand but Sanders sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sanders is looking to chop away at Morris's legs.
Morris shoots and misses
and Sanders counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A leg kick checked by Morris.
Morris feints a counter leg kick.
Sanders takes a swing at Morris's ribcage but misses.
Sanders looks to throw the jab but Morris is out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sanders.
Morris throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sanders jabs at Morris's body.
Morris dodges the punch combination from Sanders.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Sanders 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.
Morris throws a poor cross that misses
and Sanders counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sanders is looking to land body kicks.
Morris shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sanders's guard.
Sanders has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Morris has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Sanders breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Morris moves out of range of the leg kick from Sanders.
Morris feints a counter leg kick.
Bruce Sanders is winning the standup battle so far.
Sanders scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sanders misses with a looping left.
Morris takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A decent looking cross lands there for Sanders.
Morris drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Morris is rocked!
Morris connects with a looping right hand.
Morris is still on wobbly legs! Can Sanders finish him?
Morris blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders ducks under a wild hook from Morris.
Morris seems to have recovered his senses.
Sanders connects with a single shot there.
Sanders dodges the punch combination from Morris.
Sanders wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sanders lands with an uppercut that bounces Morris off the cage and back into range.
A slow jab from Sanders misses its intended target.
Sanders punishes Morris's body with a nice straight punch.
Sanders uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Morris.
Sanders throwing a counter right hand but Morris manages to avoid it.
Sanders moves forwards but Morris connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nice straight punches there by Sanders. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sanders.
Morris wants to clinch
and Sanders counters with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanders uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Morris has time to react.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd cheers as Sanders lands an impressive looking overhand right. Morris doesn't seem phased though.
Morris fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Morris fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sanders is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Morris can do to turn this around?
Sanders throws a leg kick but Morris moved away.
Nice body kick there by Sanders.
Morris misses with a straight right.
Sanders misses the shot to the body.
Morris throws a counter combo.
Morris falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sanders counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sanders's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Sanders duly obliges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morris throws a leg kick
and Sanders counters with a series of strikes. Morris will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sanders fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morris manages to avoid it.
Sanders changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Morris throws a leg kick
and Sanders counters with a stiff right hand.
Morris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morris throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sanders with a jab.
Nice body punch from Sanders.
Morris wants to slow Sanders down by chopping away at his legs.
Sanders connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Morris has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Morris.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanders throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morris shoots in for a takedown but Sanders shows good takedown defense.
Morris takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A jab from Sanders does it's job there.
Morris steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sanders.
Morris misses with a takedown attempt
and Sanders makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bruce Sanders has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Morris.
Morris on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Morris is breathing heavily.
Sanders connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A swing and a miss from Sanders.
Sanders throws a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanders takes a swing at Morris's ribcage but misses.
Morris was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Sanders tried to score with a low kick but Morris checks it.
Sanders jabs Morris right on the nose. Morris blinks but takes it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Sanders dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Sanders wants to slow Morris down by chopping away at his legs.
Morris defending well as Sanders loads up on a big left hand.
Sanders throws a leg kick that misses.
Sanders connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Morris's hands.
Morris fails with the takedown.
A little feinted left hand from Sanders on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Morris takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sanders tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sanders connects with an inside leg kick.
Morris tries to close the distance and clinch but Sanders swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Morris throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Sanders.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanders digs a good hook to Morris's body.
Morris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanders.
Sanders cracks a nice hook into Morris's ribs.
Sanders throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morris throws a body shot but no joy.
A combination from Sanders does no damage.
Morris walks into a stiff left hand from Sanders.
Sanders will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sanders throws the kick towards the body but Morris avoids it.
Morris throws a big counter head kick but Sanders avoids it with no problem.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sanders.
Sanders throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Sanders slaps away a takedown attempt from Morris, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morris wants to clinch up but Sanders keeps it at a distance.
Sanders feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Sanders throws a shot to the body.
Nice cross by Sanders.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanders uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nice shot lands for Sanders.
Morris with a nice cross.
Sanders tries to score with a low kick but Morris moves his leg out of the way.
Sanders lands a big uppercut and Morris crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Morris looks OK. Sanders waves Morris back to his feet!
Morris digs a good body shot into Sanders's ribs.
Sanders swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sanders throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Morris crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sanders - the referee stops the clock and Morris gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sanders. Morris manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Morris tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sanders swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Morris tries for a takedown but Sanders circles away easily
and Sanders counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bruce Sanders has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Morris.
Morris takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sanders connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Morris throws a leg kick but Sanders sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nice jab there from Morris.
Nice takedown defense from Sanders. No joy for Morris on that attempt.
Morris misses with a right hand
and Sanders counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sanders throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Morris stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sanders lands with a shot to the body.
Sanders lands a leg kick that knocks Morris off balance momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morris motions for Sanders to come forward. Morris throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sanders throws a low kick but it's checked well by Morris.
Sanders cracks Morris with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanders dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sanders lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sanders scores with a jab.
Morris's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sanders ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sanders scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Morris doesn't seem bothered though.
Morris throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sanders lands a jab.
Matt Morris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sanders checks a leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sanders, right into the meat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Sanders showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sanders 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Sanders!
A victorious Bruce Sanders thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Matt Morris spoke after the fight, saying 'I'll be back, sorry to disappoint my fans!'.
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