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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between William Avery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Sanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanders has chosen Born in the USA as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, William Avery!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruce Sanders!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanders swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sanders slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Avery scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Avery has his takedown stuffed
enabling Sanders to counter with a crisp jab.
Avery blocks a jab.
Sanders lands a nice shot that snaps Avery's head back.
Avery scores with a head kick.
Avery slips under a jab.
Sanders connects with the punch.
We've been hearing reports that Avery has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Bruce Sanders seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Avery just misses with a punch to the body.
Avery takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanders fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Avery looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sanders throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sanders scores with a jab to the body.
Avery misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sanders. That's going to slow Avery down.
Avery misses with a head kick.
Sanders lands a nice hook to Avery's body. Avery takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Avery shoots for a takedown but Sanders saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sanders lands with a hook. Avery tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Avery throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sanders misses with the combination.
Avery attempts a counter takedown but Sanders avoids it well and moves away.
Sanders misses with a straight left.
Avery changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Avery throws a leg kick
and Sanders counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sanders avoids a kick to the body.
A nice side step and Sanders releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sanders thuds a left hand into Avery's body.
Sanders takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sanders throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Avery throws a body kick that misses.
Sanders scores with a jab to the body.
Sanders fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Avery on the side of the head.
Sanders throws a body shot but no joy.
Avery swings widly with a right hand
and Sanders counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Avery thinking.
Avery throws a body punch but Sanders moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Avery blocks the leg kick.
Avery takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nice defenses there by Sanders.
Avery looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Sanders is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Avery is controlling him.
Avery wants to control from the top but Sanders keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanders is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Sanders tries a body shot but Avery blocks it.
Sanders scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sanders lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Sanders on the inside.
Sanders throws a punch but it's blocked by Avery.
A short right from Sanders.
Sanders breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bruce Sanders is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sanders punishes Avery's body with a nice straight punch.
Good standup being displayed there by Sanders as he connects with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Avery looks to land a right hand but Sanders moved out of range.
Avery tries for a takedown but Sanders circles away easily
and Sanders counters with a good, hard body kick but Avery shrugs it off.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Avery. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanders thuds his shin into the meat of Avery's side.
Sanders with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Avery shoots in for a takedown but Sanders shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Avery is breathing heavily.
Sanders wants to slow Avery down by chopping away at his legs.
Sanders just misses with a punch to the body.
Avery misses with a body shot
and Sanders counters with a nice body shot.
Sanders ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Avery moves away.
Avery takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sanders slips a jab and a cross from Avery.
Sanders connects with a single shot there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab lands there for Sanders.
Avery misses with a hook.
Sanders moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Sanders dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Avery rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sanders counters with a thumping low kick.
Avery stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sanders.
Nice shot by Sanders.
Avery takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Avery throws a right hand that Sanders ducks under and follows up with a left that Sanders also avoids with ease.
A nice side step and Sanders releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sanders fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Avery throws a low kick but Sanders avoids it.
Avery connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Sanders lands an impressive looking overhand right. Avery doesn't seem phased though.
Avery throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sanders scoring well with a low kick there.
Avery throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanders lands with a good body shot.
Sanders cracks Avery with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Avery swings for the body but Sanders moves out of range.
Avery staying out of range there.
Sanders misses with a looping right.
Avery tries to counter with a takedown but Sanders is quick to defend against it.
Sanders takes a swing at Avery's ribcage but misses.
Avery throws a head kick that misses.
Sanders throws a shot to the body.
Sanders throws a big shot that misses.
A leg kick checked by Sanders.
Sanders now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bruce Sanders seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sanders throws the left hand but Avery avoids the punch easily.
Avery appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Sanders misses with a body kick.
Sanders checks a low kick from Avery.
Sanders feints and then cracks Avery's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Avery down.
Sanders changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Avery misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avery looks to land a body kick but Sanders moved away.
Sanders slips a straight right by Avery.
Avery takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sanders lands the left hand.
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!
Sanders tries a low kick but Avery avoids it.
Crunch! Sanders slams his shin into Avery's torso.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sanders.
Sanders connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Sanders. That snapped Avery's head back.
Avery slips a jab from Sanders.
Sanders lands with a shot to the body.
Avery lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sanders's sensitive parts.
Sanders takes a swing at Avery's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avery throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sanders counters with a right hand to the body.
Sanders gets caught napping as Avery dives in and scores a takedown. Sanders manages to retain guard.
Sanders has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Avery off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Sanders has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Avery shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Avery throws a leg kick that misses.
Sanders ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Avery moves away.
Avery half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Sanders misses with an uppercut.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Avery looks to score with a jab to the body but Sanders is just out of range.
Sanders lands a nice looking body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Avery listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sanders misses with a leg kick
and Avery counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Sanders is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Avery is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Avery controls from within his opponent's guard.
Avery throws a big elbow that misses.
Sanders has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Avery is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Sanders misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sanders pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sanders lands a slapping body shot.
Sanders cracks Avery with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A bone on bone clash there as Sanders blocks the leg kick.
Sanders throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A head kick by Avery misses
enabling Sanders to counter with a crisp jab.
Sanders connects with the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Sanders showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Sanders scores with a shot to the body.
Sanders throws a right and a left that both miss.
A shot to the liver by Sanders. Beautiful body shot.
Sanders shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Avery eats them both and turns towards Sanders to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Sanders lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Avery throws a leg kick which misses Sanders's front leg but catches the back leg as Sanders tries to avoid it.
Sanders uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Avery scores with a nice head shot.
Sanders throws a front kick aimed at Avery's knee but Avery avoids it well.
A slapping leg kick lands for Avery.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Avery tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanders was well out of range. Poor timing from Avery.
Good standup being displayed there by Sanders as he connects with a hook.
Sanders dips to his left and cracks Avery with an uppercut!
Sanders avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Avery looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Avery gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Avery is rocked!
Avery throws a shot from downtown. Sanders moves away and avoids it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sanders! But no joy.
Oh Avery is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sanders jabs Avery to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sanders waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Avery.
Avery seems to have got his legs back now.
Sanders's corner calls for a 1-2. Sanders obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Avery closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Avery lands with a straight right. Sanders didn't see that one coming.
Sanders digs a good hook to Avery's body.
Sanders just misses with a punch to the body.
Avery throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Avery takes one to the chin there.
Avery with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sanders counters with a crisp right that sends Avery to the canvas! Sanders follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruce Sanders!
A very excited looking Bruce Sanders made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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