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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rod Sanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tio Malone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Sanders might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to I Have a Dream. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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250 lbs
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237 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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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
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rod Sanders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tio Malone!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malone misses with a looping left.
Sanders shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Malone but Malone pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Malone lands a nice shot that snaps Sanders's head back.
Sanders moves into the clinch.
Sanders tries a body shot but Malone blocks it.
Malone lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sanders.
Malone blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Malone lands a shoulder strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanders swings wildly with an uppercut but Malone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Malone lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Rod Sanders has been cut.
A hook to the body from Malone.
Malone gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Malone lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Malone throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sanders blocks it with crossed arms.
Sanders misses with a punch on the inside.
Malone scores with a knee to the head.
Sanders is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Malone is defending well.
Sanders misses with a body punch.
Malone blocking some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Malone.
A hook to the body from Malone.
Sanders swings wildly with an uppercut but Malone uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Malone throws an elbow but misses.
Sanders tries to pull guard but Malone holds him up against the cage and eventually Sanders drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rod Sanders. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanders doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malone looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sanders misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sanders swings wildly with an uppercut but Malone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Malone lands with a right to the head.
Malone blocks a body shot from Sanders.
Malone lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Malone looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Malone prevents Sanders from breaking the clinch.
Sanders lands an uppercut.
Sanders misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Malone.
Sanders tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sanders.
Sanders has hold of one of Malone's legs. Malone is fighting the takedown attempt but Sanders gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Sanders in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malone working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sanders.
Sanders is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Malone is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Malone has escaped and now he's on top!
Sanders looking to control.
Sanders escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Malone gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Malone looking to sit in guard and control but Sanders gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sanders postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanders cracks Malone with a solid left hand.
Malone keeping full guard, as Sanders tries to pass.
We've been hearing that Sanders has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Malone trying to control the position here.
Malone looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Malone told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Sanders landing some decent shots from guard.
Sanders drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Malone manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Sanders has Malone in his guard.
Sanders bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Malone's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tio Malone will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rod Sanders's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sanders shoots in looking for a takedown but Malone manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sanders's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Malone looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sanders closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Sanders lands in his opponent's guard.
Malone keeping moving, preventing Sanders from controlling successfully.
Sanders is looking to work some ground and pound but Malone has wrist control.
Malone utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Malone is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malone is looking to take a break and control but Sanders is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanders tries to get to full guard but Malone has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders moves into full guard.
Malone trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanders is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Malone stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sanders swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sanders looking for a sweep. Not yet Sanders, not yet.
Sanders has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sanders pulls Malone in to control the position.
Sanders is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Malone wants to control but Sanders is keeping busy.
Sanders tries to pass the half guard into mount. Malone knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Sanders throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanders is keen to just control but Malone is a slippery customer.
Sanders is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Sanders throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Malone to regain full guard.
Sanders throwing strikes but missing.
Sanders postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Malone is trying to keep Sanders in close.
Malone working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sanders.
Sanders showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Malone is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sanders postures up in Malone's guard and throws a big left but Malone blocks it.
Malone has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Malone, as that shot connected.
Malone keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sanders with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Malone counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rod Sanders. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanders tries for a takedown but Malone circles away easily
and Malone counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Rod Sanders will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rod Sanders's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Malone dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sanders. That did some damage!
Sanders dives in and grabs Malone's left leg, looking for a takedown. Malone pushes down on Sanders's head and hops out.
Malone throws a lazy right hand but Sanders sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Malone scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sanders in his tracks.
Malone scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sanders moves in looking to clinch but Malone pushes him off.
Malone throws out a counter right but Sanders avoids it with no problem.
Malone lunges at Sanders with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sanders's hand.
Sanders gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sanders defending well as Malone loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malone takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sanders closes the distance and clinches up with Malone, looking for a takedown. Sanders pushes Malone against the cage but Malone circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Malone keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rod Sanders. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sanders.
Malone misses with the combination.
Sanders drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Malone lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Sanders bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Malone's guard.
Sanders is in close to Malone's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Malone is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanders trying to control from the bottom.
Sanders slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Malone trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanders is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sanders trying to control the position.
Malone won't allow Sanders to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malone not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Sanders doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Sanders has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Malone has passed into side control.
Rod Sanders overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Malone is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Sanders's shoulder. That is not cool.
Sanders tries to bench press Malone off him but Malone keeps the position.
Malone wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sanders keeps working.
Malone slows the pace down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Sanders is trying to control Malone's posture but Malone avoids it.
Malone just content to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Malone stuffs the takedown.
The fighters circling - Malone throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tio Malone seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Malone's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sanders under the eye.
Malone might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Sanders fails with a takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tio Malone comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Malone has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tio Malone!
Tio Malone really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Supreme Nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
The defeated Rod Sanders had this to say: 'best 2 of 3?'.
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energy
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