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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cael Sanderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franco Aguera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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222 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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192 cm
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215 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very confident |
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cael Sanderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Franco Aguera!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aguera fails to land the takedown.
Sanderson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Sanderson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Aguera wants to improve his position but Sanderson is controlling well.
Sanderson not doing much here.
Sanderson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sanderson works his way into full mount!
Aguera looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanderson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Sanderson landing strikes from the mount.
Sanderson content just to control the position here.
Aguera in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Sanderson controlling from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Aguera that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson controlling from the full mount.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Cael Sanderson just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Sanderson throws a hook but Aguera avoids it easily.
Franco Aguera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aguera doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sanderson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Sanderson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Sanderson landing with the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aguera tries to strike from the bottom.
Sanderson tries to free his leg and advance position but Aguera is retaining full guard.
Sanderson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sanderson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Sanderson moves into full mount!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanderson landing shots from mount.
Sanderson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cael Sanderson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sanderson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Aguera's guard.
Sanderson controlling from the top position.
Sanderson slips nicely into half guard.
Sanderson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Aguera is looking for a sweep. Sanderson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Aguera is breathing heavily.
Sanderson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanderson not doing much here.
Aguera has hold of Sanderson's hands but Sanderson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Aguera tries to get to full guard but Sanderson has control of the leg.
Sanderson slips a nice elbow through Aguera's hands, connecting with Aguera's forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Aguera moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Sanderson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Aguera is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Aguera being controlled here, momentarily.
Sanderson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Aguera's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson landing with the ground and pound.
Cael Sanderson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Aguera looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sanderson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Aguera looks to move to half guard but instead Sanderson has passed into mount! Damn!
Sanderson content just to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Aguera tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sanderson controlling the pace for now.
Aguera is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Aguera is bucking up trying to escape but Sanderson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Sanderson controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cael Sanderson dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A slapping body kick lands there for Sanderson.
Aguera tries to keep at a distance but Sanderson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sanderson taking a breather.
Aguera changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sanderson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Aguera takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Aguera fails with the takedown
and Sanderson counters with a takedown into side control.
Sanderson is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanderson landing a few strikes.
Sanderson controls the position from side control.
Aguera tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Sanderson presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sanderson controlling the pace for now.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Cael Sanderson just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Sanderson throws a sloppy head kick and Aguera moves out of range easily.
Franco Aguera is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aguera shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Aguera showed some decent athleticism there.
Aguera is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Sanderson reverses the position - he's now on top in Aguera's guard.
Aguera has momentary wrist control but Sanderson slips an elbow through the middle.
Aguera working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sanderson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sanderson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aguera looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sanderson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Sanderson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Sanderson seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Aguera for as long as he can get away with.
Franco Aguera has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sanderson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cael Sanderson showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:26
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cael Sanderson!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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