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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Sanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Fadden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanders comes to the cage accompanied by Born in the USA. Fadden is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Hate Song by THE HAUNTED. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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167 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Bruce Sanders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 19 - 2, fighting out of New York, John Fadden!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Ivan Kurochkin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fadden ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice cross by Sanders.
Sanders loads up on a big right hand but Fadden slips the punch.
Sanders on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Fadden dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sanders avoids the head kick by Fadden.
Fadden catches Sanders with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sanders throws a front kick aimed at Fadden's knee but Fadden avoids it well.
A big right from Sanders misses.
Fadden looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
John Fadden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Fadden misses the target.
Sanders looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanders tries to free his leg and advance position but Fadden is retaining full guard.
Sanders throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fadden is adopting a defensive guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders stays in close to Fadden's body and controls the position.
Sanders trying to control but Fadden is working from the bottom.
Sanders postures up.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Fadden misses with a double jab.
Sanders looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fadden slips a jab and a cross from Sanders.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanders throws a nice looking combination but Fadden bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A jab from Fadden does it's job there.
Fadden throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sanders counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sanders just misses with a punch to the body.
Fadden throws a solid leg kick but Sanders takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Fadden.
Sanders throwing a counter right hand but Fadden manages to avoid it.
Nice uppercut lands for Sanders. That snapped Fadden's head back.
Sanders misses the jab.
Fadden looks to land a body kick but Sanders moved away.
Fadden tests Sanders's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fadden throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fadden lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
John Fadden is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sanders cracks Fadden with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
We've been told by Sanders's head coaches at LOD London Top Tier that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Fadden takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sanders fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fadden throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Sanders counters with a straight right hand.
A head kick misses from Fadden.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanders throws a good cross that connects.
Sanders scores with a decent looking hook.
Fadden throws a head kick that misses
and Sanders counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A low kick from Fadden misses
and Sanders cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fadden tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanders was well out of range. Poor timing from Fadden.
Fadden lands a high kick!
Sanders looks to throw the jab but Fadden is out of range.
A swing and a miss from Fadden.
Sanders appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Sanders chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fadden can pounce on him.
Sanders stuns Fadden with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fadden looks to land a body kick but Sanders moved away.
Fadden misses the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Sanders on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sanders checks a leg kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Sanders misses its target.
Sanders looks to score with a jab to the body but Fadden is just out of range.
Fadden looks to score with a jab to the body but Sanders is just out of range.
Sanders swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fadden throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanders dives in for a single leg takedown but Fadden sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Fadden uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sanders.
Sanders throws a series of punches but Fadden avoids them all with ease.
Sanders throws out a loose jab but Fadden uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body kick from Fadden.
Sanders throws a good cross that connects.
Sanders has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Fadden.
Sanders slips a straight right by Fadden.
Fadden misses with a body shot.
Sanders fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A shot to the liver by Sanders. Beautiful body shot.
Fadden catches Sanders with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fadden pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A little feinted left hand from Sanders on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sanders throws a sloppy head kick and Fadden moves out of range easily.
Fadden wants to counter with a clinch but Sanders pushes him away.
Fadden connects with a crisp jab.
Sanders throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fadden sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bruce Sanders will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Nice cross by Sanders.
Fadden moves out of range as Sanders strikes.
Fadden swings away with a leg kick that misses.
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.
Fadden scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sanders doesn't seem bothered though.
Sanders keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fadden lunges at Sanders with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sanders's hand.
Fadden slips under a jab.
Fadden lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sanders jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fadden misses with a looping left.
Fadden throws a nice looking combination but Sanders bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fadden connects with a single shot there.
Sanders takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanders throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sanders scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fadden in his tracks.
Fadden scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sanders is rocked!
Bruce Sanders is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fadden was well out of range. Poor timing from Sanders.
Oh Sanders is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fadden thuds a left hand into Sanders's body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fadden lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Sanders up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Fadden from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Sanders's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John Fadden!
John Fadden managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Nuggetori's Nutritionals , into his post fight interview.
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hype
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