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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jan Mo (ranked 3238 p4p, 65 weight class) and Carl Sands (ranked 2129 p4p, 48 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Sands's choice of entrance music: Hip Hop - By: Dead Prez. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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242 lbs
11 - 4 - 1 |
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191 cm
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260 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jan Mo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carl Sands!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Russell Pearce and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mo throws a poor cross that misses
and Sands counters with a nice uppercut.
Mo missing with a left hand there. Sands was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sands displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mo throws out the jab.
Sands swinging wildly here.
The crowd cheers as Sands lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mo doesn't seem phased though.
Mo ducks under a wild hook from Sands.
Sands misses with a low kick as Mo jumps back.
Mo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
It looks like Carl Sands has been cut.
Mo looks to score with a jab to the body but Sands is just out of range.
Sands pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sands scores with a jab. Mo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sands misses with a series of wild punches.
Sands changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Mo looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mo struggling a bit here.
Sands scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Mo to see if he's OK.
Sands working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Mo tries to escape but Sands is in control.
Sands in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Sands lands a decent elbow from side control.
Sands is working Mo over with some ground and pound from side control.
Check out the look on Sands's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Sands throwing shots but missing, from side control.
You can see the frustration on Mo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mo is looking to regain half guard here but Sands keeps moving and retains side control.
Sands wants to control but Mo is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sands throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Mo managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Sands.
Mo looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Mo pushes Sands away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Sands gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Sands looks up at the clock and then as Mo takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Sands smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Sands connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Mo some visible discomfort.
Sands landing strikes.
Sands landing a few strikes.
Sands is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Mo is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Sands looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Mo is avoiding damage well.
Mo can't do much from the bottom here.
Sands throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Check out the look on Sands's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sands working the body and head with strikes.
Sands is trying to get an arm triangle but Mo is defending well.
Sands working away.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sands throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Sands.
Sands has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mo pushes Sands away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Sands gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Sands working the head and body with strikes.
Sands working the ground and pound.
Mo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mo tries to get out of the position.
Mo is looking for a sweep.
Sands connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Mo some visible discomfort.
Sands scores with punches from side control.
Sands grinds an elbow into Mo's temple.
Mo tries to buck Sands off but Sands is having none of it.
Sands cracks Mo with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Mo taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sands scores with a couple of short elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sands in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Mo is looking for a sweep.
Sands landing a few strikes.
An elbow from Sands crashes against the mat.
Sands throws an elbow but Mo slips to the side and avoids it well.
Mo takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Sands in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sands wants to control but Mo is keeping him busy.
Sands fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Sands landing strikes.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Sands working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Mo tries to buck Sands off but Sands is having none of it.
Sands is looking to take a break and control but Mo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mo dodges the ground and pound from Sands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carl Sands dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carl Sands's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sands moves away from the strike by Mo.
Sands wants to counter with a clinch but Mo pushes him away.
Sands blocks a jab.
Carl Sands seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sands moves away.
An inside leg kick from Sands misses.
Sands lands a right hook to the body.
Sands throws a head kick but Mo moves out of range.
Sands drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sands lands a jab to the head.
Mo looks to land a combination. Sands sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Sands uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mo.
Mo scores with a jab.
Mo throws the left hand but Sands avoids the punch easily.
Sands has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mo slips under a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mo just misses with a punch to the body.
Sands changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Mo looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
You can see the frustration on Mo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sands throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Sands tries to score with some ground and pound. Mo controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Sands misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Sands throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Sands is chipping away with strikes.
Mo tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sands wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Mo wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Sands in side control lands a decent elbow.
Sands is chipping away with strikes.
Carl Sands has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sands landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Mo on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Sands lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Mo down.
Sands fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Sands landing strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sands looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Mo is avoiding damage well.
Sands sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Mo is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Sands fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Mo avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Sands.
Sands lands a decent elbow from side control.
Sands scoring with punches from side control.
Sands tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Mo is not content to let Sands control the position.
Mo is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Sands cracks Mo with a big elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An elbow from Sands crashes against the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mo tries to bench press Sands off him but Sands keeps the position.
Sands wants to control but Mo is keeping him busy.
Sloppy strikes there by Sands.
Sands is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Mo knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Mo takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Mo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sands on the ground.
Sands wants to control but Mo is keeping him busy.
Mo dodges the ground and pound from Sands.
Sands grinds an elbow into Mo's temple.
Mo is working to avoid the ground and pound but Sands connects with a decent elbow.
Sands cracks Mo with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Sands throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Mo works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sands landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Sands seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Mo is looking to improve his position.
Sands frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Sands prevents Mo from getting the reversal.
Sands with the ground and pound from mount.
Sands putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Mo is rocked!
Sands loads up with a big shot that hurts Mo! He's pulled Sands in close but Sands has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Mo survive? More strikes from Sands and Mo is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Carl Sands!
Carl Sands decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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