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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trainer Wrestle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Sander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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204 lbs
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210 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Trainer Wrestle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tommy Sander!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Summer Carpenter and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sander lands a lovely overhand right.
No luck for Wrestle with that takedown attempt.
Wrestle fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sander connects with a single shot there.
Horrible takedown by Wrestle or perhaps it was just good defense by Sander which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trainer Wrestle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sander connects with the punch.
Sander lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Wrestle backs up against the cage.
Wrestle fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Sander sprawls well initially but Wrestle persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Sander keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sander wants to get back to full guard.
Wrestle 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.
Wrestle is pressing down on Sander's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sander is holding on for now.
Wrestle throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Wrestle throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Wrestle is taking a breather. Sander says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Sander is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Wrestle's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Wrestle's back!
Wrestle is trying to break free.
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.
Sander doesn't have the hooks in and Wrestle manages to turn into his guard.
Wrestle postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wrestle with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sander utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sander wants to stand and escape but Wrestle is having none of it.
Sander is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Wrestle stops Sander from standing up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sander looks to land a combination but Wrestle avoids it well.
Sander tests Wrestle's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Trainer Wrestle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sander misses with a few strikes there.
Sander misses with a few strikes there.
Sander throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tommy Sander is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sander lands with an uppercut that bounces Wrestle off the cage and back into rage.
Wrestle tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wrestle shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Wrestle lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Sander hang on?
Wrestle misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wrestle tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sander tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sander wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Wrestle.
Sander wants to control but Wrestle is having none of it.
Sander is trying desperately to improve position.
Sander is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tommy Sander will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sander throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sander fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wrestle manages to avoid it.
Wrestle closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sander to the mat! Sander manages to get full guard.
Wrestle throws a strike but Sander rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Wrestle working a defensive guard here.
Wrestle keeping moving, preventing Sander from controlling successfully.
Sander looking to sit in guard and control but Wrestle gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wrestle trying to control the position from guard on top but Sander is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wrestle trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wrestle wants to control from the top but Sander keeps moving.
Sander wants to stand but Wrestle is controlling the position.
Wrestle missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
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.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A left lands for Sander.
Sander throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wrestle fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
No joy there for Sander, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wrestle shoots for a double leg takedown but Sander sprawls well. He's pushed Wrestle's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Wrestle tries to clinch but Sander moves out of range.
Sander stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trainer Wrestle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sander scores with a hook to the body. Wrestle takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wrestle has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Wrestle there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sander scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Wrestle takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wrestle takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wrestle is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sander.
Wrestle fails with a takedown attempt.
Wrestle slips a jab and a cross from Sander.
Sander doesn't manage to clinch there - Wrestle circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wrestle throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sander's waist but Sander gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wrestle off to one side.
Sander misses with a wild combination.
Sander lands a right hook to the body.
Sander scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sander scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Trainer Wrestle has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wrestle takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sander connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sander with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sander dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Sander showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Trainer Wrestle's cut.
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. This is the final round!
A jab lands there for Sander.
Sander misses with a wild combination.
Sander works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wrestle tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sander paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sander lands with a nice combination. Wrestle backs away looking to recover.
Wrestle wants to clinch
and Sander counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sander cracks Wrestle with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wrestle gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sander lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Wrestle backs up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Sander lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wrestle doesn't seem phased though.
Sander misses with a few strikes there.
Good standup being displayed there by Sander as he connects with a hook.
Sander dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Wrestle 's head but he takes it in his stride.
No joy there for Sander, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wrestle fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sander fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wrestle looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sander closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Sander lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wrestle at a distance.
No joy there for Sander, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wrestle slips a jab and a cross from Sander.
Sander misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sander closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sander tries to bum rush Wrestle with a series of wild strikes but Wrestle uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wrestle closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sander circles away.
Sander ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sander ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Sander does no damage.
Sander lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A punch combination from Sander misses.
Sander throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sander moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Wrestle takes one to the side of the head.
Tommy Sander is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sander fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sander connects with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sander smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sander connects with a nice looking jab.
Sander lands a jab to the head.
The crowd cheers as Sander lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wrestle doesn't seem phased though.
Trainer Wrestle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jab from Sander.
Sander throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sander lands a lovely overhand right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sander lands with an overhand left.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wrestle tries to clinch but Sander moves out of range.
Tommy Sander is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sander goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Sander comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sander winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 John Mangel scores the fight 26:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 26:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Sander!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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