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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Can Crusher (ranked 2128 p4p, 130 weight class) and Bernie Sanders (ranked 814 p4p, 48 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Bernie Sanders enters the cage!
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145 lbs
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134 lbs
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Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Can Crusher!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bernie Sanders!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanders swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As Sanders tries to get set, Crusher tries to push him back and clinch up but Sanders manages to avoid the attempt.
Sanders misses with a combination
and Crusher counters with a right hand to the body.
Sanders changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Crusher looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Sanders throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Sanders tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sanders has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Sanders working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Sanders working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crusher on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Crusher struggling a bit here.
Crusher on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Crusher tries to get out of the position.
Sanders tries to score with some ground and pound. Crusher controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Crusher has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Sanders but great work by Crusher.
Sanders sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Sanders looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sanders wants to control but Crusher is keeping busy.
Sanders is looking for a sweep. Crusher is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sanders wants to get back to full guard but Crusher has mounted him!
Sanders is desperately trying to improve his position but Crusher has a good base and remains in mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanders is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sanders is looking to get to half guard.
Sanders sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Sanders looking for subs from the bottom but Crusher mounts him!
Crusher tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sanders bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanders looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Crusher keeping moving, preventing Sanders from controlling successfully.
Crusher avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Crusher controlling the position.
That's four 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 is looking to work some ground and pound but Crusher has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sanders accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Crusher will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sanders showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Sanders throws a big elbow that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sanders in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Crusher utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Crusher utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bernie Sanders will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sanders misses with a wild body shot.
Crusher tries to close the distance and clinch but Sanders swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Crusher misses with a hook.
Sanders throws out a counter right but Crusher avoids it with no problem.
Crusher keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Crusher swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bernie Sanders seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanders swats away the attempt to clinch by Crusher.
Sanders shoots in and drives through. Crusher sprawls well.
Crusher appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crusher takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sanders closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Crusher quickly recovers to half guard.
Crusher slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Crusher knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sanders on the ground.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Crusher holds on and takes a little breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders throws a big right hand that misses.
Sanders chips away with some ground and pound.
Crusher is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sanders sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Crusher's guard.
Sanders not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Crusher keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sanders sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Sanders has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sanders wants to take a breather but Crusher is having none of it.
Sanders is looking for a kimura here.
Crusher has hold of Sanders's hands but Sanders slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sanders is keen to just control but Crusher is a slippery customer.
Sanders scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanders tries to pass the half guard into mount. Crusher knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Sanders thows a huge punch but Crusher dodges it nicely.
Sanders thows a huge punch but Crusher dodges it nicely.
Sanders thows a huge punch but Crusher dodges it nicely.
Sanders looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Crusher seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Crusher ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanders moves away.
Can Crusher is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sanders misses the shot to the body.
Crusher swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sanders tries for a takedown but Crusher circles away easily
and Crusher counters by clinching up.
Can Crusher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bernie Sanders.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crusher lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Crusher working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Crusher lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Crusher lands a right hand.
Crusher lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sanders backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crusher.
Sanders misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sanders trying to stall but Crusher improves his position.
Crusher misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sanders tries a body shot but Crusher blocks it.
Crusher tries to throw a body punch but Sanders avoids it by throwing Crusher back against the cage.
Sanders trying to control the position but instead, Crusher has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sanders into the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Crusher tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sanders's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Crusher fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bernie Sanders will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sanders misses with a hook.
Crusher misses with a looping right.
Crusher tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanders was well out of range. Poor timing from Crusher.
Sanders looks like he wants to counter punch here.
No luck for Sanders with that takedown attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Crusher. No joy for Sanders on that attempt.
Crusher avoids a punch combination nicely.
Crusher is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanders tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Crusher paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Crusher throws a big shot that misses.
Sanders rushes Crusher and presses him up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crusher lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sanders or not.
Sanders tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Crusher creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sanders lands a right hand that snaps the head of Crusher backwards.
Crusher is leaning against Sanders and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sanders's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Crusher is working Sanders over against the cage.
Crusher lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sanders backwards.
Sanders lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Crusher just leaning against Sanders, taking a breather.
Crusher tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Can Crusher has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Crusher lands with a left to the head.
Sanders goes for a takedown attempt but Crusher pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Can Crusher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bernie Sanders.
Sanders looks to land a combination but Crusher avoids it well.
Sanders lands a right hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanders. Crusher does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crusher swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanders tries to bum rush Crusher with a series of wild strikes but Crusher uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
It looked like Crusher was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanders circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sanders fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crusher manages to avoid it.
Sanders wants to clinch
and Crusher counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sanders throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Crusher fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanders manages to avoid it.
And Sanders tries to counter it with a takedown but Crusher pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Sanders tries to clinch but Crusher is having none of it.
Sanders wants to clinch
and Crusher counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanders wants to clinch
and Crusher counters with a straight right hand.
Sanders misses with a body shot.
Crusher was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sanders darts in trying to clinch
and Crusher counters with a straight right hand.
Crusher tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanders was well out of range. Poor timing from Crusher.
Sanders tries to close the distance and clinch up but Crusher swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Crusher tries to close the distance and clinch but Sanders swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sanders drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Crusher defends it well.
Sanders misses with a body shot.
Sanders shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Crusher manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanders wants to control from the top but Crusher keeps moving.
Crusher has his hands on Sanders's head, controlling the position.
Crusher utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Crusher seems keen to control Sanders's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanders wants to control from the top but Crusher keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Can Crusher did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Crusher takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sanders closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Sanders throws an elbow but Crusher slips to the side and avoids it well.
Crusher tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sanders wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Sanders has hold of Crusher's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Crusher tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Sanders cranks the arm and Crusher screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Crusher, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Bernie Sanders! Bernie Sanders retains his bantamweight title!
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