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Event:
VFC 1-Cheese v Urine
Date: Mar 14, 2018 |
#R1#
Thompson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sanders slips a jab from Thompson.
Sanders is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Thompson with a body shot.
Thompson looks to land a right hand but Sanders moved out of range.
Sanders misses with a series of wild punches.
Thompson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sanders lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Thompson throws a lazy right hand but Sanders sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thompson cracks the inside of Sanders's front leg.
Thompson misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Thompson.
Crunch! Thompson slams his shin into Sanders's torso.
Thompson looks to land a right hand but Sanders moved out of range.
Thompson throws a front kick aimed at Sanders's knee but Sanders avoids it well.
Thompson misses with a wild combination.
Sanders doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.#T1#
A lazy body kick from Thompson
enabling Sanders to counter with a crisp jab.
A low kick from Thompson is predictable there
and Sanders counters with a series of strikes. Thompson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Thompson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Thompson misses with an uppercut
and Sanders connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sanders misses with a wild combination.
Sanders moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Decent striking displayed by Thompson there.
Thompson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Thompson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. #T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slow jab from Thompson misses its intended target.
A good leg kick by Thompson.
Sanders connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Thompson momentarily.
Thompson connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Sanders to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Thompson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Wade Thompson!
A relieved looking Wade Thompson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Event:
UFC-Kickboxing Night 5
Date: Feb 14, 2018 |
#R1#
Spencer misses with a two punch combination.
Spencer swings for the body but Sanders moves out of range.
It seemed like Sanders was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Spencer seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Spencer pushes Sanders away with a front kick.
Spencer throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sanders stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sanders throws a body punch but Spencer moves out of range.
Spencer cracks Sanders with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Spencer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanders.
Spencer connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sanders. Sanders circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Spencer is looking to slow Sanders down with leg kicks.
Spencer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sanders makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Spencer throws a lazy uppercut
and Spencer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Spencer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanders tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.#T1#
A punch combination from Spencer misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sanders! But no joy.
Sanders with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Spencer to score with a decent uppercut.
Spencer explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Sanders gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Spencer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A big left from Spencer misses.
Sanders unleashes a big counter combination but Spencer bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Spencer catches Sanders with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jab by Spencer.
Spencer tries to bum rush Sanders with a series of wild strikes but Sanders uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sam Spencer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanders stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Spencer.
Nice uppercut there from Sanders.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spencer misses with a left hand
and Sanders counters with a stiff right hand.
Good shot there by Sanders.#T2#
A jab from Spencer misses.
A left and a right from Spencer both land. Nice combination.
Spencer misses with a wild combination.
Sanders now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Sanders throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Spencer lands a leg kick that knocks Sanders off balance momentarily.
A combination from Sanders does no damage.
Sanders blocks a leg kick.
Spencer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sanders.
Sanders lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Spencer misses with a series of wild punches.
#T3#
Sanders slips a straight right by Spencer.
Spencer moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Both fighters circling a little - Spencer finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The fighters circling - Spencer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Spencer misses with a left hand
and Sanders makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Spencer throws a nice looking combination but Sanders bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Spencer misses with a body shot.
Sanders on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Spencer throws a nice looking combination but Sanders bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Spencer throws a shot to the body.
Spencer throws a series of punches but Sanders avoids them all with ease.
Sanders lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.#T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanders slips a jab and a cross from Spencer.
A little jabbing left from Sanders on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Spencer looks to score with a jab to the body but Sanders is just out of range.
Sanders on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Spencer swinging wildly here.
Sanders doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Sanders ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from Spencer misses.
Spencer looks to land a right hand but Sanders moved out of range.
Sanders has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Spencer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Spencer with a jab.
Sanders keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Spencer misses with a double jab
letting Sanders counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Spencer dominated that round.
That's time! Spencer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Spencer explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Spencer connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sanders's hands.
Spencer throws a series of punches but Sanders moves out of range.
Sanders throws out a counter right but Spencer avoids it with no problem.
Spencer misses with the combination.
Spencer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spencer. Sanders does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jab by Spencer.
Spencer tries to land a front kick but Sanders steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanders steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Spencer.
Sanders looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Spencer misses with a body shot.
Spencer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Marshall Sanders is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Spencer swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sanders.#T1#
That kick from Spencer tenderised Sanders's leg. Sanders is trying to keep his angry face on.
Spencer cracks a nice hook into Sanders's ribs.
Spencer clobbers Sanders with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sam Spencer is winning the standup battle so far.
Sanders looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. #ROC#
Sanders is rocked!
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Spencer moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Sanders! Spencer continues to tee off on Sanders, landing with a left and a right! Spencer connects with a right hand that leaves Sanders sleeping against the ropes! What a finish by Spencer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Sam Spencer!
Our winner, Sam Spencer, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Event:
UFC 6-The Horror Show
Date: Dec 30, 2017 |
#R1#
Brock tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brock listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Brock tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanders was well out of range. Poor timing from Brock.
Sanders looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Brock loads up on a big right hand but Sanders slips the punch.
Brock connects with an inside leg kick.
Sanders avoids a punch combination nicely.
A big left from Sanders misses.
Sanders digs a good hook to Brock's body.
Good leg kick by Brock there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both fighters circling a little - Brock finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Sanders has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Brock.
Brock throws a right hand that Sanders ducks under and follows up with a left that Sanders also avoids with ease.
Sanders doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Brock lands a jab to the head.
#T1#
Brock looks to score with a jab to the body but Sanders is just out of range.
Sanders looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Brock connects with a looping right hand.
Sanders takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Brock wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Brock comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Brock throws a right hand that Sanders ducks under and follows up with a left that Sanders also avoids with ease.
Brock lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Brock slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Brock fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sanders.
Brock looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Brock scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brock avoids the body shot from Sanders.
A good leg kick by Brock.
Brock scores with a slapping inside leg kick.#T2#
Sanders backs away from a small jab... but Brock lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Sanders crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Brock with a spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Art Brock!
Art Brock thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Event:
UFC-Fright Night 10
Date: Dec 09, 2017 |
#R1#
Murley misses with a straight right.
Murley avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sanders misses with a two punch combination.
Nice uppercut lands for Murley. That snapped Sanders's head back.
Sanders fails to land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sanders lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Murley uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sanders has time to react.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
A big right from Sanders misses.
Murley tries to counter by clinching up but Sanders breaks away and moves out of range.#T1#
Murley cracks Sanders with a right hand to the side of the head.#CL#
Murley moves into range and clinches up with Sanders.
Murley tries to throw a body punch but Sanders avoids it by throwing Murley back against the cage.
Murley stalling against the cage.
Murley lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Murley is working Sanders over against the cage.
A short right from Murley on the inside.
Murley works on Sanders's body with a couple of short punches.
Sanders looks winded!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Murley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Murley on the inside.
Sanders is looking to break free of the clinch but Murley has double underhooks.
Murley lands a body punch in the clinch.
Murley lands with a short punch from the clinch.
#ROC#
Sanders is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanders is trying to break the clinch but Murley is controlling him.
Sanders is still on wobbly legs! Can Murley finish him?
Murley lands a body punch in the clinch.
Murley unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Sanders! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Murley is unloading with more strikes now! Sanders drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Scott Murley!
A very excited looking Scott Murley made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Event:
UFC-Fright Night 8
Date: Nov 18, 2017 |
#R1#
Franco avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Franco misses with the combination.
Sanders doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Franco staying out of range there.
Franco appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A jab from Sanders does it's job there.
We've been told by Franco's head coaches at Big Price MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franco uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sanders.
Franco half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Sanders scores with a one two! Franco had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanders. Franco does a little dance to reset his feet.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.#T1#
Sanders smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sanders leaves Franco with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sanders swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Franco with a poor takedown
and Franco takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Franco takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nice shot lands for Sanders.
Sanders throws a right and a left that Franco avoids nicely. #T2#
Franco staying out of range there.
Franco shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sanders pinned against the cage. Sanders gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ezio Franco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanders lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. #T3#
A left and a right from Sanders both land. Nice combination.
Sanders scores with a hook.
Franco shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sanders throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Sanders misses.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Franco.
Franco is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sanders sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sanders swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sanders might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.#T4#
Sanders misses with a hook. Franco ducked under it nicely.
Nice takedown defense from Sanders. No joy for Franco on that attempt.
Sanders misses the shot to the body.
Franco went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Sanders looks to score with a jab to the body but Franco is just out of range.
Franco uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sanders.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Franco shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sanders defends it nicely.
It seemed like Sanders was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marshall Sanders dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Franco ducks under a wild hook from Sanders.
Marshall Sanders seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Franco goes for a double leg but Sanders avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Sanders continues to drive forward.
Sanders has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A slow jab from Sanders misses its intended target.
Franco misses with a takedown attempt - Sanders sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sanders throws a counter combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franco tries for a takedown but Sanders circles away easily
and Sanders counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ezio Franco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanders throws a right hand that Franco ducks under and follows up with a left that Franco also avoids with ease.
Franco tries to counter with a takedown but Sanders is quick to defend against it.
Marshall Sanders seems to be getting the better of the standup.#T1#
Franco misses with a takedown attempt - Sanders sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Franco might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Franco dodges the punch combination from Sanders.
Franco changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sanders tries to avoid it but Franco manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sanders to the ground. Sanders escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Franco goes for a double leg but Sanders avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Sanders continues to drive forward.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sanders! But no joy.#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Franco fails with the takedown
and Sanders counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sanders lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Franco with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sanders counters with a nice uppercut.
Sanders throws a body shot but no joy.
Franco seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Franco misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.#T3#
Franco looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sanders is fending him off so far but Franco persists. Nope, Sanders circles away and we're back to standing.
Sanders lands with a good body shot.
Sanders digs a good body shot into Franco's ribs.
Sanders defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Franco.
Sanders throws out a counter right but Franco avoids it with no problem.
Sanders connects with a jab.
Franco fails to land the takedown.#T4#
Sanders comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sanders goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanders. Franco does a little dance to reset his feet.
Franco takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Franco gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Franco shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marshall Sanders showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
#R3#
A jab from Sanders does it's job there.
Franco fails with the takedown
letting Sanders counter with a right hand.
Sanders throws a right hand that Franco ducks under and follows up with a left that Franco also avoids with ease.
Sanders lands a head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franco avoids a punch combination nicely.
Franco attempts a counter takedown but Sanders avoids it well and moves away.#T1#
Franco avoids the body shot from Sanders.
Sanders fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Franco manages to avoid it.
Franco gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Franco tries for a takedown but Sanders sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sanders just misses with a punch to the body.
Franco shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Marshall Sanders is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sanders throws a body shot but no joy.
Ezio Franco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marshall Sanders is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
Sanders wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Franco fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ezio Franco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanders throws a nice looking combination but Franco bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sanders throws a series of strikes that have Franco backpedaling.
Sloppy strikes from Sanders. Those never looked like landing. #T3#
Sanders scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sanders lands a nice shot that snaps Franco's head back.
Franco throws a body kick that misses.
Sanders now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Franco dives in and grabs Sanders's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sanders pushes down on Franco's head and hops out.
Franco throws a head kick that misses
and Sanders counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Franco thinking.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sanders stalks Franco and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Franco's face. Franco staggers backwards, shaken.
Sanders swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Franco.#T4#
Sanders throws a nice looking combination but Franco bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sanders bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Franco's head backwards.
Franco shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Franco tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick by Franco misses
and Sanders makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Franco. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
A lazy left from Sanders finds it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marshall Sanders comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sanders has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Kavanagh scores the fight for Marshall Sanders!
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight for Marshall Sanders!
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight for Marshall Sanders!
Marshall Sanders wins by unanimous decision!
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Event:
UFC 4-Creepshow
Date: Oct 28, 2017 |
#R1#
Sanders throws a body shot but no joy.
Sanders takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
#KD#
Francis lands a big uppercut and Sanders crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Sanders looks OK. Francis waves Sanders back to his feet!#ROC#
Sanders is rocked!#CUT#
It looks like Marshall Sanders has been cut.
Sanders is aggressively charging in as Francis backs up avoiding any damage. Francis tosses out a jab and Sanders runs right into it face first! Sanders is out cold! Francis dropped down on all fours and is barking in Sanders's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Oliver Francis!
A very excited looking Oliver Francis rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Event:
UFC-Fright Night 2
Date: Sep 30, 2017 |
#R1#
Sanders with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sanders lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Sanders uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Taylor.
Taylor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sanders.
Sanders swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Taylor throws a sloppy head kick and Sanders moves out of range easily.
Sanders lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Sanders ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Taylor scores with a jab. Sanders acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sanders scores with the left hand. Taylor knows he should have avoided that one.
Sanders digs a good body shot into Taylor's ribs.
Taylor has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Marshall Sanders seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taylor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sanders cracks Taylor with an open hand slap.
Nice straight punches there by Sanders. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sanders.
Taylor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sanders.
Decent striking displayed by Taylor there.
Sanders scores with a sloppy right hand. Taylor should have avoided that one. #T1#
Taylor takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sanders swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Taylor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Taylor misses the target.
Sanders slips a jab and a cross from Taylor.
Taylor dives in for a single leg takedown but Sanders sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Taylor misses with the combination.
Sanders blocks a head kick by Taylor.
Sanders jabs at Taylor's body.
Sanders lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sanders tests Taylor's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Taylor misses with a head kick.
Sanders throws a shot to the body.
Taylor looks to land a right hand but Sanders moved out of range.
Sanders with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanders changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A lazy left from Sanders finds it's target.
Marshall Sanders is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T2#
Sanders blocks a head kick by Taylor.
Taylor lands a high kick!
Taylor takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sanders throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sanders looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Taylor throws a quick counter head kick but Sanders was just out of range.
Sanders lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Taylor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Taylor misses with a two punch combination.
Sanders is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Taylor had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Sanders scores with a nice strike.
Sanders lands a really nice looking cross but Taylor seems unphased.
Sanders misses with a wild combination.
Nice jab there from Taylor.
Sanders throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Taylor on the side of the head. #T3#
Sanders lands a slapping body shot.
Taylor misses with an uppercut.
Taylor drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Taylor.
Taylor misses with a looping right.
Taylor cracks Sanders with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Sanders tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Taylor pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Sanders is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jesse Taylor!
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