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by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 11, 2018 |
#R1#
Hearns tries to clinch there but Sanders circles away.
Hearns tries to clinch there but Sanders circles away.
#CL2#
Sanders gets tackled into the cage by Hearns. Hearns maintains the clinch. #BC#
Sanders breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hearns throws a combination that misses #TD#
and Sanders counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Hearns is trying to keep Sanders in close.
#SU#
Sanders decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Hearns, up you get! #CL2#
Hearns moves into the clinch.
Hearns is trying to stall.
#BC2#
Hearns breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hearns fails to land with a series of punches.
A head kick by Hearns misses #CL#
and Sanders counters by clinching up.
Hearns tries to stall but Sanders uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hearns wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
#T1##TD2#
Hearns has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Sanders regains guard immediately.
Sanders looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Hearns looking to sit in guard and control but Sanders gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR##SU#
Sanders stands up from Hearns's guard - Sanders perhaps looking for a knockout.
Hearns misses with the combination.
Hearns lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hearns is looking to clinch but Sanders is avoiding it.
#T2##TD#
Sanders changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hearns looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#SU#
Sanders decides to stand back up. Sanders steps back and let's Hearns get back to his feet.
Hearns looks winded!
The fight stays on the outside here - Hearns looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hearns wants to clinch up but Sanders keeps it at a distance.
Hearns lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
#ROC2#
Sanders is rocked!
Hearns darts in trying to clinch#TD#
and Sanders decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hearns's guard.
Oh Sanders is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hearns thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Hearns looking for a sweep. Not yet Hearns, not yet.
Hearns throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
#SU#
Sanders stands up from Hearns's guard - Sanders perhaps looking for a knockout.
Sanders really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sanders wants to clinch.
Sanders misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hearns tries to clinch up but Sanders circles away and keeps his distance.
Sanders changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Sanders dodges the punch combination from Hearns.
Hearns tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Sanders counter with a right hand.
Hearns fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hearns tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sanders paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sanders misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hearns fails with an attempt to clinch.
#TD#
Sanders drives through with a takedown into Hearns's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanders lands a couple of digs.#SU#
Sanders stands up and waves to Hearns to follow him.
Ricky Hearns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hearns wants to clinch up but Sanders keeps it at a distance.#TD#
Sanders looking to score a takedown here. Hearns is defending well but Sanders drives through and ends up in Hearns's guard.#SU#
Sanders gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Sanders has a takedown stuffed.
Sanders misses with a wild body shot.
Sanders swats away the attempt to clinch by Hearns.#T3#
A head kick misses from Hearns.
Sanders throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hearns tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sanders swats him away and circles back towards the center. #TD#
Sanders shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sanders showed some decent athleticism there. #SU#
Sanders gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Hearns displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A combination from Hearns does no damage.
Sanders circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hearns tries to clinch there but Sanders circles away.
Nice straight punches there by Sanders. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sanders.
Hearns tries to clinch there but Sanders circles away.
Sanders drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hearns sprawls and moves away.
Sanders misses with a takedown attempt - Hearns sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.#CL2#
Hearns gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#TD2#
Hearns jumps guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hearns wants to sweep here but Sanders controlling him for the moment.
Hearns wants to stand but Sanders is controlling the position. #SUB2#
Hearns working for a triangle but Sanders defends it easily.
Hearns looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #SU#
Sanders stands and steps away. Hearns gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. #CL#
Sanders has Hearns up against the cage in a clinch.
#TD2#
Hearns wants the takedown. Sanders is fighting it off but Hearns persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Sanders's guard against the cage.
Hearns not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Sanders trying to keep a closed guard but Hearns is proving a slippery customer.
#SU2#
Hearns gets to his feet - Sanders follows without any prompting.
Hearns misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sanders moves out of range as Hearns throws a body kick.
Hearns is looking to clinch but Sanders is avoiding it.
Sanders throws an overhand right that lands on Hearns's shoulder, as Hearns tries to avoid the shot. #CL2#
Hearns forces Sanders back against the cage and clinches.
Sanders tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eliseo Sanders. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hearns presses Sanders against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.#BC2#
Hearns manages to break the clinch.
Hearns lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sanders backs up against the cage.
#T4#
Sanders is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Hearns moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ricky Hearns!
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