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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Raul Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wacko Warner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raul Sanchez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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140 lbs
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144 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Raul Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Wacko Warner!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Damien Edna and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Warner shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sanchez defends it nicely.
Sanchez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sanchez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sanchez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sanchez throws a push kick but Warner slaps the foot to one side.
Warner gets the takedown into side control.
Warner has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Sanchez!
Sanchez wants to hold on but Warner pushes him away.
Warner looking to control and managing it successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Warner's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's one minute gone in the round.
I looks like Warner might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Sanchez avoids a series of strikes thrown by Warner.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanchez is working to get back to half guard.
Warner controlling the pace for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Despite being in the dominant position, Wacko Warner just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sanchez misses with a wild combination.
Sanchez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sanchez lands a slapping body shot.
Warner shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sanchez pinned against the cage. Sanchez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sanchez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Warner avoids them all with ease.
Sanchez clinches up against the cage.
Sanchez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Warner is defending well for now.
Warner is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sanchez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Warner is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Raul Sanchez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sanchez motions for Warner to come forward. Sanchez throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Warner, as that shot connected.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Warner swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sanchez misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Sanchez misses.
Warner shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Raul Sanchez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wacko Warner.
Warner takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sanchez wants to slow Warner down by chopping away at his legs.
Sanchez loads up on a big right hand but Warner slips the punch.
Sanchez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sanchez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Warner.
Warner lands a body shot.
Sanchez throws a right hand that Warner ducks under and follows up with a left that Warner also avoids with ease.
Sanchez ducks under a wild hook from Warner.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws the left hand but Warner avoids the punch easily.
Sanchez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sanchez misses with the combination.
Warner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sanchez.
Warner slips under a jab from Sanchez.
Nice takedown defense from Sanchez. No joy for Warner on that attempt.
Warner shoots in looking for a takedown. Sanchez tries to sprawl out of it but Warner keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sanchez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Warner showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sanchez.
Warner connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Warner throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sanchez wants to clinch.
Warner ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Wacko Warner will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sanchez tries to clinch up but Warner circles away and keeps his distance.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Warner avoids them all with ease.
Warner lands a jab to the nose.
Sanchez staying out of range there.
A slow jab from Sanchez misses its intended target.
A cross from Warner lands.
Warner throws a good cross that connects.
Sanchez slaps away a takedown attempt from Warner, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Warner throws out a powerful jab.
Sanchez clinches up with Warner and pushes him back against the cage.
Warner is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Sanchez can't fight it off and eventually Warner manages to take the fight to the floor. Sanchez looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sanchez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Warner is one step ahead there.
Sanchez being controlled here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez keeping moving, preventing Warner from controlling successfully.
Warner showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Sanchez wants to get back to his feet but Warner is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Warner not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sanchez keeping full guard, as Warner tries to pass.
Sanchez is looking to stand up but Warner isn't so interested in that idea.
Sanchez being controlled here, momentarily.
Sanchez trying to control the position.
Warner's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Sanchez working a defensive guard here.
Warner stays in close to Sanchez's body and controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Despite being in the dominant position, Wacko Warner just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Warner missing with a left hand there. Sanchez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Warner tries for a takedown but Sanchez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sanchez misses with a double jab.
Sanchez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sanchez wants it to stay on the feet.
Raul Sanchez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wacko Warner.
Nice defenses there by Sanchez.
Sanchez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sanchez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Warner manages to avoid it.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses.
A shot to the body from Sanchez misses
and Warner counters with a nice uppercut.
Warner is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sanchez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Warner misses with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
A punch combination from Sanchez misses.
Warner has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Warner dodges the punch combination from Sanchez.
Warner is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Warner shoots in looking for a takedown. Sanchez tries to sprawl out of it but Warner keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sanchez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sanchez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Raul Sanchez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sanchez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Warner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sanchez.
Sanchez thows a body shot but no joy.
Sanchez throws a leg kick which misses Warner's front leg but catches the back leg as Warner tries to avoid it.
Warner throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sanchez's waist but Sanchez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Warner off to one side.
Warner misses with a kick to the body
and Sanchez counters with an inside leg kick.
Warner is breathing heavily.
Sanchez tries to land a body kick
and Warner counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Sanchez!
Sanchez really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wacko Warner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses
and Warner counters with a stiff right hand.
Warner doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sanchez counters with a left and a right that stings Warner.
Warner is rocked!
Sanchez moves out of range as Warner strikes.
Warner is still on wobbly legs! Can Sanchez finish him?
Sanchez is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Warner's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Warner showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a lazy head kick
and Warner cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sanchez misses with the combination.
Warner seems to have recovered his senses.
Sanchez throws a wild body kick that Warner sees coming a mile off.
Sanchez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sanchez throws a right hand that Warner ducks under and follows up with a left that Warner also avoids with ease.
Sanchez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sanchez looks to score with a jab to the body but Warner is just out of range.
Sanchez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Warner counters with a straight right hand.
Warner drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Sanchez being controlled here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warner looking to pass the guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Warner is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Warner seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Sanchez wants to get back to his feet but Warner is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Warner showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Sanchez can't keep his opponent in guard - Warner advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Still in half guard, Warner seems content to control.
Warner is thwarting Sanchez's attempts to control the position.
Warner prevents Sanchez from improving his position.
Warner is thwarting Sanchez's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warner with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Despite being in the dominant position, Wacko Warner just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Warner shoots and misses
and Sanchez counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Decent striking displayed by Sanchez there.
Sanchez misses with an uppercut.
Warner throws an overhand right that lands on Sanchez's shoulder, as Sanchez tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Sanchez.
Wacko Warner is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A clash of legs there as Warner blocks the low kick.
Sanchez tries to clinch
and Warner cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Warner jabs at Sanchez's body.
Sanchez swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Raul Sanchez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Warner checks a low kick from Sanchez.
Sanchez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sanchez just misses with a punch to the body.
Warner dives in and grabs Sanchez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sanchez pushes down on Warner's head and hops out.
Raul Sanchez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wacko Warner.
Sanchez blocks a jab.
Warner lands a nice shot that snaps Sanchez's head back.
Some wild striking there from Sanchez.
Warner bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sanchez's head backwards.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Warner avoids them all with ease.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Wacko Warner.
I've got Warner 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 28:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wacko Warner!
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energy
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