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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frank Jackson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Diego Sanchez's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frank Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Diego Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez moves into the clinch.
Sanchez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jackson's elbow.
Jackson blocks an uppercut.
Sanchez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jackson's elbow.
Jackson can't get the takedown.
Jackson wants to break free but Sanchez has control.
Jackson is trying to break free.
Jackson is trying to break the clinch but Sanchez has him pressed against the cage.
Sanchez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jackson avoids a wild elbow strike from Sanchez.
Sanchez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sanchez lands an uppercut.
Sanchez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jackson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jackson wants to break free but Sanchez has control.
Sanchez throws a head punch that misses.
Jackson is trying to break the clinch but Sanchez has him pressed against the cage.
Sanchez working aggressively here.
Sanchez stalls.
Jackson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez lands a nice uppercut.
Sanchez scores with a shoulder strike.
Sanchez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sanchez breaks the clinch.
Jackson feints a jab promting Sanchez to slip. Jackson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Sanchez slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Sanchez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sanchez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sanchez gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Frank Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jackson is defended easily by Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jackson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sanchez stuffs the takedown attempt from Jackson. Jackson gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanchez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jackson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sanchez circles away quickly and effectively.
Diego Sanchez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jackson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jackson shoots in for a double leg but Sanchez sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jackson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sanchez.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Jackson thows a body shot but no joy.
Jackson throws a sloppy head kick and Sanchez moves out of range easily.
Jackson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sanchez counters with a stiff right hand.
Sanchez moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jackson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sanchez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sanchez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jackson, pushing him back against the cage.
Jackson tries to circle away but Sanchez has him pinned against the cage.
Sanchez can't find room to land a body shot as Jackson controls the action.
Jackson wants to get back to striking at distance but Sanchez won't allow it.
Sanchez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jackson misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sanchez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sanchez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sanchez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sanchez lands a jab to the nose.
Sanchez dips to his left and cracks Jackson with an uppercut!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Jackson avoids them all with ease.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jackson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sanchez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A combination from Jackson does no damage.
Jackson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sanchez can pounce on him.
Sanchez throws a sloppy head kick and Jackson moves out of range easily.
Sanchez cracks the inside of Jackson's front leg.
Jackson needs to keep his hands up - Sanchez had a free shot at his head there.
A punch combination from Sanchez misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez just misses with a punch to the body.
No luck for Jackson with that takedown attempt.
Jackson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sanchez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sanchez tries to bum rush Jackson with a series of wild strikes but Jackson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jackson lands a jab-cross combination.
Jackson avoids the head kick by Sanchez.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Jackson. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Jackson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a wild combination.
Jackson cracks Sanchez with an open hand slap.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sanchez.
Sanchez darts in and clinches Jackson up against the cage.
Jackson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sanchez prevents Jackson from breaking the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Sanchez dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jackson throws a nice looking combination but Sanchez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jackson closes the distance and clinches up with Sanchez, looking for a takedown. Jackson pushes Sanchez against the cage but Sanchez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jackson digs a good body shot into Sanchez's ribs.
Jackson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jackson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sanchez.
Jackson scores with a hook.
Sanchez throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jackson.
Jackson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Sloppy strikes from Sanchez. Those never looked like landing.
Sanchez lands a nice shot that snaps Jackson's head back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson 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.
Jackson swinging wildly here.
Sanchez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jackson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sanchez counters with a nice body kick.
Sanchez throws a right and a left that Jackson avoids nicely.
Nice cross by Sanchez.
The crowd cheers as Jackson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sanchez doesn't seem phased though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jackson avoids the head kick by Sanchez.
Frank Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jackson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Decent striking displayed by Jackson there.
Jackson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Sanchez misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sanchez moves into range and clinches up with Jackson.
Sanchez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for Jackson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jackson lands a jab.
Jackson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sanchez.
Sanchez is looking to clinch but Jackson is avoiding it.
Sanchez thumps Jackson with a low kick.
Sanchez sizes up Jackson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jackson looks to throw the jab but Sanchez is out of range.
Sanchez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jackson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sanchez gets a clinch.
Sanchez misses with a punch to the body.
Sanchez lands with a light punch inside.
Sanchez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jackson or not.
Sanchez breaks from the clinch.
Jackson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jackson tries to clinch but Sanchez is having none of it.
Jackson misses with a two punch combination.
A combination from Jackson does no damage.
Sanchez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jackson.
Sanchez throws a right and a left that Jackson avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson's corner calls for a 1-2. Jackson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sanchez lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Jackson misses with a series of wild punches.
Sanchez scoring well with a low kick there.
Sanchez looks to land a combination but Jackson avoids it well.
That kick from Sanchez tenderised Jackson's leg. Jackson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sanchez lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Sanchez throws a right hand that Jackson ducks under and follows up with a left that Jackson also avoids with ease.
Sanchez avoids the head kick by Jackson.
Sanchez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sanchez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A head kick misses from Jackson.
Sanchez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jackson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jackson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sanchez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jackson misses with a head kick.
Sanchez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Sanchez throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanchez on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sanchez throws a solid leg kick but Jackson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sanchez.
Jackson scores with a jab to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Jackson.
Sanchez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sanchez throws a hook but Jackson blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sanchez is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jackson.
Sanchez misses with a head kick.
Jackson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jackson is trying to force a seperation but Sanchez has the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Sanchez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Jackson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sanchez lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Jackson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jackson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sanchez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jackson.
Diego Sanchez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sanchez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Sanchez moves out of range.
Jackson misses with a double jab.
Jackson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sanchez.
Jackson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses.
Sanchez digs a good hook to Jackson's body.
Sanchez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sanchez swinging wildly here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A head kick misses from Sanchez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez lands a head kick!
Jackson tries to clinch but Sanchez moves out of range.
A punch combination from Jackson misses.
Sanchez lands a head kick. Jackson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Sanchez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jackson manages to avoid it.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Sanchez avoids them all with ease.
Jackson tries to bum rush Sanchez with a series of wild strikes but Sanchez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jackson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Sanchez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sanchez throws a right and a left that Jackson avoids nicely.
Sanchez throws a nice looking combination but Jackson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sanchez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jackson.
Sanchez throws a wild body kick that Jackson sees coming a mile off.
Jackson doesn't manage to clinch there - Sanchez circles away.
Jackson misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Sanchez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Jackson!
Jackson misses with a double jab.
Jackson blocks a jab.
Jackson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanchez was well out of range. Poor timing from Jackson.
Jackson misses with a series of wild punches.
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!
Sanchez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sanchez misses with a series of wild punches.
Sanchez jabs Jackson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sanchez looks to throw the jab but Jackson is out of range.
Jackson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sanchez circles away.
A head kick misses from Jackson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez pushes Jackson up against the cage in a clinch.
Sanchez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sanchez throws a head punch that misses.
Sanchez misses with some punches.
Jackson is trying to break the clinch but Sanchez is controlling him.
Jackson wants to break free but Sanchez has control.
Sanchez manages to break the clinch.
Sanchez takes one on the button.
Jackson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sanchez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sanchez throws the kick towards the body but Jackson avoids it.
Jackson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sanchez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jackson lands with a nice combination. Sanchez backs away looking to recover.
Sanchez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Diego Sanchez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sanchez throws the kick towards the body but Jackson avoids it.
Jackson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Jackson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sloppy strikes from Sanchez. Those never looked like landing.
Frank Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A nice combination there by Jackson.
Jackson swinging wildly here.
Jackson misses with a two punch combination.
Sanchez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sanchez moves into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanchez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A punch combination from Jackson misses.
Jackson scores with a jab to the head.
Jackson throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Diego Sanchez.
Well Sanchez 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diego Sanchez!
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