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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Potter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Potter comes into a darkened arena with his song building. der Fluch kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Thiago Sanchez has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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145 lbs
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135 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Thiago Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Harry Potter!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Valeri Chadov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez looking to score a takedown here. Potter is defending well but Sanchez drives through and ends up in Potter's guard.
Sanchez wants to pass the guard but Potter is keeping the position.
Sanchez wanted to stand there but Potter had control of the position.
Sanchez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Potter swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sanchez wants to stand but Potter is controlling his posture from full guard.
Sanchez tries to free his leg and advance position but Potter is retaining full guard.
Sanchez postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Potter is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Sanchez, into his guard.
Sanchez is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez working a defensive guard but Potter passes into half guard.
Potter is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Sanchez trying to control but Potter postures up.
Sanchez wants to get back to his feet.
Sanchez trying to control but Potter postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez wants to improve his position but Potter is controlling well.
Potter content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Thiago Sanchez.
Sanchez avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Sanchez.
Sanchez swings around for an armbar but Potter sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Sanchez's guard.
Potter passes Sanchez's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Potter controlling the pace.
Potter is keen to just control but Sanchez is a slippery customer.
Sanchez actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is looking for a sweep. Potter is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Potter is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Sanchez doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Potter.
Sanchez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sanchez is breathing heavily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanchez is refusing to be controlled, as Potter sits in half guard.
Potter is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Sanchez doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Potter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Sanchez dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sanchez fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Potter to the ground. Sanchez is now in Potter's guard.
Sanchez wants to stand but Potter is controlling his posture from full guard.
Potter throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez wanted to stand there but Potter had control of the position.
Sanchez drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Potter manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Sanchez has Potter in his guard.
Sanchez has an active guard here but Potter has managed to pass into half guard.
Sanchez is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Potter pulls his head out easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez tries to get to full guard but Potter has control of the leg.
Sanchez wants to control but Potter is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sanchez is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Potter pulls his head out easily.
Potter is working for a kimura but Sanchez is defending it quite comfortably.
Sanchez wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Potter wants to control but Sanchez is keeping him busy.
Potter looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Sanchez is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Potter pulls his head out easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez trying to control here.
Sanchez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sanchez is trying to control but can't.
Sanchez is pressing down on Potter's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Sanchez being controlled here, momentarily.
Sanchez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Sanchez dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Potter shoots in for a takedown but Sanchez shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Potter darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Sanchez is not content to let Potter control the position.
Sanchez is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Potter pulls his head out easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sanchez actively working from the bottom here.
Sanchez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sanchez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Potter is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Sanchez has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sanchez actively working from the bottom here.
Sanchez actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Still in half guard, Potter seems content to control.
Sanchez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potter wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sanchez keeps working.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Let's hope that Potter has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Potter wants to work for an arm triangle but Sanchez is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is staying active underneath Potter, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sanchez wants to get back to his feet.
Sanchez is looking for a sweep. Potter is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sanchez wants to control but Potter is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Potter sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Harry Potter has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Horrible takedown by Potter or perhaps it was just good defense by Sanchez which made him look bad.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harry Potter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sanchez has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight for Thiago Sanchez!
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight for Thiago Sanchez!
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight for Thiago Sanchez!
Thiago Sanchez wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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