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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pete Donovan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pete Donovan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Junior Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sanchez.
Donovan thumps Sanchez with a low kick.
Pete Donovan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donovan sizes up Sanchez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sanchez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Donovan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Donovan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sanchez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Donovan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sanchez.
Donovan moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Junior Sanchez has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Donovan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Donovan tests Sanchez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Donovan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Donovan is looking to chop away at Sanchez's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Donovan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Donovan digs a good hook to Sanchez's body.
Donovan misses with a body shot.
A head kick misses from Donovan.
Sanchez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Donovan.
Donovan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sanchez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A combination from Donovan does no damage.
Sanchez looks for the body kick but Donovan saw that one coming.
Donovan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A looping hook to the body misses from Donovan. Sanchez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Donovan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donovan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Donovan tries to work over Sanchez's front leg with a kick but Sanchez checks it.
Donovan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Donovan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Donovan gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Sanchez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Donovan misses with a body kick.
Donovan lunges at Sanchez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sanchez's hand.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses.
Sanchez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Donovan.
Donovan is looking to clinch but Sanchez is avoiding it.
Donovan throws a leg kick
and Donovan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donovan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Donovan checks the leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Donovan.
Sanchez throws a jab when Donovan was well out of range.
Donovan throws out a loose jab but Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid it.
A lazy body kick from Donovan
and Sanchez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sanchez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sanchez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Donovan connects with a right hand. Sanchez shakes it off.
Sanchez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sanchez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Donovan coming out on top.
Donovan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Donovan - that will leave a mark!
Sanchez throws a head kick but Donovan moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanchez tries to clinch up but Donovan circles away and keeps his distance.
Donovan misses with a body kick.
Donovan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sanchez counters with a head kick. That will keep Donovan thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Sanchez misses with a series of wild punches.
A nice inside leg kick there by Donovan. That's going to slow Sanchez down.
Sanchez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Donovan. Donovan obviously looking to wear him down.
Donovan lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sanchez takes a step back to recover.
Donovan shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Sanchez eats them both and turns towards Donovan to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a sloppy head kick and Donovan moves out of range easily.
Sanchez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Donovan swings for the body but Sanchez moves out of range.
Donovan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanchez manages to avoid it.
Donovan lands a body shot.
Donovan moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Sanchez avoids the body shot from Donovan.
Sanchez avoids a kick to the body.
Donovan lands a leg kick that knocks Sanchez off balance momentarily.
Donovan swings for the body but Sanchez moves out of range.
Donovan throws a wild body kick that Sanchez sees coming a mile off.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Donovan misses with a body shot.
Donovan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanchez. Donovan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Donovan catches Sanchez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sanchez lands with a kick to the temple. Donovan shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Pete Donovan has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donovan punishes Sanchez's body with a nice straight punch.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses
and Donovan counters with a straight right hand.
A leg kick checked by Sanchez.
Sanchez looks to score with a jab to the body but Donovan is just out of range.
Sanchez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Donovan can pounce on him.
Nice uppercut there from Donovan.
Sanchez looks to land a body kick but Donovan moved away.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Donovan checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sanchez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch but Donovan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Donovan lands a jab to the head.
Donovan scores with a jab to the body.
Sanchez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Donovan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Donovan throws the kick towards the body but Sanchez avoids it.
Sanchez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Donovan.
Sanchez scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Donovan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Donovan thows a body kick. Sanchez tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Donovan moves into the clinch successfully.
Sanchez is trying to stall.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Donovan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Donovan trying to land knees to the body.
Donovan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Donovan lands a nice elbow.
Sanchez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Donovan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Donovan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Donovan throws a body punch but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sanchez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Donovan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sanchez avoids the body shot from Donovan.
Donovan throws a chopping leg kick but Sanchez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sanchez darts in trying to clinch
and Donovan counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Donovan trying to land knees to the body.
Donovan stalling.
Donovan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Donovan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sanchez avoids it.
Sanchez working hard to break the clinch.
Donovan lands a left hand.
That has opened up Junior Sanchez's cut even more.
Donovan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sanchez's efforts to push away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pete Donovan dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Donovan keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice shot lands for Donovan.
Donovan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nice body kick from Donovan.
Donovan scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sanchez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sanchez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Donovan's calf.
Donovan throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Sanchez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Donovan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
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!
Donovan misses with a looping left.
Donovan misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donovan throws a leg kick which misses Sanchez's front leg but catches the back leg as Sanchez tries to avoid it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Donovan!
Donovan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanchez was well out of range. Poor timing from Donovan.
Donovan misses with a body shot.
Sanchez has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Donovan.
Sanchez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Donovan.
A chopping leg kick lands by Donovan.
Donovan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A nice inside leg kick there by Donovan. That's going to slow Sanchez down.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Donovan avoids them all with ease.
Jab by Donovan.
Donovan tries to land a front kick but Sanchez steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donovan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sanchez tries to clinch up but Donovan circles away and keeps his distance.
Donovan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Donovan takes one to the side of the head.
Sanchez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanchez tries to clinch but Donovan is having none of it.
Donovan blocks a head kick by Sanchez.
Donovan blocks a head kick by Sanchez.
Sanchez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Donovan. Donovan obviously looking to wear him down.
A good leg kick by Donovan.
Sanchez is breathing heavily.
Donovan lands a leg kick that knocks Sanchez off balance momentarily.
Donovan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Donovan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donovan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sanchez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sanchez misses with a leg kick
and Donovan makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Sanchez really felt that one!
Nice shot by Donovan.
The cut above Junior Sanchez's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Sanchez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Donovan connects with a looping right hand.
Sanchez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Donovan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sanchez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Donovan tries to land a front kick but Sanchez steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Pete Donovan is winning the standup battle so far.
Sanchez walks forward, straight into a front kick from Donovan.
Donovan throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donovan throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Junior Sanchez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Donovan jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donovan doesn't manage to clinch there - Sanchez circles away.
Donovan takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Sanchez moves out of range of the body kick.
Sanchez blocks a leg kick.
Sanchez scores with a sloppy right hand. Donovan should have avoided that one.
Donovan throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Sanchez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sanchez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Donovan misses with a body kick.
Donovan avoids the head kick by Sanchez.
Donovan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Donovan punishes Sanchez's body with a nice straight punch.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Donovan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sanchez in his tracks.
Donovan misses with a body shot.
Donovan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sanchez's sensitive parts.
Donovan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Donovan lands a nice knee to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Donovan tries a knee to the head but Sanchez blocks it.
Donovan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sanchez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Come on Donovan - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Donovan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sanchez can do to turn this around?
Donovan lands a knee to the body.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Donovan has Sanchez pressed against the cage, preventing Sanchez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Donovan effectively controlling the action here.
Donovan misses with a knee strike.
Sanchez avoids a wild elbow strike from Donovan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Donovan missing with knees to the body.
Donovan stalls.
Sanchez managing to block the knees to the body from Donovan.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Sanchez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Donovan.
Sanchez manages to break the clinch.
Donovan does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Some bone on bone action there as Sanchez checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sanchez, right into the meat.
Sanchez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sanchez slips a jab and a cross from Donovan.
Donovan moves in looking to clinch but Sanchez pushes him off.
Sanchez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Donovan blocks a leg kick.
Donovan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Donovan tries to work over Sanchez's front leg with a kick but Sanchez checks it.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Donovan throws the kick towards the body but Sanchez avoids it.
Donovan scores with a body shot.
Donovan misses with a wild body shot.
Donovan stuns Sanchez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Donovan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sanchez checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Donovan moves into the clinch successfully.
A frustrated look appears on Sanchez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Donovan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sanchez avoiding damage as Donovan throws knees to the body.
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 is trying to force a seperation but Donovan has the dominant position.
Sanchez is looking to break free of the clinch but Donovan has double underhooks.
Sanchez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sanchez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez avoids a kick to the body.
The fighters circling - Donovan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sanchez shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sanchez moves out of range of the strikes.
The fighters circle momentarily. Donovan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Donovan looks to land a body kick but Sanchez moved away.
Donovan's corner calls for a 1-2. Donovan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Donovan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Donovan scores with a nice strike.
Donovan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Junior Sanchez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pete Donovan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sanchez fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pete Donovan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Donovan 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Pete Donovan!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Pete Donovan!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Pete Donovan!
Pete Donovan wins by unanimous decision!
A relieved looking Pete Donovan 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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