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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Montana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Montana comes to the cage accompanied by Push It To The Limit. Sanchez has chosen Sublime - Santaria as his entrance music. Antonio Montana has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Antonio Montana!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Xavier Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sanchez wants to clinch.
Sanchez throws a hook but Montana blocks it.
Montana throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sanchez tries a low kick but Montana avoids it.
Sanchez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sanchez looks to score with a jab to the body but Montana is just out of range.
Montana checks a leg kick nicely.
Sanchez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Montana scoring well with a low kick there.
Sanchez blocks a low kick nicely.
Sanchez lands with a good body shot.
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 loads up on a big right hand but Montana slips the punch.
Montana pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sanchez shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Montana manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez is working Montana over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Montana looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Montana not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Montana working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sanchez.
Sanchez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sanchez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Montana preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Montana controls Sanchez momentarily but Sanchez frees himself.
Sanchez looking to pass the guard.
Montana looking to control.
Sanchez trying to control the position from guard on top but Montana is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montana pulls Sanchez in to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sanchez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanchez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanchez's corner calls for a 1-2. Sanchez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sanchez moves out of range of the strikes.
A leg kick checked by Sanchez.
Sanchez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Montana's sensitive parts.
Sanchez throws a lazy body kick
and Montana counters with a straight right hand.
Sanchez misses with a body kick.
Montana lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sanchez swings for the body but Montana moves out of range.
Sanchez moves away from the strike by Montana.
Montana chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montana takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Antonio Montana is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sanchez clinches up with Montana and pushes him back against the cage.
Montana jumps guard.
Sanchez pushes down on Montana's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Montana trying to control here.
Sanchez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sanchez lands a nice short elbow.
Montana looking for submissions off his back.
Sanchez passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Montana!
Sanchez connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez lands with some strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Montana is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Sanchez unloading with bombs!
Sanchez raining down hammerfists from mount.
Montana tries to lock up and control but Sanchez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sanchez postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Montana looks a forlorn figure.
Sanchez landing strikes, looking to finish!
Sanchez scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Montana?
Sanchez tries to control but Montana wriggling away.
Montana gets back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sanchez landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Sanchez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Montana has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sanchez is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are battling for position here. Montana manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Sanchez dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sanchez throws a lazy body kick
and Montana counters with a nice uppercut.
Sanchez throws a low kick, looking for Montana's leg but Montana calmly moves out of range.
Sanchez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Montana staying out of range there.
Xavier Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez tries to land a front kick but Montana steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Montana moves out of range as Sanchez throws a body kick.
Montana circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sanchez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sanchez misses with an attempted mid kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Montana.
Sanchez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Montana. That did some damage!
Montana avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sanchez throws a leg kick
and Montana counters with a leg kick.
Montana connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montana moves out of range of the leg kick from Sanchez.
Sanchez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Montana.
Sanchez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sanchez throws a nice looking combination but Montana bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Montana moves out of range of the strikes.
Montana uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanchez.
Sanchez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sanchez misses with a looping right.
Sanchez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Montana scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sanchez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Montana on the side of the head.
Sanchez just misses with a punch to the body.
Sanchez misses with a looping left.
Montana misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montana's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sanchez under the eye.
Sanchez throws a poor cross that misses
and Montana counters with a nice body shot.
Montana slips under a jab.
Sanchez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanchez sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Sanchez ducks under a wild hook from Montana.
Sanchez shoots in for a double leg but Montana sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sanchez is breathing heavily.
A shot to the liver by Montana. Beautiful body shot.
Sanchez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Montana jabs Sanchez right on the nose. Sanchez blinks but takes it well.
Montana tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanchez was well out of range. Poor timing from Montana.
Montana takes a swing at Sanchez's ribcage but misses.
That kick from Montana tenderised Sanchez's leg. Sanchez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sanchez misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montana lands a head kick. Sanchez smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Sanchez looks to throw the jab but Montana is out of range.
Montana throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sanchez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Montana checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sanchez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sanchez misses with a straight left.
Sanchez is looking to chop away at Montana's legs.
Montana throws a head kick that misses.
Montana takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Montana ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Montana getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sanchez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sanchez scores with a leg kick.
Sanchez walks forward, straight into a front kick from Montana.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montana digs a good hook to Sanchez's body.
Sanchez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Montana scores with a jab. Sanchez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Montana connects with a nice looking jab.
Sanchez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Montana bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
An inside leg kick from Montana misses.
Antonio Montana is winning the standup battle so far.
Montana misses with a looping left.
Sanchez gets the takedown into side control.
Montana sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Montana is not content to let Sanchez control the position.
Montana moves into full guard.
Sanchez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Montana dominated that second round.
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.
Sanchez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sanchez misses with a hook. Montana ducked under it nicely.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Sanchez crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Montana - the referee stops the clock and Sanchez gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Montana. Sanchez manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
An inside leg kick lands from Sanchez.
Nice cross by Montana.
Sanchez lands a jab to the nose.
Sanchez lands a front kick.
Sanchez tries a head kick but it misses.
Montana digs a good body shot into Sanchez's ribs.
A swing and a miss from Sanchez.
Montana lands a jab.
Montana with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Montana takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montana cracks Sanchez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Montana scores with a shot to the body.
Sanchez blocks a head kick by Montana.
Sanchez thuds his shin into the meat of Montana's side.
Montana lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Montana scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
An inside leg kick lands from Montana.
Montana gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nice jab there from Montana.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Montana looks to land a combination but Sanchez avoids it well.
Montana throws a leg kick
and Sanchez counters with a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montana misses with a straight left.
Sanchez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sanchez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sanchez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Montana. Montana obviously looking to wear him down.
A lazy left from Montana finds it's target.
Sanchez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Montana takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Montana takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sanchez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Montana.
Nice body punch from Sanchez.
Sanchez tries to clinch but Montana is having none of it.
A head kick misses from Montana.
Montana on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montana misses with a body shot
and Sanchez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sanchez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Montana tries a head kick but it misses.
Montana avoids the body shot from Sanchez.
Sanchez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Montana wants to land a leg kick but Sanchez is out of range.
A jab from Montana misses.
Sanchez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sanchez just misses with a punch to the body.
Sanchez shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sanchez lands a glancing blow to the side of Montana's head.
Sanchez with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montana works Sanchez's body with a nice hook.
Sanchez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sanchez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Sanchez. That snapped Montana's head back.
Sanchez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice shot by Montana.
Montana uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanchez.
Montana lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sanchez throws a head kick but Montana moves out of range.
Montana cracks Sanchez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sanchez ducks right into an uppercut from Montana.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sanchez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Montana.
Montana buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Montana buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Antonio Montana did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Montana ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sanchez looks to land a body kick but Montana moved away.
Sanchez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Montana chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sanchez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sanchez blocks a jab.
Sanchez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sanchez tries to land a leg kick but Montana saw it coming and moves away.
Sanchez throws a hook but Montana avoids it easily.
Sanchez scores with a jab to the jaw.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sanchez.
Sanchez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sanchez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice body kick there by Montana.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sanchez is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Sanchez throws the left hand but Montana avoids the punch easily.
Sanchez blocks a jab.
Montana misses with a wild combination.
Sanchez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Montana moves away.
Sanchez misses with a hook
and Montana counters with an outside leg kick.
Montana misses with a looping left.
Montana lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sanchez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Montana connects with a solid leg kick.
Montana ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Montana loads up on a big right hand but Sanchez slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montana listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Montana takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sanchez throws a combination that misses
and Montana cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanchez avoids the body shot from Montana.
Sanchez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sanchez just misses with a punch to the body.
Sanchez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Montana moves away.
Sanchez misses with a low kick.
Sanchez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Montana throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sanchez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice straight punches there by Montana. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Montana.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez tries to work over Montana's front leg with a kick but Montana checks it.
Montana checks the leg kick.
Montana throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Montana uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanchez.
Montana keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Montana throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sanchez on the side of the head.
Sanchez throws a shot from downtown. Montana moves away and avoids it.
Sanchez tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sanchez throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sanchez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sanchez misses with a hook. Montana ducked under it nicely.
Nice body kick from Montana.
Montana throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montana keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sanchez looks to throw the jab but Montana is out of range.
Sanchez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sanchez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Montana slips under a jab from Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Montana.
A low kick from Sanchez misses
and Montana counters with a head kick.
Good work by Sanchez as he checks the leg kick.
Montana thows a left - swing and a miss!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Montana ducks under a wild hook from Sanchez.
Montana lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Montana bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sanchez's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Montana had his way with Xavier Sanchez in that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Sanchez gets the takedown into side control.
Montana manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Montana is trying to get back to full guard.
Sanchez drops an elbow to the side of Montana's head.
Sanchez is looking to take a break and control but Montana is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sanchez takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sanchez lands strikes from half guard.
Sanchez tries to pass to full mount but Montana defends it.
Montana is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sanchez's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sanchez's back!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanchez manages to reverse the position and now he's in Montana's guard. Nice work there by Sanchez.
Montana is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montana is looking for a triangle but Sanchez pushes his legs off easily.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Sanchez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Montana keeping moving, preventing Sanchez from controlling successfully.
Montana has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Sanchez is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Montana.
Sanchez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Montana keeps working.
Sanchez working the ground and pound.
Check out the look on Sanchez's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Sanchez working the head with strikes.
Xavier Sanchez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Antonio Montana is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez gets to mount! Montana was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Sanchez throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Sanchez landing punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanchez landing strikes from the mount.
Montana taking shots to the head.
Sanchez thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Montana sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Sanchez is looking to take a break and control but Montana is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Montana wants to get back to full guard but Sanchez has passed into side control.
Montana is not content to let Sanchez control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez in side control lands a decent elbow.
Sanchez throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Montana is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Sanchez's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Sanchez wants to take a breather but Montana is having none of it.
Montana has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sanchez is working away from the top position though.
Sanchez throwing shots but Montana is blocking nicely.
Montana is not content to let Sanchez control the position.
Montana keeping hold of Sanchez's head, controlling as best he can.
Sanchez trying to control the action but Montana is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Montana defending well though.
Sanchez prevents Montana from improving his position.
Montana is positioning himself well to prevent Sanchez advancing to mount.
Montana is trying to control but can't.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sanchez changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Montana looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Xavier Sanchez has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanchez cracks Montana with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Montana wants to control but Sanchez postures up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sanchez working the head with strikes.
Sanchez working away.
Montana is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Sanchez is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Sanchez is trying to get an arm triangle but Montana is defending well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Xavier Sanchez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Montana has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 48:47
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 48:47
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Montana!
Antonio Montana retains his welterweight title!
An out of breath Antonio Montana thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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