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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yize Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego 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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265 lbs
11 - 8 - 0 |
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272 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
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Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yize Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Diego Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li lands a slapping body shot.
Sanchez swings for the body but Li moves out of range.
Sanchez takes a swing at Li's ribcage but misses.
Li throws a series of strikes that have Sanchez backpedaling.
Sanchez throws a body punch but Li moves out of range.
Li tries to land a front kick but Sanchez steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sanchez avoids the body shot from Li.
Sanchez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Li throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sanchez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Li.
Sanchez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Li scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sanchez doesn't seem bothered though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Li lands with a good body shot.
Li misses with a wild combination.
Li misses with a combination
and Sanchez counters with a nice double leg into side control. Li won't be happy with that.
Li is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Alpha Elite Private Training, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Sanchez is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Li knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Sanchez working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Li is looking to reverse the position.
Li taking punishment in the form of punches.
Li is being controlled here.
Sanchez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Li keeping his opponent close.
Li prevents Sanchez from moving into mount.
Li is not content to let Sanchez control the position.
Sanchez moves into full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Sanchez sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Li gets back to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanchez is keen to just control but Li is a slippery customer.
Sanchez is pressing down on Li's thigh, looking to free his foot. Li is holding on for now.
Li keeping hold of Sanchez's head, controlling as best he can.
Sanchez trying to control the action but Li is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Diego Sanchez hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Li uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sanchez.
Sanchez walks into a left hand.
Sanchez scores with a body shot.
Li scores with a punch to the head.
Li scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Li throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sanchez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sanchez scores with a jab to the body.
Sanchez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Li manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Sanchez does it's job there.
Sanchez blocks the body kick.
Sanchez has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Yize Li is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A swing and a miss from Sanchez.
Sanchez shoots for a takedown but Li saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sanchez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez lunges at Li with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Li's hand.
It looks like Yize Li has been cut.
A big right from Sanchez misses.
Li misses with a lunging right hand
and Sanchez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Li takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sanchez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Li doesn't seem bothered though.
Li throws the kick towards the body but Sanchez avoids it.
Li is looking to wear down Sanchez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Li tries to land a front kick but Sanchez steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A head kick misses from Li.
Li swings for the body but Sanchez moves out of range.
Li scores with a nice head shot.
Li feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sanchezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Li uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sanchez.
Li avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sanchez misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Diego Sanchez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yize Li's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
A telegraphed right hand from Sanchez misses the target.
Li throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Sanchez misses with a looping left.
Sanchez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Li.
Li takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Li misses with a series of wild punches.
Li tries to land a front kick but Sanchez steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sanchez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Li misses with a body shot.
Li jabs at Sanchez's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanchez throws an overhand right that lands on Li's shoulder, as Li tries to avoid the shot.
Li lunges at Sanchez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sanchez's hand.
Sanchez connects with the punch.
Sanchez is looking to chop away at Li's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yize Li seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez connects with a single shot there.
Li fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sanchez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sanchez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sanchez moves into the clinch successfully.
Sanchez has Li pressed against the cage, preventing Li from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Li is trying to break the clinch but Sanchez is controlling him.
Li is trying to break the clinch but Sanchez has him pressed against the cage.
Sanchez is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Li is keeping busy.
Sanchez lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Li keeping hold of Sanchez's head, controlling as best he can.
Sanchez seems to be working for a kimura but Li defends the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Li has managed to free his arm - good work.
Li trying to hold on to Sanchez's head to control him but Sanchez postures up.
Sanchez tries to pass to full mount but Li defends it.
Li pushes Sanchez off looking to stand but Sanchez dives back in and keeps control.
Sanchez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sanchez wants to pass to mount but Li is defending the position.
Li trying to control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Li is just riding it out for now. Sanchez eventually gives up the hold.
Li wants to get back to his feet.
Li keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sanchez is looking to take a break and control but Li is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Li keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Sanchez trying to mount his opponent but Li defends it.
Sanchez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez trying to mount his opponent but Li defends it.
Li tries to get to full guard but Sanchez has control of the leg.
Sanchez is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Li is looking to control Sanchez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Li avoid being mounted?
Li is pressing down on Sanchez's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanchez thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Sanchez trying to control the position from guard on top but Li is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Diego Sanchez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Yize Li's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Li throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Li scores with a shot to the body.
Sanchez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sanchez has a couple of punches blocked by Li.
Li escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Li stalks Sanchez and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sanchez's face. Sanchez staggers backwards, shaken.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Li lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice defenses there by Li.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sanchez, as that shot connected.
Sanchez swings for the body but Li moves out of range.
Li throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jab from Li.
Li works Sanchez's body with a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sanchez seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Li shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Sanchez is backing up but Li catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Sanchez covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Li Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yize Li!
Yize Li thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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