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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andokuhle Congo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Altemio Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanchez has chosen I Wanna Fuck You In The Ass as his entrance music. Altemio Sanchez has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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183 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
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175 lbs
14 - 11 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
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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
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andokuhle Congo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Altemio Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Donald Grub and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Congo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanchez manages to avoid it.
Sanchez changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Congo misses with a wild body shot.
Congo cracks Sanchez with an open hand slap.
It looks like Altemio Sanchez has been cut.
Congo misses the jab.
Sanchez changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Congo misses with a body shot.
Sanchez changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Congo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanchez.
Congo jabs Sanchez right on the nose. Sanchez blinks but takes it well.
Nice straight punches there by Congo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Congo.
Congo is looking to clinch.
Congo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanchez was well out of range. Poor timing from Congo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Congo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sanchez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Congo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Congo is looking to wear down Sanchez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sanchez stuns Congo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sanchez has a takedown stuffed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Sanchez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Congo looks to land a combination but Sanchez avoids it well.
Andokuhle Congo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sanchez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Congo at a distance.
Sanchez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Congo misses with a looping right.
Sanchez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Congo.
Congo is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Congo gets tackled into the cage by Sanchez. Sanchez maintains the clinch.
Sanchez drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Andokuhle Congo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Altemio Sanchez.
Congo scores with a shot to the side of Sanchez's head.
Congo misses with a punch on the inside.
Congo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Congo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is trying to pull guard but Congo has him pressed against the cage.
Congo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sanchez's elbow.
Congo lands an uppercut.
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 working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Congo is defending well.
Sanchez has hold of one of Congo's legs. Congo is fighting the takedown attempt but Sanchez gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Sanchez working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Sanchez postures up in Congo's guard and throws a big left but Congo blocks it.
Congo trying to control the position.
Sanchez trying to control but Congo is working from the bottom.
Congo is trying to control the position but Sanchez postures up.
Sanchez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Congo will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Congo keeping full guard, as Sanchez tries to pass.
Sanchez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sanchez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sanchez postures up.
Congo keeping full guard, as Sanchez tries to pass.
Sanchez keeps trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez pushing down on Congo's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Sanchez controlling the pace.
Congo trying to control from the bottom.
Congo keeping control of the position.
Sanchez prevents Congo from improving his position.
Congo is controlling Sanchez's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Sanchez is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sanchez lands with a punch from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanchez seems to be looking for submissions.
Congo is refusing to be controlled, as Sanchez sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is thwarting Congo's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Congo is trying to get back to full guard.
Sanchez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Congo is not content to let Sanchez control the position.
Sanchez passes to side control.
Congo holding on.
Congo parries the strikes from Sanchez easily there. Sanchez is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Congo to escape.
Congo struggling a bit here.
Congo is trying to get back to half guard.
Congo taking punishment in the form of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Andokuhle Congo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Altemio Sanchez's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sanchez fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Congo to the ground. Sanchez is now in Congo's guard.
Congo trying to keep a closed guard but Sanchez is proving a slippery customer.
Congo is pulling down on Sanchez's head. It's preventing any offense from Sanchez, at least for the moment.
Sanchez slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Sanchez lands a decent elbow from side control.
Altemio Sanchez has got the better of the ground game so far.
You can see the frustration on Congo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Congo 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes there by Sanchez.
Congo is working to avoid the ground and pound but Sanchez connects with a decent elbow.
Congo takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Sanchez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Congo keeps working.
Sanchez is chipping away with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Congo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sanchez tries to score with some ground and pound. Congo controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
You can see the frustration on Congo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sanchez advances to mount.
Sanchez working the ground and pound effectively.
Congo is rocked!
Sanchez connects with a bit shot that sees Congo covering up! More strikes from Sanchez and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Sanchez is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Altemio Sanchez!
A relieved looking Altemio Sanchez 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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energy
A | B |
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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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