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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Newton Lucas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Santiago Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santiago Sanchez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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278 lbs
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250 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Newton Lucas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Santiago Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Daniel Bishop and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Sanchez is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Lucas is controlling Sanchez's posture.
Sanchez wants to control from the top but Lucas keeps moving.
Lucas is trying to control the position but Sanchez postures up.
Sanchez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanchez trying to control the position from guard on top but Lucas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lucas keeping full guard, as Sanchez tries to pass.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucas misses with a takedown attempt - Sanchez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lucas shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Lucas tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Sanchez is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Lucas wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Sanchez uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucas won't allow Sanchez to sweep him here.
Sanchez working a defensive guard here.
Lucas will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Lucas is looking to stand up but Sanchez won't let him.
Sanchez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lucas gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanchez controlling the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Lucas regains guard immediately.
Lucas looking to control.
Lucas is controlling Sanchez's posture.
Lucas controls Sanchez momentarily but Sanchez frees himself.
Sanchez preventing the sweep.
Lucas working a defensive guard here.
Lucas keeping moving, preventing Sanchez from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez advances to half guard.
Lucas is looking for a sweep. Sanchez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sanchez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lucas is trying to get back to full guard.
Lucas trying to control here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sanchez has managed to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Santiago Sanchez dominated that 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 clinches.
Sanchez has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Lucas uses from the top position.
Sanchez is adopting a defensive guard.
Lucas chips away with some ground and pound.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Sanchez. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Sanchez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lucas thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Sanchez is pulling down on Lucas's head to control his posture.
Lucas wants to stand but Sanchez has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Santiago Sanchez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sanchez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sanchez moves into the clinch.
Sanchez has hold of one of Lucas's legs. Lucas is fighting the takedown attempt but Sanchez gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Lucas controlling Sanchez's posture.
Sanchez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lucas swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez wants to control from the top but Lucas keeps moving.
Lucas working a defensive guard but Sanchez passes into half guard.
Lucas is trying to control but Sanchez manages to pass to mount!
Sanchez throwing strikes here but Lucas is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Sanchez has eaten all the pies!
Lucas defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Sanchez.
Sanchez wants to take Lucas's back but he can't do it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez trying to control but Lucas is having none of it.
Sanchez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lucas keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Sanchez looking to control but Lucas is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lucas avoids a series of strikes thrown by Sanchez.
Lucas is desperately trying to improve his position but Sanchez has a good base and remains in mount.
Sanchez sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Lucas manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Lucas, under a barage of strikes from Sanchez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucas flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Lucas looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Lucas is holding on to half guard well.
Sanchez is thwarting Lucas's attempts to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sanchez is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Sanchez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Santiago Sanchez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Sanchez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sanchez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sanchez shoots in and bounces Lucas off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Lucas is trying to control the position but Sanchez postures up.
Lucas keeping moving, preventing Sanchez from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lucas keeping full guard, as Sanchez tries to pass.
Lucas controls Sanchez momentarily but Sanchez frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucas is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lucas wants to take a breather but Sanchez is having none of it.
Sanchez is trying to maintain the position but Lucas is very close to passing his half guard.
Sanchez actively working from the bottom here.
Sanchez is trying to stand up here but Lucas is controlling him well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Lucas throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sanchez manages to escape and get back to his feet!
A low kick from Sanchez misses
and Lucas decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sanchez's guard.
Lucas loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lucas trying to stand up but can't free himself from Sanchez's guard.
Sanchez is controlling Lucas's posture.
Sanchez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sanchez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucas decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Lucas.
Sanchez wants to control but Lucas postures up.
Sanchez is trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucas working away.
Lucas is staying tight to Sanchez's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Sanchez is looking for a sweep.
Lucas is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Sanchez has escaped the position, nice work there.
Sanchez is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sanchez looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Lucas!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Santiago Sanchez.
Well Sanchez has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Santiago Sanchez!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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