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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Allen Randall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Allen Randall has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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151 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Allen Randall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pedro Sanchez !
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez throws a low kick but it's checked well by Randall.
Sanchez fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Randall to the ground. Sanchez is now in Randall's guard.
Randall working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sanchez doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sanchez manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Randall looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez trying to stand up but can't free himself from Randall's guard.
Randall looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sanchez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Randall shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Randall showed some decent athleticism there.
Sanchez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sanchez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Randall. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Randall missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randall wants to work for an arm triangle but Sanchez is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Randall thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Randall thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Randall stops Sanchez from getting back to his feet.
Randall not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Randall will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Randall scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanchez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Randall looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Sanchez wants to get back to his feet.
Randall 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.
Randall thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Randall thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sanchez 's head.
Sanchez wants to get back to his feet.
Randall thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sanchez 's head.
Randall sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sanchez defending well though.
Randall scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sanchez pushes Randall off looking to stand but Randall dives back in and keeps control.
Randall missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nice strikes from Randall there.
Sanchez pushes Randall off looking to stand but Randall dives back in and keeps control.
Randall missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sanchez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sanchez is trying to stand.
Randall not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Randall not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sanchez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Randall.
Sanchez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Randall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Randall missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sanchez taking some punishment here, with Randall in his half guard.
Randall throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Randall missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Randall winds up and cracks Sanchez with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Randall thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sanchez 's head.
Randall thows a huge punch but Sanchez dodges it nicely.
Randall lands strikes from half guard.
Sanchez is looking to escape.
Randall really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Randall is looking for a kimura here.
Sanchez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Randall.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sanchez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Allen Randall dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sanchez gets tackled into the cage by Randall. Randall maintains the clinch.
Randall jumps guard but Sanchez stands there with Randall around his waist. Randall gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Randall blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Randall manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Sanchez wants to stand but Randall is controlling his posture from full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Randall holds on and takes a little breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Randall continues to stall.
Sanchez wants to stand and escape but instead Randall has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Sanchez wants to stand up but Randall is controlling him.
Randall with a nice head shot there.
Randall with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Randall in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randall working some strikes from top position.
Randall with a flurry of punches that miss.
Randall throws a big right hand that misses.
Randall throwing strikes from guard but Sanchez blocks nicely.
Sanchez is looking to stand up but Randall isn't so interested in that idea.
Randall working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Randall postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Randall postures up in Sanchez 's guard and throws a big left but Sanchez blocks it.
Randall lands a couple of decent looking shots.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Randall accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Randall accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Randall missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Randall missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sanchez wants to stand up but Randall is controlling him.
Randall throws a big right hand that misses.
Randall postures up and lands a big shot to Sanchez 's brow.
Sanchez is looking to stand up but Randall isn't so interested in that idea.
Sanchez is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Sanchez looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Randall is doing well to control the position and prevent Sanchez from advancing to side control.
Randall slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Randall looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Randall is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sanchez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Randall.
Randall throwing shots but Sanchez is blocking nicely.
Sanchez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Randall.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Randall looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Randall sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sanchez defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Allen Randall dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Randall went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Sanchez gets a clinch.
Randall is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sanchez gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Randall dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Sanchez is pressed up against the cage. Randall has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sanchez down to the mat. Sanchez avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses.
Sanchez misses with a low kick.
Allen Randall is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez clinches up with Randall and pushes him back against the cage.
Randall wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch on the inside from Sanchez fails to land.
Randall is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Sanchez to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Allen Randall. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Randall is looking for a takedown.
Randall tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sanchez smiles and moves away.
Randall shoots in looking for a takedown but Sanchez manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Randall's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sanchez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Randall moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sanchez stuffs the takedown attempt from Randall. Randall gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Randall is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Sanchez presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Sanchez pushes off an throws an elbow but Randall leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randall is trying to pull guard but Sanchez turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Sanchez misses with a knee to the head.
Randall blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Randall has Sanchez pressed against the cage, preventing Sanchez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Randall misses with the head strike.
Sanchez tries to land a knee to the head but Randall blocks with his arms.
Randall throws an elbow but it misses.
Sanchez wants to break free but Randall has control.
Sanchez is trying to force a seperation but Randall has the dominant position.
Randall has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Sanchez uses from the top position.
Sanchez wants to stand but Randall is controlling his posture from full guard.
Randall manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sanchez manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Randall is controlling him.
Randall working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Randall has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Randall loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Randall accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Randall stops Sanchez from standing up.
Randall is looking to work some ground and pound but Sanchez has wrist control.
Sanchez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Randall is controlling him.
Randall postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Allen Randall overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Randall working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sanchez wants to stand and escape but Randall is having none of it.
Sanchez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Randall lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Randall keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sanchez 's head.
Randall scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sanchez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Randall.
Randall throws a big right hand that misses.
Randall cracks Sanchez with a solid left hand.
Randall stands up over Sanchez , holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sanchez is looking to stand up but Randall isn't so interested in that idea.
Randall postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Randall missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pedro Sanchez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Allen Randall is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Randall with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Allen Randall.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Randall, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Allen Randall!
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