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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Che Regan (ranked 5883 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberto Sanchez (ranked 25337 p4p, 0 weight class). Roberto Sanchez is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Che Regan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Roberto Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Albert Achterberg and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Regan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sanchez as he avoids it easily.
Regan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sanchez.
Regan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sanchez is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown but Regan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Regan shoots in and gets a takedown into Sanchez's guard.
Regan would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Sanchez is working an open guard so Regan takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Regan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sanchez looks for a takedown but Regan sprawls well.
Che Regan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roberto Sanchez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Regan throws a leg kick which misses Sanchez's front leg but catches the back leg as Sanchez tries to avoid it.
Che Regan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Regan connects with a solid leg kick.
Regan scores with a leg kick.
Sanchez moves out of range of the leg kick from Regan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A lazy body kick from Sanchez
and Regan counters with a leg kick.
Sanchez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Regan can pounce on him.
Regan lands a high kick!
Sanchez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Regan misses with a double jab
and Sanchez counters with a nice uppercut.
Horrible takedown attempt by Sanchez or perhaps it was just good defense by Regan, which made it look bad.
Nice takedown defense from Regan. No joy for Sanchez on that attempt.
Regan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Regan wants it to stay on the feet.
Sanchez looks winded!
Regan lands with a slapping head kick.
Regan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sanchez wants to counter with a clinch but Regan pushes him away.
Regan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Regan closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Sanchez did well to prevent Regan getting side control.
Regan is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanchez trying to control here.
Sanchez is trying to stand.
Regan decides to stand and escape the position.
Sanchez tries to clinch up but Regan circles away and keeps his distance.
Regan shoots for a double leg takedown but Sanchez sprawls well. He's pushed Regan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sanchez is looking to clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Regan, right into the meat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Regan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sanchez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sanchez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sanchez shoots in looking for a takedown but Regan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sanchez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sanchez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Regan defends it nicely.
Sanchez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Regan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Regan appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sanchez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Regan.
Despite the aggression on Sanchez's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Sanchez misses with a low kick.
Regan throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez dives in and grabs Regan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Regan pushes down on Sanchez's head and hops out.
Regan moves into range and clinches up with Sanchez.
Regan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Regan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sanchez. That did some damage!
Regan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Regan scores with a leg kick.
Regan takes the fight into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Regan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sanchez dives in and scores a takedown into Regan's guard.
Sanchez gets to his feet - Regan follows without any prompting.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Che Regan dominated that round.
That's time! Regan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Regan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sanchez counters with a straight right hand.
Sanchez closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Regan did well to prevent Sanchez getting side control.
Regan pushes Sanchez off looking to stand but Sanchez dives back in and keeps control.
Sanchez wants to take a breather but Regan is having none of it.
Regan tries to kick Sanchez off but Sanchez keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Regan keeps working.
Regan wants to get back to his feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Regan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Regan throws a big counter combination but Sanchez scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A low kick from Regan is predictable there
and Sanchez counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Regan wants to stand up but Sanchez is controlling him.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sanchez looking to pass the guard.
Regan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sanchez on the ground.
Sanchez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sanchez sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Sanchez wants to control from the top but Regan keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is in close to Regan's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sanchez trying to control the position from guard on top but Regan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A head kick misses from Sanchez.
Regan stuffs the takedown.
Regan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sanchez.
Sanchez dodges the punch combination from Regan.
Che Regan is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Regan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sanchez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Regan has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Nice body kick there by Regan.
A combination from Regan does no damage.
Regan misses with a low kick as Sanchez jumps back.
Sanchez goes for a double leg but Regan avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Regan continues to drive forward.
Che Regan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roberto Sanchez.
Regan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sanchez shoots for a double leg takedown but Regan sprawls well. He's pushed Sanchez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Regan appears to be looking for a big counter.
Nice sprawl there from Regan as Sanchez shoots in.
Sanchez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
An inside leg kick lands from Regan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Regan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Regan throws a head kick that misses.
Sanchez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Regan.
Regan plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Regan tries to close the distance and clinch but Sanchez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Regan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Regan wants it to stay on the feet.
Sanchez on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sanchez gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Regan wants to stand but Sanchez has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Che Regan dominated that second round.
That's time! Regan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Regan thows a leg kick but Sanchez checks it
and Sanchez counters with a three punch combo that has Regan backing up. Regan nods at Sanchez to acknowledge the strikes.
Sanchez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sanchez shoots in looking for a takedown. Regan tries to sprawl out of it but Sanchez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Regan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sanchez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Regan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sanchez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Regan swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Regan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A good leg kick by Regan.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown but Regan shows good takedown defense.
Sanchez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Regan closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Sanchez did well to prevent Regan getting side control.
Regan wants to stand up but Sanchez has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Regan wants to stand up but Sanchez manages to regain full guard.
Sanchez wants to sweep here but Regan controlling him for the moment.
Sanchez is trying to keep Regan in close.
Regan decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Sanchez, up you get!
Regan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Regan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Regan throws a low kick but Sanchez moves out of range easily.
Sanchez checks the leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Regan, right into the meat.
Sanchez blocks a low kick nicely.
Regan connects with a solid leg kick.
Regan lands a front kick.
Sanchez looks for a takedown but Regan sprawls well.
Che Regan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roberto Sanchez.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Regan misses with a low kick.
Sanchez wants to counter with a clinch but Regan pushes him away.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Regan but Regan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sanchez moves out of range of the leg kick from Regan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown but Regan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That kick from Regan tenderised Sanchez's leg. Sanchez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Regan cracks the inside of Sanchez's front leg.
Regan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Regan manages to break the clinch.
Sanchez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Regan defends it nicely.
Regan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanchez was well out of range. Poor timing from Regan.
A low kick from Regan is predictable there
and Sanchez counters with a two punch combo.
Sanchez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Regan is fending him off so far but Sanchez persists. Nope, Regan circles away and we're back to standing.
Regan throws a head kick that half lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Regan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sanchez's calf.
Regan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sanchez fails with an attempt to clinch.
It looked like Regan was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Regan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sanchez can do to turn this around?
Sanchez tries to clinch there but Regan circles away.
Sanchez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Regan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sanchez, pushing him back against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Regan takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Regan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that's the end of the fight!
Che Regan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Regan has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Che Regan!
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