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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Neyman Gariniho (ranked 546 p4p, 83 weight class) and Yes Man Sanchez (ranked 306 p4p, 44 weight class). Sanchez comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Yes - Owner of a lonely heart kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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196 lbs
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194 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Neyman Gariniho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yes Man Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez scores with a nice strike.
Gariniho takes one to the chin there.
Gariniho moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sanchez looks to score with a jab to the body but Gariniho is just out of range.
Gariniho avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gariniho is looking to land body kicks.
Sanchez avoids the body shot from Gariniho.
Sanchez scores with a jab to the head.
Gariniho throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sanchez misses with a hook.
Neyman Gariniho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gariniho scores with a one two! Sanchez had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gariniho goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Sanchez wants to slow Gariniho down by chopping away at his legs.
Sanchez is looking to chop away at Gariniho's legs.
Sanchez looks to land a combination but Gariniho avoids it well.
We've been informed that Sanchez has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Gariniho pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nice uppercut there from Gariniho.
Sanchez cracks Gariniho with an open hand slap.
Sanchez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gariniho.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez misses with a wild combination.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sanchez, right into the meat.
Gariniho ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanchez moves away.
Gariniho drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sanchez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gariniho lands with a straight right. Sanchez didn't see that one coming.
Gariniho throws a body shot but no joy.
Sanchez gets a clinch.
Sanchez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gariniho misses with a punch on the inside.
Sanchez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gariniho.
Gariniho tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sanchez's elbow.
Sanchez has a couple of punches blocked by Gariniho.
Sanchez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gariniho backwards.
Sanchez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gariniho takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanchez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez pushes off an throws an elbow but Gariniho leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sanchez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sanchez blocks a leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Gariniho.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sanchez checks a leg kick.
Sanchez appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Gariniho stuns Sanchez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gariniho throws a sloppy head kick and Sanchez moves out of range easily.
Sanchez wants to clinch up but Gariniho keeps it at a distance.
Nice shot by Sanchez.
Nice straight punches there by Sanchez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sanchez.
Gariniho scores with a nice head shot.
Gariniho looks to score with a jab to the body but Sanchez is just out of range.
Gariniho walks into a jab.
Gariniho is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sanchez is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gariniho had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Sanchez checks the leg kick nicely there.
As Gariniho backs off Sanchez throws a huge counter combo but Gariniho manages to avoid it all.
Sanchez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gariniho takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a lazy head kick
and Gariniho counters with a stiff right hand.
Gariniho with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A punch lands to the side of Sanchez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sanchez forces Gariniho back against the cage and clinches.
Gariniho lands a nice shot to the body.
Sanchez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gariniho backwards.
Sanchez tries to break the clinch but Gariniho is controlling the position.
Gariniho misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sanchez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sanchez swings wildly with an uppercut but Gariniho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanchez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sanchez.
Gariniho can't find room to land a body shot as Sanchez controls the action.
Gariniho blocking some punches.
Gariniho lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sanchez letting Gariniho take a breather here.
A right hook to the body lands for Sanchez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gariniho scores with a shot to the side of Sanchez's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short left from Gariniho.
Sanchez manages to break the clinch.
Gariniho takes a swing at Sanchez's ribcage but misses.
Gariniho throws a lazy uppercut
and Sanchez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sanchez slips a straight right by Gariniho.
Gariniho misses with a body shot.
Gariniho tests Sanchez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sanchez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gariniho takes a kick to the side of the head.
Sanchez moves out of range as Gariniho throws a body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gariniho moves into range and clinches up with Sanchez.
Sanchez struggles to land a body shot inside as Gariniho controls his hands.
Gariniho struggles to land a body shot inside as Sanchez controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Gariniho.
Gariniho misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Yes Man Sanchez will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gariniho wants to clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sanchez. That's going to slow Gariniho down.
Gariniho tries to clinch up
and Sanchez counters with a nice body kick.
Gariniho fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sanchez is out of range.
Sanchez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sanchez moves out of range as Gariniho strikes.
Sanchez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gariniho's hands.
Sanchez throws a looping overhand right but Gariniho ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gariniho misses with a double jab.
Gariniho swings for the body but Sanchez moves out of range.
Gariniho misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sanchez lands a jab-cross combination.
Gariniho throws a leg kick which misses Sanchez's front leg but catches the back leg as Sanchez tries to avoid it.
Gariniho throws a leg kick but Sanchez moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez throws an overhand right that lands on Gariniho's shoulder, as Gariniho tries to avoid the shot.
Sanchez looks to land a left hand but Gariniho moved out of range nicely.
A good leg kick by Sanchez.
Gariniho moves out of range as Sanchez throws a body kick.
Gariniho steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sanchez.
That kick from Gariniho tenderised Sanchez's leg. Sanchez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sanchez misses with a body shot.
Sanchez throws a head kick but Gariniho moves out of range.
Gariniho takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gariniho throws a leg kick but Sanchez checks it.
A nice side step and Sanchez releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A big right from Sanchez misses.
A shot to the liver by Sanchez. Beautiful body shot.
Gariniho lands a glancing blow to the side of Sanchez's head.
Sanchez checks a low kick from Gariniho.
Sanchez throws a leg kick which misses Gariniho's front leg but catches the back leg as Gariniho tries to avoid it.
Sanchez tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sanchez lands with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gariniho closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Sanchez counter with a right hand.
Sanchez ducks under a wild hook from Gariniho.
Gariniho throws a jab when Sanchez was well out of range.
Good leg kick by Sanchez there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sanchez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gariniho.
Gariniho slips a jab and a cross from Sanchez.
Gariniho throws the left hand but Sanchez avoids the punch easily.
Gariniho fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sanchez misses with an uppercut.
Sanchez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gariniho escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gariniho gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sanchez missing with knees to the body.
Gariniho's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sanchez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gariniho swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez keeps the fight on the outside.
As Gariniho backs off Sanchez throws a huge counter combo but Gariniho manages to avoid it all.
Gariniho misses with a series of wild punches.
Sanchez thinks about the counter body kick.
A swing and a miss from Gariniho.
Sanchez throws a big counter head kick but Gariniho avoids it with no problem.
Sanchez takes a swing at Gariniho's ribcage but misses.
Gariniho moves out of range as Sanchez strikes.
Gariniho swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gariniho steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sanchez.
Yes Man Sanchez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A head kick misses from Sanchez.
A little feinted left hand from Gariniho on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sanchez throws a body kick that misses.
Gariniho appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Sanchez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sanchez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gariniho finds it's way round the side to connect with Sanchez's head.
Sanchez blocks a head kick by Gariniho.
Sanchez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gariniho on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sanchez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gariniho.
Sanchez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gariniho lands with a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gariniho connects with a body shot.
Gariniho swings for the body but Sanchez moves out of range.
Gariniho throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gariniho pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Some wild striking there from Sanchez.
That kick from Sanchez tenderised Gariniho's leg. Gariniho is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gariniho swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gariniho takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A big left from Gariniho misses.
Gariniho fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sanchez misses with a wild combination.
Sanchez keeps the fight on the outside.
A jab from Sanchez finds it's way through Gariniho's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yes Man Sanchez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Gariniho'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!
Sanchez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Garinihos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sanchez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sanchez misses with a low kick.
Gariniho moves out of range of the leg kick from Sanchez.
Gariniho tries to move into range but Sanchez moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gariniho tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sanchez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sanchez tries to clinch but Gariniho moves out of range.
Sanchez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gariniho moves into range and clinches up with Sanchez.
Yes Man Sanchez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sanchez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gariniho's elbow.
Gariniho is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gariniho is trying to stall.
Sanchez misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gariniho trying to control the position but instead, Sanchez has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gariniho into the cage.
Gariniho dodges an elbow strike from Sanchez.
Gariniho tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gariniho lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sanchez prevents a body shot from Gariniho.
Sanchez lands with a left to the head.
A hook to the body from Gariniho.
Sanchez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gariniho is looking to control Sanchez's arms but Sanchez gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gariniho has his back to the cage.
Gariniho lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sanchez breaks the clinch.
Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gariniho.
Gariniho moves out of range as Sanchez throws a body kick.
Sanchez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sanchez misses with a low kick.
Sanchez throws a jab but it's blocked by Gariniho.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gariniho.
Good work by Gariniho as he checks the leg kick.
Sanchez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez avoids the body shot from Gariniho.
Sanchez shapes to counter with a head kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gariniho.
Sanchez swings for the body but Gariniho moves out of range.
Sanchez gets a clinch.
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!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sanchez.
Sanchez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gariniho avoids it.
Sanchez lands a hook that snaps the head of Gariniho backwards.
Sanchez swings wildly with an uppercut but Gariniho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gariniho blocks an elbow strike from Sanchez.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sanchez.
Sanchez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gariniho.
Sanchez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gariniho's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gariniho misses with a body shot.
Gariniho moves into the clinch.
Gariniho breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gariniho lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gariniho looks to score with a jab to the body but Sanchez is just out of range.
Gariniho ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A little feinted left hand from Gariniho on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanchez. Gariniho does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gariniho throws a nice looking combination but Sanchez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sanchez now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Sanchez ducks under a wild hook from Gariniho.
Sanchez staying out of range there.
Sanchez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gariniho.
Sanchez misses with a looping left.
Sanchez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sanchez throws a combination. Gariniho tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Sanchez throws a sloppy head kick and Gariniho moves out of range easily.
Gariniho throws a shot from downtown. Sanchez moves away and avoids it.
Gariniho takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sanchez has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Gariniho.
Sanchez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gariniho.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanchez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gariniho.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gariniho throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gariniho rushes Sanchez and presses him up against the cage.
Gariniho working aggressively here.
Sanchez blocks an uppercut.
Sanchez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sanchez manages to break the clinch.
Gariniho on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gariniho chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sanchez can pounce on him.
Gariniho looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gariniho throws a front kick aimed at Sanchez's knee but Sanchez avoids it well.
Neyman Gariniho has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sanchez misses with a body shot.
Sanchez throws a combination. Gariniho tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Gariniho fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanchez manages to avoid it.
Sanchez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Yes Man Sanchez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sanchez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gariniho.
Sanchez throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sanchez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gariniho. That did some damage!
And that's the end of the fight!
Yes Man Sanchez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yes Man Sanchez!
Yes Man Sanchez decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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