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AD77: Don't Blink PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gar Logan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ballard Magnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ballard Magnar has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gar Logan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ballard Magnar!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Logan looks to land a combination but Magnar avoids it well.
Ballard Magnar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Logan checks a leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Magnar.
Logan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Magnar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Logan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Magnar. Those never looked like landing.
Magnar connects with a nice looking jab.
A big right from Magnar misses.
Logan clinches up against the cage.
Magnar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Logan throws an elbow but misses.
Magnar scores with a shoulder strike.
Logan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Magnar has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Logan takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Logan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Magnar is trying to break free.
Magnar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Logan backwards.
Magnar will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Logan up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magnar avoids the elbow strike from Logan, against the cage.
Logan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Knees to the body from Logan.
Magnar takes a shot to the head.
Magnar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Logan trying to land knees to the body.
Logan crunches a lovely knee into Magnar's ribcage.
Magnar avoiding damage as Logan throws knees to the body.
Magnar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Magnar blocks an elbow strike.
Magnar is looking to control Logan's arms but Logan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Magnar has his back to the cage.
Magnar wants to break free but Logan has control.
Magnar takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Logan landing knees to the body.
Magnar tries to throw a body punch but Logan avoids it by throwing Magnar back against the cage.
Magnar makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magnar makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Magnar blocks the elbow strike.
Logan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Magnar has Logan pressed against the cage.
Magnar blocks the elbow strike.
Magnar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Magnar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Logan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Magnar momentarily.
Logan throws a head kick but Magnar moves out of range.
Logan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Magnar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Magnar misses with an uppercut.
Logan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Logan misses with a wild combination.
Magnar misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Logan wants to clinch.
Magnar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Magnar finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Magnar throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Logan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Magnar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Logan throws a one two combo.
Magnar's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Magnar duly obliges.
It looks like Gar Logan has been cut.
Logan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Logan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Magnar lands the left hand.
Logan is rocked!
Ballard Magnar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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!
Logan tries to close the distance and clinch but Magnar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Oh Logan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Magnar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Logan seems to have got his legs back now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magnar misses with an uppercut
and Magnar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice jab there from Magnar.
Logan is looking to clinch.
Logan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Magnar throws a lazy uppercut
letting Logan counter with a right hand.
Logan looks to throw the jab but Magnar is out of range.
Logan tries to clinch there but Magnar circles away.
Logan slips under a jab.
Logan's corner calls for a 1-2. Logan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Logan lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Magnar throws a right hand that misses
and Logan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Magnar lands a left and a right that send Logan crashing to the mat, dazed. Magnar thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Magnar cracks Logan with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Logan falls to his knees and Magnar doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ballard Magnar!
Ballard Magnar thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Peppu Reiska MacDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wangjannoi Payakaroon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). MacDonald kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Iggy Pop - Wild One. Payakaroon has chosen thai fight music as his entrance music. Wangjannoi Payakaroon will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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156 lbs
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158 lbs
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Great low kicks
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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
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Peppu Reiska MacDonald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wangjannoi Payakaroon!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Payakaroon throws a head kick but MacDonald moves out of range.
Peppu Reiska MacDonald seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Payakaroon throws a body kick, spinning off balance
enabling MacDonald to counter with a crisp jab.
Payakaroon misses with a looping right.
Payakaroon slips a straight right by MacDonald.
Payakaroon takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Payakaroon takes the fight into the clinch.
MacDonald breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
MacDonald misses with a head kick.
MacDonald looks for the body kick but Payakaroon saw that one coming.
Payakaroon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Payakaroon lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacDonald fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Payakaroon manages to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by MacDonald.
Payakaroon fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. MacDonald looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
MacDonald walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Payakaroon checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
MacDonald takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Payakaroon plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Payakaroon misses the jab.
Payakaroon checks the leg kick nicely there.
Payakaroon scores with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Payakaroon.
MacDonald throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
MacDonald blocks a jab.
MacDonald misses with a wild body shot.
MacDonald thumps Payakaroon with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Payakaroon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Payakaroon slips a jab from MacDonald.
MacDonald shoots in and drives through. Payakaroon sprawls well.
Payakaroon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. MacDonald manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacDonald lands a nice looking body shot.
Payakaroon throws a wild body kick that MacDonald sees coming a mile off.
Payakaroon tries to land a front kick but MacDonald steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Payakaroon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Payakaroon has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Payakaroon there as he acknowledges the shot.
MacDonald gets cracked there but stands up to it.
MacDonald shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Payakaroon's guard.
Payakaroon trying to keep a closed guard but MacDonald is proving a slippery customer.
Payakaroon really doesn't want to stay on the ground with MacDonald. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payakaroon preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Payakaroon keeping moving, preventing MacDonald from controlling successfully.
MacDonald is really struggling to control Payakaroon but he's trying to hold on to the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by MacDonald.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
That kick from Payakaroon tenderised MacDonald's leg. MacDonald is trying to keep his angry face on.
Payakaroon scores with a jab. MacDonald acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Wangjannoi Payakaroon will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Payakaroon misses with a two punch combination.
MacDonald tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Payakaroon was well out of range. Poor timing from MacDonald.
MacDonald closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Payakaroon to the mat! Payakaroon manages to get full guard.
MacDonald drops back looking for a leg! Payakaroon is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Payakaroon manages to kick MacDonald off! MacDonald jumps back into Payakaroon's guard.
MacDonald wants to control from the top but Payakaroon keeps moving.
MacDonald landing some decent shots from guard.
MacDonald loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacDonald looking to pass the guard.
MacDonald working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Payakaroon's head.
MacDonald passes Payakaroon's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
MacDonald sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Payakaroon defending well though.
Payakaroon is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Payakaroon trying to control but MacDonald postures up.
MacDonald is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Payakaroon has managed to free his arm - good work.
MacDonald wants to pass to mount but Payakaroon is defending the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Payakaroon can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. MacDonald lands a nice short elbow.
Payakaroon wants to sweep but MacDonald has passed to side control!
MacDonald advances nicely into full mount.
MacDonald putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
MacDonald thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
MacDonald with the ground and pound from mount.
The referee warns Payakaroon that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
MacDonald unloading with bombs!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payakaroon is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
MacDonald punishing his opponent with strikes.
MacDonald takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
MacDonald lands with some strikes.
Payakaroon is rocked!
MacDonald postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Payakaroon bigstyle! Two more strikes land for MacDonald and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peppu Reiska MacDonald!
As Peppu Reiska MacDonald got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: do you believe in miracles?!?'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Mott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rico Riccio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Riccio has chosen Shotgun by Limp Bizkit as his entrance music. Rico Riccio is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
15 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, John Mott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rico Riccio!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riccio fails to land the takedown.
Riccio shoots and misses
and Mott counters with a left to the body.
Riccio has his takedown stuffed
and Mott counters with a nice leg kick.
John Mott has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rico Riccio.
Mott scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Riccio has a hand on Mott's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Mott takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Mott scoring with strikes but Riccio is staying in there.
Mott breaks from Riccio's wrist control and lands an elbow.
BOOM! Mott connects with a massive shot to the dome!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mott blocks Riccio's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Riccio working to try and regain half guard.
Mott looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Riccio throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Riccio can do anything to dispel that myth.
Riccio throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Mott unloading with bombs!
Mott landing shots from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mott with a couple of short strikes.
Mott is landing with some decent strikes but Riccio is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Riccio is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Riccio throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
The referee warns Riccio that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Mott prevents Riccio from getting the reversal.
Mott dominating with strikes here.
Riccio is rocked!
Riccio takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Mott's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Mott!
John Mott 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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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nicolas Refn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mick Lenny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mick Lenny has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Nicolas Refn's chin.
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185 lbs
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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
17 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Nicolas Refn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mick Lenny!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Refn fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lenny, pushing him back against the cage.
Lenny blocks a body shot from Refn.
A short left from Refn.
Lenny prevents a body shot from Refn.
A frustrated look appears on Refn's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Refn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lenny avoids it.
A short uppercut from Lenny.
Lenny breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lenny uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Refn has time to react.
Refn walks into a left hand.
Refn doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Lenny to counter with a crisp jab.
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!
Lenny stuns Refn with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Refn is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lenny sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lenny connects with a right hand. Refn shakes it off.
Refn is rocked!
Lenny takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lenny throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Refn's jaw, knocking him onto his back! Lenny dives in looking to finish as Refn flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block Lenny's strikes! Lenny is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Refn's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Refn was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mick Lenny!
A very excited looking Mick Lenny made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Achilles Tycoon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sakke Pietila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tycoon comes to the cage accompanied by The Theme from Magnum. Pietila has chosen Hard Night Out by Professor Green as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Achilles Tycoon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sakke Pietila!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pietila has closed the distance and engaged Tycoon in a clinch.
Pietila lands a hook that snaps the head of Tycoon backwards.
Pietila working aggressively here.
Pietila lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Achilles Tycoon has been cut.
Pietila lands a nice knee to the body.
Pietila doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pietila misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tycoon.
Pietila lands an elbow that stopped Tycoon in his tracks for a moment.
Pietila missing with knees to the body.
Tycoon takes an elbow to the temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tycoon tries to pull guard but Pietila forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Pietila swings wildly with an uppercut but Tycoon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pietila controlling the action here for a moment.
A nice left hand lands by Pietila.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pietila stalling in the clinch.
Pietila scores with a hook to the body.
Pietila is stalling here.
Nice elbow from Pietila.
Pietila has Tycoon pressed against the cage.
Pietila has a couple of punches blocked by Tycoon.
Still in the clinch, Pietila scores with a nice short uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pietila.
Achilles Tycoon's cut is getting worse.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pietila lands an elbow inside.
Tycoon is rocked!
Pietila pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Tycoon! Pietila unloads with more strikes and Tycoon sinks to his knees! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sakke Pietila!
Sakke Pietila spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Diotte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quatro Teenth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diotte's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Cypress Hill - I Want 2 Get High. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andrew Diotte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Quatro Teenth!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diotte misses with a hook.
Teenth displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diotte throws out the jab.
Teenth misses with a head kick.
Teenth avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Diotte connects with a looping right hand.
Andrew Diotte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Teenth throws a head kick but Diotte moves out of range.
Diotte lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A head kick misses from Teenth.
Diotte circles away from the clinch attempt.
Teenth darts in and clinches Diotte up against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Diotte putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Teenth in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Teenth looking to throw knees to the head but Diotte is blocking nicely.
Teenth blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Diotte tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Teenth's elbow.
Diotte struggles to land a body shot inside as Teenth controls his hands.
Diotte struggles to land a body shot inside as Teenth controls his hands.
Diotte is trying to break the clinch but Teenth has him pressed against the cage.
Diotte trying to land knees to the body.
Teenth lands a knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diotte tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Teenth avoids it.
Teenth blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diotte goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Teenth gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Teenth lands a knee to the head.
Teenth managing to block the knees to the body from Diotte.
Teenth blocking some punches.
Diotte escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Diotte cracks Teenth with an open hand slap.
Diotte throws a series of punches but Teenth moves out of range.
Diotte lands with an overhand left.
Diotte scores with a nice strike.
Nice shot lands for Diotte.
Diotte throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Teenth.
Diotte pivots, looking for a leg kick but Teenth is out of range and Diotte settles back down.
Teenth misses with a body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Teenth pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Teenth throws a series of strikes that have Diotte backpedaling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Teenth.
Teenth misses with a head kick.
Diotte misses with a low kick.
Diotte feints and then cracks Teenth's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Teenth down.
Teenth lands with a kick to the temple. Diotte shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Teenth slips under a jab from Diotte.
Diotte swinging wildly here.
Teenth tries to clinch up but Diotte circles away and keeps his distance.
Diotte blocks a head kick by Teenth.
Diotte rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Teenth moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Teenth throws a head kick that misses
and Diotte counters with a good low kick that Teenth was not able to check.
Diotte avoids the head kick by Teenth.
Diotte connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Teenth momentarily.
Diotte throws a nice looking combination but Teenth bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A slapping leg kick lands for Diotte.
Diotte cracks Teenth with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teenth throws a head kick that misses.
A combination from Diotte does no damage.
Diotte will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Teenth scores with a head kick.
Teenth misses with a head kick.
Diotte throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Teenth gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Diotte on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Diotte is trying to force a seperation but Teenth has the dominant position.
Diotte presses Teenth against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Teenth looks gassed!
Diotte misses with a punch to the body.
Diotte lands a left hand that snaps the head of Teenth backwards.
Teenth landing knees to the head.
Diotte struggles to land a body shot inside as Teenth controls his hands.
Diotte is working Teenth over against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Diotte on the inside.
Diotte pushes Teenth back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Diotte throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Diotte digs a right hand into Teenth's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Teenth's gas tank.
Diotte breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diotte throws out a powerful jab.
Diotte connects with a nice looking jab.
Diotte throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Diotte scores with a nice head shot.
Diotte works the jab nicely.
Diotte connects with a body shot.
Diotte scores with a body shot.
Diotte throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Diotte connects with a nice looking jab.
Teenth is rocked!
Diotte fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Teenth is still on wobbly legs! Can Diotte finish him?
Diotte throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Teenth.
Teenth seems to have recovered his senses.
Diotte misses with a low kick as Teenth jumps back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Diotte dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Diotte lands a jab to Teenth's midsection.
Diotte uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A punch combination from Diotte misses.
Diotte moves out of range of the body kick.
Teenth tries to clinch there but Diotte circles away.
Teenth tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Diotte swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Teenth throws a head kick but Diotte moves out of range.
Jab from Diotte.
Teenth tries to clinch but Diotte is having none of it.
Teenth misses with a head kick.
Teenth takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Diotte avoids the head kick by Teenth.
Teenth tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Diotte ducks under a wild hook from Teenth.
Teenth takes a jab right on the kisser.
Teenth is breathing heavily.
No joy there for Diotte, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Diotte buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diotte thows a body shot but no joy.
Teenth pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Teenth takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Teenth misses with a jab, cross combination.
Diotte fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Diotte is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Teenth takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That kick from Diotte tenderised Teenth's leg. Teenth is trying to keep his angry face on.
Diotte with a jab.
Teenth throws a head kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diotte. Teenth does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice combination there by Diotte.
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!
Diotte feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Teenth's calf.
Teenth needs to keep his hands up - Diotte had a free shot at his head there.
Diotte cracks Teenth with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Teenth falls to his knees and Diotte doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andrew Diotte!
A very excited looking Andrew Diotte made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mac Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sigfredo Pineda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyson comes to the cage accompanied by Punch-Out!!! - Theme Song. Pineda has chosen Now or Never by Dope as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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310 lbs
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287 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mac Tyson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Sigfredo Pineda!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Tyson.
Tyson looks to land a right hand but Pineda moved out of range.
Tyson misses with a lunging right hand
and Pineda finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Pineda tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pineda shoots in for a takedown but Tyson shows good takedown defense.
Tyson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tyson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tyson swings for the body but Pineda moves out of range.
Tyson throws a sloppy body shot
and Pineda makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tyson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
It looks like Sigfredo Pineda has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Pineda.
Pineda throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tyson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pineda looks for the body kick but Tyson saw that one coming.
Tyson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pineda misses with a low kick.
Tyson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pineda manages to avoid it.
Pineda closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pineda is taking a breather. Tyson says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The fighters are battling for position here. Tyson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Pineda wants to control from the top but Tyson keeps moving.
Tyson being controlled here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Sigfredo Pineda.
Pineda tries a head kick but it misses.
Pineda gets a clinch.
Pineda with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tyson manages to break the clinch.
Pineda cracks Tyson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mac Tyson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tyson with a nice cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pineda tries to clinch up.
Tyson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tyson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Tyson.
Pineda lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tyson lands a jab to Pineda's midsection.
Nice cross by Tyson.
That has opened up Sigfredo Pineda's cut even more.
A head kick misses from Pineda.
Tyson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson lands with a right hand.
Tyson blocks a head kick by Pineda.
Pineda tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tyson throws a body punch but Pineda moves out of range.
Pineda misses with a low kick.
Pineda fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pineda fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tyson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The cut above Sigfredo Pineda's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
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 really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pineda.
Tyson cracks Pineda with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Tyson has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Pineda to stand back up!
Pineda is rocked!
Tyson lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Pineda is looking to close the distance but Tyson sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Pineda crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Pineda is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Mac Tyson!
A victorious Mac Tyson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ara Vahaber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tone Cross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vahaber comes to the cage accompanied by Dr.Dre ft. Snoop Dogg - Still Dre. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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278 lbs
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288 lbs
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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
31 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Ara Vahaber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tone Cross!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cross fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice defenses there by Cross.
Cross fails with a takedown attempt.
Cross staying out of range there.
Cross shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Vahaber's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Vahaber is looking for a triangle but Cross pushes his legs off easily.
Vahaber seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Vahaber keeping moving, preventing Cross from controlling successfully.
Vahaber not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Vahaber keeping moving, preventing Cross from controlling successfully.
Cross stands up over Vahaber, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Vahaber working a defensive guard here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cross throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vahaber works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cross got a little sloppy there for a moment and Vahaber has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Cross has managed to get both his arms back between Vahaber's legs - danger averted.
Vahaber looking for a guillotine here but Cross defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross cracks Vahaber with a solid left hand.
Vahaber is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cross is aware though and is defending well.
Vahaber is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cross defends well.
Vahaber is looking for a triangle but Cross pushes his legs off easily.
Vahaber throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Cross drops back looking for a leg! Vahaber is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Vahaber manages to kick Cross off! Cross jumps back into Vahaber's guard.
Vahaber working for a triangle but Cross defends it easily.
Cross postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Cross scoring with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vahaber trying to control the position.
Vahaber keeping moving, preventing Cross from controlling successfully.
Cross is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Vahaber is trying to keep Cross in close.
Cross trying to control but Vahaber is working from the bottom.
Vahaber is pulling down on Cross's head to control his posture.
Vahaber looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Cross postures up in Vahaber's guard and throws a big left but Vahaber blocks it.
Vahaber escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cross gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cross missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cross drops back looking for a leg! Vahaber is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Vahaber manages to kick Cross off! Cross jumps back into Vahaber's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vahaber has his foot on Cross's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cross works his way back into a safe position though.
Vahaber has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cross can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Cross thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Cross wants to control from the top but Vahaber keeps moving.
Vahaber wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Cross trying to control but Vahaber is working from the bottom.
Vahaber looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Vahaber working for a triangle but Cross defends it easily.
Vahaber is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vahaber keeping moving, preventing Cross from controlling successfully.
Cross stands up over Vahaber, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Vahaber working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cross doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cross manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Cross works over Vahaber with some ground and pound from guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cross with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Cross cracks Vahaber with a solid left hand.
Cross wants to control from the top but Vahaber keeps moving.
Cross throwing strikes from guard but Vahaber blocks nicely.
Vahaber has his foot on Cross's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cross works his way back into a safe position though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cross connects with a couple of short punches.
Cross is working Vahaber over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Cross makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Cross trying to control the position from guard on top but Vahaber is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vahaber working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cross doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cross manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tone Cross dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cross has a takedown stuffed.
Vahaber gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Cross to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Vahaber escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cross gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Tone Cross has got the better of the ground game so far.
Vahaber utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Vahaber has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cross can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Cross scoring with punches to the head and body.
Vahaber is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cross gets to his feet and stands over Vahaber, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Vahaber felt that one! Cross unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Vahaber from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tone Cross!
Tone Cross gave a mention to Popeye’s Spinach - 159 + 158 Proof Supps in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rafael dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Banks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). dos Santos comes into the arena with Daft Punk - Harder Better Faster Stronger blaring out of the sound system. Banks comes into a darkened arena with his song building. All I do Is win kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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35
155 lbs
19 - 16 - 1 |
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28
156 lbs
19 - 10 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
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World class boxer
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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
19 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Rafael dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Will Banks!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
dos Santos looks for a takedown but Banks sprawls well.
Banks lands with a good body shot.
A jab from dos Santos does it's job there.
dos Santos tries for a takedown but Banks sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nice takedown defense from Banks. No joy for dos Santos on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rafael dos Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No joy there for dos Santos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A slow jab from dos Santos misses its intended target.
dos Santos tries to sprawl but Banks drives through with a takedown into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Banks lands with a punch from half guard.
Banks wants to control but dos Santos is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Banks trying to mount his opponent but dos Santos defends it.
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!
dos Santos looking for submissions off his back.
dos Santos looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
dos Santos looking for submissions off his back.
Banks performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
dos Santos is trying to maintain the position but Banks is very close to passing his half guard.
dos Santos is trying to get back to full guard.
Banks thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed dos Santos's head.
dos Santos looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
dos Santos is refusing to be controlled, as Banks sits in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Banks prevents dos Santos from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Banks wants to control but dos Santos is keeping him busy.
dos Santos keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Banks is thwarting dos Santos's attempts to control the position.
Banks stalling.
Banks looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
dos Santos is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banks looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Will Banks wasn't active enough on the ground.
Banks throws out a loose jab but dos Santos uses good head movement to avoid it.
dos Santos is trying hard to land a takedown here. Banks sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Banks turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
dos Santos misses the jab.
dos Santos shoots in looking for a takedown but Banks manages to keep the fight standing, pushing dos Santos's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
dos Santos misses with the combination.
Banks scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
dos Santos misses with a hook. Banks ducked under it nicely.
dos Santos misses the jab.
Banks changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos swinging wildly here.
Banks throws out a powerful jab.
dos Santos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
dos Santos misses with a wild body shot.
Banks scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Banks scores with a hook to the body. dos Santos takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Banks moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
dos Santos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Banks throws out the jab.
A left lands for Banks.
Rafael dos Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Banks misses with a double jab.
dos Santos has a takedown stuffed.
Banks catches dos Santos with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Will Banks 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.
dos Santos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
dos Santos takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
dos Santos listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Banks changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
dos Santos shoots and misses
and Banks counters with a stiff right hand.
Banks lands a head kick. dos Santos smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
dos Santos shoots in looking for a takedown. Banks tries to sprawl out of it but dos Santos keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Banks manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
dos Santos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Banks counters with an outside leg kick.
Jab from Banks.
dos Santos with a poor takedown
and Banks counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rafael dos Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Banks connects with a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
dos Santos tries for a takedown but Banks circles away easily
and Banks counters with a flying knee. Nice.
This has been an exciting period of action!
dos Santos takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Will Banks seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
dos Santos drives through with a takedown into Banks's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Banks has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Will Banks.
dos Santos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Banks sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos misses with a jab to the body
and Banks counters with a nice uppercut.
A left lands for Banks.
dos Santos closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Banks to the mat! Banks manages to get full guard.
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!
Banks has dos Santos pulled in close to control his posture.
dos Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Banks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Banks looking for a sweep. Not yet Banks, not yet.
dos Santos throws a strike but Banks rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Banks postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos tries to land a sweep but no joy.
dos Santos is looking for a triangle but Banks pushes his legs off easily.
Banks is working dos Santos over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Banks trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Banks wants to control from the top but dos Santos keeps moving.
Banks passes dos Santos's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
dos Santos actively working from the bottom here.
Banks is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Banks working over dos Santos with some ground and pound. dos Santos looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Banks is looking to take a break and control but dos Santos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
dos Santos won't allow Banks to pass to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos has a hand on Banks's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Banks takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Banks landing shots from mount.
Banks punishing his opponent with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Banks breaks from dos Santos's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Banks lands with some strikes.
Banks takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Banks lands a big elbow.
Banks looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
dos Santos manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Banks lands strikes from half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
dos Santos on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
dos Santos is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Will Banks showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
dos Santos rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Banks counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Banks looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
dos Santos is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
dos Santos wants to improve his position but instead Banks has moved into half guard.
dos Santos is looking to improve his position.
Banks trying to control the action but dos Santos is working from the bottom.
Banks controlling the action here.
dos Santos is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banks wants to take a breather but dos Santos is having none of it.
Will Banks has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
dos Santos ducks right into an uppercut from Banks.
Banks fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Banks closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Banks missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Banks trying to control the action but dos Santos is working from the bottom.
dos Santos manages to get to full guard.
Banks is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
dos Santos working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Banks doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Banks manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banks trying to control but dos Santos is working from the bottom.
dos Santos working a defensive guard but Banks passes into half guard.
Banks working the head and body with strikes.
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!
Banks perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Banks takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Will Banks has got the better of the ground game so far.
Banks lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
dos Santos wants to control but Banks is keeping busy.
Banks is looking to advance position but dos Santos won't allow it.
Banks trying to control the action but dos Santos is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banks missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
dos Santos looking for submissions off his back.
Banks sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. dos Santos defending well though.
Banks is looking to take a break and control but dos Santos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Banks is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Will Banks is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Banks looking to control but dos Santos is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Banks has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Banks controlling his opponent.
dos Santos is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos is working hard here to advance position.
Banks controlling the pace for now.
dos Santos wants to control but Banks is having none of it.
Rafael dos Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Banks working dos Santos over with strikes here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
dos Santos wants to get back to his feet.
Banks content just to control the position here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
dos Santos is trying desperately to improve position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Will Banks comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Banks 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Will Banks!
Will Banks really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Milwaukee's Best 160 SALE $150 logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Diego Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jose Sanchez has chosen PELIMUSA as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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153 lbs
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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
12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Diego Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jose Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diego Sanchez tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jose Sanchez is able to avoid easily.
Diego Sanchez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jose Sanchez connects with a single shot there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jose Sanchez checks a leg kick.
Diego Sanchez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Diego Sanchez tries to score with a low kick but Jose Sanchez moves his leg out of the way.
Diego Sanchez moves out of range of the body kick.
Jose Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diego Sanchez throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A leg kick checked by Jose Sanchez.
Diego Sanchez cracks the inside of Jose Sanchez's front leg.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Diego Sanchez.
Jose Sanchez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jose Sanchez lands a jab to the head.
Diego Sanchez just misses with a punch to the body.
Diego Sanchez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Diego Sanchez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Diego Sanchez lunges at Jose Sanchez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jose Sanchez's hand.
Jose Sanchez tries a head kick but it misses.
Jose Sanchez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Diego Sanchez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jose Sanchez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diego Sanchez was well out of range. Poor timing from Jose Sanchez.
Jose Sanchez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jose Sanchez checks a leg kick.
Diego Sanchez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jose Sanchez throws a shot to the body.
Diego Sanchez is looking to slow Jose Sanchez down with leg kicks.
Jose Sanchez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jose Sanchez misses with a low kick.
Jose Sanchez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diego Sanchez.
Jose Sanchez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jose Sanchez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Diego Sanchez rather than just go for the knockout.
Jose Sanchez looks to throw the jab but Diego Sanchez is out of range.
Diego Sanchez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jose Sanchez checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Diego Sanchez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Diego Sanchez scores with a shot to the body.
Jose Sanchez swings for the body but Diego Sanchez moves out of range.
Jose Sanchez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jose Sanchez throws a front kick aimed at Diego Sanchez's knee but Diego Sanchez avoids it well.
Jose Sanchez misses with a low kick.
Jose Sanchez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Diego Sanchez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
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!
Jose Sanchez throws a front kick aimed at Diego Sanchez's knee but Diego Sanchez avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jose Sanchez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jose Sanchez throws a head kick but Diego Sanchez moves out of range.
Diego Sanchez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Diego Sanchez lands a really nice looking cross but Jose Sanchez seems unphased.
Diego Sanchez lands a body shot.
Jose Sanchez walks into a straight right hand from Diego Sanchez.
Diego Sanchez scores with a decent looking hook.
Diego Sanchez takes a swing at Jose Sanchez's ribcage but misses.
Diego Sanchez lands an overhand right.
Diego Sanchez scores with a punch to the head.
Jose Sanchez fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Diego Sanchez is out of range.
Jose Sanchez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jose Sanchez throws a body punch but Diego Sanchez moves out of range.
Diego Sanchez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A combination from Jose Sanchez does no damage.
Jose Sanchez moves into range and clinches up with Diego Sanchez.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Diego Sanchez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jose Sanchez is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diego Sanchez can't find room to land a body shot as Jose Sanchez controls the action.
Diego Sanchez managing to block the knees to the body from Jose Sanchez.
Diego Sanchez is looking to control Jose Sanchez's arms but Jose Sanchez gets an underhook and turns him. Now Diego Sanchez has his back to the cage.
Jose Sanchez tries a knee to the head but Diego Sanchez blocks it.
Diego Sanchez lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Diego Sanchez avoiding damage.
Diego Sanchez is trying to break the clinch but Jose Sanchez has him pressed against the cage.
Diego Sanchez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Diego Sanchez tries a body shot but Jose Sanchez blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jose Sanchez.
Jose Sanchez tries to work over Diego Sanchez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jose Sanchez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Diego Sanchez is defending well for now.
Diego Sanchez stalls.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jose Sanchez.
Jose Sanchez pushes Diego Sanchez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diego Sanchez lands a left hand.
Diego Sanchez scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diego Sanchez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jose Sanchez's elbow.
Diego Sanchez is leaning against Jose Sanchez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Diego Sanchez is pushing Jose Sanchez up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Jose Sanchez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Diego Sanchez misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Diego Sanchez trying to control the position but instead, Jose Sanchez has worked for underhooks and has pushed Diego Sanchez into the cage.
Jose Sanchez jumps guard but Diego Sanchez turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Sanchez dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Diego Sanchez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jose Sanchez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Diego Sanchez.
Diego Sanchez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jose Sanchezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jose Sanchez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diego Sanchez moves away.
Diego Sanchez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jose Sanchez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diego Sanchez was well out of range. Poor timing from Jose Sanchez.
Diego Sanchez scores with a jab to the body.
Diego Sanchez lands the left hand.
Jose Sanchez drops his hands momentarily and Diego Sanchez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A good leg kick by Jose Sanchez.
Diego Sanchez lands a leg kick that knocks Jose Sanchez off balance momentarily.
Diego Sanchez clobbers Jose Sanchez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diego Sanchez tries to land a front kick but Jose Sanchez steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Diego Sanchez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jose Sanchez is looking to clinch.
Diego Sanchez throws a hook but Jose Sanchez avoids it easily.
Diego Sanchez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jose Sanchez takes a swing at Diego Sanchez's ribcage but misses.
Jose Sanchez walks into a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jose Sanchez lands a nice looking body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jose Sanchez, right into the meat.
Jose Sanchez is looking to chop away at Diego Sanchez's legs.
Jose Sanchez shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Jose Sanchez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jose Sanchez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Diego Sanchez.
Jose Sanchez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jose Sanchez lands a nice looking body shot.
A clash of legs there as Diego Sanchez blocks the low kick.
Diego Sanchez throws out a loose jab but Jose Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diego Sanchez lands with an uppercut that bounces Jose Sanchez off the cage and back into range.
Jose Sanchez misses with a straight right.
Diego Sanchez tries a head kick but it misses.
Diego Sanchez is winning the standup battle so far.
Jose Sanchez throws a leg kick
and Diego Sanchez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jose Sanchez cracks the inside of Diego Sanchez's front leg.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jose Sanchez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Diego Sanchez.
Diego Sanchez catches Jose Sanchez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diego Sanchez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jose Sanchez.
Diego Sanchez is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jose Sanchez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diego Sanchez throws out the jab.
Diego Sanchez takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Diego Sanchez missing with a left hand there. Jose Sanchez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jose Sanchez scores with a spinning back kick!
Jose Sanchez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Diego Sanchez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jose Sanchez lands a front kick.
Jose Sanchez slips under a jab.
Jose Sanchez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Diego Sanchez doesn't seem bothered though.
Diego Sanchez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Both fighters circling a little - Jose Sanchez finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jose Sanchez throws a sloppy head kick and Diego Sanchez moves out of range easily.
A swing and a miss from Diego Sanchez.
Jose Sanchez checks a low kick from Diego Sanchez.
Jose Sanchez lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jose Sanchez.
Some wild striking there from Jose Sanchez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diego Sanchez moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Diego Sanchez scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jose Sanchez misses with a wild combination.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jose Sanchez.
Jose Sanchez throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Diego Sanchez's head.
Jose Sanchez tries to clinch but Diego Sanchez is having none of it.
Jose Sanchez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Diego Sanchez.
Jose Sanchez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jose Sanchez wants to slow Diego Sanchez down by chopping away at his legs.
Jose Sanchez throws a hook to the side of Diego Sanchez's head but Diego Sanchez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Diego Sanchez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jose Sanchez was well out of range. Poor timing from Diego Sanchez.
Some bone on bone action there as Diego Sanchez checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jose Sanchez scores with a nice strike.
Diego Sanchez throws a body punch but Jose Sanchez moves out of range.
Diego Sanchez scores with a hook to the body. Jose Sanchez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diego Sanchez connects with a right hand. Jose Sanchez shakes it off.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Diego Sanchez crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Jose Sanchez - the referee stops the clock and Diego Sanchez gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Jose Sanchez. Diego Sanchez manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diego Sanchez scores with a leg kick.
Jose Sanchez just misses with a punch to the body.
Jose Sanchez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jose Sanchez throws a hook but Diego Sanchez avoids it easily.
Diego Sanchez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jose Sanchez has time to react.
Diego Sanchez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jose Sanchez throws a solid leg kick but Diego Sanchez takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jose Sanchez.
Jose Sanchez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jose Sanchez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Diego Sanchez thuds his right hand into Jose Sanchez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Diego Sanchez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Diego Sanchez scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jose Sanchez swings for the body but Diego Sanchez moves out of range.
Diego Sanchez misses with a low kick.
Jose Sanchez throws a jab but it's blocked by Diego Sanchez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jose Sanchez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Diego Sanchez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Diego Sanchez blocks a head kick by Jose Sanchez.
Diego Sanchez throws a shot to the body.
Diego Sanchez walks into a left hand.
Diego Sanchez lands a nice shot to the body.
Jose Sanchez swings for the body but Diego Sanchez moves out of range.
Diego Sanchez works Jose Sanchez's body with a nice hook.
Diego Sanchez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diego Sanchez will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Jose Sanchez looks to land a left hand but Diego Sanchez moved out of range nicely.
Jose Sanchez throws a head kick that misses.
Jose Sanchez looks to score with a jab to the body but Diego Sanchez is just out of range.
Diego Sanchez moves forwards but Jose Sanchez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Diego Sanchez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nice defenses there by Jose Sanchez.
Diego Sanchez checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jose Sanchez lands a two punch combo.
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!
Diego Sanchez misses with an uppercut. Jose Sanchez saw that one coming.
Jose Sanchez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Jose Sanchez misses.
Diego Sanchez moves out of range as Jose Sanchez strikes.
Diego Sanchez connects with a nice looking jab.
Diego Sanchez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diego Sanchez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Diego Sanchez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A swing and a miss from Diego Sanchez.
Jose Sanchez checks the leg kick.
Jose Sanchez catches Diego Sanchez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jose Sanchez throws a leg kick that misses.
Jose Sanchez looks for the body kick but Diego Sanchez saw that one coming.
Diego Sanchez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nice defenses there by Jose Sanchez.
A punch lands to the side of Diego Sanchez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jose Sanchez jabs Diego Sanchez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Diego Sanchez blocks a low kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jose Sanchez misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jose Sanchez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Diego Sanchez, right into the meat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jose Sanchez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diego Sanchez was well out of range. Poor timing from Jose Sanchez.
Jose Sanchez looks to land a body kick but Diego Sanchez moved away.
Jose Sanchez throws a leg kick which misses Diego Sanchez's front leg but catches the back leg as Diego Sanchez tries to avoid it.
Jose Sanchez throws a leg kick
and Diego Sanchez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jose Sanchez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Diego Sanchez lands with a nice body punch.
Jose Sanchez misses with a body kick.
Diego Sanchez feints and then cracks Jose Sanchez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jose Sanchez down.
Jose Sanchez's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Diego Sanchez connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jose Sanchez scrambles back to his feet.
Jose Sanchez lands a nice shot to the body.
Diego Sanchez connects with a crisp jab.
Diego Sanchez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jose Sanchez's head.
Diego Sanchez lands a right hook to the body.
Diego Sanchez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Diego Sanchez's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jose Sanchez under the eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diego Sanchez staying out of range there.
Diego Sanchez moves out of range as Jose Sanchez strikes.
Diego Sanchez throws a hook but Jose Sanchez blocks it.
Jose Sanchez moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jose Sanchez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Diego Sanchez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Diego Sanchez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Diego Sanchez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Diego Sanchez, as that shot connected.
Diego Sanchez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Diego 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.
Jose Sanchez misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Diego Sanchez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jose Sanchez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Diego Sanchez misses the shot to the body.
Diego Sanchez slips a jab from Jose Sanchez.
Diego Sanchez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diego Sanchez lands a lovely overhand right.
Diego Sanchez loads up on a big right hand but Jose Sanchez slips the punch.
Jose Sanchez throws a leg kick but Diego Sanchez moved away.
Jose Sanchez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Diego Sanchez in his tracks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jose Sanchez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Diego Sanchez connects with a looping right hand.
Jose Sanchez lands a nice shot that snaps Diego Sanchez's head back.
A decent looking cross lands there for Diego Sanchez.
Diego Sanchez jabs Jose Sanchez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Diego Sanchez is looking to land body kicks.
Diego Sanchez just misses with a punch to the body.
Diego Sanchez avoids the head kick by Jose Sanchez.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jose Sanchez tries to land a front kick but Diego Sanchez steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jose Sanchez misses with a straight right.
Diego Sanchez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jose Sanchez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Diego Sanchez.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jose Sanchez.
I think Jose Sanchez has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jose Sanchez!
After winning the bout, Jose Sanchez thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
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C |
G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
100% |
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