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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yes Man Sanchez (ranked 203 p4p, 31 weight class) and Joe Smith (ranked 360 p4p, 46 weight class). Sanchez comes to the cage accompanied by Yes - Owner of a lonely heart. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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194 lbs
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Great wrestler
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
37 - 20 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yes Man Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Smith!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shirou Masuda and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez blocks a head kick by Smith.
Sanchez appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Smith throws a good cross that connects.
Smith jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sanchez lands a head kick. Smith smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Sanchez misses with a wild body shot.
Smith throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sanchez checks a leg kick nicely.
Smith throws a push kick but Sanchez slaps the foot to one side.
Sanchez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Smith backs up against the cage.
Smith waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sanchez.
Sanchez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Smith wants to clinch up but Sanchez keeps it at a distance.
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch but Smith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sanchez looks to land a left hand but Smith moved out of range nicely.
Smith pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sanchez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sanchez checks it well.
Sanchez wants to clinch up but Smith keeps it at a distance.
Smith looks to land a body kick but Sanchez moved away.
Smith avoids the head kick by Sanchez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sanchez. Sanchez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sanchez lands with a shot to the body.
Smith misses with the combination.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick and Sanchez moves out of range easily.
Joe Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smith buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Smith.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanchez moves away.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sanchez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smith chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Smith takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Smith misses with a low kick.
Smith lands a glancing blow to the side of Sanchez's head.
Smith misses with a lunging right hand
and Sanchez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanchez with a jab.
Smith lands a jab-cross combination.
Smith tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've been informed that Smith 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.
Sanchez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sanchez there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez lands with a kick to the temple. Smith shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Smith moves out of range.
Smith appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sanchez moves out of range as Smith strikes.
Sanchez throws a head kick but Smith moves out of range.
Sanchez has closed the distance and engaged Smith in a clinch.
Smith swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smith gets through Sanchez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sanchez missing with knees to the body.
Sanchez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sanchez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Smith throws a series of punches but Sanchez avoids them all with ease.
A quick step to the side and Sanchez tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sanchez walks into a jab.
A low kick from Smith is predictable there
enabling Sanchez to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice body punch from Sanchez.
Smith missing with a left hand there. Sanchez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Smith cracks the inside of Sanchez's front leg.
Sanchez throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A jab from Smith misses.
Smith wants to land a leg kick but Sanchez is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez moves into the clinch.
Smith working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Smith struggles to land a body shot inside as Sanchez controls his hands.
Sanchez lands an elbow inside that Smith shrugs off.
It looks like Joe Smith has been cut.
Sanchez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sanchez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sanchez lands a left hand.
Sanchez throws an elbow that misses.
Smith stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Smith tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sanchez's elbow.
Sanchez is trying to break free.
Smith misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sanchez.
Nice body punch from Smith.
Smith avoids a wild elbow strike from Sanchez.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smith.
Smith lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Smith fails to land.
Sanchez misses with an elbow strike.
Sanchez blocks a body shot from Smith.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith digs a right hand into Sanchez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sanchez's gas tank.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sanchez.
Smith misses with a punch to the body.
Sanchez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Smith working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sanchez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smith jabs Sanchez right on the nose. Sanchez blinks but takes it well.
Smith closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Sanchez throws a hook but Smith avoids it easily.
Smith wants to slow Sanchez down by chopping away at his legs.
Sanchez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Smiths jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Smith lands a nice looking body kick.
Nice straight punches there by Sanchez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sanchez.
Smith lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sanchez thuds his right hand into Smith's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith connects with a solid leg kick.
Sanchez wants to land a leg kick but Smith is out of range.
Smith misses with a low kick.
Sanchez lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Joe Smith will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Joe Smith's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Smith jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sanchez thuds a left hand into Smith's body.
Sanchez gets tackled into the cage by Smith. Smith maintains the clinch.
Smith misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smith misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Smith misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sanchez is trying to break free.
Smith throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Sanchez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sanchez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sanchez cracks Smith with a right hand to the side of the head.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith misses with a leg kick
and Sanchez counters with a nice uppercut.
Sanchez throws a front kick that sends Smith stumbling back into the cage.
Smith throws a low kick, looking for Sanchez's leg but Sanchez calmly moves out of range.
Sanchez throws a big counter combination but Smith scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Smith lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sanchez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sanchez's sensitive parts.
Sanchez connects with a single shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Smith.
Smith scores with a spinning back kick!
Smith throws a body punch but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Smith lands a leg kick that knocks Sanchez off balance momentarily.
Sanchez misses with a wild body shot.
Smith throws a leg kick but Sanchez moved away.
Sanchez lands a nice looking kick to the body. Smith takes a step back to recover.
Smith scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Joe Smith seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sanchez throws a front kick aimed at Smith's knee but Smith avoids it well.
Smith throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sanchez.
A little feinted left hand from Sanchez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sanchez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sanchez checks a leg kick.
Smith fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sanchez on the side of the head.
Smith avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sanchez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smith moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Smith misses with a body shot.
Smith misses with a right hand
and Sanchez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanchez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sanchez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Sanchez.
Smith feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sanchez's calf.
Sanchez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smith.
Smith tries to bum rush Sanchez with a series of wild strikes but Sanchez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Smith cracks a nice hook into Sanchez's ribs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Smith.
Sanchez ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Sanchez misses with a wild combination.
Smith misses with a looping left.
A solid body kick from Smith.
Sanchez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Smith fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sanchez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Smith.
Sanchez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smith.
Smith displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sanchez throws out the jab.
Smith cracks the inside of Sanchez's front leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands a leg kick that knocks Sanchez off balance momentarily.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses.
Sanchez avoids the body shot from Smith.
Smith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Sanchez.
Smith feints a counter leg kick.
The fighters circling - Sanchez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sanchez throws a hook to the side of Smith's head but Smith sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sanchez is looking to slow Smith down with leg kicks.
Smith misses with a hook. Sanchez ducked under it nicely.
Sanchez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sanchez looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
Sanchez thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Smith if he has to take too many more of those.
Smith scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sanchez in his tracks.
Sanchez moves out of range as Smith throws a body kick.
Smith scores with a punch to the head.
Smith throws out a powerful jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Smith.
Sanchez throws the kick towards the body but Smith avoids it.
Smith looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a head kick but Smith moves out of range.
Smith motions for Sanchez to come forward. Smith throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sanchez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Good work by Sanchez as he checks the leg kick.
Smith lands with a right hand.
Sanchez loads up on a big right hand but Smith slips the punch.
Smith steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sanchez.
Smith throws out a leg kick but Sanchez moves out of range and Smith only half commits.
Sanchez walks forward, straight into a front kick from Smith.
Smith fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sanchez checks it well.
A jab from Sanchez misses.
Sanchez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Sanchez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanchez on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sanchez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Smith misses with a straight right.
Smith misses the jab.
Sanchez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Smith showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Joe Smith's cut.
That's time! Sanchez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Smith lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sanchez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Smith scores with a jab.
Sanchez throws a head kick but Smith moves out of range.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick
letting Sanchez counter with a right hand.
Sanchez avoids a kick to the body.
Smith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sanchez.
Nice shot lands for Sanchez.
A big left from Smith misses.
Sanchez bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Smith's head backwards.
Smith dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sanchez. That did some damage!
Smith on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sanchez. Sanchez obviously looking to wear him down.
Sanchez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanchez blocks the body kick.
Smith misses with a double jab.
Sanchez's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Smith connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sanchez scrambles back to his feet.
Sanchez misses with a low kick.
Smith connects with a looping right hand.
Smith pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.
Sanchez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
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.
Smith misses with an attempted mid kick.
Smith throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sanchez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Smith throws a leg kick but Sanchez checks it.
Sanchez swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
Smith throws a shot from downtown. Sanchez moves away and avoids it.
A head kick misses from Sanchez.
Smith misses with a hook
and Sanchez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Smith turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Smith feints and then cracks Sanchez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sanchez down.
Sanchez throws a hook but Smith blocks it.
Sanchez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith misses with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a hook to the side of Smith's head but Smith sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Smith tries to work over Sanchez's front leg with a kick but Sanchez checks it.
Sanchez lands a jab to the head.
Sanchez throws a half hearted mid kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Smith.
Smith connects with a single shot there.
Sanchez loads up on a big right hand but Smith slips the punch.
Smith uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smith misses with a low kick.
Smith misses with a looping right.
Smith throws a nice inside leg kick.
Smith scores with a nice body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Sanchez misses the target.
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sanchez will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Smith takes a kick to the side of the head.
Sanchez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanchez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez cracks Smith with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sanchez throws a right and a left that Smith avoids nicely.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Smith finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sanchez is looking to counter punch.
Sanchez looks to land a left hand but Smith moved out of range nicely.
Sanchez moves out of range of the body kick from Smith.
Sanchez throwing a counter right hand but Smith manages to avoid it.
Sanchez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Smith can pounce on him.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses.
Sanchez moves out of range of the body kick.
Joe Smith is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Smith bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sanchez's head.
Smith moves into the clinch successfully.
Sanchez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sanchez lands a left hand.
Smith lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sanchez backwards.
Sanchez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smith.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Smith.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith managing to block the knees to the body from Sanchez.
Sanchez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sanchez blocks an uppercut.
Sanchez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sanchez tries to break free but Smith pushes him back against the cage.
Sanchez working aggressively here.
Sanchez pushes off an throws an elbow but Smith leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sanchez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yes Man Sanchez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sanchez misses with a body punch.
Sanchez prevents a body shot from Smith.
Sanchez misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Joe Smith.
Well Smith 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Smith!
Joe Smith very nearly forgot to thank IniTech Nutrition amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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