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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Josh Scales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregorio Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Josh Scales has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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155 lbs
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166 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Josh Scales!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gregorio Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scales shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Scales controls from within his opponent's guard.
Scales decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Sanchez lands with a right hand.
Scales will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Scales looks for a takedown but Sanchez sprawls well.
Scales is breathing heavily.
Sanchez misses with a two punch combination.
Nice sprawl there from Sanchez as Scales shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Scales. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanchez scores with a nice head shot.
Sanchez lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sanchez.
Sanchez stalks Scales and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Scales's face. Scales staggers backwards, shaken.
Scales thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sanchez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sanchez lands a right hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scales showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sanchez.
Sanchez moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Sanchez misses with a wild combination.
Sanchez throws a right hand that Scales ducks under and follows up with a left that Scales also avoids with ease.
Scales avoids a punch combination nicely.
Scales lands a slapping body shot.
Sanchez misses with a double jab.
Sanchez connects with a looping right hand.
A cross from Sanchez lands.
Nice uppercut there from Sanchez.
Sanchez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sanchez cracks Scales with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sanchez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sanchez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Sanchez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Scales misses with a body shot.
Scales fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Scales.
Sanchez throws a nice looking combination but Scales bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sanchez misses with a hook to the body
and Scales cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sanchez lands with an uppercut that bounces Scales off the cage and back into rage.
Some wild striking there from Sanchez.
Sanchez swinging wilding here.
Scales looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gregorio Sanchez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Scales has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Sanchez misses with a looping right.
Scales avoids a punch combination nicely.
Scales tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sanchez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sanchez lands a slapping body shot.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Scales moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Scales sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sanchez tries to keep at a distance but Scales has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sanchez misses with some punches.
Sanchez throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Scales.
Scales's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sanchez is working the combinations to good effect here.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Scales moves out of range.
Scales really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Scales scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sanchez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Scales wants to clinch.
Sanchez has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Scales tries for a takedown but Sanchez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Scales takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sanchez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sanchez misses the shot to the body.
Sanchez is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!Scales had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Sanchez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Scales counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sanchez throws a nice looking combination but Scales bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Scales moves out of range.
Sanchez slips a jab and a cross from Scales.
Scales keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sanchez.
Scales tries to clinch but Sanchez moves out of range.
Scales rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sanchez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sanchez scores with a decent looking hook.
Scales on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sanchez's corner calls for a 1-2. Sanchez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sanchez misses with a double jab.
Sanchez tries to keep at a distance but Scales has taken the fight into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Sanchez fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Scales.
Scales breaks the clinch.
Sanchez tries to bum rush Scales with a series of wild strikes but Scales uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sanchez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sanchez throws a jab but it's blocked by Scales.
Scales throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Some wild striking there from Sanchez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Scales dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sanchez misses with a double jab
and Scales counters with a shoot takedown. Sanchez fights it but they end up in guard.
Sanchez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Scales manages to get himself to full guard.
Scales manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Scales trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sanchez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scales throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Scales punishing his opponent with strikes.
Scales looking to control but Sanchez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanchez tries to lock up and control but Scales gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sanchez is trying to escape the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Scales wants to control the pace but Sanchez is squirming around nicely.
Sanchez tries to lock up and control but Scales gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Scales fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scales tries to control but Sanchez wriggling away.
Scales will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sanchez manages to control the position for a moment.
Sanchez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Scales. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Scales with good strikes from the mount here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sanchez working to try and regain half guard.
Sanchez is squirming around, avoiding Scales's attempts to control the action.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sanchez is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Scales dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Scales swinging wilding here.
Scales will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sanchez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Scales has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Scales there as he acknowledges the shot.
Scales drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sanchez stalks Scales and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Scales's face. Scales staggers backwards, shaken.
Josh Scales is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A jab lands there for Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a double jab
and Scales counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Sanchez's guard now.
Scales slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Sanchez tries to bench press Scales off him but Scales keeps the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Scales tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Sanchez tries to improve position but can't.
Scales is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Scales decides to take the fight back to the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sanchez lands a head shot.
Sanchez misses with the combination.
Sanchez lands a jab to the head.
Sanchez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Scales throws a right hand that Sanchez ducks under and follows up with a left that Sanchez also avoids with ease.
Scales moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sanchez.
Scales shoots for a takedown but Sanchez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sanchez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Scales stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sanchez misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scales throws a right hand that Sanchez ducks under and follows up with a left that Sanchez also avoids with ease.
Sanchez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Scales misses with a series of wild punches.
Sanchez scores with a body shot.
Sanchez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sanchez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Scales counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Scales is stalling here. Sanchez is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Scales seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Sanchez has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Scales can't do much from the bottom here.
Gregorio Sanchez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Scales is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Josh Scales showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Scales, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josh Scales!
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RATING
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