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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Tomcic (ranked 560 p4p, 2565 weight class) and Tim Sanchez (ranked 74 p4p, 251 weight class). Sanchez comes into a darkened arena with his song building. I'll Never Get Out Of This World Alive kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Tim Sanchez acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Good wrestling
Great low kicks
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
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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 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladimir Tomcic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tim Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Alyssa Summers and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tomcic is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sanchez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tomcic throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sanchez lands a right hook to the body.
Tomcic scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sanchez cracks Tomcic with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tomcic tries a head kick but it misses.
Tomcic takes one on the button.
It looks like Vladimir Tomcic has been cut.
Tomcic takes one to the chin there.
Sanchez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tomcic manages to avoid it.
Sanchez throws a body punch but Tomcic moves out of range.
Tomcic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sanchez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tomcic looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Tomcic misses with a jab to the body
and Sanchez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tomcic with a poor takedown
and Sanchez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
An inside leg kick from Tomcic misses.
Tomcic fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sanchez doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vladimir Tomcic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tomcic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tomcic takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Sanchez coming out on top.
Tomcic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big right from Tomcic misses.
Tomcic doesn't manage to clinch there - Sanchez circles away.
Tomcic loads up on a big right hand but Sanchez slips the punch.
Tomcic tries to clinch up but Sanchez circles away and keeps his distance.
Tomcic clinches.
Sanchez gets through Tomcic's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sanchez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tomcic softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tomcic.
Tomcic can't find room to land a body shot as Sanchez controls the action.
I was talking to Tomcic's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Tomcic throws a punch but it's blocked by Sanchez.
Tomcic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tomcic misses with a knee to the head.
Sanchez prevents a takedown attempt there.
Tomcic struggles to land a body shot inside as Sanchez controls his hands.
Tomcic swings wildly with an uppercut but Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Tomcic fails to land.
Tomcic pushes Sanchez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tomcic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sanchez throws an elbow that misses.
Tomcic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sanchez misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Sanchez - that landed with a thud.
Sanchez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tomcic backwards.
Tomcic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sanchez lands a shot to the body.
Sanchez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tomcic has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tomcic working aggressively here.
Sanchez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tomcic is leaning against Sanchez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sanchez lands an uppercut.
Tomcic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sanchez can't find room to land a body shot as Tomcic controls the action.
Sanchez throws an elbow that misses.
A short right from Sanchez on the inside.
Tomcic misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomcic lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sanchez or not.
Sanchez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tomcic backwards.
Sanchez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tomcic blocking some punches.
Sanchez misses with some punches.
Tomcic lands a right hand.
Tomcic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tomcic is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Sanchez lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Tomcic.
Sanchez lands with a left to the head.
Sanchez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sanchez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sanchez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tomcic lands with a right to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sanchez takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short uppercut from Tomcic.
Sanchez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sanchez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sanchez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tomcic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sanchez can't find room to land a body shot as Tomcic controls the action.
Tomcic misses with a knee to the head.
Good body shot from Tomcic.
Tomcic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sanchez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tomcic backwards.
Sanchez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sanchez struggles to land a body shot inside as Tomcic controls his hands.
Sanchez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tomcic's elbow.
Sanchez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tomcic backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Sanchez.
Sanchez can't find room to land a body shot as Tomcic controls the action.
Tomcic tries to throw a body punch but Sanchez avoids it by throwing Tomcic back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Sanchez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sanchez stalling the fight.
Sanchez lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanchez presses Tomcic against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sanchez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sanchez looking to throw knees to the head but Tomcic is blocking nicely.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sanchez looking to throw knees to the head but Tomcic is blocking nicely.
Tomcic using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sanchez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Sanchez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vladimir Tomcic's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tomcic fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sanchez checks it well.
Tomcic throws a right hand that misses
letting Sanchez counter with a right hand.
Tomcic pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sanchez is out of range and Tomcic settles back down.
Sanchez lands a right hook to the body.
Tomcic throws a sloppy head kick and Sanchez moves out of range easily.
Sanchez defending well as Tomcic loads up on a big left hand.
Tomcic throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Sanchez to counter with a crisp jab.
Tomcic looks to clinch
and Sanchez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tomcic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tomcic throws a head kick but Sanchez moves out of range.
Tomcic connects with a leg kick.
A low kick from Tomcic misses
letting Sanchez counter with a right hand.
Tomcic throws a leg kick
and Sanchez counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tomcic takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tomcic is rocked!
Tomcic takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Oh Tomcic is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tomcic walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Sanchez swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tim Sanchez!
Tim Sanchez thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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hype
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