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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Sanchez (ranked 5003 p4p, 7361 weight class) and Damu Umada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pablo Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Damu Umada!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, John Kavanagh and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Umada tries to sprawl but Sanchez drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Umada looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Sanchez takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Sanchez is trying to control the action in half guard but Umada is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sanchez lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sanchez wants to free his trapped foot but Umada is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Sanchez in particular looking to stall.
Sanchez is working for a kimura but Umada is defending it quite comfortably.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Umada on the ground.
Umada wants to improve his position but Sanchez is controlling well.
Umada is defending against the submission attempts here by Sanchez.
Sanchez stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Sanchez wants to get back to his feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sanchez shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Umada manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Umada keeping moving, preventing Sanchez from controlling successfully.
Sanchez looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez trying to control the position from guard on top but Umada is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sanchez stands and throws Umada's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Sanchez decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Sanchez was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez tries to advance to mount but Umada denies him.
Umada tries to buck Sanchez off but Sanchez is having none of it.
Sanchez lands an elbow.
Sanchez taking a breather here.
Umada takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sanchez grinds an elbow into Umada's temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Sanchez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Damu Umada's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sanchez shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Umada manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Sanchez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Umada swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sanchez drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Umada manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Sanchez has Umada in his guard.
Umada wants to control from the top but Sanchez keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Umada is breathing heavily.
Sanchez trying to keep a closed guard but Umada is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez tries to strike from the bottom.
Sanchez looking to control.
Sanchez looking for a sweep. Not yet Sanchez, not yet.
Sanchez throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.
Sanchez wants to sweep here but Umada controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanchez is working hard here to advance position.
Sanchez lands a decent shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Sanchez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sanchez is trying to control the action in half guard but Umada is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sanchez is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Umada!
Sanchez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Umada is looking to escape.
Sanchez putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez looking to finish Umada with some ground and pound. This is bad for Umada!
Sanchez looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Umada tries to reverse the position but Sanchez maintains control.
Sanchez stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Sanchez shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Umada is trying to defend but Sanchez finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Sanchez moves nicely into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Umada is working to avoid the ground and pound but Sanchez connects with a decent elbow.
Sanchez is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Umada is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Sanchez scoring with punches and elbows.
Umada stops Sanchez from passing to mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Umada takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Umada takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Sanchez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Damu Umada's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Umada keeps the fight on the outside.
Sanchez scores with a takedown into Umada's guard.
Sanchez sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Sanchez with a nice head shot there.
Our spies down at at Cozad MMA New York inform us that Umada has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Sanchez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez is working Umada over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sanchez looking to pass the guard.
Umada takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Umada has a closed guard, preventing Sanchez from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez drops back looking for a leg! Umada is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Umada manages to kick Sanchez off! Sanchez jumps back into Umada's guard.
Sanchez chips away with some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sanchez's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sanchez advances position into side control!
Sanchez looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez trying to control the action but Umada is working from the bottom.
Sanchez moves into full mount!
Sanchez tries to control but Umada wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Umada in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Sanchez stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Sanchez is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Umada's half guard.
Ground and pound from Sanchez.
Sanchez trying to pass the guard but Umada defending well.
Umada is defending against the submission attempts here by Sanchez.
Sanchez is keen to just control but Umada is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sanchez is trying to control the action in half guard but Umada is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sanchez is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Umada doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sanchez.
Sanchez is taking a breather. Umada 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.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pablo Sanchez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sanchez, 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 John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pablo Sanchez!
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RATING
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