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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cal Klos (ranked 655 p4p, 1573 weight class) and Yes Man Sanchez (ranked 83 p4p, 206 weight class). Klos kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Our Father Enki. The crowd seem to be enjoying Sanchez's choice of entrance music: Yes - Owner of a lonely heart. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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 19 - 13 - 1, fighting out of London, Cal Klos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 25 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yes Man Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klos throws a combination. Sanchez tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Klos misses with a straight left.
Sanchez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Klos throws a jab but it's blocked by Sanchez.
Klos looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sanchez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Klos throwing a counter right hand but Sanchez manages to avoid it.
Sanchez misses with a left hand
and Klos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sanchez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Klos lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Klos throws a hook but Sanchez avoids it easily.
Sanchez drops his hands momentarily and Klos takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sanchez dodges the punch combination from Klos.
Sanchez defending well as Klos loads up on a big left hand.
Sanchez pushes Klos up against the cage in a clinch.
Sanchez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Klos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Klos scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sanchez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Klos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sanchez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Klos.
Sanchez moves out of range as Klos strikes.
Sanchez misses with a wild body shot.
Sanchez lands the left hand.
Sanchez throws out a loose jab but Klos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Klos has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sanchez finds it's way round the side to connect with Klos's head.
A good leg kick by Sanchez.
Sanchez doesn't manage to clinch there - Klos circles away.
Klos misses with a hook.
Sanchez now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Klos takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sanchez dips to his left and cracks Klos with an uppercut!
Klos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sanchez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sanchez scores with a three 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!
Klos shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Sanchez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Klos throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sanchez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klos scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sanchez seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Klos makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sanchez keeping moving, preventing Klos from controlling successfully.
Sanchez managing to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klos scoring with punches to the head and body.
Klos lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Klos is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Klos throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sanchez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Klos in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Klos postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Klos scoring with punches to the head and body.
Klos postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sanchez trying to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Klos controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Sanchez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Klos manages to avoid it.
It looked like Klos was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A punch combination from Klos misses.
Cal Klos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Klos misses.
Klos fails with the takedown
and Sanchez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sanchez connects with a single shot there.
Decent striking displayed by Klos there.
Yes Man Sanchez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sanchez pushes Klos away with a front kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Klos takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Sanchez throws a one two combo.
Sanchez has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Klos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sanchez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Cal Klos will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sanchez lands a right hook to the body.
Klos sizes up Sanchez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Klos takes one on the button.
Cal Klos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Klos throws a big shot that misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Sanchez misses.
Klos feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Klos throws a strike but Sanchez rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Klos is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sanchez defends well.
Sanchez sitting in guard here, content to control.
Sanchez gets to his feet. Klos looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klos lands a really nice looking cross but Sanchez seems unphased.
Sanchez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sanchez slips a straight right by Klos.
Sanchez misses with a kick to the body.
Klos blocks a head kick by Sanchez.
Yes Man Sanchez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sanchez ducks under a wild hook from Klos.
Klos moves out of range as Sanchez strikes.
Jab, jab by Sanchez - just one landing.
Klos throws a hook to the side of Sanchez's head but Sanchez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Crunch! Sanchez slams his shin into Klos's torso.
Klos lands an overhand right.
Klos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sanchez circles away quickly and effectively.
Klos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sanchez.
Klos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sanchez.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanchez moves away from the strike by Klos.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klos stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a jab but it's blocked by Klos.
A slow jab from Klos misses its intended target.
Sanchez throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Klos.
Klos goes for a double leg but Sanchez avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Sanchez continues to drive forward.
Klos lands a head shot.
Klos takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sanchez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sanchez moves away from the strike by Klos.
A punch combination from Klos misses.
Klos is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sanchez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Klos lands a jab-cross combination.
A big left from Klos misses.
Sanchez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sanchez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Klos throwing a counter right hand but Sanchez manages to avoid it.
Klos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sanchez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez connects with a leg kick.
Sanchez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Klos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sanchez lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Klos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sanchez.
Klos throwing a counter right hand but Sanchez manages to avoid it.
Sanchez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Klos moves away.
The fighters circling - Klos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Klos misses with a hook. Sanchez ducked under it nicely.
Klos avoids the head kick by Sanchez.
Sanchez cracks a nice hook into Klos's ribs.
Sanchez connects with a body shot that sends Klos's belly button to the back.
Sanchez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sanchez moves out of range as Klos strikes.
A left lands for Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Klos stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Klos misses with a two punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klos takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sanchez misses with a hook.
Sanchez misses with a wild body shot.
No joy there for Sanchez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Klos with a jab.
Sanchez misses the shot to the body.
Klos is looking for a counter combo.
Klos tries to bum rush Sanchez with a series of wild strikes but Sanchez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No joy there for Klos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sanchez lunges at Klos with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Klos's hand.
Sanchez just misses with a punch to the body.
Sanchez scores with the left hand. Klos knows he should have avoided that one.
Klos dives in and scores a takedown into Sanchez's guard.
Sanchez is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanchez gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yes Man Sanchez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Nice uppercut there from Sanchez.
Sanchez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Klos manages to avoid it.
Klos misses with an uppercut.
Klos takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sanchez looks to land a combination but Klos avoids it well.
Sanchez misses with an uppercut.
Klos swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Klos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sanchez.
Sanchez connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Klos.
Sanchez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Klos counters with a left and a right that stings Sanchez.
Jab from Sanchez.
Klos misses with an uppercut.
Sanchez now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanchez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Klos wants a takedown.
Klos drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Klos tries to pull guard but Sanchez won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cal Klos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sanchez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Klos avoiding damage as Sanchez throws knees to the body.
Sanchez misses with an elbow over the top.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sanchez.
Sanchez tries a body shot but Klos blocks it.
Klos is trying to drag Sanchez to the mat but Sanchez just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Sanchez misses with an elbow over the top.
Klos has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Sanchez uses from the top position.
Klos controls Sanchez momentarily but Sanchez frees himself.
Klos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Klos holds on and takes a little breather.
Klos throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Sanchez avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Klos working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Sanchez throws a sloppy head kick and Klos moves out of range easily.
Sanchez lands a right hook to the body.
Klos shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sanchez pinned against the cage. Sanchez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sanchez scores with a head kick. Klos tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Klos shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sanchez as he jumps to the side.
Sanchez now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Klos connects with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez fakes the leg kick and cracks Klos in the body.
Klos takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Sanchez moves into range and connects with a jab.
Klos connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Klos loads up on a big right hand but Sanchez slips the punch.
Sanchez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Klos.
Sanchez throws a shot from downtown. Klos moves away and avoids it.
Klos went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Klos drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Klos ducks right into an uppercut from Sanchez.
Klos takes one to the side of the head.
Sanchez throws the kick towards the body but Klos avoids it.
Sanchez works Klos's body with a nice hook.
Klos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sanchez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yes Man Sanchez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yes Man Sanchez!
Yes Man Sanchez 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.
Cal Klos was interviewed post fight and said 'Tonight wasn't my night, but I'll be back soon to kick some ass. '.
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