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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Sanchez (ranked 4008 p4p, 2046 weight class) and Bung Popper (ranked 500 p4p, 299 weight class). Sanchez comes to the cage accompanied by Duele El Carazon. Jesus Sanchez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jesus Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bung Popper!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Popper blocks the body kick.
Sanchez avoids the head kick by Popper.
Sanchez throws a left that rocks Popper and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Sanchez dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Popper regain composure!
Popper is rocked!
It looks like Bung Popper has been cut.
Sanchez tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Popper is still in real trouble! Can Sanchez finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
You can see the frustration on Popper's face as Sanchez controls the position.
Sanchez is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Popper has escaped the position, nice work there.
Popper dodges the ground and pound from Sanchez.
Sanchez trying to control the position but Popper is working away.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Popper seems to have recovered his senses.
Popper prevents Sanchez from improving position.
Sanchez controls the position.
Sanchez advances nicely into full mount.
Sanchez can't control as he wanted to and Popper manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Sanchez in particular looking to stall.
Popper is refusing to be controlled, as Sanchez sits in half guard.
Popper wants to improve his position but Sanchez is controlling well.
Sanchez trying to control the pace.
Sanchez is working for a kimura but Popper is defending it quite comfortably.
Sanchez is working for a kimura but Popper is defending it quite comfortably.
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 prevents Popper from improving his position.
Sanchez is working for a submission of some sort.
Sanchez looks to land a strike but Popper avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is looking to work some ground and pound but Popper has wrist control.
Sanchez trying to control the position from guard on top but Popper is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sanchez lands a couple of elbows.
Popper is trying to keep Sanchez in close.
Sanchez looking to pass the guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Sanchez trying to control the position from guard on top but Popper is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Sanchez misses with a head kick.
Popper lands a leg kick that knocks Sanchez off balance momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Sanchez looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Sanchez is looking to take a break and control but Popper is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sanchez with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Sanchez is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Sanchez wants to control from the top but Popper keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sanchez looking to sit in guard and control but Popper gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus Sanchez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bung Popper's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sanchez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Popper defends it nicely.
Popper lands a jab to the nose.
Popper cracks Sanchez with a good jab.
It looks like Jesus Sanchez has been cut.
Popper throws a one two combo.
Sanchez lands a nice shot that snaps Popper's head back.
A good leg kick by Popper.
Popper with a nice calf kick.
Popper cracks Sanchez with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Popper lands a jab to Sanchez's midsection.
Jesus Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Popper avoids it really well and circles away.
Popper throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sanchez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sanchez throws the kick towards the body but Popper avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Popper does no damage.
Bung Popper seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sanchez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Popper.
Popper closes the distance and clinches.
Sanchez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Popper is defending well for now.
Popper letting Sanchez take a breather here.
Popper breaks the clinch.
Popper scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sanchez in his tracks.
Popper swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sanchez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Popper thuds his right hand into Sanchez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sanchez lands with a nice combination. Popper backs away looking to recover.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Popper walks into a left hand.
Popper keeps the fight on the outside.
Popper connects with a right hand. Sanchez shakes it off.
Jesus Sanchez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sanchez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Popper makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesus Sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Popper moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Popper.
Popper ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Popper scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Sanchez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Popper. Popper obviously looking to wear him down.
Bung Popper is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Popper bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sanchez throws a leg kick
and Popper counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Popper lands a big head kick that sends Sanchez tumbling to the mat! Popper takes a step backwards and waves Sanchez back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Sanchez is rocked!
Popper throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sanchez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Oh Sanchez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sanchez fails to land the takedown.
Sanchez seems to have got his legs back now.
Popper misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sanchez feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Sanchez drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Popper tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Sanchez easily slips into full mount!
Popper has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Popper is squirming around, avoiding Sanchez's attempts to control the action.
Jesus Sanchez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Popper is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Sanchez sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Popper wants to hold on but Sanchez pushes him away.
Sanchez tries to control but Popper wriggling away.
Sanchez moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Popper has worked his arm free - good work by Popper!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Popper is not content to let Sanchez control the position.
Popper is looking for a sweep.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Popper wants to control but Sanchez postures up.
Popper is not content to let Sanchez control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bung Popper showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Sanchez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Popper checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch but Popper swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sanchez lands a jab to Popper's midsection.
Popper swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Popper checks a leg kick.
Sanchez tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Popper throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Popper blocks a head kick by Sanchez.
Popper throws a front kick that sends Sanchez stumbling back into the cage.
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 scores with a head kick. Popper tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Sanchez wants to clinch.
Popper is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Popper misses with a two punch combination.
Popper throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Popper with a nice calf kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Popper finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Popper gets tackled into the cage by Sanchez. Sanchez maintains the clinch.
Sanchez can't find room to land a body shot as Popper controls the action.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Popper takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Sanchez wants to stall.
Sanchez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Popper taking a breather.
Sanchez trying to land knees to the body.
Popper is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Popper escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Popper keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sanchez stalks Popper and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Popper's face. Popper staggers backwards, shaken.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez tries to clinch
and Popper connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jesus Sanchez's cut is getting worse.
Sanchez tries to clinch up.
Popper swats away the attempt to clinch by Sanchez.
Sanchez doesn't manage to clinch there - Popper circles away.
A punch combination from Popper misses.
Popper misses with a wild combination.
Popper misses with a wild combination.
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!
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Popper but Popper pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesus Sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice cross by Popper.
Sanchez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sanchez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Popper finds it's way round the side to connect with Sanchez's head.
Sanchez darts in and clinches Popper up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Popper gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Sanchez misses with an elbow over the top.
Sanchez slowing the pace effectively.
Sanchez crunches a lovely knee into Popper's ribcage.
Sanchez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sanchez is trying to drag Popper to the mat but Popper just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Sanchez drops down looking for an ankle pick but Popper pulls his leg out and moves away.
Popper looks to land a combination but Sanchez avoids it well.
A low kick from Popper misses
and Sanchez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Popper lands a slapping body shot.
A good leg kick by Popper.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Popper throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sanchez.
Sanchez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sanchez swinging wildly here.
Popper misses with an uppercut. Sanchez saw that one coming.
Sanchez with a lazy takedown attempt
and Popper connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Popper. Sanchez shrugs it off though.
Sanchez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
An inside leg kick lands from Popper.
Sanchez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sanchez scores with a hook to the body. Popper takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Popper thows a body kick. Sanchez tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Popper has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sanchez finds it's way round the side to connect with Popper's head.
Sanchez throws a head kick that half lands.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Popper checks a leg kick.
Sanchez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Popper shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Sanchez eats them both and turns towards Popper to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bung Popper comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Popper 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bung Popper!
Bung Popper made sure to mention his sponsor, UnderGround Supplements in his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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