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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yes Man Sanchez (ranked 296 p4p, 255 weight class) and Michel Colucci (ranked 41 p4p, 33 weight class). Sanchez comes into the arena with Yes - Owner of a lonely heart blaring out of the sound system. Colucci has chosen Drake ft Kanye - Glow as his entrance music. Yes Man Sanchez has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 43 - 26 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yes Man Sanchez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michel Colucci!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Richard Clark and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Colucci throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sanchez displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Colucci.
Sanchez scores with a nice strike.
Colucci takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sanchez throws a body punch but Colucci moves out of range.
Colucci uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sanchez.
Sanchez clinches up against the cage.
Sanchez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sanchez manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Colucci uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanchez.
A little jabbing left from Colucci on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sanchez catches Colucci with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Colucci instigates a clinch.
Sanchez manages to break the clinch.
Colucci misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Colucci moves out of range.
Sanchez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Colucci was well out of range. Poor timing from Sanchez.
Colucci's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sanchez connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Colucci scrambles back to his feet.
Colucci slips under a jab from Sanchez.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sanchez.
Sanchez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Sanchez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Colucci goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Colucci misses with a hook to the ribs.
Colucci misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Colucci misses with a short punch on the inside.
Colucci misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sanchez pushes off an throws an elbow but Colucci leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sanchez scores with a shot to the side of Colucci's head.
Sanchez misses with an elbow over the top.
Colucci misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Sanchez.
Colucci misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a head punch that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Still in the clinch, Colucci scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sanchez breaks the clinch.
Sanchez lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Colucci throws a leg kick that misses.
Sanchez goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nice cross by Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Colucci takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Colucci throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sanchez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sanchez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A shot to the body from Colucci misses
and Sanchez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Colucci dodges the punch combination from Sanchez.
Colucci is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Sanchez is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a series of strikes that have Colucci backpedaling.
Colucci fails with a takedown attempt.
Sanchez gets a clinch.
Colucci turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Colucci lands some shots froms side control.
Colucci scoring with punches from side control.
An elbow from Colucci crashes against the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Colucci trying to control the action but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
Colucci misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Colucci lands an elbow.
Colucci landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Colucci is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sanchez is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Colucci advances to mount.
Colucci has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Colucci lands a big shot there that rocks Sanchez but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanchez is trying desperately to improve position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yes Man Sanchez dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Colucci takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sanchez is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Colucci tries to clinch but Sanchez is having none of it.
It looked like Sanchez was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Colucci lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sanchez's sensitive parts.
Sanchez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sanchez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Colucci on the side of the head.
Colucci lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sanchez scores with a hook to the body. Colucci takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sanchez avoids a kick to the body.
Colucci tries to clinch but Sanchez moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Sanchez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Colucci drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sanchez pushes Colucci off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yes Man Sanchez is winning the standup battle so far.
Colucci fails with the takedown
and Sanchez counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Colucci blocks a head kick by Sanchez.
Colucci stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sanchez.
Colucci is looking to score with low kicks.
It looked like Sanchez was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Yes Man Sanchez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sanchez clinches with his opponent.
Sanchez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Colucci goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sanchez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Colucci lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sanchez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Colucci has hold of one of Sanchez's legs. Sanchez is fighting the takedown attempt but Colucci gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Colucci working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Sanchez looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Colucci advances position into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colucci tries for a kimura but Sanchez is defending well.
Sanchez wants to control but Colucci postures up.
Colucci is looking to take a break and control but Sanchez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sanchez prevents Colucci from improving position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colucci working the ground and pound but Sanchez is defending the strikes.
Sanchez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Colucci can do to turn this around?
Check out the look on Colucci's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Sanchez on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Sanchez taking a bit of punishment here - Colucci scoring with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Colucci goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Sanchez has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Colucci but great work by Sanchez.
Colucci tries to improve position but can't.
Michel Colucci has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Colucci tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Sanchez presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Colucci wants to control but Sanchez is having none of it.
Colucci is working to get back to half guard.
Sanchez controlling the pace for now.
Sanchez is looking to stand but Colucci has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Yes Man Sanchez will probably get the nod.
That's time! Sanchez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Colucci.
Sanchez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sanchez cracks a nice hook into Colucci's ribs.
Yes Man Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez lets loose with a powerful body kick. Colucci will feel that in the morning.
Colucci changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sanchez lands a lovely overhand right.
Nice body kick from Sanchez.
A cross from Sanchez lands.
Sanchez misses with a head kick.
Sanchez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A chopping leg kick lands by Colucci.
Sanchez catches Colucci with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sanchez checks a leg kick.
Sanchez connects with a nice looking jab.
Colucci takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Colucci crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sanchez - the referee stops the clock and Colucci gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sanchez. Colucci manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Colucci shoots in but no luck this time.
Yes Man Sanchez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Colucci catches Sanchez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Colucci misses with an uppercut.
Colucci has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sanchez finds it's way round the side to connect with Colucci's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanchez. Colucci does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sanchez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Colucci's head.
Colucci blocks a head kick by Sanchez.
Colucci misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colucci lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Colucci throws a leg kick but Sanchez sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sanchez is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanchez moves out of range of the body kick.
Sanchez throws a lazy uppercut
so Colucci counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Colucci works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Colucci thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sanchez's head.
Colucci wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sanchez keeps working.
Colucci is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Colucci postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Sanchez looks a forlorn figure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colucci postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Sanchez looks a forlorn figure.
Colucci trying to control but Sanchez is having none of it.
Sanchez can't escape the position.
Colucci with the ground and pound from mount.
Colucci misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Colucci scoring with strikes but Sanchez is staying in there.
Colucci dominating with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Colucci tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Colucci working Sanchez over with strikes here.
Colucci lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanchez taking shots to the head.
Colucci looking to control but Sanchez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Colucci raining down shots from the mount!
Sanchez wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Colucci.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Michel Colucci really dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Sanchez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Colucci misses with a takedown attempt - Sanchez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
No luck for Colucci with that takedown attempt.
The crowd cheers as Sanchez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Colucci doesn't seem phased though.
Sanchez throws a shot from downtown. Colucci moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Colucci fails with a takedown attempt.
Yes Man Sanchez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michel Colucci.
Nice shot lands for Sanchez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Colucci tries to close the distance and clinch but Sanchez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sanchez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Colucci.
An attempted straight right counter from Sanchez misses the target.
Sanchez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Colucci in his tracks.
Colucci tries to land a leg kick but Sanchez saw it coming and moves away.
Sanchez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Colucci scores with a jab.
Sanchez scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sanchez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Colucci's head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Colucci. That's going to slow Sanchez down.
Colucci closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Colucci misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice elbow from Sanchez.
It looks like Michel Colucci has been cut.
Yes Man Sanchez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the fighters up against the cage, Sanchez throws an elbow but misses.
Colucci struggles to land a body shot inside as Sanchez controls his hands.
Colucci fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Colucci tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sanchez misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Colucci fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sanchez.
Sanchez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Colucci tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sanchez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Colucci counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sanchez's knee momentarily.
A solid body kick from Sanchez.
Colucci uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sanchez.
Colucci only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Sanchez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sanchez misses with a hook.
Sanchez throws a low kick but Colucci moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Colucci has closed the distance and engaged Sanchez in a clinch.
Colucci lands a body shot.
Sanchez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sanchez has managed to clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Colucci.
Sanchez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sanchez tries to break free but Colucci pushes him back against the cage.
Sanchez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Colucci misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Colucci fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Colucci.
Sanchez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Colucci blocking some punches.
Colucci is leaning against Sanchez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Colucci can't find room to land a body shot as Sanchez controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Colucci misses with a punch to the body.
Sanchez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Colucci has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sanchez is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Sanchez manages to break the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Colucci lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Colucci has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sanchez breaks the clinch.
Colucci is looking to chop away at Sanchez's legs.
Sanchez scores with a hook to the body. Colucci takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sanchez digs a good body shot into Colucci's ribs.
Colucci waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sanchez.
Colucci scores with the left hand. Sanchez knows he should have avoided that one.
Sanchez cracks Colucci with a right hand to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yes Man Sanchez had his way with Michel Colucci in that round.
The cut man is working on Michel Colucci's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Sanchez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Colucci.
Sanchez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Colucci. Colucci obviously looking to wear him down.
A big right from Sanchez misses.
Sanchez tests Colucci's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sanchez cracks Colucci with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sanchez darts in and clinches Colucci up against the cage.
Sanchez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Colucci has him pressed against the cage.
Sanchez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Colucci has him pressed against the cage.
Colucci blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sanchez manages to break the clinch.
Sanchez with a nice cross.
Colucci misses with a lunging right hand
and Sanchez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Colucci.
Colucci appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Colucci darts in looking for a takedown but Sanchez gets double underhooks and turns Colucci into the cage.
A low kick from Colucci misses
and Sanchez counters with a nice uppercut.
A jab lands there for Sanchez.
Colucci shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sanchez throws a body shot but no joy.
Colucci looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sanchez bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Colucci's head backwards.
Colucci moves away from the strike by Sanchez.
Colucci closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Sanchez tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Colucci wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Colucci wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sanchez keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colucci working the head with strikes.
Colucci is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Sanchez knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Colucci lands some shots froms side control.
Michel Colucci has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
An elbow from Colucci crashes against the mat.
Sanchez wants to control but Colucci postures up.
Sanchez manages to work his way to half guard, despite Colucci's best efforts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colucci not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sanchez is trying to get back to full guard.
Sanchez makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sanchez.
Sanchez keeping moving, preventing Colucci from controlling successfully.
Colucci throws a big right hand that misses.
Colucci with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sanchez is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sanchez controls Colucci momentarily but Colucci frees himself.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Colucci with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Colucci scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Colucci postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Colucci is pushing down on Sanchez's leg trying to pass to half guard. Sanchez is fighting to maintain full guard but Colucci has managed to sneak the leg through.
Sanchez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Colucci.
Yes Man Sanchez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sanchez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Colucci is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Sanchez is just riding it out for now. Colucci eventually gives up the hold.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yes Man Sanchez showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sanchez has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 49:46
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 49:46
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yes Man Sanchez!
Yes Man Sanchez retains his middleweight title!
Yes Man Sanchez was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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