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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Klaus Tannenbaum (ranked 2848 p4p, 3929 weight class) and Matteo Sanchez (ranked 349 p4p, 452 weight class). Tannenbaum comes to the cage accompanied by Helge Schneider - Bonbon aus Wurst. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Klaus Tannenbaum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matteo Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Darius Henderson and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tannenbaum scores with a kick to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sanchez checks a leg kick.
Sanchez throws a big shot that misses.
Sanchez looks to score with a jab to the body but Tannenbaum is just out of range.
Sanchez punishes Tannenbaum's body with a nice straight punch.
Sanchez looks to land a right hand but Tannenbaum moved out of range.
Sanchez misses with a hook to the body
and Tannenbaum counters with a low kick, right behind Sanchez 's knee.
Tannenbaum jabs Sanchez right on the nose. Sanchez blinks but takes it well.
Tannenbaum uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sanchez tests Tannenbaum's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tannenbaum chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sanchez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanchez misses with a shot to the body
and Tannenbaum makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sanchez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tannenbaum shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Tannenbaum not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez is looking to improve his position.
We've been hearing good reports from Tannenbaum's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Sanchez is looking to escape.
Tannenbaum throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tannenbaum performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Tannenbaum continues to stall.
Tannenbaum throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tannenbaum trying to control the pace.
Sanchez has one foot on Tannenbaum's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tannenbaum sizes up Sanchez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sanchez moves out of range of the body kick.
Sanchez misses with a head kick.
Sanchez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tannenbaum with the inside leg kick.
Tannenbaum ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tannenbaum connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sanchez momentarily.
Sanchez misses with a body shot.
Sanchez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tannenbaum has time to react.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanchez throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tannenbaum.
Tannenbaum swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Sanchez looks to land a right hand but Tannenbaum moved out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanchez. Tannenbaum does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tannenbaum drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Matteo Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tannenbaum uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanchez.
Tannenbaum swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Donk. Sanchez catches Tannenbaum right on the button with a cross.
Sanchez misses with a lunging right hand
and Tannenbaum counters with a thumping low kick.
Tannenbaum takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws out a loose jab but Tannenbaum uses good head movement to avoid it.
A counter left hand to the body from Tannenbaum misses its target.
Sanchez throws a shot to the body.
Tannenbaum uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanchez.
Sanchez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tannenbaum manages to avoid it.
Sanchez punishes Tannenbaum's body with a nice straight punch.
Tannenbaum works Sanchez's body with a nice hook.
Tannenbaum slips a straight right by Sanchez.
Sanchez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tannenbaum was well out of range. Poor timing from Sanchez.
Tannenbaum throws a counter high kick but Sanchez was just alert enough to avoid it.
Tannenbaum throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sanchez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sanchez misses with a left hand
and Tannenbaum cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sanchez throws a jab when Tannenbaum was well out of range.
Sanchez swings for the body but Tannenbaum moves out of range.
Tannenbaum throws a looping overhand right but Sanchez ducks down to avoid it.
Tannenbaum lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tannenbaum doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Matteo Sanchez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanchez misses with a hook.
Sanchez misses with a right hand
and Tannenbaum counters with a good, hard body kick but Sanchez shrugs it off.
Tannenbaum scores with a jab to the head.
Tannenbaum thuds a left hand into Sanchez's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez delivers a nice body kick.
Sanchez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sanchez is looking to land body kicks.
Sanchez swings for the body but Tannenbaum moves out of range.
Sanchez swings widly with a right hand
and Tannenbaum counters with a stiff right hand.
Sanchez scores with a jab to the head.
Sanchez just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tannenbaum lands a head kick!
Sanchez throws a right hand that misses
and Tannenbaum counters by moving into the clinch.
Sanchez working aggressively here.
Tannenbaum stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sanchez looks winded!
Sanchez stalling in the clinch but Tannenbaum improves position.
Tannenbaum misses with an elbow strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tannenbaum stalling.
Sanchez controlling the action here for a moment.
Tannenbaum struggles to land a body shot inside as Sanchez controls his hands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Klaus Tannenbaum will probably get the nod.
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 blocks a head kick by Tannenbaum.
Sanchez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tannenbaum.
Sanchez tries a head kick but it misses.
Tannenbaum throws a head kick that half lands.
Tannenbaum uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanchez.
Tannenbaum is looking to counter the offense by Sanchez and move into the clinch.
Tannenbaum uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sanchez.
Sanchez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tannenbaum finds it's way round the side to connect with Sanchez's head.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tannenbaum. That's going to slow Sanchez down.
Tannenbaum throws an overhand right that lands on Sanchez's shoulder, as Sanchez tries to avoid the shot.
Tannenbaum lands a jab to the nose.
Tannenbaum scores with a spinning back kick!
Sanchez tries to land a leg kick but Tannenbaum saw it coming and moves away.
Tannenbaum throws a series of punches but Sanchez avoids them all with ease.
Tannenbaum blocks the body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tannenbaum throws out a powerful jab.
Sanchez looks to land a left hand but Tannenbaum moved out of range nicely.
Tannenbaum is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sanchez.
Tannenbaum goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sanchez throws a jab when Tannenbaum was well out of range.
Sanchez looks to score with a jab to the body but Tannenbaum is just out of range.
Nice defenses there by Tannenbaum.
Tannenbaum smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tannenbaum fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sanchez.
Tannenbaum moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sanchez misses with a body punch
and Tannenbaum cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sanchez ducks right into an uppercut from Tannenbaum.
Sanchez takes a swing at Tannenbaum's ribcage but misses.
Tannenbaum displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sanchez throws out the jab.
Tannenbaum cracks Sanchez with an open hand slap.
Tannenbaum connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tannenbaum keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sanchez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanchez throws a body punch but Tannenbaum moves out of range.
Sanchez misses with a body shot.
Sanchez misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tannenbaum.
Tannenbaum connects with a body shot.
Tannenbaum fails to land with a series of punches.
Sanchez misses with a body kick.
Sanchez lands a right hook to the body.
Tannenbaum walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sanchez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tannenbaum dips to his left and cracks Sanchez with an uppercut!
Tannenbaum lands a body shot.
Sanchez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tannenbaum counters with a nice body kick.
Sanchez is breathing heavily.
A shot to the body from Sanchez misses
and Sanchez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tannenbaum throws a nice head kick!
Nice cross by Tannenbaum.
Sanchez just misses with a punch to the body.
Sanchez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tannenbaum is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sanchez can do to turn this around?
Tannenbaum moves into range and clinches up with Sanchez.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sanchez.
Sanchez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tannenbaum tries to throw a body punch but Sanchez avoids it by throwing Tannenbaum back against the cage.
Tannenbaum breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sanchez misses with an uppercut. Tannenbaum saw that one coming.
Tannenbaum throws a good cross that connects.
A jab lands there for Tannenbaum.
Sanchez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tannenbaum cracks Sanchez with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tannenbaum pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Sanchez back to the cage. Tannenbaum follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Sanchez is rocked!
Tannenbaum throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Sanchez is still on wobbly legs! Can Tannenbaum finish him?
Tannenbaum feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Sanchez crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Klaus Tannenbaum!
In his post fight interview, Klaus Tannenbaum started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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