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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yes Man Sanchez (ranked 1478 p4p, 1858 weight class) and Desmond Glass (ranked 229 p4p, 283 weight class). Sanchez kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Yes - Owner of a lonely heart. 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 44 - 29 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yes Man Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 40 - 20 - 2, fighting out of London, Desmond Glass!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Glass. Sanchez does a little dance to reset his feet.
A quick step to the side and Sanchez tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Glass throws a low kick, looking for Sanchez's leg but Sanchez calmly moves out of range.
Sanchez went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Sanchez misses with an attempted mid kick.
Glass just misses with a punch to the body.
Sanchez gets tackled into the cage by Glass. Glass maintains the clinch.
Glass lands a body punch in the clinch.
Glass lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sanchez backwards.
Glass misses with the head strike.
Sanchez misses with an elbow strike.
Glass works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sanchez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Glass's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Glass swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Glass fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sanchez lands with a short shot to the head.
Sanchez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A lazy left from Sanchez finds it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanchez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Glass scores with a jab to the jaw.
Glass takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Good shot there by Sanchez.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Sanchez - that will leave a mark!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glass lands a jab to Sanchez's midsection.
A decent looking cross lands there for Glass.
Glass tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sanchez thuds his right hand into Glass's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Glass lands a body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Sanchez as he connects with a hook.
Sanchez scores with a jab to the body.
Sanchez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Glass.
Glass misses the shot to the body.
Sanchez appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Glass throws an off balance right hand
and Sanchez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sanchez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sanchez goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Glass dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sanchez. That did some damage!
Good work by Sanchez as he checks the leg kick.
Sanchez slips a straight right by Glass.
Sanchez misses with a head kick.
Glass misses with a low kick as Sanchez jumps back.
Glass throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glass misses the shot to the body.
Glass misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanchez.
Sanchez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Glass. Glass obviously looking to wear him down.
Glass finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Glass is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sanchez rather than just go for the knockout.
Sanchez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Glass can pounce on him.
Sanchez connects with a body shot.
Sanchez misses with a two punch combination.
A low kick from Glass misses
and Sanchez counters with a nice body shot.
Glass throws a body punch but Sanchez moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Sanchez.
Glass tries a low kick but Sanchez avoids it.
Glass throws a lazy uppercut
and Sanchez counters with a stiff right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Glass. Sanchez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sanchez avoids the body shot from Glass.
Glass throws a lazy head kick
and Sanchez counters with a right hand to the body.
Glass missing with a left hand there. Sanchez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Glass throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sanchez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sanchez scores with a nice right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glass throws a quick inside leg kick.
Glass uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Desmond Glass seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Glass misses with a lunging right hand
and Sanchez counters with a right hand to the body.
Sanchez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Glass has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Glass there as he acknowledges the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanchez. Glass does a little dance to reset his feet.
Glass swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sanchez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Glass tries to clinch but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sanchez checks the leg kick.
It looked like Sanchez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Glass is looking to clinch but Sanchez is avoiding it.
Sanchez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Glass wants to clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Glass misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Glass blocks an elbow strike from Sanchez.
Glass tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sanchez's elbow.
Sanchez misses with some punches.
Sanchez misses with an elbow over the top.
Glass misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Sanchez fails to land.
A hook to the body from Glass.
Sanchez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Glass just misses with a punch to the body.
Glass scoring well with a low kick there.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Glass tries to clinch
and Sanchez counters with a right hand to the body.
Sanchez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Glass.
Sanchez lands with an overhand left.
Glass tries to close the distance and clinch but Sanchez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Glass throws a jab but it's blocked by Sanchez.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yes Man Sanchez dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sanchez has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Yes Man Sanchez has been cut.
Sanchez checks a low kick from Glass.
Sanchez looks to score with a jab to the body but Glass is just out of range.
Sanchez throws a shot to the body.
Sanchez thuds his right hand into Glass's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sanchez scores with a shot to the body.
Sanchez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Glass.
Glass fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Glass takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Yes Man Sanchez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sanchez looks to score with a jab to the body but Glass is just out of range.
Glass throws a nice inside leg kick.
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 chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Glass can pounce on him.
Sanchez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sanchez moves out of range of the leg kick from Glass.
Sanchez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Yes Man Sanchez is winning the standup battle so far.
Glass moves out of range of the strikes.
Sanchez looks to throw the jab but Glass is out of range.
Glass throws a low kick but Sanchez moves out of range easily.
Sanchez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glass chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sanchez can pounce on him.
Glass throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sanchez on the side of the head.
Glass lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sanchez's sensitive parts.
Glass falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sanchez counters with a low kick, right behind Glass 's knee.
A jab from Glass finds it's way through Sanchez's defenses.
Sanchez sizes up Glass with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sanchez forces Glass back against the cage and clinches.
Sanchez breaks from the clinch.
Sanchez takes one to the chin there.
Glass gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nice body punch from Sanchez - that landed with a thud.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanchez tries to work over Glass's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sanchez throws an elbow but it misses.
Sanchez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Glass motions for Sanchez to come forward. Glass throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sanchez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Glass.
Sanchez lands with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glass misses with a right hand
and Glass takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sanchez looks to land a right hand but Glass moved out of range.
Glass looks to clinch
and Sanchez counters with a two punch combo.
Glass swinging wildly here.
Sanchez moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Sanchez connects with an inside leg kick.
Glass is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Glass just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromSanchez.
Sanchez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sanchez throws a leg kick which misses Glass's front leg but catches the back leg as Glass tries to avoid it.
Sanchez lands a nice shot that snaps Glass's head back.
Glass scores with a jab to the body.
Glass takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Glass scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glass looks to score with a jab to the body but Sanchez is just out of range.
Sanchez scores with a jab to the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanchez. Glass does a little dance to reset his feet.
Glass throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sanchez.
Sanchez slips under a jab from Glass.
Sanchez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sanchez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sanchez works Glass's body with a nice hook.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Glass checks a leg kick.
Sanchez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sanchez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sanchez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Glass as he connects with a hook.
Glass misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanchez.
Sanchez throws out a loose jab but Glass uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanchez avoids the body shot from Glass.
Sanchez slips a jab from Glass.
Glass swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sanchez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Glass can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Glass is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sanchez.
A jab from Glass does it's job there.
A left lands for Sanchez.
Nice defenses there by Sanchez.
Sanchez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Glass has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Glass uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanchez.
Sanchez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Glass. Sanchez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sanchez is looking for a counter combo.
Glass takes a swing at Sanchez's ribcage but misses.
Glass tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanchez was well out of range. Poor timing from Glass.
Sanchez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sanchez ducks under a wild hook from Glass.
Glass tries to close the distance and clinch but Sanchez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Glass misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanchez.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Glass lands a body shot.
Glass lands a nice looking body shot.
Glass looks to score with a jab to the body but Sanchez is just out of range.
Sanchez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Glasss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
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.
The cut man is working on Yes Man Sanchez'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!
Glass takes a swing at Sanchez's ribcage but misses.
And Sanchez counters with a quick kick to the body but Glass blocks it.
Sanchez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Glass.
An inside leg kick from Glass misses.
A good leg kick by Glass.
Glass drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sanchez slips under a jab.
Sanchez connects with a jab.
Glass fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Glass scores with a leg kick.
Sanchez throws a leg kick which misses Glass's front leg but catches the back leg as Glass tries to avoid it.
A big left from Glass misses.
Sanchez checks a low kick from Glass.
Sanchez misses with an attempted mid kick.
Glass drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sanchez checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sanchez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sanchez is looking to clinch.
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!
Glass moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez lands with a right hand.
Glass swings for the body but Sanchez moves out of range.
Glass takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sanchez looks to score with a jab to the body but Glass is just out of range.
Glass tries to bum rush Sanchez with a series of wild strikes but Sanchez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Glass tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sanchez is able to avoid easily.
Glass looks to score with a jab to the body but Sanchez is just out of range.
Sanchez ducks under a wild hook from Glass.
Sanchez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice uppercut lands for Sanchez. That snapped Glass's head back.
Glass looks to land a left hand but Sanchez moved out of range nicely.
Glass fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanchez manages to avoid it.
Sanchez misses the shot to the body.
Glass takes one on the button.
Glass swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sanchez connects with a good right hand that stumbles Glass. Glass circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanchez blocks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glass misses with a right hand
and Sanchez counters with a nice uppercut.
Glass uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sanchez.
Sanchez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Glasss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sanchez moves into the clinch.
Sanchez prevents a body shot from Glass.
Sanchez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Glass goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Glass works on Sanchez's body with a couple of short punches.
Sanchez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sanchez throws an elbow but it misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Glass as Sanchez tries to tie him up.
Glass stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Glass tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sanchez's elbow.
Glass goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Glass throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sanchezs head.
Glass lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Glass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glass lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Glass.
Sanchez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sanchez prevents a body shot from Glass.
Glass misses with a body punch.
Glass lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sanchez backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sanchez.
Sanchez throws an elbow that misses.
Glass takes a shot to the head.
Sanchez is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Glass struggles to land a body shot inside as Sanchez controls his hands.
Sanchez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Glass's defenses.
Glass goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Glass misses with a punch to the body.
Sanchez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Glass throws a series of punches but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A low kick from Glass misses
and Sanchez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Good leg kick by Glass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glass connects with a body shot.
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!
Glass takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Glass moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Glass takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Glass fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanchez manages to avoid it.
Glass looks to land a left hand but Sanchez moved out of range nicely.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Glass swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sanchez is looking to land body kicks.
Sanchez throws out a loose jab but Glass uses good head movement to avoid it.
Glass throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sanchez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sanchez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Glass at a distance.
Sanchez shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Glass eats them both and turns towards Sanchez to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Yes Man Sanchez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanchez throws a series of strikes that have Glass backpedaling.
Glass connects with a body shot.
Glass clinches.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Yes Man Sanchez.
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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yes Man Sanchez!
In his post fight interview, Yes Man Sanchez started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
Desmond Glass spoke after the fight, saying 'I have to get with my coaches and manager, and rethink my gameplan going forward. I'll be back.'.
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