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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alejandro Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slim Shady (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alejandro Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Slim Shady!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shady darts in and clinches Sanchez up against the cage.
Shady stops a takedown attempt from Sanchez.
Shady lands an elbow inside that Sanchez shrugs off.
Sanchez tries to pull guard but Shady holds him up against the cage and eventually Sanchez drops back down to his feet.
Shady pulls guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Shady is on top in guard.
Shady preventing the sweep.
Sanchez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sanchez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Shady doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Shady manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sanchez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Shady trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanchez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shady wanted to stand there but Sanchez had control of the position.
Shady won't allow Sanchez to sweep him here.
Shady advances position into side control!
Sanchez is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Shady scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Shady trying to control from half guard but Sanchez is working away.
Shady has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shady is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Sanchez is breathing heavily.
Shady with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Sanchez bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Shady looking to control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Shady working for a triangle but Sanchez defends it easily.
Sanchez wants to stand but Shady is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez postures up.
Shady looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sanchez is one step ahead there.
Shady controls Sanchez momentarily but Sanchez frees himself.
Sanchez slips nicely into half guard.
Sanchez is taking a breather. Shady says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Sanchez scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sanchez looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Shady with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sanchez uses his free foot to push down on Shady's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Shady.
Sanchez lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Shady hang on?
Sanchez content just to control the position here.
Sanchez avoids the attempt from Shady to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez dominating with strikes here.
Sanchez postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Shady looks a forlorn figure.
Shady defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Sanchez.
Shady avoids a strike by Sanchez and manages to complete a very nice reversal in the process, to end up in Sanchez's guard! Fantastic escape!
Sanchez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Shady avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sanchez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sanchez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Shady can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sanchez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Sanchez is looking for a triangle but Shady pushes his legs off easily.
Shady stays in close to Sanchez's body and controls the position.
I looks like Shady might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Sanchez trying to keep a closed guard but Shady is proving a slippery customer.
Sanchez keeping moving, preventing Shady from controlling successfully.
Shady decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Sanchez, up you get!
Sanchez looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Shady!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanchez working the ground and pound effectively.
Sanchez looking to control but Shady is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sanchez pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alejandro Sanchez dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Shady clinches with his opponent.
Shady breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shady gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sanchez counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Sanchez has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Sanchez wants to free his trapped foot but Shady is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Shady tries to get to full guard but Sanchez has control of the leg.
Alejandro Sanchez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sanchez is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Shady reverses the position - he's now on top in Sanchez's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanchez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sanchez has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Sanchez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Shady trying to control but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez is looking to sweep but instead, Shady has passed into half guard.
Shady is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Sanchez wants to get back to full guard.
Shady is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Shady is breathing heavily.
Shady trying to control from half guard but Sanchez is working away.
Sanchez misses with some strikes from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Shady with a poor takedown
and Sanchez counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Sanchez wants to pass the guard but Shady is defending well.
Sanchez is trying to control the action in half guard but Shady is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Shady is just riding it out for now. Sanchez eventually gives up the hold.
Sanchez is thwarting Shady's attempts to control the position.
Shady is refusing to be controlled, as Sanchez sits in half guard.
Sanchez moves into full mount! Shady won't be happy about that!
Sanchez with shots to the head and body - Shady looks very uncomfortable down there.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Sanchez cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Shady is rocked!
Sanchez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Shady is looking to escape.
Shady is still in real trouble! Can Sanchez finish him?
Sanchez is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Shady is in real trouble.
Shady seems to have recovered his senses.
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 is not going to allow Shady to sit and survive in this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez struggling to keep hold of the position.
Sanchez looking for the choke from the back.
Shady prevents Sanchez from getting a body triangle.
Sanchez is hanging on to Shady's back as he tries to escape.
Sanchez tightening his grip on Shady, looking for the choke.
Sanchez keeps control of the position as Shady tries to break free.
Shady controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Shady trying to control the action but Sanchez just sinks the hooks in.
Shady is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Sanchez misses with punches from the back.
Sanchez tries to get the hooks in deep but Shady pushed the leg off.
Sanchez doesn't have the hooks in and Shady manages to turn into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Shady passes Sanchez's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Shady passes the guard and advances to mount!
Shady putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Sanchez regains half guard.
Sanchez gets back to full guard.
Sanchez throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Sanchez looking to control.
Shady avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sanchez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanchez is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Shady is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Sanchez lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Shady!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alejandro Sanchez dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Shady takes the fight into the clinch.
Sanchez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Shady smiles and moves away.
Shady tries for a takedown but Sanchez circles away easily
and Sanchez decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Shady's guard.
Sanchez drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sanchez jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Shady bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sanchez's guard.
Shady trying to control but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
Sanchez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Shady looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Shady must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sanchez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Shady takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanchez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Shady manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Sanchez trying to control the position from guard on top but Shady is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shady can't keep his opponent in guard - Sanchez advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sanchez lands a nice short elbow.
Sanchez looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Shady is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sanchez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Shady does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sanchez content to control rather than advance.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Alejandro Sanchez just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Shady fails with the takedown
and Sanchez counters with a shoot takedown. Shady fights it but they end up in guard.
Sanchez passes into half guard.
Sanchez prevents Shady from improving his position.
Sanchez is looking to advance position but Shady won't allow it.
Sanchez is nestled in close to Shady, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Shady is looking to improve his position.
Sanchez is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Shady is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Alejandro Sanchez!
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