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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Angus Scott (ranked 3335 p4p, 3672 weight class) and Samuel Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scott comes to the cage accompanied by Eatin pussy and kickin ass. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 7 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Angus Scott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Samuel Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scott throws a left and a right that both miss
and Scott takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Scott scores with the left hand. Sanchez knows he should have avoided that one.
Sanchez looks to land a body kick but Scott moved away.
Scott tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sanchez is able to avoid easily.
Sanchez lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Sanchez slips a straight right by Scott.
Scott throws a hook to the side of Sanchez's head but Sanchez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sanchez scores with a head kick.
Scott looks to land a right hand but Sanchez moved out of range.
Scott avoids a punch combination nicely.
Scott misses with a double jab.
Scott misses with a right hand
and Sanchez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Scott takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Scott throws a leg kick
and Sanchez counters with a nice double leg into side control. Scott won't be happy with that.
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 in side control, throwing shots but Scott defends.
Sanchez misses with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Sanchez.
Scott prevents Sanchez from improving position.
Scott definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sanchez in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Scott knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sanchez on the ground.
Sanchez is looking to take a break and control but Scott is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sanchez in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Scott parries the strikes from Sanchez easily there. Sanchez is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Scott to escape.
The referee asks Sanchez politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Sanchez prefers to stall for the moment though.
Sanchez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sanchez moves into full mount!
Scott blocking the ground and pound.
Scott on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Scott tries to get out of the position.
Sanchez looking to finish Scott with some ground and pound. This is bad for Scott!
Sanchez sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Sanchez sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
It looks like Sanchez 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 throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Scott because Sanchez loaded up on that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez working Scott over with strikes here.
Sanchez fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Scott wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Sanchez.
Sanchez takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Sanchez putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Sanchez cracks Scott with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Sanchez controlling the position easily from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanchez landing punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Scott is squirming around, avoiding Sanchez's attempts to control the action.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sanchez lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Sanchez looking to control and managing it successfully.
Sanchez throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Scott holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Sanchez tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Samuel Sanchez dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sanchez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Scott's hands.
Sanchez is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Scott.
Sanchez takes one to the side of the head.
Sanchez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Scott misses with a body shot.
Sanchez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Scott throws out the jab.
Scott throws a leg kick but Sanchez sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sanchez connects with the punch.
Scott lands a nice shot to the body.
Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Scott.
Sanchez shoots in and gets a takedown into Scott's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanchez trying to control the position from guard on top but Scott is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sanchez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott wants to stand up but Sanchez is controlling him.
Sanchez sitting in guard here, content to control.
Sanchez wants to pass the guard but Scott is keeping the position.
Sanchez throwing strikes from guard but Scott blocks nicely.
Sanchez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sanchez wants to control from the top but Scott keeps moving.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Sanchez misses with a two punch combination.
That's two 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.
Scott looks to land a right hand but Sanchez moved out of range.
Sanchez is looking for the big counter here.
Scott throws a jab but it's blocked by Sanchez.
Sanchez changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Sanchez slips under a jab.
Scott takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sanchez goes for a double leg but Scott avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Scott continues to drive forward.
Scott throws a nice looking combination but Sanchez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Scott gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Scott takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Sanchez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Scott.
Sanchez unleashes a big counter combination but Scott bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Scott misses the shot to the body.
Sanchez lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Scott as he avoids it easily.
Scott paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Angus Scott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez shoots in looking for a takedown but Scott manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sanchez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Angus Scott has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Samuel Sanchez.
Scott misses the body punch
and Sanchez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Scott throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sanchez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Sanchez.
Sanchez cracks Scott with an open hand slap.
Scott is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sanchez bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Scott bucks up and tries to throw Sanchez off but instead Sanchez has got his back!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanchez missing with punches from the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez controls the action.
Scott covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Scott is keeping busy.
Scott covering up well under a series of strikes from Sanchez.
Scott covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Samuel Sanchez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Scott rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sanchez counters by clinching up.
Scott's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sanchez lands with a nice combination. Scott backs away looking to recover.
Sanchez bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Sanchez is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Sanchez throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Sanchez lands an elbow.
Scott is letting Sanchez control him for a moment.
Sanchez misses with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Sanchez.
Sanchez controls the position from side control.
Sanchez in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Sanchez trying to control the action but Scott is working from the bottom.
Sanchez controlling from side mount.
Angus Scott has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Samuel Sanchez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Scott is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Scott gets caught napping as Sanchez dives in and scores a takedown. Scott manages to retain guard.
Sanchez postures up in Scott's guard and throws a big left but Scott blocks it.
Samuel Sanchez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sanchez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sanchez controlling from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sanchez slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sanchez lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Sanchez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sanchez ducks under a wild hook from Scott.
Scott slips a jab and a cross from Sanchez.
Sanchez closes the distance and pushes Scott back into the cage.
Sanchez has hold of one of Scott's legs. Scott is fighting the takedown attempt but Sanchez gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Sanchez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sanchez seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Samuel Sanchez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sanchez has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samuel Sanchez!
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RATING
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