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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kamil Khadziev (ranked 2622 p4p, 4007 weight class) and Paul Sanchez (ranked 265 p4p, 384 weight class). Kamil Khadziev could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Paul Sanchez's chin.
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good chin |
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Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kamil Khadziev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Colin Fray and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khadziev shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Khadziev closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Sanchez's guard.
Sanchez has Khadziev pulled in close to control his posture.
Sanchez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sanchez can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sanchez has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez working for a triangle but Khadziev defends it easily.
Khadziev won't allow Sanchez to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez keeping moving, preventing Khadziev from controlling successfully.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Sanchez controlling the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sanchez scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Khadziev knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sanchez on the ground.
Sanchez lands strikes from half guard.
Khadziev looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Sanchez takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Sanchez is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Sanchez seems to be working for a kimura but Khadziev defends the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khadziev is trying to stand up here but Sanchez is controlling him well.
Khadziev tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Sanchez manages to move to mount!
Khadziev is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Sanchez lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Sanchez raining down shots from the mount!
Khadziev wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Sanchez.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez has hold of Khadziev's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Khadziev manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Khadziev tries to buck Sanchez off but he can't manage it.
Sanchez lands a nice shot to the head.
Sanchez lands with some strikes.
You get the feeling that Khadziev really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Sanchez cracks Khadziev with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Sanchez postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Khadziev looks a forlorn figure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Khadziev hang on?
Sanchez controlling from mount.
Sanchez with good strikes from the mount here!
Sanchez raining down hammerfists from mount.
Sanchez pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sanchez lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Khadziev hang on?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanchez controlling the pace for now.
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!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Sanchez dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Khadziev looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sanchez is fending him off so far but Khadziev persists. Nope, Sanchez circles away and we're back to standing.
Sanchez follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Khadziev shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sanchez defends it nicely.
Sanchez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Khadziev shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sanchez as he jumps to the side.
Sanchez looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kamil Khadziev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanchez closes the distance and clinches up with Khadziev, looking for a takedown. Sanchez pushes Khadziev against the cage but Khadziev circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kamil Khadziev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khadziev shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Sanchez is looking to escape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez wants to improve his position but Khadziev is controlling well.
Sanchez has his hands clasped together around Khadziev's back. He's all about the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez wants to control but Khadziev is keeping busy.
Sanchez controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sanchez is trying to maintain the position but Khadziev is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Khadziev shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sanchez pinned against the cage. Sanchez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sanchez slaps away a takedown attempt from Khadziev, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Khadziev darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Sanchez is looking for a sweep. Khadziev is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Sanchez is looking for a sweep. Khadziev is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sanchez is positioning himself well to prevent Khadziev advancing to mount.
Sanchez regains full guard. Nicely done.
Sanchez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sanchez is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sanchez is controlling Khadziev's posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Khadziev has a takedown stuffed.
Sanchez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Khadziev has a takedown stuffed.
Sanchez is looking for the big counter here.
Sanchez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sanchez looks for the body kick but Khadziev saw that one coming.
Sanchez is breathing heavily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Khadziev moves into range and clinches up with Sanchez.
Sanchez is trying to pull guard but Khadziev has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Khadziev.
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 Kamil Khadziev will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Khadziev tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sanchez sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Khadziev somewhat.
Sanchez scores with a three punch combo!
Khadziev fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Sanchez to the ground. Khadziev is now in Sanchez's guard.
Sanchez is trying to control the position but Khadziev postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Sanchez holds on and takes a little breather.
Sanchez had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Khadziev defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez wants to stand and escape but Khadziev is having none of it.
Sanchez seems keen to control Khadziev's posture.
Let's hope that Sanchez has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Khadziev shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Sanchez is looking to get back to is feet but Khadziev passes into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez has one of Khadziev's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Sanchez wants to control but Khadziev postures up.
Sanchez being controlled for a moment.
You can see the frustration on Sanchez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khadziev is staying tight to Sanchez's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Sanchez is looking to reverse the position.
Sanchez is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Sanchez is trying to get back to full guard.
Sanchez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Khadziev trying to control from half guard but Sanchez is working away.
Sanchez is trying to control but can't.
Khadziev blocks the strikes from Sanchez.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Khadziev is taking a breather. Sanchez 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.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Sanchez displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Khadziev.
Kamil Khadziev is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Khadziev has taken the fight to the clinch.
Khadziev working Sanchez over with knees to the body.
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 Kamil Khadziev.
I think Khadziev 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Josh West scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 29:29
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Kamil Khadziev!
The defeated Paul Sanchez had this to say: 'Womp womp I’ll do better next time'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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