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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Travis Healy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and diego sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). diego sanchez is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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175 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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BJJ White 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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Travis Healy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, diego sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Healy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from sanchez.
A left lands for sanchez.
Healy shoots for a takedown but sanchez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Healy looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Healy is looking to clinch but sanchez is avoiding it.
sanchez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Healy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with sanchez, pushing him back against the cage.
Healy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
sanchez misses with a double jab.
Healy shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. sanchez defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Travis Healy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
sanchez looks to land a left hand but Healy moved out of range nicely.
Healy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but sanchez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A big left from sanchez misses.
sanchez misses with a few strikes there.
Healy fails with the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
sanchez swinging wilding here.
Healy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but sanchez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
sanchez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Healy pinned against the cage. Healy gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Healy moves into the clinch successfully.
Healy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
sanchez throws a right and a left that Healy avoids nicely.
diego sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
sanchez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
sanchez moves into range and connects with a jab.
sanchez missing with a left hand there. Healy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Healy is looking to clinch.
sanchez misses with the combination.
Healy shoots and misses
and sanchez counters with a two punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
sanchez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Healy.
sanchez looks gassed!
Healy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Healy explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
sanchez looks to land a combination but Healy avoids it well.
Nice body kick from Healy.
Healy has sanchez up against the cage in a clinch.
Healy taking a breather.
Healy breaks from the clinch.
sanchez fails to land the takedown.
Healy closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. sanchez did well to prevent Healy getting side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Healy is working for a submission of some sort.
sanchez is looking to control Healy's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can sanchez avoid being mounted?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Healy prevents sanchez from improving his position.
sanchez is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Healy content to control rather than advance.
sanchez wants to control but Healy is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's four 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.
Nice strikes from Healy there.
sanchez wants to get back to full guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Healy blocks a head kick by sanchez.
Healy throws a head kick that half lands.
sanchez shoots in but Healy avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Healy shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and sanchez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Healy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Healy dives in and grabs sanchez's left leg, looking for a takedown. sanchez pushes down on Healy's head and hops out.
A head kick by sanchez misses
and Healy holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
sanchez is working for takedown but Healy is calmly controlling the position for now.
Healy gets control of sanchez's arms and successfully pulls guard. Healy will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Healy dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Healy dodges the punch combination from sanchez.
Healy moves in looking to clinch but sanchez pushes him off.
sanchez throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Healy shoots in for a takedown but sanchez shows good takedown defense.
sanchez misses with a looping left.
Healy is looking to clinch.
Healy shoots in for a takedown but sanchez shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
sanchez closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Healy did well to prevent sanchez getting side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
sanchez prevents Healy from improving his position.
sanchez postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Healy to stand up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
sanchez scores with a takedown into Healy's guard.
Healy has his feet on sanchez's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
sanchez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Healy counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Healy stands up from guard. Let's bang!
sanchez scores with a nice head shot.
Healy gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Healy gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from sanchez.
sanchez is trying to drag Healy to the mat but Healy just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
sanchez changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Healy fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Travis Healy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of diego sanchez.
Healy throws a head kick that sanchez semi-blocks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
sanchez misses with a combination
and Healy counters with a nice uppercut.
No luck with that takedown attempt from sanchez.
Healy clinches.
sanchez goes for a takedown attempt but Healy pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Healy waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract sanchez.
Healy dodges the punch combination from sanchez.
sanchez throws a series of punches but Healy avoids them all with ease.
Healy fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Healy takes one to the side of the head.
A head kick by sanchez misses
and Healy counters with a shoot takedown. sanchez fights it but they end up in guard.
sanchez looking for a sweep. Not yet sanchez, not yet.
sanchez is trying to control the position but Healy postures up.
sanchez keeping moving, preventing Healy from controlling successfully.
sanchez striking from the bottom.
sanchez trying to keep a closed guard but Healy is proving a slippery customer.
sanchez wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Healy landing with the ground and pound.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
No luck for sanchez with that takedown attempt.
sanchez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A combination from sanchez does no damage.
Healy feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
sanchez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
sanchez is trying to control the position but Healy postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
sanchez tries to strike from the bottom.
sanchez has his feet on Healy's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Healy gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and sanchez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Healy dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Healy dives in and grabs sanchez's left leg, looking for a takedown. sanchez pushes down on Healy's head and hops out.
Healy dodges the punch combination from sanchez.
Horrible takedown by sanchez or perhaps it was just good defense by Healy which made him look bad.
Healy shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as sanchez sprawls well. sanchez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Healy gets slowly back to his feet.
A head kick misses from sanchez.
sanchez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch lands to the side of sanchez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
sanchez tries to score a power double leg takedown but Healy sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten sanchez somewhat.
Travis Healy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of diego sanchez.
Healy tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but sanchez swivels and escapes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Healy slips under a jab from sanchez.
Healy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from sanchez.
A punch combination from sanchez misses.
Healy throws a one two combo.
sanchez displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Healy.
sanchez decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
sanchez seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
sanchez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Healy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Healy is looking to control sanchez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Healy avoid being mounted?
Healy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from sanchez.
sanchez is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Healy wants to control but sanchez is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Healy blocking the ground and pound attempt from sanchez.
sanchez is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Healy reverses the position - he's now on top in sanchez's guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
sanchez throws a right hand that Healy ducks under and follows up with a left that Healy also avoids with ease.
Healy shoots in but no luck this time.
sanchez throws a right and a left that both miss.
sanchez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Healy counters with a left to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Healy fails in his attempt to clinch.
sanchez scores with a one two! Healy had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Healy shoots and misses
enabling sanchez to counter with a crisp jab.
Healy throws a body kick that misses.
sanchez motions for Healy to come forward. sanchez throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Healy shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
sanchez striking from the bottom here.
sanchez is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Healy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. sanchez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
sanchez controls Healy momentarily but Healy frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
sanchez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
diego sanchez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Healy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
sanchez looking for a sweep. Not yet sanchez, not yet.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Healy fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
sanchez closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Healy has hold of sanchez's hands but sanchez slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
sanchez looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Healy is trying to defend against the ground and pound but sanchez scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that's the end of the fight!
diego sanchez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Healy 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Travis Healy!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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