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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sonny Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and antonio silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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176 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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170 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sonny Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, antonio silva!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Emerson Jorge and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from silva.
silva avoids the head kick by Sanchez.
Sanchez closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Sanchez tries to pass the half guard into mount. silva knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
silva is trying to get back to full guard.
silva on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
silva looks gassed!
Sanchez slips a nice elbow through silva's hands, connecting with silva's forehead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanchez drops an elbow to the side of silva's head.
Sanchez working silva over with strikes.
Sanchez is figuring out what he wants to do next.
silva won't allow Sanchez to pass to mount.
Sanchez working over silva with some ground and pound. silva looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
silva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
silva on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez lands strikes from half guard.
Sanchez takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sanchez wants to take a breather but silva is having none of it.
Sanchez lands with a punch from half guard.
Sanchez wants to pass the guard but silva is defending well.
Still in half guard, Sanchez seems content to control.
silva wants to get back to full guard.
Sanchez tries to pass the half guard into mount. silva knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
silva misses with a takedown attempt
and Sanchez counters with a shoot takedown. silva fights it but they end up in guard.
silva is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sanchez defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez trying to control but silva is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sanchez got a little sloppy there for a moment and silva has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sanchez has managed to get both his arms back between silva's legs - danger averted.
silva working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Sanchez has passed into half guard!
Sanchez is keen to just control but silva is a slippery customer.
Sanchez not doing much here.
Sanchez working silva over with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is figuring out what he wants to do next.
silva is staying active underneath Sanchez, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
silva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sanchez scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ground and pound from Sanchez.
silva is looking to improve his position.
Sanchez wants to free his trapped foot but silva is holding on for dear life with his legs.
silva is looking for a sweep. Sanchez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sanchez lands with a punch from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Sanchez looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
silva had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Sanchez is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. silva Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Sanchez's back instead.
Sanchez is trying to stand back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sonny Sanchez dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A left and a right from Sanchez both land. Nice combination.
silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sonny Sanchez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sanchez rushes silva and presses him up against the cage.
Sanchez wants to get back to striking at distance but silva won't allow it.
silva tries to pull guard but Sanchez won't allow it.
A frustrated look appears on Sanchez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sanchez tightens his grip and picks silva up, before dumping him to the ground. silva manages to land in guard.
silva wants to sweep but no luck.
Sanchez is stalling in the full guard.
Sanchez postures up and lands a big shot to silva's brow.
silva is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez wants to control from the top but silva keeps moving.
Sanchez is stalling in the full guard.
Sanchez working some strikes from top position.
silva keeping moving, preventing Sanchez from controlling successfully.
Sanchez forces his way into half guard.
Sanchez is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Sanchez looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Well, if Sanchez is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Sonny Sanchez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sanchez seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Sanchez is going to stand back up.
Sanchez working silva over with strikes.
silva is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sanchez scores with a couple of nice shots.
silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sanchez trying to control from half guard but silva is working away.
silva is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sanchez pulls his head out easily.
Sanchez works his way into full mount!
Sanchez connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez with the ground and pound from mount.
Sanchez landing strikes, looking to finish!
A nice elbow there by Sanchez.
Sanchez with good strikes from the mount here!
Sanchez scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish silva?
Sanchez fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
silva is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Sanchez fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Sanchez working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Sanchez lands with some strikes.
Sanchez looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez lands a nice shot to the head.
Sanchez prevents silva from getting the reversal.
silva is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Sanchez is landing with some decent strikes but silva is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Sanchez postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. silva looks a forlorn figure.
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!
Sanchez scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish silva?
Sanchez unloading with bombs!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanchez breaks from silva's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Sanchez landing strikes from the mount and silva is in trouble!
silva is squirming around, avoiding Sanchez's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sonny Sanchez dominated that second round.
That's time! Sanchez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
silva checks a low kick from Sanchez.
Sanchez bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps silva's head backwards.
Sanchez lands a two punch combo.
A big left from Sanchez misses.
silva moves out of range of the leg kick from Sanchez.
silva gets caught flat footed, as Sanchez shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Sanchez scoring with some ground and pound.
Sanchez lands a couple of elbows.
Sanchez chips away with some ground and pound.
Sanchez landing some decent shots from guard.
Sanchez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. silva is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sanchez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for silva on the ground.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sanchez stays in close to silva's body and controls the position.
Sanchez trying to control the position from guard on top but silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sanchez landing some decent shots from guard.
silva being controlled here, momentarily.
Sanchez wants to control from the top but silva keeps moving.
silva looking for a sweep. Not yet silva, not yet.
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 works over silva with some ground and pound from guard.
Sanchez tries to free his leg and advance position but silva is retaining full guard.
Sanchez avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
silva looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Sanchez passes into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sanchez lands a nice short elbow.
Sanchez lands strikes from half guard.
Sanchez looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
silva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sanchez drops an elbow to the side of silva's head.
silva is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sanchez scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sanchez winds up and cracks silva with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sanchez stalling.
Nice strikes from Sanchez there.
silva wants to get back to full guard but Sanchez has passed into side control.
Sanchez scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish silva?
Sanchez with shots to the head and body - silva looks very uncomfortable down there.
Sanchez lands a heavy elbow.
silva is in a horrible position here. Sanchez smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
A nice elbow there by Sanchez.
silva is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez looking to finish silva with some ground and pound. This is bad for silva!
Sanchez looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Sanchez dominating with strikes here.
silva really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sanchez controlling from the full mount.
Sanchez lands a heavy elbow.
silva can't escape the position.
Sanchez in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Sanchez wants to control the pace but silva is squirming around nicely.
silva can't escape the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sonny Sanchez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sanchez has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:24
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:24
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sonny Sanchez!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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