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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Xavier Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Remy Hoost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hoost is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Man With A Harmonica. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Xavier Sanchez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Remy Hoost!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Paulo Santos and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoost turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sanchez throws a hook but Hoost blocks it.
Hoost takes one to the chin there.
Hoost displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a body punch but Hoost moves out of range.
Hoost throws a push kick but Sanchez slaps the foot to one side.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hoost.
Hoost throws a series of punches but Sanchez avoids them all with ease.
Sanchez shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hoost is trying to defend but Sanchez finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Hoost avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sanchez.
Hoost blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sanchez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hoost defending well though.
Sanchez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sanchez stops Hoost from getting back to his feet.
Sanchez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sanchez wants to control but Hoost is keeping him busy.
Hoost avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sanchez.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hoost can do anything to dispel that myth.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hoost misses with a low kick.
Sanchez takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Sanchez throws a jab but it's blocked by Hoost.
A solid body kick from Hoost.
Sanchez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The fighters circling - Sanchez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoost throws a head kick but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hoost.
Hoost throws a wild body kick that Sanchez sees coming a mile off.
Sanchez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sanchez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hoost throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hoost misses with a jab to the body
and Sanchez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sanchez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hoost's head.
Hoost throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A big right from Sanchez misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hoost.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoost uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sanchez.
Hoost ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hoost looks to throw a body kick
and Hoost takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sanchez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hoost swinging wilding here.
Hoost throws a front kick that sends Sanchez stumbling back into the cage.
Hoost throws a series of punches but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez looks to land a left hand but Hoost moved out of range nicely.
Hoost throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Sanchez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hoost.
Sanchez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Hoost
and Sanchez counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hoost keeping moving, preventing Sanchez from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanchez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sanchez not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Sanchez trying to control but Hoost is working from the bottom.
Hoost utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanchez landing with the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Sanchez dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A nice leg kick lands there from Hoost.
Hoost lands with a nice combination. Sanchez backs away looking to recover.
Sanchez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Sanchez as he connects with a hook.
Sanchez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hoost misses with a low kick.
Sanchez works the jab nicely.
Hoost steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sanchez.
Hoost shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hoost tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hoost.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoost misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hoost defending well as Sanchez loads up on a big left hand.
Sanchez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hoost misses with a looping left.
Sanchez misses with a hook. Hoost ducked under it nicely.
Sanchez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sanchez looks to score with a jab to the body but Hoost is just out of range.
Hoost rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sanchez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Remy Hoost is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hoost uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sanchez.
Remy Hoost seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hoost moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sanchez works Hoost's body with a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoost throws a head kick that Sanchez semi-blocks.
Sanchez has a takedown stuffed.
Sanchez closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The ground and pound from Sanchez seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The ground and pound from Sanchez seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Hoost tries to escape but Sanchez is in control.
Sanchez tries to score with some ground and pound. Hoost controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Sanchez misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Sanchez landing a few strikes.
Hoost parries the strikes from Sanchez easily there. Sanchez is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Hoost to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez trying to control the position but Hoost is working away.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hoost looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sanchez just misses with a punch to the body.
Sanchez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hoost.
Remy Hoost is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hoost scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jab, jab by Sanchez - just one landing.
Sanchez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hoost looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hoost scoring well with a low kick there.
Hoost uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanchez.
Sanchez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez moves out of range of the body kick from Hoost.
Hoost rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sanchez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sanchez works Hoost's body with a nice hook.
Hoost throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sanchez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hoost turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sanchez avoids a punch combination nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hoost.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hoost lands a head kick. Sanchez smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Hoost throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Xavier Sanchez will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sanchez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sanchez stalks Hoost and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hoost's face. Hoost staggers backwards, shaken.
Sanchez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sanchez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hoost.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hoost.
Hoost steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sanchez.
Sanchez walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hoost.
Hoost drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hoost slips a straight right by Sanchez.
A head kick by Hoost misses
and Sanchez counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanchez throws a hook but Hoost avoids it easily.
A big left from Sanchez misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hoost manages to avoid it.
Sanchez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sanchez lands with a hook. Hoost tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sanchez misses with a body punch
and Hoost counters with an outside leg kick.
Sanchez scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sanchez dodges the punch combination from Hoost.
Sanchez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sanchez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sanchez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hoost was well out of range. Poor timing from Sanchez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoost misses with a low kick.
Sanchez throws a head kick but Hoost moves out of range.
Sanchez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hoost bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hoost throws a nice outside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hoost sprawls well. Hoost wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sanchez gets slowly back to his feet.
Hoost steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sanchez.
Hoost looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sanchez takes one on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez misses with a body shot.
Sanchez thuds a left hand into Hoost's body.
Sanchez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hoost.
Hoost throws a front kick aimed at Sanchez's knee but Sanchez avoids it well.
Hoost pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sanchez connects with a crisp jab.
Hoost delivers a nice body kick.
Hoost throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sanchez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hoost manages to avoid it.
Sanchez throws a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hoost.
Sanchez will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Hoost misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hoost has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hoost there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hoost looks to land a body kick but Sanchez moved away.
Sanchez thows a leg kick but Hoost checks it
and Hoost counters with a nice leg kick.
Sanchez throws the left hand but Hoost avoids the punch easily.
Hoost avoids the head kick by Sanchez.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanchez throws the left hand but Hoost avoids the punch easily.
Hoost looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sanchez checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Sanchez clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hoost chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sanchez has a takedown stuffed.
Hoost moves out of range of the strikes.
Hoost closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hoost has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sanchez throws a jab but it's blocked by Hoost.
Hoost attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Sanchez misses.
Sanchez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hoost misses with a double jab
and Sanchez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sanchez shoots in and drives through. Hoost sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xavier Sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanchez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hoost was well out of range. Poor timing from Sanchez.
Hoost throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sanchez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sanchez slips a jab and a cross from Hoost.
Hoost lands with a kick to the temple. Sanchez shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Hoost ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sanchez throws a leg kick
and Hoost counters with an inside leg kick.
Hoost misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez thows a leg kick but Hoost checks it
and Hoost counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sanchez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sanchez thows a body shot but no joy.
Sanchez misses the shot to the body.
Sanchez misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hoost makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Sanchez really felt that one!
Hoost moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hoost - that will leave a mark!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hoost throws a body punch but Sanchez moves out of range.
Hoost uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanchez.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hoost, right into the meat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hoost counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hoost.
Sanchez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sanchez shoots for a takedown but Hoost saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hoost lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hoost plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Hoost throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Hoost scores with a one two! Sanchez had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Hoost lands a high kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanchez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hoost can pounce on him.
Sanchez swings for the body but Hoost moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Hoost misses
and Hoost takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hoost throws a head kick that Sanchez semi-blocks.
Sanchez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sanchez misses with a kick to the body
and Hoost counters with a nice leg kick.
Hoost throws a front kick aimed at Sanchez's knee but Sanchez avoids it well.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Sanchez crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hoost - the referee stops the clock and Sanchez gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hoost. Sanchez manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Hoost chopping away at his opponent's legs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hoost misses with a head kick.
Sanchez looks to score with a jab to the body but Hoost is just out of range.
Sanchez has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hoost.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Remy Hoost dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Hoost throws a head kick that misses
and Hoost takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hoost walks forward, straight into a front kick from Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a wild combination.
Sanchez fails with a takedown attempt.
Sanchez lands the left hand.
A combination from Sanchez does no damage.
Sanchez throws a sloppy body shot
and Hoost counters with a low kick, right behind Sanchez 's knee.
Sanchez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoost gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sanchez feints and as Hoost raises his hands in defense, Sanchez changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sanchez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sanchez lands a couple of digs.
Hoost wants to stand but Sanchez is controlling the position.
Sanchez throws and elbow that misses. Hoost uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sanchez's guard. Nice move by Hoost!
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoost wants to stand but Sanchez has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoost wants to control from the top but Sanchez keeps moving.
Remy Hoost has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sanchez is adopting a defensive guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanchez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Xavier Sanchez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hoost throws a combination that misses
and Sanchez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sanchez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hoost looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hoost on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sanchez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hoost.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hoost throws a combination that misses
and Sanchez counters with a nice uppercut.
Hoost throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hoost will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that's the end of the fight!
Xavier Sanchez showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sanchez 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 49:46
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 49:46
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xavier Sanchez!
Xavier Sanchez retains his welterweight title!
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