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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Dillard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bobby Dillard has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bobby Dillard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chris Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Luis Engracia and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dillard closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Dillard is looking for a kimura here.
Sanchez wants to get back to his feet.
Sanchez taking some punishment here, with Dillard in his half guard.
Dillard is looking to take a break and control but Sanchez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dillard is trying to work for a kimura but Sanchez is defending well.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sanchez pushes Dillard off looking to stand but Dillard dives back in and keeps control.
Dillard is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Dillard is breathing heavily.
Sanchez looks like he's trying to stand up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Dillard fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sanchez misses with a series of wild punches.
Sanchez digs a good hook to Dillard's body.
Sanchez looks to land a combination. Dillard sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Sanchez gets a clinch.
Sanchez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sanchez throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Sanchez pushes Dillard up against the cage in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanchez digs a right hand into Dillard's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dillard's gas tank.
Sanchez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sanchez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dillard is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sanchez.
Sanchez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sanchez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dillard defends it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Sanchez.
Sanchez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sanchez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sanchez misses with a wild combination.
Dillard tries for a takedown but Sanchez circles away easily
and Sanchez counters with a left and a right that stings Dillard.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Dillard avoids them all with ease.
Sanchez works over Dillard's head and body with a nice combination.
Dillard tries for a takedown but Sanchez circles away easily
and Sanchez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Dillard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sanchez misses with a series of wild punches.
Dillard shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sanchez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sanchez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dillard moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sanchez is working the combinations to good effect here.
Sanchez looks to land a combination but Dillard avoids it well.
Dillard could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Dillard with a poor takedown
and Sanchez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bobby Dillard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dillard misses with a takedown
and Sanchez counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sanchez.
A shot in the inside from Sanchez.
Sanchez tries to pull guard but Dillard holds him up against the cage and eventually Sanchez drops back down to his feet.
Dillard tries for a takedown. No joy.
Sanchez is trying to force a seperation but Dillard has the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dillard is working for takedown but Sanchez is calmly controlling the position for now.
Sanchez is trying to force a seperation but Dillard has the dominant position.
Dillard looking for a takedown.
Sanchez breaks the clinch.
Dillard doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sanchez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dillard dodges the punch combination from Sanchez.
Sanchez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dillard circles away quickly and effectively.
Dillard with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sanchez counters with a left and a right that stings Dillard.
Dillard with a poor takedown
and Sanchez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dillard doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sanchez counters with a three punch combo that has Dillard backing up. Dillard nods at Sanchez to acknowledge the strikes.
Dillard fails with the takedown
and Sanchez counters with a left and a right that stings Dillard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Sanchez dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dillard avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dillard doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sanchez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dillard fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dillard gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sanchez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sanchez lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Sanchez throws a right hand that Dillard ducks under and follows up with a left that Dillard also avoids with ease.
Sanchez moves into the clinch successfully.
Sanchez is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dillard is keeping busy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sanchez manages to break the clinch.
Dillard walks forward, straight into a front kick from Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dillard stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillard is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sanchez.
Dillard slips a jab and a cross from Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown but Dillard shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dillard scores with a takedown into Sanchez's guard.
Dillard trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanchez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sanchez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dillard. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dillard postures up in Sanchez's guard and throws a big left but Sanchez blocks it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dillard trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanchez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sanchez can't keep his opponent in guard - Dillard advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Sanchez is trying to stand up here but Dillard is controlling him well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dillard seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sanchez does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Dillard is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Sanchez has managed to free his arm - good work.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sanchez's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Sanchez duly obliges.
Bobby Dillard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sanchez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dillard has his takedown stuffed
and Sanchez counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Dillard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dillard misses with a takedown
and Sanchez counters with a right hand to the body.
Dillard slips a jab and a cross from Sanchez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillard gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sanchez counters with a right hand to the body.
Dillard shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sanchez sprawls well. Sanchez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dillard gets slowly back to his feet.
Dillard gets a clinch.
Dillard drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sanchez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dillard shoots in but no luck this time.
Sanchez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dillard has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dillard will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dillard tries to clinch up.
Sanchez is looking to score with low kicks.
Dillard fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sanchez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Dillard avoids them all with ease.
Dillard fails with the takedown
and Sanchez counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Dillard!
Dillard is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Sanchez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Dillard with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sanchez moves into the clinch.
Dillard tries to land a knee to the head but Sanchez blocks with his arms.
Sanchez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dillard with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sanchez counters with a two punch combo.
Dillard doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sanchez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Dillard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanchez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sanchez doesn't manage to clinch there - Dillard circles away.
Sanchez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sanchez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sanchez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sanchez throws a one two combo.
Dillard tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sanchez counters with a series of strikes. Dillard will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Sanchez.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dillard is trying to drag Sanchez to the mat but Sanchez just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Sanchez manages to break the clinch.
Dillard shoots and misses
and Sanchez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sanchez lands a nice looking body shot.
Sanchez closes the distance and pushes Dillard back into the cage.
Sanchez wants to get back to striking at distance but Dillard won't allow it.
Sanchez stops a takedown attempt from Dillard.
Dillard tries for a takedown. No joy.
Sanchez breaks the clinch.
Sanchez 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.
Dillard looking for a sweep. Not yet Dillard, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dillard keeping full guard, as Sanchez tries to pass.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dillard is on top in guard.
Dillard stops Sanchez from standing up.
Sanchez keeping full guard, as Dillard tries to pass.
Dillard stops Sanchez from standing up.
Dillard is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Dillard stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sanchez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dillard won't allow Sanchez to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillard wants to control from the top but Sanchez keeps moving.
Dillard wants to stand but Sanchez has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Dillard has his takedown stuffed
and Sanchez counters with a right hand to the body.
Sanchez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dillard doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sanchez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dillard thinking.
Sanchez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dillard has his takedown stuffed
and Sanchez counters with a one-two to the body.
Dillard shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sanchez but Sanchez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bobby Dillard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dillard looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
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.
Dillard shoots and misses
and Sanchez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dillard thinking.
Dillard dodges the punch combination from Sanchez.
Dillard feints and as Sanchez raises his hands in defense, Dillard changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dillard decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Dillard gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sanchez counters by moving into the clinch.
Dillard prevents Sanchez from breaking the clinch.
Dillard tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sanchez smiles and moves away.
Dillard misses with a takedown attempt
and Sanchez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dillard scores a takedown into full mount!
Chris Sanchez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dillard lands a heavy elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Sanchez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sanchez winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Sanchez!
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