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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Raul Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: W32.Mydoom.AU@mm . Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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152 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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20
155 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raul Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Richard James!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Daniel Cesar and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sanchez.
Sanchez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sanchez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? James is fending him off so far but Sanchez persists. Nope, James circles away and we're back to standing.
Sanchez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sanchez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sanchez scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sanchez slips under a jab from James.
Nice cross by James.
A punch combination from James misses.
James cracks Sanchez with a good jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from James. Sanchez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but James paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sanchez shoots in but no luck this time.
James jabbing away but nothing is landing.
James jabbing away but nothing is landing.
James connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sanchez takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sanchez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sanchez fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raul Sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab from James misses.
No joy there for Sanchez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sanchez blocks a jab.
A swing and a miss from James.
James throws out a powerful jab.
James is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
James looks to land a right hand but Sanchez moved out of range.
Sanchez moves out of range of the strikes.
Richard James is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
James slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sanchez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sanchez fails to pull guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
James throws a shot from downtown. Sanchez moves away and avoids it.
James loads up on a big right hand but Sanchez slips the punch.
Sanchez throws a sloppy head kick and James moves out of range easily.
A telegraphed right hand from James misses the target.
James throws a body punch but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch but James swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
James scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The fighters circling - James throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from James.
James throws a jab but it's blocked by Sanchez.
James scores with a one two! Sanchez had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
James is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
James throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
James throws a jab when Sanchez was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James digs a good body shot into Sanchez's ribs.
James throws a jab but it's blocked by Sanchez.
Sanchez ducks under a wild hook from James.
James looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
James ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanchez moves away.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but James paws at him with a jab and circles away.
James throws a jab when Sanchez was well out of range.
Sanchez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sanchez wants to clinch up but James keeps it at a distance.
James loads up on a big right hand but Sanchez slips the punch.
James might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
James drops Sanchez with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Sanchez! James dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (strikes). Richard James!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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