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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Starship (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Corey Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Starship's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, i made it. Patrick Starship has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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210 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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220 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Patrick Starship!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Corey Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Steve Montenegro and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Starship scores a takedown into full mount!
Starship stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Starship scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Sanchez trying to control but Starship flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Starship is looking to control Sanchez but Sanchez is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Sanchez trying to control the position but Starship manages to sink in the hooks.
Sanchez manages to reverse the position and now he's in Starship's guard. Nice work there by Sanchez.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanchez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sanchez trying to control the position from guard on top but Starship is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Starship is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Starship moves out of range.
Sanchez misses with a head kick.
Sanchez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Starship closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Starship wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Sanchez uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
Starship would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Sanchez pulls Starship in close to his closed guard and prevents Starship from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starship has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Sanchez is proving hard to escape from.
Starship will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Starship is breathing heavily.
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.
Sanchez wriggles free and stands up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a head kick that half lands.
Starship ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Starship avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sanchez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sanchez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses.
Starship showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sanchez.
Sanchez gets a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sanchez is trying to force a seperation but Starship has the dominant position.
Sanchez lands a nice elbow.
Knees to the body from Sanchez.
Sanchez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sanchez wants to clinch.
Starship slips a jab and a cross from Sanchez.
Some wild striking there from Sanchez.
Sanchez tries a head kick but it misses.
Sanchez rushes Starship and presses him up against the cage.
Sanchez scores with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Corey Sanchez dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A head kick misses from Sanchez.
Sanchez fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sanchez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sanchez throws a head kick but Starship moves out of range.
Sanchez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Starship circles away quickly and effectively.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Starship swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sanchez fails to land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Starship darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Starship is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez is looking to improve his position.
Sanchez wants to control but Starship is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sanchez makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Starship displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sanchez throws out the jab.
Starship takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Sanchez takes the fight into the clinch.
Sanchez working hard to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez scores with a knee to the head.
Sanchez lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Starship fails to pull guard.
A hook to the body from Sanchez.
Starship is pressed up against the cage. Sanchez has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Starship down to the mat. Starship avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Sanchez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sanchez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Starship counters with a leg kick.
Sanchez looks to clinch
and Starship counters with a low kick, right behind Sanchez 's knee.
Sanchez misses with a double jab.
Sanchez throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Sanchez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Starship.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez misses with a combination
and Starship counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Sanchez looking for a sweep. Not yet Sanchez, not yet.
Sanchez trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Starship wants to stand but Sanchez is controlling his posture from full guard.
Sanchez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sanchez kicks Starship off and gets to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Corey Sanchez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Sanchez throws a chopping leg kick but Starship manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sanchez misses with a double jab.
Starship shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sanchez as he avoids it easily.
A lazy body kick from Sanchez
and Starship counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Sanchez lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Starship!
Starship holds on to Sanchez around his waist, trying desperately to prevent any attacks.
Starship tries to hold on but Sanchez postures up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sanchez fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Starship tries to hold on but Sanchez pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez trying to control but he's not successful this time.
A nice elbow there by Sanchez.
Sanchez connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Starship knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sanchez on the ground.
Sanchez pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Starship wants to control but Sanchez is having none of it.
Starship is in a horrible position here. Sanchez smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Patrick Starship overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sanchez with shots to the head and body - Starship looks very uncomfortable down there.
Starship is in all sorts of trouble here.
Sanchez scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Sanchez looking to finish Starship with some ground and pound. This is bad for Starship!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez lands a big elbow.
Sanchez landing strikes from the mount and Starship is in trouble!
Starship wants to hold on but Sanchez pushes him away.
Sanchez fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sanchez misses with a head shot.
Sanchez lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Sanchez working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Starship tries to hold on but Sanchez postures up.
Sanchez working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Sanchez scoring with strikes but Starship is staying in there.
Sanchez thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Starship is trying desperately to improve position.
Sanchez throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Starship because Sanchez loaded up on that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Starship is looking to improve his position but Sanchez isn't that keen on the idea.
Sanchez looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Sanchez dominating with strikes here.
Starship holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Sanchez tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Sanchez dominating with strikes here.
Sanchez thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanchez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Starship is looking to escape.
Sanchez punching from mount but Starship doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Sanchez avoids the attempt from Starship to control.
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.
Sanchez throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Starship because Sanchez loaded up on that one.
Sanchez lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Starship is in a horrible position here. Sanchez smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Sanchez cracks Starship with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Sanchez throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Starship because Sanchez loaded up on that one.
Starship can't escape the position.
A nice elbow there by Sanchez.
Starship is in all sorts of trouble here.
Starship wants to hold on but Sanchez pushes him away.
Sanchez fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Corey Sanchez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Starship tries to lock up and control but Sanchez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Patrick Starship has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sanchez working away from the top, dropping strikes.
BOOM! Sanchez connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that's the end of the fight!
Corey 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Corey Sanchez!
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