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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenny Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanchez comes to the cage accompanied by Eminem...Role Model. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Pablo Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kenny Rogers!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, William Gold and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch but Rogers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sanchez is looking to clinch but Rogers is avoiding it.
Rogers shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Sanchez manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Rogers passes Sanchez's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Rogers is trying to work for a kimura but Sanchez is defending well.
Rogers wants to take a breather but Sanchez is having none of it.
Sanchez is trying to maintain the position but Rogers is very close to passing his half guard.
Sanchez wants to get back to his feet.
Sanchez is looking for a sweep. Rogers is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rogers keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanchez wants to control but Rogers is keeping busy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch but Rogers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Rogers looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Rogers is looking for a kimura here.
Sanchez is looking to escape.
Rogers is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Sanchez wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez trying to control but Rogers postures up.
Sanchez is trying to get back to full guard.
Rogers wants to work for an arm triangle but Sanchez is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rogers is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Sanchez is just riding it out for now. Rogers eventually gives up the hold.
Sanchez works his way to full guard. Good work.
Rogers won't allow Sanchez to get back to his feet.
Rogers wants to pass the guard but Sanchez is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rogers trying to control but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
Sanchez wants to stand up but Rogers is controlling him.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sanchez tries to clinch there but Rogers circles away.
Sanchez wants to clinch up but Rogers keeps it at a distance.
Rogers shoots in and drives through. Sanchez sprawls well.
Rogers swats away the attempt to clinch by Sanchez.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rogers swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rogers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanchez.
Rogers shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sanchez's guard.
Rogers trying to control but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
Sanchez wants to stand but Rogers is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogers looking to pass the guard.
Rogers pushes down on Sanchez's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Rogers tries to pass to full mount but Sanchez defends it.
Rogers is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Rogers prevents Sanchez from standing back up.
Rogers passes the guard and advances to mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenny Rogers dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rogers swats away the attempt to clinch by Sanchez.
Sanchez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sanchez tries to clinch up but Rogers circles away and keeps his distance.
Rogers shoots in for a double leg but Sanchez sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sanchez throws a head kick but Rogers moves out of range.
Rogers swats away the attempt to clinch by Sanchez.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rogers paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rogers shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Sanchez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sanchez is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Rogers stands and throws Sanchez's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Rogers is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Sanchez has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers prevents Sanchez from escaping the position.
Rogers looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Sanchez is trying to buck Rogers off.
Rogers swings around for an armbar but Sanchez sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Rogers's guard.
Rogers is breathing heavily.
Sanchez trying to stand up but can't free himself from Rogers's guard.
Rogers looking for a sweep. Not yet Rogers, not yet.
Sanchez wants to stand but Rogers has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sanchez is looking to clinch but Rogers is avoiding it.
Sanchez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sanchez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rogers scores a takedown into full mount!
Rogers is working for a guillotine from mount but Sanchez frees his head quite easily.
Sanchez can't escape the position.
Sanchez gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Sanchez doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Rogers.
Rogers trying to pass the guard but Sanchez defending well.
Rogers prevents Sanchez from standing back up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sanchez manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Sanchez keeping full guard, as Rogers tries to pass.
Rogers wants to control from the top but Sanchez keeps moving.
Sanchez wants to stand but Rogers is controlling the position.
Rogers trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four 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 wriggles free and stands up.
Sanchez wants to clinch.
Rogers shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Rogers showed some decent athleticism there.
Rogers passes to side control.
Sanchez stops Rogers from passing to mount.
Rogers tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Rogers looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenny Rogers showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Sanchez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rogers circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sanchez tries to clinch but Rogers is having none of it.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch but Rogers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sanchez fails in his attempt to clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rogers.
Sanchez wants to clinch.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch but Rogers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez stuffs the takedown.
Sanchez tries a head kick but it misses.
Sanchez is looking to clinch but Rogers is avoiding it.
Sanchez stuffs the takedown.
Pablo Sanchez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenny Rogers.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rogers paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rogers paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sanchez is looking to clinch.
Sanchez instigates a clinch.
Rogers manages to pull guard.
Sanchez wants to stand but Rogers is controlling his posture from full guard.
Rogers had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sanchez defends it easily.
Rogers takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rogers had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sanchez defends it easily.
Rogers working a defensive guard here.
Rogers looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers working for a triangle but Sanchez defends it easily.
Rogers looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Rogers had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sanchez defends it easily.
Sanchez looking to pass the guard.
Sanchez wants to stand but Rogers is controlling his posture from full guard.
Sanchez wants to control from the top but Rogers keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rogers keeps the fight on the outside.
Sanchez doesn't manage to clinch there - Rogers circles away.
Sanchez moves in looking to clinch but Rogers pushes him off.
Rogers swats away the attempt to clinch by Sanchez.
Sanchez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch but Rogers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rogers swats away the attempt to clinch by Sanchez.
Sanchez moves into the clinch.
Sanchez misses with an elbow over the top.
Rogers on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rogers tries to pull guard but Sanchez won't allow it.
Rogers tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sanchez lands a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Rogers fails to pull guard.
Rogers avoiding damage as Sanchez throws knees to the body.
Sanchez tries to land a knee to the head but Rogers blocks with his arms.
Sanchez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rogers avoids it.
Rogers fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sanchez landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rogers decides to pull guard.
Sanchez would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Rogers 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 will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sanchez has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Rogers is proving hard to escape from.
Pablo Sanchez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rogers has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sanchez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rogers preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kenny Rogers.
I've got Rogers 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 James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenny Rogers!
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energy
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RATING
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