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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Dino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanchez's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Naughty by Nature - O.P.P.. Dino is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: RAWR. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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170 cm
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145 lbs
3 - 5 - 1 |
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166 cm
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147 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident |
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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
3 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Carlos Sanchez! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Anderson Dino! The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Chris Edwards and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Dino slips a jab and a cross from Sanchez.
Dino keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dino shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Dino showed some decent athleticism there. Sanchez is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
Sanchez tries to hold on but Dino pushes him away. Sanchez is working to get back to half guard.
Dino avoids the attempt from Sanchez to control. Dino goes for an armbar but Sanchez turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Sanchez. Dino scrambles and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dino closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. Dino blocks the strikes from Sanchez.
Dino is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Sanchez has escaped the position, nice work there. Sanchez is positioning himself to get back to half guard. Sanchez is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Sanchez is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Dino's leg. He's managed it. Nice work. Dino thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sanchez's head. Dino is looking to advance position but Sanchez won't allow it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Sanchez misses with a takedown attempt and Dino counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. Sanchez is breathing heavily. Sanchez is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dino pulls his head out easily. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Dino is keen to just control but Sanchez is a slippery customer. Dino is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen. Dino seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sanchez is trying to get back to full guard. Dino working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that. Dino is stalling here. Sanchez is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Dino seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Sanchez has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. Dino manages to get back to half guard. Dino makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work! Sanchez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Dino closes the distance and clinches. Dino breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sanchez gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Dino to score an easy takedown into full guard. Sanchez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Sanchez throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land. Dino landing some decent shots from guard. Dino thows a big elbow that misses. Dino with a nice head shot there. Sanchez keeping moving, preventing Dino from controlling successfully. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dino's corner. There ya go! There ya go! And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Dino dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dino clinches. Dino successfully pulls guard.
Sanchez works a leg free and moves into half guard. Dino regains full guard. Nicely done. Dino wants to get back to his feet but Sanchez is in a dominant position and won't allow it. Dino is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. Dino working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sanchez doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sanchez manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. Sanchez postures up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Sanchez postures up and lands a big shot to Dino's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sanchez throwing strikes from guard but Dino blocks nicely. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Dino wants to stand but Sanchez is controlling the position. Sanchez throws a big right hand that misses.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. Dino tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sanchez paws at him with a jab and circles away. Sanchez misses with a takedown and Dino counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground. Sanchez keeping moving, preventing Dino from controlling successfully. Dino is looking to work some ground and pound but Sanchez has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Dino trying to control but Sanchez is working from the bottom. Dino missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Dino wants to control from the top but Sanchez keeps moving. Dino thows a big elbow that misses.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. Sanchez with a poor takedown and Dino counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Sanchez is lucky that one didn't land flush. Dino goes for a high kick. It partially lands. Dino avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sanchez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dino pinned against the cage. Dino gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlos Sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him. Dino clinches. Dino unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sanchez takes an elbow to the forehead. Sanchez drops down looking for an ankle pick but Dino pulls his leg out and moves away.
Sanchez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Dino 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. Dino makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Sanchez keeping moving, preventing Dino from controlling successfully. Dino advances to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Sanchez tries to get to full guard but Dino has control of the leg. Dino uses his free foot to push down on Sanchez's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Sanchez. Sanchez regains half guard. Dino tries to pass to full mount but Sanchez defends it. Dino is looking to take a break and control but Sanchez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Dino 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!
Sanchez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and Dino counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Dino. Dino distracts Sanchez with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Dino trying to control but Sanchez is working from the bottom. Sanchez is trying to keep Dino in close.
Dino wants to control from the top but Sanchez keeps moving. Dino working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. Sanchez working a defensive guard here.
Sanchez keeping moving, preventing Dino from controlling successfully. Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dino scoring with some ground and pound.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground. Dino darts in and clinches Sanchez up against the cage. Sanchez has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Dino is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet. Dino lands on the inside with an uppercut. Dino lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dino lands a shoulder strike. A hook to the body from Dino.
Sanchez takes an elbow to the forehead. Dino's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Dino wants to clinch and Sanchez counters with a takedown into side control. Sanchez decides to stand back up. Sanchez steps back and let's Dino get back to his feet. Sanchez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dino avoids it really well and circles away. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlos Sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Dino gets a clinch. Dino lands an elbow just above Sanchez 's eye. Sanchez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Dino lands on the inside with an uppercut. Dino breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Sanchez tries for a takedown but Dino circles away easily and Dino counters with a one-two to the body. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Dino throws a right hand that Sanchez ducks under and follows up with a left that Sanchez also avoids with ease. Sanchez drives through with a takedown into guard. Dino wants to get back to his feet but Sanchez is in a dominant position and won't allow it. Dino pushes Sanchez off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there. Sanchez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dino counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Sanchez!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Dino scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Sanchez?
Dino lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Sanchez hang on? Sanchez is desperately trying to improve his position but Dino has a good base and remains in mount. Dino fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Dino working Sanchez over with strikes here. Sanchez is in a horrible position here. Dino smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
BOOM! Dino connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Carlos Sanchez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Dino trying to control but he's not successful this time. Dino has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Sanchez's face.
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. Dino landing shots from mount. Sanchez is looking to get to half guard. Sanchez is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. Dino with shots to the head and body - Sanchez looks very uncomfortable down there. Sanchez is wriggling around trying to escape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Dino cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Dino fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Anderson Dino is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Dino unloading with bombs!
And that's the end of the fight! Anderson Dino comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Dino has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30 Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30 Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anderson Dino!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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