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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gota Yo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Sanchez might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to "Stand your ground" by Acarine. Yo comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Pass Out kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Tommy Sanchez could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Gota Yo's chin.
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155 lbs
5 - 7 - 0 |
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150 lbs
3 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tommy Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gota Yo!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, David Schapiro and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Yo.
Sanchez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sanchez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yo slaps away a takedown attempt from Sanchez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sanchez misses with a takedown attempt - Yo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yo lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sanchez backs up against the cage.
Sanchez is looking to clinch but Yo is avoiding it.
Sanchez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tommy Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yo. That's going to slow Sanchez down.
Sanchez misses with a wild body shot.
Sanchez is breathing heavily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Yo.
Yo scores with a nice body kick.
Yo thumps Sanchez with a low kick.
Yo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sanchez's hands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Yo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sanchez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yo. Yo obviously looking to wear him down.
Yo lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Sanchez is rocked!
Yo throws a left that rocks Sanchez and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Yo dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Sanchez regain composure!
Oh Sanchez is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Yo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Yo stands up.
Sanchez seems to have got his legs back now.
Sanchez has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A left and a right from Yo both land. Nice combination.
Yo thuds a left hand into Sanchez's body.
Yo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Yo scores with a spinning back kick!
Yo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Yo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Yo throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yo throws a leg kick which misses Sanchez's front leg but catches the back leg as Sanchez tries to avoid it.
Yo lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Yo with a hook.
Sanchez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Yo.
Yo is working the combinations to good effect here.
Yo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Sanchez if he has to take too many more of those.
Yo's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Yo duly obliges.
Sanchez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Yo catches Sanchez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Yo connects with a nice looking jab.
Yo lands with a nice body kick.
Yo throws a head kick that half lands.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Sanchez crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Yo - the referee stops the clock and Sanchez gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Yo. Sanchez manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Yo lands with a straight right. Sanchez didn't see that one coming.
A jab lands there for Yo.
Sanchez will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Yo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sanchez.
Yo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Yo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A chopping leg kick lands by Yo.
Yo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yo with a hook.
Sanchez fails with the takedown.
A left and a right from Yo both land. Nice combination.
Yo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sanchez takes a kick to the side of the head.
Nice cross by Yo.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Yo!
The fight stays on the outside here - Sanchez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sanchez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sanchez tries to clinch up.
Yo is looking to slow Sanchez down with leg kicks.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Yo!
Yo is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Sanchez had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into p�t�.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yo.
Yo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Sanchez wants to clinch up but Yo keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yo scores with a three punch combo!
Sanchez dives in and grabs Yo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Yo pushes down on Sanchez's head and hops out.
Yo lands a head kick!
Sanchez is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Yo.
Sanchez is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Yo.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Yo!
Yo throws a series of punches but Sanchez avoids them all with ease.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Yo as he jumps to the side.
Sanchez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sanchez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Yo counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yo moves away from the strike by Sanchez.
Sanchez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Yo counters with a series of strikes. Sanchez will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sanchez is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Yo.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Gota Yo dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Yo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Sanchez. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Yo scores with a kick to the midsection.
Gota Yo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sanchez drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sanchez has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Yo is proving hard to escape from.
Sanchez wants to pass the guard but Yo is keeping the position.
Sanchez would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yo wants to stand but Sanchez is controlling the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sanchez.
Yo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Yo keeping moving, preventing Sanchez from controlling successfully.
That's two 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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Yo throws a leg kick which misses Sanchez's front leg but catches the back leg as Sanchez tries to avoid it.
Yo connects with a solid leg kick.
Sanchez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Yo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sanchez throws a sloppy head kick
and Yo counters with a slapping leg kick.
Yo throws a series of strikes that have Sanchez backpedaling.
A head kick by Sanchez misses
and Yo counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yo lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Nice body kick there by Yo.
Yo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Yo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Yo stalks Sanchez and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sanchez's face. Sanchez staggers backwards, shaken.
Sanchez is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Yo.
Yo bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Yo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sanchez tries to land a body kick
and Yo counters with a thumping low kick.
Sanchez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sanchez misses with a takedown attempt
and Yo counters with a nice kick to the body.
Sanchez takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Sanchez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sanchez shoots and misses
and Yo counters with a one-two to the body.
A head kick by Sanchez misses
and Yo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sanchez throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Yo to counter with a crisp jab.
Sanchez looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A punch combination from Yo misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez wants to clinch
and Yo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sanchez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Yo counters with a nice leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yo lands a head kick!
Sanchez tries to clinch up
and Yo counters with a nice leg kick.
Yo throws a right and a left that both miss.
A lazy body kick from Sanchez
and Yo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sanchez's knee momentarily.
Sanchez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sanchez is looking to clinch but Yo is avoiding it.
Yo lands a jab to the head.
Sanchez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yo scoring well with a low kick there.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Gota Yo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Nice takedown defense from Yo. No joy for Sanchez on that attempt.
Yo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sanchez wants to clinch.
Yo lands a high kick!
Yo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sanchez moves in looking to clinch but Yo pushes him off.
Yo scores with a leg kick.
Yo works over Sanchez's head and body with a nice combination.
Yo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Sanchez tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Yo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Yo lands with a nice body punch.
A solid body kick from Yo.
A solid body kick from Yo.
Sanchez throws a body kick the misses
and Yo counters with an inside leg kick.
Yo scoring well with a low kick there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yo throws a head kick that half lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Yo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Yo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Yo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sanchez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Yo counters with a thumping low kick.
Sanchez tries for a takedown but Yo circles away easily
and Yo counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sanchez tries to clinch
and Yo counters with a one-two to the body.
Sanchez with a lazy takedown attempt
and Yo counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sanchez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tommy Sanchez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yo lands with a nice combination. Sanchez backs away looking to recover.
Sanchez with a poor takedown
and Yo counters with a nice uppercut.
Yo connects with a solid leg kick.
Sanchez is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Yo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez has his takedown stuffed
and Yo counters with a thumping low kick.
Yo scores with a kick to the body.
Sanchez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Yo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sanchez's knee momentarily.
Yo scores with a one two! Sanchez had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Yo throws a series of strikes that have Sanchez backpedaling.
Sanchez tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Yo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Yo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sanchez's knee momentarily.
Yo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sanchez's calf.
Sanchez shoots and misses
and Yo counters with a slapping leg kick.
A solid body kick from Yo.
Sanchez shoots and misses
and Sanchez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gota Yo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sanchez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Sanchez looking to ground and pound but Yo is blocking nicely.
Tommy Sanchez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sanchez working Yo over with strikes here.
Sanchez goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Yo is on top in guard.
Yo prevents Sanchez from getting back to his feet.
Yo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Yo trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanchez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sanchez lands a good elbow from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yo passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Yo thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Sanchez manages to work his way to half guard, despite Yo's best efforts.
Yo is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sanchez defends it well.
Sanchez pushes Yo off and gets back to his feet.
Gota Yo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sanchez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yo.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanchez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Yo counters with a one-two to the body.
Sanchez throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Yo counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sanchez misses with a leg kick
and Yo counters with a low kick, right behind Sanchez 's knee.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gota Yo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Yo 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 26:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 26:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gota Yo!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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