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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yoan Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Flikflak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pedro Flikflak is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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275 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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200 cm
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265 lbs
7 - 3 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter striker
Very strong |
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Yoan Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Pedro Flikflak!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez misses with a takedown
and Flikflak counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Flikflak stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Flikflak closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sanchez to the mat! Sanchez manages to get full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Flikflak wants to control from the top but Sanchez keeps moving.
Sanchez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sanchez working for a triangle but Flikflak defends it easily.
Flikflak throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flikflak sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Sanchez keeping full guard, as Flikflak tries to pass.
Flikflak's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Flikflak won't allow Sanchez to sweep him here.
Sanchez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Flikflak's guard.
Sanchez tries to free his leg and advance position but Flikflak is retaining full guard.
Flikflak looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sanchez is one step ahead there.
Sanchez is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's two 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.
Flikflak 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.
Flikflak is trying to keep Sanchez in close.
Sanchez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Flikflak is keeping the position for now.
Flikflak controlling the position.
Sanchez got a little sloppy there for a moment and Flikflak has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sanchez has managed to get both his arms back between Flikflak's legs - danger averted.
Flikflak looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez looking to pass the guard.
Sanchez is working hard here to advance position.
Sanchez passes Flikflak's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Sanchez is pressing down on Flikflak's thigh, looking to free his foot. Flikflak is holding on for now.
Sanchez works his way into full mount!
Sanchez is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Flikflak has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Flikflak!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Flikflak is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Sanchez.
Sanchez prevents Flikflak from improving position.
Flikflak thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Flikflak tries to move to mount but Sanchez blocks the move with his legs.
Sanchez tries to improve position but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Flikflak dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sanchez moves out of range as Flikflak strikes.
Flikflak throws a shot to the body.
Flikflak lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Flikflak looks to score with a jab to the body but Sanchez is just out of range.
Flikflak throws a hook to the side of Sanchez's head but Sanchez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Flikflak scores with a nice strike.
Sanchez tries for a takedown but Flikflak circles away easily
and Flikflak counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Sanchez!
Flikflak seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Sanchez is holding on tight.
Flikflak content just to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Sanchez is desperately trying to improve his position but Flikflak has a good base and remains in mount.
Flikflak content just to control the position here.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Pedro Flikflak hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Sanchez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Flikflak connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flikflak waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sanchez.
Flikflak lands with a nice body punch.
Flikflak bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Sanchez is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Sanchez works his way to full guard. Good work.
Flikflak must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sanchez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Flikflak looking to pass the guard.
Flikflak controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Sanchez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Flikflak doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Flikflak manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Flikflak defends well.
Sanchez can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Flikflak controls the pace.
Flikflak trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Flikflak landing with the ground and pound.
Sanchez looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Flikflak has picked Sanchez up and slammed him! Sanchez can't keep hold of the triangle and Flikflak manages to pass to side control!
Flikflak controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is looking for a sweep.
Flikflak moves into full mount!
Flikflak takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Sanchez tries to reverse the position but Flikflak maintains control.
Flikflak trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Flikflak controlling from the full mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Flikflak manages to capitalize on a mistake by Sanchez to take his back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Flikflak showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Flikflak bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sanchez's head backwards.
Flikflak connects with a jab.
Flikflak lands with a nice body punch.
Sanchez shoots and misses
and Sanchez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sanchez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Flikflak.
Flikflak shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Flikflak stopping the sweep attempt from Sanchez.
Sanchez keeping moving, preventing Flikflak from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flikflak is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Pedro Flikflak has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Flikflak changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Sanchez looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Sanchez manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Flikflak is looking to improve his position.
Flikflak works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez wants to pass the guard but Flikflak is keeping the position.
Flikflak pulls Sanchez in close to his closed guard and prevents Sanchez from doing any damage or advancing position.
Pedro Flikflak has got the better of the ground game so far.
Flikflak manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sanchez manages to get himself to full guard.
Flikflak got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sanchez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Flikflak has managed to get both his arms back between Sanchez's legs - danger averted.
Flikflak is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Flikflak wants to control from the top but Sanchez keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flikflak is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Sanchez working for a triangle but Flikflak defends it easily.
Flikflak stopping the sweep attempt from Sanchez.
Flikflak's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Pedro Flikflak was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Sanchez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Flikflak counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flikflak trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanchez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sanchez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sanchez is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Flikflak trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Flikflak manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Yoan Sanchez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pedro Flikflak is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Flikflak seems keen to control Sanchez's posture.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pedro Flikflak comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Flikflak 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pedro Flikflak!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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