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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gregory Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wrestling Sparingtwo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Gregory Sanchez has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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175 cm
26
205 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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185 cm
23
205 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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Olympic wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful |
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gregory Sanchez! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wrestling Sparingtwo! The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paul Aken and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Sparingtwo throws a head kick that misses. Sparingtwo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Sparingtwo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sanchez is able to avoid easily. Sparingtwo throws a head kick but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sparingtwo scores with a jab. Sparingtwo throws a head kick that misses and Sanchez counters into the clinch. Nicely done. Sparingtwo lands a body punch. Sanchez ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Sanchez no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard. Sanchez can't keep his opponent in guard - Sparingtwo advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. Sparingtwo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sanchez defending well though. Sparingtwo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sanchez keeps working. Sparingtwo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sparingtwo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sanchez does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. Sparingtwo missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Sparingtwo missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Sparingtwo gets to his feet - back to striking we go! Wrestling Sparingtwo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Sparingtwo looks to land a left hand but Sanchez moved out of range nicely. Sparingtwo scores with a takedown into Sanchez's guard. Sparingtwo is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. Sparingtwo decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Sanchez, up you get!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Sanchez dodges the punch combination from Sparingtwo.
Sparingtwo thows a leg kick but Sanchez checks it and Sanchez counters with a thumping low kick. Sanchez tries to clinch up and Sparingtwo counters with a nice double leg into guard. Sanchez wants to stand but Sparingtwo is controlling the position. Sanchez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Sparingtwo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. This has been an exciting period of action! Sparingtwo with a flurry of punches that miss. Sanchez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Sanchez is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sparingtwo stands up and waves to Sanchez to follow him. Sparingtwo misses the shot to the body. Sparingtwo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Sanchez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Sparingtwo throws the kick towards the body but Sanchez avoids it. Sanchez moves to clinch but Sparingtwo breaks away and Sparingtwo counters with a single leg into guard. Sanchez didn't expect that. Sparingtwo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sanchez is keeping the position for now. Sanchez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Sparingtwo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sanchez is keeping the position for now. Sparingtwo with a flurry of punches that miss. Sparingtwo trying to control but Sanchez is working from the bottom. Sparingtwo throwing strikes from guard but Sanchez blocks nicely. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Sanchez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sparingtwo. Sparingtwo stands up over Sanchez, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wrestling Sparingtwo dominated that round. The cut man is working on Gregory Sanchez's cut. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sparingtwo punishes Sanchez's body with a nice straight punch. Sparingtwo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Sparingtwo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Sanchez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big right from Sparingtwo misses. Sanchez tries to clinch up and Sparingtwo counters with a straight right hand. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sanchez checks a leg kick. Sparingtwo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Sparingtwo with a body punch. A glancing blow. Sparingtwo shoots in and gets a takedown into Sanchez's guard. Sparingtwo throwing strikes from guard but Sanchez blocks nicely. Sparingtwo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sparingtwo sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Sanchez's guard. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Sparingtwo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sanchez does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. Sparingtwo works his foot free and advances to mount. Sparingtwo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sanchez is looking to escape. Sparingtwo with good strikes from the mount here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Sparingtwo is in the full mount, landing strikes. Sparingtwo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sanchez is looking to escape. Sparingtwo unloading with bombs! We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Sparingtwo cracks Sanchez with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Sparingtwo lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Sparingtwo controlling from mount. Sparingtwo is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Sanchez can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sparingtwo trying to control but he's not successful this time. Sparingtwo goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Sanchez is on top in guard.
Sparingtwo controlling Sanchez's posture. Sparingtwo wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Sparingtwo looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Sanchez puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard. Sparingtwo keeps control of the position for the meantime. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Sparingtwo tries to roll over but Sanchez keeps him under control. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wrestling Sparingtwo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Gregory Sanchez's cut. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Sparingtwo scores with a head kick.
Sanchez gets caught napping as Sparingtwo dives in and scores a takedown. Sanchez manages to retain guard. Sparingtwo has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Sparingtwo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Sparingtwo decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow. Sanchez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sparingtwo. Sparingtwo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sparingtwo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanchez.
Some bone on bone action there as Sanchez checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sparingtwo throws a jab when Sanchez was well out of range. Sparingtwo misses with a looping left. Sparingtwo closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Sanchez did well to prevent Sparingtwo getting side control. Sparingtwo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sanchez defending well though. Sparingtwo escapes and gets back to his feet. Sanchez closes the distance but Sparingtwo moves to the side and Sanchez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Sanchez looks to clinch and Sparingtwo counters with a straight right hand. Sparingtwo throws a low kick but Sanchez avoids it. Sanchez darts in trying to clinch and Sparingtwo counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Sanchez!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Sparingtwo pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Sparingtwo content just to control the position here. Sanchez is squirming around, avoiding Sparingtwo's attempts to control the action. Sanchez is in a horrible position here. Sparingtwo smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Gregory Sanchez's cut is getting worse. Both fighters are breathing heavily. A nice elbow there by Sparingtwo.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sparingtwo raining down shots from the mount!
Gregory Sanchez's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it. Sparingtwo content just to control the position here. Sparingtwo with good strikes from the mount here!
Jeez, Gregory Sanchez's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Gregory Sanchez's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Wrestling Sparingtwo!
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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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