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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roger Sanches (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Powers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David Powers has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Roger Sanches's chin.
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218 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roger Sanches!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Powers!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Powers lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sanches circles away quickly and effectively.
Powers throws a big shot that misses.
Powers swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Powers misses with a series of wild punches.
Sanches takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sanches.
Powers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanches moves away.
Sanches tries to clinch up but Powers circles away and keeps his distance.
Powers throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sanches counters with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sanches.
Sanches is looking to clinch.
Sanches tries to clinch up.
Powers fails to land with a series of punches.
Powers needs to keep his hands up - Sanches had a free shot at his head there.
A nice combination there by Sanches.
Powers misses with the combination.
Sanches tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Powers paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanches fails in his attempt to clinch.
A big left from Powers misses.
Nice body punch from Powers.
Sanches slips under a jab from Powers.
Powers misses with a straight right.
Powers swings widly with a right hand
and Powers takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sanches misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Powers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanches lands a front kick.
Powers misses with a combination
and Powers takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Powers avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Powers circles away from the clinch attempt
and Powers counters with a right hand to the body.
Powers connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powers swings widly with a right hand
letting Sanches counter with a right hand.
Powers throws a right hand that misses
and Sanches connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A big right from Powers misses.
Sanches tries to close the distance and clinch up but Powers swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Powers keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Powers cracks Sanches with a right hand to the side of the head.
Powers thows a left - swing and a miss!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Powers rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sanches moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sanches keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Powers.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Powers dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Powers's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Powers duly obliges.
Sanches slips under a jab.
Powers throws a hook but Sanches blocks it.
Powers rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sanches moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A slow jab from Powers misses its intended target.
Sanches avoids a punch combination nicely.
Powers throws a jab but it's blocked by Sanches.
Powers misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanches keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Powers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Powers. Sanches does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big right from Sanches misses.
Sanches takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Powers throws a hook but Sanches avoids it easily.
Powers throws a right and a left that both miss.
Powers rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sanches moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powers throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sanches counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Powers misses with a straight right.
Powers throws a combination that misses
and Sanches makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
David Powers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sanches is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sanches tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Powers paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sanches closes the distance looking to clinch
and Powers counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanches tries to clinch but Powers is having none of it.
Powers misses with an uppercut. Sanches saw that one coming.
Nice body punch from Powers.
Nice defenses there by Sanches.
Sanches goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Powers throws a right hand that Sanches ducks under and follows up with a left that Sanches also avoids with ease.
Sanches misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanches keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sanches throws a head kick that misses.
Powers throws a looping overhand right but Sanches ducks down to avoid it.
Nice jab there from Sanches.
Sanches looks to clinch
and Powers counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Powers avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A jab from Powers misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Powers showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Sanches's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Nice jab there from Sanches.
Powers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanches moves away.
Powers throws a right hand that Sanches ducks under and follows up with a left that Sanches also avoids with ease.
Sanches misses with a jab, cross combination.
Powers walks into a stiff left hand from Sanches.
Sanches slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sanches loads up on a big right hand but Powers slips the punch.
Powers throws a right and a left that both miss.
Powers scores with a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Powers.
Powers circles away from the clinch attempt.
Powers misses with an uppercut. Sanches saw that one coming.
Powers throws a nice looking combination but Sanches bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Powers misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Powers misses the target.
A telegraphed right hand from Sanches misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanches.
Powers misses with a double jab.
Powers avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sanches moves out of range as Powers strikes.
Powers jabs Sanches to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Powers blocks a head kick by Sanches.
Powers throws a poor cross that misses
and Sanches counters with a head kick. That will keep Powers thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Powers throws a combination that misses
and Sanches counters with a good, hard body kick but Powers shrugs it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powers throws a hook to the side of Sanches's head but Sanches sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Powers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanches moves away.
Powers throws a right hand that Sanches ducks under and follows up with a left that Sanches also avoids with ease.
Powers takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Powers misses with a right hand
and Sanches counters with an outside leg kick.
Sanches tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
David Powers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Powers cracks a nice hook into Sanches's ribs.
A combination from Powers does no damage.
David Powers is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Powers throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Roger Sanches has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powers misses with a jab to the body
and Sanches counters with a one-two to the body.
Sanches fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sanches tries to clinch but Powers is having none of it.
Powers stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sanches.
Sanches is looking to clinch.
Good leg kick by Sanches there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanches tries to close the distance and clinch up but Powers swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Powers misses with an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Roger Sanches.
Well Powers 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Powers!
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