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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between bo boski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and xavier sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). sanchez has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. xavier sanchez is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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255 lbs
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245 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, bo boski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, xavier sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
boski shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with sanchez but sanchez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
boski shoots in but no luck this time.
sanchez fails to land with a series of punches.
boski looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
boski throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as sanchez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
sanchez keeping full guard, as boski tries to pass.
boski trying to control but sanchez is working from the bottom.
boski tries to free his leg and advance position but sanchez is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
boski has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
sanchez looks gassed!
boski thows a big elbow that misses.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
boski 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.
boski could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
sanchez keeping moving, preventing boski from controlling successfully.
boski stays in close to sanchez's body and controls the position.
boski has gone for a leg lock! sanchez slips out almost immediately though and dives into boski's guard.
sanchez passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
boski is looking to control sanchez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can boski avoid being mounted?
boski knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for sanchez on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
boski tries to roll over but sanchez keeps him under control.
sanchez moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from boski.
sanchez looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
boski gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
boski wants to get back to full guard but sanchez has passed into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
boski tries to lock up and control but sanchez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
sanchez trying to control but boski is having none of it.
boski looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
A lull in the action here.
boski tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
boski is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
boski tries to control sanchez's body but sanchez pushes him off. boski squirms to his side and now sanchez has his back!
sanchez keeps control of the position as boski tries to break free.
boski breaks sanchez's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
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.
boski postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! sanchez is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of boski, into his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
boski has his foot on sanchez's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. sanchez works his way back into a safe position though.
boski trying to control the position.
sanchez wants to pass the guard but boski is keeping the position.
boski is looking to sweep but instead, sanchez has passed into half guard.
boski is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
sanchez moves nicely into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that bo boski will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on xavier 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.
boski shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has sanchez pinned against the cage. sanchez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
sanchez wants to clinch.
boski changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. sanchez tries to avoid it but boski manages to keep hold of a leg and drag sanchez to the ground. sanchez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
sanchez is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch but boski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
boski fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for bo boski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
sanchez tries to clinch but boski is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
boski will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
boski tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and sanchez counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
boski is trying to work for a single leg takedown but sanchez pulls him back up using the underhooks.
sanchez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
boski throws a lazy head kick
and sanchez counters by clinching up.
boski drops to a knee looking for a takedown but sanchez gets the underhooks and prevents it.
boski wants a takedown.
boski has sanchez pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. sanchez manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
sanchez wants a takedown but no success here.
sanchez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of boski backwards.
sanchez breaks the clinch.
boski misses with a takedown
and sanchez counters with a three punch combo that has boski backing up. boski nods at sanchez to acknowledge the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
boski misses with a takedown attempt
and sanchez counters by clinching up.
boski can't get the takedown.
sanchez scores a nice knee to the body.
boski gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from sanchez.
sanchez lands an elbow that stopped boski in his tracks for a moment.
sanchez landing knees to the head.
boski works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
boskiis looking to pass into half guard but sanchez pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now sanchez is in guard.
boski thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
boski has an active guard here but sanchez has managed to pass into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
boski preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
boski wants to improve his position but sanchez is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
boski trying to control from the bottom.
boski wants to improve his position but sanchez is controlling well.
boski on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if boski tries to get out of the position.
boski looking for submissions off his back.
boski tries to regain full guard. Instead though, sanchez has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
boski tries to lock up and control but sanchez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's four 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.
boski is looking to improve his position but sanchez isn't that keen on the idea.
sanchez has control of boski's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and boski regains control of the situation pretty easily.
boski is desperately trying to improve his position but sanchez has a good base and remains in mount.
boski manages to regain half guard. Good work.
boski tries to roll over but sanchez keeps him under control.
boski works his way to full guard. Good work.
boski keeping moving, preventing sanchez from controlling successfully.
boski trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
xavier sanchez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on xavier sanchez's cut.
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!
boski with a lazy takedown attempt
and sanchez counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by sanchez.
boski tries for a takedown. No joy.
sanchez misses with a knee strike.
sanchez lands an elbow inside that boski shrugs off.
boski drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for bo boski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
boski looking for a takedown.
boski wants a takedown.
boski tries for a takedown but sanchez manages to get underhooks.
boski drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
sanchez manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
boski is looking to advance position but sanchez has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
boski is in all sorts of trouble here.
boski tries to hold on but sanchez pushes him away.
boski keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
sanchez manages to capitalize on a mistake by boski to take his back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on boski's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
sanchez connects with a big shot to the side of boski's head.
boski tries to escape the position.
boski is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if sanchez gets his way!
boski can't escape the position.
boski is working hard here to advance position.
boski trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
I really don't envy boski right now.
sanchez looking for the choke but no joy.
sanchez has the hooks in. boski is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
sanchez working for a choke but boski is defending well.
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!
sanchez has the hooks in. boski is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
sanchez doesn't have the hooks in and boski manages to turn into his guard.
boski advances to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
boski throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
boski is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, sanchez has managed to free his arm - good work.
sanchez is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of boski's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take boski's back!
boski is trying to break free.
boski manages to reverse the position and now he's in sanchez's guard. Nice work there by boski.
boski drops back looking for a leg! sanchez is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and sanchez manages to kick boski off! boski jumps back into sanchez's guard.
boski sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed sanchez's guard.
boski missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
boski is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and sanchez defends it well.
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.
boski wants to advance to full mount but sanchez doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
boski is looking to advance position but sanchez has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
boski really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
boski wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
boski is in bad spot here.
boski tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
And that's the end of the fight!
xavier sanchez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well sanchez 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... xavier sanchez!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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