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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Flavio Sandoval (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bishop Deacon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Deacon has chosen You Raise me Up by Josh Groban as his entrance music. Bishop Deacon told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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163 lbs
15 - 6 - 0 |
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160 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Flavio Sandoval!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bishop Deacon!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deacon darts in and clinches Sandoval up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Sandoval.
A shot in the inside from Sandoval.
Deacon lands a right hand.
Sandoval taking a breather.
Deacon scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sandoval lands a hook to the side of the head.
Deacon jumps guard but Sandoval stands there with Deacon around his waist. Deacon gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sandoval lands a shoulder strike.
Sandoval lands a hook to the side of the head.
Deacon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sandoval working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sandoval gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Deacon regains guard.
Sandoval wants to pass the guard but Deacon is keeping the position.
Sandoval is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandoval throwing strikes from guard but Deacon blocks nicely.
Sandoval working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sandoval in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Deacon keeping moving, preventing Sandoval from controlling successfully.
Deacon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sandoval throwing strikes but missing.
Deacon is trying to keep Sandoval in close.
Sandoval advances to half guard.
Sandoval has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Deacon is looking for a sweep. Sandoval is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sandoval is thwarting Deacon's attempts to control the position.
Sandoval is pressing down on Deacon's thigh, looking to free his foot. Deacon is holding on for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sandoval missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sandoval slips a nice elbow through Deacon's hands, connecting with Deacon's forehead.
Deacon is not content to let Sandoval control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval works his foot free and advances to mount.
Deacon keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Sandoval avoids the attempt from Deacon to control.
Sandoval trying to control but Deacon is having none of it.
Sandoval sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deacon tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sandoval wants to control the pace but Deacon is squirming around nicely.
Poor strikes thrown by Sandoval there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Sandoval controlling from mount.
Sandoval thowing shots but they're missing.
Sandoval raining down hammerfists from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Deacon holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Sandoval tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sandoval raining down hammerfists from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Flavio Sandoval dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Deacon throws a lazy right hand but Sandoval sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice straight punches there by Deacon. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Deacon.
Deacon missing with a left hand there. Sandoval was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sandoval throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sandoval works Deacon's body with a nice hook.
Sandoval thows a left - swing and a miss!
Deacon takes a swing at Sandoval's ribcage but misses.
Deacon throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sandoval throws a jab when Deacon was well out of range.
Sandoval moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Deacon throws a nice looking combination but Sandoval bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Deacon is looking to clinch.
Deacon tries to work over Sandoval's front leg with a kick but Sandoval checks it.
Sandoval scores with a nice right hand.
Deacon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sandoval.
Deacon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sandoval fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Sandoval misses.
Sandoval misses with an uppercut. Deacon saw that one coming.
A solid body kick from Sandoval.
Deacon with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sandoval to score with a decent uppercut.
Flavio Sandoval is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Deacon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sandoval.
Sandoval slips under a jab from Deacon.
Sandoval connects with the punch.
Flavio Sandoval seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Deacon clinches up against the cage.
Deacon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Deacon has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sandoval avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Deacon jumps guard.
Sandoval wants to pass the guard but Deacon is keeping the position.
Sandoval engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sandoval's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Deacon wants to get back to his feet but Sandoval passes into half guard.
Sandoval is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Deacon tries to get to full guard but Sandoval has control of the leg.
Deacon is in trouble now - Sandoval has advanced to mount!
Sandoval misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval working the ground and pound effectively.
Sandoval thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Sandoval tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sandoval working Deacon over with strikes here.
Deacon is squirming around, avoiding Sandoval's attempts to control the action.
Sandoval prevents Deacon from getting the reversal.
Sandoval can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Deacon is looking to escape.
Flavio Sandoval overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval breaks from Deacon's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Deacon is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Sandoval.
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!
Sandoval working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Sandoval cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Deacon avoids a series of strikes thrown by Sandoval.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sandoval working Deacon over with strikes here.
Deacon wants to control but Sandoval is having none of it.
Deacon is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Flavio Sandoval dominated that second round.
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!
Sandoval pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Deacon walks into a left hand.
Sandoval throws an overhand right that lands on Deacon's shoulder, as Deacon tries to avoid the shot.
A jab lands there for Sandoval.
Sandoval throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sandoval lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Deacon blocks the body kick.
Sandoval with a jab.
Sandoval cracks Deacon with a right hand to the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Sandoval misses the target.
Deacon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Deacon is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Sandoval looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sandoval is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Deacon.
Deacon ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Flavio Sandoval is winning the standup battle so far.
Deacon with a hook.
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!
Sandoval lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deacon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sandoval.
Deacon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Deacon moves out of range of the strikes.
Deacon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Deacon misses with a looping right.
The crowd cheers as Sandoval lands an impressive looking overhand right. Deacon doesn't seem phased though.
Deacon looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Deacon misses the jab.
Deacon clobbers Sandoval with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Deacon on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sandoval misses with a hook. Deacon ducked under it nicely.
A jab from Deacon misses.
Deacon misses with a hook.
Deacon takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sandoval lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Deacon walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sandoval checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sandoval lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
An inside leg kick from Deacon misses.
A solid body kick from Sandoval.
Deacon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sandoval is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sandoval scores with a shot to the body.
Sandoval throws a looping overhand right but Deacon ducks down to avoid it.
Sandoval lands with a nice body kick.
Sandoval ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sandoval misses with a head kick.
Nice cross by Deacon.
Sandoval misses with a straight left.
Deacon takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Deacon misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deacon misses with a right hand
and Sandoval counters with a good, hard body kick but Deacon shrugs it off.
Sandoval throws a leg kick which misses Deacon's front leg but catches the back leg as Deacon tries to avoid it.
Deacon avoids a kick to the body.
Sandoval is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Deacon can do to turn this around?
Sandoval works Deacon's body with a nice hook.
Deacon takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Deacon walks into a jab.
Sandoval throws a nice head kick!
Bishop Deacon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sandoval throws out a loose jab but Deacon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Deacon takes one on the button.
Deacon is rocked!
Sandoval darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Deacon is still on wobbly legs! Can Sandoval finish him?
Deacon has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Sandoval.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A punch lands to the side of Deacon 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sandoval walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Deacon drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Sandoval swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Deacon's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Flavio Sandoval!
Flavio Sandoval really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Popeye’s Spinach - 159 + 158 Proof Supps logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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