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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paco Sancho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kendall Groove (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kendall Groove will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Paco Sancho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kendall Groove!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sancho scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Kendall Groove has been cut.
Sancho misses with a hook. Groove ducked under it nicely.
Sancho lands with a nice body punch.
Sancho bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Groove's head backwards.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Groove.
Sancho scores with a sloppy right hand. Groove should have avoided that one.
Groove shoots and misses
and Sancho connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Groove keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sancho works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sancho displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Groove.
Paco Sancho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kendall Groove.
Sancho throws a body punch but Groove moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Groove on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sancho misses with a straight left.
Groove ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sancho waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Groove.
Paco Sancho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Groove tries for a takedown but Sancho circles away easily
and Sancho makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sancho lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A slow jab from Sancho misses its intended target.
Sancho throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Groove takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Groove is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Groove fails with a takedown attempt.
Sancho lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Sancho throws out a powerful jab.
Jab from Sancho.
Sancho throws a hook but Groove avoids it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sancho fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Groove to the ground. Sancho is now in Groove's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sancho controlling from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sancho has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Paco Sancho wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Sancho connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Groove momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Groove is looking to clinch but Sancho is avoiding it.
Groove tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Sancho manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sancho misses with a looping right.
Sancho swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Groove 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sancho connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Groove momentarily.
Groove drops his hands momentarily and Sancho takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sancho swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sancho throws a body punch but Groove moves out of range.
Groove misses with a takedown
enabling Sancho to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paco Sancho dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kendall Groove's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Groove moves out of range of the body kick.
Groove throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Groove is trying desperately to land a takedown but Sancho is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Groove.
Sancho changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Groove has his takedown stuffed
and Sancho connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sancho connects with the punch.
Nice takedown defense from Sancho. No joy for Groove on that attempt.
Sancho misses the shot to the body.
Sancho lands with an uppercut that bounces Groove off the cage and back into range.
Sancho connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sancho just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sancho looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Groove is fending him off so far but Sancho persists. Nope, Groove circles away and we're back to standing.
Groove uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sancho.
Sancho connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sancho changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Groove looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Sancho is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Groove will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Groove parries the strikes from Sancho easily there. Sancho is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Groove to escape.
Sancho controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Groove really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sancho. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Groove is pushing Sancho's head away, looking to escape. Sancho manages to hold on to the position though.
Sancho is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Paco Sancho wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Sancho jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sancho lands a glancing blow to the side of Groove's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sancho cracks Groove with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sancho shoots in for a takedown but Groove shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sancho connects with a body shot.
Groove bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Groove fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sancho avoids it really well and circles away.
Paco Sancho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kendall Groove.
Sancho scores with a body shot.
Groove tries to clinch but Sancho moves out of range.
Sancho scores with a decent looking hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Groove uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sancho.
Sancho swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Groove.
A punch lands to the side of Groove 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Groove shoots in and drives through. Sancho sprawls well.
Paco Sancho is winning the standup battle so far.
Groove has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Groove there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sancho thuds his right hand into Groove's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sancho scores with a body shot.
Sancho swats away the attempt to clinch by Groove.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sancho throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Groove stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paco Sancho dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kendall Groove's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Groove takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Groove uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sancho.
Sancho fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Groove manages to avoid it.
Groove shoots in for a takedown but Sancho shows good takedown defense.
Groove looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sancho scores with a jab.
Groove has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nice shot by Sancho.
Sancho is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Groove can do to turn this around?
Sancho scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Groove doesn't seem bothered though.
Groove fails with a takedown attempt.
Horrible takedown by Groove or perhaps it was just good defense by Sancho which made him look bad.
Paco Sancho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kendall Groove.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sancho lands a right hook to the body.
Sancho pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A cross from Sancho lands.
Groove shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sancho as he jumps to the side.
Sancho throws a shot from downtown. Groove moves away and avoids it.
Sancho tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Groove is able to avoid easily.
Sancho dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Groove slips under a jab.
Kendall Groove has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sancho just misses with a punch to the body.
Groove doesn't manage to clinch there - Sancho circles away.
Groove takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sancho scores with a nice right hand.
Sancho tests Groove's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Groove shoots for a double leg takedown but Sancho sprawls well. He's pushed Groove's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Groove takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sancho takes a swing at Groove's ribcage but misses.
Sancho scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sancho dives in and grabs Groove's left leg, looking for a takedown. Groove pushes down on Sancho's head and hops out.
Groove ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sancho lands a nice shot to the body.
Kendall Groove is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Groove moves away from the strike by Sancho.
Sancho moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sancho shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Groove but Groove pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sancho looks to score with a jab to the body but Groove is just out of range.
Sancho lands a jab to the nose.
Sancho shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Groove blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sancho.
Groove blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sancho.
Sancho is figuring out what he wants to do next.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sancho thows a huge punch but Groove dodges it nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paco Sancho showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sancho has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paco Sancho!
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