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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kim Jong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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198 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kim Jong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Junior Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Shimada and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Sanchez defending well as Jong loads up on a big left hand.
Sanchez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jong thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jong fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sanchez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
An inside leg kick lands from Sanchez.
Jong lands a right hook to the body.
Jong lands a glancing blow to the side of Sanchez's head.
Jong stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sanchez.
Sanchez ducks under a wild hook from Jong.
Sanchez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jong.
Jong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanchez manages to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jong throws a shot from downtown. Sanchez moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez avoids the body shot from Jong.
Sanchez throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Kim Jong has been cut.
Jong thows a body shot but no joy.
Sanchez tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sanchez ducks under a wild hook from Jong.
Sanchez tries to clinch up.
Sanchez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kim Jong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jong throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jong has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a looping right.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jong getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sanchez misses with a body shot.
Jong lands a jab to the head.
Jong jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sanchez connects with an inside leg kick.
Sanchez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sanchez throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Jong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jong moves out of range of the body kick.
Jong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanchez moves away.
Sanchez throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jong's head.
Sanchez moves in looking to clinch but Jong pushes him off.
Jong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanchez manages to avoid it.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jong misses with a few strikes there.
Jong connects with a body shot.
Sanchez needs to keep his hands up - Jong had a free shot at his head there.
It looks like Junior Sanchez has been cut.
A punch combination from Jong misses.
Jong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jong swings for the body but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jong paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jong. Sanchez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sanchez thuds a left hand into Jong's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick misses from Sanchez.
Jong misses with a looping left.
Sanchez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Jong manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sanchez tries a head kick but it misses.
Jong fails to land with a series of punches.
Jong lands a head shot.
Jong swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sanchez counters with a head kick. That will keep Jong thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez clinches up against the cage.
Sanchez is looking to break free of the clinch but Jong has double underhooks.
Sanchez is trying to force a seperation but Jong has the dominant position.
Sanchez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jong blocks a head kick by Sanchez.
A telegraphed right hand from Jong misses the target.
Sanchez misses with a head kick.
Jong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jong is looking to wear down Sanchez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sanchez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jong swinging wildly here.
Jong throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sanchez on the side of the head.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jong swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sanchez counters with a leg kick.
Jong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sanchez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jong misses with an uppercut.
Sanchez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A head kick from Sanchez lands but Jong takes it in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jong showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sanchez.
Jong throws a series of punches but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Jong throws a hook to the side of Sanchez's head but Sanchez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sanchez moves out of range as Jong strikes.
Jab, jab by Jong - just one landing.
Jong throws a big shot that misses.
Jong jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sanchez slips a jab and a cross from Jong.
Sanchez misses with a body shot.
Jong lands with a good body shot.
Sanchez avoids the body shot from Jong.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Jong misses its intended target.
Jong looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sanchez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Sanchez.
Jong throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sanchez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jong dodges the punch combination from Sanchez.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jong showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sanchez.
Jong misses with a hook to the body
and Sanchez counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sanchez.
Jong controlling the action here for a moment.
Jong tries for a takedown but Sanchez manages to get underhooks.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jong is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Sanchez is defending well.
Jong is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Sanchez is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kim Jong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jong wants a takedown but no success here.
Jong is breathing heavily.
Sanchez breaks the clinch.
Jong with a hook.
Sanchez tries a head kick but it misses.
Jong just misses with a punch to the body.
Jong cracks Sanchez with a good jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jong takes a swing at Sanchez's ribcage but misses.
Jong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanchez.
Jong stalks Sanchez and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sanchez's face. Sanchez staggers backwards, shaken.
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 Kim Jong will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Jong misses with a body shot.
Jong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a head kick but Jong moves out of range.
Jong swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jong wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jong.
Sanchez takes a swing at Jong's ribcage but misses.
Jong thows a body shot but no joy.
Jong throws a sloppy body shot
and Sanchez counters with a stiff right hand.
Sanchez scores with a leg kick.
Jong avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jong throws a big shot that misses.
A shot to the body from Jong misses
and Sanchez counters with an outside leg kick.
Kim Jong is winning the standup battle so far.
Jong throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sanchez.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jong thuds his right hand into Sanchez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jong throws a lazy right hand but Sanchez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanchez was well out of range. Poor timing from Jong.
Sanchez lands with a nice body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jong. Sanchez does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jong throws a lazy right hand but Sanchez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sanchez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jong.
Jong avoids the head kick by Sanchez.
Sanchez rushes Jong and presses him up against the cage.
Jong is looking for a takedown.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanchez breaks the clinch.
Sanchez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jong.
Sanchez lands with a nice body kick.
Sanchez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sanchez breaks the clinch.
Jong tries to keep at a distance but Sanchez has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez tries to break the clinch but Jong is controlling the position.
Jong wants to stall.
Jong wants to break free but Sanchez has control.
Sanchez manages to break the clinch.
Sanchez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sanchez slips a jab from Jong.
Jong takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Sanchez clinches up against the cage.
Sanchez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sanchez throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Jong takes a swing at Sanchez's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jong looks to land a combination but Sanchez avoids it well.
Sanchez connects with a high kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanchez is looking to clinch.
Sanchez lands a high kick!
Sanchez slips a straight right by Jong.
Sanchez rushes Jong and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jong tries for a takedown but Sanchez manages to get underhooks.
Jong is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kim Jong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jong wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sanchez manages to break the clinch.
Jong throws a sloppy body shot
and Sanchez counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jong connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sanchez moves into the clinch.
Sanchez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sanchez misses with a wild combination.
Sanchez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A telegraphed right hand from Jong misses the target.
Nice straight punches there by Jong. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jong.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez moves into the clinch.
Sanchez breaks from the clinch.
Jong misses with an uppercut.
Jong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanchez.
Jong's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Jong duly obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Sanchez. Jong shrugs it off though.
Jong will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Sanchez lands with a kick to the temple. Jong shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Sanchez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jong throws a poor cross that misses
and Sanchez counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Jong swings for the body but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez tries to clinch there but Jong circles away.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Jong. Beautiful body shot.
Jong misses with a hook to the body
and Sanchez counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sanchez.
Jong is working for takedown but Sanchez is calmly controlling the position for now.
Sanchez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sanchez slips under a jab.
Jong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a head kick but Jong moves out of range.
Jong connects with a jab.
Jong misses with a looping left.
Jong looks to throw the jab but Sanchez is out of range.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez walks into a stiff left hand from Jong.
Sanchez slips a straight right by Jong.
Sanchez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sanchez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jong misses the shot to the body.
Jong connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jong misses with a hook.
Sanchez is looking to clinch but Jong is avoiding it.
Sanchez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jong throws a combination that misses
and Sanchez counters with a nice body kick.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jong lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sanchez at a distance.
Jong swings for the body but Sanchez moves out of range.
Jong avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sanchez throws a head kick but Jong moves out of range.
Sanchez clinches up against the cage.
Jong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jong is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sanchez gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jong can't get the takedown.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jong is looking for a takedown.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sanchez takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sanchez as Jong tries to tie him up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Junior Sanchez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Junior Sanchez!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Junior Sanchez!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Junior Sanchez!
Junior Sanchez wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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