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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marko Lecic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanchez has chosen Montage as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Juan Sanchez enters the cage!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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ADCC Champion
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marko Lecic!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Juan Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Seu Braga and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lecic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lecic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a kick to the body.
Sanchez thuds his right hand into Lecic's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sanchez misses with a kick to the body.
Sanchez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lecic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sanchez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lecic.
Sanchez throws a nice head kick!
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Sanchez was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Lecic slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Sanchez is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanchez looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lecic is defending against the submission attempts here by Sanchez.
Sanchez is working for a submission of some sort.
Sanchez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lecic keeps working.
Lecic is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lecic keeps working.
Sanchez wants to work for an arm triangle but Lecic is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Lecic is defending against the submission attempts here by Sanchez.
Sanchez wants to control but Lecic is keeping him busy.
Lecic manages to get to full guard.
Lecic keeping full guard, as Sanchez tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez sitting in guard here, content to control.
Lecic keeping moving, preventing Sanchez from controlling successfully.
Juan Sanchez has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Sanchez moves into the clinch successfully.
Sanchez misses with some punches.
Sanchez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lecic avoids it.
Sanchez is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lecic misses with a body punch.
Sanchez wants a takedown.
Sanchez has Lecic pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Lecic manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Marko Lecic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juan Sanchez.
Sanchez blocking some punches.
Lecic tries to work over Sanchez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sanchez letting Lecic take a breather here.
Lecic presses Sanchez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanchez letting Lecic take a breather here.
Lecic misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Sanchez dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lecic throws a hook but Sanchez blocks it.
Sanchez closes the distance and clinches.
Lecic lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lecic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sanchez's elbow.
Lecic gets through Sanchez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lecic.
Lecic lands with a left to the head.
Lecic working aggressively here.
Sanchez goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lecic prevents it.
Sanchez is looking to control Lecic's arms but Lecic gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sanchez has his back to the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez is trying to drag Lecic to the mat but Lecic just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Lecic stops a takedown attempt from Sanchez.
Marko Lecic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juan Sanchez.
Sanchez trying to stall but Lecic improves his position.
Lecic stops a takedown attempt from Sanchez.
Lecic tries a body shot but Sanchez blocks it.
Sanchez prevents a body shot from Lecic.
Lecic can't find room to land a body shot as Sanchez controls the action.
Sanchez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lecic lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is looking to take this one to the mat.
Sanchez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lecic throws a head punch that misses.
Sanchez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sanchez is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Lecic is defending well.
Sanchez is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lecic pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Sanchez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lecic throws a head punch that misses.
Sanchez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sanchez is trying to pull guard but Lecic has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lecic can't find room to land a body shot as Sanchez controls the action.
Sanchez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lecic prevents the takedown attempt.
Sanchez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lecic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lecic tries to work over Sanchez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lecic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sanchez is trying to drag Lecic to the mat but Lecic just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lecic gets through Sanchez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
It looks like Juan Sanchez has been cut.
Lecic's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Lecic tries to work over Sanchez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lecic is defending well against a takedown attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lecic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sanchez will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Lecic up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lecic.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marko Lecic dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Juan 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.
Sanchez needs to keep his hands up - Lecic had a free shot at his head there.
Lecic throws a jab when Sanchez was well out of range.
Lecic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sanchez shoots in looking for a takedown but Lecic manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sanchez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sanchez throws a leg kick but Lecic sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sanchez shoots in and drives through. Lecic sprawls well.
Sanchez fails to land the takedown.
Marko Lecic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juan Sanchez.
Lecic misses the shot to the body.
Good exchange - Lecic coming out on top.
Sanchez closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Sanchez lands in his opponent's guard.
Lecic has control of Sanchez's left arm, preventing Sanchez from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lecic wants to sweep but no luck.
Sanchez trying to control but Lecic is working from the bottom.
Lecic looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sanchez is one step ahead there.
Sanchez trying to control but Lecic is working from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Lecic can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sanchez controls the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Juan Sanchez.
Lecic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lecic checks a low kick from Sanchez.
Sanchez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sanchez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lecic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sanchez.
Lecic thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sanchez looks for a takedown but Lecic sprawls well.
Sanchez connects with a solid leg kick.
Lecic blocks a head kick by Sanchez.
Lecic misses with a lunging right hand
and Sanchez counters with a nice body kick.
Lecic swings for the body but Sanchez moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez shoots in but Lecic avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Juan Sanchez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sanchez looks for a takedown but Lecic sprawls well.
Sanchez avoids the body shot from Lecic.
Sanchez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lecic moves into the clinch.
Lecic throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lecic.
Lecic lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lecic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lecic tries to work over Sanchez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lecic misses with the head strike.
Sanchez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lecic just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lecic controlling the action here for a moment.
A head punch on the inside from Lecic fails to land.
Lecic lands a body shot in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lecic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sanchez backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanchez prevents a body shot from Lecic.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marko Lecic clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Juan Sanchez's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lecic tries to clinch up but Sanchez circles away and keeps his distance.
Lecic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lecic lands a glancing blow to the side of Sanchez's head.
Sanchez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sanchez throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lecic counters with a right hand to the body.
Sanchez avoids the body shot from Lecic.
Sanchez throws a head kick but Lecic moves out of range.
Lecic gets tackled into the cage by Sanchez. Sanchez maintains the clinch.
Sanchez tries a body shot but Lecic blocks it.
Sanchez tries to work over Lecic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sanchez is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Lecic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lecic gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sanchez.
Sanchez drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sanchez struggles to land a body shot inside as Lecic controls his hands.
Lecic scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lecic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sanchez has Lecic pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Lecic manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Marko Lecic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juan Sanchez.
Lecic scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Lecic.
Lecic scores with a shot to the side of Sanchez's head.
Lecic misses with some punches.
Lecic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lecic lands a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lecic has a couple of punches blocked by Sanchez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez tries to pull guard but Lecic won't allow it.
Sanchez misses with a punch to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Lecic.
Sanchez is looking for a takedown.
Sanchez wants to take the fight to the mat but Lecic manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sanchez.
Lecic tries a body shot but Sanchez blocks it.
Sanchez is looking to take this one to the mat.
Lecic misses with the head strike.
Sanchez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lecic gets through Sanchez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Sanchez.
Lecic can't find room to land a body shot as Sanchez controls the action.
Sanchez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sanchez has hold of one of Lecic's legs. Lecic is fighting the takedown attempt but Sanchez gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
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!
Lecic keeping moving, preventing Sanchez from controlling successfully.
Sanchez has gone for a leg lock! Lecic slips out almost immediately though and dives into Sanchez's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanchez is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marko Lecic had his way with Juan Sanchez in that round.
The cut man is working on Juan Sanchez's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Sanchez shoots in but no luck this time.
Sanchez looks to throw a body kick
and Lecic counters with a nice uppercut.
Sanchez tries to work over Lecic's front leg with a kick but Lecic checks it.
Sanchez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lecic fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That has opened up Juan Sanchez's cut even more.
A big right from Sanchez misses.
Sanchez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lecic is fending him off so far but Sanchez persists. Nope, Lecic circles away and we're back to standing.
Lecic missing with a left hand there. Sanchez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lecic scores with a shot to the body.
Sanchez is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown but Lecic shows good takedown defense.
Marko Lecic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juan Sanchez.
Sanchez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lecic swivels and escapes.
Sanchez throws a combination that misses
and Lecic counters with a nice body shot.
Lecic digs a good body shot into Sanchez's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lecic takes a swing at Sanchez's ribcage but misses.
Lecic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanchez manages to avoid it.
Sanchez walks into a stiff left hand from Lecic.
Lecic misses with an uppercut.
Lecic works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Some wild striking there from Lecic.
Lecic connects with a body shot.
Sanchez throws a leg kick
and Lecic counters with a stiff right hand.
The cut above Juan Sanchez's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanchez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Juan Sanchez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lecic lands a body shot.
Lecic waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Sanchez. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Sanchez to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Sanchez is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lecic is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Sanchez is still in real trouble! Can Lecic finish him?
Lecic avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sanchez seems to have recovered his senses.
Lecic showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Marko Lecic wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Lecic connects with a single shot there.
Juan Sanchez's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Sanchez!
Sanchez shoots in but no luck this time.
Sanchez misses the shot to the body.
Juan Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez walks into a jab.
Lecic takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sanchez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lecic defending well as Sanchez loads up on a big left hand.
Sanchez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lecic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sanchez ducks straight into an uppercut from Lecic and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Sanchez manages to regain guard straight away.
Marko Lecic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Juan Sanchez's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Marko Lecic!
Marko Lecic retains his light heavyweight title!
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