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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jules Avalon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raul Sanchaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Avalon's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Superman - Super Junior. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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153 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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158 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jules Avalon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Raul Sanchaz!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Kenichi Hosakawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchaz misses with a hook. Avalon ducked under it nicely.
Avalon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sanchaz.
Avalon pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Sanchaz back to the cage. Avalon follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Raul Sanchaz has been cut.
Avalon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Avalon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sanchaz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Avalon scores with a shot to the body.
A combination from Avalon does no damage.
Avalon moves out of range of the strikes.
Avalon blocks a head kick by Sanchaz.
Sanchaz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Avalon has a takedown stuffed.
Sanchaz looks to land a left hand but Avalon moved out of range nicely.
Avalon tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sanchaz sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Avalon somewhat.
The fighters circling - Avalon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchaz misses with a body shot.
Avalon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanchaz moves away.
Sanchaz walks into a stiff left hand from Avalon.
Sanchaz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Avalon scores with a three punch combo!
Avalon lands with a shot to the body.
Avalon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sanchaz.
A looping hook to the body misses from Avalon. Sanchaz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Avalon tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Avalon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanchaz moves away.
Jules Avalon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Avalon works Sanchaz's body with a nice hook.
A slow jab from Sanchaz misses its intended target.
Avalon takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanchaz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Avalon throws a hook but Sanchaz blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchaz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Avalon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Avalon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Avalon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sanchaz is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Avalon connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Avalon moves out of range as Sanchaz strikes.
Avalon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Avalon moves into range and connects with a jab.
Avalon looks to land a combination but Sanchaz avoids it well.
Avalon ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sanchaz ducks under a wild hook from Avalon.
Avalon thows a body shot but no joy.
Avalon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanchaz moves away.
Avalon shoots in for a double leg but Sanchaz sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jules Avalon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanchaz moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avalon shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Avalon looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Avalon with shots to the head and body - Sanchaz looks very uncomfortable down there.
Sanchaz regains half guard.
Sanchaz is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Avalon's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Avalon's back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Avalon turns into Sanchaz and is now in his guard.
Sanchaz working for a triangle but Avalon defends it easily.
Sanchaz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sanchaz looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanchaz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Avalon drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Sanchaz dives on top into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchaz is looking to work some ground and pound but Avalon has wrist control.
Sanchaz looking to sit in guard and control but Avalon gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Avalon trying to control but Sanchaz is working from the bottom.
Sanchaz wants to sweep but no luck.
Avalon got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sanchaz has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Avalon has managed to get both his arms back between Sanchaz's legs - danger averted.
Avalon pushes down on Sanchaz's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice strikes from Avalon there.
Avalon thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sanchaz's head.
Avalon trying to control the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jules Avalon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Raul Sanchaz's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sanchaz slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jules Avalon is winning the standup battle so far.
Avalon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sanchaz connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sanchaz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Avalon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sanchaz throws a nice looking combination but Avalon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Avalon lands a jab to the head.
Sanchaz walks into a stiff left hand from Avalon.
Sanchaz throws a body punch but Avalon moves out of range.
Sanchaz looks to score with a jab to the body but Avalon is just out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Avalon there.
Sanchaz tries to clinch there but Avalon circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Sanchaz misses the target.
Avalon is looking to wear down Sanchaz with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sanchaz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Avalon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Avalon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sanchaz.
Sanchaz might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Sanchaz closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Avalon is pushing Sanchaz's head away, looking to escape. Sanchaz manages to hold on to the position though.
Avalon sneaks back into half guard.
Avalon taking some punishment here, with Sanchaz in his half guard.
Avalon tries to roll over but Sanchaz keeps him under control.
Avalon trying to control but Sanchaz postures up.
Avalon wants to improve his position but Sanchaz is controlling well.
Avalon is working hard here to advance position.
Avalon on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Avalon tries to get out of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avalon is trying to stand back up but Sanchaz is controlling him
Avalon is looking for a sweep. Sanchaz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Avalon keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanchaz passes to full mount!
Sanchaz thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Sanchaz swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Avalon is now in Sanchaz's guard. A big mistake from Sanchaz there, giving up the dominant position!
Avalon wants to control from the top but Sanchaz keeps moving.
Sanchaz pulls Avalon in close to his closed guard and prevents Avalon from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchaz working a defensive guard here.
Avalon content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Avalon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sanchaz is keeping the position for now.
Sanchaz is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Avalon defends well.
Jules Avalon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sanchaz working a defensive guard here.
Sanchaz is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanchaz is breathing heavily.
Sanchaz keeping moving, preventing Avalon from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Avalon is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Avalon makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Avalon has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sanchaz seems keen to control Avalon's posture.
Avalon passes Sanchaz's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Sanchaz is refusing to be controlled, as Avalon sits in half guard.
Avalon lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Avalon working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Avalon not landing any meaningful shots this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanchaz is trying to get back to full guard.
Sanchaz wants to sweep but Avalon has passed to side control!
Sanchaz taking a bit of punishment here - Avalon scoring with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jules Avalon will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Raul Sanchaz's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Sanchaz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Avalon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Avalon. Sanchaz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sanchaz stuffs the takedown.
Avalon fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Avalon shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Sanchaz manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Sanchaz is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Avalon is aware though and is defending well.
Sanchaz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Avalon keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sanchaz's head.
Avalon working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Avalon trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Avalon trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanchaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Avalon with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Avalon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Avalon trying to control but Sanchaz is working from the bottom.
Sanchaz has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Avalon should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Sanchaz has tightened it up now! Avalon should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Raul Sanchaz!
Raul Sanchaz made sure to mention his sponsor, Hell's Kitchen Lab Corp (159.49 $150) in his post fight interview.
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