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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Benedict James Aroncillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanchez is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: kill the king by Megadeth. Rick Sanchez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Benedict James Aroncillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rick Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez blocks the body kick.
Aroncillo shoots for a takedown but Sanchez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Aroncillo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sanchez rushes Aroncillo and presses him up against the cage.
Sanchez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Aroncillo just stands there and leans against the cage.
Aroncillo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sanchez just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sanchez drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Aroncillo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Aroncillo can't break the clinch.
Aroncillo has Sanchez pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sanchez manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Benedict James Aroncillo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanchez has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Aroncillo avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Aroncillo breaks from the clinch.
Sanchez closes the distance and clinches.
Aroncillo is trying to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sanchez lands a jab-cross combination.
Sanchez closes the distance and pushes Aroncillo back into the cage.
Aroncillo is working for takedown but Sanchez is calmly controlling the position for now.
Sanchez has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Aroncillo uses from the top position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Sanchez pulls Aroncillo in close to prevent any damage.
Sanchez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Aroncillo is one step ahead there.
Aroncillo really is a fat lump.
Aroncillo prevents Sanchez from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aroncillo wants to control from the top but Sanchez keeps moving.
Sanchez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Aroncillo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Aroncillo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Aroncillo preventing the sweep.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aroncillo trying to control but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is looking to stand up but Aroncillo isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Benedict James Aroncillo just wasn't active enough.
Sanchez misses with a double jab
and Aroncillo counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanchez looks winded!
Aroncillo wants to stand and escape but instead Sanchez has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Aroncillo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Aroncillo is trying to keep Sanchez in close.
Sanchez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Aroncillo is keeping the position for now.
Sanchez's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Sanchez decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Aroncillo, up you get!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanchez looks for a takedown but Aroncillo sprawls well.
Sanchez gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Aroncillo to score an easy takedown into full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanchez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rick Sanchez will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Aroncillo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A head kick misses from Sanchez.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sanchez is defended easily by Aroncillo.
Benedict James Aroncillo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aroncillo drives through with a takedown into Sanchez's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Sanchez is controlling Aroncillo's posture.
Aroncillo lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sanchez is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sanchez had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Aroncillo defends it easily.
Sanchez is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aroncillo wants to stand but Sanchez is controlling his posture from full guard.
Aroncillo stays in close to Sanchez's body and controls the position.
Aroncillo looking to pass the guard.
Sanchez wants to sweep here but Aroncillo controlling him for the moment.
Sanchez seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Sanchez is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aroncillo sitting in guard here, content to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Benedict James Aroncillo just wasn't active enough.
Sanchez scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Sanchez looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Aroncillo is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Sanchez looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sanchez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Aroncillo shoots in for a takedown but Sanchez shows good takedown defense.
Sanchez throws a right and a left that Aroncillo avoids nicely.
Aroncillo throws a series of strikes that have Sanchez backpedaling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aroncillo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sanchez is fending him off so far but Aroncillo persists. Nope, Sanchez circles away and we're back to standing.
Sanchez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Aroncillo tries to avoid it but Sanchez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Aroncillo to the ground. Aroncillo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Benedict James Aroncillo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rick Sanchez.
A low kick from Sanchez misses
and Aroncillo counters with an outside leg kick.
Aroncillo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sanchez's calf.
Sanchez displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Aroncillo.
Sanchez thows a body shot but no joy.
Aroncillo wants to clinch up but Sanchez keeps it at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aroncillo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Aroncillo moves to clinch but Sanchez breaks away
and Sanchez counters with a stiff right hand.
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 Benedict James Aroncillo will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Aroncillo shoots for a double leg takedown but Sanchez sprawls well. He's pushed Aroncillo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Aroncillo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Aroncillo napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Sanchez tries to advance to mount but can't.
Sanchez lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Sanchez tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Aroncillo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aroncillo wants to control but Sanchez postures up.
Sanchez lands a decent elbow from side control.
Aroncillo stops Sanchez from passing to mount.
Sanchez decides to stand back up.
Sanchez throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Aroncillo was covering up waiting for the punch and Sanchez finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Sanchez content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is in close to Aroncillo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sanchez stopping the sweep attempt from Aroncillo.
Aroncillo is looking to stand up but Sanchez isn't so interested in that idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aroncillo is working an open guard so Sanchez takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Aroncillo napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Sanchez decides to stand up, so the ref orders Aroncillo to his feet.
Sanchez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aroncillo manages to avoid it.
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!
Sanchez wants to control the pace but Aroncillo is squirming around nicely.
Aroncillo is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Sanchez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Let's hope that Sanchez has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Sanchez is standing up, even though he is in mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rick Sanchez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sanchez has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rick Sanchez!
An out of breath Rick Sanchez thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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