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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diego Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guljigit Asanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guljigit Asanov will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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272 lbs
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190 cm
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259 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Diego Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Guljigit Asanov!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asanov tests Sanchez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sanchez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sanchez drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Asanov keeping moving, preventing Sanchez from controlling successfully.
Asanov has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
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!
We're going to have a standup here because Diego Sanchez wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Asanov displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sanchez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asanov cracks Sanchez with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sanchez could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Sanchez closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Asanov keeping control of the position.
Sanchez is trying to control the action in half guard but Asanov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Asanov wants to get back to his feet.
Asanov is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Sanchez is working for a kimura but Asanov is defending it quite comfortably.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Asanov is trying to stand up here but Sanchez is controlling him well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is working for a submission of some sort.
Sanchez wants to take a breather but Asanov is having none of it.
Sanchez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Asanov defending well though.
Asanov tries to roll over but Sanchez keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asanov is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Sanchez is looking to take a break and control but Asanov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Diego Sanchez.
Asanov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sanchez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sanchez shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego Sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Asanov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sanchez doesn't seem bothered though.
Sanchez is breathing heavily.
Asanov scores with a jab. Sanchez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Asanov throws the kick towards the body but Sanchez avoids it.
Asanov throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asanov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Asanov lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sanchez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sanchez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sanchez has a takedown stuffed.
Asanov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Asanov cracks Sanchez with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Asanov has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Sanchez to stand back up!
Sanchez is rocked!
Asanov steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Sanchez is out on his feet! Asanov sets himself and nearly takes Sanchez's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Guljigit Asanov!
Guljigit Asanov was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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