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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rory Kincade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kincade's entrance music is Good Rats. A fine choice. 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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162 cm
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144 lbs
21 - 13 - 0 |
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144 lbs
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Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rory Kincade! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jose Sanchez! The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Kincade delivers a nice body kick. Kincade misses with an uppercut. Sanchez saw that one coming. Kincade uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sanchez. Sanchez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kincade scores with a hook. Kincade tries to land a front kick but Sanchez steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Kincade throws a hook to the side of Sanchez's head but Sanchez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Sanchez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Sanchez swings for the body but Kincade moves out of range.
Kincade lands a nice hook to Sanchez's body. Sanchez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Sanchez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. An inside leg kick lands from Sanchez. Sanchez throws a series of punches but Kincade avoids them all with ease. Sanchez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kincade was well out of range. Poor timing from Sanchez. Sanchez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kincade connects with a jab. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kincade, right into the meat.
Kincade lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Kincade misses with an uppercut. Sanchez saw that one coming. Sanchez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kincade. Kincade obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sanchez swinging wildly here.
Kincade takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
An inside leg kick lands from Kincade. Sanchez tries to bum rush Kincade with a series of wild strikes but Kincade uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Kincade fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sanchez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Kincade with a hook. Kincade misses with a body shot.
A punch combination from Sanchez misses. Kincade slips a jab and a cross from Sanchez.
Kincade has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance. Rory Kincade seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Sanchez shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kincade eats them both and turns towards Sanchez to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo. Kincade takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kincade throws a right and a left that both miss. Kincade fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sanchez. Sanchez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kincade to score with a decent uppercut. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Kincade throws a lazy right hand but Sanchez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Kincade jabbing away but nothing is landing. Sanchez displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kincade. Kincade shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kincade showed some decent athleticism there. Sanchez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Kincade throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Kincade prevents Sanchez from improving his position. Sanchez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kincade.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kincade throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Kincade is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Sanchez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kincade. Kincade not landing any meaningful shots this time. Sanchez is trying to escape back to his feet but Kincade uses the scramble to pass into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Kincade is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sanchez is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. Sanchez is not content to let Kincade control the position. Kincade tries to score with some ground and pound. Sanchez controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Kincade looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rory Kincade dominated that round. That's time! Kincade's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sanchez.
Kincade scores with a jab to the head.
Kincade moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. Kincade throws a sloppy head kick and Sanchez moves out of range easily. Kincade ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanchez moves away. Sanchez tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kincade is able to avoid easily. Kincade lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sanchez backs up against the cage.
Kincade throws a sloppy head kick and Sanchez moves out of range easily. Kincade checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Kincade fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Sanchez stuffs the takedown. Sanchez moves forwards but Kincade connects with a nice, crisp jab. Kincade rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sanchez moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Kincade stuns Sanchez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sanchez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Sanchez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kincade was well out of range. Poor timing from Sanchez. Kincade checks a leg kick. Sanchez is looking to slow Kincade down with leg kicks. Sanchez leaves Kincade with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Sanchez scores with a leg kick.
Sanchez connects with a body shot that sends Kincade's belly button to the back. Sanchez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kincade. Kincade obviously looking to wear him down.
Sanchez lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. Kincade looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kincade throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sanchez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sanchez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Kincade scores with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Sanchez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kincade. Jose Sanchez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Sanchez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kincade counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Sanchez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jab, jab by Kincade - just one landing. Sanchez throws a chopping leg kick but Kincade manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Sanchez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. A telegraphed right hand from Kincade misses the target. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sanchez.
Kincade misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanchez.
Kincade throws a nice outside leg kick. Kincade throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sanchez on the side of the head. Kincade motions for Sanchez to come forward. Kincade throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Kincade tries a head kick but it misses.
Kincade tries a head kick but it misses.
Rory Kincade is winning the standup battle so far. Kincade takes a shot right to the bread basket. Jose Sanchez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Sanchez misses with a double jab.
Sanchez throws out a powerful jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kincade dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sanchez. That did some damage! Kincade jabbing away but nothing is landing. Kincade works Sanchez's body with a nice hook. Sanchez slips a jab from Kincade. Sanchez looks to throw the jab but Kincade is out of range. Sanchez slips under a jab. Kincade bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Sanchez checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Kincade cracks the inside of Sanchez's front leg. Kincade throws a nice head kick!
Sanchez swings for the body but Kincade moves out of range.
Sanchez throws a shot to the body.
Sanchez avoids the body shot from Kincade.
Kincade walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sanchez checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Sanchez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Sanchez lands with a right hand. Kincade throws a quick inside leg kick. Kincade shoots in looking for a takedown. Sanchez tries to sprawl out of it but Kincade keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sanchez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rory Kincade. That's going to take a lot out of him. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Sanchez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kincade counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kincade. Sanchez trying to control the position.
Kincade throws a big elbow that misses. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kincade accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Sanchez wants to sweep but no luck. Kincade is pushing down on Sanchez's leg trying to pass to half guard. Sanchez is fighting to maintain full guard but Kincade has managed to sneak the leg through. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rory Kincade dominated that second round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sanchez on the wrong end of a nice hook. Kincade goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo. A left and a right from Kincade both land. Nice combination. Kincade wants to slow Sanchez down by chopping away at his legs. Kincade lands a leg kick that knocks Sanchez off balance momentarily. Sanchez checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sanchez lands a nice shot that snaps Kincade's head back.
Kincade takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Sanchez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kincade throws a leg kick which misses Sanchez's front leg but catches the back leg as Sanchez tries to avoid it. Kincade scores with a jab. Sanchez acknowledges it with a nod of the head. This has been an exciting period of action! Kincade throws a leg kick but Sanchez sees it coming and checks it nicely. Kincade scores with a three punch combo!
Kincade throws a nice outside leg kick. Sanchez fails to land with a series of punches.
A punch lands to the side of Kincade 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kincade looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Kincade throws a solid leg kick but Sanchez takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kincade. Kincade misses with a looping right. Sanchez avoids the head kick by Kincade.
Kincade misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kincade throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sanchez's waist but Sanchez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kincade off to one side. Kincade ducks right into an uppercut from Sanchez. Sanchez throws an off balance right hand
letting Kincade counter with a right hand. Kincade throws a nice outside leg kick. A telegraphed right hand from Kincade misses the target. Kincade throws a wild body kick that Sanchez sees coming a mile off. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sanchez checks a leg kick. Sanchez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kincade can pounce on him.
Sanchez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Kincade looks to land a right hand but Sanchez moved out of range. Sanchez fails to land with a series of punches.
Sanchez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sanchez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Kincade on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. 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 throws a sloppy head kick and Kincade makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. Sanchez loads up on a big right hand but Kincade slips the punch. Kincade checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sanchez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sanchez takes a swing at Kincade's ribcage but misses. Kincade lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kincade slips a straight right by Sanchez. Kincade blocks a jab. Kincade dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sanchez. That did some damage! Sanchez throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A nice leg kick lands there from Kincade. Kincade throws a hook but Sanchez avoids it easily. Sanchez misses with a combination
and Kincade counters with an inside leg kick. Kincade paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Sanchez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kincade throws out the jab. Sanchez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kincade. Sanchez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kincade manages to avoid it. Kincade throws a body punch but Sanchez moves out of range. Sanchez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kincade is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sanchez. Sanchez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Kincade lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. Kincade throws a push kick but Sanchez slaps the foot to one side. Sanchez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kincade was well out of range. Poor timing from Sanchez.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A head kick misses from Sanchez. Kincade tried to score with a low kick but Sanchez checks it. Sanchez throws a looping overhand right but Kincade ducks down to avoid it. Nice uppercut there from Sanchez. Kincade lands with a nice body punch. Kincade scores with a one two! Sanchez had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Sanchez does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. A combination from Sanchez does no damage. Sanchez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Danga de danga de dang - Sanchez scores with a four punch combination! Kincade takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kincade lands a nice shot that snaps Sanchez's head back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Kincade shoots in for a takedown but Sanchez shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. Sanchez lands a jab-cross combination.
Kincade is rocked! Sanchez tries to bum rush Kincade with a series of wild strikes but Kincade uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Oh Kincade is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Sanchez throws a right and a left that both miss. Kincade fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Sanchez to the ground. Kincade is now in Sanchez's guard. Kincade wants to control from the top but Sanchez keeps moving. Kincade throws a big elbow that misses. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rory Kincade clearly takes that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kincade moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Kincade misses with a leg kick. Kincade moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Sanchez avoids the body shot from Kincade.
Kincade throws a right hand that Sanchez ducks under and follows up with a left that Sanchez also avoids with ease. Sanchez fails to land with a series of punches.
Kincade does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Kincade feints and then cracks Sanchez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sanchez down. Kincade cracks Sanchez with an open hand slap. Sanchez pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kincade is out of range and Sanchez settles back down. Sanchez has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. Sanchez swinging wildly here.
Sanchez lands a jab to the nose. Kincade throws a hook but Sanchez avoids it easily. Kincade just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kincade misses with a wild body shot. Sanchez throws a leg kick but Kincade moved away. Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kincade. Kincade misses with a looping right. Sanchez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kincade was well out of range. Poor timing from Sanchez. Sanchez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Kincade lands a really nice looking cross but Sanchez seems unphased.
Sanchez takes one on the button. Kincade connects with a solid leg kick. Sanchez throws a right and a left that Kincade avoids nicely. Kincade thows a left - swing and a miss! Kincade seems to have got his legs back now. Sanchez throws a solid leg kick but Kincade takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sanchez. Kincade ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Sanchez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sanchez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Sanchez looks to land a combination but Kincade avoids it well. Sanchez is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted. Kincade tried to score with a low kick but Sanchez checks it. Sanchez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kincade. Kincade wants to land a leg kick but Sanchez is out of range. Kincade fails with the takedown letting Sanchez counter with a right hand. Sanchez feints and then cracks Kincade's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kincade down. Kincade fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sanchez is out of range. Sanchez cracks the inside of Kincade's front leg. 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! Kincade lands a leg kick that knocks Sanchez off balance momentarily. Sanchez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sanchez wants it to stay on the feet. Sanchez avoids a kick to the body.
Good work by Kincade as he checks the leg kick. Kincade swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kincade drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Sanchez avoids the body shot from Kincade.
Kincade shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rory Kincade. That's going to take a lot out of him. Sanchez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. No joy there for Sanchez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sanchez looks to throw the jab but Kincade is out of range. Kincade shoots in for a takedown but Sanchez shows good takedown defense. Sanchez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Kincade dodges the punch combination from Sanchez.
Kincade misses with a hook
letting Sanchez counter with a right hand. Sanchez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kincade wants to land a leg kick but Sanchez is out of range. Kincade wants to land a leg kick but Sanchez is out of range. Kincade turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Kincade misses with a head kick.
Sanchez throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Kincade throws out a leg kick but Sanchez moves out of range and Kincade only half commits. Kincade moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Sanchez takes a swing at Kincade's ribcage but misses. Nice defenses there by Kincade. Kincade on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Sanchez swings for the body but Kincade moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Sanchez misses with a two punch combination.
Sanchez avoids the body shot from Kincade.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Kincade shoots for a takedown but Sanchez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Kincade keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Kincade blocks the leg kick.
Sanchez moves away from the strike by Kincade. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Rory Kincade will probably get the nod. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Kincade looks to score with a jab to the body but Sanchez is just out of range. Sanchez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Sanchez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kincade tried to score with a low kick but Sanchez checks it. Sanchez throws a looping overhand right but Kincade ducks down to avoid it. Kincade tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanchez was well out of range. Poor timing from Kincade. Kincade tries to land a leg kick but Sanchez saw it coming and moves away.
Sanchez works the jab nicely. Sanchez misses with a few strikes there.
Kincade walks into a jab. Sanchez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Kincade scores with a leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kincade darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Sanchez slips under a jab. Sanchez throws a hook but Kincade avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kincade tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Sanchez defends well and Kincade ends up having to push Sanchez into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch. Kincade is looking for a takedown. Sanchez wants to get back to striking at distance but Kincade won't allow it.
Sanchez can't break the clinch.
Kincade wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rory Kincade. That's going to take a lot out of him. Sanchez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Sanchez manages to break the clinch.
Sanchez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kincade. Sanchez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Kincade throws a good cross that connects.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kincade.
Sanchez scores with a jab to the jaw. Sanchez blocks a head kick by Kincade.
Sanchez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Sanchez misses with an uppercut. Kincade saw that one coming. Sanchez avoids the body shot from Kincade.
Kincade slips a jab and a cross from Sanchez.
Sanchez avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Sanchez is looking to slow Kincade down with leg kicks. A left and a right from Sanchez both land. Nice combination. Kincade throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sanchez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Sanchez throws a sloppy head kick and Kincade moves out of range easily. Sanchez is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell? Kincade throws a leg kick but Sanchez sees it coming and moves out of range. Sanchez slips under a jab from Kincade. Kincade fails with a takedown attempt. Kincade connects with a leg kick. Sanchez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kincade misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanchez.
A head kick misses from Kincade. A thudding body kick lands there by Kincade!
Sanchez throws a solid leg kick but Kincade takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sanchez. Good shot there by Sanchez. and Sanchez counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Kincade! He's just covering up as Sanchez starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jose Sanchez!
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