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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wayne Wagner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wagner comes to the cage accompanied by Broken Out in Love by Mark Crozer. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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270 lbs
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255 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wayne Wagner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chris Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Wagner but Wagner pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sanchez keeps the fight on the outside.
Sanchez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sanchez drives through and clinches with Wagner against the cage.
Wagner keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sanchez's efforts to push away.
Sanchez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wagner keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sanchez's efforts to push away.
Sanchez can't find room to land a body shot as Wagner controls the action.
Wagner with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Our sources have told us that Wagner has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Sanchez looking to throw knees to the head but Wagner is blocking nicely.
Wagner trying to land knees to the body.
Sanchez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wagner walks away with a smile on his face. Sanchez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sanchez tries to bum rush Wagner with a series of wild strikes but Wagner uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wagner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sanchez throws a leg kick which misses Wagner's front leg but catches the back leg as Wagner tries to avoid it.
Jab from Sanchez.
It looks like Wayne Wagner has been cut.
Chris Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wagner closes the distance and pushes Sanchez back into the cage.
Sanchez is trying to break the clinch but Wagner has him pressed against the cage.
Sanchez takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Chris Sanchez has been cut.
Wagner tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sanchez can't break the clinch.
Wagner scores a nice knee to the body.
Sanchez looks winded!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wagner with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Wagner.
Sanchez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wagner putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sanchez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Wagner.
Sanchez takes a knee right on the jaw!
A knee to the head by Wagner.
Wagner unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wagner unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sanchez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wagner tries a knee to the head but Sanchez blocks it.
Wagner keeps control of Sanchez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sanchez is looking to break free of the clinch but Wagner has double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wagner using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sanchez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wagner looking to throw knees to the head but Sanchez is blocking nicely.
Wagner lands a knee to the head.
Wagner throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wagner looking to throw knees to the head but Sanchez is blocking nicely.
Sanchez missing with knees to the body.
Sanchez should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Sanchez managing to block the knees to the body from Wagner.
Wagner takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sanchez wants to break free but Wagner has control.
Sanchez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wagner with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sanchez has had enough of the clinch but Wagner keeps him there for the moment.
Sanchez trying to land knees to the body.
Sanchez is trying to break the clinch but Wagner has him pressed against the cage.
Wagner throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sanchez blocks it with crossed arms.
Sanchez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sanchez working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sanchez misses with a wild combination.
Wagner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sanchez drives through and clinches with Wagner against the cage.
Wagner tries a knee to the head but Sanchez blocks it.
Sanchez tries to circle away but Wagner has him pinned against the cage.
Wagner misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sanchez is trying to break the clinch but Wagner is controlling him.
Wagner throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wagner tries a knee to the head but Sanchez blocks it.
Sanchez blocks the elbow strike.
Sanchez gets through Wagner's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sanchez working hard to break the clinch.
Sanchez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sanchez is looking to break free of the clinch but Wagner has double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wagner landing knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Wagner.
Wagner looking to throw knees to the head but Sanchez is blocking nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Sanchez on the inside.
Sanchez can't break the clinch.
Sanchez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wagner backwards.
Wagner lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sanchez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wagner looking to throw knees to the head but Sanchez is blocking nicely.
Sanchez is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Wagner to keep the fight standing.
Wayne Wagner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Sanchez.
Wagner utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wagner misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sanchez.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wagner lands a nice knee to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sanchez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wagner has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sanchez'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.
Wagner throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wayne Wagner dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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 looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sanchez swats away the attempt to clinch by Wagner.
Sanchez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sanchez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wagner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sanchez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wagner tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sanchez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wagner walks away with a smile on his face. Sanchez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sanchez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wagner wants to clinch.
Sanchez closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez takes a shot to the head.
Sanchez is breathing heavily.
Sanchez avoiding damage as Wagner throws knees to the body.
Sanchez misses with the head strike.
Wagner lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wagner avoiding damage as Sanchez throws knees to the body.
Wagner lands a nice knee to the body.
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!
Wagner lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sanchez backwards.
Wagner throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sanchez blocks it with crossed arms.
Wagner tries a knee to the head but Sanchez blocks it.
Wagner scores with a knee to the head.
Wagner lands a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wagner obliges.
Wagner tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wagner with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short right from Wagner on the inside.
Sanchez tries to circle away but Wagner has him pinned against the cage.
Wagner crunches a lovely knee into Sanchez's ribcage.
Wagner throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wagner is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sanchez is defending well for now.
Wagner throws an elbow that misses.
Wagner is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sanchez is defending well for now.
Wagner throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wagner tries a knee to the head but Sanchez blocks it.
Sanchez is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wagner is keeping busy.
Sanchez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wagner is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sanchez.
Sanchez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wagner gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sanchez working hard to break the clinch.
Wagner tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sanchez avoids it.
Sanchez wants to break free but Wagner has control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez blocks an elbow strike.
Wagner scores with a knee to the head.
Wagner scores a nice knee to the body.
Wagner landing knees to the head.
Wagner landing knees to the head.
Wagner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sanchez can do to turn this around?
Sanchez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wagner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wagner dodges the punch combination from Sanchez.
Wagner checks the leg kick.
Sanchez forces Wagner back against the cage and clinches.
Wagner lands an elbow inside that Sanchez shrugs off.
Wagner tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sanchez avoids it.
Sanchez can't break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wagner with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wagner trying to land knees to the body.
Wagner gets through Sanchez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wagner throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sanchez lands a right hand.
Wagner misses with a punch to the body.
Wagner throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sanchez is trying to break the clinch but Wagner has him pressed against the cage.
Sanchez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wagner tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sanchez avoids it.
Sanchez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sanchez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sanchez misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wagner is looking to clinch.
Sanchez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sanchez can't get the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wayne Wagner dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Wagner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sanchez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wagner closes the distance and pushes Sanchez back into the cage.
Wagner misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sanchez.
Wagner can't find room to land a body shot as Sanchez controls the action.
Wagner lands a knee to the head.
Sanchez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wagner with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wagner throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sanchez blocks it with crossed arms.
Wagner working Sanchez over with knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sanchez.
Wagner is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wagner crunches a lovely knee into Sanchez's ribcage.
Wagner tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wagner misses with a body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sanchez turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Sanchez manages to end up in side control.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Sanchez is trying to ground and pound but Wagner uses the momentary lack of control by Sanchez to regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanchez is looking to advance position but Wagner won't allow it.
Sanchez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sanchez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wagner defending well though.
Sanchez winds up and cracks Wagner with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wagner avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sanchez.
Chris Sanchez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez working the head and body with strikes.
Sanchez scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Wagner blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sanchez.
Sanchez moves into full mount! Wagner won't be happy about that!
Sanchez is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Wagner can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanchez looking to finish Wagner with some ground and pound. This is bad for Wagner!
Wagner tries to lock up and control but Sanchez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Wagner holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Sanchez tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez with a couple of short strikes.
Sanchez working Wagner over with strikes here.
Sanchez with the ground and pound from mount.
Sanchez lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Wagner hang on?
Sanchez landing punches.
Chris Sanchez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sanchez is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Wagner can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanchez raining down hammerfists from mount.
Wagner is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sanchez postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Wagner looks a forlorn figure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wagner is trying to escape the mount.
Sanchez is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Sanchez avoids the attempt from Wagner to control.
Sanchez raining down shots from the mount!
Wayne Wagner is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wagner is bucking up trying to escape but Sanchez cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Sanchez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Wagner has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wayne Wagner!
Wayne Wagner managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Elite Canadian Threads, into his post fight interview.
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