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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Samurai Jack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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158 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
22 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Samurai Jack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Diego Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Colin Fotheringham and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab by Jack.
Jack takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Jack scores with a spinning back kick!
A left lands for Jack.
Jack gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Sanchez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jack tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sanchez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sanchez thumps Jack with a low kick.
The fighters circling - Jack throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sanchez scores with a kick to the body.
Jack tries to clinch up
and Sanchez counters with a left to the body.
Nice jab there from Sanchez.
Jack looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jack cracks Sanchez with an open hand slap.
Jack scores with the left hand. Sanchez knows he should have avoided that one.
Sanchez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jack.
Nice jab there from Jack.
Jack scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jack ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sanchez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jack getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jack looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jack throws a shot from downtown. Sanchez moves away and avoids it.
Good work by Jack as he checks the leg kick.
A big left from Jack misses.
Sanchez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jack.
Jack misses with a body shot
letting Sanchez counter with a right hand.
Jack throws a hook to the side of Sanchez's head but Sanchez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sanchez throws out a loose jab but Jack uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jack throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've been informed that Sanchez has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Sanchez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sanchez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jack.
Jack connects with a high kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jack misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sanchez counters with a right hand to the body.
Jack needs to keep his hands up - Sanchez had a free shot at his head there.
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!
Jack thows a body shot but no joy.
Sanchez blocks a jab.
Samurai Jack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez avoids the body shot from Jack.
Jack blocks a low kick nicely.
Jack connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sanchez feints and then cracks Jack's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jack down.
Sanchez checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jack misses with a looping left.
Sanchez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jack is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Jack looks to throw a body kick
and Sanchez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sanchez missing with a left hand there. Jack was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sanchez slips under a jab from Jack.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jack looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jack keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sanchez.
Sanchez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jack.
Sanchez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jack throws a jab but it's blocked by Sanchez.
Jack misses with a body kick.
Jack tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sanchez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jack jabs at Sanchez's body.
Sanchez throws a good cross that connects.
Jack misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanchez.
Jack tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sanchez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jack moves in looking to clinch but Sanchez pushes him off.
Sanchez moves out of range as Jack strikes.
Jack blocks a jab.
Jack takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sanchez slips a straight right by Jack.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jack tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sanchez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sanchez throws a leg kick
and Jack counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sanchez thinking.
Sanchez lands a nice shot that snaps Jack's head back.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sanchez.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jack misses with a right hand
and Sanchez counters with a solid body kick.
Sanchez lands with a hook. Jack tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A big left from Jack misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jack darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sanchez slips a straight right by Jack.
Jack throws a big shot that misses.
Sanchez feints and then cracks Jack's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jack down.
Jack tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sanchez avoids the body shot from Jack.
Sanchez cracks Jack with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sanchez scores with a nice head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Samurai Jack 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.
Jack uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sanchez.
Jack tries to clinch there but Sanchez circles away.
Sanchez connects with a single shot there.
Jack throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sanchez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jack misses the body punch
and Sanchez counters with a left to the body.
Sanchez throws the kick towards the body but Jack avoids it.
Jack takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sanchez lands a slapping body shot.
Sanchez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jack was well out of range. Poor timing from Sanchez.
Sanchez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sanchez cracks the inside of Jack's front leg.
Jack is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jack fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanchez manages to avoid it.
Jack misses with a body shot
and Sanchez counters with a nice uppercut.
A big right from Jack misses.
Sanchez delivers a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jack throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sanchez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jack misses with a left hand
and Sanchez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sanchez with a nice cross.
Sanchez is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sanchez scores with a kick to the midsection.
Sanchez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jack loads up on a big right hand but Sanchez slips the punch.
Jack swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sanchez finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A big right from Jack misses.
Sanchez jabs at Jack's body.
Sanchez has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sanchez takes a swing at Jack's ribcage but misses.
Sanchez cracks a nice hook into Jack's ribs.
Jack on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jack tries to clinch there but Sanchez circles away.
Jack digs a good body shot into Sanchez's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jack connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanchez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Diego Sanchez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jack tries to land a front kick but Sanchez steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jack throws a head kick but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez blocks the body kick.
Jack looks for the body kick but Sanchez saw that one coming.
Jack tries to clinch but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sanchez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jack's sensitive parts.
Sanchez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sanchez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sanchez.
Sanchez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sanchez lands with a cross.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sanchez.
Jack has a couple of punches blocked by Sanchez.
A head punch on the inside from Sanchez fails to land.
A short left from Sanchez.
Jack blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sanchez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sanchez trying to stall but Jack improves his position.
Jack tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jack misses with a knee to the head.
Sanchez holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A short right from Sanchez on the inside.
Jack lands a left hand.
Jack tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sanchez avoids it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Sanchez - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Sanchez looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sanchez.
Jack misses with the head strike.
Sanchez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jack misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jack swings wildly with an uppercut but Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jack misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sanchez.
Jack lands a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jack can't find room to land a body shot as Sanchez controls the action.
Stalling in the clinch from Sanchez.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sanchez taking a breather.
Sanchez swings wildly with an uppercut but Jack uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jack just leaning against Sanchez, taking a breather.
Jack fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Sanchez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Jack takes one to the chin there.
Jack throws a body punch but Sanchez moves out of range.
Jack throws a head kick that misses
and Sanchez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jack with a nice cross.
Jack throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jack looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jack lands a head shot.
Jack looks to score with a jab to the body but Sanchez is just out of range.
Jack misses with a shot to the body
and Sanchez counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Jack tries to land a front kick but Sanchez steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sanchez cracks Jack with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sanchez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jacks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jack connects with a single shot there.
Jack throws an overhand right that lands on Sanchez's shoulder, as Sanchez tries to avoid the shot.
Jack looks to land a left hand but Sanchez moved out of range nicely.
A punch lands to the side of Jack 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jack in his tracks.
Jack on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jack uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanchez.
Sanchez lands a nice shot that snaps Jack's head back.
Jack takes a swing at Sanchez's ribcage but misses.
Jack throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jack takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Jack on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jack throws a leg kick but Sanchez moved away.
Sanchez scores with a jab.
Jack scores with a head kick.
Sanchez throws a front kick that sends Jack stumbling back into the cage.
Jack thows a body shot but no joy.
Sanchez is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Jack takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanchez thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jack 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.
Jack jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sanchez throws out a powerful jab.
Sanchez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jack will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Jack moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Jack is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jack misses with a kick to the body
and Sanchez counters with an outside leg kick.
Jack checks a leg kick nicely.
Sanchez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sanchez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jack takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jack misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanchez.
Sanchez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jack.
A lazy left from Sanchez finds it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jack thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sanchez scores with a hook.
Sanchez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sanchez avoids the body shot from Jack.
Sanchez defending well as Jack loads up on a big left hand.
Sanchez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jack's sensitive parts.
Jack lands a nice hook to Sanchez's body. Sanchez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sanchez keeps the fight on the outside.
Sanchez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sanchez throws a low kick, looking for Jack's leg but Jack calmly moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Sanchez.
Jack uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanchez.
Sanchez thows a body shot but no joy.
Sanchez moves out of range of the body kick.
Sanchez digs a good body shot into Jack's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jack tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sanchez connects with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jack. Sanchez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jack scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanchez. Jack does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sanchez is looking to land body kicks.
Jack pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sanchez cracks Jack with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jack throws a sloppy head kick and Sanchez moves out of range easily.
Jack checks a leg kick nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sanchez moves out of range of the strikes.
Sanchez lands with a shot to the body.
Jack lands a jab to the nose.
Jack thows a body shot but no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Diego Sanchez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sanchez has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diego Sanchez!
During a confident post fight interview, Diego Sanchez thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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