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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Felix Sandoval (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mister Spock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sandoval comes to the cage accompanied by Overseer - Slayed. Spock is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Rolling Stones- 2,000 Light Years From Home. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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158 lbs
14 - 3 - 0 |
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157 lbs
26 - 10 - 3 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Felix Sandoval!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 10 - 3, fighting out of Montreal, Mister Spock!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Paul Tew and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Sandoval with that takedown attempt.
Felix Sandoval seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spock instigates a clinch.
Spock lands a damaging elbow.
Sandoval tries to score a body lock takedown but Spock shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Spock tries a body shot but Sandoval blocks it.
Spock misses with the head strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Sandoval.
Spock using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sandoval has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sandoval prevents Spock from breaking the clinch.
Sandoval misses with a body punch.
Sandoval has clasped his hands together around Spock's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Spock stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Sandoval misses with the ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spock takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Sandoval tries to move into full mount but can't pass Spock's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandoval working the ground and pound.
An elbow from Sandoval crashes against the mat.
Sandoval looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Spock is avoiding damage well.
Spock regains half guard, as Sandoval was trying to land strikes.
Spock is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sandoval throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval throwing shots but Spock is blocking nicely.
Sandoval stops Spock from getting back to his feet.
Spock is defending against the submission attempts here by Sandoval.
Spock avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sandoval.
Sandoval sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Spock defending well though.
Sandoval not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sandoval throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Spock to regain full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval has gone for a leg lock! Spock slips out almost immediately though and dives into Sandoval's guard.
Sandoval has his foot on Spock's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Spock works his way back into a safe position though.
Sandoval has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Spock can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sandoval is looking for a triangle but Spock pushes his legs off easily.
We've been hearing good reports from Sandoval's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Sandoval looking for subs off his back but Spock has passed one foot through into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval actively working from the bottom here.
Spock wants to stand but Sandoval has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sandoval is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Spock's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Spock's back!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spock has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Sandoval.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Felix Sandoval dominated that round.
That's time! Sandoval's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Spock moves in looking to clinch but Sandoval pushes him off.
Spock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sandoval moves away.
Sandoval is looking to land body kicks.
Sandoval shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Spock defends it nicely.
Sandoval misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Spock ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sandoval throws a front kick aimed at Spock's knee but Spock avoids it well.
Sandoval doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Spock has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Sandoval is looking to chop away at Spock's legs.
Sandoval throws a lazy right hand but Spock sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandoval scores with a punch to the head.
Sandoval rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Spock moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sandoval looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mister Spock is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sandoval shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Spock as he jumps to the side.
Sandoval swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Spock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sandoval moves away.
Sandoval throws a front kick that sends Spock stumbling back into the cage.
Sandoval misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spock.
Spock throws a jab but it's blocked by Sandoval.
Spock scores with a hook to the body. Sandoval takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sandoval throws a head kick that misses
and Spock counters with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Spock lands a nice hook to Sandoval's body. Sandoval takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sandoval swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That kick from Spock tenderised Sandoval's leg. Sandoval is trying to keep his angry face on.
A bone on bone clash there as Sandoval blocks the leg kick.
Spock lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sandoval's sensitive parts.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sandoval throws a right hand that Spock ducks under and follows up with a left that Spock also avoids with ease.
Spock tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sandoval swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Spock takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sandoval misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spock looks to throw the jab but Sandoval is out of range.
Spock throws a low kick but Sandoval moves out of range easily.
Spock scores with a jab to the jaw.
Spock is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sandoval rather than just go for the knockout.
Spock tries to close the distance and clinch but Sandoval swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sandoval throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sandoval takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sandoval attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Spock is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Spock moves out of range as Sandoval strikes.
Spock slips a jab from Sandoval.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval feints and then cracks Spock's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Spock down.
Spock ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Spock tries to clinch but Sandoval moves away
and Sandoval counters with a single leg into guard. Spock didn't expect that.
Spock tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sandoval throwing strikes but missing.
Sandoval trying to control the position from guard on top but Spock is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Spock has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Sandoval has passed into side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sandoval is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Spock has escaped the position, nice work there.
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 Felix Sandoval will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Sandoval swats away the attempt to clinch by Spock.
Sandoval avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sandoval fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Spock avoids it really well and circles away.
Spock misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sandoval tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sandoval stuns Spock with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Spock moves out of range as Sandoval throws a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandoval throws a head kick that misses.
Sandoval with a jab.
Sandoval throws a leg kick which misses Spock's front leg but catches the back leg as Spock tries to avoid it.
Sandoval moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Decent striking displayed by Spock there.
Sandoval throws a hook to the side of Spock's head but Spock sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sandoval misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spock.
Sandoval misses with the body kick
and Spock counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Spock moves out of range as Sandoval strikes.
Sandoval throws a good cross that connects.
Sandoval throws a predictable looking body shot
and Spock counters with a good low kick that Sandoval was not able to check.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spock throws a leg kick which misses Sandoval's front leg but catches the back leg as Sandoval tries to avoid it.
Spock lands with a shot to the body.
Spock throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Mister Spock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sandoval throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sloppy strikes from Sandoval. Those never looked like landing.
Spock throws a series of strikes that have Sandoval backpedaling.
Sandoval fails with the takedown
letting Spock counter with a right hand.
Sandoval pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sandoval tries to keep at a distance but Spock has taken the fight into the clinch.
Spock lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sandoval or not.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval takes a shot to the head.
Spock breaks from the clinch.
Sandoval misses with a looping right.
Sandoval avoids a kick to the body.
Sandoval throws a left and a right that both miss
and Spock counters with an inside leg kick.
Sandoval lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Spock circles away quickly and effectively.
Sandoval misses with a hook.
A jab lands there for Sandoval.
Spock keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Felix Sandoval. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice straight punches there by Sandoval. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sandoval.
Spock swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval throws a sloppy body shot
and Spock counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Spock breaks from the clinch.
Spock throws a lazy uppercut
and Sandoval counters with a shoot takedown. Spock fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sandoval trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sandoval has gone for a leg lock! Spock slips out almost immediately though and dives into Sandoval's guard.
Felix Sandoval overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Spock trying to control but Sandoval is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sandoval is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Spock is aware though and is defending well.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mister Spock.
I think Sandoval 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Felix Sandoval!
After winning the bout, Felix Sandoval thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Mister Spock was interviewed post fight and said 'it's a shame they outlawed the Vulcan death grip.'.
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hype
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