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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Reg October (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raul Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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130 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Reg October!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Raul Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Damien Edna and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
October throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sanchez.
Sanchez shoots for a double leg takedown but October sprawls well. He's pushed Sanchez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch up but October swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sanchez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Sanchez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
October darts in trying to clinch
and Sanchez counters with a big head kick but October shrugs it off.
October fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sanchez looks to land a combination but October avoids it well.
October looks to clinch
and Sanchez counters with a body kick.
Sanchez tries to work over October's front leg with a kick but October checks it.
Sanchez doesn't manage to clinch there - October circles away.
October tries to clinch there but Sanchez circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sanchez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
October closes the distance and clinches.
October with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
October looking to throw knees to the head but Sanchez is blocking nicely.
October trying to stall but Sanchez improves his position.
October looking to throw knees to the head but Sanchez is blocking nicely.
October throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sanchez tries to pull guard but October holds him up against the cage and eventually Sanchez drops back down to his feet.
October could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
October gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sanchez.
Reg October has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raul Sanchez.
October avoids the elbow strike from Sanchez, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
October on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
October misses with an elbow strike.
October tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
October is pressed up against the cage. Sanchez has hold of a leg and is looking to drag October down to the mat. October avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Sanchez tries to clinch but October is having none of it.
Nice defenses there by Sanchez.
October tries to clinch but Sanchez moves away
and Sanchez holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sanchez tries to pull guard but October won't allow it.
October prevents the takedown attempt.
October with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The referee calls for October to work.
Sanchez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
October is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
October using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sanchez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sanchez can't break the clinch.
October is pressed up against the cage. Sanchez has hold of a leg and is looking to drag October down to the mat. October avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Sanchez looks for a takedown but October sprawls well.
October thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez doesn't manage to clinch there - October circles away.
October throws a body punch but Sanchez moves out of range.
October tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
October tries to clinch there but Sanchez circles away.
A slow jab from October misses its intended target.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch up but October swats him away and circles back towards the center.
October moves into the clinch.
Sanchez tries to stall but October uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sanchez blocks the elbow strike.
Sanchez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
October using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sanchez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
October misses with an elbow strike.
October escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sanchez fails to land the takedown.
October tries to clinch but Sanchez moves away
and October takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says October as he avoids it easily.
October fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sanchez tries to clinch up.
October tries to clinch there but Sanchez circles away.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts October as he jumps to the side.
Sanchez tries to clinch but October moves away
and October counters by clinching up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
October leaning against his opponent.
Sanchez has October pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. October manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
October escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A head kick misses from Sanchez.
October looks for the body kick but Sanchez saw that one coming.
October tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sanchez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sanchez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch but October swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sanchez lets loose with a powerful body kick. October will feel that in the morning.
October is breathing heavily.
October tries to close the distance and clinch but Sanchez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sanchez looks for a takedown but October sprawls well.
Nice sprawl there from October as Sanchez shoots in.
October swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sanchez makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. October really felt that one!
Sanchez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but October moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
October instigates a clinch.
October misses with a knee to the head.
Sanchez managing to block the knees to the body from October.
October throws an elbow that misses.
October connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sanchez's face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez tries to land knees in the clinch but October avoids the damage to the body.
October tries to land knees in the clinch but Sanchez avoids the damage to the body.
October looking to throw knees to the head but Sanchez is blocking nicely.
Sanchez changes levels and goes for a takedown here. October fights it off and pushes away nicely.
October clinches but Sanchez breaks the clinch
and Sanchez counters with a nice body kick.
October has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Sanchez shoots in and drives through. October sprawls well.
Sanchez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of October's head.
Sanchez scores with a head kick.
Sanchez shoots in and drives through. October sprawls well.
Reg October is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
October tries to clinch
and October takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
October looks to clinch
and Sanchez finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Sanchez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from October.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanchez falls off balance throwing a combination
and October connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sanchez shoots in but October avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sanchez looks for a takedown but October sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raul Sanchez dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sanchez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
October pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
October looks to clinch
and Sanchez counters with a head kick. That will keep October thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
October moves into the clinch.
October using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sanchez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, October just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sanchez's brow.
Sanchez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sanchez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. October smiles and moves away.
Reg October seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
October throws a combination that misses
and Sanchez counters with a nice kick to the body.
October throws out a loose jab but Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanchez looks for a takedown but October sprawls well.
Reg October has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raul Sanchez.
A combination from October does no damage.
Sanchez keeps the fight on the outside.
October misses with a body kick.
October closes the distance and clinches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sanchez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. October smiles and moves away.
October fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
October keeps the fight on the outside.
Sanchez wants to clinch up but October keeps it at a distance.
Sanchez closes the distance but October moves to the side
and October holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sanchez changes levels and goes for a takedown here. October fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Sanchez tries to clinch but October moves out of range.
October tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
October tries to clinch up
and Sanchez holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sanchez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
October is pushing Sanchez up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
October pushes off an throws an elbow but Sanchez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
October with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
October gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sanchez.
Sanchez is looking to control October's arms but October gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sanchez has his back to the cage.
Sanchez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
October tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sanchez pulls guard effortlessly.
October content to stall in guard here.
Sanchez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sanchez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in October's guard.
Sanchez controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez wants to control from the top but October keeps moving.
Sanchez would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
October keeping full guard, as Sanchez tries to pass.
October is pulling down on Sanchez's head to control his posture.
Sanchez stands up from October's guard - Sanchez perhaps looking for a knockout.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sanchez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around October's waist but October gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sanchez off to one side.
Sanchez wants to clinch up but October keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Raul Sanchez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Sanchez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
October avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sanchez tries to clinch up.
Sanchez lands a high kick!
Sanchez misses with a takedown attempt - October sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
October has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sanchez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sanchez avoiding damage as October throws knees to the body.
Sanchez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sanchez trying to land knees to the body.
October looking to throw knees to the head but Sanchez is blocking nicely.
October lands an elbow inside.
October taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
October misses with an elbow over the top.
October using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sanchez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A nice glancing elbow lands by October.
October looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sanchez looking to slow down the pace here.
Sanchez wants a takedown but no success here.
Reg October has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raul Sanchez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez trying to land knees to the body.
October has Sanchez pushed against the cage.
October using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sanchez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
October on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sanchez manages to break the clinch.
Sanchez tries to land a front kick but October steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
October circles away from the clinch attempt.
October wants to clinch up but Sanchez keeps it at a distance.
October is looking to clinch but Sanchez is avoiding it.
October throws the left hand but Sanchez avoids the punch easily.
Sanchez tries to clinch there but October circles away.
Raul Sanchez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sanchez tries for a takedown but October sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
October gets a clinch.
October breaks from the clinch.
Sanchez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around October's waist but October gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sanchez off to one side.
October tries to clinch up but Sanchez circles away and keeps his distance.
October swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
October moves in looking to clinch but Sanchez pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch up but October swats him away and circles back towards the center.
October tries to clinch
and Sanchez counters with a nice body kick.
Sanchez lands a nice looking kick to the body. October takes a step back to recover.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with October but October pushes him off and we're back to square one.
October darts in and clinches Sanchez up against the cage.
October wants to stall.
Sanchez missing with knees to the body.
October throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sanchez blocks it with crossed arms.
October breaks from the clinch.
Sanchez throws a head kick but October moves out of range.
October swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sanchez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps October thinking.
Reg October is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
October walks into a left hand.
Sanchez connects with a solid leg kick.
Sanchez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sanchez wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez has October up against the cage in a clinch.
October can't break the clinch.
October tries to land a knee to the head but Sanchez blocks with his arms.
Sanchez breaks the clinch.
October closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sanchez counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sanchez.
Sanchez drops down looking for an ankle pick but October pulls his leg out and moves away.
Sanchez blocks a head kick by October.
Sanchez with a hook.
Sanchez moves into the clinch successfully.
October misses with an elbow strike.
Sanchez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sanchez tries to break the clinch but October is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
October on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sanchez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from October.
October tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
October misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sanchez.
October looking to throw knees to the head but Sanchez is blocking nicely.
Sanchez is trying to break free.
October prevents a takedown attempt there.
Sanchez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Reg October has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sanchez blocks the elbow strike.
October will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
October misses with an elbow strike.
October gets underhooks to prevent Sanchez's takedown attempt.
October is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sanchez is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Sanchez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
October looks to throw an elbow but misses.
October wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sanchez wants to break free but October has control.
Sanchez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
October looks to land a right hand but Sanchez moved out of range.
October stuffs the takedown attempt from Sanchez. Sanchez gets slowly back to his feet.
Raul Sanchez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A combination from Sanchez does no damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Raul Sanchez.
I've got Sanchez winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raul Sanchez!
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energy
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hype
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