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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Krystian Wojnasiewicz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wojnasiewicz comes into the arena with Ministry - Lies lies lies blaring out of the sound system. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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158 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Krystian Wojnasiewicz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Diego Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sanchez cracks a nice hook into Wojnasiewicz's ribs.
Sanchez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sanchez takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nice defenses there by Wojnasiewicz.
Sanchez throws a shot from downtown. Wojnasiewicz moves away and avoids it.
Wojnasiewicz is looking to counter punch.
Wojnasiewicz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanchez moves away.
Sanchez let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Sanchez misses with an uppercut.
Sanchez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wojnasiewicz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sanchez.
Sanchez missing with a left hand there. Wojnasiewicz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wojnasiewicz fires out a quick counter leg kick but Sanchez just manages to avoid it.
Wojnasiewicz throws a jab when Sanchez was well out of range.
Sanchez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wojnasiewicz moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Crunch! Wojnasiewicz slams his shin into Sanchez's torso.
Nice jab there from Wojnasiewicz.
Jab, jab by Sanchez - just one landing.
Wojnasiewicz looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Sanchez coming out on top.
Sanchez connects with an inside leg kick.
Wojnasiewicz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a looping right.
Sanchez misses the shot to the body.
Wojnasiewicz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sanchez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A head kick misses from Sanchez.
Wojnasiewicz is looking to counter punch.
Sanchez is looking to chop away at Wojnasiewicz's legs.
Sanchez is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sanchez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wojnasiewicz scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wojnasiewicz tries a head kick but it misses.
Sanchez ducks under a wild hook from Wojnasiewicz.
Sanchez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wojnasiewicz throws the left hand but Sanchez avoids the punch easily.
Wojnasiewicz throws a hook but Sanchez blocks it.
Sanchez looks to score with a jab to the body but Wojnasiewicz is just out of range.
Wojnasiewicz misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wojnasiewicz moves forwards but Sanchez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sanchez moves out of range of the body kick from Wojnasiewicz.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wojnasiewicz moves away from the strike by Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wojnasiewicz counters with a body kick that stops Sanchez in his tracks momentarily.
Sanchez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wojnasiewicz walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sanchez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sanchez misses with a leg kick.
Sanchez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wojnasiewicz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sanchez can pounce on him.
Wojnasiewicz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wojnasiewicz misses with a body kick.
Sanchez moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wojnasiewicz drops his hands momentarily and Sanchez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sanchez digs a good hook to Wojnasiewicz's body.
A jab lands there for Wojnasiewicz.
Diego Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a hook.
Sanchez looks to land a right hand but Wojnasiewicz moved out of range.
Wojnasiewicz fires out a quick counter leg kick but Sanchez just manages to avoid it.
Sanchez swings away with a body shot that misses
and Wojnasiewicz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab from Wojnasiewicz does it's job there.
Wojnasiewicz slips under a jab from Sanchez.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sanchez, as that shot connected.
Sanchez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wojnasiewicz momentarily.
Sanchez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sanchez lands a lovely overhand right.
Sanchez needs to keep his hands up - Wojnasiewicz had a free shot at his head there.
Wojnasiewicz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sanchez.
Sanchez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wojnasiewicz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sanchez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sanchez gets tackled into the cage by Wojnasiewicz. Wojnasiewicz maintains the clinch.
Wojnasiewicz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sanchez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wojnasiewicz backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sanchez blocks an uppercut.
A short left from Wojnasiewicz.
Wojnasiewicz blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Sanchez - that landed with a thud.
Sanchez misses with some punches.
Wojnasiewicz is working Sanchez over against the cage.
Sanchez avoids the elbow strike from Wojnasiewicz, against the cage.
Wojnasiewicz leaning against his opponent.
Sanchez swings wildly with an uppercut but Wojnasiewicz uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanchez is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wojnasiewicz is keeping busy.
Wojnasiewicz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sanchez's elbow.
Wojnasiewicz misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Sanchez dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sanchez misses with an uppercut.
Some bone on bone action there as Wojnasiewicz checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Wojnasiewicz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sanchez.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wojnasiewicz.
Sanchez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wojnasiewicz is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wojnasiewicz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sanchez feints a counter leg kick.
Wojnasiewicz throws a body shot but no joy.
Wojnasiewicz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wojnasiewicz throws a hook to the side of Sanchez's head but Sanchez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sanchez connects with a leg kick. Wojnasiewicz looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sanchez throws a low kick but it's checked well by Wojnasiewicz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wojnasiewicz walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sanchez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sanchez cracks the inside of Wojnasiewicz's front leg.
Wojnasiewicz checks a leg kick.
Sanchez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wojnasiewicz was well out of range. Poor timing from Sanchez.
Sanchez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wojnasiewicz is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sanchez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wojnasiewicz throws out the jab.
Wojnasiewicz moves away from the strike by Sanchez.
Wojnasiewicz scores with the left hand. Sanchez knows he should have avoided that one.
Wojnasiewicz cracks the inside of Sanchez's front leg.
Sanchez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sanchez lands a jab.
Sanchez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sanchez throws a low kick but it's checked well by Wojnasiewicz.
Sanchez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Wojnasiewicz misses with a body kick.
Sanchez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Diego Sanchez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sanchez misses with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanchez swats away the attempt to clinch by Wojnasiewicz.
A nice side step and Sanchez releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wojnasiewicz listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wojnasiewicz gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sanchez has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Wojnasiewicz seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Sanchez can turn it around.
Sanchez swings wildly with an uppercut but Wojnasiewicz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanchez working aggressively here.
Sanchez blocks the elbow strike.
Sanchez lands a right hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wojnasiewicz.
Sanchez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wojnasiewicz tries to work over Sanchez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wojnasiewicz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wojnasiewicz lands an elbow just above Sanchez 's eye.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wojnasiewicz just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sanchez's brow.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wojnasiewicz throws an elbow that misses.
Wojnasiewicz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sanchez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice body kick there by Sanchez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wojnasiewicz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sanchez.
Diego Sanchez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sloppy strikes from Sanchez. Those never looked like landing.
Sanchez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sanchez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wojnasiewicz.
Sanchez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sanchez throws a hook to the side of Wojnasiewicz's head but Wojnasiewicz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sanchez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sanchez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wojnasiewicz.
Wojnasiewicz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wojnasiewicz takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sanchez connects with a leg kick. Wojnasiewicz looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wojnasiewicz misses with a series of wild punches.
Sanchez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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 takes a swing at Wojnasiewicz's ribcage but misses.
Wojnasiewicz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanchez.
Nice shot by Wojnasiewicz.
Wojnasiewicz pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sanchez is out of range and Wojnasiewicz settles back down.
Sanchez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wojnasiewicz shoots in and bounces Sanchez off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Wojnasiewicz trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanchez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wojnasiewicz is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
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 Krystian Wojnasiewicz will probably get the nod.
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 just misses with a punch to the body.
Wojnasiewicz slips a straight right by Sanchez.
Sanchez punishes Wojnasiewicz's body with a nice straight punch.
Wojnasiewicz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wojnasiewicz throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sanchez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wojnasiewicz appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Wojnasiewicz looks to throw the jab but Sanchez is out of range.
Wojnasiewicz on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wojnasiewicz uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sanchez has time to react.
Sanchez throws a jab but it's blocked by Wojnasiewicz.
Sanchez thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Wojnasiewicz if he has to take too many more of those.
Sanchez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wojnasiewicz counters with a low kick, right behind Sanchez 's knee.
Wojnasiewicz walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sanchez checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sanchez throws a low kick, looking for Wojnasiewicz's leg but Wojnasiewicz calmly moves out of range.
Wojnasiewicz throws a shot from downtown. Sanchez moves away and avoids it.
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!
A big left from Sanchez misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wojnasiewicz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wojnasiewicz takes a swing at Sanchez's ribcage but misses.
It seemed like Sanchez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sanchez misses with a lunging right hand
and Wojnasiewicz counters with a thumping low kick.
Sanchez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wojnasiewicz checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Wojnasiewicz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sanchez misses with a wild body shot.
Wojnasiewicz 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 slips under a jab from Wojnasiewicz.
Sanchez throws out a counter right but Wojnasiewicz avoids it with no problem.
Sanchez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wojnasiewicz manages to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sanchez.
Sanchez thuds his shin into the meat of Wojnasiewicz's side.
Sanchez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sanchez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
It looked like Wojnasiewicz wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sanchez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wojnasiewicz circles away quickly and effectively.
Wojnasiewicz misses with a hook.
Sanchez appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wojnasiewicz darts in and clinches Sanchez up against the cage.
Sanchez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sanchez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wojnasiewicz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sanchez backwards.
Sanchez blocking some punches.
Wojnasiewicz throws a punch but it's blocked by Sanchez.
Sanchez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wojnasiewicz tries to throw a body punch but Sanchez avoids it by throwing Wojnasiewicz back against the cage.
Sanchez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sanchez can't break the clinch.
Sanchez is trying to maintain a safe position but Wojnasiewicz gets an underhook and turns Sanchez into the cage.
Sanchez misses with the head strike.
Sanchez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wojnasiewicz backwards.
Sanchez misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez presses Wojnasiewicz against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sanchez tries to throw a body punch but Wojnasiewicz avoids it by throwing Sanchez back against the cage.
Wojnasiewicz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sanchezs head.
Sanchez is leaning against Wojnasiewicz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sanchez throws a punch but it's blocked by Wojnasiewicz.
Wojnasiewicz gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Wojnasiewicz trying to control but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
Sanchez is pulling down on Wojnasiewicz's head. It's preventing any offense from Wojnasiewicz, at least for the moment.
Sanchez trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez wants to sweep but no luck.
Wojnasiewicz content to stall in guard here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Diego Sanchez just about did enough to take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sanchez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sanchez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wojnasiewicz throws out the jab.
Sanchez throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Sanchez scores with a body shot.
Wojnasiewicz throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Sanchez lands a really nice looking cross but Wojnasiewicz seems unphased.
Sanchez scores with a nice head shot.
Wojnasiewicz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wojnasiewicz slips under a jab from Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the body from Sanchez misses
and Wojnasiewicz counters with a stiff right hand.
Sanchez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wojnasiewicz moves out of range as Sanchez strikes.
Sanchez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sanchez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wojnasiewicz throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wojnasiewicz looks to land a right hand but Sanchez moved out of range.
Wojnasiewicz digs a good hook to Sanchez's body.
Wojnasiewicz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sanchez.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wojnasiewicz. Sanchez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sanchez lands with an uppercut that bounces Wojnasiewicz off the cage and back into range.
Sanchez slips a straight right by Wojnasiewicz.
Sanchez let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Wojnasiewicz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Good shot there by Wojnasiewicz.
Sanchez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wojnasiewicz.
Wojnasiewicz with a nice cross.
Sanchez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wojnasiewicz throws a body kick that misses.
Wojnasiewicz moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanchez takes a swing at Wojnasiewicz's ribcage but misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Sanchez misses the target.
A left lands for Wojnasiewicz.
Wojnasiewicz misses with a left hand
and Sanchez counters with a stiff right hand.
Wojnasiewicz connects with an inside leg kick.
Sanchez misses with an uppercut. Wojnasiewicz saw that one coming.
Sanchez scores with a kick to the body.
Wojnasiewicz closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sanchez circles away.
Sanchez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wojnasiewicz ducks under a wild hook from Sanchez.
Wojnasiewicz drops down looking for a counter takedown but Sanchez sprawls and moves away.
Wojnasiewicz ducks right into an uppercut from Sanchez.
Sanchez scoring well with a low kick there.
Sanchez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sanchez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Wojnasiewicz misses with a body kick.
Wojnasiewicz misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sanchez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez misses with a hook. Wojnasiewicz ducked under it nicely.
Wojnasiewicz misses with a body kick.
Sanchez moves out of range of the body kick from Wojnasiewicz.
Wojnasiewicz throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sanchez misses with an uppercut
and Wojnasiewicz counters by moving into the clinch.
Sanchez lands a shoulder strike.
Sanchez misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Sanchez fails to land.
Wojnasiewicz lands an elbow inside.
Sanchez will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Wojnasiewicz up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Sanchez.
Sanchez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sanchez can't find room to land a body shot as Wojnasiewicz controls the action.
Sanchez is trying to force a seperation but Wojnasiewicz has the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wojnasiewicz throws a head punch that misses.
Wojnasiewicz tries to work over Sanchez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sanchez working aggressively here.
Wojnasiewicz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sanchez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wojnasiewicz lands a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanchez misses with some punches.
Sanchez trying to control the position but instead, Wojnasiewicz has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sanchez into the cage.
Wojnasiewicz blocks an uppercut.
Sanchez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sanchez lands a left hand.
Wojnasiewicz prevents a body shot from Sanchez.
Wojnasiewicz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sanchez breaks the clinch.
Wojnasiewicz looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Sanchez!
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 Krystian Wojnasiewicz will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Sanchez lands with a cross.
Wojnasiewicz throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sanchez with a hook.
Sanchez misses with a low kick.
Wojnasiewicz lands a lovely overhand right.
Sanchez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wojnasiewicz was well out of range. Poor timing from Sanchez.
Sloppy strikes from Wojnasiewicz. Those never looked like landing.
Sanchez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wojnasiewicz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sanchez tries to land a leg kick but Wojnasiewicz saw it coming and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Sanchez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sanchez throws a push kick but Wojnasiewicz slaps the foot to one side.
Sanchez misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wojnasiewicz can pounce on him.
Sanchez tried to score with a low kick but Wojnasiewicz checks it.
Wojnasiewicz misses with a low kick.
Wojnasiewicz throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sanchez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sanchez misses with a low kick.
Wojnasiewicz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wojnasiewicz missing with a left hand there. Sanchez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wojnasiewicz blocks a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wojnasiewicz. Sanchez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wojnasiewicz shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sanchez counters with a stiff right hand.
Sanchez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Sanchez misses the target.
Wojnasiewicz tries to land a leg kick but Sanchez saw it coming and moves away.
Wojnasiewicz throws the kick towards the body but Sanchez avoids it.
Sanchez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sanchez loads up on a big right hand but Wojnasiewicz slips the punch.
Wojnasiewicz throws out a loose jab but Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanchez tries a quick counter leg kick but Wojnasiewicz is wise to it.
Wojnasiewicz ducks under a wild hook from Sanchez.
Wojnasiewicz avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sanchez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanchez walks into a stiff left hand from Wojnasiewicz.
Wojnasiewicz misses the jab.
Sanchez appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Sanchez works the jab nicely.
Wojnasiewicz scores with a punch to the head.
Sanchez misses with an uppercut. Wojnasiewicz saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez misses with a hook. Wojnasiewicz ducked under it nicely.
Wojnasiewicz looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wojnasiewicz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sanchez defending well as Wojnasiewicz loads up on a big left hand.
Sanchez misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wojnasiewicz looks to land a combination. Sanchez sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wojnasiewicz.
Wojnasiewicz tries to bum rush Sanchez with a series of wild strikes but Sanchez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sanchez misses with a wild body shot.
Sanchez throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wojnasiewicz throws a head kick that misses.
Sanchez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wojnasiewicz's hands.
Wojnasiewicz throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sanchez scores with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
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!
Nice uppercut lands for Sanchez. That snapped Wojnasiewicz's head back.
Sanchez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wojnasiewicz.
Sanchez misses with a straight left.
Wojnasiewicz throws a series of punches but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez throws a leg kick but Wojnasiewicz checks it.
Sanchez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wojnasiewicz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sanchez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wojnasiewicz slips under a jab.
Sanchez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wojnasiewicz.
Sanchez misses with a body shot.
Sanchez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wojnasiewicz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Diego Sanchez.
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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 48:48
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 46:50
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 46:50
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Diego Sanchez!
Diego Sanchez is the new lightweight champion!
Diego Sanchez seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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C |
G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
73% |
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