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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adam Yauch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcello Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yauch's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Fight For Your Right To Party. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Adam Yauch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 22 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcello Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Lou da Vinci and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez slips under a jab from Yauch.
Yauch misses the jab.
Sanchez dives in and scores a takedown into Yauch's guard.
Yauch wants to get back to his feet but Sanchez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sanchez landing with the ground and pound.
Yauch manages to escape and get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yauch rushes Sanchez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Yauch pushes off an throws an elbow but Sanchez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Yauch misses with a punch on the inside.
Sanchez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez decides to pull guard.
Yauch looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanchez told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Yauch passes Sanchez's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Yauch controlling the action here.
Sanchez tries to kick Yauch off but Yauch keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Sanchez is doing well to control the position and prevent Yauch from advancing to side control.
Yauch stops Sanchez from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez trying to control from the bottom.
Yauch is pressing down on Sanchez's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sanchez is holding on for now.
Yauch prevents Sanchez from improving his position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Yauch is looking to take a break and control but Sanchez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sanchez takes one to the side of the head.
Yauch misses with a low kick.
Yauch connects with a solid leg kick.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Yauch but Yauch pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yauch keeping moving, preventing Sanchez from controlling successfully.
Sanchez throwing strikes from guard but Yauch blocks nicely.
Sanchez sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Yauch's guard.
Sanchez is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sanchez is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Yauch sees it coming and defends easily.
Sanchez prevents Yauch from standing back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Sanchez throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Yauch to regain full guard.
Sanchez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Yauch is looking to stand up but Sanchez isn't so interested in that idea.
Yauch keeping full guard, as Sanchez tries to pass.
Sanchez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Yauch keeping moving, preventing Sanchez from controlling successfully.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Yauch darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yauch throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Yauch moves in looking to clinch but Sanchez pushes him off.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sanchez is defended easily by Yauch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Yauch dominated that round.
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 tries for a takedown but Yauch sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Good leg kick by Yauch there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sanchez throws a right and a left that Yauch avoids nicely.
Yauch keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sanchez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sanchez lands a nice shot to the body.
Yauch misses with an uppercut. Sanchez saw that one coming.
Marcello Sanchez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yauch misses with a straight right.
Sanchez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Adam Yauch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcello Sanchez.
Sanchez shoots in and drives through. Yauch sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A decent looking cross lands there for Yauch.
Yauch throws a body punch but Sanchez moves out of range.
Yauch throws a jab when Sanchez was well out of range.
Yauch scores with a hook to the body. Sanchez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yauch misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yauch stuffs the takedown attempt from Sanchez. Sanchez gets slowly back to his feet.
Sanchez is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Yauch.
It looks like Marcello Sanchez has been cut.
Yauch looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yauch throws a nice outside leg kick.
Adam Yauch is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sanchez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sanchez scores with a takedown into Yauch's guard.
Sanchez stops Yauch from standing up.
Yauch trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Sanchez trying to move into half guard but instead Yauch has managed to sweep!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yauch throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Yauch throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sanchez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanchez keeping moving, preventing Yauch from controlling successfully.
Sanchez is pulling down on Yauch's head. It's preventing any offense from Yauch, at least for the moment.
Marcello Sanchez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sanchez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Yauch is looking to work some ground and pound but Sanchez has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is pulling down on Yauch's head. It's preventing any offense from Yauch, at least for the moment.
Yauch trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Yauch throws a nice outside leg kick.
Yauch works Sanchez's body with a nice hook.
Yauch gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sanchez trying to control the position from guard on top but Yauch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yauch is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sanchez throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Sanchez wants to pass the guard but Yauch is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yauch is looking to stand up but Sanchez isn't so interested in that idea.
Sanchez chips away with some ground and pound.
Sanchez wants to control from the top but Yauch keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
No luck for Sanchez with that takedown attempt.
Sanchez ducks under a wild hook from Yauch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Yauch dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marcello Sanchez's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Sanchez shoots for a takedown but Yauch saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Yauch misses the shot to the body.
Yauch scores with the left hand. Sanchez knows he should have avoided that one.
Yauch displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sanchez.
Sanchez slips a straight right by Yauch.
Sanchez takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Marcello Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Yauch sprawls well. Yauch wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sanchez gets slowly back to his feet.
Adam Yauch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcello Sanchez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sanchez.
Yauch cracks a nice hook into Sanchez's ribs.
Yauch lands a head kick. Sanchez smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Sanchez is rocked!
Sanchez gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Adam Yauch!
Adam Yauch thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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