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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexis Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Hiles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexis Sanchez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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187 cm
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207 lbs
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180 cm
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200 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alexis Sanchez! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alex Hiles! The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Dirk Anderson and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Sanchez throws a nice looking combination but Hiles bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Sanchez scores to the head and body with a nice combination! Sanchez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hiles. Hiles tries to clinch there but Sanchez circles away.
Sanchez went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected. Sanchez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hiles looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sanchez throws a shot to the body.
Hiles is looking to slow Sanchez down with leg kicks. Hiles connects with a leg kick. Sanchez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Sanchez throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Hiles tries to close the distance and clinch but Sanchez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Sanchez seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter. Sanchez lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Hiles fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sanchez swings for the body but Hiles moves out of range.
Hiles is looking to clinch but Sanchez is avoiding it.
Sanchez misses with a two punch combination.
Hiles is looking to clinch but Sanchez is avoiding it.
Alexis Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Sanchez throws a nice looking combination but Hiles bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hiles tries a head kick but it misses.
Hiles avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hiles dives in for a single leg takedown but Sanchez sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage. Hiles moves in looking to clinch but Sanchez pushes him off. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hiles.
Sanchez swinging wildly here.
Hiles blocks a jab. Hiles goes for a double leg but Sanchez avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Sanchez continues to drive forward. Sanchez misses with a double jab.
Hiles looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Hiles's coach down at Foot Loves was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Hiles's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight. Sanchez throws a nice looking combination but Hiles bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sanchez!
Sanchez just misses with a punch to the body.
Sanchez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hiles shoots in and drives through. Sanchez sprawls well. Alexis Sanchez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Hiles. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Sanchez keeps the fight on the outside. Hiles tries to clinch up and Sanchez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Sanchez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hiles tries to counter by closing the distance. Sanchez misses with a combination
and Hiles counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Sanchez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sanchez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hiles thumps Sanchez with a low kick. Hiles with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sanchez thuds his right hand into Hiles's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Hiles tries to clinch but Sanchez is having none of it. Good leg kick by Hiles there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sanchez misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hiles takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Hiles tries to clinch but Sanchez is having none of it. A combination from Sanchez does no damage. And Hiles tries to counter it with a takedown but Sanchez pushes his down on his head and steps out. Hiles is looking to clinch but Sanchez is avoiding it.
Hiles throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. Sanchez tries to bum rush Hiles with a series of wild strikes but Hiles uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Danga de danga de dang - Sanchez scores with a four punch combination! Sanchez is breathing heavily. Sanchez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hiles counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Nice takedown defense from Sanchez. No joy for Hiles on that attempt. Sanchez lands with a nice body punch. Sanchez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hiles. Hiles connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Sanchez misses with a series of wild punches.
Sanchez sets himself, and Hiles steps forward looking for the clinch! Sanchez avoids it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round. This has been an exciting period of action! Sanchez throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Sanchez has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hiles. Sanchez moves into range and connects with a jab. Hiles moves out of range as Sanchez strikes. Sanchez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hiles wants to counter the offense by Sanchez and move into the clinch position. Hiles thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Sanchez if he has to take too many more of those.
Hiles showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sanchez.
Hiles fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sanchez avoids it really well and circles away. Sanchez stuffs the takedown attempt from Hiles. Hiles gets slowly back to his feet. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Sanchez just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexis Sanchez dominated that round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hiles fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Sloppy strikes from Sanchez. Those never looked like landing. Hiles tries to clinch but Sanchez is having none of it. Alexis Sanchez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Sanchez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sanchez lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. Sanchez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Hiles throws a nice outside leg kick. Sanchez takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hiles takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hiles doesn't manage to clinch there - Sanchez circles away.
Hiles avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sanchez misses with a wild combination.
Sanchez misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sanchez misses with a wild combination.
Sanchez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Some wild striking there from Sanchez.
Hiles with a lazy takedown attempt and Sanchez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Hiles darts in looking for a takedown but Sanchez gets double underhooks and turns Hiles into the cage. Sanchez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hiles. Hiles obviously looking to wear him down.
Hiles uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sanchez. Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Hiles might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Sanchez has got the better of the exchanges. Hiles on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Sanchez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hiles wants to clinch. Sanchez appears to be looking for a big counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Sanchez throws a right and a left that both miss. Sanchez throws a series of punches but Hiles avoids them all with ease. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Sanchez lands with a good body shot. Sanchez feints a jab promting Hiles to slip. Sanchez then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hiles slips again and ducks right into an uppercut. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Hiles is looking to slow Sanchez down with leg kicks. Hiles looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Alexis Sanchez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Hiles. Sanchez misses the shot to the body. Sanchez jabs at Hiles's body. Sanchez takes a swing at Hiles's ribcage but misses. Hiles showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sanchez.
Hiles shoots and misses and Sanchez counters with a one-two to the body. Hiles throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A left and a right from Sanchez both land. Nice combination. Sanchez punishes Hiles's body with a nice straight punch. Hiles is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Hiles takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hiles avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sanchez throws a combination that misses and Hiles counters with a nice body kick.
Sanchez misses with a double jab.
Some wild striking there from Sanchez.
Sanchez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hiles scores with a kick to the body.
Sanchez throws a nice looking combination but Hiles bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Sanchez sets himself, and Hiles steps forward looking for the clinch! Sanchez avoids it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hiles looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sanchez is fending him off so far but Hiles persists. Nope, Sanchez circles away and we're back to standing. Sanchez looks to land a combination but Hiles avoids it well. This has been an exciting period of action! Hiles scores with a leg kick.
Sanchez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Alexis Sanchez is winning the standup battle so far. A kick lands to the mid section there for Hiles. The fight stays on the outside here - Hiles looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Hiles tries to clinch but Sanchez moves out of range. It looked like Sanchez was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit. Hiles closes the distance and clinches up with Sanchez, looking for a takedown. Hiles pushes Sanchez against the cage but Sanchez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. It looked like Sanchez was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit. Sanchez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hiles can do to turn this around? Hiles looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Sanchez misses with a two punch combination.
Hiles tries to clinch but Sanchez is having none of it. Hiles lands a head kick!
Sanchez avoids a kick to the body.
It looked like Sanchez was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexis Sanchez dominated that second round. 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 throws a right and a left that both miss. Sanchez is looking to wear down Hiles with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Sanchez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hiles moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Sanchez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hiles. Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sanchez!
Sanchez fails to land with a series of punches.
Sanchez is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. Hiles slips a jab and a cross from Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a right and a left that Hiles avoids nicely. Despite the aggression on Hiles's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter. Sanchez will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body. Hiles throws a nice inside leg kick. Hiles tries to clinch there but Sanchez circles away.
Sanchez throws a nice looking combination but Hiles bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Hiles is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch. Sloppy strikes from Sanchez. Those never looked like landing. And Hiles tries to counter it with a takedown but Sanchez pushes his down on his head and steps out. Sanchez 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. Hiles throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Alexis Sanchez has been cut. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Hiles connects with a high kick. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Sanchez misses with a few strikes there.
Hiles moves in looking to clinch but Sanchez pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hiles ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanchez moves away. Alexis Sanchez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Hiles feints and then cracks Sanchez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sanchez down. Hiles tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sanchez swats him away and circles back towards the center. Sanchez thuds his right hand into Hiles's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Hiles wants to clinch but Sanchez slips to the side and Sanchez counters with a series of strikes. Hiles will be more careful next time no doubt. Sanchez throws a right hand that Hiles ducks under and follows up with a left that Hiles also avoids with ease. Hiles tries to clinch up but Sanchez circles away and keeps his distance. Sanchez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hiles fails with a takedown attempt. Hiles throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. Horrible takedown attempt by Hiles or perhaps it was just good defense by Sanchez, which made it look bad.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hiles fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Alexis Sanchez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Hiles. Hiles wants to clinch. Sanchez throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Hiles takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This has been an exciting period of action! Hiles closes the distance looking to clinch and Sanchez counters with a one-two to the body. Sanchez looks to score with a jab to the body but Hiles is just out of range. Horrible takedown attempt by Hiles or perhaps it was just good defense by Sanchez, which made it look bad. Sanchez scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hiles is looking to clinch. Sanchez lands with a nice combination. Hiles backs away looking to recover. Hiles throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body. Sanchez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hiles fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sanchez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Sanchez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hiles. Sanchez misses with a body shot.
Hiles walks into a stiff left hand from Sanchez. A combination from Sanchez does no damage. Sanchez misses with a looping right. Hiles steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Sanchez. Hiles throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Sanchez tries to bum rush Hiles with a series of wild strikes but Hiles uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Hiles looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice body kick there by Hiles. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Sanchez misses with a series of wild punches.
Hiles buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hiles is trying desperately to land a takedown but Sanchez is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Hiles. Hiles moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Sanchez looks to land a combination but Hiles avoids it well. The fight stays on the outside here - Hiles looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Hiles closes the distance but Sanchez moves to the side and Sanchez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Alex Hiles has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Alexis Sanchez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Sanchez throws a series of punches but Hiles avoids them all with ease. Sanchez 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.
And that's the end of the fight! Alexis Sanchez showed his dominance in that final round. Well Sanchez has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27 Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27 Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexis Sanchez!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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