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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sergio Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Dayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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185 lbs
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197 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergio Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Arthur Dayne!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Illya Tyunina and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Dayne.
Sanchez is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Sanchez seems a little lost for a moment, as Dayne dominates the positioning.
Sanchez is pushing Dayne's head away, looking to escape. Dayne manages to hold on to the position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dayne wants to control but Sanchez is keeping him busy.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Sanchez pushes Dayne away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Dayne gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sanchez tries to sprawl but Dayne drives through with a takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dayne missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sanchez kicks off Dayne and gets to his feet.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Dayne.
Dayne is looking to take a break and control but Sanchez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dayne is working Sanchez over with some ground and pound from side control.
The ground and pound from Dayne seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Dayne trying to control the position but Sanchez is working away.
Sanchez wants to get back to his feet but Dayne drags him back down.
An elbow from Dayne crashes against the mat.
Sanchez on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sanchez tries to get out of the position.
Dayne is looking to take a break and control but Sanchez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sanchez wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dayne is chipping away with strikes.
Dayne wants to control but Sanchez is keeping him busy.
Sanchez takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dayne is chipping away with strikes.
Dayne trying to control the action but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
Dayne working the ground and pound but Sanchez is defending the strikes.
Sanchez explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dayne will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sergio Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dayne changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Sanchez looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Sanchez takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Sanchez is trying to get back to his feet.
Dayne working the ground and pound from side control.
Dayne connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Sanchez some visible discomfort.
Sanchez is trying to get back to his feet.
Dayne working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Sanchez wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dayne throws an elbow but Sanchez slips to the side and avoids it well.
Dayne connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Sanchez some visible discomfort.
Dayne trying to control the position but Sanchez is working away.
An elbow from Dayne crashes against the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Dayne asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Dayne tries to score with some ground and pound. Sanchez controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Sanchez takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Sanchez is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Dayne is controlling him well.
Dayne lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Sanchez is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Dayne asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Sanchez takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Dayne misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Dayne dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Dayne moves out of range.
Sanchez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dayne drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Sanchez defends it well.
Dayne will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sanchez seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Dayne has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sanchez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dayne decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sanchez's guard.
Dayne working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dayne is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sanchez wants to stand and escape but Dayne is having none of it.
Sanchez uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Dayne shoots in and gets a takedown into Sanchez's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dayne loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dayne throwing strikes from guard but Sanchez blocks nicely.
Dayne prevents Sanchez from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dayne is stalling in the full guard.
Dayne works over Sanchez with some ground and pound from guard.
Dayne is working Sanchez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Dayne throws a big elbow that misses.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Dayne keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sanchez's head.
Dayne wants to control from the top but Sanchez keeps moving.
Dayne won't allow Sanchez to get back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dayne drives through with a takedown into Sanchez's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Sanchez is looking to stand up but Dayne isn't so interested in that idea.
Arthur Dayne has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dayne is working Sanchez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sanchez keeping moving, preventing Dayne from controlling successfully.
Sanchez wants to stand up but Dayne is controlling him.
Dayne lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dayne landing with the ground and pound.
Dayne postures up in Sanchez's guard and throws a big left but Sanchez blocks it.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dayne! But no joy.
Dayne shoots in for a takedown but Sanchez shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dayne looking to score a takedown here. Sanchez is defending well but Dayne drives through and ends up in Sanchez's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dayne working some strikes from top position.
Sanchez wants to stand and escape but Dayne is having none of it.
Dayne trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanchez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sanchez pushes Dayne off and gets back to his feet.
Dayne shoots in but Sanchez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sanchez went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Sergio Sanchez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arthur Dayne.
Sanchez tries to bum rush Dayne with a series of wild strikes but Dayne uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dayne drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Sanchez pushes Dayne away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Dayne gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Dayne wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sanchez keeps working.
Dayne lands some shots froms side control.
Dayne works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Sanchez wants to get back to his feet but Dayne drags him back down.
Dayne scores with punches from side control.
Dayne taking a breather here.
Sanchez is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Dayne has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Dayne looks up at the clock and then as Sanchez takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Dayne smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Sanchez on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Dayne showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Sanchez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Sanchez swings for the body but Dayne moves out of range.
Sanchez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dayne counters with a single leg into guard. Sanchez didn't expect that.
Dayne wants to control from the top but Sanchez keeps moving.
Dayne keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sanchez's head.
Dayne throws a big right hand that misses.
Sanchez is looking to stand up but Dayne isn't so interested in that idea.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dayne's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dayne postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dayne is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Dayne avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dayne is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez leaves Dayne with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sanchez swings widly with a right hand
and Dayne counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Dayne.
Dayne trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanchez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dayne working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sanchez's head.
Dayne postures up in Sanchez's guard and throws a big left but Sanchez blocks it.
Dayne must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Dayne in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dayne is working Sanchez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Dayne postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dayne controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Sanchez wants to stand up but Dayne is controlling him.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dayne slips a jab and a cross from Sanchez.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sanchez misses with an uppercut. Dayne saw that one coming.
Dayne shoots in and bounces Sanchez off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Sanchez is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Dayne chips away with some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dayne accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dayne scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Dayne trying to control but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
Dayne postures up in Sanchez's guard and throws a big left but Sanchez blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sanchez wants to stand and escape but Dayne is having none of it.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Sanchez throws the left hand but Dayne avoids the punch easily.
Sanchez slaps away a takedown attempt from Dayne, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dayne misses with a takedown attempt
and Sanchez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sergio Sanchez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arthur Dayne.
Sanchez swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sergio Sanchez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dayne looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Dayne scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Dayne trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanchez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sanchez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dayne is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dayne throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sanchez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dayne throws a strike but Sanchez rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Sanchez would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Arthur Dayne is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dayne is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arthur Dayne comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dayne 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arthur Dayne!
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