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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mairbek Krylov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexis Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexis Sanchez has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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209 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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187 cm
25
207 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Tends to cut |
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mairbek Krylov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alexis Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Michael Johnstone and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Krylov connects with a crisp jab.
Sanchez misses with a hook. Krylov ducked under it nicely.
Krylov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanchez was well out of range. Poor timing from Krylov.
Sanchez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Krylov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sanchez.
Krylov looks to land a left hand but Sanchez moved out of range nicely.
Danga de danga de dang - Sanchez scores with a four punch combination!
Sanchez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Krylov manages to avoid it.
A jab lands there for Krylov.
Sanchez misses with a wild body shot.
Krylov is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Krylov scores with a jab.
Krylov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krylov works Sanchez's body with a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krylov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sanchezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Krylov misses with a body shot.
Krylov drops his hands momentarily and Sanchez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Krylov wants to clinch.
Sanchez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Krylov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Krylov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sanchez appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Krylov connects with a single shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krylov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanchez manages to avoid it.
Sanchez doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Krylov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Krylov throws a body punch but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez slips a straight right by Krylov.
Krylov throws a lazy uppercut
and Sanchez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sanchez tries to move into range but Krylov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanchez throws a looping overhand right but Krylov ducks down to avoid it.
Krylov misses with a body shot
and Sanchez counters with a straight right hand.
Krylov misses with a hook to the body
and Sanchez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Krylov looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Sanchez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Krylov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krylov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Krylov misses the body punch
and Sanchez counters with a stiff right hand.
Sanchez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
It looks like Alexis Sanchez has been cut.
Krylov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Krylov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Krylov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sanchez takes a swing at Krylov's ribcage but misses.
A quick step to the side and Krylov tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Krylov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Krylov with a jab.
Krylov misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krylov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sanchez being controlled against the cage.
Krylov lands with a light punch inside.
Sanchez tries to circle away but Krylov has him pinned against the cage.
Sanchez prevents a body shot from Krylov.
Krylov misses with the head strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanchez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Krylov scores with a decent looking hook.
Krylov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sanchez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mairbek Krylov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexis Sanchez's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Krylov.
Krylov misses with a body shot.
Krylov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanchez manages to avoid it.
Sanchez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Krylov.
Krylov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanchez moves away.
Krylov misses with a hook.
Sanchez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mairbek Krylov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krylov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sanchez's head backwards.
Krylov drives through and clinches with Sanchez against the cage.
Krylov effectively controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krylov misses with some punches.
A frustrated look appears on Sanchez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sanchez is trying to break the clinch but Krylov is controlling him.
Sanchez being controlled against the cage.
Krylov keeps control of Sanchez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sanchez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A slow jab from Krylov misses its intended target.
Krylov lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Sanchez staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krylov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Krylov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sanchez avoids the body shot from Krylov.
Krylov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sanchez takes a swing at Krylov's ribcage but misses.
Sanchez throws a right and a left that Krylov avoids nicely.
Sanchez misses the jab.
Krylov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sanchez can do to turn this around?
Krylov throws a series of punches but Sanchez avoids them all with ease.
A slow jab from Krylov misses its intended target.
Sanchez let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Krylov throws an off balance right hand
letting Sanchez counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krylov misses the shot to the body.
Sanchez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Krylov was well out of range. Poor timing from Sanchez.
A swing and a miss from Krylov.
Sanchez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Krylov.
Sanchez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Krylov misses with a hook.
Sanchez throws a nice looking combination but Krylov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mairbek Krylov is winning the standup battle so far.
Krylov lands a nice shot to the body.
Sanchez throws a body shot but no joy.
Krylov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanchez was well out of range. Poor timing from Krylov.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sanchez! But no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez swings widly with a right hand
and Sanchez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Krylov throws a body shot but no joy.
Krylov throws a body punch but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez with a hook.
Krylov lands a jab.
Krylov lands a really nice looking cross but Sanchez seems unphased.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Krylov misses the shot to the body.
Sanchez punishes Krylov's body with a nice straight punch.
Sanchez walks into a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mairbek Krylov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alexis Sanchez's cut.
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 moves out of range of the strikes.
Krylov throws a body shot but no joy.
A little jabbing left from Sanchez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Krylov misses with a looping right.
Krylov throws the left hand but Sanchez avoids the punch easily.
Krylov scores with the left hand. Sanchez knows he should have avoided that one.
Krylov throws a hook but Sanchez blocks it.
Sanchez keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krylov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sanchezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sanchez stuns Krylov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Krylov throws a body punch but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Krylov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sanchez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez lands a jab to Krylov's midsection.
Krylov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sanchez momentarily.
Sanchez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Krylov throws out the jab.
Krylov misses with a looping right.
A telegraphed right hand from Krylov misses the target.
Donk. Sanchez catches Krylov right on the button with a cross.
Sanchez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Krylov. Sanchez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sanchez is looking for the big counter here.
Sanchez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Krylov scores with a decent looking hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krylov throws a body shot but no joy.
Sanchez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sanchez unleashes a big counter combination but Krylov bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Krylov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Krylov cracks Sanchez with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sanchez is rocked!
Sanchez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Krylov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sanchez is still on wobbly legs! Can Krylov finish him?
Sanchez is trying to break the clinch but Krylov has him pressed against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Krylov.
Sanchez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Krylov lands a nice shot to the body.
Sanchez seems to have recovered his senses.
Sanchez blocking some punches.
Krylov taking a breather.
Sanchez is trying to break the clinch but Krylov is controlling him.
Krylov manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krylov swings wildly with an uppercut but Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Krylov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sanchez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sanchez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Krylov.
Krylov throws a body punch but Sanchez moves out of range.
A jab from Krylov does it's job there.
Krylov scores with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krylov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanchez manages to avoid it.
Krylov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A countering left hand to the body from Sanchez misses.
Krylov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice side step and Sanchez releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sanchez throws a wild hook but Krylov just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Sanchez gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Krylov raises his hands in celebration and walks away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mairbek Krylov!
A victorious Mairbek Krylov thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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