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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin English (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Santiago Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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278 lbs
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250 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Benjamin English!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Santiago Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Atkins and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez shoots in and drives through. English sprawls well.
Sanchez just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromEnglish.
English displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sanchez.
Sanchez clinches with his opponent.
Sanchez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Benjamin English has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Santiago Sanchez.
Sanchez managing to block the knees to the body from English.
English doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
English lands a nice shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
English doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sanchez has English pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. English manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
English lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sanchez wants to break free but English has control.
Sanchez avoiding damage as English throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez can't break the clinch.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Sanchez has eaten all the pies!
Sanchez is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but English is defending well.
Sanchez drops down looking for an ankle pick but English pulls his leg out and moves away.
Sanchez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but English circles away quickly and effectively.
English drops down looking for a counter takedown but Sanchez sprawls and moves away.
Sanchez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
English is looking for a counter combo.
Sanchez dives in and grabs English's left leg, looking for a takedown. English pushes down on Sanchez's head and hops out.
English closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Sanchez quickly recovers to half guard.
English missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
English winds up and cracks Sanchez with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
English is working for a kimura but Sanchez is defending it quite comfortably.
English is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Sanchez has managed to free his arm - good work.
English will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
English is working for a kimura but Sanchez is defending it quite comfortably.
Sanchez blocking the ground and pound attempt from English.
English thows a huge punch but Sanchez dodges it nicely.
English is trying to work for a kimura but Sanchez is defending well.
English has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is looking for a sweep. English is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sanchez is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
English is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Sanchez is just riding it out for now. English eventually gives up the hold.
English is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Sanchez has managed to free his arm - good work.
Sanchez wants to control but English is keeping busy.
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.
English throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
English is nestled in close to Sanchez, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanchez is controlling English's trapped leg to prevent English from advancing to side control.
English is nestled in close to Sanchez, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
English is working for a submission of some sort.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
English landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benjamin English dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sanchez moves into range and clinches up with English.
Sanchez breaks the clinch.
Sanchez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. English doesn't seem bothered though.
Sanchez dives in for a single leg takedown but English sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Sanchez tries to clinch but English moves out of range.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown but English shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
English thinks about countering with a head kick.
Sanchez fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. English sprawls well initially but Sanchez persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
English wants to improve his position but Sanchez is controlling well.
Sanchez decides to return to a standing position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sanchez tries for a takedown but English sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Benjamin English has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Santiago Sanchez.
Sanchez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping English at a distance.
English fails to land the takedown.
Santiago Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez tries to score a power double leg takedown but English sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sanchez somewhat.
English shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sanchez pinned against the cage. Sanchez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
English avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sanchez gets a clinch.
English tries to work over Sanchez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sanchez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
English displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sanchez.
English appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Sanchez looks to land a combination but English avoids it well.
English appears to be looking for a big counter.
English tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
English misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The fighters circling - Sanchez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sanchez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
English closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Sanchez quickly recovers to half guard.
Sanchez wants to control but English is keeping busy and won't allow it.
English missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
English seems to be looking for submissions.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is trying to stand up here but English is controlling him well.
English is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Sanchez makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Sanchez instigates a clinch.
English missing with knees to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sanchez tries to pull guard but English holds him up against the cage and eventually Sanchez drops back down to his feet.
Sanchez breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Santiago Sanchez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Sanchez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sanchez jumps guard but English turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Sanchez is fighting off a takedown attempt but English is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Sanchez to the mat. Sanchez regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
English postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sanchez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
English is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sanchez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
English trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
English trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sanchez trying to control the position here.
Sanchez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
English trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sanchez wants to stand up but English is controlling him.
English throwing strikes but missing.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
English shoots in but no luck this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
English defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sanchez.
Sanchez jabs English right on the nose. English blinks but takes it well.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown but English shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Benjamin English has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Santiago Sanchez.
Sanchez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has English pinned against the cage. English gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A little feinted left hand from English on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
English shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sanchez but Sanchez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sanchez misses with a takedown
and English counters with a lovely straight right hand!
English throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sanchez's waist but Sanchez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing English off to one side.
No luck for English with that takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from English.
Sanchez feints and then cracks English's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow English down.
Sanchez fails to land the takedown.
Sanchez moves into range and clinches up with English.
Sanchez taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez breaks the clinch.
Sanchez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sanchez darts in and clinches English up against the cage.
Sanchez avoiding damage as English throws knees to the body.
Sanchez goes for a takedown in the clinch but English prevents it.
Sanchez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt English or not.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sanchez managing to block the knees to the body from English.
English tries to pull guard but Sanchez forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Santiago 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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