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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Slaughter Rico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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130 lbs
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137 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Slaughter Rico!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mario Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rico tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rico tries a head kick but it misses.
A jab from Rico finds it's way through Sanchez's defenses.
It looks like Mario Sanchez has been cut.
Sanchez avoids the head kick by Rico.
Sanchez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sanchez slips a jab and a cross from Rico.
Sanchez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rico.
Sanchez should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Sanchez darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Sanchez is trying to control the action in half guard but Rico is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Rico wants to get back to full guard but Sanchez has passed into side control.
Sanchez trying to control but Rico is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez with shots to the head and body - Rico looks very uncomfortable down there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanchez trying to control but Rico is having none of it.
Sanchez lands a heavy elbow.
Rico trying desperately to get to his feet.
Sanchez wants to control the pace but Rico is squirming around nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Rico is looking to improve his position but Sanchez isn't that keen on the idea.
Rico throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Rico tries to reverse the position but Sanchez maintains control.
Sanchez looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Rico wants to control but Sanchez is having none of it.
Sanchez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rico is looking to escape.
Rico is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rico reaches up to try and control the position but Sanchez seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Rico rolls and tries to escape and now Sanchez has his back!
Rico preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Sanchez.
Sanchez looks gassed!
Rico rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Rico tries to get to full guard but Sanchez has control of the leg.
Sanchez prevents Rico from standing back up.
Sanchez slips a nice elbow through Rico's hands, connecting with Rico's forehead.
Rico is trying to stand back up but Sanchez is controlling him
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Sanchez prevents Rico from improving his position.
Sanchez is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Rico misses with some strikes from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sanchez blocks a head kick by Rico.
Rico keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sanchez avoids the head kick by Rico.
Rico rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sanchez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rico stalks Sanchez and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sanchez's face. Sanchez staggers backwards, shaken.
Rico tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rico swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rico misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Slaughter Rico will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mario Sanchez's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rico pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown but Rico shows good takedown defense.
Rico plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Sanchez works over Rico's head and body with a nice combination.
Horrible takedown by Sanchez or perhaps it was just good defense by Rico which made him look bad.
Slaughter Rico is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rico fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rico lands a two punch combo.
Rico tries to bum rush Sanchez with a series of wild strikes but Sanchez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rico tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rico fails with a takedown attempt.
Sanchez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rico circles away.
Slaughter Rico has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mario Sanchez.
Rico lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sanchez will feel that in the morning.
Rico misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sanchez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rico pinned against the cage. Rico gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rico scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Rico passes to full mount!
Rico looking to control but Sanchez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sanchez throwing hammer fists to the chest of Rico. What's that going to do exactly?
Rico looking to control and managing it successfully.
Rico landing shots from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rico tries to control but Sanchez wriggling away.
Sanchez really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Rico tries to control but Sanchez wriggling away.
Rico controlling the pace for now.
Rico lands a nice shot to the head.
Rico controlling the position easily from mount.
Rico postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Sanchez looks a forlorn figure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rico trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sanchez is looking to improve his position but Rico isn't that keen on the idea.
Rico lands a big elbow.
Rico fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Sanchez is trying desperately to improve position.
Rico pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Rico takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
BOOM! Rico connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Rico controlling from mount.
Sanchez is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sanchez is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Rico is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Sanchez can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Rico working Sanchez over with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Slaughter Rico dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mario Sanchez's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Rico lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Sanchez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rico pinned against the cage. Rico gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rico throws a head kick that misses.
Rico misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rico tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sanchez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sanchez misses with a body kick.
Rico works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sanchez tries to land a leg kick but Rico saw it coming and moves away.
Rico tries to clinch up but Sanchez circles away and keeps his distance.
Rico connects with a jab.
Rico tries for a takedown but Sanchez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sanchez has his takedown stuffed
and Rico counters with a straight right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rico rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sanchez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sanchez tries to clinch but Rico is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rico throws a combination that misses
and Sanchez counters with a single leg into guard. Rico didn't expect that.
Rico wants to sweep here but Sanchez controlling him for the moment.
Sanchez trying to control the position from guard on top but Rico is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rico has his feet on Sanchez's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Sanchez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
so Rico counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanchez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sanchez trying to pass the guard but Rico defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is looking to take a break and control but Rico is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sanchez seems to be looking for submissions.
Sanchez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rico pushes Sanchez off looking to stand but Sanchez dives back in and keeps control.
Sanchez is trying to work for a kimura but Rico is defending well.
Sanchez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rico keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rico regains full guard. Nicely done.
Rico has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Sanchez off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Sanchez dodges the punch combination from Rico.
Rico scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sanchez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rico decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sanchez's guard.
Slaughter Rico has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mario Sanchez.
Rico gets to his feet - Sanchez follows without any prompting.
Sanchez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rico pinned against the cage. Rico gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sanchez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rico throws a combination. Sanchez tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A punch combination from Rico misses.
Rico takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Rico throws a head kick that misses.
Sanchez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rico's waist but Rico gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sanchez off to one side.
Rico tries to clinch but Sanchez is having none of it.
Rico throws a lazy head kick
and Sanchez counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sanchez.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sanchez's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sanchez postures up.
Rico looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sanchez is one step ahead there.
Slaughter Rico is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rico is on top in guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Slaughter Rico showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rico 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Slaughter Rico!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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