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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Birchall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Solid chin |
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Paul Birchall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Diego Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Bart Greer and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Birchall rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sanchez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice defenses there by Birchall.
Birchall throws a right and a left that both miss.
Birchall lands a slapping body shot.
A combination from Birchall does no damage.
Birchall misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A swing and a miss from Sanchez.
Birchall lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Sanchez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Birchall sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sanchez.
Sanchez missing with a left hand there. Birchall was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A swing and a miss from Sanchez.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Birchall throws an overhand right that lands on Sanchez's shoulder, as Sanchez tries to avoid the shot.
A combination from Birchall does no damage.
Sanchez with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Birchall misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Sanchez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sanchez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Birchall just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Sanchez misses.
Birchall bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Birchall swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sanchez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sanchez looks to throw the jab but Birchall is out of range.
Nice shot lands for Birchall.
Sanchez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Sanchez misses the target.
Birchall looks to score with a jab to the body but Sanchez is just out of range.
Birchall swings for the body but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez misses with an uppercut.
Birchall slips a jab from Sanchez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Birchall throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sanchez counters with a stiff right hand.
A swing and a miss from Sanchez.
Birchall was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Birchall slips under a jab from Sanchez.
Sanchez might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Birchall has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Birchall there as he acknowledges the shot.
Birchall misses with a jab to the body
and Sanchez counters with a nice uppercut.
Birchall throws a sloppy body shot
and Sanchez counters with a stiff right hand.
Sanchez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sanchez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Birchall displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sanchez throws out the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Sanchez misses the target.
Birchall was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Sanchez staying out of range there.
Birchall moves away from the strike by Sanchez.
Birchall misses with a hook to the body
and Sanchez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sanchez scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Birchall throws a sloppy body shot
and Sanchez counters with a stiff right hand.
Sanchez throws the left hand but Birchall avoids the punch easily.
Birchall looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Birchall misses with a hook to the body
and Sanchez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Birchall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sanchez misses with an uppercut. Birchall saw that one coming.
Sanchez feints and then cracks Birchall's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Birchall down.
Birchall misses the shot to the body.
Sanchez misses with a hook. Birchall ducked under it nicely.
Birchall walks into a straight right hand from Sanchez.
Birchall on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sanchez. Sanchez obviously looking to wear him down.
Birchall throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez connects with the punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Birchall scores with a sloppy right hand. Sanchez should have avoided that one.
Birchall throws a shot from downtown. Sanchez moves away and avoids it.
Birchall takes a swing at Sanchez's ribcage but misses.
Sanchez misses the jab.
Birchall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanchez manages to avoid it.
Birchall throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sanchez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A right-left combo lands from Birchall.
Sanchez lands the left hand.
Birchall 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.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanchez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Birchall.
Birchall blocks a jab.
Birchall tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Sanchez manages to circle out of the way.
Sanchez is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Birchall had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Sanchez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Birchall.
Birchall was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Sanchez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Birchall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Sanchez dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Birchall throws a series of punches but Sanchez moves out of range.
Birchall takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sanchez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanchez lands with an overhand left.
Sanchez misses with an uppercut. Birchall saw that one coming.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sanchez.
Birchall misses with a hook to the body
and Sanchez counters with a stiff right hand.
Birchall throws a body shot but no joy.
Sanchez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A shot to the body from Birchall misses
and Sanchez counters with a leg kick.
Birchall gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sanchez misses with a looping left.
Birchall tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Sanchez manages to circle out of the way.
Birchall swings for the body but Sanchez moves out of range.
Jab from Sanchez.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanchez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Birchall on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Birchall misses the shot to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sanchez, as that shot connected.
Birchall ducks under a wild hook from Sanchez.
Paul Birchall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez throws a right hand that misses
and Birchall counters with a stiff right hand.
Birchall misses the shot to the body.
Birchall drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Birchall is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Birchall walks into a stiff left hand from Sanchez.
Sanchez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Birchall ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It looked like Birchall was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sanchez.
A jab from Sanchez misses.
It looked like Birchall was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Birchall looks to score with a jab to the body but Sanchez is just out of range.
Sanchez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A jab lands there for Sanchez.
Birchall throws a combination that misses
enabling Sanchez to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Birchall's sensitive parts.
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!
Birchall with a hook.
Birchall defending well as Sanchez loads up on a big left hand.
Birchall ducks under a wild hook from Sanchez.
Birchall moves away from the strike by Sanchez.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Birchall might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Birchall has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sanchez.
Birchall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanchez manages to avoid it.
Birchall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanchez.
As Birchall backs off Sanchez throws a huge counter combo but Birchall manages to avoid it all.
Birchall misses with a hook to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Birchall throws a body shot but no joy.
Sanchez walks into a left hand.
Birchall blocks a jab.
Birchall is looking for a counter combo.
Birchall is looking to wear down Sanchez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Birchall throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Sanchez counter with a right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Birchall. Sanchez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sanchez tries to counter with a clinch but Birchall shakes him off and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Birchall sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Birchall slips under a jab from Sanchez.
It looked like Birchall was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Sanchez throws a looping overhand right but Birchall ducks down to avoid it.
Birchall throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Sanchez counter with a right hand.
Birchall thuds a left hand into Sanchez's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Birchall. Sanchez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Birchall bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Birchall lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sanchez backs up against the cage.
Sanchez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Birchall. That did some damage!
Birchall lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sanchez circles away quickly and effectively.
Sanchez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Birchall on the side of the head.
Birchall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanchez manages to avoid it.
Sanchez throws a shot from downtown. Birchall moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Birchall misses with a body punch
and Sanchez counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Birchall fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Birchall has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Birchall moves out of range of the strikes.
Birchall slips a jab from Sanchez.
Birchall moves away from the strike by Sanchez.
Birchall throws a series of punches but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sanchez lands with a straight right. Birchall didn't see that one coming.
Birchall looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sanchez misses with a hook. Birchall ducked under it nicely.
Sanchez misses with a left hand
enabling Birchall to counter with a crisp jab.
Birchall waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sanchez.
Sanchez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Birchall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanchez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Sanchez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Birchall's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Sanchez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Birchall. That did some damage!
A swing and a miss from Birchall.
Sanchez throws a lazy right hand but Birchall sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Birchall throws a body punch but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Birchall.
Sanchez throws a shot from downtown. Birchall moves away and avoids it.
A nice combination there by Birchall.
Birchall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanchez manages to avoid it.
Birchall misses with a jab, cross combination.
It seemed like Sanchez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from Birchall misses.
Sanchez misses with a straight right.
Sanchez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Paul Birchall is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sanchez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Birchall lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sanchez circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Birchall jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Birchall walks into a jab.
Sanchez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sanchez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Birchall slips under a jab from Sanchez.
Sanchez jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A swing and a miss from Sanchez.
Sanchez throws an overhand right that lands on Birchall's shoulder, as Birchall tries to avoid the shot.
Birchall throws a lazy right hand but Sanchez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Diego Sanchez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Birchall misses with a looping right.
Birchall misses with a wild body shot.
Sanchez was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Birchall takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez missing with a left hand there. Birchall was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Birchall swings for the body but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Birchall misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A punch lands to the side of Sanchez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sanchez misses with a few strikes there.
A little feinted left hand from Birchall on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Birchall connects with the punch.
The fighters circling - Sanchez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Birchall throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sanchez counters with a left and a right that stings Birchall.
Birchall scores with a nice right hand.
Sanchez avoids the body shot from Birchall.
Birchall misses with a shot to the body
and Birchall takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Birchall throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sanchez counters with a straight right hand.
A good leg kick by Sanchez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Birchall uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sanchez.
Sanchez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Birchall throws a body punch but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Birchall finds it's way round the side to connect with Sanchez's head.
Birchall misses with a series of wild punches.
Sanchez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sanchez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Birchall misses with a combination
and Sanchez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Birchall throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sanchez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It seemed like Sanchez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sanchez scores with a jab to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Birchall throws a nice looking combination but Sanchez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Birchall throws a body punch but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sanchez.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Birchall. Sanchez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Birchall throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sanchez counters with a slapping leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Birchall cracks Sanchez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sanchez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Birchall. That did some damage!
Sanchez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Birchall sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Birchall throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sanchez.
Birchall moves away from the strike by Sanchez.
Birchall takes one to the side of the head.
Birchall takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Paul Birchall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Birchall looks to land a left hand but Sanchez moved out of range nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Diego Sanchez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sanchez has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 27:30
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diego Sanchez!
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RATING
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