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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Smasher Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Ward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ward has chosen Converge - No Heroes as his entrance music. Smasher Sanchez has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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165 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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165 cm
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162 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Intelligent |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight 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, Smasher Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Ward!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ward throws a series of punches but Sanchez avoids them all with ease.
Ward wants to clinch up but Sanchez keeps it at a distance.
Ward tries to clinch but Sanchez is having none of it.
Sanchez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sanchez lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Donk. Ward catches Sanchez right on the button with a cross.
Sanchez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ward on the side of the head.
Ward swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ward rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sanchez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sanchez throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ward looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ward tries to clinch there but Sanchez circles away.
Sanchez misses with a low kick.
Sanchez dodges the punch combination from Ward.
Sanchez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez pressing his opponent against the cage.
Sanchez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sanchez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ward blocks an elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ward.
Sanchez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ward blocks it with crossed arms.
Sanchez successfully pulls guard.
Ward wanted to stand there but Sanchez had control of the position.
Sanchez wants to stand up but Ward is controlling him.
Ward tries to free his leg and advance position but Sanchez is retaining full guard.
Sanchez keeping moving, preventing Ward from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanchez wants to stand and escape but Ward is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sanchez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ward wants to pass the guard but Sanchez is keeping the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sanchez circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sanchez moves into the clinch.
Sanchez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ward blocks it with crossed arms.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sanchez takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Sanchez landing knees to the head.
Sanchez tries a knee to the head but Ward blocks it.
Sanchez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ward blocks it with crossed arms.
Ward avoiding damage as Sanchez throws knees to the body.
Sanchez is breathing heavily.
Ward wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sanchez prevents Ward from breaking the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ward wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sanchez changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ward fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ward drops Sanchez with a left and a right! Oh, Sanchez is hurt - Ward dives into side control looking to finish!
Sanchez is rocked!
It looks like Smasher Sanchez has been cut.
Ward tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Oh Sanchez is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ward has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Sanchez seems to have got his legs back now.
Ward throws a nice looking combination but Sanchez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ward wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ward wants to clinch
and Sanchez decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ward's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ward trying to control the position.
Ward manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sanchez manages to get himself to full guard.
Sanchez can't keep his opponent in guard - Ward advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Ward has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Sanchez holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Ward tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ward has control of Sanchez's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Sanchez regains control of the situation pretty easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Ward dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Smasher 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.
Ward misses with a kick to the body
and Sanchez counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sanchez.
Ward looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sanchez decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Horrible takedown by Ward or perhaps it was just good defense by Sanchez which made him look bad.
Sanchez fails with the takedown.
Ward swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ward connects with a body shot.
Ward tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanchez was well out of range. Poor timing from Ward.
Sanchez forces Ward back against the cage and clinches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sanchez goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ward prevents it.
Ward trying to control the position but instead, Sanchez has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ward into the cage.
Ward tries to break the clinch but Sanchez is controlling the position.
Sanchez misses with a knee to the head.
Ward is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sanchez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ward.
Ward breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ward throws a right hand that Sanchez ducks under and follows up with a left that Sanchez also avoids with ease.
Ward goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jack Ward seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sanchez shoots in looking for a takedown. Ward tries to sprawl out of it but Sanchez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ward manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Smasher Sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanchez walks straight into a right hand from Ward - that's dropped him! Ward jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Sanchez from any more punishment! Sanchez complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jack Ward!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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