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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Larsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yes Man Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Sanchez's choice of entrance music: The YES! Cartwheel. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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216 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Peter Larsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yes Man Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Donald Grub and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larsson walks into a jab.
Sanchez throws a hook but Larsson avoids it easily.
Sanchez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Larsson.
Sanchez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Larsson's calf.
Sanchez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sanchez moves out of range of the strikes.
Larsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Sanchez is just out of range.
We've been told by Larsson's head coaches at The Fallen Warriors Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sanchez slips a jab from Larsson.
Sanchez tries to clinch but Larsson moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez scores with a sloppy right hand. Larsson should have avoided that one.
Sanchez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Larsson at a distance.
Sanchez clinches with his opponent.
Larsson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sanchez's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Sanchez fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsson wants to break free but Sanchez has control.
Larsson prevents a body shot from Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a punch on the inside.
Larsson lands with a short shot to the head.
Sanchez slows down the pace here.
Sanchez is struggling to control the position.
Sanchez continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Larsson throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Sanchez fails to land.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sanchez as Larsson tries to tie him up.
Sanchez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sanchez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Larsson prevents a body shot from Sanchez.
Sanchez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Larsson working aggressively here.
Sanchez misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez has a couple of punches blocked by Larsson.
Larsson blocking some punches.
Larsson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sanchez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Larsson backs up against the cage.
Sanchez throws a leg kick which misses Larsson's front leg but catches the back leg as Larsson tries to avoid it.
Larsson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
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!
Larsson takes a swing at Sanchez's ribcage but misses.
Sanchez throws a lazy body kick
and Larsson counters with a left to the body.
Sanchez 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.
Larsson misses with a right hand
and Sanchez counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sanchez throws a low kick, looking for Larsson's leg but Larsson calmly moves out of range.
Larsson works Sanchez's body with a nice hook.
Sanchez fails to land with a series of punches.
Sanchez throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Yes Man Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sanchez throws a jab but it's blocked by Larsson.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch but Larsson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanchez. Larsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sanchez throws a nice outside leg kick.
Larsson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A cross from Larsson lands.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses.
Larsson misses with a hook.
Sanchez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Larsson.
Sanchez moves away from the strike by Larsson.
Sanchez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Larsson.
Larsson misses with an uppercut. Sanchez saw that one coming.
Larsson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sanchez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sanchez lands a right hook to the body.
Larsson scores with a jab.
Larsson lands a jab to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanchez misses with a combination
and Larsson counters with a nice body shot.
Sanchez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sanchez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Larsson.
A bone on bone clash there as Larsson blocks the leg kick.
Sanchez moves in looking to clinch but Larsson pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yes Man Sanchez dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Larsson moves out of range of the body kick from Sanchez.
Larsson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Larsson checks a low kick from Sanchez.
Larsson blocks a head kick by Sanchez.
Sanchez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Larsson slips under a jab from Sanchez.
Sanchez is looking to slow Larsson down with leg kicks.
Yes Man Sanchez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Larsson misses with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Sanchez.
Sanchez counters with a body kick.
Larsson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Yes Man Sanchez has been cut.
Sanchez misses with a hook to the body
and Larsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Larsson misses with a two punch combination.
Sanchez walks into a straight right hand from Larsson.
Sanchez misses with a looping left.
Sanchez on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsson throws a jab but it's blocked by Sanchez.
Sanchez appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sanchez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Larsson on the side of the head.
Sanchez lands a lovely overhand right.
Sanchez misses with a jab to the body
and Larsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Sanchez misses with a looping left.
Sanchez takes a swing at Larsson's ribcage but misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Larsson misses its target.
Sanchez misses with a straight right.
Nice defenses there by Larsson.
Larsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanchez.
Larsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sanchez, right into the meat.
Sanchez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Sanchez - that will leave a mark!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez lands with an overhand left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Larsson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sanchez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sanchez doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Sanchez tries to clinch up.
It looked like Larsson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sanchez.
Larsson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sanchez.
Sanchez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Larsson.
Sanchez lands a nice shot to the body.
Sanchez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sanchez does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Sanchez looks to land a left hand but Larsson moved out of range nicely.
A quick step to the side and Larsson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big left from Larsson misses.
Larsson swings for the body but Sanchez moves out of range.
Larsson moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larsson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sanchez.
Larsson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sanchez. Sanchez obviously looking to wear him down.
Larsson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Sanchez just misses with a punch to the body.
Larsson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sanchez momentarily.
Sanchez throws a right hand that misses
and Larsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sanchez is looking to clinch but Larsson is avoiding it.
Larsson thuds a left hand into Sanchez's body.
Larsson throws a body shot but no joy.
Sanchez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sanchez there as he acknowledges the shot.
Larsson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sanchez. Sanchez obviously looking to wear him down.
Larsson misses with a two punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanchez lands a leg kick that knocks Larsson off balance momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Sanchez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Larsson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sanchez has him pressed against the cage.
Sanchez misses with some punches.
Larsson wants to get back to striking at distance but Sanchez won't allow it.
Sanchez lands with a left to the head.
Sanchez blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sanchez.
A head punch on the inside from Sanchez fails to land.
Sanchez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sanchez stalls.
Sanchez tries to stall but Larsson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sanchez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Larsson's elbow.
Larsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanchez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Peter Larsson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yes Man 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!
Larsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Larsson throws a big shot that misses.
The fighters circling - Sanchez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sanchez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Larsson. Sanchez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Larsson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Larsson checks a leg kick.
Larsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Larsson slips a straight right by Sanchez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Larsson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sanchez throws a leg kick
and Larsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Larsson cracks Sanchez with an open hand slap.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanchez. Larsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez lands a nice looking body shot.
Larsson takes a swing at Sanchez's ribcage but misses.
Sanchez throws a big shot that misses.
Larsson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sanchez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Larsson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Larsson pushes Sanchez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sanchez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Larsson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sanchez blocking some punches.
Yes Man Sanchez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Larsson working aggressively here.
A nice left hand lands by Sanchez.
Larsson trying to stall but Sanchez improves his position.
Larsson blocks an uppercut.
Sanchez blocking some punches.
Sanchez pushes Larsson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Larsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Sanchez.
Larsson tries to work over Sanchez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sanchez misses with the head strike.
Larsson lands a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Larsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Larsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Larsson misses with the head strike.
A short left from Larsson.
Sanchez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sanchez lands a body punch.
Larsson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sanchez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Larsson letting Sanchez take a breather here.
Sanchez swings wildly with an uppercut but Larsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Larsson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Larsson tries to break the clinch but Sanchez is controlling the position.
Sanchez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sanchez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sanchez tries a body shot but Larsson blocks it.
Larsson looking to stall.
Larsson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sanchez stalling the fight.
Sanchez stalling.
Sanchez receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Larsson is trying to force a seperation but Sanchez has the dominant position.
Larsson blocking some punches.
Larsson is looking to control Sanchez's arms but Sanchez gets an underhook and turns him. Now Larsson has his back to the cage.
Sanchez lands a right hand.
Sanchez lands with a right to the head.
Sanchez looking to slow down the pace here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larsson misses with a body punch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Sanchez - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Larsson working aggressively here.
Larsson can't find room to land a body shot as Sanchez controls the action.
Sanchez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sanchez misses with the head strike.
Sanchez lands a right hand.
Larsson throws a head punch that misses.
Sanchez holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Sanchez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sanchez blocks a body shot from Larsson.
Larsson throws a punch but it's blocked 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!
Larsson can't break the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Peter Larsson.
I think Larsson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yes Man Sanchez!
Yes Man Sanchez decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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