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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between San Sanich (ranked 2223 p4p, 263 weight class) and Luis Ganador (ranked 4993 p4p, 552 weight class). Ganador is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: We Will Rock You. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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190 cm
31
280 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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200 cm
24
240 lbs
3 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, San Sanich! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Luis Ganador! The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Ren Mimura and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Ganador throws a shot from downtown. Sanich moves away and avoids it. Ganador throws a shot from downtown. Sanich moves away and avoids it. Sanich is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Ganador's half guard. Ganador pushes Sanich off but Sanich dives into side control.
Ganador tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Sanich easily slips into full mount! Sanich looking to finish with strikes here!
Ganador wants to try and get back to his feet. Sanich controlling the position easily from mount. Ganador is trying to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ganador tries to hold on but Sanich postures up. Sanich thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Sanich throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage. Sanich throws some wild stikes that Ganador manages to avoid easily.
Ganador really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sanich. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Sanich takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though. Sanich sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it! Sanich throwing strikes here but Ganador is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Ganador is in all sorts of trouble here.
Sanich throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Sanich sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. Sanich sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it! Sanich thowing shots but they're missing. Ganador wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Sanich.
Sanich thowing shots but they're missing. Sanich throwing strikes here but Ganador is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Sanich throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sanich misses with a head shot. Sanich thowing shots but they're missing. Sanich thowing shots but they're missing. Sanich throwing strikes here but Ganador is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Sanich thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Sanich landing strikes from the mount and Ganador is in trouble! The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Sanich throws some wild stikes that Ganador manages to avoid easily.
Sanich controlling the position easily from mount. Sanich looking to finish with strikes here!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Sanich landing strikes from the mount and Ganador is in trouble! Sanich 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. Sanich thowing shots but they're missing. Ganador wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Sanich.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Sanich misses with a head shot. Ganador avoids a series of strikes thrown by Sanich.
Sanich throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Sanich thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
San Sanich dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sanich drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Sanich looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Ganador is avoiding damage well.
Ganador pushes Sanich away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Sanich gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control. Ganador is being controlled here. Sanich tries to land with some ground and pound but misses. Ganador tries to bench press Sanich off him but Sanich keeps the position. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Ganador wants to get back to his feet but Sanich drags him back down. Sanich is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ganador can do to turn this around? Sanich looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Ganador is avoiding damage well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Ganador parries the strikes from Sanich easily there. Sanich is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Ganador to escape.
Sanich misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Sanich is looking to take a break and control but Ganador is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Sanich taking a breather here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sanich tries to land with some ground and pound but misses. Ganador avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Sanich. Sanich working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter. Ganador is not content to let Sanich control the position. The ground and pound from Sanich seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round. My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer. Ganador avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Sanich. Ganador is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Sanich asserts his dominance and retains side control. Sanich misses with an attempted head punch from side control. Ganador wants to get back to his feet. Sanich tries to score with some ground and pound. Ganador controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage. Sanich is trying to get an arm triangle but Ganador is defending well. Sanich fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sanich thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. Ganador is trying to buck Sanich off. Ganador being controlled for a moment. Ganador tries to escape but Sanich is in control.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Sanich thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. Sanich controls the position. Ganador can't do much from the bottom here. Sanich has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Ganador! Sanich unloads with some shots from mount but Ganador bucks and avoids them well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Sanich won't let Ganador get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now. Sanich takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though. Sanich thowing shots but they're missing. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
San Sanich dominated that second round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Ganador misses the shot to the body. Ganador tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanich was well out of range. Poor timing from Ganador. Ganador is looking to clinch but Sanich is avoiding it.
Sanich appears to be looking for a counter takedown. Ganador's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Ganador duly obliges. Ganador misses with a hook. Sanich ducked under it nicely. Ganador misses with a straight left. Ganador is looking to land body kicks. Sanich shoots in and drives through. Ganador sprawls well. Sanich drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Ganador being controlled for a moment. Ganador managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Sanich.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ganador defending against the ground and pound. Sanich fails to land a wild elbow strike.
San Sanich overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Sanich is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ganador is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. Sanich throwing shots but missing, from side control. Sanich trying to control the position but Ganador is working away. Sanich fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Sanich working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Sanich is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ganador is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. Sanich throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage. Ganador regains half guard, as Sanich was trying to land strikes. Sanich missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sanich performing his best blanket impression for a moment. Ganador keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Sanich content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. Ganador is looking to escape. Sanich seems to be working for a kimura but Ganador defends the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Sanich seems to be looking for submissions.
Sanich missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Luis Ganador has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Sanich is controlling the pace.
Ganador keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Sanich throwing shots but Ganador is blocking nicely.
And that's the end of the fight! San Sanich showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sanich, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27 Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27 Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... San Sanich!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
33% |
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