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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Balack (ranked 4554 p4p, 546 weight class) and Jesus Sanchez (ranked 2993 p4p, 400 weight class). Sanchez is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Duele El Carazon. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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175 lbs
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180 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Balack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jesus Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Valeri Chadov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Balack.
Balack tries to clinch up.
Balack throws a body punch but Sanchez moves out of range.
Balack looks to land a left hand but Sanchez moved out of range nicely.
Sanchez lands a jab to the head.
Balack throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Balack looks for a takedown but Sanchez sprawls well.
Sanchez lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balack tries to clinch there but Sanchez circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sanchez! But no joy.
Balack takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sanchez lunges at Balack with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Balack's hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sanchez jabs Balack right on the nose. Balack blinks but takes it well.
Sanchez throws a body shot but no joy.
Balack tries to clinch up.
A telegraphed right hand from Balack misses the target.
Sanchez slips a jab from Balack.
Sanchez is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Balack with a body shot.
Balack thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've been hearing reports that Balack has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Sanchez misses with a double jab.
Balack attempts a counter takedown but Sanchez avoids it well and moves away.
Sanchez digs a good hook to Balack's body.
Sanchez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sanchez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balack darts in trying to clinch
and Sanchez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Balack gets a double leg takedown into Sanchez's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Balack wants to control from the top but Sanchez keeps moving.
Balack got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sanchez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Balack has managed to get both his arms back between Sanchez's legs - danger averted.
Sanchez seems keen to control Balack's posture.
Balack avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balack wants to control from the top but Sanchez keeps moving.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Sanchez holds on and takes a little breather.
Balack content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Sanchez has locked up a guillotine! Sanchez's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Balack is holding on here and Sanchez must be using up a lot of energy. Balack has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Sanchez gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jesus Sanchez!
After winning the bout, Jesus Sanchez thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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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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