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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Estefan Sanchez (ranked 4514 p4p, 518 weight class) and Sergiusz Ataman (ranked 3333 p4p, 412 weight class). Sanchez comes to the cage accompanied by Lil'Wayne - Right Above It feat. Drake. Estefan Sanchez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
18 - 26 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Estefan Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Sergiusz Ataman!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Taro Takaoka and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ataman throws a leg kick but Sanchez sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sanchez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sanchez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ataman.
Sanchez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ataman lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sanchez lands a jab-cross combination.
Sanchez misses with a combination
and Ataman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
No joy there for Sanchez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ataman throws a head kick but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez throws a series of strikes that have Ataman backpedaling.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big left from Ataman misses.
Sanchez seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Sanchez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sanchez throws a jab but it's blocked by Ataman.
As Sanchez backs off Ataman throws a huge counter combo but Sanchez manages to avoid it all.
Sanchez looks to land a combination but Ataman avoids it well.
Ataman moves out of range of the body kick.
Ataman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ataman takes a swing at Sanchez's ribcage but misses.
Sanchez went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez moves forwards but Ataman connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Good shot there by Sanchez.
Ataman moves into the clinch.
Sanchez lands a left hand.
Ataman lands an elbow inside.
Sanchez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ataman creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sanchez.
Ataman throws a head punch that misses.
Sanchez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ataman lands a right hand.
Ataman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've been informed that Ataman has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
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!
Ataman prevents Sanchez from breaking the clinch.
Ataman controlling the action here for a moment.
Sanchez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ataman slows down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ataman dodges an elbow strike from Sanchez.
Sanchez tries to pull guard but Ataman won't allow it.
Ataman lands a nice elbow.
Sanchez blocks an uppercut.
Sanchez blocking some punches.
Ataman scores with a shoulder strike.
Sanchez is trying to break the clinch but Ataman has him pressed against the cage.
Sanchez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sanchez misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Ataman fails to land.
Sanchez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ataman lands a really nice looking cross but Sanchez seems unphased.
A punch combination from Sanchez misses.
Sanchez wants to clinch up but Ataman keeps it at a distance.
Sanchez displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Sanchez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ataman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez tries to clinch but Ataman is having none of it.
Ataman is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ataman feints a counter leg kick.
Sanchez misses with a hook. Ataman ducked under it nicely.
Ataman slips a jab and a cross from Sanchez.
Ataman fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sanchez, pushing him back against the cage.
Sanchez breaks the clinch.
Sanchez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ataman backs up against the cage.
Ataman fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sanchez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ataman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sanchez circles away quickly and effectively.
Sanchez throws a combination that misses
and Ataman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ataman lands a glancing blow to the side of Sanchez's head.
Sanchez throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ataman ducks under a wild hook from Sanchez.
We've been told by Sanchez's head coaches at Blackscar Fitness that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Ataman avoids them all with ease.
A combination from Sanchez does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ataman throws a nice looking combination but Sanchez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ataman lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Ataman lands a jab.
A jab from Sanchez does it's job there.
Sanchez tries to bum rush Ataman with a series of wild strikes but Ataman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sanchez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ataman gets a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ataman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sanchez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Atamans head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ataman is stalling here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanchez pushes Ataman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ataman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ataman throws an elbow but misses.
Ataman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sergiusz Ataman will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sanchez on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sanchez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ataman throws a counter combo.
Sloppy strikes from Sanchez. Those never looked like landing.
Ataman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sanchez counters with a two punch combo.
Sanchez throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Sanchez tries to clinch but Ataman is having none of it.
Sanchez fails to land with a series of punches.
Sanchez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ataman.
Sanchez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ataman with a nice cross.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Ataman in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Sanchez on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanchez tries to bum rush Ataman with a series of wild strikes but Ataman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sanchez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ataman lands a left hand.
Sanchez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for Sanchez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Estefan Sanchez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Sanchez misses.
Ataman throws a head kick but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez wants to clinch up but Ataman keeps it at a distance.
Ataman feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sanchezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sanchez throws a lazy right hand but Ataman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ataman! But no joy.
Ataman changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ataman throws a body kick, spinning off balance
enabling Sanchez to counter with a crisp jab.
Ataman misses with a wild body shot.
Sanchez appears to be looking for a big counter.
Sanchez misses with a hook.
Sanchez lands a nice shot that snaps Ataman's head back.
Sanchez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ataman flicks out a counter leg kick but Sanchez steps away.
Ataman swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sanchez counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sanchez.
Ataman misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ataman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanchez pushes off an throws an elbow but Ataman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sanchez is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ataman pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ataman scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Ataman.
Sanchez blocking some punches.
Sanchez lands a knee to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sanchez throws an elbow but misses.
Sanchez takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Estefan Sanchez has been cut.
Ataman dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Ataman can't find room to land a body shot as Sanchez controls the action.
Sanchez lands a damaging elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ataman.
Ataman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sanchez.
A punch combination from Sanchez misses.
Sanchez scores with a nice strike.
Ataman cracks Sanchez with a right hand to the side of the head.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sergiusz Ataman seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ataman lands with a right to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ataman scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sanchez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sanchez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ataman misses with a few strikes there.
Sanchez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ataman cracks a nice hook into Sanchez's ribs.
Nice defenses there by Ataman.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sanchez checks a leg kick.
Sanchez seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ataman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sanchez is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sanchez tries to clinch but Ataman is having none of it.
Ataman cracks Sanchez with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sloppy strikes from Sanchez. Those never looked like landing.
Ataman lands a left and a right that send Sanchez crashing to the mat, dazed. Ataman thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Sanchez is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanchez gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Ataman gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Sanchez is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sergiusz Ataman!
Sergiusz Ataman very nearly forgot to thank Amped Performance ($200/160q) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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