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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Sanchez (ranked 4681 p4p, 508 weight class) and Bobby Baccalieri (ranked 5021 p4p, 538 weight class). Miguel Sanchez has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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190 lbs
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Good takedowns
Solid boxing
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Miguel Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bobby Baccalieri!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Fedor Mirinova and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baccalieri throws a good cross that connects.
Baccalieri throws a shot to the body.
Baccalieri dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Baccalieri punishes Sanchez's body with a nice straight punch.
Baccalieri throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Baccalieri throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Baccalieri waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a shot to the body
and Baccalieri counters with a right hand to the body.
Nice defenses there by Sanchez.
Sanchez throwing a counter right hand but Baccalieri manages to avoid it.
Baccalieri cracks Sanchez with a right hand to the side of the head.
Baccalieri jabs Sanchez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baccalieri scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sanchez has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Jitsu Jim in the buildup to the fight.
Baccalieri scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sanchez in his tracks.
Sanchez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sanchez tries to bum rush Baccalieri with a series of wild strikes but Baccalieri uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sanchez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez misses with a body kick.
Baccalieri misses with a straight right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanchez. Baccalieri does a little dance to reset his feet.
Baccalieri thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sanchez feinted with a counter takedown.
Sanchez throws a right hand that misses
and Baccalieri counters with a nice uppercut.
Baccalieri circles away from the clinch attempt
and Baccalieri counters with a straight right hand.
Sanchez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sanchez just misses with a punch to the body.
Sanchez tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Baccalieri counter with a right hand.
Sanchez has his takedown stuffed
and Baccalieri counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sanchez is rocked!
Baccalieri works Sanchez's body with a nice hook.
Baccalieri has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Sanchez is landing a low percentage of strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Baccalieri misses the target.
Baccalieri has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Baccalieri throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Baccalieri jabs at Sanchez's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanchez tries to move into range but Baccalieri moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sanchez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Baccalieri is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sanchez.
Baccalieri jabs Sanchez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Baccalieri keeps the fight on the outside.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Baccalieri moves out of range.
Baccalieri lands the left hand.
Sanchez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Baccalieri digs a good hook to Sanchez's body.
Sanchez pushes Baccalieri up against the cage in a clinch.
Baccalieri tries to circle away but Sanchez has him pinned against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez takes a shot to the head.
Sanchez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Baccalieri's elbow.
Baccalieri wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Baccalieri tries to circle away but Sanchez has him pinned against the cage.
Sanchez lands a left hand.
Baccalieri is looking to break free of the clinch but Sanchez has double underhooks.
Baccalieri is trying to force a seperation but Sanchez has the dominant position.
Sanchez digs a right hand into Baccalieri's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Baccalieri's gas tank.
Baccalieri blocking some punches.
Sanchez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sanchez tries to work over Baccalieri's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baccalieri.
Sanchez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sanchez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Baccalieri wants to break free but Sanchez has control.
Baccalieri makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sanchez is leaning against Baccalieri and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Baccalieri fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baccalieri blocks an uppercut.
Sanchez keeps control of Baccalieri as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Baccalieri swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Baccalieri scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sanchez can't find room to land a body shot as Baccalieri controls the action.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Baccalieri breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Baccalieri displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sanchez throws out the jab.
Sanchez moves in looking to clinch but Baccalieri pushes him off.
Baccalieri let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Sanchez wants to land a leg kick but Baccalieri is out of range.
Sanchez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
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!
Baccalieri throws a shot from downtown. Sanchez moves away and avoids it.
Sanchez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Baccalieri connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Baccalieri dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sanchez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Baccalieri swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sanchez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sanchez moves out of range as Baccalieri strikes.
Baccalieri throws a jab when Sanchez was well out of range.
Sanchez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Baccalieri counters with a right hand to the body.
A big right from Baccalieri misses.
Baccalieri swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Baccalieri, as that shot connected.
Baccalieri looks to land a right hand but Sanchez moved out of range.
Sanchez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Baccalieri lands a right hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez slips a straight right by Baccalieri.
Sanchez stalks Baccalieri and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Baccalieri's face. Baccalieri staggers backwards, shaken.
Sanchez misses with a body shot.
Sanchez tries to clinch but Baccalieri is having none of it.
Baccalieri throws a jab when Sanchez was well out of range.
Sanchez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Baccalieri swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Baccalieri throws a poor cross that misses
and Sanchez counters with a one-two to the body.
Baccalieri throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sanchez moves to clinch but Baccalieri breaks away
and Baccalieri counters with a nice uppercut.
Baccalieri throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sanchez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sanchez tries to clinch but Baccalieri moves out of range.
Baccalieri throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baccalieri looks to land a left hand but Sanchez moved out of range nicely.
Sanchez moves out of range of the strikes.
Sanchez is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Baccalieri.
Bobby Baccalieri is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanchez tries to clinch but Baccalieri is having none of it.
Sanchez avoids the body shot from Baccalieri.
Sanchez looks for the body kick but Baccalieri saw that one coming.
Sanchez moves out of range as Baccalieri strikes.
Sanchez misses with a double jab
and Baccalieri makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Baccalieri throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Baccalieri.
Baccalieri avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bobby Baccalieri seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sanchez tries to bum rush Baccalieri with a series of wild strikes but Baccalieri uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sanchez takes a swing at Baccalieri's ribcage but misses.
A little jabbing left from Baccalieri on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Baccalieri checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sanchez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Baccalieri swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sanchez gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Baccalieri throws a looping overhand right but Sanchez ducks down to avoid it.
Baccalieri takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Baccalieri jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Baccalieri lands the left hand.
Oh Sanchez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Baccalieri misses with a looping left.
Sanchez seems to have got his legs back now.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Baccalieri lands with a shot to the body.
Sanchez takes one to the side of the head.
Baccalieri throws a jab when Sanchez was well out of range.
Baccalieri misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baccalieri throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sanchez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Donk. Baccalieri catches Sanchez right on the button with a cross.
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!
Sanchez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Baccalieri scores with a nice short uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Baccalieri's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Baccalieri lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sanchez is looking to control Baccalieri's arms but Baccalieri gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sanchez has his back to the cage.
Sanchez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Baccalieri's efforts to push away.
Sanchez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Sanchez.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sanchez.
Baccalieri is trying to break free.
Sanchez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Baccalieri backwards.
Baccalieri blocks an uppercut.
Baccalieri throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Baccalieri showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Sanchez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Baccalieri misses with an uppercut.
Sanchez drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Sanchez tries to score with some ground and pound. Baccalieri controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Sanchez tries to advance to mount but can't.
Baccalieri can't do much from the bottom here.
Baccalieri dodges the ground and pound from Sanchez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Sanchez working the ground and pound but Baccalieri is defending the strikes.
Sanchez thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Baccalieri can do anything to dispel that myth.
You can see the frustration on Baccalieri's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
I wouldn't like to be where Baccalieri is right now.
Sanchez trying to control the position but Baccalieri is working away.
Baccalieri manages to get back to half guard.
Baccalieri is staying active underneath Sanchez, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Baccalieri is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sanchez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Baccalieri's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Baccalieri tries to kick Sanchez off but Sanchez keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Sanchez throwing shots but Baccalieri is blocking nicely.
Baccalieri is looking to escape.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Sanchez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Baccalieri throws out the jab.
It looked like Sanchez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Baccalieri changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sanchez is looking to wear down Baccalieri with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sanchez swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Baccalieri counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sanchez closes the distance looking to clinch
and Baccalieri counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Baccalieri.
Sanchez tried to counter with a leg kick but Baccalieri avoided it.
Baccalieri tries to sprawl but Sanchez drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Sanchez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bobby Baccalieri is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baccalieri tries to roll over but Sanchez keeps him under control.
Sanchez is looking to take a break and control but Baccalieri is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Baccalieri is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sanchez scores with a couple of nice shots.
Baccalieri slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Baccalieri wants to stand up but Sanchez is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanchez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sanchez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Baccalieri's head.
Sanchez content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Miguel Sanchez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baccalieri is pulling down on Sanchez's head to control his posture.
Baccalieri is looking to stand up but Sanchez isn't so interested in that idea.
Baccalieri takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Baccalieri avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sanchez postures up and lands a big shot to Baccalieri's brow.
Sanchez passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Sanchez working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sanchez tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Miguel Sanchez showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Baccalieri has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Baccalieri!
Bobby Baccalieri thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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