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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin Mostert (ranked 7840 p4p, 712 weight class) and Antonio Sanchez (ranked 23708 p4p, 753 weight class). Antonio Sanchez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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182 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Benjamin Mostert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Antonio Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Felipe Paraventi and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sanchez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sanchez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mostert manages to avoid it.
Sanchez moves forwards but Mostert connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mostert moves into the clinch.
Sanchez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mostert darts in and clinches Sanchez up against the cage.
Sanchez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sanchez tries a head kick but it misses.
Sanchez wants to land a leg kick but Mostert is out of range.
Mostert moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Mostert clinches up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanchez breaks the clinch.
Mostert throws a series of punches but Sanchez avoids them all with ease.
Sanchez throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Mostert tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Sanchez is in Mostert's guard.
Sanchez wants to pass the guard but Mostert is keeping the position.
Sanchez trying to control the position from guard on top but Mostert is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sanchez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mostert swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mostert keeping moving, preventing Sanchez from controlling successfully.
Sanchez stops Mostert from standing up.
Sanchez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sanchez is still trying to improve position.
Mostert wants to stand and escape but Sanchez is having none of it.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Mostert lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Benjamin Mostert is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sanchez throws a body shot but no joy.
Mostert half committed to a counter leg kick.
Mostert lands with a kick to the ribs.
Antonio Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez misses with a two punch combination.
Sanchez tries to keep at a distance but Mostert has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mostert breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez shoots in and gets a takedown into Mostert's guard.
Sanchez looks winded!
Mostert wants to get back to his feet but Sanchez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sanchez postures up and lands a big shot to Mostert's brow.
Sanchez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mostert works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sanchez wants to pass the guard but Mostert is keeping the position.
Mostert is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sanchez is controlling him.
Sanchez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sanchez prevents Mostert from getting back to his feet.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Sanchez misses with a looping left.
Sanchez has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Mostert.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mostert fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sanchez, pushing him back against the cage.
Mostert lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mostert lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mostert lands with a left to the head.
Mostert manages to break the clinch.
Mostert tries to clinch up.
Nice defenses there by Mostert.
Mostert avoids a punch combination nicely.
It appears Mostert was looking to counter with a kick there.
Mostert throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sanchez's head.
Sanchez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sanchez throws a combination that misses
and Mostert counters with a series of strikes. Sanchez will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sanchez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mostert counters with a nice leg kick.
Sanchez tries to land a body kick
and Mostert counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mostert moves into the clinch successfully.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mostert.
A short right from Mostert on the inside.
Mostert lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sanchez or not.
Mostert breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mostert moves into range and clinches up with Sanchez.
Mostert manages to break the clinch.
Mostert with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mostert stalks Sanchez and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sanchez's face. Sanchez staggers backwards, shaken.
Mostert uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanchez.
Sanchez gets tackled into the cage by Mostert. Mostert maintains the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mostert.
Mostert lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mostert manages to break the clinch.
Mostert darts in and clinches Sanchez up against the cage.
Mostert lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mostert breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mostert throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sanchez on the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanchez takes a kick to the side of the head.
Mostert clinches up against the cage.
Sanchez is trying to break the clinch but Mostert has him pressed against the cage.
Mostert has Sanchez pushed against the cage.
Sanchez is trying to maintain a safe position but Mostert gets an underhook and turns Sanchez into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benjamin Mostert dominated that round.
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.
Mostert fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sanchez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sanchez tries to keep at a distance but Mostert has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mostert lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
I was talking to Mostert's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Sanchez tries to pull guard but Mostert won't allow it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mostert creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sanchez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mostert.
Sanchez looking to slow down the pace here.
Mostert lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sanchez backwards.
Mostert lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short uppercut from Mostert.
Mostert lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sanchez is breathing heavily.
Sanchez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Mostert breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Mostert counters with a leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mostert looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sanchez swats away the attempt to clinch by Mostert.
Despite the aggression on Sanchez's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Sanchez dives in for a single leg takedown but Mostert sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Benjamin Mostert has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Sanchez.
A good leg kick by Mostert.
Mostert rushes Sanchez and presses him up against the cage.
Mostert lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mostert's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mostert throws a one two combo.
Benjamin Mostert is winning the standup battle so far.
Sanchez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mostert tries to clinch but Sanchez is having none of it.
Mostert throws a nice head kick!
Sanchez tries to keep at a distance but Mostert has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mostert lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sanchez is rocked!
Mostert stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mostert lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sanchez is still on wobbly legs! Can Mostert finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mostert lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mostert effectively controlling the action here.
Mostert leaning his opponent against the cage.
Mostert holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Mostert scores with a shot to the side of Sanchez's head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mostert.
Mostert lands a shoulder strike.
Mostert throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sanchez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mostert lands an uppercut.
Mostert lands a big right hand that drops Sanchez! The killer instinct kicks in and Mostert finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Mostert!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Benjamin Mostert!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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