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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alex Sunchez (ranked 1736 p4p, 211 weight class) and Ben Donver (ranked 5561 p4p, 463 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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180 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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187 cm
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175 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Dangerous GnP
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alex Sunchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ben Donver!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sunchez bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Sunchez lands a nice forearm strike.
Sunchez landing a few strikes.
Sunchez is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Donver's shoulder. That is not cool.
Sunchez thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Donver managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Sunchez.
Sunchez postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Donver wants to get back to his feet but Sunchez drags him back down.
Sunchez definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sunchez is trying to get an arm triangle but Donver is defending well.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sunchez throws a strike aimed at the side of Donver's head but Donver avoids it well.
Sunchez lands an elbow.
Sunchez 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.
Sunchez throws a strike aimed at the side of Donver's head but Donver avoids it well.
Donver really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sunchez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sunchez 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.
Sunchez scores with punches from side control.
Sunchez thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sloppy strikes there by Sunchez.
Donver parries the strikes from Sunchez easily there. Sunchez is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Donver to escape.
Sunchez looks up at the clock and then as Donver takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Sunchez smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Sunchez scoring with punches and elbows.
Donver wants to get back to his feet but Sunchez drags him back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sunchez with the ground and pound but Donver regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Sunchez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Donver's head.
Donver blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sunchez.
Donver keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sunchez is pressing down on Donver's thigh, looking to free his foot. Donver is holding on for now.
Sunchez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sunchez controlling the pace.
Sunchez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sunchez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sunchez scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sunchez controlling the pace.
Donver looks winded!
Sunchez working the head and body with strikes.
Sunchez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sunchez looks to land a strike but Donver avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Sunchez is in close to Donver's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Donver has momentary wrist control but Sunchez slips an elbow through the middle.
Sunchez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Donver's head.
Sunchez throws a big elbow that misses.
Sunchez throwing strikes but missing.
Donver keeping moving, preventing Sunchez from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donver preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sunchez wants to pass the guard but Donver is keeping the position.
Sunchez throws a big elbow that misses.
Sunchez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sunchez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Donver's head.
Sunchez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sunchez trying to control the position from guard on top but Donver is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sunchez throwing strikes from guard but Donver blocks nicely.
Sunchez postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Sunchez dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Donver misses with a lunging right hand
and Sunchez counters with a single leg into guard. Donver didn't expect that.
Sunchez stands up from Donver's guard - Sunchez perhaps looking for a knockout.
Sunchez shoots in for a takedown but Donver shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Sunchez.
The strikes coming from Sunchez are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Sunchez working the ground and pound from side control.
Donver has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Sunchez in side control lands a decent elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sunchez with the ground and pound but Donver regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Sunchez working the head and body with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sunchez is working for a kimura but Donver is defending it quite comfortably.
Nice strikes from Sunchez there.
Donver is breathing heavily.
Sunchez working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Sunchez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sunchez is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sunchez winds up and cracks Donver with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Donver avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sunchez.
Ground and pound from Sunchez.
Alex Sunchez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sunchez throwing shots but Donver is blocking nicely.
Sunchez looks to land a strike but Donver avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sunchez throwing strikes but missing.
Sunchez stands up over Donver, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sunchez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sunchez working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sunchez passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Sunchez tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sunchez has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Sunchez grinds an elbow into Donver's temple.
Donver is rocked!
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!
Donver is letting Sunchez control him for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sunchez working the ground and pound from side control.
Donver is still in real trouble! Can Sunchez finish him?
Sunchez scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Donver is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Sunchez can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alex Sunchez!
An out of breath Alex Sunchez thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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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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