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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and chris mckinney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). mckinney has chosen kiss my country ass as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rodrigo Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, chris mckinney!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
mckinney tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sanchez misses with a wild combination.
Sanchez could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Sanchez fails to land the takedown.
A combination from Sanchez does no damage.
Sanchez misses with a series of wild punches.
Sanchez moves in looking to clinch but mckinney pushes him off.
Sanchez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sanchez misses with a double jab.
Sanchez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
mckinney moves into range and clinches up with Sanchez.
mckinney's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sanchez misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez fails to land with a series of punches.
mckinney keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sanchez misses with a jab, cross combination.
mckinney tries for a takedown but Sanchez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sanchez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez tries to clinch but mckinney moves away
and mckinney counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by mckinney.
mckinney blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sanchez is looking to break free of the clinch but mckinney has double underhooks.
mckinney keeps control of Sanchez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sanchez tries to pull guard but mckinney won't allow it.
mckinney escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sanchez fails to land with a series of punches.
mckinney darts in and clinches Sanchez up against the cage.
mckinney prevents Sanchez from breaking the clinch.
Sanchez looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodrigo Sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
mckinney breaks the clinch.
Sanchez fails to land with a series of punches.
mckinney misses with a wild combination.
Sanchez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sanchez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and mckinney counters by moving into the clinch.
Sanchez is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. mckinney is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
mckinney manages to break the clinch.
Sanchez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sanchez scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sanchez wants to clinch but mckinney slips to the side
and mckinney counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by mckinney.
mckinney's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
mckinney takes a swing at Sanchez's ribcage but misses.
Sanchez throws a right and a left that both miss.
mckinney rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sanchez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
mckinney works over Sanchez's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Rodrigo Sanchez has been cut.
Sanchez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and mckinney counters with a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
mckinney moves into the clinch successfully.
mckinney escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rodrigo Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
mckinney punishes Sanchez's body with a nice straight punch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from mckinney, right into the meat.
mckinney moves into the clinch.
mckinney manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and mckinney counters by moving into the clinch.
mckinney breaks the clinch.
Sanchez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and mckinney moves into the clinch.
mckinney breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
mckinney drives through and clinches with Sanchez against the cage.
mckinney breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from mckinney.
mckinney slips a jab and a cross from Sanchez.
mckinney rushes Sanchez and presses him up against the cage.
Sanchez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down mckinney.
mckinney prevents Sanchez from breaking the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Sanchez.
Sanchez wants to get back to striking at distance but mckinney won't allow it.
mckinney's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sanchez circles away from the clinch attempt.
mckinney avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a combination that misses
and mckinney holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
mckinney breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
mckinney avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
mckinney pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sanchez swinging wilding here.
mckinney digs a good hook to Sanchez's body.
Sanchez misses with the combination.
Sanchez tries to clinch but mckinney moves out of range.
mckinney clinches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanchez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sanchez misses with a hook from the clinch.
mckinney pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
mckinney tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
chris mckinney dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rodrigo Sanchez's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sanchez throws a series of punches but mckinney moves out of range.
Sanchez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A punch combination from Sanchez misses.
Sanchez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by mckinney.
mckinney goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
mckinney tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sanchez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sanchez swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sanchez falls off balance throwing a combination
and mckinney counters by clinching up.
Sanchez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
mckinney keeps control of Sanchez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
mckinney blocks a punch to the side of the head.
mckinney breaks from the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A decent looking body kick lands there for mckinney.
Sanchez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
mckinney moves into the clinch successfully.
Sanchez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
mckinney breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sanchez throws out a loose jab but mckinney uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rodrigo Sanchez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sanchez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sanchez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
mckinney drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
mckinney decides to stand back up.
Sanchez tries to bum rush mckinney with a series of wild strikes but mckinney uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sanchez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and mckinney counters with a big head kick but Sanchez shrugs it off.
mckinney plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Sanchez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by mckinney.
Sanchez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from mckinney does it's job there.
Sanchez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sanchez throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Sanchez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
mckinney throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sanchez connects with a body shot.
mckinney rushes Sanchez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sanchez goes for a takedown in the clinch but mckinney prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodrigo Sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
mckinney breaks the clinch.
Sanchez throws a left and a right that both miss
and mckinney counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by mckinney.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
mckinney decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Sanchez, up you get!
mckinney lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Sanchez tests mckinney's chin there with a solid looking shot.
mckinney takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez falls off balance throwing a combination
and mckinney moves into the clinch.
Sanchez lands a left hand that snaps the head of mckinney backwards.
Sanchez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but mckinney has him pressed against the cage.
mckinney pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
mckinney looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sanchez throws a one two combo.
A left and a right from Sanchez both land. Nice combination.
Sanchez misses with a wild combination.
Sanchez closes the distance and clinches up with mckinney, looking for a takedown. Sanchez pushes mckinney against the cage but mckinney circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
mckinney fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sanchez, pushing him back against the cage.
Sanchez has had enough of the clinch but mckinney keeps him there for the moment.
Sanchez working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
mckinney breaks the clinch.
mckinney tries to clinch up.
mckinney needs to keep his hands up - Sanchez had a free shot at his head there.
Sanchez throws a right and a left that mckinney avoids nicely.
Sanchez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and mckinney finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - mckinney looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A nice combination there by Sanchez.
mckinney has Sanchez up against the cage in a clinch.
Sanchez wants to break free but mckinney has control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanchez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sanchez drops down looking for an ankle pick but mckinney pulls his leg out and moves away.
Sanchez throws a right and a left that mckinney avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
chris mckinney showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rodrigo Sanchez's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
mckinney has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sanchez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
mckinney pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sanchez misses with a series of wild punches.
mckinney tries a head kick but it misses.
A nice combination there by Sanchez.
It looks like chris mckinney has been cut.
Sanchez closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
mckinney tries to clinch but Sanchez is having none of it.
Sanchez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Sanchez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
so mckinney counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
mckinney postures up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sanchez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst mckinney is controlling him.
mckinney gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez tries to keep at a distance but mckinney has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sanchez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sanchez tries to pull guard but mckinney won't allow it.
Sanchez is trying to break the clinch but mckinney has him pressed against the cage.
mckinney prevents a body shot from Sanchez.
Sanchez is looking to break free of the clinch but mckinney has double underhooks.
mckinney breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
mckinney throws a right and a left that Sanchez avoids nicely.
Sanchez scores with a three punch combo!
mckinney slips a jab and a cross from Sanchez.
Sanchez looks to land a combination but mckinney avoids it well.
mckinney shoots for a double leg takedown but Sanchez sprawls well. He's pushed mckinney's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A combination from Sanchez does no damage.
mckinney has managed to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
mckinney breaks the clinch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with the combination.
Sanchez takes a kick to the side of the head.
mckinney fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sanchez falls off balance throwing a combination
and mckinney counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Sanchez wants to get back to striking at distance but mckinney won't allow it.
Sanchez drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
mckinney pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
mckinney takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Sanchez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by mckinney. mckinney obviously looking to wear him down.
Rodrigo Sanchez is winning the standup battle so far.
Sanchez keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
mckinney clinches with his opponent.
Sanchez can't break the clinch.
mckinney manages to break the clinch.
Sanchez throws a sloppy head kick and mckinney moves out of range easily.
Sanchez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
mckinney closes the distance and clinches.
chris mckinney is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
mckinney breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
mckinney pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sanchez is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Sanchez swinging wilding here.
mckinney moves into the clinch.
mckinney can't break the clinch.
Sanchez can't break the clinch.
Sanchez wants to break free but mckinney has control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez jumps guard but mckinney stands there with Sanchez around his waist. Sanchez gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodrigo Sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanchez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sanchez wants to break free but mckinney has control.
mckinney manages to break the clinch.
mckinney looks to land a combination but Sanchez avoids it well.
mckinney showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a wild combination.
mckinney takes the fight into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanchez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sanchez tries to pull guard but mckinney won't allow it.
Rodrigo Sanchez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sanchez wants to get back to striking at distance but mckinney won't allow it.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Rodrigo Sanchez.
I think mckinney 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... chris mckinney!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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