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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Marcos Sanchez (ranked 3620 p4p, 200 weight class) and Yeu Fei (ranked 3395 p4p, 189 weight class). Marcos Sanchez could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Yeu Fei's chin.
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142 lbs
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148 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcos Sanchez ! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yeu Fei! The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Phil Schofield and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Sanchez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Sanchez has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Eric's Play Pen in the buildup to the fight. Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Fei paws at him with a jab and circles away. Sanchez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fei is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Sanchez misses with a body shot.
Fei tests Sanchez 's chin there with a solid looking shot. Sanchez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Fei stuns Sanchez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Fei sizes up Sanchez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Sanchez checks a leg kick. Sanchez scoring well with a low kick there.
Fei turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. An inside leg kick lands from Fei. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Fei uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanchez .
Fei throws out a leg kick but Sanchez moves out of range and Fei only half commits. Fei is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range. Fei throws a body shot but no joy. Sanchez throws a big counter combination but Fei scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage. Fei scores with a push kick. Fei scores with a jab to the jaw. Fei on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Sanchez throws a leg kick and Sanchez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Sanchez just misses with a punch to the body.
Yeu Fei seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sanchez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sanchez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fei moves away. Sanchez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Fei avoids the body shot from Sanchez .
Fei throws a head kick but Sanchez moves out of range.
Fei throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Fei uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sanchez has time to react. Sanchez throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Sanchez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fei stuns Sanchez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Sanchez swings for the body but Fei moves out of range.
Sanchez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sanchez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fei throws out the jab. Fei misses with a low kick. Fei fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Sanchez thows a left - swing and a miss! A swing and a miss from Fei. Fei swings and misses with a shot to the body and Sanchez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Sanchez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A shot to the body from Sanchez misses and Fei connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Sanchez thows a leg kick but Fei checks it and Fei counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Fei dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sanchez . That did some damage! Fei defending well as Sanchez loads up on a big left hand. Sanchez sizes up Fei with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Sanchez throws a leg kick but Fei checks it. Fei misses with a low kick. Fei is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Sanchez had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté. Sanchez throws a body shot but no joy. Fei only half commits to the counter leg kick. Fei dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sanchez . That did some damage! Fei slips under a jab. Fei misses with a leg kick. Fei misses with a wild body shot. Fei slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Fei misses with a straight left. Sanchez lands a nice looking body shot.
Fei checks a leg kick. Sanchez missing with a left hand there. Fei was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Fei lands a nice shot to the body.
Sanchez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Fei misses with a wild body shot. A swing and a miss from Sanchez . Fei with a body punch. A glancing blow. Fei keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fei feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sanchez s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Sanchez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Fei avoids the body shot from Sanchez .
Fei is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Fei takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Sanchez forces Fei back against the ropes and clinches. Fei fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fei has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. Sanchez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Sanchez lands with a right to the head. A quick uppercut on the inside from Sanchez . We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Fei swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sanchez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fei backwards. Fei tries to throw a body punch but Sanchez avoids it by throwing Fei back against the ropes. Sanchez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Sanchez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A short body shot lands from Fei as the two fighters clinch.
Sanchez lands a nice shot to the body. Sanchez lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fei throws a punch but it's blocked by Sanchez . Sanchez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fei backwards. Sanchez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Feis head. Sanchez breaks from the clinch.
Fei finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sanchez swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect. Sanchez takes one to the side of the head.
Fei avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Sanchez thuds his right hand into Fei's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fei is rocked! Fei misses with a hook. Fei is still on wobbly legs! Can Sanchez finish him? Sanchez lands a nice shot that snaps Fei's head back.
Sanchez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fei is looking to slow Sanchez down with leg kicks. Fei misses with a body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Sanchez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Fei sizes up Sanchez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's five minutes gone in the round. Fei throws a leg kick but Sanchez sees it coming and checks it nicely. Fei seems to have recovered his senses. Sanchez misses the jab. Fei throws a poor cross that misses
and Sanchez counters with a nice right hand that sends Fei toppling to the canvas! Fei scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Sanchez finish him?! Fei keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fei throws a leg kick that is checked and Sanchez counters with a left to the body. Jab, jab by Fei - just one landing. 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! Good standup being displayed there by Fei as he connects with a hook. Fei lands with an overhand left. Fei scores with a jab to the head.
Sanchez misses with a left hand and Fei counters with a lovely straight right hand! Sanchez tries a low kick but Fei avoids it. Fei scores with a nice head shot. Fei scores with a punch to the head. Sanchez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Sanchez looks to land a right hand but Fei moved out of range. Fei misses with a straight left. Sanchez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fei moves away.
That's six minutes gone in the round. Fei throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Fei scores with a decent looking hook. Sanchez looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. A shot to the liver by Fei. Beautiful body shot. Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Fei!
Fei avoids the body shot from Sanchez .
Sanchez is looking to wear down Fei with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Fei scores with a leg kick.
Fei fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sanchez is out of range. Fei throws a low kick but Sanchez avoids it. Sanchez avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Sanchez misses with a wild body shot. Fei thows a left - swing and a miss! Fei connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sanchez 's hands. Sanchez throws a leg kick which misses Fei's front leg but catches the back leg as Fei tries to avoid it. Fei blocks a jab. The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky. Sanchez lands a jab to Fei's midsection. Fei avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Sanchez slips under a jab from Fei. Sanchez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's seven minutes gone in the round. Fei throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sanchez sees it coming and avoids it easily. Sanchez swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect. Nice defenses there by Sanchez . Fei feints and then cracks Sanchez 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sanchez down. Good exchange - Fei coming out on top. A looping hook to the body misses from Sanchez . Fei does a little dance to reset his feet. Fei misses the jab. Sanchez ducks under a wild hook from Fei. A counter left hand to the body from Sanchez misses its target. Fei lands a leg kick that knocks Sanchez off balance momentarily. Sanchez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sanchez there as he acknowledges the shot. Sanchez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sanchez punishes Fei's body with a nice straight punch. Sanchez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fei manages to avoid it. Fei checks a low kick from Sanchez . Fei looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fei keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Donk. Fei catches Sanchez right on the button with a cross. Sanchez scoring well with a low kick there.
Sanchez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's eight minutes gone in the round. Fei lands a nice hook to Sanchez 's body. Sanchez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. A jab from Fei finds it's way through Sanchez 's defenses. Fei buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sanchez scores with a hook to the body. Fei takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Sanchez throws a hook but Fei blocks it. Fei keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sanchez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fei. Sanchez checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Sanchez checks a low kick from Fei. It looked like Sanchez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Fei, as that shot connected.
Sanchez misses with a double jab.
Sanchez misses with a hook. Fei slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Sanchez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Fei connects with a leg kick. Sanchez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. A bone on bone clash there as Fei blocks the leg kick.
Sanchez misses the shot to the body.
That's nine minutes gone in the round. Fei throws a leg kick but Sanchez moved away. Sanchez missing with a left hand there. Fei was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Fei misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanchez .
Sanchez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Sanchez moves out of range as Fei throws a body kick.
A jab lands there for Fei. Sanchez walks into a left hand. Fei uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanchez .
Fei scores with a jab. Sanchez acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Fei takes a swing at Sanchez 's ribcage but misses. Fei ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Sanchez misses with a straight right. Fei lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Sanchez moves out of range of the strikes. Sanchez just misses with a punch to the body.
Sanchez throws a low kick but it's checked well by Fei. Sanchez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Sanchez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fei. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yeu Fei dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Fei takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Fei, as that shot connected.
Fei loads up on a big right hand but Sanchez slips the punch. Sanchez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Fei is looking to score with low kicks. Sanchez punishes Fei's body with a nice straight punch. Good leg kick by Sanchez there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fei slips under a jab from Sanchez . Sanchez throws a body shot but no joy. Good work by Sanchez as he checks the leg kick. Fei avoids the body shot from Sanchez .
A punch combination from Fei misses. Sanchez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fei manages to avoid it. Yeu Fei seems to be getting the better of the standup. Fei slips under a jab. Sanchez avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Fei bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Fei just misses with a punch to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Good work by Fei as he checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Fei throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
It looked like Sanchez was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Fei. Fei misses with a straight right. Fei misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanchez .
Sanchez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fei slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Sanchez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Fei wants to land a leg kick but Sanchez is out of range. Fei moves away from the strike by Sanchez . Sanchez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sanchez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fei.
Fei lands with an uppercut that bounces Sanchez off the ropes and back into range. Fei moves out of range as Sanchez strikes. Sanchez scores with a jab. Fei fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sanchez is out of range. Sanchez scores with a jab to the jaw. Fei swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Sanchez throws a hook but Fei blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Sanchez just misses with a punch to the body.
Sanchez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Fei. Fei obviously looking to wear him down.
Fei smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Sanchez misses with a body shot.
Sanchez backing away here, and Fei unleashes a leg kick that just misses. Sanchez blocks the body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Fei misses the target. Sanchez misses the shot to the body. Fei misses with an uppercut. Sanchez saw that one coming. Fei pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sanchez is out of range and Fei settles back down. Sanchez takes a swing at Fei's ribcage but misses. Fei walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Fei moves out of range of the body kick from Sanchez .
Fei thinks about the counter body kick. Fei blocks a low kick nicely. Fei moves into range and connects with a jab. Sanchez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fei looks to land a right hand but Sanchez moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A looping hook to the body misses from Sanchez . Fei does a little dance to reset his feet. Sanchez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fei manages to avoid it. Sanchez looks to land a right hand but Fei moved out of range. Fei throws a wild body kick that Sanchez sees coming a mile off. Sanchez feinted there with a counter leg kick. Fei cracks Sanchez with a right hand to the side of the head. Sanchez takes a swing at Fei's ribcage but misses. Fei cracks Sanchez with a right hand to the side of the head. Sanchez defending well as Fei loads up on a big left hand. Sanchez throws a body shot but no joy. Fei blocks a leg kick. A nice side step and Fei releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home. Fei finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sanchez misses the shot to the body. Fei keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sanchez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Sanchez misses with a body shot.
Sanchez misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A jab from Fei does it's job there. Fei tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sanchez is able to avoid easily. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Sanchez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sanchez throws a body punch but Fei moves out of range. Sanchez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fei throws out the jab. Fei works the jab nicely. Fei lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sanchez at a distance.
Fei scores with a hook to the body. Sanchez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Sanchez 's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Fei connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sanchez scrambles back to his feet. Fei misses with an attempted mid kick.
Fei avoids the body shot from Sanchez .
Sanchez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fei throws a leg kick but Sanchez sees it coming and checks it nicely. Fei throws a leg kick but Sanchez checks it. Sanchez looks to score with a jab to the body but Fei is just out of range. Sanchez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's five minutes gone in the round. Sanchez misses with a low kick. Fei checks a low kick from Sanchez . Sanchez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fei can pounce on him.
Sanchez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Sanchez staying out of range there. Sanchez doesn't manage to clinch there - Fei circles away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Fei. A cross from Sanchez lands. Fei works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Sanchez lands a slapping body shot.
A slow jab from Fei misses its intended target. Sanchez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Sanchez finds it's way through Fei's defenses. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sanchez lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Fei has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Fei and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Fei is looking to slow Sanchez down with leg kicks. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Sanchez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fei.
That's six minutes gone in the round. Fei thows a leg kick but Sanchez checks it and Sanchez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Fei is breathing heavily. Sanchez slips under a jab from Fei. Sanchez throws a low kick but it's checked well by Fei. Sanchez looks to land a right hand but Fei moved out of range. Fei connects with the punch. Sanchez misses with a low kick.
Sanchez pushes Fei away with a front kick. Fei scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. A kick lands to the mid section there for Fei. Fei throws a sloppy head kick and Sanchez moves out of range easily. Fei dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sanchez . That did some damage! Fei lands a nice hook to Sanchez 's body. Sanchez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Sanchez throws a sloppy body shot
and Fei counters with a stiff right hand. Fei throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. Nice body kick from Fei. Sanchez misses with a wild body shot.
That's seven minutes gone in the round. Sanchez checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sanchez takes a kick to the body and keeps moving. Fei ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Sanchez throws a body shot but no joy. Fei avoids the body shot from Sanchez .
Fei throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sanchez sees it coming and avoids it easily. Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch but Fei swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. A leg kick checked by Sanchez . Sanchez stuns Fei with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Sanchez staying out of range there. Sanchez was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit. Sanchez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fei. Fei lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Fei circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fei looks to land a left hand but Sanchez moved out of range nicely. Fei scores with a leg kick.
Fei swings for the body but Sanchez moves out of range.
It looked like Sanchez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's eight minutes gone in the round. Fei thumps Sanchez with a low kick. Sanchez throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Fei stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Sanchez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Sanchez needs to keep his hands up - Fei had a free shot at his head there. Fei takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Fei walks into a straight right hand from Sanchez . Sanchez looks to score with a jab to the body but Fei is just out of range. Fei throws the left hand but Sanchez avoids the punch easily. Sanchez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanchez tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Sanchez tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Fei manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Sanchez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sanchez takes a swing at Fei's ribcage but misses. Sanchez takes a swing at Fei's ribcage but misses. Sanchez slips under a jab from Fei. It looked like Sanchez was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Fei. Sanchez throws a body shot but no joy.
That's nine minutes gone in the round. Sanchez slips under a jab. Fei moves out of range as Sanchez strikes. Sanchez lands with a good body shot. Fei with a body punch. A glancing blow. Fei misses with a right hand and Sanchez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fei, right into the meat.
Sanchez scores with a punch to the head. Fei pushes Sanchez away with a front kick. A slapping leg kick lands for Fei.
Fei motions for Sanchez to come forward. Fei throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. A quick step to the side and Sanchez tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect. Fei looks to score with a jab to the body but Sanchez is just out of range. Sanchez thinks about countering with a body kick. Sanchez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Sanchez throws out a loose jab but Fei uses good head movement to avoid it. Sanchez takes a shot right to the bread basket. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! A slow jab from Fei misses its intended target. Marcos Sanchez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Sanchez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that's the end of the fight! Yeu Fei comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think Fei 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Yeu Fei! Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight for Yeu Fei! Judge James Glass scores the fight for Yeu Fei!
Yeu Fei wins by unanimous decision! During a confident post fight interview, Yeu Fei thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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