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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Owen Ziegler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cristian Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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160 lbs
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160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Owen Ziegler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cristian Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Mauricio Rocha and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ziegler looks to land a combination but Sanchez avoids it well.
Ziegler shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sanchez's guard.
Sanchez wants to stand and escape but Ziegler is having none of it.
Ziegler gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Sanchez fails with the takedown
so Ziegler counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Sanchez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ziegler forces his way into half guard.
Ziegler decides to return to a standing position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ziegler fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Sanchez sprawls well initially but Ziegler persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanchez looks gassed!
Sanchez is trying to get back to full guard.
Ziegler trying to control the action but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
Sanchez is trying to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez is looking to control Ziegler's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sanchez avoid being mounted?
Ziegler trying to control the action but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
Ziegler looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Sanchez is trying to control but Ziegler passes into side control!
You can see the frustration on Sanchez's face as Ziegler controls the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sanchez avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
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.
Ziegler is trying to break the clinch but Sanchez has him pressed against the cage.
Ziegler manages to break the clinch.
Sanchez looks to clinch
and Ziegler decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sanchez's guard.
Sanchez is looking to stand up but Ziegler isn't so interested in that idea.
Sanchez throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Sanchez throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Sanchez working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Ziegler has passed into half guard!
Sanchez throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.
Sanchez works his way to full guard. Good work.
Sanchez is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sanchez trying to control the position.
Sanchez will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Sanchez working for a triangle but Ziegler defends it easily.
Sanchez controls Ziegler momentarily but Ziegler frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sanchez wants to get back to his feet but Ziegler passes into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Sanchez moves into full guard.
Sanchez thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ziegler works over Sanchez with some ground and pound from guard.
Ziegler stands up and waves to Sanchez to follow him.
Ziegler drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Owen Ziegler dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ziegler shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sanchez's guard.
Ziegler looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Sanchez wants to get back to his feet but Ziegler is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sanchez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sanchez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sanchez looking to control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sanchez looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Ziegler passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez tries to get to full guard but Ziegler has control of the leg.
Ziegler trying to control the action but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
Sanchez landing a few short strikes.
Sanchez wants to get back to his feet.
Owen Ziegler overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sanchez wants to get back to full guard but Ziegler has passed into side control.
Sanchez is trying to escape the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sanchez throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Sanchez is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Ziegler controlling from the full mount.
Sanchez throwing hammer fists to the chest of Ziegler. What's that going to do exactly?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanchez is desperately trying to improve his position but Ziegler has a good base and remains in mount.
Sanchez is trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez working to try and regain half guard.
Sanchez is trying to reverse the position but instead Ziegler has taken his back - oops!
Sanchez tries to escape but Ziegler has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Sanchez turns into Ziegler and is now in his guard.
Ziegler pushes Sanchez off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Cristian Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Sanchez tries to clinch but Ziegler moves away
and Ziegler counters by moving into the clinch.
Sanchez can't get the takedown.
Ziegler works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Ziegler trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sanchez throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ziegler throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sanchez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sanchez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sanchez keeping moving, preventing Ziegler from controlling successfully.
Sanchez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ziegler wanted to stand there but Sanchez had control of the position.
Sanchez looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Owen Ziegler dominated that second 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Sanchez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ziegler decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sanchez's guard.
Ziegler sitting in guard here, content to control.
Ziegler is standing up over Sanchez. Sanchez looks to escape but Ziegler dives into side control.
Sanchez is trying to improve his position.
Sanchez gets back to half guard.
Ziegler trying to pass the guard but Sanchez defending well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez kicks Ziegler off and gets back to his feet.
Owen Ziegler is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ziegler will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sanchez closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ziegler counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Sanchez's guard now.
Ziegler trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanchez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ziegler prevents Sanchez from getting back to his feet.
Ziegler pushes down on Sanchez's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Sanchez wants to get back to full guard but Ziegler has mounted him!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is working to get back to half guard.
Ziegler scoring with strikes but Sanchez is staying in there.
A nice elbow there by Ziegler.
Ziegler tries to control but Sanchez wriggling away.
Sanchez working to try and regain half guard.
Ziegler with a couple of short strikes.
Ziegler won't let Sanchez get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Ziegler can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sanchez is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is looking to get to half guard.
Sanchez wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Sanchez working to try and regain half guard.
Sanchez wants to control but Ziegler is having none of it.
Sanchez has given up his back here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ziegler scores with punches to the body.
Sanchez is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Ziegler doesn't have the hooks in and Sanchez manages to turn into his guard.
Ziegler keeping moving, preventing Sanchez from controlling successfully.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sanchez fails with the takedown
and Ziegler counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sanchez fails with the takedown
and Ziegler counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sanchez won't be happy with that.
Owen Ziegler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cristian Sanchez.
Ziegler working the body and head with strikes.
Sanchez pushes Ziegler away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Ziegler gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Cristian Sanchez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Owen Ziegler is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sanchez tries to strike but it doesn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Owen Ziegler showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ziegler has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight for Owen Ziegler!
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight for Owen Ziegler!
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight for Owen Ziegler!
Owen Ziegler wins by unanimous decision!
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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
33% |
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