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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between pat sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dropkick Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). sanchez's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, ARS MORIENDI. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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225 cm
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150 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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170 cm
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155 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, pat sanchez! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dropkick Murphy! The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksandr Martynov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! sanchez slips under a jab. sanchez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Murphy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. sanchez looks to land a combination. Murphy sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots. Murphy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Murphy falls off balance throwing a combination
and sanchez counters with a one-two to the body. sanchez lands a really nice looking cross but Murphy seems unphased.
Murphy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from sanchez.
sanchez instigates a clinch. sanchez can't break the clinch.
sanchez is trying to break free. sanchez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Murphy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Murphy missing with a left hand there. sanchez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. sanchez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Murphy. sanchez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. sanchez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jab, jab by sanchez - just one landing. Murphy looks to land a left hand but sanchez moved out of range nicely. sanchez stalks Murphy and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Murphy's face. Murphy staggers backwards, shaken.
That's one minute gone in the round. Murphy misses with the combination.
sanchez closes the distance and lands a one-two. Murphy throws a hook to the side of sanchez's head but sanchez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Murphy throws a half hearted mid kick. sanchez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murphy. sanchez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Murphy backs up against the cage.
Murphy walks into a left hand. sanchez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Murphy moves out of range and avoids them all easily. sanchez ducks under a wild hook from Murphy. sanchez ducks under a wild hook from Murphy. sanchez bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Murphy's head backwards. sanchez throws a series of punches but Murphy avoids them all with ease. sanchez is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range. sanchez throws a right and a left that both miss. Murphy misses with a combination
and sanchez counters with a lovely straight right hand! Murphy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but sanchez circles away quickly and effectively. sanchez with a jab. sanchez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. No luck for sanchez with that takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round. sanchez misses with the combination.
sanchez throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Murphy ducks down and throws a hook to the body. sanchez avoids the head kick by Murphy.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Murphy, right into the meat.
Murphy looks gassed! Murphy tries to move into range but sanchez moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. sanchez fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Murphy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from sanchez.
sanchez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Murphy is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent. A cross from Murphy lands. sanchez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Murphy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before sanchez has time to react. sanchez moves out of range of the strikes. sanchez blocks a jab. sanchez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murphy.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Murphy pushing out the jab but it's not landing. sanchez misses with a combination
and Murphy counters with an outside leg kick.
sanchez is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. sanchez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Murphy backs up against the cage.
Murphy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? sanchez is fending him off so far but Murphy persists. Nope, sanchez circles away and we're back to standing. sanchez lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by sanchez. Murphy misses with an uppercut. sanchez saw that one coming. Murphy walks into a stiff left hand from sanchez. Murphy misses with a looping right. pat sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. A leg kick checked by sanchez. Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by sanchez!
sanchez is working the combinations to good effect here. sanchez lands a jab-cross combination. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by sanchez. sanchez lands with a slapping head kick. sanchez tests Murphy's chin there with a solid looking shot. sanchez moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round. sanchez ducks under a wild hook from Murphy. sanchez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
sanchez lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by sanchez. Murphy swings away with a body shot that misses
and sanchez counters with a straight right hand. sanchez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. sanchez misses with the combination.
Murphy misses with a low kick.
sanchez lands a jab-cross combination. Murphy tries to keep at a distance but sanchez has taken the fight into the clinch. sanchez has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Murphy is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for pat sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Murphy manages to break the clinch.
Murphy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. sanchez is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. sanchez throws a combination that misses and Murphy counters with a three punch combo that has sanchez backing up. sanchez nods at Murphy to acknowledge the strikes. sanchez fails with a takedown attempt from distance. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
pat sanchez dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!
sanchez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Murphy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. A big left from Murphy misses. Murphy misses with a looping right. Murphy digs a good hook to sanchez's body.
A jab from sanchez does it's job there. sanchez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
sanchez dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Murphy throws an overhand right that lands on sanchez's shoulder, as sanchez tries to avoid the shot. sanchez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Murphy has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Murphy throws a nice looking combination but sanchez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Murphy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. sanchez lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. sanchez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Murphy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Murphy throws a head kick but sanchez moves out of range.
sanchez tries to bum rush Murphy with a series of wild strikes but Murphy uses good footwork to avoid the assault. A cross from sanchez lands. sanchez scores with a one two! Murphy had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. pat sanchez is winning the standup battle so far. sanchez throws a series of strikes that have Murphy backpedaling.
That's one minute gone in the round. sanchez moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body. Murphy misses the body punch and sanchez counters with a nice uppercut. sanchez scores with a nice head shot. Murphy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Danga de danga de dang - sanchez scores with a four punch combination! Murphy takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. A punch combination from sanchez misses. Murphy slips a jab and a cross from sanchez.
Murphy tests sanchez's chin there with a solid looking shot. sanchez throws a series of punches but Murphy moves out of range. sanchez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Murphy doesn't seem bothered though. A leg kick checked by sanchez. Murphy gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Murphy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round. sanchez works Murphy's body with a nice hook. Murphy misses with a jab to the body
and sanchez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Murphy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by sanchez. Murphy shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with sanchez but sanchez pushes him off and we're back to square one. sanchez stuns Murphy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. sanchez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. sanchez moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. sanchez looks to land a combination but Murphy avoids it well. sanchez throws a one two combo.
Danga de danga de dang - sanchez scores with a four punch combination! Murphy throws a jab but it's blocked by sanchez. sanchez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murphy.
sanchez cracks Murphy with an open hand slap. sanchez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murphy. A chopping leg kick lands by Murphy.
That's three minutes gone in the round. sanchez bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Murphy's head backwards. Murphy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and sanchez counters with a two punch combo. sanchez lands a jab-cross combination. Murphy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A right-left combo lands from sanchez. pat sanchez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts sanchez, as that shot connected.
The fighters circling - Murphy throws out the jab but it was never going to land. sanchez moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body. Good work by sanchez as he checks the leg kick. sanchez digs a good hook to Murphy's body.
Murphy misses with a hook. sanchez ducked under it nicely. A left and a right from sanchez both land. Nice combination. Murphy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Murphy moves forwards but sanchez connects with a nice, crisp jab. A punch combination from sanchez misses. sanchez lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Murphy throws a leg kick but sanchez sees it coming and checks it nicely. sanchez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Murphy waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract sanchez. Murphy throws a hook but sanchez blocks it. sanchez lands a jab-cross combination. sanchez closes the distance and lands a one-two. sanchez closes the distance and lands a one-two. Murphy misses with a body punch
and sanchez counters with a stiff right hand. Murphy shoots in but no luck this time. sanchez misses with a low kick.
sanchez slips a straight right by Murphy. sanchez bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Murphy's head backwards. sanchez jabs at Murphy's body. Murphy throws a right and a left that both miss. sanchez's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and sanchez duly obliges. sanchez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Murphy counters with a lovely straight right hand! Murphy thows a left - swing and a miss! And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
pat sanchez dominated that second round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A big right from Murphy misses. sanchez connects with the punch. Murphy misses with a wild combination.
Murphy stuffs the takedown. sanchez scores with a hook. sanchez's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and sanchez duly obliges. Murphy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and sanchez counters with a nice uppercut. Murphy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Murphy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. A decent looking cross lands there for sanchez. Danga de danga de dang - sanchez scores with a four punch combination! Murphy takes one on the chin but seems OK.
sanchez is looking to clinch. Both fighters are breathing heavily. sanchez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Murphy circles away quickly and effectively. Murphy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murphy throws a hook but sanchez avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round. sanchez looks to land a combination but Murphy avoids it well. Murphy misses with a two punch combination.
A shot to the body from Murphy misses and sanchez counters with a nice body shot. sanchez closes the distance but Murphy moves to the side and Murphy counters with a one-two to the body. A right-left combo lands from sanchez. Murphy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
sanchez lands a jab to Murphy's midsection. sanchez slips a straight right by Murphy. Murphy misses with a two punch combination.
sanchez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Murphy's waist but Murphy gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing sanchez off to one side. Murphy just misses with a punch to the body.
sanchez punishes Murphy's body with a nice straight punch. sanchez tries to bum rush Murphy with a series of wild strikes but Murphy uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Murphy missing with a left hand there. sanchez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. sanchez with a hook. Murphy misses with a looping right.
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. sanchez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
sanchez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Murphy but Murphy pushes him off and we're back to square one. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for pat sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him. Murphy misses with an uppercut. Murphy has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. No joy there for sanchez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Murphy keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
sanchez lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by sanchez. Murphy thuds his right hand into sanchez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. sanchez cracks Murphy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. sanchez scores with a decent looking hook. A slow jab from Murphy misses its intended target. Murphy takes one on the chin but seems OK.
sanchez misses with a wild combination.
sanchez throws a series of punches but Murphy moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Murphy misses with a hook. sanchez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Murphy throws the left hand but sanchez avoids the punch easily. Murphy throws a sloppy head kick and sanchez moves out of range easily. Good work by Murphy as he checks the leg kick. Murphy swings for the body but sanchez moves out of range.
sanchez works over Murphy's head and body with a nice combination. Murphy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
sanchez lands a nice shot that snaps Murphy's head back.
A cross from Murphy lands. A left and a right from sanchez both land. Nice combination. Murphy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to sanchez's calf. sanchez stalks Murphy and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Murphy's face. Murphy staggers backwards, shaken. sanchez throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Murphy scores to the head and body with a nice combination! sanchez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Murphy counters with a slapping leg kick. pat sanchez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. sanchez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
sanchez thuds a left hand into Murphy's body. Murphy thows a left - swing and a miss! Murphy has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Murphy there as he acknowledges the shot. sanchez thuds a left hand into Murphy's body. Murphy looks to throw the jab but sanchez is out of range. sanchez closes the distance and lands a one-two. sanchez misses with a wild combination.
Murphy throws out a loose jab but sanchez uses good head movement to avoid it. sanchez jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. sanchez closes the distance and lands a one-two. Murphy throws a low kick but it's checked well by sanchez. Dropkick Murphy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Murphy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by sanchez. A swing and a miss from Murphy. sanchez looks to land a combination. Murphy sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
And that's the end of the fight! pat sanchez showed his dominance in that final round. Well sanchez 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27 Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27 Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... pat sanchez!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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