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Event:
FC 146:
Date: Apr 29, 2017 |
#R1#
Sanchez moves out of range of the body kick from Michaels.
Michaels throws a sloppy head kick and Sanchez moves out of range easily.
Shawn Michaels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Michaels throws a leg kick
letting Sanchez counter with a right hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sanchez.
Michaels throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sanchez tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Michaels manages to circle out of the way.
Michaels throws a sloppy head kick and Sanchez moves out of range easily.
Michaels throws a leg kick but Sanchez sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sanchez went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.#CL#
Michaels gets tackled into the ropes by Sanchez. Sanchez maintains the clinch.
Sanchez stalling in the clinch.
Michaels wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sanchez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sanchez lands a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sanchez.
Michaels looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Michaels working hard to break the clinch.
Sanchez landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Michaels takes a knee right on the jaw!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanchez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Michaels has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
#T1#
Sanchez with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. #BC#
Sanchez manages to break the clinch.
Michaels throws a head kick that misses.
Sanchez blocks a head kick by Michaels.
A head kick by Michaels misses
letting Sanchez counter with a right hand.
Michaels on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sanchez lands a really nice looking cross but Michaels seems unphased.
#ROC#
Michaels is rocked!
Sanchez weaves into range and cracks Michaels right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Michaels goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Sanchez is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Carlos Sanchez!
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Event:
DFC Las Vegas 50
Date: Feb 10, 2017 |
#R1#
A lazy left from Sanchez finds it's target.
Sanchez lands the left hand.
A low kick from Dunc is predictable there
and Sanchez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sanchez's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Sanchez duly obliges.
A low kick from Dunc misses
letting Sanchez counter with a right hand.
Dunc tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sanchez counters with a straight right hand.#CL#
Dunc pushes Sanchez up against the cage in a clinch.
Dunc has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sanchez avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Sanchez lands a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanchez is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Dunc changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sanchez fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kyle Dunc. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dunc misses with a double jab.
Dunc throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sanchez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dunc misses with a leg kick.
Kyle Dunc seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dunc misses with a lunging right hand
and Sanchez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sanchez tries to clinch #TD#
and Dunc counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Dunc.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dunc stands up over Sanchez, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Dunc is working Sanchez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. #T1#
Dunc is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Dunc trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dunc throwing strikes from guard but Sanchez blocks nicely.
Sanchez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sanchez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dunc.
Dunc with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sanchez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dunc.
Dunc content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Dunc trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dunc postures up and lands a big shot to Sanchez's brow.
Dunc lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dunc trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #T2#
Sanchez looking to control.
Dunc distracts Sanchez with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Dunc missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sanchez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dunc lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dunc throwing strikes from guard but Sanchez blocks nicely.
Sanchez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dunc working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dunc missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dunc slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Dunc scores with punches from side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanchez taking a bit of punishment here - Dunc scoring with strikes. #T3#
Sanchez on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Dunc connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Sanchez some visible discomfort.
Dunc lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Sanchez down.
Sanchez taking punishment in the form of punches.
Dunc scores with a couple of short elbows.#ROC#
Sanchez is rocked!
Dunc works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Sanchez is still in real trouble! Can Dunc finish him?
Dunc is working Sanchez over with some ground and pound from side control.
Sanchez looks winded!
Dunc in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Sanchez looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Dunc turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kyle Dunc!
Kyle Dunc really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Phantom Fightwear logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Event:
DFC LV MAYHEM 22
Date: Dec 23, 2016 |
#R1#
Sanchez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sanchez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Device throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sanchez swats away the attempt to clinch by Device.
Sanchez throws out a powerful jab.
Device connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sanchez has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Device throws a head kick but Sanchez moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sanchez! But no joy.
Sanchez swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sanchez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Device tries to close the distance and clinch but Sanchez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sanchez jabs Device to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Device looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Device scores with a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Device tries to clinch but Sanchez is having none of it.
Sanchez wants to counter the offense by Device and move into the clinch position.
Nice uppercut lands for Sanchez. That snapped Device's head back.
Device throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sanchez throws a body shot but no joy. #T1#
Device looks to score with a jab to the body but Sanchez is just out of range.
Sanchez lands with an uppercut that bounces Device off the cage and back into range.
Device throws a wild body kick that Sanchez sees coming a mile off.
Device takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Device misses with a wild combination.
Sanchez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Device throws a right and a left that both miss.
Device tries a head kick but it misses.
Sanchez wants to counter with a clinch but Device pushes him away.
Device closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. #ROC2#
Device is rocked!#CUT2#
It looks like Combat Device has been cut.
Device is holding his hands too far apart here. Sanchez throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Device is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Carlos Sanchez!
The defeated Combat Device had this to say: 'Whatever, I'll be back and I'll flatten whoever I get placed in front of.'.
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Event:
DFC Mayhem 16
Date: Oct 28, 2016 |
#R1##CL#
Rose gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rose avoiding damage as Sanchez throws knees to the body.
Rose definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sanchez missing with knees to the body.
Sanchez blocking some punches.
Rose lands with a light punch inside.
Sanchez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short right from Rose on the inside.
Sanchez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rose avoiding damage as Sanchez throws knees to the body.
Rose tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rose pressing his opponent against the cage.
Rose scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rose lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rose throws a head punch that misses.
Rose digs a right hand into Sanchez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sanchez's gas tank.
Rose scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanchez being controlled against the cage.
Rose avoiding damage as Sanchez throws knees to the body.
Sanchez lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
#T1#
Rose lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sanchez or not.
Sanchez is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rose struggles to land a body shot inside as Sanchez controls his hands.
Sanchez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rose.
Rose lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sanchez backwards.
Rose lands a shoulder strike.
Sanchez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sanchez misses with a knee to the head.
Sanchez blocks an uppercut.
Rose lands with a light punch inside.
Rose scores with a shot to the side of Sanchez's head.
Sanchez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sanchez looking to throw knees to the head but Rose is blocking nicely.
Rose lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sanchez looks winded!
Rose makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rose on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sanchez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rose avoids it.#BC#
Rose's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sanchez fails in his attempt to clinch.
A slow jab from Rose misses its intended target.
Carlos Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good shot there by Rose.#CUT#
It looks like Carlos Sanchez has been cut.#T2#
Rose avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sanchez tries to clinch but Rose is having none of it.
Rose throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
#KD#
Rose sends Sanchez crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Rose is motioning to the referee to let Sanchez up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!#ROC#
Sanchez is rocked!
Rose is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Sanchez flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Sanchez is out cold! Rose holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hannibal Rose!
During a confident post fight interview, Hannibal Rose thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 08, 2016 |
#R1#
Nice shot lands for Henry.#CUT#
It looks like Carlos Sanchez has been cut.
Sanchez is looking to clinch but Henry is avoiding it.
Henry avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sanchez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sanchez slips a straight right by Henry.
Henry checks the leg kick.
Henry circles away from the clinch attempt.
A jab from Henry finds it's way through Sanchez's defenses.
Sanchez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sanchez's coach down at Lucky Liam's MMA Academy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Sanchez's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.#KD#
Henry feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Sanchez sprawling to the canvas! Sanchez rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Henry finish him?!
#ROC#
Sanchez is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanchez throws a leg kick
and Henry counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Christopher Henry!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 22, 2016 |
#R1##CL#
Sanchez gets a clinch.
Knees to the body from Sanchez.
Sanchez with a knee to the head.
Sanchez looking to throw knees to the head but Cage is blocking nicely.
Cage managing to block the knees to the body from Sanchez.
Sanchez takes a knee right on the jaw!
#CUT2#
It looks like Carlos Sanchez has been cut.
Sanchez connects with a knee to the head.
Sanchez trying to land knees to the body.
Sanchez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sanchez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sanchez unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cage lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
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!#BC2#
Cage's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Sanchez moves into the clinch.
Sanchez has Cage pressed against the cage, preventing Cage from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sanchez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cage working hard to break the clinch.
Sanchez tries to land knees in the clinch but Cage avoids the damage to the body.
Cage wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sanchez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cage avoids it.
Cage is trying to break the clinch but Sanchez is controlling him.
Cage misses with an elbow strike.
#T1#
Cage is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sanchez has Cage pressed against the cage, preventing Cage from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cage blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cage working hard to break the clinch.
Knees to the body from Cage.
Cage blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#BC2#
Cage breaks from the clinch.
#CL#
Sanchez has Cage up against the cage in a clinch.
Cage tries to land a knee to the head but Sanchez blocks with his arms.
Sanchez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cage has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cage wants to break free but Sanchez has control.
Cage tries to break the clinch but Sanchez is controlling the position.
Cage has had enough of the clinch but Sanchez keeps him there for the moment.
Cage takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sanchez tries to land knees in the clinch but Cage avoids the damage to the body.
Sanchez misses with a knee strike.
Sanchez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cage's efforts to push away.
Cage looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.#T2#
Cage is trying to break the clinch but Sanchez has him pressed against the cage.
Sanchez crunches a lovely knee into Cage's ribcage.
Cage blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sanchez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cage has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cage is looking to break free of the clinch but Sanchez has double underhooks. #BC2#
Cage escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL#
Sanchez gets a clinch.
Sanchez tries to land knees in the clinch but Cage avoids the damage to the body.
Sanchez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cage has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
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!
Sanchez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cage on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Cage's face as he tries to break the clinch. #BC2#
Cage breaks the clinch.
#CL#
Sanchez has closed the distance and engaged Cage in a clinch.
Sanchez keeps control of Cage as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cage wants to break free but Sanchez has control.
Sanchez putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cage in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.#T3#
Cage avoiding damage.
#BC2#
Cage breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
Sanchez has closed the distance and engaged Cage in a clinch.
Sanchez missing with knees to the body.
Sanchez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cage is defending well for now.
Sanchez scores a nice knee to the body.
Sanchez avoiding damage as Cage throws knees to the body.
Sanchez working Cage over with knees to the body.
Sanchez lands a nice knee to the body.
Cage looks winded!
Sanchez lands a good knee to the midsection. Cage won't want to take too many of those.
Sanchez tries to land a knee to the head but Cage blocks with his arms.
Sanchez lands a nice knee to the body.
Sanchez landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sanchez utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanchez scores a nice knee to the body.
Sanchez lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
#T4#
Cage managing to block the knees to the body from Sanchez.
Cage has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sanchez is trying to stall.
Sanchez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cage wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short uppercut from Cage.
Sanchez landing knees to the head.
Sanchez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cage.
Sanchez trying to land knees to the body.
Cage is trying to break the clinch but Sanchez has him pressed against the cage.
Sanchez keeps control of Cage as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cage wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sanchez has him pressed against the cage.
Sanchez landing knees to the head.
Sanchez tries to land a knee to the head but Cage blocks with his arms.
#BC2#
Cage's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Sanchez instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Sanchez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carlos Sanchez's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Sanchez avoids the head kick by Cage.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #CL#
Sanchez darts in and clinches Cage up against the cage.
Sanchez scores with a knee to the head.
Cage wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cage tries a knee to the head but Sanchez blocks it.
Sanchez unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sanchez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cage can do to turn this around?
Sanchez missing with knees to the body.
Sanchez tries to land a knee to the head but Cage blocks with his arms.
Sanchez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cage.
#BC2#
Cage breaks the clinch.
#CL#
Sanchez moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cage blocks it with crossed arms. #BC2#
Cage escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sanchez blocks a head kick by Cage.
#CL#
Sanchez closes the distance and pushes Cage back into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!#BC2#
Cage breaks from the clinch.
#T1##CL#
Sanchez clinches up with Cage and pushes him back against the cage.#BC2#
Cage pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Cage tries to keep at a distance but Sanchez has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sanchez wants to stall.
Cage lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cage takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cage is breathing heavily.
Cage misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a knee to the head.
Cage wants to get back to striking at distance but Sanchez won't allow it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Cage is trying to break the clinch but Sanchez has him pressed against the cage.
Sanchez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cage wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sanchez has him pressed against the cage.
A knee to the head by Sanchez.
#CUT#
It looks like Daniel Cage has been cut.#T2#
Cage can't break the clinch.
#BC2#
Cage's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Sanchez clinches with his opponent.
Sanchez tries to land a knee to the head but Cage blocks with his arms.
Cage avoiding damage as Sanchez throws knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Cage's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cage on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cage looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sanchez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cage avoids it.
Cage tries to break free but Sanchez pushes him back against the cage.
Sanchez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sanchez landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sanchez has Cage pressed against the cage, preventing Cage from circling away and getting back to striking at range.#BC2#
Cage escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A swing and a miss from Sanchez.
Sanchez goes for a high kick. It partially lands.#T3#
Cage throws a head kick that misses.
Cage throws a leg kick that misses. #CL#
Sanchez pushes Cage up against the cage in a clinch.
Cage tries to break the clinch but Sanchez is controlling the position.
Cage blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sanchez missing with knees to the body.
Sanchez using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sanchez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cage.
Cage has had enough of the clinch but Sanchez keeps him there for the moment.
Cage managing to block the knees to the body from Sanchez.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Cage in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Cage blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cage using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sanchez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sanchez missing with knees to the body.
Sanchez looking to throw knees to the head but Cage is blocking nicely.
Sanchez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cage avoids it.
Sanchez just leaning against Cage, taking a breather. #T4##BC2#
Cage escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Carlos Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Sanchez gets a clinch.
Sanchez misses with a knee strike.
#BC2#
Cage breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL2#
Sanchez gets tackled into the cage by Cage. Cage maintains the clinch.
Cage has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cage has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cage is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cage is looking to break free of the clinch but Sanchez has double underhooks.
Cage wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sanchez has him pressed against the cage.
Cage misses with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cage tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sanchez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cage avoids it.
Cage wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cage managing to block the knees to the body from Sanchez.
Sanchez landing knees to the head.
Cage is trying to push Sanchez away but Sanchez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Sanchez dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3##CL#
Sanchez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sanchez tries to land a knee to the head but Cage blocks with his arms.
Sanchez scores with a knee to the head.
Sanchez tries to land a knee to the head but Cage blocks with his arms.
Cage tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sanchez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cage.
Cage on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sanchez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cage is defending well for now.
Cage is trying to break the clinch but Sanchez has him pressed against the cage.
Cage tries to land knees in the clinch but Sanchez avoids the damage to the body. #BC2#
Cage escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL#
Sanchez closes the distance and clinches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Carlos Sanchez has scored more points in the clinch so far.#BC2#
Cage breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL#
Sanchez drives through and clinches with Cage against the cage.
Sanchez tries to land knees in the clinch but Cage avoids the damage to the body. #T1#
Sanchez lands a knee to the body.
Cage is trying to break the clinch but Sanchez is controlling him.
Sanchez misses with a knee to the head.
Sanchez trying to land knees to the body.
Sanchez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cage has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cage is trying to push Sanchez away but Sanchez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sanchez misses with a knee to the head.
Cage has had enough of the clinch but Sanchez keeps him there for the moment.
Sanchez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cage avoids it.
Cage tries to circle away but Sanchez has him pinned against the cage.#BC2#
Cage's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cage throws a head kick that misses.
Daniel Cage seems to be getting the better of the standup.#CL#
Sanchez rushes Cage and presses him up against the cage.
Sanchez tries to land a knee to the head but Cage blocks with his arms.
Cage is trying to break the clinch but Sanchez is controlling him.
Cage wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.#T2#
Cage misses with a knee to the head. #BC2#
Cage breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sanchez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cage throws a counter combo.#CL#
Sanchez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cage has had enough of the clinch but Sanchez keeps him there for the moment.
Cage looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cage slowing the pace effectively.
Cage managing to block the knees to the body from Sanchez.
Sanchez trying to land knees to the body.
Cage wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sanchez has him pressed against the cage.
Cage is struggling to control the position.
Cage looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sanchez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
#BC2#
Cage escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL#
Sanchez rushes Cage and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#T3#
Sanchez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
#BC2#
Cage escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL#
Sanchez darts in and clinches Cage up against the cage.
Sanchez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sanchez has Cage pressed against the cage, preventing Cage from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cage managing to block the knees to the body from Sanchez.
Cage working hard to break the clinch.#BC2#
Cage breaks the clinch.
Cage chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cage tries a head kick but it misses.
Sanchez throws a quick counter head kick but Cage was just out of range.
Cage tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Daniel Cage is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#CL#
Sanchez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sanchez tries to land knees in the clinch but Cage avoids the damage to the body.
Cage is looking to break free of the clinch but Sanchez has double underhooks.
Sanchez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sanchez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
#T4#
Sanchez tries to land a knee to the head but Cage blocks with his arms.
Sanchez keeps control of Cage as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sanchez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cage.
#BC2#
Cage manages to break the clinch.
Cage throws a head kick but Sanchez moves out of range.
#CL#
Sanchez has closed the distance and engaged Cage in a clinch.
Cage on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#BC2#
Cage breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL#
Sanchez takes the fight into the clinch.
Sanchez is trying to maintain a safe position but Cage gets an underhook and turns Sanchez into the cage.
Sanchez tries to land knees in the clinch but Cage avoids the damage to the body. #BC2#
Cage pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Sanchez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Daniel Cage has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sanchez keeps control of Cage as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cage tries to land knees in the clinch but Sanchez avoids the damage to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carlos Sanchez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sanchez, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlos Sanchez!
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