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Event:
LAFC Fight Night: Christmas Ev
Date: Dec 24, 2021 |
#R1##TD#
Ace closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Ace will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ace cracks Sanchez with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Sanchez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#SUB#
Sanchez wants to improve his position, back to half guard but Ace has ideas of his own. He's got hold of Sanchez's far side arm and it looks like he's got an Americana. Ohh! Ohhhh! OOOOOOOOOH! A human being's arm is not meant to bend like that! Sanchez is tapping like a morse code operator on the Titanic! SOS SOS! He's out of here! Great win for Ace!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Portgas D Ace!
Portgas D Ace seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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Event:
LAFC Jackson vs Tellurite 2
Date: Nov 24, 2021 |
#R1#
A nice inside leg kick there by Sanchez. That's going to slow Missalot down.
Sanchez with a nice cross.
Sanchez thuds a left hand into Missalot's body.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Missalot moves out of range.
Sanchez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sanchez moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sanchez connects with a body shot.
Sanchez scoring well with a low kick there.
Sanchez scores with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanchez tries a head kick but it misses.
Sanchez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Missalot doesn't seem bothered though.
Sanchez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
An inside leg kick lands from Sanchez.
Missalot takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.#T1##CL2#
Missalot rushes Sanchez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#TD2#
Missalot pulls guard.
Missalot controlling the position.#SUB2#
Missalot looking for a triangle here. Sanchez is fighting it but it looks tight! Missalot pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Sanchez is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Boing Missalot!
After the fight, Boing Missalot was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly. |
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Event:
LAFC 10
Date: Oct 16, 2021 |
#R1#
Pulver keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sanchez.
Pulver throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sanchez's head.
Pulver uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanchez.
And Pulver counters with a quick kick to the body but Sanchez blocks it.
Pulver misses with a wild body shot.
Pulver throws a sloppy head kick and Sanchez moves out of range easily. #CL#
Pulver clinches with his opponent.
Pulver missing with knees to the body.
Sanchez tries to break the clinch but Pulver is controlling the position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sanchez.
Pulver lands an elbow inside that Sanchez shrugs off.
Pulver with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pulver throws an elbow that misses.
Sanchez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sanchez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sanchez misses with the head strike.
Sanchez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sanchez is looking to break free of the clinch but Pulver has double underhooks. #TD#
Pulver has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Sanchez regains guard immediately.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pulver working some strikes from top position.#T1#
Pulver with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Pulver is in close to Sanchez's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pulver's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Pulver scoring with some ground and pound.
Pulver working some strikes from top position.
Sanchez wants to sweep but no luck.
Pulver controls from within his opponent's guard.
Pulver will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Pulver distracts Sanchez with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Pulver with a nice head shot there.
Sanchez wants to get back to his feet but Pulver is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Pulver stays in close to Sanchez's body and controls the position. #T2#
Pulver is working Sanchez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Pulver cracks Sanchez with a solid left hand.
Pulver is in close to Sanchez's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Pulver stays in close to Sanchez's body and controls the position.
Sanchez is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Pulver dives into side control.
Sanchez is trying to escape the position but Pulver is controlling the position.
Pulver has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.#T3#
Sanchez takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Sanchez on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Pulver connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Sanchez some visible discomfort.
Pulver moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Sanchez taking a bit of punishment here - Pulver scoring with strikes. #T4#
Pulver happy to just control the position for now.
Pulver lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Pulver lands an elbow.
Sanchez taking a bit of punishment here - Pulver scoring with strikes.
Sanchez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pulver. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sanchez tries to bench press Pulver off him but Pulver keeps the position.
Pulver landing strikes.
Pulver controls the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Pulver dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Sanchez lands with a thumping leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sanchez.
An inside leg kick lands from Pulver.
Some wild striking there from Sanchez.
Damian Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Pulver has Sanchez up against the cage in a clinch.
Sanchez working hard to break the clinch.
Sanchez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pulver with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pulver is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sanchez is defending well for now.
Sanchez tries to throw a body punch but Pulver avoids it by throwing Sanchez back against the cage.
Pulver is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sanchez can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pulver missing with knees to the body.
Pulver tries to land knees in the clinch but Sanchez avoids the damage to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sanchez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pulver's brow.
Sanchez tries to circle away but Pulver has him pinned against the cage.
Pulver lands a nice elbow.
Pulver with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pulver with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. #ROC#Sanchez is rocked!#T1#
Pulver lands a damaging elbow.
Sanchez is still on wobbly legs! Can Pulver finish him?
Pulver is pushing Sanchez up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Pulver pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Sanchez! Pulver unloads with more strikes and Sanchez sinks to his knees! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shane Pulver!
Shane Pulver spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant. |
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Event:
LAFC 6 Jackson vs Aurelius
Date: Sep 22, 2021 |
#R1##CL2#
Irwin pushes Sanchez up against the cage in a clinch.
Irwin has Sanchez pressed against the cage, preventing Sanchez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Irwin wants a takedown.
#BC#
Sanchez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A jab from Sanchez does it's job there.#CUT#It looks like Ired Irwin has been cut.#CL2#
Irwin moves into the clinch.
We've been informed that Irwin has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Irwin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Irwin is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Sanchez is defending well.
Irwin looks winded!
Irwin tries for a takedown but Sanchez manages to get underhooks.
Damian Sanchez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ired Irwin.
Irwin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sanchez wants to stall.
Sanchez has had enough of the clinch but Irwin keeps him there for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez is trying to force a seperation but Irwin has the dominant position.
The referee calls for Irwin to work.
Sanchez is looking to break free of the clinch but Irwin has double underhooks.
Sanchez can't find room to land a body shot as Irwin controls the action.
#T1##BC2#
Irwin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A left lands for Sanchez.
Irwin 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 lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sanchez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sanchez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sanchez jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
#ROC#Irwin is rocked!
Sanchez connects with a body shot that sends Irwin's belly button to the back.
Irwin is still on wobbly legs! Can Sanchez finish him?
Irwin takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Irwin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Damian Sanchez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sanchez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Irwin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Irwin seems to have recovered his senses.
Decent striking displayed by Sanchez there.
Sanchez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Damian Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Irwin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
#T2#
Sanchez connects with an inside leg kick.
Sanchez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It seemed like Irwin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#KD#
Sanchez lands a big head kick that sends Irwin tumbling to the mat! Sanchez takes a step backwards and waves Irwin back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Sanchez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Sanchez! Irwin is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Damian Sanchez!
Damian Sanchez decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 02, 2021 |
#R1#
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cass.
Sanchez lands with a shot to the body.
Cass shoots in for a takedown but Sanchez shows good takedown defense.
Cass throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sanchez's waist but Sanchez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cass off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacob Cass. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanchez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A low kick lands for Sanchez.
Cass avoids the head kick by Sanchez.
Cass gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sanchez.
Cass doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sanchez lands with a shot to the body.
Nice shot by Sanchez.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cass steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Sanchez. That one must have hurt.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sanchez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sanchez with the inside leg kick.
Cass walks into a straight right hand from Sanchez.#T1#
A low kick lands for Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice body punch from Sanchez.
Sanchez scores with a punch to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cass. Sanchez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sanchez, as that shot connected.
Sanchez connects with a crisp jab.
Sanchez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sanchez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Damian Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cass has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sanchez.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cass with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sanchez to score with a decent uppercut.
Sanchez sizes up Cass with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sanchez lands with a slapping head kick. #CL#
Cass moves into the clinch successfully.
#T2#
Cass tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sanchez avoids it.
Cass is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Sanchez prevents a body shot from Cass.
Cass pushes Sanchez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sanchez is trying to break the clinch but Cass is controlling him.#TD#
Cass jumps guard and drags Sanchez to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Sanchez wants to control from the top but Cass keeps moving.
Cass trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage. #ES#
Cass is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Sanchez presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Sanchez looking to slow down the pace here.
Cass is trying to drag Sanchez to the mat but Sanchez just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.#T3#
Sanchez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cass prevents Sanchez from breaking the clinch.
Cass avoiding damage as Sanchez throws knees to the body.
#TD#
Cass has picked Sanchez up - he's going for a ride! Cass dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Sanchez is in trouble now - Cass has advanced to mount!
Sanchez wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Sanchez should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Cass fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Cass controlling the pace for now.
Sanchez working to try and regain half guard.
#T4#
Cass controlling his opponent.
Sanchez wants to control but Cass is having none of it.
Sanchez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cass. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#SUB#
Cass has hold of Sanchez's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Sanchez manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cass punishing his opponent with strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Damian Sanchez dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Cass drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sanchez throws a good cross that connects.
Jacob Cass is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cass takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sanchez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cass. That did some damage!
Sanchez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sanchez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sanchez lands a nice hook to Cass's body. Cass takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cass gets cracked there but stands up to it.
#TD#
Cass shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanchez is looking to improve his position.
Sanchez trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Cass manages to pass to mount!
#T1##SUB#
Cass is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Sanchez is surviving well by controlling Cass's body position as best he can.
Cass scoring with strikes but Sanchez is staying in there.
Sanchez tries to reverse the position but Cass maintains control.
Sanchez keeps trying to improve his position.
Cass connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Sanchez takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Cass with a couple of short strikes.
Sanchez tries to hold on but Cass pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanchez is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
#T2#
Sanchez is breathing heavily.#SUB#
Cass jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Sanchez manages to avoid the submission attempt.
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!
Cass is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Sanchez will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Cass cracks Sanchez with a big right hand but Sanchez just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
#SU#
Cass stands up.
A big left from Cass misses.
Cass misses with a series of wild punches.
#T3#
Left hook, right uppercut from Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses.
Sanchez bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Sanchez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cass takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sanchez lands a nice shot to the body.
Sanchez misses with a head kick.
Cass throws a sloppy head kick
and Sanchez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sanchez throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Sanchez throws out a powerful jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanchez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cass's hands.
Sanchez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.#T4##CL#
Cass clinches up with Sanchez and pushes him back against the cage.
Sanchez working hard to break the clinch.
Sanchez is trying to break the clinch but Cass is controlling him.
Sanchez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sanchez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cass keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sanchez's efforts to push away.#TD#
Cass successfully pulls guard.
Sanchez is looking to pass into half guard but Cass pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Cass is in guard.#REVR#
Cass pushes down on Sanchez's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Sanchez has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Pretty Peter's Fight Club. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Cass content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jacob Cass will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3##TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Cass.
Jacob Cass overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.#SU#
Cass decides to stand up, so the ref orders Sanchez to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cass fails to land with a series of punches.
Sanchez was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Sanchez lands a right hook to the body.
Cass takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sanchez lands with a straight right. Cass didn't see that one coming.#T1#
Cass on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sanchez. Sanchez obviously looking to wear him down.
Sanchez digs a good body shot into Cass's ribs.
Sanchez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sanchez connects with a looping right hand.
Cass takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cass shoots in for a takedown but Sanchez shows good takedown defense.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sanchez throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Cass's head.
Cass looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sanchez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sanchez works over Cass's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#CL#
Cass moves into range and clinches up with Sanchez.#TD#
Cass turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Cass manages to end up in side control.#SU#
Cass stands up.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sanchez.
Damian Sanchez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T2#
Cass walks into a left hand.
Sanchez thumps Cass with a low kick.
Cass fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sanchez avoids it really well and circles away.
Nice shot lands for Sanchez.
Cass shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sanchez sprawls well. Sanchez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cass gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacob Cass. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T3#
Cass shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sanchez but Sanchez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sanchez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sanchez lets loose with a powerful body kick. Cass will feel that in the morning.
Sanchez dips to his left and cracks Cass with an uppercut!
Cass has his takedown stuffed
and Sanchez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sanchez keeps Cass at a distance using the push kick.
Sanchez circles away from the clinch attempt
and Cass takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sanchez. That's going to slow Cass down.
Sanchez lands with a good body shot.#CL#
Cass fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sanchez, pushing him back against the cage.#T4#
Cass is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Sanchez to keep the fight standing.
Sanchez can't break the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sanchez is trying to break free.
Sanchez is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Sanchez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sanchez is trying to break free.
Sanchez tries to throw a body punch but Cass avoids it by throwing Sanchez back against the cage.
Sanchez tries to circle away but Cass has him pinned against the cage.
Sanchez wants to get back to striking at distance but Cass won't allow it.
Sanchez is trying to break free.
Still in the clinch, Sanchez scores with a nice short uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanchez is trying to break the clinch but Cass has him pressed against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Damian Sanchez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sanchez has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 28:30
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damian Sanchez!
A less than humble Damian Sanchez misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities. |
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Event:
QFC Tournament 1060 Round 1
Date: Aug 26, 2021 |
#R1#
Allen throws a jab when Sanchez was well out of range.
Allen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Allen with a poor takedown
and Sanchez counters with a low kick, right behind Allen 's knee.
Allen moves out of range as Sanchez throws a body kick.
Sanchez throws a wild combination but nothing lands. #CL#
Allen moves into range and clinches up with Sanchez.
Sanchez tries to break free but Allen pushes him back against the cage.
Sanchez tries to circle away but Allen has him pinned against the cage.
Allen really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Allen lands a shot to the body.
Sanchez is trying to push Allen away but Allen has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.#BC#
Allen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Allen drives through and clinches with Sanchez against the cage.
#BC#
Allen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Allen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.#CL#
Allen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sanchez, pushing him back against the cage.#T1#
Sanchez tries to break the clinch but Allen is controlling the position.
Allen is pushing Sanchez up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Sanchez prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Allen. That's going to take a lot out of him.#BC#
Allen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sanchez connects with a looping right hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sanchez. That's going to slow Allen down.
Sanchez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Allen checks the leg kick.
Allen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sanchez throws a predictable looking body shot
#CL#
and Allen counters by clinching up.
Sanchez should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Sanchez wants to break free but Allen has control.
#T2##BC#
Allen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Allen slips under a jab from Sanchez.#CL#
Allen pushes Sanchez up against the cage in a clinch.
Sanchez tries to break free but Allen pushes him back against the cage.#TD#
Allen jumps guard and drags Sanchez to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back. #ES#
Allen wriggles free and stands up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanchez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Allen. That did some damage!
Damian Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez throws the kick towards the body but Allen avoids it.
Sanchez throws a lazy body kick #CL#
and Allen counters by moving into the clinch. #BC#
Allen manages to break the clinch.
Allen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sanchez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Allen goes for a double leg but Sanchez avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Sanchez continues to drive forward.
Sanchez wants to get back to striking at distance but Allen won't allow it.
#T3##BC#
Allen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Allen ducks right into an uppercut from Sanchez.
Sanchez lands with a hook. Allen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sanchez misses with a body kick.
Allen blocks a head kick by Sanchez.
Sanchez cracks Allen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sanchez throws a right and a left that Allen avoids nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sanchez. #CL#
Allen instigates a clinch.
Allen is looking to take this one to the mat.
Sanchez tries to break free but Allen pushes him back against the cage.
Allen is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.#BC#
Allen breaks the clinch.
Sanchez swings for the body but Allen moves out of range.
#T4#
Sanchez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
No luck for Allen with that takedown attempt.
Allen is breathing heavily.
Allen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanchez misses with the combination.
Allen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sanchez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Allen slips a jab and a cross from Sanchez.
Sanchez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Allen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Allen shoots in but Sanchez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Damian Sanchez will probably get the nod.
That's time! Allen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Sanchez scores with a nice head shot.
Sanchez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Allen shoots for a takedown but Sanchez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Allen moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromSanchez.
Sanchez lands a nice hook to Allen's body. Allen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. #CL#
Allen drives through and clinches with Sanchez against the cage.
#TD#
Allen pulls guard effortlessly.
Allen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sanchez looking to sit in guard and control but Allen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Allen slips nicely into half guard.
Sanchez trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Allen manages to pass to mount!
Sanchez looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!#T1##SUB#
Allen is persistently looking for the submission but Sanchez is defending it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Allen has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Sanchez has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Sanchez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Allen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sanchez has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Allen.#SUB#
Allen looking to break Sanchez's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Sanchez remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Allen will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Sanchez tries to roll but Allen sticks to his back.
Allen keeps control of the position easily here as Sanchez tries to buck him off.
#T2#
I really don't envy Sanchez right now.
#SUB#
Allen is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Sanchez has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Allen gets his hands free as Sanchez looks to control. #T3##SUB#
Allen is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Allen trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Sanchez doesn't escape.
Sanchez is trying to get back to his feet but Allen has full control of the position and if anything, Sanchez has just worked his way into a worse spot.
What can Sanchez do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
#SUB#
Allen is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Sanchez defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined. #SUB#
Allen is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Sanchez knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Sanchez for a finish. #T4#
I would not like to be Sanchez right now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanchez is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB#
Allen working for a choke but Sanchez is defending well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Allen dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
No luck with that takedown attempt from Allen.
Sanchez connects with a leg kick. #CL#
Allen rushes Sanchez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Allen.
Allen landing knees to the body.
Sanchez wants to break the clinch but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez tries to break the clinch but Allen is controlling the position. #BC#
Allen manages to break the clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Allen is defended easily by Sanchez.#T1#
Allen tries for a takedown but Sanchez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sanchez only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Allen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Allen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Sanchez. No joy for Allen on that attempt.
Sanchez stuffs the takedown.
Sanchez is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Allen with a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Allen misses with a series of wild punches.
#CL#
Allen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#BC#
Allen breaks the clinch.
Sanchez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jab, jab by Sanchez - just one landing.
A jab lands there for Sanchez.
Damian Sanchez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sanchez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.#T2#
A good leg kick by Sanchez.
Allen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Allen lands a nice shot to the body.
Allen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sanchez as he jumps to the side.
Damian Sanchez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sanchez falls off balance throwing a combination
#CL#
and Allen counters by clinching up.
Sanchez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Allen has him pressed against the cage.
Allen prevents Sanchez from breaking the clinch.
Allen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sanchez tries to land knees in the clinch but Allen avoids the damage to the body. #BC#
Allen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sanchez looks to land a body kick but Allen moved away.
Allen tries to counter with a takedown but Sanchez is quick to defend against it.
Allen shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sanchez defends it nicely.#T3#
Sanchez tries to bum rush Allen with a series of wild strikes but Allen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sanchez throws a sloppy head kick #CL#
and Allen moves into the clinch.
Allen wants a takedown but no success here.
#TD#
Allen manages to pull guard.
Allen has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Sanchez must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sanchez preventing the sweep.
Allen has control of Sanchez's left arm, preventing Sanchez from doing any damage.
Sanchez wants to control from the top but Allen keeps moving. #T4#
Allen controlling the position.
Sanchez wants to control from the top but Allen keeps moving.
Allen has his hands on Sanchez's head, controlling the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.#ES#
Allen has his feet on Sanchez's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Damian Sanchez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Allen shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sanchez defends it nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sanchez! But no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jack Allen.
I think Allen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight for Jack Allen!
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight for Jack Allen!
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight for Jack Allen!
Jack Allen wins by unanimous decision! |
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