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MMAFC 33: Markakis vs Sanchez PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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179 lbs
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183 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jesse Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus Smith!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Smith does no damage.
Hall looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Smith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Smith throws a right hand that Hall ducks under and follows up with a left that Hall also avoids with ease.
Smith shoots in looking for a takedown but Hall manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Smith's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Smith shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hall as he jumps to the side.
Hall tries a head kick but it misses.
Hall avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hall swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smith swinging wildly here.
Hall tries a head kick but it misses.
Smith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Smith throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hall counters with a head kick.
Hall moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith misses with a jab, cross combination.
Smith throws a series of punches but Hall avoids them all with ease.
Smith throws a right and a left that both miss.
Smith looks gassed!
Hall cracks Smith with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hall throws a head kick that misses.
Hall showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smith.
Smith blocks the body kick.
Hall throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hall misses with a few strikes there.
Hall takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Hall misses the jab.
A combination from Smith does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hall moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Smith misses with a combination
and Hall counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hall with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hall tries to land knees in the clinch but Smith avoids the damage to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith just leaning against Hall, taking a breather.
Hall looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Smith blocks the elbow strike.
Smith misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Smith misses with the head strike.
Hall with a knee to the head.
Smith avoids a wild elbow strike from Hall.
Hall tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Smith avoids it.
Smith prevents Hall from breaking the clinch.
Hall with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith swings wildly with an uppercut but Hall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hall wants to clinch.
Smith misses with a wild combination.
Smith avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hall moves into the clinch.
Hall misses with a knee strike.
Hall creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Smith's defenses.
Smith throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Halls head.
Smith breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.
Smith tries to clinch up but Hall circles away and keeps his distance.
Smith swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Smith tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hall counters with a two punch combo.
Smith sends Hall crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Smith is motioning to the referee to let Hall up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Hall is rocked!
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!
Smith throws a series of punches but Hall avoids them all with ease.
Oh Hall is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Smith misses with a few strikes there.
Smith dances in with a quick combination. Hall is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Smith snaps Hall's head back. Hall stumbles backwards against the cage. Smith steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Hall's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Hall just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Marcus Smith!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Martell Hennessey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Slone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hennessey might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Oh My by: Roscoe Dash. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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213 lbs
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212 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Martell Hennessey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Slone!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slone has closed the distance and engaged Hennessey in a clinch.
Slone taking a breather.
Slone ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Slone no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Hennessey tries to stand but Slone is controlling from the bottom.
Hennessey drops back looking for a leg! Slone is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Slone manages to kick Hennessey off! Hennessey jumps back into Slone's guard.
Hennessey pushes down on Slone's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Hennessey stands up from half guard.
Hennessey avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hennessey scores with a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slone gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hennessey to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Slone wants to stand but Hennessey is controlling the position.
Slone working a defensive guard here.
Hennessey slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Slone controls Hennessey momentarily but Hennessey frees himself.
Slone keeping moving, preventing Hennessey from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Slone shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Hennessey reaches up to try and control the position but Slone seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Hennessey rolls and tries to escape and now Slone has his back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slone somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Hennessey trying to control but not successfully.
Hennessey prevents Slone from getting a body triangle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hennessey is trying to break free.
Hennessey just looking to survive in the bad position.
Hennessey prevents Slone from getting a body triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slone is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Hennessey knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Hennessey for a finish.
Slone is hanging on to Hennessey's back as he tries to escape.
Hennessey rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Hennessey keeping hold of Slone's head, controlling as best he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hennessey trying to control but Slone postures up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Slone changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hennessey looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Slone trying to control the action but Hennessey is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hennessey struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Paul Slone will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hennessey shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Hennessey is trying to work for a kimura but Slone is defending well.
Hennessey passes into side control, despite Slone's attempt to control the position.
Hennessey tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hennessey has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Slone tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hennessey decides to stand back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Slone.
Hennessey gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Hennessey is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Slone's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Slone's back!
Hennessey is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Slone is defending well though. Hennessey let's go of the attempt for now.
Hennessey is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Slone is tapping out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Martell Hennessey!
Our winner, Martell Hennessey, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jose Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cody Sieve (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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130 lbs
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136 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jose Aldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cody Sieve!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aldo pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Sieve back to the cage. Aldo follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Sieve misses with a takedown attempt
and Aldo counters with a three punch combo that has Sieve backing up. Sieve nods at Aldo to acknowledge the strikes.
Aldo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sieve.
Sieve with a lazy takedown attempt
and Aldo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Aldo clinches.
Aldo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sieve misses with a kick to the body.
Aldo throws a series of punches but Sieve moves out of range.
Sieve circles away from the clinch attempt.
Aldo throws a head kick that half lands.
Aldo pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Sieve back to the cage. Aldo follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Sieve shoots in for a takedown but Aldo shows good takedown defense.
Jose Aldo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cody Sieve.
Aldo lands the left hand.
Sieve tries to keep at a distance but Aldo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Aldo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Aldo scores with a four punch combination!
Aldo swinging wildly here.
Sieve shoots in but Aldo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sieve fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Aldo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sieve.
Sieve gets tackled into the cage by Aldo. Aldo maintains the clinch.
Aldo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Aldo breaks the clinch.
Aldo tries to clinch up but Sieve circles away and keeps his distance.
Decent striking displayed by Aldo there.
Sieve doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Aldo counters by moving into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sieve misses with a short punch on the inside.
Aldo is trying to break free.
Aldo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Aldo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Aldo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sieve fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sieve is trying to break free.
Sieve is trying to stall.
Aldo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
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!
Sieve pulls Aldo into guard.
Aldo wanted to stand there but Sieve had control of the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aldo with a nice head shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sieve controls Aldo momentarily but Aldo frees himself.
Sieve is pulling down on Aldo's head. It's preventing any offense from Aldo, at least for the moment.
Sieve preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Aldo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sieve on the ground.
Sieve looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sieve is looking to sinch up a triangle. Aldo throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Sieve's body to avoid the submission. Sieve has instead reached around Aldo's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Sieve arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Cody Sieve!
After the fight, Cody Sieve 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chad Slone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric McDowell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McDowell comes into a darkened arena with his song building. California Love kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Chad Slone had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 146.8lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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153 lbs
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145 lbs
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Counter striker
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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
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Slone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eric McDowell!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDowell dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Slone. That did some damage!
McDowell cracks the inside of Slone's front leg.
Slone is looking to clinch.
McDowell throws a head kick but Slone moves out of range.
McDowell closes the distance and clinches.
McDowell has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Slone regains guard immediately.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
McDowell trying to control but Slone is working from the bottom.
Slone is controlling McDowell's posture.
McDowell loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slone keeping moving, preventing McDowell from controlling successfully.
Slone avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Slone manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Slone takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
McDowell is working to get back to half guard.
Slone sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDowell's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Slone takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
McDowell throwing hammer fists to the chest of Slone. What's that going to do exactly?
McDowell trying desperately to get to his feet.
Slone is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Slone!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Chad Slone!
Chad Slone bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Methuselah Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Couture comes into the arena with wait, nvmnd! thats just the tapping of his cane as he walks. blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Jack Hammer enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Methuselah Couture!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Hammer!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Couture changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Couture lands a slapping body shot.
Hammer avoids the head kick by Couture.
Hammer misses with a lunging right hand
and Couture counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hammer thinking.
Hammer takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jack Hammer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hammer misses with a straight left.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hammer throws a lazy uppercut
and Couture makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Hammer really felt that one!
Hammer looks gassed!
Couture throws a leg kick which misses Hammer's front leg but catches the back leg as Hammer tries to avoid it.
Couture lands a nice shot to the body.
Couture ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Couture scores with a spinning back kick!
Hammer swings widly with a right hand
and Couture finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Couture fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hammer.
Couture really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Couture lands a jab to the head.
It looks like Jack Hammer has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Couture lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hammer's sensitive parts.
Good leg kick by Couture there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Couture lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hammer's sensitive parts.
Couture cracks Hammer with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hammer ducks straight into an uppercut from Couture and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Hammer manages to regain guard straight away.
Hammer is rocked!
Couture works over Hammer with some ground and pound from guard.
Hammer is still in real trouble! Can Couture finish him?
Couture arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Hammer's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Methuselah Couture!
A relieved looking Methuselah Couture thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nick Markakis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diago Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanchez is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Coming Home. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Diago Sanchez was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Markakis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Diago Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Markakis shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sanchez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Markakis is fighting off a takedown attempt but Sanchez is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Markakis to the mat. Markakis regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Sanchez tries to free his leg and advance position but Markakis is retaining full guard.
Markakis looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sanchez's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Markakis lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Sanchez!
Markakis prevents Sanchez from getting the reversal.
Markakis is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Sanchez has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Sanchez!
Sanchez works over Markakis with some ground and pound from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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 a nice head shot there.
Sanchez wants to control from the top but Markakis keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Markakis is trying to keep Sanchez in close.
Markakis looking for a sweep. Not yet Markakis, not yet.
Sanchez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sanchez scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sanchez distracts Markakis with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sanchez landing with the ground and pound.
Sanchez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sanchez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sanchez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Markakis can't keep his opponent in guard - Sanchez advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Sanchez working over Markakis with some ground and pound. Markakis looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sanchez blocks the strikes from Markakis.
Markakis has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Sanchez escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Sanchez!
Markakis is breathing heavily.
Sanchez working the body and head with strikes.
Sanchez creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Markakis takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Sanchez lands an elbow.
Markakis is rocked!
Sanchez landing strikes.
Oh Markakis is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sanchez is putting a hurting on Markakis here, landing some big shots from side control.
Sanchez lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Markakis down.
Sanchez is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Markakis has escaped the position, nice work there.
Sanchez scores with punches from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez working the body and head with strikes.
Sanchez cracks Markakis with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Sanchez scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Markakis to see if he's OK.
Sanchez cracks Markakis with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Sanchez immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Markakis is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Sanchez!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Diago Sanchez!
Diago Sanchez is the new featherweight champion!
Diago Sanchez decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.
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