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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Huntsman (ranked 4423 p4p, 4257 weight class) and Topo Sanchez (ranked 496 p4p, 480 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Huntsman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Topo Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Anthony Taglia and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for Sanchez. That snapped Huntsman's head back.
It looks like John Huntsman has been cut.
Huntsman takes the fight into the clinch.
Sanchez prevents a body shot from Huntsman.
Huntsman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sanchez tries to break free but Huntsman pushes him back against the cage.
Huntsman lands a body punch.
Sanchez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Huntsman misses with the head strike.
Huntsman wants the takedown. Sanchez is fighting it off but Huntsman persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Sanchez's guard against the cage.
Huntsman prevents Sanchez from getting back to his feet.
Sanchez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sanchez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Huntsman. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Huntsman controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Huntsman seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Sanchez for as long as he can get away with.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huntsman cracks Sanchez with a solid left hand.
Sanchez wants to sweep here but Huntsman controlling him for the moment.
Huntsman lands a couple of digs.
Huntsman postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Huntsman landing some decent shots from guard.
Huntsman keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sanchez's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Huntsman postures up.
Huntsman sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Sanchez's guard.
Huntsman takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is trying to get back to full guard.
Sanchez is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Huntsman scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sanchez wants to control but Huntsman is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Huntsman is nestled in close to Sanchez, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sanchez has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Cozad MMA New York. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Huntsman drops an elbow to the side of Sanchez's head.
Huntsman landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Huntsman landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Huntsman seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Huntsman connects with a nice short shot to Sanchez's temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanchez has hold of Huntsman's hands but Huntsman slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Nice strikes from Huntsman there.
Huntsman working over Sanchez with some ground and pound. Sanchez looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huntsman lands strikes from half guard.
Huntsman takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Huntsman looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sanchez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Still in half guard, Huntsman seems content to control.
Huntsman has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Huntsman working Sanchez over with strikes.
Huntsman working the head and body with strikes.
Huntsman lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sanchez wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huntsman looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sanchez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sanchez taking some punishment here, with Huntsman in his half guard.
Huntsman takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Huntsman seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Huntsman working the head and body with strikes.
Huntsman is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Huntsman slips a nice elbow through Sanchez's hands, connecting with Sanchez's forehead.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Huntsman seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Huntsman landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Huntsman scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Huntsman takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Huntsman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Huntsman's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Huntsman takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Huntsman feints and as Sanchez raises his hands in defense, Huntsman changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Huntsman landing some decent shots from guard.
Huntsman postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Huntsman pushes down on Sanchez's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Huntsman prevents Sanchez from improving his position.
Huntsman seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Huntsman 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.
Huntsman working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Huntsman looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sanchez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sanchez wants to get back to his feet.
Huntsman is nestled in close to Sanchez, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huntsman scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Huntsman is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Huntsman landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Huntsman takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Sanchez is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Huntsman scores with a couple of nice shots.
Huntsman perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Sanchez is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Huntsman scores with a couple of nice shots.
Huntsman prevents Sanchez from improving his position.
Sanchez on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is trying to stand back up but Huntsman is controlling him
Huntsman seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Huntsman lands a nice short elbow.
Still in half guard, Huntsman seems content to control.
Huntsman lands with a punch from half guard.
Huntsman is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sanchez looks like he's trying to stand up.
Huntsman content to control rather than advance.
Sanchez taking some punishment here, with Huntsman in his half guard.
Huntsman seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Huntsman is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huntsman landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Huntsman perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Sanchez is looking for a sweep. Huntsman is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Huntsman lands a nice short elbow.
Huntsman is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sanchez is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Huntsman scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sanchez is trying to stand up here but Huntsman is controlling him well.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Huntsman lands a nice short elbow.
Sanchez on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huntsman performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Huntsman is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Huntsman perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Huntsman works his way into full mount!
Sanchez taking shots to the head.
Huntsman with the ground and pound from mount.
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!
Huntsman unloading with bombs!
Huntsman lands a big elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Huntsman dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Huntsman's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Sanchez gets caught napping as Huntsman dives in and scores a takedown. Sanchez manages to retain guard.
Topo Sanchez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Huntsman postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Huntsman lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Huntsman with a nice head shot there.
Huntsman content to stall in guard here.
Sanchez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Huntsman is one step ahead there.
Huntsman stays in close to Sanchez's body and controls the position.
Huntsman 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Huntsman lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez wants to sweep here but Huntsman controlling him for the moment.
Sanchez is still trying to improve position.
Huntsman slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Huntsman connects with a couple of short punches.
Huntsman content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Huntsman lands a couple of elbows.
Sanchez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Huntsman works over Sanchez with some ground and pound from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huntsman slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Huntsman keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sanchez's head.
John Huntsman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Huntsman cracks Sanchez with a solid left hand.
Huntsman landing with the ground and pound.
Huntsman working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sanchez's head.
Huntsman landing some decent shots from guard.
Sanchez looking for a sweep. Not yet Sanchez, not yet.
Huntsman keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sanchez's head.
Huntsman works over Sanchez with some ground and pound from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huntsman is in close to Sanchez's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Huntsman makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sanchez is rocked!
Huntsman postures up and lands a big shot to Sanchez's brow.
Sanchez is still in real trouble! Can Huntsman finish him?
Huntsman works over Sanchez with some ground and pound from guard.
Huntsman 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.
Huntsman is in close to Sanchez's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Huntsman arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Sanchez'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 3:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). John Huntsman!
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