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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Whitepride Velasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathan Sandelos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sandelos has chosen We Takin' Over as his entrance music. Jonathan Sandelos has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Whitepride Velasquez's chin.
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278 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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268 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Whitepride Velasquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonathan Sandelos!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Velasquez swats away the attempt to clinch by Sandelos.
Sandelos moves in looking to clinch but Velasquez pushes him off.
Sandelos throws a lazy head kick
and Velasquez counters with a nice leg kick.
Velasquez is looking to chop away at Sandelos's legs.
Sandelos moves to clinch but Velasquez breaks away
and Velasquez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Velasquez swats away the attempt to clinch by Sandelos.
Velasquez thows a leg kick but Sandelos checks it
and Sandelos holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Velasquez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Velasquez struggles to land a body shot inside as Sandelos controls his hands.
A nice left hand lands by Velasquez.
Velasquez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sandelos's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandelos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sandelos instigates a clinch.
Velasquez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sandelos backwards.
A short right from Velasquez.
Sandelos is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Velasquez struggles to land a body shot inside as Sandelos controls his hands.
Sandelos avoids the elbow strike from Velasquez, against the cage.
Velasquez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Velasquez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Velasquez manages to pull guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Velasquez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sandelos has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Velasquez is proving hard to escape from.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sandelos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Velasquez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandelos stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sandelos wants it to stay on the feet.
Sandelos has managed to clinch.
Sandelos looking to throw knees to the head but Velasquez is blocking nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sandelos throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Velasquez blocks it with crossed arms.
Velasquez swings wildly with an uppercut but Sandelos uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Velasquez.
Velasquez tries to pull guard but Sandelos holds him up against the cage and eventually Velasquez drops back down to his feet.
Sandelos tries to land knees in the clinch but Velasquez avoids the damage to the body.
Velasquez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sandelos manages to break the clinch.
Sandelos throws a wild body kick that Velasquez sees coming a mile off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandelos misses with a head kick.
Sandelos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Velasquez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sandelos blocks the body kick.
Sandelos tries to clinch up but Velasquez circles away and keeps his distance.
Velasquez swings for the body but Sandelos moves out of range.
Velasquez fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Sandelos to the ground. Velasquez is now in Sandelos's guard.
Sandelos tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sandelos wants to stand up but Velasquez is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez being controlled here momentarily.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jonathan Sandelos was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Sandelos throws a head kick that misses
and Velasquez counters with an inside leg kick.
Velasquez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sandelos closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Velasquez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Velasquez gets control of Sandelos's arms and successfully pulls guard. Velasquez will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Velasquez looking for a guillotine here but Sandelos defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Whitepride Velasquez will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sandelos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sandelos tries to clinch up.
Sandelos will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice takedown defense from Sandelos. No joy for Velasquez on that attempt.
Velasquez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sandelos manages to avoid it.
Sandelos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandelos has managed to clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Velasquez.
Velasquez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Velasquez lands with a nice body kick.
Sandelos looks to clinch
and Velasquez counters with a big head kick but Sandelos shrugs it off.
Velasquez throws a hook but Sandelos avoids it easily.
Sandelos tries to clinch up.
Velasquez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sandelos gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandelos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jonathan Sandelos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sandelos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Velasquez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sandelos moves in looking to clinch but Velasquez pushes him off.
Sandelos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Velasquez blocks a head kick by Sandelos.
Sandelos throws a head kick that misses.
Sandelos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Velasquez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sandelos doesn't manage to clinch there - Velasquez circles away.
Sandelos tries to clinch there but Velasquez circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandelos pivots, looking for a leg kick but Velasquez is out of range and Sandelos settles back down.
Velasquez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Velasquez blocks the body kick.
Sandelos wants to clinch
and Velasquez counters with a nice uppercut.
Velasquez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sandelos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sandelos tries to clinch up but Velasquez circles away and keeps his distance.
Sandelos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Velasquez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sandelos tries to clinch there but Velasquez circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sandelos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Velasquez.
Jonathan Sandelos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Velasquez lands with a shot to the body.
Velasquez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Velasquez misses with a straight right.
Velasquez swings for the body but Sandelos moves out of range.
Velasquez throws a leg kick
and Sandelos counters with a nice low kick that buckles Velasquez's knee momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sandelos tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Velasquez counters with a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jonathan Sandelos will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Velasquez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sandelos just misses with a punch to the body.
Sandelos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sandelos rushes Velasquez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sandelos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sandelos tries to land a front kick but Velasquez steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sandelos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Velasquez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Whitepride Velasquez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Velasquez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Velasquez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velasquez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sandelos tries to clinch but Velasquez is having none of it.
Sandelos is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Velasquez.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sandelos tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A left hand lands to the body for Velasquez.
Velasquez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sandelos avoids it.
Sandelos stalling.
Velasquez manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Velasquez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandelos trying to control but Velasquez is working from the bottom.
Sandelos is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jonathan Sandelos wasn't active enough on the ground.
Sandelos closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez is trying to force a seperation but Sandelos has the dominant position.
Velasquez tries to throw a body punch but Sandelos avoids it by throwing Velasquez back against the cage.
Sandelos is looking to control Velasquez's arms but Velasquez gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sandelos has his back to the cage.
Sandelos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sandelos prevents a body shot from Velasquez.
Sandelos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Velasquez tries to land a body kick
and Sandelos counters by moving into the clinch.
Velasquez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jonathan Sandelos seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Velasquez lands a body shot.
Sandelos has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Velasquez digs a right hand underneath Sandelos's ribcage. Sandelos let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sandelos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Velasquez is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Sandelos pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Sandelos with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Velasquez is trying to pull guard but Sandelos turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sandelos tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez lands with a light punch inside.
Velasquez pulls Sandelos into guard.
Velasquez working a defensive guard here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Velasquez is looking to stand up but Sandelos isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Whitepride Velasquez wasn't doing enough on the ground.
No joy there for Velasquez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sandelos gets in close and instigates a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Whitepride Velasquez showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Velasquez 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 George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Whitepride Velasquez!
Whitepride Velasquez decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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pop
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