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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Renato Sanches (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edward Wong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanches comes to the cage accompanied by Breaking Benjamin - Ordinary Man . Wong comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Legend of the USS Titanic kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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291 lbs
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255 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Red Belt
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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
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Renato Sanches!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Edward Wong!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanches misses with a hook. Wong ducked under it nicely.
Sanches tries to land a leg kick but Wong saw it coming and moves away.
Sanches throws a nice looking combination but Wong bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wong throws a big shot that misses.
Sanches throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wong makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sanches tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wong paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sanches throws a body punch but Wong moves out of range.
Sanches fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wong manages to avoid it.
Wong misses with an uppercut. Sanches saw that one coming.
Sanches listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wong avoids the body shot from Sanches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wong throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wong shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sanches's guard.
Wong loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wong tries to free his leg and advance position but Sanches is retaining full guard.
Sanches bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Wong's guard.
Sanches being controlled here momentarily.
Sanches throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wong has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanches trying to stand up but can't free himself from Wong's guard.
Sanches drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Wong dives on top into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanches pulls Wong in close to his closed guard and prevents Wong from doing any damage or advancing position.
Sanches tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wong drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Sanches manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Wong has Sanches in his guard.
Wong trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wong wants to sweep but no luck.
Sanches trying to control but Wong is working from the bottom.
Sanches gets to his feet. Wong looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Wong looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Sanches!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wong misses with a head shot.
Wong looking to control but Sanches is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sanches is looking to improve his position but Wong isn't that keen on the idea.
Wong tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanches is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Edward Wong will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sanches throws a leg kick but Wong moved away.
Sanches stuffs the takedown.
Wong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sanches scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sanches tries to clinch there but Wong circles away.
Wong misses with an uppercut. Sanches saw that one coming.
Wong throws a jab but it's blocked by Sanches.
Wong looks to land a right hand but Sanches moved out of range.
Sanches ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wong moves away.
Renato Sanches is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanches throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sanches scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wong shoots for a takedown but Sanches saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sanches.
Wong connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sanches.
Wong swings for the body but Sanches moves out of range.
Wong shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Renato Sanches has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edward Wong.
Wong shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sanches sprawls well. Sanches wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Wong gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanches doesn't manage to clinch there - Wong circles away.
Wong closes the distance and clinches.
Sanches stalling against the cage.
Sanches swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sanches lands a hook that snaps the head of Wong backwards.
Sanches scores with a shot to the side of Wong's head.
Wong is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Sanches misses with a body punch.
Wong taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanches lands with a left to the head.
Wong dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Wong receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Sanches throws a head punch that misses.
Sanches pressing his opponent against the cage.
Wong misses with a punch on the inside.
Wong jumps guard but Sanches stands there with Wong around his waist. Wong gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Wong has had enough of the clinch but Sanches keeps him there for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wong effectively controlling the action here.
Wong blocks an uppercut.
Wong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sanches wants to stall.
Wong keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sanches's efforts to push away.
Sanches goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sanches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Wong makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Renato Sanches dominated that second round.
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!
Wong misses with a hook.
A shot to the body from Sanches misses
and Wong counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wong takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sanches misses with a body shot.
A slow jab from Wong misses its intended target.
Sanches is looking to wear down Wong with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Wong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanches lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Sanches rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sanches takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sanches misses with a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wong ducks under a wild hook from Sanches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanches manages to avoid it.
Sanches on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wong instigates a clinch.
Wong wants to get back to striking at distance but Sanches won't allow it.
A short left from Sanches.
Sanches fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sanches lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wong backwards.
Wong is trying to force a seperation but Sanches has the dominant position.
Sanches lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wong backwards.
Sanches tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wong's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanches pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sanches moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wong throws a big shot that misses.
Wong throws the left hand but Sanches avoids the punch easily.
Sanches lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wong circles away quickly and effectively.
Sanches throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wong closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wong shoots in for a takedown but Sanches shows good takedown defense.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sanches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanches clinches with his opponent.
Sanches gets through Wong's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sanches misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sanches tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sanches lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wong backwards.
Wong tries to work over Sanches's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sanches working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wong manages to pull guard.
Sanches missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sanches avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sanches wants to stand and escape but instead Wong has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Sanches holds on and takes a little breather.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wong slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Sanches sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wong is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sanches slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Renato Sanches showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sanches 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Renato Sanches!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Renato Sanches!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Renato Sanches!
Renato Sanches wins by unanimous decision!
Renato Sanches really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Mango Nutrition (90% Laundry) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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energy
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hype
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