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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Montana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oswaldo Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Montana comes to the cage accompanied by Push It To The Limit. Sanchez has chosen In The Ghetto - By Elvis Presley as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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176 lbs
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183 cm
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172 lbs
30 - 12 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
38 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Antonio Montana!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Oswaldo Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sanchez defending well as Montana loads up on a big left hand.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Sanchez has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Sanchez lands a jab to the head.
Montana feints and then cracks Sanchez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sanchez down.
Montana connects with a single shot there.
Montana throws a jab when Sanchez was well out of range.
Sanchez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Montana has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sanchez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sanchez bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Montana wants to control but Sanchez postures up.
Montana manages to work his way to half guard, despite Sanchez's best efforts.
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 sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Montana defending well though.
Montana wants to improve his position but Sanchez is controlling well.
Sanchez is looking to advance position but Montana won't allow it.
Montana makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Montana.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montana is trying to keep Sanchez in close.
Sanchez sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Montana wants to sweep here but Sanchez controlling him for the moment.
Sanchez trying to control the position from guard on top but Montana is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sanchez advances position into side control!
Sanchez trying to control the position but Montana is working away.
Montana is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montana avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Sanchez.
Sanchez tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Montana sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Sanchez wants to pass to mount but Montana is defending the position.
Sanchez sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Sanchez prevents Montana from improving his position.
Montana looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montana wants to control but Sanchez is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Montana is trying to get back to full guard.
Montana avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sanchez.
Sanchez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Montana keeps working.
Montana trying to control but Sanchez postures up.
Montana is looking for a sweep. Sanchez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Montana does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Montana is trying to maintain the position but Sanchez is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Antonio Montana.
Sanchez throws a solid leg kick but Montana takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sanchez.
Sanchez pushes Montana up against the cage in a clinch.
Montana jumps guard but Sanchez turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Sanchez can't find room to land a body shot as Montana controls the action.
Montana fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sanchez working aggressively here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Montana tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Montana. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanchez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sanchez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Oswaldo Sanchez will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Montana throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Montana throws a jab but it's blocked by Sanchez.
Montana misses with a straight left.
A low kick from Montana is predictable there
and Sanchez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Montana cracks a nice hook into Sanchez's ribs.
Sanchez throws a leg kick
and Montana counters with a slapping leg kick.
A big right from Montana misses.
Montana misses with a left hand
and Sanchez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Montana tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanchez was well out of range. Poor timing from Montana.
Sanchez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Montana on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Montana moves out of range as Sanchez throws a body kick.
Sanchez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Montana.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Montana closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sanchez.
Sanchez blocks a low kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Montana's sensitive parts.
Nice body kick from Sanchez.
Sanchez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Montana prevents a body shot from Sanchez.
Sanchez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sanchez misses with a punch on the inside.
Sanchez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Montana misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Sanchez fails to land.
A right hook to the body lands for Sanchez.
Sanchez tries to throw a body punch but Montana avoids it by throwing Sanchez back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Sanchez fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez lands a right hand.
Montana is trying to pull guard but Sanchez has him pressed against the cage.
Montana pulls guard effortlessly.
Sanchez trying to control but Montana is working from the bottom.
Sanchez engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Sanchez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Montana works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanchez throws a big elbow that misses.
Montana is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sanchez is aware though and is defending well.
Sanchez must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sanchez trying to control but Montana is working from the bottom.
Sanchez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez stops Montana from standing up.
Sanchez trying to control but Montana is working from the bottom.
Montana has momentary wrist control but Sanchez slips an elbow through the middle.
Sanchez is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sanchez's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sanchez trying to control but Montana is working from the bottom.
Montana wants to sweep here but Sanchez controlling him for the moment.
Montana had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sanchez defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montana is looking for a triangle but Sanchez pushes his legs off easily.
Sanchez postures up and lands a big shot to Montana's brow.
Sanchez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Montana looking to control.
Montana is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanchez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Montana keeping moving, preventing Sanchez from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oswaldo Sanchez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sanchez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Montana's calf.
Sanchez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Montana avoids it really well and circles away.
Montana blocks the body kick.
A low kick from Montana misses
and Sanchez counters with an inside leg kick.
Sanchez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Montana swings for the body but Sanchez moves out of range.
Montana ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanchez moves away.
Montana throws a good cross that connects.
Montana takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Montana steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sanchez.
Montana is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A chopping leg kick lands by Montana.
Montana misses with a body shot.
Oswaldo Sanchez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sanchez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Montana on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sanchez jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Montana takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Good work by Sanchez as he checks the leg kick.
Montana cracks the inside of Sanchez's front leg.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sanchez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sanchez connects with a solid leg kick.
Sanchez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch but Montana swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A head kick misses from Sanchez.
Sanchez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Montana scores with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Montana.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Montana - that will leave a mark!
Montana ducks right into an uppercut from Sanchez.
Sanchez tries to clinch up.
Montana throws a low kick but Sanchez moves out of range easily.
Montana throws a lazy right hand but Sanchez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Montana with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Montana on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Montana misses with a leg kick.
Montana avoids the body shot from Sanchez.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Montana, right into the meat.
Nice body kick there by Sanchez.
Sanchez looks for the body kick but Montana saw that one coming.
Montana throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez avoids the body shot from Montana.
Sanchez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Montana lands a right hook to the body.
Montana keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sanchez.
Montana connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Montana throws a jab but it's blocked by Sanchez.
Montana looks to land a right hand but Sanchez moved out of range.
Montana punishes Sanchez's body with a nice straight punch.
Sanchez is looking to slow Montana down with leg kicks.
Montana ducks under a wild hook from Sanchez.
Sanchez thumps Montana with a low kick.
Antonio Montana is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sanchez cracks Montana with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Montana slips a jab from Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montana avoids the body shot from Sanchez.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick from Sanchez lands but Montana takes it in his stride.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sanchez.
Sanchez throws the left hand but Montana avoids the punch easily.
Sanchez walks into a straight right hand from Montana.
Montana with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sanchez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sanchez throws a shot to the body.
Sanchez misses the jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sanchez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Montana.
A clash of legs there as Sanchez blocks the low kick.
Montana misses with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Oswaldo Sanchez just about did enough to take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sanchez stuns Montana with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sanchez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sanchez lands with a right hand.
Sanchez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sanchez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Montana's calf.
Montana misses with a low kick.
Sanchez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Montana in his tracks.
Sanchez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sanchez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Montana blocking some punches.
Sanchez tries to throw a body punch but Montana avoids it by throwing Sanchez back against the cage.
Sanchez swings wildly with an uppercut but Montana uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanchez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montana misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sanchez.
Montana breaks from the clinch.
Sanchez works the jab nicely.
Montana keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sanchez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Montana momentarily.
Sanchez lands with a nice body punch.
Montana ducks right into an uppercut from Sanchez.
Sanchez cracks Montana with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Montana crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sanchez - the referee stops the clock and Montana gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sanchez. Montana manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sanchez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Montana throws a leg kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montana throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A left lands for Sanchez.
Sanchez moves out of range as Montana strikes.
Sanchez connects with an inside leg kick.
Montana slips a straight right by Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sanchez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Montana looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sanchez tests Montana's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sanchez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Montana.
Sanchez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sanchez misses the shot to the body.
Montana on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Montana throws a chopping leg kick but Sanchez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is looking to land body kicks.
Sanchez fails to land with a series of punches.
Montana digs a good body shot into Sanchez's ribs.
Sanchez goes for a double leg but Montana avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Montana continues to drive forward.
A head punch on the inside from Sanchez fails to land.
Sanchez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sanchez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sanchez throws a head punch that misses.
Sanchez has a couple of punches blocked by Montana.
Montana looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Montana has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Sanchez uses from the top position.
Montana wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Sanchez is now in half guard.
Oswaldo Sanchez has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montana wants to improve his position but Sanchez is controlling well.
Sanchez is thwarting Montana's attempts to control the position.
Montana is trying to get back to full guard.
Sanchez wants to free his trapped foot but Montana is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Montana is staying active underneath Sanchez, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Montana looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sanchez is looking to take a break and control but Montana is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oswaldo Sanchez dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sanchez.
Sanchez walks forward, straight into a front kick from Montana.
Sanchez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Montana misses with a leg kick
and Sanchez counters with a good low kick that Montana was not able to check.
Montana throws a leg kick but Sanchez sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sanchez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sanchez throws a wild body kick that Montana sees coming a mile off.
Montana blocks the body kick.
Montana misses with an uppercut.
Sanchez defending well as Montana loads up on a big left hand.
Sanchez explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Sanchez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sanchez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez can't find room to land a body shot as Montana controls the action.
Sanchez can't find room to land a body shot as Montana controls the action.
Sanchez gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Montana regains guard.
Sanchez slips nicely into half guard.
Sanchez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Montana keeps working.
Montana is pressing down on Sanchez's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Montana keeping moving, preventing Sanchez from controlling successfully.
Montana looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Antonio Montana has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Montana to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Sanchez is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Montana pulls down on the head and he's put Sanchez to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Antonio Montana!
Antonio Montana is the new welterweight champion!
A victorious Antonio Montana thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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