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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Chavez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanchez has chosen PELIMUSA as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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155 lbs
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153 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
32 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Miguel Chavez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 13 - 2, fighting out of London, Jose Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Atkins and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sanchez tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Chavez defends well and Sanchez ends up having to push Chavez into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Sanchez being controlled against the cage.
Sanchez prevents Chavez from breaking the clinch.
Sanchez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sanchez slowing the pace effectively.
Chavez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Chavez misses with the head strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Chavez obliges.
Chavez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sanchez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chavez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sanchez tries a knee to the head but Chavez blocks it.
Sanchez tries to land knees in the clinch but Chavez avoids the damage to the body.
Chavez landing knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Chavez obliges.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sanchez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez keeps control of Chavez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sanchez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chavez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A knee to the head by Chavez.
It looks like Jose Sanchez has been cut.
Sanchez managing to block the knees to the body from Chavez.
Chavez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sanchez landing knees to the head.
Chavez misses with a knee to the head.
Chavez scores with a knee to the head.
Chavez blocking some punches.
A short right from Chavez on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanchez avoiding damage as Chavez throws knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chavez.
Sanchez's coach down at Real Fighter GYM was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Sanchez's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Chavez lands with a left to the head.
Sanchez scores with a shot to the side of Chavez's head.
Sanchez looking to stall.
Chavez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chavez working aggressively here.
Sanchez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chavez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sanchez is trying to stall.
Chavez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Chavez is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sanchez misses with a knee strike.
Chavez tries to land knees in the clinch but Sanchez avoids the damage to the body.
Sanchez tries a knee to the head but Chavez blocks it.
Sanchez tries a knee to the head but Chavez blocks it.
Sanchez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chavez blocks it with crossed arms.
Chavez stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Chavez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sanchez is defending well for now.
Chavez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chavez.
Chavez cracks Sanchez with an open hand slap.
Sanchez cracks Chavez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Chavez doesn't manage to clinch there - Sanchez circles away.
Miguel Chavez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chavez lands with an overhand left.
Chavez moves out of range as Sanchez throws a body kick.
Chavez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sanchez fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Chavez checks it well.
Chavez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sanchez's calf.
Chavez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Chavez wants it to stay on the feet.
Chavez misses with a head kick.
Chavez scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sanchez takes a kick to the side of the head.
Chavez throws a solid leg kick but Sanchez takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Chavez.
Chavez throws a sloppy head kick and Sanchez moves out of range easily.
Crunch! Sanchez slams his shin into Chavez's torso.
Chavez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Miguel Chavez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chavez swings wildly with an uppercut but Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanchez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chavez is defending well for now.
Chavez lands a hook that snaps the head of Sanchez backwards.
Sanchez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Chavez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sanchez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chavez misses with a knee to the head.
Sanchez breaks from the clinch.
Chavez lands a head shot.
Sanchez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chavez.
Sanchez shoots in for a double leg but Chavez sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Miguel Chavez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Sanchez.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Chavez connects with a right hand. Sanchez shakes it off.
Chavez circles away from the clinch attempt
and Chavez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Chavez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jose Sanchez's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Chavez. Sanchez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chavez throws a head kick that half lands.
Chavez misses with a body kick.
Decent striking displayed by Sanchez there.
Sanchez goes for a double leg but Chavez avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Chavez continues to drive forward.
Sanchez is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Chavez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chavez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sanchez avoids it.
Sanchez landing knees to the body.
Chavez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sanchez tries to land knees in the clinch but Chavez avoids the damage to the body.
Chavez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sanchez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chavez manages to avoid it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Chavez.
Sanchez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanchez closes the distance and pushes Chavez back into the cage.
Chavez lands a knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sanchezs head.
Sanchez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Miguel Chavez is winning the standup battle so far.
Chavez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Chavez lands an overhand right.
Chavez misses with a body kick.
Chavez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sanchez drives through with a takedown into Chavez's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Chavez manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Sanchez throws a low kick, looking for Chavez's leg but Chavez calmly moves out of range.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chavez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chavez moves out of range of the body kick.
Chavez tries to clinch but Sanchez is having none of it.
Sanchez moves out of range as Chavez throws a body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chavez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sanchez ducks right into an uppercut from Chavez.
Sanchez instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez scores with a knee to the head.
Chavez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chavez throws a head kick that Sanchez semi-blocks.
Chavez forces Sanchez back against the cage and clinches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Chavez.
Sanchez is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Chavez throws a head punch that misses.
Sanchez tries to land a knee to the head but Chavez blocks with his arms.
A short left from Chavez.
Sanchez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sanchez managing to block the knees to the body from Chavez.
Sanchez managing to block the knees to the body from Chavez.
A short right from Sanchez.
Chavez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sanchez has him pressed against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sanchez.
Chavez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Chavez misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chavez.
Chavez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sanchez trying to land knees to the body.
Chavez misses with an elbow over the top.
Sanchez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Chavez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sanchez tries to land knees in the clinch but Chavez avoids the damage to the body.
Chavez avoiding damage as Sanchez throws knees to the body.
Sanchez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sanchez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chavez avoids it.
Chavez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sanchez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chavezs head.
Sanchez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sanchez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sanchez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sanchez is trying to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chavez lands a damaging elbow.
Chavez landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Chavez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sanchez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sanchez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sanchez looking to throw knees to the head but Chavez is blocking nicely.
Chavez lands with a light punch inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanchez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sanchez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Chavez lands an elbow just above Sanchez 's eye.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chavez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sanchez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chavez is defending well for now.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Chavez tries to land knees in the clinch but Sanchez avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Miguel Chavez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jose Sanchez's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Sanchez closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Chavez to the mat! Chavez manages to get full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chavez wants to get back to his feet but Sanchez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Chavez wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Sanchez manages to pass to side control.
Sanchez prevents Chavez from standing back up.
Sanchez tries to pass to full mount but Chavez defends it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chavez is trying to stand.
Sanchez wants to pass to mount but Chavez is defending the position.
Chavez looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez wants to free his trapped foot but Chavez is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Sanchez is controlling the pace.
Chavez won't allow Sanchez to pass to mount.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sanchez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Chavez misses with a head kick.
Sanchez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chavez.
A bone on bone clash there as Chavez blocks the leg kick.
Chavez lands a nice looking body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Chavez.
Sanchez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jose Sanchez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Chavez misses.
Sanchez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Chavez. Chavez obviously looking to wear him down.
Chavez bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Chavez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sanchez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Chavez.
Sanchez looks to land a combination. Chavez sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chavez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Chavez - that will leave a mark!
Sanchez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chavez misses with a head kick.
Sanchez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Chavez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chavez lands a nice shot to the body.
Chavez keeps the fight on the outside.
Sanchez wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavez blocks a jab.
Sanchez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sanchez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Chavez. Chavez obviously looking to wear him down.
Sanchez tries to work over Chavez's front leg with a kick but Chavez checks it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Chavez.
Chavez scores with a head kick. Sanchez tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Chavez lands a jab to the nose.
Chavez clinches.
Chavez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Chavez as Sanchez tries to tie him up.
Chavez landing knees to the head.
Sanchez looking to throw knees to the head but Chavez is blocking nicely.
Sanchez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Chavez manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chavez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chavez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Chavez connects with the punch.
Sanchez 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.
Chavez throws a leg kick but Sanchez sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sanchez takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chavez misses with a head kick.
Chavez pushes Sanchez up against the cage in a clinch.
Sanchez lands a good knee to the midsection. Chavez won't want to take too many of those.
Sanchez lands an uppercut.
Sanchez missing with knees to the body.
Sanchez looking to slow down the pace here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chavez scores with a shot to the side of Sanchez's head.
Sanchez tries to land knees in the clinch but Chavez avoids the damage to the body.
Chavez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sanchez is defending well for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Miguel Chavez.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Chavez, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miguel Chavez!
After winning the bout, Miguel Chavez thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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