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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paul Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Freeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Freeman has chosen Bloody Romance as his entrance music. Tyson Freeman told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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170 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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170 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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Brawler
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyson Freeman!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Anthony Taglia and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freeman fails to land with a series of punches.
Freeman is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sanchez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Freeman.
Sanchez throws a lazy right hand but Freeman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Freeman waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Sanchez.
Freeman misses with a two punch combination.
Freeman throws a head kick but Sanchez moves out of range.
Freeman shoots in but no luck this time.
Freeman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sanchez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Freeman.
Freeman throws a lazy right hand but Sanchez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Freeman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sanchez slips a jab from Freeman.
Sanchez connects with a crisp jab.
Freeman misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman tries to bum rush Sanchez with a series of wild strikes but Sanchez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Freeman looks gassed!
Freeman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Freeman throws out a loose jab but Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Freeman.
Freeman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Freeman throws a right hand that Sanchez ducks under and follows up with a left that Sanchez also avoids with ease.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Sanchez scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanchez takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Freeman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez lands with a punch from half guard.
Sanchez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Freeman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sanchez drops an elbow to the side of Freeman's head.
Sanchez 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.
Sanchez lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sanchez drops an elbow to the side of Freeman's head.
Sanchez looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Freeman with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sanchez lands a nice short elbow.
Sanchez scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Sanchez there.
Nice strikes from Sanchez there.
Sanchez is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
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. Sanchez connects with a nice short shot to Freeman's temple.
Sanchez is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sanchez looks to land a strike but Freeman avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Sanchez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sanchez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Freeman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sanchez working some strikes from top position.
Sanchez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Freeman's head.
Sanchez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Freeman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sanchez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Freeman's head.
Sanchez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sanchez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sanchez cracks Freeman with a solid left hand.
Sanchez is looking to work some ground and pound but Freeman has wrist control.
Sanchez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sanchez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sanchez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sanchez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Freeman with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sanchez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Sanchez dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Freeman misses with a combination
and Sanchez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Freeman falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sanchez counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Paul Sanchez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sanchez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sanchez postures up in Freeman's guard and throws a big left but Freeman blocks it.
Sanchez postures up and lands a big shot to Freeman's brow.
Sanchez chips away with some ground and pound.
Sanchez has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sanchez lands a couple of elbows.
Sanchez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sanchez cracks Freeman with a solid left hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez with a nice head shot there.
Sanchez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sanchez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sanchez stands up over Freeman, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sanchez is looking to work some ground and pound but Freeman has wrist control.
Sanchez scoring with punches to the head and body.
Freeman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sanchez.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sanchez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sanchez scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sanchez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Freeman controls Sanchez momentarily but Sanchez frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Freeman throws a head kick that misses
and Sanchez counters with a single leg into guard. Freeman didn't expect that.
Sanchez throwing strikes but missing.
Sanchez connects with a couple of short punches.
Sanchez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sanchez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sanchez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sanchez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Freeman manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sanchez manages to get himself to full guard.
Sanchez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Freeman is one step ahead there.
Sanchez lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Freeman!
Sanchez lands a heavy elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freeman is trying to escape the mount.
Sanchez is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Freeman can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Sanchez cracks Freeman with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Freeman taking shots to the head.
Sanchez lands a big shot there that rocks Freeman but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Sanchez lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Freeman hang on?
Sanchez dominating with strikes here.
Sanchez lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Freeman hang on?
Sanchez working Freeman over with strikes here.
Sanchez fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Sanchez dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Freeman takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Freeman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sanchez.
Sanchez shoots in looking for a takedown. Freeman tries to sprawl out of it but Sanchez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Freeman manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Freeman throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sanchez counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Freeman's guard now.
Sanchez throws a strike but Freeman rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Freeman distracts Sanchez with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Freeman distracts Sanchez with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Freeman won't allow Sanchez to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman forces his way into half guard.
Sanchez is looking for a sweep. Freeman is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sanchez strikes from the bottom but Freeman passes into mount!
Sanchez is trying desperately to improve position.
Freeman looking for a guillotine from mount but Sanchez is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is desperately trying to improve his position but Freeman has a good base and remains in mount.
Freeman breaks from Sanchez's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Freeman is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Sanchez is surviving well by controlling Freeman's body position as best he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanchez is looking to improve his position but Freeman isn't that keen on the idea.
Freeman throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Sanchez because Freeman loaded up on that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Sanchez flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Sanchez throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Sanchez is working to get back to half guard.
Freeman landing strikes from the mount and Sanchez is in trouble!
Sanchez tries to reverse the position but Freeman maintains control.
Sanchez swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Sanchez really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Freeman cracks Sanchez with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Sanchez is trying to escape the mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A nice elbow there by Freeman.
Tyson Freeman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Freeman looking to control but Sanchez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Paul Sanchez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sanchez is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
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 Paul Sanchez.
Well Sanchez has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 30:26
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:26
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Sanchez!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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