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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yes Man Sanchez (ranked 592 p4p, 77 weight class) and Boss Yonic (ranked 665 p4p, 87 weight class). Sanchez comes into the arena with Yes - Owner of a lonely heart blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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194 lbs
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185 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
37 - 22 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yes Man Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Boss Yonic!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yonic throws a body shot but no joy.
Sanchez has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Team Beta Fail in the buildup to the fight.
Sanchez looks to score with a jab to the body but Yonic is just out of range.
Sanchez throws a sloppy head kick
and Yonic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sanchez avoids the body shot from Yonic.
Sanchez tries to land a leg kick but Yonic saw it coming and moves away.
Sanchez scores with a spinning back kick!
A looping hook to the body misses from Yonic. Sanchez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sanchez throws a nice outside leg kick.
Yonic scores with a nice strike.
Sanchez takes a swing at Yonic's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yonic. Sanchez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sanchez misses with the combination.
Sanchez lands a glancing blow to the side of Yonic's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yonic lands with a nice body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sanchez slips under a jab.
Sanchez scores with a body shot.
Yonic throws a hook but Sanchez avoids it easily.
Sanchez appears to be looking for a big counter.
Sanchez loads up on a big right hand but Yonic slips the punch.
Sanchez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Sanchez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Yonic swings for the body but Sanchez moves out of range.
Yonic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yonic swings widly with a right hand
and Sanchez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Yonic missing with a left hand there. Sanchez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yonic is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sanchez rather than just go for the knockout.
Sanchez feints a jab promting Yonic to slip. Sanchez then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Yonic slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Sanchez scoring well with a low kick there.
Sanchez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yonic looks to land a left hand but Sanchez moved out of range nicely.
Sanchez scores with a kick to the body.
Sanchez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yonic throws a poor cross that misses
and Sanchez counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sanchez throws a head kick that half lands.
Yonic shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Sanchez manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Yonic passes Sanchez's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Sanchez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Yonic.
Sanchez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Yonic not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sanchez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Yonic.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yonic throwing shots but Sanchez is blocking nicely.
Yonic is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Sanchez is just riding it out for now. Yonic eventually gives up the hold.
Sanchez on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is pressing down on Yonic's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Yonic is stalling in the full guard.
Yonic throws an elbow that misses. Sanchez uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Yonic's guard. Nice move by Sanchez!
Sanchez got a little sloppy there for a moment and Yonic has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sanchez has managed to get both his arms back between Yonic's legs - danger averted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sanchez seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Yonic looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sanchez wanted to stand there but Yonic had control of the position.
Sanchez gets to his feet. Yonic looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
A big right from Yonic misses.
Yonic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
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 Yes Man Sanchez will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Yonic missing with a left hand there. Sanchez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sanchez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sanchez tries to clinch but Yonic moves out of range.
Yonic throws a body punch but Sanchez moves out of range.
Yonic paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Yonic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sanchez scores with a sloppy right hand. Yonic should have avoided that one.
Sanchez throws a sloppy head kick and Yonic moves out of range easily.
Sanchez staying out of range there.
Yonic looks to score with a jab to the body but Sanchez is just out of range.
Sanchez lunges at Yonic with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Yonic's hand.
Yonic looks to score with a jab to the body but Sanchez is just out of range.
Sanchez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yonic throws out a loose jab but Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanchez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sanchez is looking to clinch but Yonic is avoiding it.
Yonic misses with a jab to the body
and Sanchez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanchez lands a really nice looking cross but Yonic seems unphased.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez misses with a left hand
and Yonic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sanchez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yonic.
Sanchez misses with a body shot
and Sanchez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yonic looks to land a left hand but Sanchez moved out of range nicely.
Yonic swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sanchez counters with a nice uppercut.
Yonic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yonic lands a nice shot to the body.
Yonic on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Yonic swings widly with a right hand
and Sanchez counters with an outside leg kick.
Sanchez ducks under a wild hook from Yonic.
Sanchez tries to clinch but Yonic moves out of range.
Sanchez swings for the body but Yonic moves out of range.
Sanchez looks to throw the jab but Yonic is out of range.
Yonic misses with a hook
and Sanchez counters with a left to the body.
Sanchez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yonic was well out of range. Poor timing from Sanchez.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yonic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez tries to clinch but Yonic is having none of it.
Yes Man Sanchez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sanchez throws a good cross that connects.
Sanchez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Yonic throws out a powerful jab.
Sanchez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sanchez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yonic.
Sanchez tries to clinch but Yonic moves out of range.
Yonic looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sanchez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Yonic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanchez was well out of range. Poor timing from Yonic.
A solid body kick from Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a body punch but Yonic moves out of range.
Sanchez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yonic counters with a nice uppercut.
Sanchez misses with a head kick.
Yonic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanchez moves away.
Sanchez thinks about countering with a head kick.
Yonic gets tackled into the cage by Sanchez. Sanchez maintains the clinch.
Yonic tightens his grip and picks Sanchez up, before dumping him to the ground. Sanchez manages to land in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yonic throws a strike but Sanchez rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Yonic is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Yonic bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sanchez's guard.
Sanchez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Yonic throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Yonic chips away with some ground and pound.
Yonic works over Sanchez with some ground and pound from guard.
Yonic trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sanchez controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yonic with a flurry of punches that miss.
Yonic postures up and lands a big shot to Sanchez's brow.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Yonic accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Yonic lands a couple of decent looking shots.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Yonic working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Yonic working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sanchez's head.
Yonic distracts Sanchez with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Yonic trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Yonic is looking to work some ground and pound but Sanchez has wrist control.
Yonic landing some decent shots from guard.
Yonic throws a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boss Yonic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Yonic moves into range and connects with a jab.
Yonic scores with a jab to the body.
Sanchez misses with a looping right.
Yonic lands with a shot to the body.
Yonic throws a poor cross that misses
and Sanchez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Yes Man Sanchez is winning the standup battle so far.
Yonic lands with a good body shot.
Yonic feints a jab promting Sanchez to slip. Yonic then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Sanchez slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Yonic sizes up Sanchez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanchez lands a nice shot that snaps Yonic's head back.
Sanchez avoids the body shot from Yonic.
Yonic lands with a nice body punch.
Yonic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sanchez throws out a loose jab but Yonic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yonic lands a nice looking body shot.
Yonic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanchez was well out of range. Poor timing from Yonic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Sanchez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yonic misses with a lunging right hand
and Sanchez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sanchez lands with a hook. Yonic tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Yonic shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sanchez as he jumps to the side.
Sanchez lands with a cross.
Sanchez throws a shot to the body.
Sanchez misses the shot to the body.
Yonic scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Yonic moves out of range.
Yonic throws out a counter right but Sanchez avoids it with no problem.
Yonic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sanchez misses with a hook. Yonic ducked under it nicely.
Sanchez tries to clinch up.
A jab from Yonic misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yonic ducks under a wild hook from Sanchez.
Sanchez scores with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yonic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yonic ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Yonic connects with a nice looking jab.
Yonic scores with a jab to the head.
Yonic misses with a takedown attempt - Sanchez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sanchez moves into range and connects with a jab.
Yonic takes one on the button.
Yonic scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Yonic misses with a left hand
and Sanchez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yonic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanchez.
Sanchez moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yonic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sanchez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Yonic throws a looping overhand right but Sanchez ducks down to avoid it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sanchez throws a head kick but Yonic moves out of range.
Yonic looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Yonic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yonic digs a good hook to Sanchez's body.
Sanchez moves out of range of the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Sanchez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sanchez lands an overhand right.
Yonic cracks Sanchez with an open hand slap.
Sanchez scores with a nice right hand.
Sanchez is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yonic. Sanchez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yonic takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanchez avoids the body shot from Yonic.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sanchez, right into the meat.
Yonic fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sanchez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Yonic looks to land a left hand but Sanchez moved out of range nicely.
Sanchez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sanchez throws a body shot but no joy.
Yonic misses with a hook. Sanchez ducked under it nicely.
Sanchez is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Yonic swings for the body but Sanchez moves out of range.
Yonic moves out of range as Sanchez throws a body kick.
Yonic jabs at Sanchez's body.
Yonic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanchez throws out a loose jab but Yonic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanchez is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A big left from Yonic misses.
Sanchez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
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 Yes Man Sanchez.
I think Sanchez 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yes Man Sanchez!
Yes Man Sanchez decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
Boss Yonic spoke after the fight, saying 'Oh rats.'.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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