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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Hamburgular (ranked 1917 p4p, 2825 weight class) and Kareem Sanchez (ranked 217 p4p, 299 weight class). Kareem Sanchez acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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194 cm 26 265 2 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling Basic striking Very quick |
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Good wrestler Counter fighter Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, The Hamburgular! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kareem Sanchez! The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Hamburgular looks to land a left hand but Sanchez moved out of range nicely. And Sanchez tries to counter it with a takedown but Hamburgular pushes his down on his head and steps out. Hamburgular connects with a body shot. Hamburgular cracks Sanchez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Sanchez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sanchez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hamburgular rushes Sanchez and presses him up against the ropes. Sanchez is trying to pull guard but Hamburgular turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch. Hamburgular has a couple of punches blocked by Sanchez.
Sanchez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hamburgular walks away with a smile on his face. Sanchez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. Sanchez throws a looping overhand right but Hamburgular ducks down to avoid it. Sanchez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Hamburgular throws an overhand right that lands on Sanchez's shoulder, as Sanchez tries to avoid the shot.
Hamburgular fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Sanchez sprawls well initially but Hamburgular persists and gets the takedown into half guard. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Hamburgular missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Sanchez has hold of Hamburgular's hands but Hamburgular slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. Hamburgular throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Sanchez is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hamburgular's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hamburgular's back!
 That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez looking to break Hamburgular's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Hamburgular remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Sanchez will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke! The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring. Hamburgular rolls, trying to escape but Sanchez keeps control of the position.
Hamburgular trying to control but not successfully.
Sanchez looking to break Hamburgular's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Hamburgular remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Sanchez will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke! Hamburgular is keeping busy.
Hamburgular is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Sanchez is trying to stick to Hamburgular's back but Hamburgular is turning into Sanchez. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Sanchez's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Hamburgular. Hamburgular postures up in Sanchez's guard and throws a big left but Sanchez blocks it.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Hamburgular trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Sanchez wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Hamburgular is now in half guard. Sanchez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hamburgular. Sanchez trying to control but Hamburgular postures up.
Sanchez moves into full guard.
Hamburgular throwing strikes from guard but Sanchez blocks nicely.
Sanchez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hamburgular can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sanchez working for a triangle but Hamburgular defends it easily.
 That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is looking for a triangle but Hamburgular pushes his legs off easily.
Sanchez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hamburgular. Sanchez seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. Hamburgular has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. Hamburgular keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sanchez's head. Sanchez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hamburgular. Hamburgular postures up and lands a big shot to Sanchez's brow. Hamburgular with a nice head shot there.
 That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is looking to cinch up a triangle. Hamburgular throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Sanchez's body to avoid the submission. Sanchez has instead reached around Hamburgular's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Sanchez arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Kareem Sanchez! Kareem Sanchez decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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energy
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hype
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