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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tristian Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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166 lbs
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161 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power |
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tristian Riley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Juan Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Paulo Santos and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Riley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Riley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sanchez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Riley in his tracks.
Sanchez tries to clinch up
and Riley holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sanchez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sanchez looking to stall.
Nice body punch from Riley.
Sanchez avoiding damage as Riley throws knees to the body.
Sanchez jumps guard but Riley stands there with Sanchez around his waist. Sanchez gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sanchez misses with the head strike.
Sanchez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sanchez jumps guard but Riley stands there with Sanchez around his waist. Sanchez gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Tristian Riley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juan Sanchez.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Riley.
Riley struggles to land a body shot inside as Sanchez controls his hands.
Sanchez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez blocks an uppercut.
Sanchez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Riley.
Sanchez tries to pull guard but Riley holds him up against the cage and eventually Sanchez drops back down to his feet.
Riley with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sanchez tries a body shot but Riley blocks it.
Riley digs a right hand into Sanchez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sanchez's gas tank.
Riley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sanchez trying to stall but Riley improves his position.
Riley lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sanchez or not.
Riley misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sanchez.
Riley connects with a knee to the head.
Riley tries to land knees in the clinch but Sanchez avoids the damage to the body.
Sanchez pushes Riley back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right from Riley on the inside.
Sanchez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Riley smiles and moves away.
Riley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sanchez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riley moves away from the strike by Sanchez.
Sanchez shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Riley is trying to defend but Sanchez finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Sanchez is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Riley looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Riley actively working from the bottom here.
Sanchez passes to full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Sanchez landing strikes from the mount and Riley is in trouble!
Riley tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sanchez looking for a guillotine from mount but Riley is having none of it.
Sanchez working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riley is looking to improve his position but Sanchez isn't that keen on the idea.
Sanchez working for a submission but Riley is keeping him at bay.
Riley keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Sanchez dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sanchez checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sanchez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sanchez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sanchez blocks a head kick by Riley.
Riley lands with a slapping head kick.
Sanchez misses with a looping left.
Sanchez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Riley throws a right hand that Sanchez ducks under and follows up with a left that Sanchez also avoids with ease.
Sanchez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Riley moves in looking to clinch but Sanchez pushes him off.
Sanchez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Riley keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sanchez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Riley jabs at Sanchez's body.
Riley misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Riley circles away from the clinch attempt
and Riley counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Sanchez is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Sanchez is rocked!
Riley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sanchez is still on wobbly legs! Can Riley finish him?
A head kick misses from Riley.
Riley gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sanchez seems to have recovered his senses.
Riley trying to land knees to the body.
Sanchez misses with the head strike.
A short body shot lands from Riley as the two fighters clinch.
Sanchez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sanchez is trying to maintain a safe position but Riley gets an underhook and turns Sanchez into the cage.
Sanchez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Riley's elbow.
Sanchez lands a body shot.
Sanchez fails to pull guard.
A right hand to the body from Sanchez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riley tries a body shot but Sanchez blocks it.
Sanchez tries to throw a body punch but Riley avoids it by throwing Sanchez back against the cage.
A short right from Riley on the inside.
Sanchez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sanchez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Riley works on Sanchez's body with a couple of short punches.
Riley trying to land knees to the body.
Sanchez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Riley has him pressed against the cage.
A body shot lands from Riley.
Sanchez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Riley smiles and moves away.
Riley throws a sloppy head kick and Sanchez moves out of range easily.
Riley circles away from the clinch attempt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sanchez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sanchez throws the left hand but Riley avoids the punch easily.
Riley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Riley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Riley takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sanchez wants to clinch up but Riley keeps it at a distance.
Riley misses with a wild body shot.
Riley fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sanchez tries to clinch up.
Riley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sanchez takes a kick to the side of the head.
Riley is looking to clinch but Sanchez is avoiding it.
Sanchez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sanchez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Riley checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A combination from Riley does no damage.
Tristian Riley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Riley pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sanchez is out of range and Riley settles back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez fails to land with a series of punches.
Riley takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sanchez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Riley is fending him off so far but Sanchez persists. Nope, Riley circles away and we're back to standing.
Tristian Riley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juan Sanchez.
Riley takes one on the button.
Riley is looking to clinch but Sanchez is avoiding it.
Sanchez scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Sanchez scores with a couple of short elbows.
Sanchez wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Riley, who protects the arm well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Riley prevents Sanchez from improving position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Riley manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Juan Sanchez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Riley fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sanchez checks it well.
Riley circles away from the clinch attempt
and Riley counters by clinching up.
Sanchez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Riley smiles and moves away.
Sanchez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Riley closes the distance and clinches.
A short right from Riley on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riley tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sanchez avoids it.
Sanchez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sanchez takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Sanchez struggles to land a body shot inside as Riley controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tristian Riley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juan Sanchez.
Sanchez prevents a body shot from Riley.
Sanchez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Riley lands a hook that snaps the head of Sanchez backwards.
Sanchez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Riley lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sanchez tries to pull guard but Riley holds him up against the cage and eventually Sanchez drops back down to his feet.
Riley tries to land knees in the clinch but Sanchez avoids the damage to the body.
Riley swings wildly with an uppercut but Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanchez tries to pull guard but Riley holds him up against the cage and eventually Sanchez drops back down to his feet.
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 Riley walks away with a smile on his face. Sanchez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sanchez misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sanchez scores a takedown into full mount!
Riley tries to reverse the position but Sanchez maintains control.
Sanchez with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Sanchez moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Riley has worked his arm free - good work by Riley!
Sanchez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sanchez creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riley manages to work his way to half guard, despite Sanchez's best efforts.
Riley is looking to improve his position.
Sanchez is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Riley looking for submissions off his back.
Sanchez is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riley is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sanchez pulls his head out easily.
Riley on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sanchez lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sanchez looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Riley with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Riley looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sanchez slips a nice elbow through Riley's hands, connecting with Riley's forehead.
And that's the end of the fight!
Juan Sanchez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sanchez winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Sanchez!
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energy
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RATING
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