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Event:
HFC 5: Blanche vs Sanguiao
Date: Jun 04, 2022 |
#R1#
Blanche will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sanguiao darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sanguiao scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Blanche walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sanguiao throws out a powerful jab.
Sanguiao connects with a body shot that sends Blanche's belly button to the back.
Blanche misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sanguiao has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Sanguiao punishes Blanche's body with a nice straight punch.
Blanche takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanguiao lands with a hook. Blanche tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sanguiao lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A right-left combo lands from Sanguiao. #CL#
Blanche has taken the fight to the clinch.
#TD2#
Sanguiao pulls guard. #SUB2#
Sanguiao has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Blanche can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #SUB2#
Sanguiao throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
#T1#
Blanche stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sanguiao swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Blanche passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Sanguiao is trying to get back to half guard.
Blanche controlling from side mount.
Sanguiao struggling a bit here.
Sanguiao manages to get back to half guard.
Sanguiao pushes Blanche off looking to stand but Blanche dives back in and keeps control.
#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Blanche working over Sanguiao with some ground and pound. Sanguiao looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Blanche is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Sanguiao!
Blanche prevents Sanguiao from getting the reversal.
Sanguiao wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Blanche scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Sanguiao tries to reverse the position but Blanche maintains control.
Sanguiao squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Blanche landing shots from mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sanguiao is bucking up trying to escape but Blanche cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Blanche breaks from Sanguiao's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Blanche lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Blanche can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sanguiao is looking to escape.
Sanguiao in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head. #T3#
Blanche lands a big shot there that rocks Sanguiao but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Sanguiao sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Blanche content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Blanche lands with a punch from half guard.
Blanche is nestled in close to Sanguiao, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Blanche passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Sanguiao!
Blanche looking to control and managing it successfully.
Blanche postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Sanguiao looks a forlorn figure.
Blanche looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Blanche wants to control the pace but Sanguiao is squirming around nicely. #T4#
Blanche controlling the position easily from mount.
Sanguiao is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Sanguiao working to try and regain half guard.
Blanche tries to control but Sanguiao wriggling away.
Sanguiao tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Blanche content just to control the position here.
Sanguiao is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Blanche with shots to the head and body - Sanguiao looks very uncomfortable down there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sanguiao wants to hold on but Blanche pushes him away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kai Blanche will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2##CL#
Blanche moves into range and clinches up with Sanguiao.
Blanche has Sanguiao pressed against the cage, preventing Sanguiao from circling away and getting back to striking at range.#BC#
Blanche manages to break the clinch.
Sanguiao throws a series of punches but Blanche moves out of range.
Sanguiao lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sanguiao.
Sanguiao wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.#TD#
Blanche shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Blanche showed some decent athleticism there. #SUB#
Blanche is looking for a kimura but Sanguiao is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Blanche to get the leverage.
Blanche drops an elbow to the side of Sanguiao's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!#SUB2#
Sanguiao looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Blanche frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Blanche lands a big shot there that rocks Sanguiao but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
#T1#
Blanche trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sanguiao throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Blanche with the ground and pound from mount.
Sanguiao is in all sorts of trouble here.
Blanche scoring with strikes but Sanguiao is staying in there.
Blanche landing shots from mount.
Blanche postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Sanguiao looks a forlorn figure.
BOOM! Blanche connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Sanguiao bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Blanche has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Sanguiao has passed into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#ES#
Blanche throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!#T2#
Blanche tries to move into range but Sanguiao moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sanguiao tries to bum rush Blanche with a series of wild strikes but Blanche uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Blanche feinted with a counter takedown.
Nice body punch from Sanguiao.
Blanche shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sanguiao works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sanguiao scores with a three punch combo!
Sanguiao lands a jab to the nose.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Danga de danga de dang - Sanguiao scores with a four punch combination!#TD#
Blanche shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Blanche showed some decent athleticism there.
Sanguiao has one foot on Blanche's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Sanguiao throws out a powerful jab.
Blanche gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sanguiao counters with a left to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T3#
Sanguiao stalks Blanche and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Blanche's face. Blanche staggers backwards, shaken.
Blanche with a poor takedown
and Sanguiao counters with a nice uppercut.
Blanche takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A combination from Sanguiao does no damage.
Sanguiao throws a series of punches but Blanche moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Sanguiao as he connects with a hook.#CL#
Blanche closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #TD#
Blanche has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Sanguiao is trying to keep an underhook but Blanche manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Sanguiao has one foot on Blanche's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!#CL#
Blanche clinches up against the cage.#TD#
Blanche gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Sanguiao pushes Blanche off but Blanche dives into side control.
#SUB#
Blanche goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Sanguiao has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Blanche but great work by Sanguiao.#SUB2#
Sanguiao wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Blanche, who protects the arm well.
Sanguiao postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
#T4##SUB2#
Sanguiao tries for a kimura but Blanche is defending well.
Blanche holding on.
Sanguiao working away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.#SUB2#
Sanguiao thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Sanguiao trying to control the action but Blanche is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jhanlo Sanguiao showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R3##CL#
Blanche gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Blanche - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
#TD2#
Sanguiao pulls guard successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blanche looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Sanguiao is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Blanche is aware though and is defending well.#SUB2#
Sanguiao had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Blanche defends it easily.#T1#
Blanche sitting in guard, not really doing much. #SUB2#
Sanguiao has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Blanche can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Blanche content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Blanche scoring with punches to the head and body.
Blanche slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Blanche pushes down on Sanguiao's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Blanche is controlling the pace.
#T2#
Blanche has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Sanguiao is refusing to be controlled, as Blanche sits in half guard. #SUB2#
Sanguiao looking for subs from the bottom but Blanche mounts him!
Sanguiao is in all sorts of trouble here.
#T3#
Blanche landing strikes from the mount.
Blanche with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Blanche cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Blanche lands a couple of good shots and Sanguiao has given up his back, trying to escape the position!#SUB#
Blanche looking to break Sanguiao's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Sanguiao remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Blanche will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Sanguiao wants to get back to his feet.
Blanche is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Blanche gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Blanche gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Blanche apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Sanguiao lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Sanguiao throws a combination that misses #CL#
and Blanche counters into the clinch. Nicely done. #TD#
Blanche has hold of one of Sanguiao's legs. Sanguiao is fighting the takedown attempt but Blanche gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blanche working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sanguiao's head.
Blanche stands up over Sanguiao, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. #SUB2#
Sanguiao has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Blanche can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kai Blanche overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T4#
Sanguiao keeping full guard, as Blanche tries to pass.
Blanche scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sanguiao has momentary wrist control but Blanche slips an elbow through the middle.
Sanguiao wants to get back to his feet but Blanche is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Blanche is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. #SUB2#
Sanguiao has his foot on Blanche's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Blanche works his way back into a safe position though.
Blanche stands up over Sanguiao, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Blanche postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Blanche makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sanguiao wants to get back to his feet but Blanche is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Blanche's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
And that's the end of the fight!
Kai Blanche showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Blanche 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 William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kai Blanche! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 11, 2022 |
#R1#
Sanguiao misses with a double jab.
As Sanguiao backs away, Martinez returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.#CL#
Martinez has Sanguiao up against the cage in a clinch.
A hook to the body from Martinez.
#TD#
Martinez pulls guard.
Sanguiao slips nicely into half guard.
Sanguiao seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Martinez does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. #SUB2#
Sanguiao seems to be looking for submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanguiao throwing shots but Martinez is blocking nicely.
Martinez is looking to improve his position.
Martinez gets back to full guard.
#T1#
Martinez trying to control the position here.
Sanguiao trying to control the position from guard on top but Martinez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Martinez seems keen to control Sanguiao's posture.
Martinez working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Martinez throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Martinez throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Sanguiao trying to control but Martinez is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Martinez has his foot on Sanguiao's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sanguiao works his way back into a safe position though.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Martinez has Sanguiao pulled in close to control his posture. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Sanguiao goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Sanguiao will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sanguiao.
Sanguiao feints a jab promting Martinez to slip. Sanguiao then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Martinez slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Sanguiao throws a series of punches but Martinez moves out of range.
Sanguiao throws a right and a left that both miss.#CL#
Martinez moves into the clinch successfully.
#BC#
Martinez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Martinez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sanguiao, pushing him back against the cage.#T3##TD#
Martinez is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Sanguiao can't fight it off and eventually Martinez manages to take the fight to the floor. Sanguiao looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.#SUB2#
Sanguiao is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Martinez controlling from the top position.
Martinez has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Sanguiao looking for a sweep. Not yet Sanguiao, not yet. #SUB2#
Martinez is sitting in close to Sanguiao's body. Sanguiao has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Martinez is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Martinez is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Sanguiao.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jhanlo Sanguiao! |
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