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Diego Sanchez vs. Joe Stevenson
Round 1
Sanchez lands a stiff jab, the first meaningful bout of the bout, but is stuffed on a single-leg attempt, as Stevenson is able to defend and land two punches of his own. Sanchez lands slightly with a three-punch rush, but Stevenson lands a sharp counter punch that puts Sanchez back on the defensive. Stevenson moving forward, connects clean on a jab. A short check right hook lands for Diego, but he's unable to land clean as he flurries as Stevenson covers up well. Sanchez responds with a right hand that lands flush, rocking Stevenson to his heels, and forcing Stevenson to shoot, which is stuffed. Stevenson lands a check left hook as Sanchez attempts to come inside with a flurry. Sanchez cuts Stevenson off with a jab, but misses an uppercut follow-up. Diego comes forward with two punches, and lands a left knee to the body. A Sanchez left head kick is blocked by Stevenson, and Sanchez lands a clean left uppercut as Stevenson attempts to swarm in before the round expires.
Jordan Breen Scores the round 10-9 Sanchez
Lotfi Sariahmed scores the round 10-9 Sanchez
Mike Fridley scores the round 10-9 Sanchez
Round 2
The two touch gloves to start the second stanza. Short punching exchanges see nothing land until Sanchez wobbles Stevenson with a short left, and attempts with a flying knee. Stevenson shoots, but Sanchez sprawls, turns the corner, and momentarily takes the back. Stevenson is able to peel Sanchez off his back, standing up and throwing the "Nightmare" off of his person as they restart standing. Sanchez ducks under a Stevenson right, and pushes him into the fence. Stevenson gets control of Diego's head, looking for a guillotine, but Sanchez elevates with a high crotch and slams "Daddy" down. Stevenson is able to get top position in the scramble, before Sanchez sits up, and gets top position for himself briefly before Stevenson stands up and they get to their feet. Stevenson walking Sanchez down, and lands a clean counter right hand, and is able to put a lunging right on Sanchez to follow. Sanchez lands a clean left cross in response. Stevenson trots forward pumping his hands, but Sanchez circles out, and lands a sharp check right hook. Each fighter landing single shots but unable to put combinations together. Sanchez lands a body shot but misses a left uppercut, but succeeds on two successive left uppercuts when Stevenson comes forward. Sanchez goes upstairs with two left head kicks in the last five seconds, both of which Stevenson blocks.
Jordan Breen Scores the round 10-9 Sanchez
Lotfi Sariahmed scores the round 10-9 Sanchez
Mike Fridley scores the round 10-9 Sanchez
Round 3
Both fighters throwing hands to start the third round, but neither can land clean. Sanchez comes forward with a three-punch combination, a right hand just glancing Stevenson. Stevenson bats Sanchez with a right as the former TUF winner looks for a lunging body shot. Stevenson steps into the pocket with a one-two, but Sanchez lands a knee to the body to cut him off. Sanchez whips a kick to the body, but Stevenson absorbs most of it on his arm. Both fighters still pecking away with two and three-punch combos that don't land. Sanchez shoots a double-leg which is stuffed, and as Stevenson stands up, he raises his hands to inspire heers from the O2 Arena crowd. Sanchez now adopting the Thomas "Hitman" Hearns stance, but brings his lead hand back up when Stevenson lands a right hand. Two right hooks land for Sanchez but with little impact on Stevenson. Sanchez lunges with a left hook, but Stevenson gets the better with his counter right hand. With 45 seconds left, Sanchez attemps a single-leg takedown from far out of range, that Stevenson easily defends, getting rear waist control and delivering tepid knees to the body before Sanchez breaks away. Stevenson swings with a right hand and misses, while Sanchez lands a left hook. The two flurry away with flailing punches at the end of the bout, the only material strike being a Stevenson left hook as the horn sounds.
Jordan Breen Scores the round 10-9 Stevenson
Lotfi Sariahmed scores the round 10-9 Sanchez
Mike Fridley scores the round 10-9 Sanchez
Round 1
Sanchez lands a stiff jab, the first meaningful bout of the bout, but is stuffed on a single-leg attempt, as Stevenson is able to defend and land two punches of his own. Sanchez lands slightly with a three-punch rush, but Stevenson lands a sharp counter punch that puts Sanchez back on the defensive. Stevenson moving forward, connects clean on a jab. A short check right hook lands for Diego, but he's unable to land clean as he flurries as Stevenson covers up well. Sanchez responds with a right hand that lands flush, rocking Stevenson to his heels, and forcing Stevenson to shoot, which is stuffed. Stevenson lands a check left hook as Sanchez attempts to come inside with a flurry. Sanchez cuts Stevenson off with a jab, but misses an uppercut follow-up. Diego comes forward with two punches, and lands a left knee to the body. A Sanchez left head kick is blocked by Stevenson, and Sanchez lands a clean left uppercut as Stevenson attempts to swarm in before the round expires.
Jordan Breen Scores the round 10-9 Sanchez
Lotfi Sariahmed scores the round 10-9 Sanchez
Mike Fridley scores the round 10-9 Sanchez
Round 2
The two touch gloves to start the second stanza. Short punching exchanges see nothing land until Sanchez wobbles Stevenson with a short left, and attempts with a flying knee. Stevenson shoots, but Sanchez sprawls, turns the corner, and momentarily takes the back. Stevenson is able to peel Sanchez off his back, standing up and throwing the "Nightmare" off of his person as they restart standing. Sanchez ducks under a Stevenson right, and pushes him into the fence. Stevenson gets control of Diego's head, looking for a guillotine, but Sanchez elevates with a high crotch and slams "Daddy" down. Stevenson is able to get top position in the scramble, before Sanchez sits up, and gets top position for himself briefly before Stevenson stands up and they get to their feet. Stevenson walking Sanchez down, and lands a clean counter right hand, and is able to put a lunging right on Sanchez to follow. Sanchez lands a clean left cross in response. Stevenson trots forward pumping his hands, but Sanchez circles out, and lands a sharp check right hook. Each fighter landing single shots but unable to put combinations together. Sanchez lands a body shot but misses a left uppercut, but succeeds on two successive left uppercuts when Stevenson comes forward. Sanchez goes upstairs with two left head kicks in the last five seconds, both of which Stevenson blocks.
Jordan Breen Scores the round 10-9 Sanchez
Lotfi Sariahmed scores the round 10-9 Sanchez
Mike Fridley scores the round 10-9 Sanchez
Round 3
Both fighters throwing hands to start the third round, but neither can land clean. Sanchez comes forward with a three-punch combination, a right hand just glancing Stevenson. Stevenson bats Sanchez with a right as the former TUF winner looks for a lunging body shot. Stevenson steps into the pocket with a one-two, but Sanchez lands a knee to the body to cut him off. Sanchez whips a kick to the body, but Stevenson absorbs most of it on his arm. Both fighters still pecking away with two and three-punch combos that don't land. Sanchez shoots a double-leg which is stuffed, and as Stevenson stands up, he raises his hands to inspire heers from the O2 Arena crowd. Sanchez now adopting the Thomas "Hitman" Hearns stance, but brings his lead hand back up when Stevenson lands a right hand. Two right hooks land for Sanchez but with little impact on Stevenson. Sanchez lunges with a left hook, but Stevenson gets the better with his counter right hand. With 45 seconds left, Sanchez attemps a single-leg takedown from far out of range, that Stevenson easily defends, getting rear waist control and delivering tepid knees to the body before Sanchez breaks away. Stevenson swings with a right hand and misses, while Sanchez lands a left hook. The two flurry away with flailing punches at the end of the bout, the only material strike being a Stevenson left hook as the horn sounds.
Jordan Breen Scores the round 10-9 Stevenson
Lotfi Sariahmed scores the round 10-9 Sanchez
Mike Fridley scores the round 10-9 Sanchez
