Post by The Sandman on Oct 25, 2021 17:21:28 GMT -5
Diego Sanchez is the favourite fighter of the crowd at Century Lotus Stadium (Foshan, China).
Jon Fitch is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
Diego Sanchez raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
Jon Fitch comes with a 2 fight winning streak.
Diego Sanchez comes with a 4 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Jon Fitch attempts a sweep single...
Jon Fitch catches Diego Sanchez's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Fitch.
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Diego
Fitch use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in Century Lotus Stadium (Foshan, China) is cheering him!
Jon Fitch is in side mount over Diego Sanchez
Jon Fitch is cooling the fight on the ground
Jon Fitch is in side mount over Diego Sanchez
Jon Fitch looks to mount Diego Sanchez...
Jon Fitch slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego Sanchez tries to roll to his side and trap Jon Fitch in his guard...
Jon Fitch keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego Sanchez launches a few punches to Fitch's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Fitch tries to cover his face,
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Jon Fitch throws a lot of punches
some strikes get through.
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Fitch tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Jon Fitch controls the situation despite Diego Sanchez efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Jon Fitch positions himself and launches a barrage of punches.
Jon Fitch is in full mount and his punches are hitting hard Diego's abdomen
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Fitch tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Jon Fitch controls the situation despite Diego Sanchez efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego Sanchez tries to roll to his side and trap Jon Fitch in his guard...
Jon Fitch rolls him over and takes his back!
Fitch is in rear mount over Diego
Fitch tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Diego! Fitch has one hook in and keeps working!
Fitch is in rear mount over Diego with one hook in
Fitch has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Diego.
Diego uses his leg as leverage and manages to keep himself safe for now.
Fitch is in rear mount over Diego with one hook in
Fitch has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Diego.
Nicely done! Fitch now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
Fitch is in rear mount over Diego with two hooks in
Fitch tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for Diego!
Diego adopts the turtle defense and Fitch is ready to make his way to the victory with a round of punches!
Fitch is in rear mount over Diego with two hooks in
Fitch tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for Diego!
Diego adopts the turtle defense and Fitch is ready to make his way to the victory with a round of punches!
Fitch is in rear mount over Diego with two hooks in
Fitch is in rear mount with two hooks in! He is working on a desperate Diego, who tries to defend himself and escape from that position.
Diego is holding his opponent arms defending well.
Jon Fitch gets sloppy and Diego Sanchez tries to take advantage...
Diego has to use some of his skills to escape safely from this position...
Diego is unable to find a way to escape from this.
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Fitch is in rear mount over Diego with two hooks in
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Diego is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Fitch tries to use some of his tricky moves but Fitch's is smart enough to counter him.
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
Fitch is in rear mount over Diego with two hooks in
Diego is moving on the ground...
Fitch tries to counter Diego's moves on the ground.
Fitch is in rear mount over Diego with two hooks in
Diego Sanchez launches a few punches to Fitch's cheek from the guard.
Jon Fitch uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Fitch is trying to counter now!
Fitch tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for Diego!
Diego adopts the turtle defense and Fitch is ready to make his way to the victory with a round of punches!
Fitch is in rear mount over Diego with two hooks in
Fitch tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for Diego!
Diego adopts the turtle defense and Fitch is ready to make his way to the victory with a round of punches!
The clock says 3:25 in the 1 round
Fitch is in rear mount over Diego with two hooks in
Jon Fitch launches a few punches to Diego
Weak punches. He needs to improve his position!
Fitch is in rear mount over Diego with two hooks in
Jon Fitch was tooling Diego Sanchez for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Diego Sanchez lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Fitch is in rear mount with two hooks in! He is working on a desperate Diego, who tries to defend himself and escape from that position.
Diego is holding his opponent arms defending well.
Fitch is in rear mount over Diego with two hooks in
Diego has to use some of his skills to escape safely from this position...
Diego Sanchez uses his ground skills to free one of his legs while working on the ground.
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Diego Sanchez. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Jon Fitch attempts a sweep single...
Jon Fitch catches Diego Sanchez's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Fitch.
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Diego
Diego Sanchez launches a few punches to Fitch's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Fitch tries to cover his face,
Fitch's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Diego
Jon Fitch tries to better his position on the ground...
Fitch breaks the closed guard of Diego Sanchez and moves to half guard
Jon Fitch is in side mount over Diego Sanchez
Fitch tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego tries to escape from the full mount...
Jon Fitch is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Jon Fitch is in side mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego Sanchez attempts to trap Jon Fitch in his guard.
Jon Fitch keeps control and remains in side mount.
Jon Fitch is in side mount over Diego Sanchez
Fitch tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Herb Dean tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
You have to give that round to Jon Fitch.
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Round 2
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Jon Fitch tries to bring the fight to the ground
Diego goes down.
Jon Fitch is in open guard over Diego
Fitch looks to be in very good shape.
Fitch tries to move to full mount
Fitch succeeds
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego Sanchez launches a few punches to Fitch's cheek from the guard.
Jon Fitch uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Diego Sanchez gets sloppy and Jon Fitch tries to take advantage...
Diego Sanchez tries to roll to his side and trap Jon Fitch in his guard...
Diego Sanchez gets his hips out and gets to full guard.
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Diego
Diego measures the resilience of Fitch's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Fitch's side.
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Diego
Diego throws his legs up in a triangle attempt!
Jon Fitch realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
Diego misses a step and Jon Fitch sees an opportunity to counter him!
Fitch decides to go after his opponent and jumps inside Diego's guard.
Diego did not see that coming! Jon Fitch is in open guard over Diego now.
Jon Fitch is in open guard over Diego
Fitch moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Jon Fitch is in half guard over Diego
Fitch tries to get a side mount...
Diego wraps his leg around Jon Fitch leg and prevents him from moving.
Jon Fitch is in half guard over Diego
Fitch is taking this opportunity to rest.
Jon Fitch is in half guard over Diego
Diego Sanchez tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Fitch is trying to counter now!
Fitch launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Diego Sanchez is not able to stop Diego ground skills and Jon Fitch moves to side mount!
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Century Lotus Stadium (Foshan, China) are cheering for the fighters.
A high kick from Jon Fitch
falls short of the mark.
Fitch throws a body kick.
Solid shot!
Hard blow to Diego's mid-section, he seems hurt
The clock says 2:05 in the 2 round
Diego pushes Jon Fitch and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Jon Fitch attempts a sweep single...
Jon Fitch catches Diego Sanchez's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Fitch.
The clock says 2:30 in the 2 round
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Diego
Jon Fitch is looking to pass Diego Sanchez's guard...
Jon Fitch gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
The clock says 2:40 in the 2 round
Jon Fitch is in half guard over Diego
Nice moves from Jon Fitch who positions himself for using his knees on Diego!
One, two! Look at Diego Sanchez's grimace of pain!
Jon Fitch is in half guard over Diego
Fitch sits over his knees and pushes away Diego's leg!
Jon Fitch is able to put away his leg and then jumps to side mount.
Jon Fitch is in side mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego measures the resilience of Fitch's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Fitch's side.
Jon Fitch is in side mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego is gassing out... Too bad. His performance may be going down from here.
Diego launches a few weak punches
Those punches are hitting Fitch's ribs.
Jon Fitch is in side mount over Diego Sanchez
Jon Fitch looks to mount Diego Sanchez...
Diego Sanchez sees an opening and locks his opponent in half guard.
Jon Fitch is in half guard over Diego
Fitch sits over his knees and pushes away Diego's leg!
Jon Fitch is able to put away his leg and then jumps to side mount.
Jon Fitch is in side mount over Diego Sanchez
Fitch is trying to better his position on the ground and launches a couple of elbows against Diego's ribs.
Diego is noticing that and his face shows the pain.
Jon Fitch is in side mount over Diego Sanchez
Terrible one sided match... Diego was not ready to fight a fighter of Jon Fitch caliber.
Jon Fitch looks to mount Diego Sanchez...
Jon Fitch slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego Sanchez tries to roll to his side and trap Jon Fitch in his guard...
Diego Sanchez gets his hips out and gets to full guard.
The clock says 4:10 in the 2 round
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Diego
Diego Sanchez gets an arm and tries to apply an armbar. Fitch spins out, but Diego Sanchez was ready for that and quickly switches to a triangle choke!
Fitch is too good and managed to back out of danger.
Diego misses a step and Jon Fitch sees an opportunity to counter him!
Fitch cartwheels towards Diego!
He lands in side mount over a surprised Diego Sanchez.
Jon Fitch is in side mount over Diego Sanchez
Jon Fitch looks to pass to mount...
Diego creates space and scrambles back to his feet.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Century Lotus Stadium (Foshan, China) are cheering for the fighters.
The two exchange wildly
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Nice punch by Diego Sanchez
that nearly tags Fitch.
Fitch pushes Diego Sanchez and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Herb Dean tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Fitch.
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Round 3
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Jon Fitch moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Diego leads with a punch
Jon Fitch avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
Diego Sanchez chases Fitch and launches a few perfect strikes
Fitch ducks backwards and avoids them.
Poorly executed technique. Jon Fitch looks to counter!
Bone shattering straight right hand from Jon Fitch!
Diego is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Diego has a small cut in his Left cheek
As the fight continues it seems that Jon Fitch is taking the best of the fight.
Bone shattering straight left hand from Jon Fitch!
Diego is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Fitch is holding Diego Sanchez's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Diego Sanchez loses balance and goes to the ground.
Jon Fitch is in side mount over Diego Sanchez
Jon Fitch looks to mount Diego Sanchez...
Jon Fitch slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 1:15 in the 3 round
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Fitch is trying to better his position on the ground and launches a couple of elbows against Diego's ribs.
Diego is noticing that and his face shows the pain.
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Fitch doesn't like the idea of just stalling on the ground
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego tries to escape from the full mount...
Jon Fitch is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
The clock says 1:40 in the 3 round
Jon Fitch is in side mount over Diego Sanchez
Fitch doesn't like the idea of just stalling on the ground
Diego clumsily fails here and it's time for Jon Fitch to fight back!
Jon Fitch looks to pass to mount...
Fitch slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Diego Sanchez.
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego measures the resilience of Fitch's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Fitch blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego Sanchez tries to roll to his side and trap Jon Fitch in his guard...
Jon Fitch rolls him over and takes his back!
Fitch is in rear mount over Diego
Fitch is trying to better his position on the ground and launches a couple of elbows against Diego's ribs.
Diego is noticing that and his face shows the pain.
Fitch is in rear mount over Diego
Fitch breaths deeply while on the ground
Fitch is in rear mount over Diego
Fitch is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Herb Dean has seen that!
Herb Dean takes away one point from Jon Fitch for headbutt.
Herb Dean halts the fight to give Diego time to recover. Diego Sanchez seems to be ready to fight again. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Jon Fitch takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
The clock says 2:55 in the 3 round
Fitch fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Diego Sanchez didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Jon Fitch is in open guard over Diego
Jon Fitch tries to pass to half guard...
Diego Sanchez can't prevent his opponent from passing. Fitch looks to work from half guard.
The clock says 3:20 in the 3 round
Jon Fitch is in half guard over Diego
Jon Fitch throws a flurry of punches at Diego...
A lot of them are hitting Diego's face
There is a small laceration on Diego Sanchez's Right cheek
The clock says 3:30 in the 3 round
Jon Fitch is in half guard over Diego
Jon Fitch pushes Diego's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Fitch who is in full mount! Diego is in trouble now!
The clock says 3:40 in the 3 round
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Jon Fitch pushes Diego Sanchez down and prevents his attempts to escape
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Fitch positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Diego's being punished here!
Diego Sanchez seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Jon Fitch!
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego Sanchez tries to roll to his side and trap Jon Fitch in his guard...
Jon Fitch keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Fitch tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Jon Fitch controls the situation despite Diego Sanchez efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego Sanchez tries to roll to his side and trap Jon Fitch in his guard...
Jon Fitch rolls him over and takes his back!
The clock says 4:30 in the 3 round
Fitch is in rear mount over Diego
Diego has given his back to Jon Fitch who is trying to get one hook in!
Jon Fitch has one hook in!
Fitch is in rear mount over Diego with one hook in
Diego tries to stand up!
Fitch doesn't allow him!
Fitch is in rear mount over Diego with one hook in
Fitch has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Diego.
Nicely done! Fitch now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
You have to give that round to Jon Fitch.
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Round 4
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The clock says 0:10 in the 4 round
Jon Fitch shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Diego Sanchez is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Fitch into his guard.
Crushing shot to Diego's body! He's holding his side
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Diego
Jon Fitch looks to posture up and open Diego Sanchez's guard...
Jon Fitch forces Diego Sanchez to open his guard.
Jon Fitch is in open guard over Diego
Jon Fitch tries to pass to half guard...
Diego Sanchez can't prevent his opponent from passing. Fitch looks to work from half guard.
Jon Fitch is in half guard over Diego
Diego Sanchez attempts to move to full guard
Jon Fitch keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Jon Fitch is in half guard over Diego
Diego Sanchez tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Diego Sanchez gets sloppy and Jon Fitch tries to take advantage...
Fitch tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Diego from the side mount!
Jon Fitch is in side mount over Diego Sanchez
Fitch breaths deeply while on the ground
Herb Dean has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 1:15 in the 4 round
Fitch is holding Diego Sanchez's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Diego Sanchez loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 1:25 in the 4 round
Jon Fitch is in side mount over Diego Sanchez
Jon Fitch looks to mount Diego Sanchez...
Jon Fitch slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego Sanchez tries to roll to his side and trap Jon Fitch in his guard...
Jon Fitch keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Fitch tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Jon Fitch controls the situation despite Diego Sanchez efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The clock says 1:55 in the 4 round
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego Sanchez tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Jon Fitch rolls Diego Sanchez to his stomach and takes his back!
Fitch is in rear mount over Diego
Jon Fitch slides his arm under Diego Sanchez's chin and locks the rear naked choke!
Diego Sanchez's face turns completely red before he taps out!
Winner is Jon Fitch by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 2:20 Round 4
Statistics: Jon Fitch
Punches 6/6 (100%)
Kicks 1/2 (50%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 8/8 (100%)
GnP strikes 21/27 (78%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 801 s
Statistics: Diego Sanchez
Punches 0/8 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 10/21 (48%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 801 s
Sanchez needs health/toughness. He came into this fight very low on health/toughness. Fitch expoited that, survived the offense of the Diego, and got them win-times carefully and robotically.
Jon Fitch is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
Diego Sanchez raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
Jon Fitch comes with a 2 fight winning streak.
Diego Sanchez comes with a 4 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Jon Fitch attempts a sweep single...
Jon Fitch catches Diego Sanchez's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Fitch.
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Diego
Fitch use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in Century Lotus Stadium (Foshan, China) is cheering him!
Jon Fitch is in side mount over Diego Sanchez
Jon Fitch is cooling the fight on the ground
Jon Fitch is in side mount over Diego Sanchez
Jon Fitch looks to mount Diego Sanchez...
Jon Fitch slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego Sanchez tries to roll to his side and trap Jon Fitch in his guard...
Jon Fitch keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego Sanchez launches a few punches to Fitch's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Fitch tries to cover his face,
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Jon Fitch throws a lot of punches
some strikes get through.
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Fitch tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Jon Fitch controls the situation despite Diego Sanchez efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Jon Fitch positions himself and launches a barrage of punches.
Jon Fitch is in full mount and his punches are hitting hard Diego's abdomen
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Fitch tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Jon Fitch controls the situation despite Diego Sanchez efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego Sanchez tries to roll to his side and trap Jon Fitch in his guard...
Jon Fitch rolls him over and takes his back!
Fitch is in rear mount over Diego
Fitch tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Diego! Fitch has one hook in and keeps working!
Fitch is in rear mount over Diego with one hook in
Fitch has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Diego.
Diego uses his leg as leverage and manages to keep himself safe for now.
Fitch is in rear mount over Diego with one hook in
Fitch has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Diego.
Nicely done! Fitch now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
Fitch is in rear mount over Diego with two hooks in
Fitch tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for Diego!
Diego adopts the turtle defense and Fitch is ready to make his way to the victory with a round of punches!
Fitch is in rear mount over Diego with two hooks in
Fitch tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for Diego!
Diego adopts the turtle defense and Fitch is ready to make his way to the victory with a round of punches!
Fitch is in rear mount over Diego with two hooks in
Fitch is in rear mount with two hooks in! He is working on a desperate Diego, who tries to defend himself and escape from that position.
Diego is holding his opponent arms defending well.
Jon Fitch gets sloppy and Diego Sanchez tries to take advantage...
Diego has to use some of his skills to escape safely from this position...
Diego is unable to find a way to escape from this.
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Fitch is in rear mount over Diego with two hooks in
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Diego is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Fitch tries to use some of his tricky moves but Fitch's is smart enough to counter him.
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
Fitch is in rear mount over Diego with two hooks in
Diego is moving on the ground...
Fitch tries to counter Diego's moves on the ground.
Fitch is in rear mount over Diego with two hooks in
Diego Sanchez launches a few punches to Fitch's cheek from the guard.
Jon Fitch uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Fitch is trying to counter now!
Fitch tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for Diego!
Diego adopts the turtle defense and Fitch is ready to make his way to the victory with a round of punches!
Fitch is in rear mount over Diego with two hooks in
Fitch tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for Diego!
Diego adopts the turtle defense and Fitch is ready to make his way to the victory with a round of punches!
The clock says 3:25 in the 1 round
Fitch is in rear mount over Diego with two hooks in
Jon Fitch launches a few punches to Diego
Weak punches. He needs to improve his position!
Fitch is in rear mount over Diego with two hooks in
Jon Fitch was tooling Diego Sanchez for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Diego Sanchez lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Fitch is in rear mount with two hooks in! He is working on a desperate Diego, who tries to defend himself and escape from that position.
Diego is holding his opponent arms defending well.
Fitch is in rear mount over Diego with two hooks in
Diego has to use some of his skills to escape safely from this position...
Diego Sanchez uses his ground skills to free one of his legs while working on the ground.
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Diego Sanchez. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Jon Fitch attempts a sweep single...
Jon Fitch catches Diego Sanchez's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Fitch.
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Diego
Diego Sanchez launches a few punches to Fitch's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Fitch tries to cover his face,
Fitch's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Diego
Jon Fitch tries to better his position on the ground...
Fitch breaks the closed guard of Diego Sanchez and moves to half guard
Jon Fitch is in side mount over Diego Sanchez
Fitch tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego tries to escape from the full mount...
Jon Fitch is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Jon Fitch is in side mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego Sanchez attempts to trap Jon Fitch in his guard.
Jon Fitch keeps control and remains in side mount.
Jon Fitch is in side mount over Diego Sanchez
Fitch tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Herb Dean tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
You have to give that round to Jon Fitch.
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Round 2
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Jon Fitch tries to bring the fight to the ground
Diego goes down.
Jon Fitch is in open guard over Diego
Fitch looks to be in very good shape.
Fitch tries to move to full mount
Fitch succeeds
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego Sanchez launches a few punches to Fitch's cheek from the guard.
Jon Fitch uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Diego Sanchez gets sloppy and Jon Fitch tries to take advantage...
Diego Sanchez tries to roll to his side and trap Jon Fitch in his guard...
Diego Sanchez gets his hips out and gets to full guard.
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Diego
Diego measures the resilience of Fitch's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Fitch's side.
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Diego
Diego throws his legs up in a triangle attempt!
Jon Fitch realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
Diego misses a step and Jon Fitch sees an opportunity to counter him!
Fitch decides to go after his opponent and jumps inside Diego's guard.
Diego did not see that coming! Jon Fitch is in open guard over Diego now.
Jon Fitch is in open guard over Diego
Fitch moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Jon Fitch is in half guard over Diego
Fitch tries to get a side mount...
Diego wraps his leg around Jon Fitch leg and prevents him from moving.
Jon Fitch is in half guard over Diego
Fitch is taking this opportunity to rest.
Jon Fitch is in half guard over Diego
Diego Sanchez tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Fitch is trying to counter now!
Fitch launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Diego Sanchez is not able to stop Diego ground skills and Jon Fitch moves to side mount!
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Century Lotus Stadium (Foshan, China) are cheering for the fighters.
A high kick from Jon Fitch
falls short of the mark.
Fitch throws a body kick.
Solid shot!
Hard blow to Diego's mid-section, he seems hurt
The clock says 2:05 in the 2 round
Diego pushes Jon Fitch and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Jon Fitch attempts a sweep single...
Jon Fitch catches Diego Sanchez's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Fitch.
The clock says 2:30 in the 2 round
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Diego
Jon Fitch is looking to pass Diego Sanchez's guard...
Jon Fitch gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
The clock says 2:40 in the 2 round
Jon Fitch is in half guard over Diego
Nice moves from Jon Fitch who positions himself for using his knees on Diego!
One, two! Look at Diego Sanchez's grimace of pain!
Jon Fitch is in half guard over Diego
Fitch sits over his knees and pushes away Diego's leg!
Jon Fitch is able to put away his leg and then jumps to side mount.
Jon Fitch is in side mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego measures the resilience of Fitch's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Fitch's side.
Jon Fitch is in side mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego is gassing out... Too bad. His performance may be going down from here.
Diego launches a few weak punches
Those punches are hitting Fitch's ribs.
Jon Fitch is in side mount over Diego Sanchez
Jon Fitch looks to mount Diego Sanchez...
Diego Sanchez sees an opening and locks his opponent in half guard.
Jon Fitch is in half guard over Diego
Fitch sits over his knees and pushes away Diego's leg!
Jon Fitch is able to put away his leg and then jumps to side mount.
Jon Fitch is in side mount over Diego Sanchez
Fitch is trying to better his position on the ground and launches a couple of elbows against Diego's ribs.
Diego is noticing that and his face shows the pain.
Jon Fitch is in side mount over Diego Sanchez
Terrible one sided match... Diego was not ready to fight a fighter of Jon Fitch caliber.
Jon Fitch looks to mount Diego Sanchez...
Jon Fitch slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego Sanchez tries to roll to his side and trap Jon Fitch in his guard...
Diego Sanchez gets his hips out and gets to full guard.
The clock says 4:10 in the 2 round
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Diego
Diego Sanchez gets an arm and tries to apply an armbar. Fitch spins out, but Diego Sanchez was ready for that and quickly switches to a triangle choke!
Fitch is too good and managed to back out of danger.
Diego misses a step and Jon Fitch sees an opportunity to counter him!
Fitch cartwheels towards Diego!
He lands in side mount over a surprised Diego Sanchez.
Jon Fitch is in side mount over Diego Sanchez
Jon Fitch looks to pass to mount...
Diego creates space and scrambles back to his feet.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Century Lotus Stadium (Foshan, China) are cheering for the fighters.
The two exchange wildly
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Nice punch by Diego Sanchez
that nearly tags Fitch.
Fitch pushes Diego Sanchez and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Herb Dean tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Fitch.
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Round 3
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Jon Fitch moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Diego leads with a punch
Jon Fitch avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
Diego Sanchez chases Fitch and launches a few perfect strikes
Fitch ducks backwards and avoids them.
Poorly executed technique. Jon Fitch looks to counter!
Bone shattering straight right hand from Jon Fitch!
Diego is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Diego has a small cut in his Left cheek
As the fight continues it seems that Jon Fitch is taking the best of the fight.
Bone shattering straight left hand from Jon Fitch!
Diego is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Fitch is holding Diego Sanchez's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Diego Sanchez loses balance and goes to the ground.
Jon Fitch is in side mount over Diego Sanchez
Jon Fitch looks to mount Diego Sanchez...
Jon Fitch slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 1:15 in the 3 round
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Fitch is trying to better his position on the ground and launches a couple of elbows against Diego's ribs.
Diego is noticing that and his face shows the pain.
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Fitch doesn't like the idea of just stalling on the ground
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego tries to escape from the full mount...
Jon Fitch is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
The clock says 1:40 in the 3 round
Jon Fitch is in side mount over Diego Sanchez
Fitch doesn't like the idea of just stalling on the ground
Diego clumsily fails here and it's time for Jon Fitch to fight back!
Jon Fitch looks to pass to mount...
Fitch slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Diego Sanchez.
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego measures the resilience of Fitch's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Fitch blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego Sanchez tries to roll to his side and trap Jon Fitch in his guard...
Jon Fitch rolls him over and takes his back!
Fitch is in rear mount over Diego
Fitch is trying to better his position on the ground and launches a couple of elbows against Diego's ribs.
Diego is noticing that and his face shows the pain.
Fitch is in rear mount over Diego
Fitch breaths deeply while on the ground
Fitch is in rear mount over Diego
Fitch is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Herb Dean has seen that!
Herb Dean takes away one point from Jon Fitch for headbutt.
Herb Dean halts the fight to give Diego time to recover. Diego Sanchez seems to be ready to fight again. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Jon Fitch takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
The clock says 2:55 in the 3 round
Fitch fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Diego Sanchez didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Jon Fitch is in open guard over Diego
Jon Fitch tries to pass to half guard...
Diego Sanchez can't prevent his opponent from passing. Fitch looks to work from half guard.
The clock says 3:20 in the 3 round
Jon Fitch is in half guard over Diego
Jon Fitch throws a flurry of punches at Diego...
A lot of them are hitting Diego's face
There is a small laceration on Diego Sanchez's Right cheek
The clock says 3:30 in the 3 round
Jon Fitch is in half guard over Diego
Jon Fitch pushes Diego's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Fitch who is in full mount! Diego is in trouble now!
The clock says 3:40 in the 3 round
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Jon Fitch pushes Diego Sanchez down and prevents his attempts to escape
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Fitch positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Diego's being punished here!
Diego Sanchez seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Jon Fitch!
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego Sanchez tries to roll to his side and trap Jon Fitch in his guard...
Jon Fitch keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Fitch tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Jon Fitch controls the situation despite Diego Sanchez efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego Sanchez tries to roll to his side and trap Jon Fitch in his guard...
Jon Fitch rolls him over and takes his back!
The clock says 4:30 in the 3 round
Fitch is in rear mount over Diego
Diego has given his back to Jon Fitch who is trying to get one hook in!
Jon Fitch has one hook in!
Fitch is in rear mount over Diego with one hook in
Diego tries to stand up!
Fitch doesn't allow him!
Fitch is in rear mount over Diego with one hook in
Fitch has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Diego.
Nicely done! Fitch now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
You have to give that round to Jon Fitch.
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Round 4
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The clock says 0:10 in the 4 round
Jon Fitch shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Diego Sanchez is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Fitch into his guard.
Crushing shot to Diego's body! He's holding his side
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Diego
Jon Fitch looks to posture up and open Diego Sanchez's guard...
Jon Fitch forces Diego Sanchez to open his guard.
Jon Fitch is in open guard over Diego
Jon Fitch tries to pass to half guard...
Diego Sanchez can't prevent his opponent from passing. Fitch looks to work from half guard.
Jon Fitch is in half guard over Diego
Diego Sanchez attempts to move to full guard
Jon Fitch keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Jon Fitch is in half guard over Diego
Diego Sanchez tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Diego Sanchez gets sloppy and Jon Fitch tries to take advantage...
Fitch tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Diego from the side mount!
Jon Fitch is in side mount over Diego Sanchez
Fitch breaths deeply while on the ground
Herb Dean has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 1:15 in the 4 round
Fitch is holding Diego Sanchez's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Diego Sanchez loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 1:25 in the 4 round
Jon Fitch is in side mount over Diego Sanchez
Jon Fitch looks to mount Diego Sanchez...
Jon Fitch slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego Sanchez tries to roll to his side and trap Jon Fitch in his guard...
Jon Fitch keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Fitch tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Jon Fitch controls the situation despite Diego Sanchez efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The clock says 1:55 in the 4 round
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego Sanchez tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Jon Fitch rolls Diego Sanchez to his stomach and takes his back!
Fitch is in rear mount over Diego
Jon Fitch slides his arm under Diego Sanchez's chin and locks the rear naked choke!
Diego Sanchez's face turns completely red before he taps out!
Winner is Jon Fitch by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 2:20 Round 4
Statistics: Jon Fitch
Punches 6/6 (100%)
Kicks 1/2 (50%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 8/8 (100%)
GnP strikes 21/27 (78%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 801 s
Statistics: Diego Sanchez
Punches 0/8 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 10/21 (48%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 801 s
Sanchez needs health/toughness. He came into this fight very low on health/toughness. Fitch expoited that, survived the offense of the Diego, and got them win-times carefully and robotically.
