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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sonny Ericsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Rain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. Johnny Rain has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Sonny Ericsson's chin.
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192 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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190 cm
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195 lbs
16 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Very quick |
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sonny Ericsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Rain!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ericsson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rain looks gassed!
Ericsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ericsson throws an overhand right that lands on Rain's shoulder, as Rain tries to avoid the shot.
Ericsson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A leg kick checked by Rain.
Ericsson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rain's calf.
Ericsson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rain on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rain blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rain tries to pull guard but Ericsson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Ericsson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Johnny Rain has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Ericsson.
Ericsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ericsson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ericsson working aggressively here.
Rain's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rain feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ericssons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ericsson connects with an inside leg kick.
Rain stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ericsson.
Jab by Rain.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ericsson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ericsson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ericsson scoring well with a low kick there.
Rain moves away from the strike by Ericsson.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rain checks a leg kick.
Ericsson connects with a high kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Ericsson. That snapped Rain's head back.
Sonny Ericsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ericsson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ericsson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ericsson lands a head kick. Rain smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Rain throws a jab but it's blocked by Ericsson.
Ericsson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rain misses with a hook. Ericsson ducked under it nicely.
Ericsson tries to clinch but Rain is having none of it.
Ericsson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ericsson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rain checks a low kick from Ericsson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ericsson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rain bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Some wild striking there from Rain.
A good leg kick by Ericsson.
Ericsson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ericsson connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rain takes one on the button.
Rain slips under a jab from Ericsson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sonny Ericsson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Rain's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ericsson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rain's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ericsson throws a front kick aimed at Rain's knee but Rain avoids it well.
Ericsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ericsson lunges at Rain with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rain's hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ericsson.
Rain walks into a jab.
Ericsson moves out of range as Rain strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ericsson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ericsson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rain's calf.
Sonny Ericsson is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick from Ericsson lands but Rain takes it in his stride.
Rain on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ericsson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rain in his tracks.
Ericsson is looking to score with low kicks.
Ericsson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ericsson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Rain.
Ericsson is looking to chop away at Rain's legs.
Ericsson throws out a leg kick but Rain moves out of range and Ericsson only half commits.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rain checks the leg kick.
Ericsson misses with a kick to the body.
Rain connects with a jab.
Ericsson misses with a body shot
and Rain counters with a one-two to the body.
Rain takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ericsson throws a nice head kick!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ericsson. Rain shrugs it off though.
Rain bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ericsson's head.
Ericsson is looking to score with low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rain takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ericsson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rain on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ericsson. Ericsson obviously looking to wear him down.
Ericsson thumps Rain with a low kick.
Ericsson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ericsson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rain checks a low kick from Ericsson.
Ericsson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ericsson.
Rain takes a jab right on the kisser.
A head kick misses from Ericsson.
Ericsson loads up on a big right hand but Rain slips the punch.
Ericsson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rain, pushing him back against the cage.
Rain is trying to pull guard but Ericsson has him pressed against the cage.
Ericsson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rain.
Rain looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sonny Ericsson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Rain's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Ericsson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ericsson misses with a combination
and Rain counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That kick from Ericsson tenderised Rain's leg. Rain is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ericsson misses with an uppercut. Rain saw that one coming.
Ericsson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ericsson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rain's sensitive parts.
Rain takes a kick to the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rain throws a hook but Ericsson avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ericsson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ericsson tries a head kick but it misses.
Ericsson doesn't manage to clinch there - Rain circles away.
Ericsson fakes the leg kick and cracks Rain in the body.
Rain looks to score with a jab to the body but Ericsson is just out of range.
Ericsson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ericsson thumps Rain with a low kick.
Ericsson takes a swing at Rain's ribcage but misses.
Johnny Rain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ericsson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rain checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A big right from Rain misses.
Ericsson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ericsson.
Ericsson keeps Rain at a distance using the push kick.
Ericsson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rain's sensitive parts.
Ericsson connects with a solid leg kick.
Ericsson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Ericsson tenderised Rain's leg. Rain is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ericsson throws a big shot that misses.
The fighters circling - Rain throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ericsson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rain might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Rain takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ericsson connects with an inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ericsson.
Ericsson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rain.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ericsson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rain fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ericsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rain sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ericsson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A head kick from Ericsson lands but Rain takes it in his stride.
Ericsson throws a big shot that misses.
Ericsson thumps Rain with a low kick.
Ericsson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ericsson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sonny Ericsson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ericsson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sonny Ericsson!
A relieved looking Sonny Ericsson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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