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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sergey Gribov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Sonnen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 lbs
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Good wrestling
Great low kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergey Gribov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Sonnen!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gribov slips under a jab.
Sonnen misses with a wild body shot.
Sonnen leaves Gribov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sonnen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gribov can pounce on him.
Gribov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sonnen avoids it really well and circles away.
Sonnen moves into the clinch.
Sonnen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sonnen lands a right hand.
Gribov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sonnen or not.
Gribov blocking some punches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sonnen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gribov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sonnen's elbow.
Sonnen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gribov wants to clinch up but Sonnen keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonnen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ryan Sonnen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sonnen misses with a left hand
and Gribov counters with a series of strikes. Sonnen will be more careful next time no doubt.
Gribov looks to throw the jab but Sonnen is out of range.
Gribov misses with a double jab
and Sonnen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gribov throws the kick towards the body but Sonnen avoids it.
Gribov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sonnen circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergey Gribov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gribov tries to clinch there but Sonnen circles away.
Sonnen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gribov moves away.
Sonnen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gribov counters by clinching up.
Gribov is looking for a takedown.
Sonnen gets underhooks to prevent Gribov's takedown attempt.
Gribov wants the takedown. Sonnen is fighting it off but Gribov persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Sonnen's guard against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gribov passes into half guard.
Sonnen wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Gribov.
Gribov won't allow Sonnen to sweep him here.
Sonnen keeping full guard, as Gribov tries to pass.
Gribov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gribov is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Gribov has gone for a leg lock! Sonnen slips out almost immediately though and dives into Gribov's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gribov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sonnen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sonnen throws a strike but Gribov rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Sonnen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gribov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sonnen wants to get back to his feet but Gribov is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gribov trying to control the position from guard on top but Sonnen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gribov throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gribov wants to pass the guard but Sonnen is keeping the position.
Gribov trying to control but Sonnen is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gribov sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergey Gribov dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Gribov throws a series of punches but Sonnen avoids them all with ease.
Sonnen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gribov.
Gribov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sonnen misses the shot to the body.
Sonnen connects with a body shot.
Sergey Gribov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sonnen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sonnen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gribov rather than just go for the knockout.
Gribov blocks a jab.
Sonnen throws an overhand right that lands on Gribov's shoulder, as Gribov tries to avoid the shot.
Gribov throws a series of strikes that have Sonnen backpedaling.
Sonnen scores with a nice right hand.
Gribov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonnen connects with a looping right hand.
Gribov is looking to clinch but Sonnen is avoiding it.
Sonnen throws a right and a left that Gribov avoids nicely.
Sonnen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gribov moves away.
Nice straight punches there by Gribov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gribov.
Gribov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sonnen.
Gribov misses with a low kick.
No joy there for Gribov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sonnen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gribov slips a jab and a cross from Sonnen.
Sonnen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gribov.
Nice shot by Sonnen.
Gribov is looking to clinch.
Gribov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sonnen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ryan Sonnen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A big left from Gribov misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gribov throws a hook but Sonnen avoids it easily.
Sonnen misses with a wild body shot.
Sonnen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sonnen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sonnen misses with a wild body shot.
Sonnen wants to clinch up but Gribov keeps it at a distance.
Gribov moves in looking to clinch but Sonnen pushes him off.
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!
Gribov wants to clinch up but Sonnen keeps it at a distance.
Gribov has a takedown stuffed.
Gribov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gribov misses with a double jab.
Sonnen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gribov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice uppercut there from Sonnen.
Sonnen misses the shot to the body.
Sonnen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gribov has time to react.
Sonnen swats away the attempt to clinch by Gribov.
Sonnen swings for the body but Gribov moves out of range.
Sonnen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gribov circles away quickly and effectively.
Some wild striking there from Gribov.
Gribov moves out of range as Sonnen strikes.
Gribov is looking to clinch.
Sonnen misses with a right hand
and Gribov counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen scores with a jab. Gribov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gribov, as that shot connected.
Gribov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sonnen sprawls well. Sonnen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gribov gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergey Gribov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gribov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sonnen lands a nice looking body shot.
Sonnen throws a body punch but Gribov moves out of range.
Gribov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sonnen's waist but Sonnen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gribov off to one side.
Sonnen throws a jab but it's blocked by Gribov.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sonnen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gribov throws a right and a left that Sonnen avoids nicely.
Gribov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Sonnen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Sonnen looks to throw the jab but Gribov is out of range.
Gribov has Sonnen up against the cage in a clinch.
Sonnen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sonnen throws a head punch that misses.
Sonnen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sonnen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sonnen scores with a shot to the side of Gribov's head.
A head punch on the inside from Sonnen fails to land.
Sonnen tries a body shot but Gribov blocks it.
Gribov throws a punch but it's blocked by Sonnen.
A short left from Gribov.
Sonnen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gribov misses with the head strike.
Gribov looking to stall.
Sonnen takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sonnen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sonnen with a hook.
Sonnen misses with a looping right.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gribov.
Gribov tried to score with a low kick but Sonnen checks it.
Sonnen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gribov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gribov tries to bum rush Sonnen with a series of wild strikes but Sonnen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sonnen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gribov.
Sonnen tries to close the distance and clinch but Gribov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gribov swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sonnen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sonnen lands with an uppercut that bounces Gribov off the cage and back into range.
Sonnen misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gribov.
Gribov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sonnen misses with a two punch combination.
Nice jab there from Sonnen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gribov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gribov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good shot there by Sonnen.
Nice shot lands for Sonnen.
Gribov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sonnen wants to clinch up but Gribov keeps it at a distance.
Sonnen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sonnen scores with a shot to the body.
Gribov throws a right hand that Sonnen ducks under and follows up with a left that Sonnen also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gribov misses with a few strikes there.
Sonnen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gribov scores with a three punch combo!
Gribov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gribov fails with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gribov tries to work over Sonnen's front leg with a kick but Sonnen checks it.
Gribov moves out of range as Sonnen strikes.
Gribov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sonnen. Gribov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sonnen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gribov on the side of the head.
Sonnen misses with a double jab.
Gribov drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gribov throws an elbow but Sonnen slips to the side and avoids it well.
Gribov prevents Sonnen from escaping the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sonnen dodges the ground and pound from Gribov.
Sonnen avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Gribov.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sonnen is trying to buck Gribov off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gribov connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Sonnen some visible discomfort.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ryan Sonnen.
I think Sonnen has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ryan Sonnen!
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