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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leo Sonnen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Beast Putin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sonnen comes to the cage accompanied by Scream Aim Fire. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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261 lbs
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255 lbs
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Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leo Sonnen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Beast Putin!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Putin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sonnen misses with a body shot.
Sonnen connects with a nice looking jab.
Sonnen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Putin was well out of range. Poor timing from Sonnen.
Putin cracks Sonnen with a good jab.
Sonnen loads up on a big right hand but Putin slips the punch.
Putin let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Putin moves away from the strike by Sonnen.
Sonnen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Putin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Putin slips under a jab.
Putin with the counter takedown but Sonnen avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sonnen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Putin.
And Putin tries to counter it with a takedown but Sonnen pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A big left from Putin misses.
A big left from Sonnen misses.
Putin wants to clinch up but Sonnen keeps it at a distance.
Sonnen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sonnen moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Putin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sonnen prevents a body shot from Putin.
The referee is keeping an eye on Sonnen - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Putin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sonnen blocks a body shot from Putin.
Putin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Putin tries to work over Sonnen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sonnen tries for a takedown but Putin manages to get underhooks.
Sonnen stalling in the clinch but Putin improves position.
Putin prevents a body shot from Sonnen.
Putin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sonnen prevents a body shot from Putin.
Putin scores with a shot to the side of Sonnen's head.
Sonnen misses with the head strike.
Putin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Putin is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sonnen throws a punch but it's blocked by Putin.
I was talking to Sonnen's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Putin struggles to land a body shot inside as Sonnen controls his hands.
Sonnen has Putin pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Putin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sonnen tries a body shot but Putin blocks it.
A hook to the body from Sonnen.
Sonnen misses with a body punch.
Sonnen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Putin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sonnen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sonnen has a couple of punches blocked by Putin.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Putin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Putin is looking to control Sonnen's arms but Sonnen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Putin has his back to the cage.
Putin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sonnen.
Putin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Putin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sonnen lands a body punch.
Sonnen breaks from the clinch.
Leo Sonnen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sonnen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Putin.
Putin misses with a straight right.
Sonnen throwing a counter right hand but Putin manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sonnen. Putin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sonnen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Putin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sonnen moves into the clinch successfully.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sonnen.
Sonnen is pushing Putin up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Putin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sonnen is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Putin's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Sonnen struggles to land a body shot inside as Putin controls his hands.
Sonnen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sonnen misses with a punch on the inside.
Sonnen has a couple of punches blocked by Putin.
Sonnen has had enough of the clinch but Putin keeps him there for the moment.
Putin working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sonnen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen blocking some punches.
Putin can't find room to land a body shot as Sonnen controls the action.
Sonnen can't find room to land a body shot as Putin controls the action.
Putin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Putin tries to work over Sonnen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Putin tries to throw a body punch but Sonnen avoids it by throwing Putin back against the cage.
Putin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sonnen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sonnen blocking some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Putin misses with a punch to the body.
Sonnen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Putin tries to throw a body punch but Sonnen avoids it by throwing Putin back against the cage.
Putin tries a body shot but Sonnen blocks it.
Putin lands a left hand.
Sonnen wants a takedown.
Sonnen tries for a takedown but Putin manages to get underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Leo Sonnen will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Sonnen looks to land a left hand but Putin moved out of range nicely.
Putin scores with a jab to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Sonnen misses the target.
Putin throws out a powerful jab.
Sonnen misses with a straight right.
Putin with the counter takedown but Sonnen avoids it easily.
Putin dodges the punch combination from Sonnen.
Sonnen lands a right hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sonnen misses with a looping left.
Sonnen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sonnen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Putin circles away quickly and effectively.
Putin tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Sonnen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Putin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Putin throws out a powerful jab.
Sonnen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Putin.
Putin slips a straight right by Sonnen.
Sonnen shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Sonnen was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Putin explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Putin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Some wild striking there from Sonnen.
A nice side step and Putin releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Putin tries to sprawl but Sonnen drives through with a takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sonnen trying to control the action but Putin is working from the bottom.
Sonnen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Putin's head.
Sonnen slows the pace down in half guard.
Sonnen is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Putin doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sonnen.
Sonnen controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Putin is looking to escape.
Sonnen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Putin defending well though.
Putin felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Putin is not content to let Sonnen control the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Putin throws out a powerful jab.
Putin avoids the body shot from Sonnen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sonnen just misses with a punch to the body.
Putin scores with a jab. Sonnen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Putin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sonnen throws a hook but Putin avoids it easily.
Leo Sonnen is winning the standup battle so far.
Putin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sonnen throws out the jab.
Putin is looking to clinch.
Putin throws out a powerful jab.
Beast Putin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sonnen drives through and clinches with Putin against the cage.
Putin swings wildly with an uppercut but Sonnen uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from Putin.
Putin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sonnen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sonnen can't find room to land a body shot as Putin controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Beast Putin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Sonnen throws a hook to the side of Putin's head but Putin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sonnen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Putin thuds a left hand into Sonnen's body.
Putin slips under a jab.
Putin is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Sonnen missing with a left hand there. Putin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Putin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sonnen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Putin has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Putin throws a jab but it's blocked by Sonnen.
An attempted straight right counter from Sonnen misses the target.
Sonnen throws a hook but Putin blocks it.
Putin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sonnen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sonnen scores with a sloppy right hand. Putin should have avoided that one.
Sonnen throws a jab when Putin was well out of range.
Putin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sonnen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Putin takes a swing at Sonnen's ribcage but misses.
Sonnen is looking for a counter combo.
Sonnen throws a good cross that connects.
Sonnen closes the distance and pushes Putin back into the cage.
Putin lands with a right to the head.
Putin throws a punch but it's blocked by Sonnen.
Sonnen misses with some punches.
Putin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sonnen backwards.
Sonnen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sonnen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sonnen is pushing Putin up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Putin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sonnen wants to stall.
Sonnen blocking some punches.
Putin misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Putin can't find room to land a body shot as Sonnen controls the action.
Beast Putin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sonnen trying to stall but Putin improves his position.
Sonnen can't find room to land a body shot as Putin controls the action.
Putin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sonnen's elbow.
Putin lands a shot to the body.
Putin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Putin is leaning against Sonnen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sonnen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Putin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Putin looking to slow down the pace here.
Sonnen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Putins head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sonnen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Putin slips a jab and a cross from Sonnen.
Putin counters with a body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Putin. Sonnen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sonnen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Putin walks into a stiff left hand from Sonnen.
Putin lands a high kick!
A slow jab from Putin misses its intended target.
Putin moves out of range of the strikes.
Sonnen misses with a double jab
and Putin counters with a crisp one two that drops Sonnen! Putin thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Sonnen to his feet! Sonnen is in big trouble!
Sonnen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Putin pounces like a tiger and cracks Sonnen with a vicious hook! Sonnen is down but not out! Putin follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Beast Putin!
Beast Putin decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
Leo Sonnen was interviewed post fight and said 'Dislocated my shoulder at the start, i'll be back and better than ever! '.
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