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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Green (ranked 5008 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Sonnen (ranked 5271 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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155 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyler Green!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anderson Sonnen!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sonnen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sonnen misses with a leg kick.
Sonnen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Anderson Sonnen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Green tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sonnen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sloppy strikes from Green. Those never looked like landing.
Sonnen throws a leg kick
and Sonnen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Green checks a leg kick.
Green 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Green throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sonnen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Green counters with a stiff right hand.
A combination from Green does no damage.
Sonnen throws a leg kick but Green sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonnen scores with a leg kick.
Green throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sonnen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Green throws a combination. Sonnen tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Green swings for the body but Sonnen moves out of range.
Green tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sonnen scores with a nice body kick.
Sonnen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Green misses with a two punch combination.
Green blocks a head kick by Sonnen.
Sonnen misses with a low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sonnen.
Green scores with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sonnen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sonnen scores with a head kick. Green tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A low kick from Sonnen misses
and Green counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A head kick by Sonnen misses
and Green counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Green is looking to wear down Sonnen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sonnen misses with a low kick.
It looked like Green was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Sonnen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sonnen misses the body punch
and Green counters with a straight right hand.
Sonnen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Green has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sonnen.
Sonnen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sonnen throws a leg kick
and Green counters with a nice uppercut.
Sonnen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Green is out of range.
Green was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Sonnen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Green lands with a nice body punch.
Green falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sonnen counters with a low kick, right behind Green 's knee.
Sonnen closes the distance looking to clinch
and Green counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sonnen thinking.
Sonnen misses with an attempted mid kick.
It looked like Green was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Green listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Green lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen lands a leg kick that knocks Green off balance momentarily.
Green is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sonnen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Green swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Green scores with a jab. Sonnen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sonnen throws a sloppy head kick
and Green counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sonnen thinking.
Sonnen tries a head kick but it misses.
Crunch! Sonnen slams his shin into Green's torso.
Sonnen tries to move into range but Green moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sonnen connects with an inside leg kick.
Sonnen throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Sonnen connects with a leg kick. Green looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sonnen connects with a solid leg kick.
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 Tyler Green will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sonnen tries to clinch there but Green circles away.
Tyler Green is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Green takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sonnen throws the kick towards the body but Green avoids it.
As Sonnen looks to move away, Green throws a big counter combo but Sonnen just gets out of the way.
A good leg kick by Sonnen.
Sonnen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sonnen throws a sloppy head kick and Green moves out of range easily.
Green shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Sonnen eats them both and turns towards Green to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sonnen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sonnen wants to clinch but Green slips to the side
and Green counters with a right hand to the body.
Sonnen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Green will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Green is looking for a counter combo.
Sonnen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Green checks it well.
Sonnen lands a leg kick that knocks Green off balance momentarily.
Green's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Green duly obliges.
Sonnen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Green blocks the low kick.
Green swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sonnen.
Green 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.
Green throws a shot to the body.
Sonnen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Green's sensitive parts.
Sonnen throws a leg kick
and Green counters with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sonnen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sonnen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Green's calf.
Green misses with a series of wild punches.
Sonnen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Tyler Green is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A bone on bone clash there as Green blocks the leg kick.
A shot to the body from Sonnen misses
letting Green counter with a right hand.
Green takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sonnen. That's going to slow Green down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen lands a nice looking body kick.
Sonnen misses with a leg kick
and Green counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sonnen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Green. That did some damage!
Tyler Green is winning the standup battle so far.
Sonnen throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting Green counter with a right hand.
Sonnen is breathing heavily.
Sonnen throws a right and a left that Green avoids nicely.
Sonnen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Green.
Sonnen is looking to score with low kicks.
Green was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A low kick from Sonnen misses
and Sonnen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Green fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Green takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sonnen misses with a low kick as Green jumps back.
Green was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen throws a leg kick but Green sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A low kick from Sonnen is predictable there
and Green counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Green avoids the head kick by Sonnen.
Sonnen tries for a takedown but Green circles away easily
and Green counters with a stiff right hand.
Sonnen throws a leg kick
and Green connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A leg kick checked by Green.
Sonnen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Green keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sonnen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Green cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyler Green dominated that second round.
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 closes the distance but Green moves to the side
and Green counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sonnen scores with a head kick.
A head kick by Sonnen misses
and Green counters with a right hand to the body.
Sonnen does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
As Sonnen looks to move away, Green throws a big counter combo but Sonnen just gets out of the way.
Sonnen feints and then cracks Green's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Green down.
Sonnen tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Green counters with a nice uppercut.
Sonnen thuds his shin into the meat of Green's side.
Sonnen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Green throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Green dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Green scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
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!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Green!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Sonnen.
Sonnen connects with a leg kick. Green looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sonnen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sonnen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sonnen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Green.
Green swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sonnen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A counter left hand to the body from Green misses its target.
Sonnen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Green counters with a series of strikes. Sonnen will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sonnen is rocked!
Green scores with a body shot.
Sonnen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Green moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Sonnen is still on wobbly legs! Can Green finish him?
Sonnen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
As Sonnen looks to move away, Green throws a big counter combo but Sonnen just gets out of the way.
Anderson Sonnen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sonnen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sonnen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Green counters with a series of strikes that really hurt Sonnen! The ref looks into his eyes and sees nobody home - he's called the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyler Green!
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energy
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