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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keke Sonni (ranked 4874 p4p, 0 weight class) and Razor Rio (ranked 3432 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Big heart |
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Keke Sonni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Razor Rio!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Daniel Franklin and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rio's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sonni connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rio scrambles back to his feet.
Rio cracks a nice hook into Sonni's ribs.
Rio misses with an uppercut.
Rio takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sonni connects with a crisp jab.
Rio on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sonni swings for the body but Rio moves out of range.
Sonni takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rio takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sonni will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rio swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sonni.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonni looks to land a combination but Rio avoids it well.
Sonni connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sonni works Rio's body with a nice hook.
Nice body punch from Sonni.
Sonni is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Rio ducks right into an uppercut from Sonni.
Sonni lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rio takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sonni throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rio counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rio.
Sonni wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sonni is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Rio misses with an elbow strike.
Rio pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rio pushes off an throws an elbow but Sonni leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sonni stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rio lands an elbow that stopped Sonni in his tracks for a moment.
Rio lands an elbow just above Sonni 's eye.
We've been informed that Rio has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Sonni fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sonni misses with some punches.
Rio works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sonni.
Rio lands an uppercut.
Rio lands a nice elbow.
Rio lands an elbow that stopped Sonni in his tracks for a moment.
Sonni has a couple of punches blocked by Rio.
Rio misses with the head strike.
Sonni throws a head punch that misses.
Rio lands an elbow just above Sonni 's eye.
Rio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sonni pushes Rio back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sonni avoids a wild elbow strike from Rio.
Rio lands an elbow just above Sonni 's eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonni scores with a shot to the side of Rio's head.
Sonni is trying to maintain a safe position but Rio gets an underhook and turns Sonni into the cage.
Sonni doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rio lands an elbow just above Sonni 's eye.
It looks like Keke Sonni has been cut.
Sonni lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rio throws a punch but it's blocked by Sonni.
Rio lands an elbow just above Sonni 's eye.
Nice elbow from Rio.
Sonni misses with a punch on the inside.
Sonni tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sonni throws a punch but it's blocked by Rio.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rio.
Rio lands an elbow inside that Sonni shrugs off.
Sonni tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rio comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sonni.
A head punch on the inside from Sonni fails to land.
Rio lands an elbow inside.
Rio misses with an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rio gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sonni fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sonni takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rio lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sonni avoids a wild elbow strike from Rio.
Rio lands a damaging elbow.
Rio comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sonni is rocked!
Sonni pushes Rio back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oh Sonni is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A shot in the inside from Rio.
Sonni's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from Sonni fails to land.
Rio tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sonni's elbow.
Sonni seems to have got his legs back now.
Sonni takes a shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rio tries a body shot but Sonni blocks it.
Sonni lands a left hand.
A short body shot lands from Rio as the two fighters clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rio.
Sonni working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Razor Rio will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Keke Sonni's cut.
That's time! Sonni's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rio tries to clinch up.
Rio defending well as Sonni loads up on a big left hand.
Rio moves away from the strike by Sonni.
Sonni misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rio.
Sonni scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rio in his tracks.
Rio throws a jab but it's blocked by Sonni.
The fighters circling - Sonni throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sonni.
Rio defending well as Sonni loads up on a big left hand.
Sonni sets himself, and Rio steps forward looking for the clinch! Sonni avoids it this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rio misses with a looping left.
Sonni throws out a loose jab but Rio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rio defending well as Sonni loads up on a big left hand.
Sonni connects with the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonni bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rio's head backwards.
Sonni missing with a left hand there. Rio was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sonni looks to land a left hand but Rio moved out of range nicely.
Rio is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Keke Sonni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rio slips a straight right by Sonni.
Sonni misses with a hook. Rio ducked under it nicely.
Rio keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sonni.
A cross from Sonni lands.
Sonni throws a hook to the side of Rio's head but Rio sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sonni throws a lazy right hand but Rio sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rio wants to counter the offense by Sonni and move into the clinch position.
Nice shot by Sonni.
Sonni throws a shot from downtown. Rio moves away and avoids it.
Sonni slips a straight right by Rio.
Rio misses with a straight right.
A little feinted left hand from Sonni on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonni throws the left hand but Rio avoids the punch easily.
Rio slips under a jab from Sonni.
Sonni slips under a jab.
Rio is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Rio throws a good cross that connects.
Sonni keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sonni misses with a wild body shot.
Rio tries to counter by closing the distance.
Sonni scores with a hook to the body. Rio takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sonni uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rio.
Rio throws a hook but Sonni avoids it easily.
Sonni lands with an uppercut that bounces Rio off the cage and back into range.
Rio slips a jab from Sonni.
Rio wants to counter the offense by Sonni and move into the clinch position.
Sonni lands a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rio misses with a straight left.
A counter left hand to the body from Sonni misses its target.
Keke Sonni is winning the standup battle so far.
Donk. Sonni catches Rio right on the button with a cross.
Sonni misses with a straight left.
Rio moves out of range as Sonni strikes.
Sonni throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rio wants to counter the offense by Sonni and move into the clinch position.
Rio uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sonni.
Rio moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sonni throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sonni scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Razor Rio has been cut.
Sonni misses the shot to the body.
A big right from Rio misses.
Sonni throws a shot from downtown. Rio moves away and avoids it.
Rio 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sonni ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rio's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sonni under the eye.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Rio. Sonni does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rio throws the left hand but Sonni avoids the punch easily.
Sonni scores with a sloppy right hand. Rio should have avoided that one.
Sonni thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rio takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rio takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rio moves in looking to clinch but Sonni pushes him off.
Rio misses the jab.
Rio takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rio has closed the distance and engaged Sonni in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keke Sonni dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Rio keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sonni.
Rio is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Rio shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice defenses there by Sonni.
Sonni waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rio.
Sonni lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rio is rocked!
Sonni fakes the body blow, causing Rio to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Rio goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Keke Sonni!
After winning the bout, Keke Sonni thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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