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Event:
8L 92 - Deer Hunter BLEW UP
Date: Aug 14, 2021 |
#R1#
Alexandrov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sonni circles away quickly and effectively.
Sonni throws a jab when Alexandrov was well out of range.
Alexandrov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sonni lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Alexandrov wants to clinch up but Sonni keeps it at a distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Sonni misses the target.
Alexandrov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sonni.
Alexandrov throws a counter combo.
Alexandrov takes one to the chin there.
Alexandrov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sonni moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sonni definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Alexandrov tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Sonni to counter with a crisp jab.
Alexandrov doesn't manage to clinch there - Sonni circles away.
Alexandrov tries to clinch but Sonni is having none of it.
Alexandrov blocks a head kick by Sonni.
Alexandrov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sonni paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alexandrov tries to clinch there but Sonni circles away.
Alexandrov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sonni paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Alexandrov looks to score with a jab to the body but Sonni is just out of range.
Sonni paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#CL2#
Alexandrov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sonni lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Alexandrov backwards. #T1#
Sonni doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Alexandrov misses with a punch to the body.
Alexandrov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alexandrov tries to throw a body punch but Sonni avoids it by throwing Alexandrov back against the cage.
Sonni lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Alexandrov misses with some punches.
Alexandrov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sonni will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Alexandrov up against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Alexandrov takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Sonni on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Alexandrov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sonni working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Good body shot from Sonni.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sonni.
Sonni lands with a light punch inside. #T2#
A head punch on the inside from Alexandrov fails to land.
Sonni misses with a punch on the inside.
Alexandrov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sonni is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Alexandrov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Alexandrov can't find room to land a body shot as Sonni controls the action.
Alexandrov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sonni is working Alexandrov over against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Sonni scores with a nice short uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alexandrov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sonni or not.
Sonni lands a shot to the body.
Alexandrov's coach down at UnderGround BJJ & MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Alexandrov's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Sonni tries a body shot but Alexandrov blocks it.
Sonni doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sonni.
Sonni tries to work over Alexandrov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Alexandrov misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Keke Sonni dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Alexandrov moves out of range as Sonni strikes.
Alexandrov darts in trying to clinch
and Sonni counters with a nice uppercut. #CL2#
Sonni gets tackled into the cage by Alexandrov. Alexandrov maintains the clinch. #BC2#
Alexandrov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sonni misses with a series of wild punches.
Sonni misses with a right hand
enabling Alexandrov to counter with a crisp jab.
Sonni misses the shot to the body.
Alexandrov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sonni.
#CL2#
Alexandrov moves into the clinch successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexandrov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Alexandrov will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Sonni up against the cage.
Alexandrov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #T1#
Alexandrov is trying to maintain a safe position but Sonni gets an underhook and turns Alexandrov into the cage.
Sonni throws a head punch that misses.
Alexandrov pushes Sonni back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Alexandrov misses with a body punch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sonni takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Sonni lands a right hand that snaps the head of Alexandrov backwards.
Sonni lands a left hand.
Sonni tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alexandrov's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Sonni fails to land.
Alexandrov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sonni's elbow.
A short right from Sonni on the inside.
Alexandrov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sonni blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Keke Sonni has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Alexandrov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sonni's elbow.
Sonni lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Sonni.
#T2#
Sonni doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Alexandrov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sonni misses with some punches.
Alexandrov struggles to land a body shot inside as Sonni controls his hands.
Alexandrov blocking some punches.
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!
A nice left hand lands by Sonni.
Alexandrov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sonni lands a shoulder strike.
Sonni stalling in the clinch.
Alexandrov throws a head punch that misses.
Sonni scores with a shoulder strike.
Sonni misses with a body punch.
Sonni throws a punch but it's blocked by Alexandrov.
Sonni lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Alexandrov misses with a body punch.
Sonni swings wildly with an uppercut but Alexandrov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sonni lands with a right to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Keke Sonni dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
A telegraphed right hand from Sonni misses the target.
Alexandrov wants to clinch.
Sonni missing with a left hand there. Alexandrov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Alexandrov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sonni.
Alexandrov moves in looking to clinch but Sonni pushes him off.
Keke Sonni is winning the standup battle so far.#CL2#
Alexandrov moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sonni.
Alexandrov stalling against the cage.
Sonni fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexandrov misses with a punch to the body.
Sonni tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Alexandrov is working Sonni over against the cage.
Sonni tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sonni throws a punch but it's blocked by Alexandrov.
Sonni tries a body shot but Alexandrov blocks it.
#T1#
Alexandrov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Alexandrov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sonni.
Alexandrov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sonni tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alexandrov's elbow.
Alexandrov misses with a body punch.
Alexandrov lands a shot to the body.
Alex Alexandrov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sonni misses with a hook from the clinch.
Alexandrov working Sonni over with knees to the body.
Alexandrov misses with a body punch.
#BC2#
Alexandrov manages to break the clinch.
Sonni rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Alexandrov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Alexandrov doesn't manage to clinch there - Sonni circles away.
#CL2#
Alexandrov drives through and clinches with Sonni against the cage.
Alexandrov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sonni is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alexandrov can do to turn this around?
Alexandrov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sonni working aggressively here.
Alexandrov is trying to maintain a safe position but Sonni gets an underhook and turns Alexandrov into the cage.#T2#
Sonni lands a left hand that snaps the head of Alexandrov backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sonni misses with a hook to the ribs.
Keke Sonni is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Alexandrov misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sonni.
Alexandrov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alexandrov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sonni lands a hook to the side of the head.
Alexandrov can't find room to land a body shot as Sonni controls the action.
Sonni prevents a body shot from Alexandrov.
Alexandrov tries to work over Sonni's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Alexandrov tries to throw a body punch but Sonni avoids it by throwing Alexandrov back against the cage.
Sonni lands a hook that snaps the head of Alexandrov backwards.
Sonni lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Alexandrov lands a shoulder strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Alex Alexandrov.
Well Sonni 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keke Sonni!
Keke Sonni took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Prob my last fight.....thank u Sam and Rick tough opp prob try to clinch me to death and got ko'ed but nice fight'. |
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Event:
8L 90 - Aoki's 2nd Goodbye
Date: Jul 31, 2021 |
#R1#
Sonni defending well as Baba loads up on a big left hand.
A cross from Sonni lands.
Baba looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Some wild striking there from Baba.
Sonni ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Baba moves away.
Sonni uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Baba.
Baba jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sonni throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sonni misses with a hook.
A nice side step and Baba releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Baba keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Sonni. That snapped Baba's head back.
Baba drops his hands momentarily and Sonni takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sonni lands a nice hook to Baba's body. Baba takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Baba fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sonni throws an overhand right that lands on Baba's shoulder, as Baba tries to avoid the shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Baba! But no joy.
The fighters circling - Baba throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sonni throws a jab but it's blocked by Baba.
Sonni definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sonni scores with a hook.
Sonni throws a lazy uppercut
and Baba counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T1#
Sonni throws a body punch but Baba moves out of range.
Sonni misses the jab.
Sonni throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sonni misses with a double jab.
Baba throws a counter combo.
A big right from Baba misses.
Sonni swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Sonni tries a head kick but it misses.
Sonni misses with a hook.
Sonni lands a jab to Baba's midsection.
Sonni looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Baba is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sonni takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sonni lands a jab.
Baba throws a leg kick but Sonni sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sonni pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sonni misses with an uppercut
and Baba connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Baba misses with a wild combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sonni jabs Baba to the body, keeping him at a distance.#T2#
Baba is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sonni moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Sonni misses with a few strikes there.
Sonni throws a lazy uppercut
and Baba counters with a nice leg kick.
Sonni looks to score with a jab to the body but Baba is just out of range.
Sonni looks to throw the jab but Baba is out of range.
Sonni throws a lazy uppercut
and Sonni takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Baba misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Baba avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sonni misses the jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baba throws a right and a left that Sonni avoids nicely.
Baba pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Baba misses with a jab, cross combination.
Baba moves forwards but Sonni connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sonni.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Keke Sonni dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Sonni swings for the body but Baba moves out of range.
Sonni throws a head kick but Baba moves out of range.
Baba lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Baba waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sonni.
Sonni waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Baba.
Nice defenses there by Baba.
A nice side step and Baba releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sonni misses with an uppercut
and Baba counters with a low kick, right behind Sonni 's knee.
Sonni jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Baba uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sonni.
Sonni swings for the body but Baba moves out of range.
Sonni throws a shot from downtown. Baba moves away and avoids it.
Keke Sonni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baba misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baba thuds his right hand into Sonni's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Baba connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Baba throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sonni's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sonni throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Baba looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sonni misses the jab.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Sonni here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.#T1#
Baba misses with a looping left.
Baba throws a shot from downtown. Sonni moves away and avoids it.
Baba pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Baba throws a right hand that Sonni ducks under and follows up with a left that Sonni also avoids with ease.
Keke Sonni is winning the standup battle so far.
Baba tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sonni was well out of range. Poor timing from Baba.
Sonni misses with a straight right.
Baba swings for the body but Sonni moves out of range.
Sonni scores with a body shot.
Baba slips under a jab.
Sonni looks to throw the jab but Baba is out of range.
Some wild striking there from Sonni.
Sonni looks to throw the jab but Baba is out of range.
Sonni throws a right hand that Baba ducks under and follows up with a left that Baba also avoids with ease.
Baba misses with a jab, cross combination.
Baba drops his hands momentarily and Sonni takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sonni throws an overhand right that lands on Baba's shoulder, as Baba tries to avoid the shot. #T2#
A slow jab from Baba misses its intended target.
Baba misses with an uppercut.
Sonni is looking to counter punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sonni misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Baba.
Sonni bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Baba misses with a hook to the body
and Baba takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Baba staying out of range there.
Sonni misses with a body shot.
Baba throws a jab but it's blocked by Sonni.
Baba misses with a series of wild punches.
A punch combination from Baba misses.
Sonni swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sonni.
Sonni's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Baba connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sonni scrambles back to his feet.
Baba bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sonni ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sonni will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Keke Sonni will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Sonni lands the left hand.
Baba steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sonni.
The fighters circling - Sonni throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A punch combination from Sonni misses.
A slow jab from Baba misses its intended target.
Sonni comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sonni is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Baba can do to turn this around?
A big left from Baba misses.
Sonni fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baba manages to avoid it.
Baba jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sonni throwing a counter right hand but Baba manages to avoid it.
Sonni pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Some wild striking there from Sonni.
Baba looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Sonni misses the target.
Sonni misses with a wild body shot.
Baba is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Sonni throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Baba keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
#T1#
An inside leg kick lands from Baba.
Baba gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sonni walks into a straight right hand from Baba.
Baba bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A nice side step and Baba releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sonni misses with an uppercut.
Sonni fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Baba looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Baba misses with a left hand
and Sonni connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Baba throws a right hand that misses
and Sonni counters with a nice body shot.
Sonni takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Sonni jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Baba misses with a low kick as Sonni jumps back.
Sonni is looking to counter punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sonni thuds a left hand into Baba's body.
Baba moves away from the strike by Sonni.
Baba swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sonni throwing a counter right hand but Baba manages to avoid it.
Baba tries to land a leg kick but Sonni saw it coming and moves away.
#T2#
Baba bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sonni has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Baba finds it's way round the side to connect with Sonni's head.
Keke Sonni is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sonni connects with a looping right hand.
Sonni takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Baba throws a right hand that Sonni ducks under and follows up with a left that Sonni also avoids with ease.
Sonni with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sonni's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Sonni duly obliges.
Baba uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sonni.
Sonni swings for the body but Baba moves out of range.
Sonni swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Baba.
Nice straight punches there by Baba. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Baba.
Baba takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sonni slips a jab from Baba.
Baba scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Baba fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sonni has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ari Baba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sonni throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that's the end of the fight!
Keke Sonni showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sonni 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Keke Sonni!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Keke Sonni!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Keke Sonni!
Keke Sonni wins by unanimous decision!
Keke Sonni made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'had mboya on my radar for a second got a lot of hype for his 4 kos in a row i knew when our paths crossed his chin wouldnt hold tho!!'. |
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Event:
8L 83 - Gnarr
Date: Jun 26, 2021 |
#R1#
McGuire slips under a jab.
McGuire throws a big counter head kick but Sonni avoids it with no problem.
McGuire throws a poor cross that misses
letting Sonni counter with a right hand.
McGuire tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McGuire lands with an uppercut that bounces Sonni off the ropes and back into range.
McGuire steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sonni.
McGuire blocks a head kick by Sonni.
McGuire defending well as Sonni loads up on a big left hand.
McGuire takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sonni rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McGuire counters with a stiff right hand.
McGuire misses with a straight left.
Sonni works McGuire's body with a nice hook.
Sonni scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sonni staying out of range there.
Some wild striking there from Sonni.
Sonni swings and misses with a shot to the body
and McGuire counters with a straight right hand.#T1#
Sonni looks to land a right hand but McGuire moved out of range.
Sonni misses the body punch
and McGuire counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sonni with a body punch. A glancing blow.
McGuire displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sonni throws out the jab.
The crowd cheers as Sonni lands an impressive looking overhand right. McGuire doesn't seem phased though.
Sonni keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McGuire.
An attempted straight right counter from Sonni misses the target.
Sonni scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Sonni waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McGuire.
McGuire swings for the body but Sonni moves out of range.
McGuire keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sonni.
McGuire is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Sonni jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It seemed like McGuire was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sloppy strikes from Sonni. Those never looked like landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from McGuire! But no joy.
A slow jab from Sonni misses its intended target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by McGuire.
Sonni throws a right hand that misses
and McGuire counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T2#
A big left from Sonni misses.
McGuire throws out a counter right but Sonni avoids it with no problem.
The fighters circling - McGuire throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McGuire on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nice uppercut lands for Sonni. That snapped McGuire's head back.
Sonni cracks McGuire with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Sonni throws a jab when McGuire was well out of range.
McGuire 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.
McGuire scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sonni misses with a left hand
and McGuire counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
McGuire staying out of range there.
McGuire is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Sonni with a body shot.
McGuire thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sonni misses with a double jab
and McGuire counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McGuire throws a jab but it's blocked by Sonni.
McGuire throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Keke Sonni dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
McGuire takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
McGuire misses with a left hand
enabling Sonni to counter with a crisp jab.
McGuire jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sonni misses with a hook.
Sonni is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McGuire can do to turn this around?
Sonni throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sonni throws a body punch but McGuire moves out of range.
McGuire gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The fighters circling - Sonni throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sonni uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McGuire.
Sonni misses with a right hand
letting McGuire counter with a right hand.
Sonni fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sonni misses with a hook
letting McGuire counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGuire dodges the punch combination from Sonni.
Sonni misses with a body shot
and McGuire counters with a nice uppercut. #T1#
Sonni misses with a lunging right hand
and McGuire connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McGuire scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
McGuire throws a hook but Sonni blocks it.
Sonni pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters circling - McGuire throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Keke Sonni is winning the standup battle so far.
McGuire throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
#ROC2#Sonni is rocked!
Sonni jabs McGuire to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sonni moves out of range as McGuire strikes.
Sonni fails to land with a series of punches.
Sonni cracks McGuire with a good jab.
Keke Sonni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sonni misses with a wild combination.
McGuire keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sonni throws a hook but McGuire avoids it easily.#T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slapping body kick lands there for McGuire.
Sonni lands a right hook to the body.
Sonni looks to land a left hand but McGuire moved out of range nicely.
Sonni is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McGuire.
McGuire moves out of range as Sonni strikes.
McGuire swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
McGuire scores with a nice strike.
McGuire throws a lazy right hand but Sonni sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McGuire takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sonni digs a good hook to McGuire's body.
Sonni walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sonni misses with a right hand
and McGuire counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good shot there by Sonni.
Sonni throws a lazy uppercut
and McGuire counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McGuire swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sonni lands an overhand right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Keke Sonni will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Sonni is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McGuire.
Vincent McGuire has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sonni misses with a looping right.
Sonni misses with a looping left.
McGuire uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sonni.
Sonni throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and McGuire counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
McGuire blocks a jab.
Sonni misses with an uppercut. McGuire saw that one coming.
McGuire scores with a nice strike.
Sonni misses with a looping right.
McGuire tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGuire stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
McGuire defending well as Sonni loads up on a big left hand.
McGuire displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sonni throws out the jab.
Sonni misses with an uppercut
and McGuire counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sonni throws a right hand that misses
and McGuire counters with a lead uppercut that lands right on the button! Sonni goes down! Will Sonni beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8... he's not going to make it! 9,10! He's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Vincent McGuire!
Vincent McGuire decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
Keke Sonni was interviewed post fight and said 'tough opp BUT i dont see how i could of lost this fight rematch mboya its time to run it back mf '. |
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Event:
8L 71 - BLM
Date: May 15, 2021 |
#R1#
Mboya is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sonni.
Sonni connects with a leg kick.
Sonni misses the jab.
Mboya staying out of range there.
Mboya uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sonni.
We've been informed that Sonni 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.
Raymond Mboya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mboya looks for the body kick but Sonni saw that one coming.
Sonni missing with a left hand there. Mboya was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mboya ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sonni moves away.
And Sonni responds with a good body kick, but Mboya manages to step out the way in time.
Mboya slips under a jab from Sonni.
Mboya seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Mboya thuds a left hand into Sonni's body.
Decent striking displayed by Mboya there.
Sonni lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mboya swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sonni.
Sonni attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Mboya slips under a jab.
Sonni lands a nice looking body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sonni looks to land a right hand but Mboya moved out of range.
Sonni misses with a straight left.
Sonni looks to land a combination but Mboya avoids it well.
Sonni is looking to land body kicks.
A big left from Mboya misses.
Mboya misses with an uppercut. #T1#
Mboya cracks Sonni with an open hand slap.
Sonni cracks Mboya with an open hand slap.
Mboya swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mboya takes one to the side of the head.
A thudding body kick lands there by Mboya!
Nice uppercut lands for Mboya. That snapped Sonni's head back.
Mboya moves out of range of the strikes.
Sonni is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A jab from Mboya misses.
Sonni loads up on a big right hand but Mboya slips the punch.
Mboya throws a body punch but Sonni moves out of range.
Mboya throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sonni sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mboya takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mboya throws an overhand right that lands on Sonni's shoulder, as Sonni tries to avoid the shot.
Sonni throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mboya misses the shot to the body.
Mboya ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sonni moves away.
Mboya blocks a head kick by Sonni.
Sonni uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mboya.#T2#
Sonni throws a lazy right hand but Mboya sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A head kick from Mboya lands but Sonni takes it in his stride.
Sonni changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sonni pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sonni dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mboya. That did some damage!
Mboya defending well as Sonni loads up on a big left hand.
Sonni scores with a three punch combo!
Sonni connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sonni looks to land a right hand but Mboya moved out of range.
Sonni tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mboya was well out of range. Poor timing from Sonni.
Mboya smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mboya darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mboya pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mboya backing away here, and Sonni unleashes a leg kick that just misses.#KD#
Mboya lands a head kick that bluckles Sonni and drops him to the canvas. He's still conscious but it looks like it's going to take him the full 10 seconds to get back his senses! He's up on 9 and seems to be just about OK to continue.... the referee agrees and we're back to the action with Mboya no doubt looking to push for a finish!
Mboya with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mboya connects with a nice looking jab.
#ROC#Sonni is rocked!
Sonni jabs at Mboya's body.
Sonni is still on wobbly legs! Can Mboya finish him?
Sonni moves out of range of the body kick from Mboya.
Sonni seems to have recovered his senses.
Sonni scores with a jab. Mboya acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Raymond Mboya will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Sonni tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mboya is able to avoid easily.
Sonni misses with a wild combination.
Mboya misses with a series of wild punches.
Mboya misses with a straight right.
Mboya throws a body kick that misses.
Sonni uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mboya.
Mboya throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mboya throws a leg kick
and Sonni counters with a perfect left hook, dropping Mboya to the canvas. He tries to get back up quickly but his equilibrium is all over the place! He's up... he's back down again! There's no need for a count as the referee calls off the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Keke Sonni!
Post fight, Keke Sonni took to the microphone: 'had mboya on my radar for a second got a lot of hype for his 4 kos in a row i knew when our paths crossed his chin wouldnt hold tho!!'. |
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Event:
8L 59 - Neill
Date: Mar 17, 2021 |
#R1#
Sonni moves out of range of the body kick.
Bandichoo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Crapollas Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Sonni has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sonni there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bandichoo digs a good hook to Sonni's body.
Bandichoo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sonni has time to react.
Bandichoo moves out of range of the strikes.
Sonni stalks Bandichoo and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bandichoo's face. Bandichoo staggers backwards, shaken.
Bandichoo moves out of range of the strikes.
Bandichoo missing with a left hand there. Sonni was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bandichoo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sonni on the side of the head.
Bandichoo looks to land a right hand but Sonni moved out of range.
Sonni blocks a jab.
Sonni throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bandichoo throws an overhand right that lands on Sonni's shoulder, as Sonni tries to avoid the shot.
Sonni on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sonni throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sonni slips under a jab from Bandichoo.
Sonni unleashes a big counter combination but Bandichoo bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Sonni cracks Bandichoo with a good jab.
Bandichoo looks to throw the jab but Sonni is out of range.
Bandichoo thuds a left hand into Sonni's body.
Sonni scores with a punch to the head.
Sonni jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sonni takes one to the chin there.#T1#
A good leg kick by Bandichoo.
Bandichoo looks to throw the jab but Sonni is out of range.
Sonni ducks under a wild hook from Bandichoo.
Sonni now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A big left from Bandichoo misses.
Bandichoo lands with a nice body kick.
Sonni throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sonni avoids the head kick by Bandichoo.
Sonni takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Taz Bandichoo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sonni cracks Bandichoo with an open hand slap.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Sonni crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bandichoo - the referee stops the clock and Sonni gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bandichoo. Sonni manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Sonni moves away from the strike by Bandichoo.
Sonni throws a counter combo.
Sonni tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bandichoo was well out of range. Poor timing from Sonni.
Sonni throws a jab but it's blocked by Bandichoo.
Bandichoo misses with a body kick.
Sonni unleashes a big counter combination but Bandichoo bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Bandichoo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bandichoo slips a jab from Sonni.
Sonni takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sonni.
Bandichoo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sonni has time to react.
Sonni misses the shot to the body. #T2#
A telegraphed right hand from Sonni misses the target.
Bandichoo slips a straight right by Sonni.
Sonni steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bandichoo. That one must have hurt.
Bandichoo throws a lazy body kick
and Sonni counters with a stiff right hand.
Sonni throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sonni throws a jab but it's blocked by Bandichoo.
Bandichoo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bandichoo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bandichoo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sonni takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Sonni looks winded!
Bandichoo throws a lazy uppercut
and Sonni counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sonni throws the left hand but Bandichoo avoids the punch easily.#KD#
Bandichoo looks low and kicks high, catching Sonni right on the side of the head, sending him crashing to the canvas! Will he be able to beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's already back to his feet and ready to go! Let's see if he's still with it!#ROC#Sonni is rocked!#CUT#It looks like Keke Sonni has been cut.
Sonni has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Bandichoo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A nice leg kick from Bandichoo, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bandichoo slips a jab from Sonni.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bandichoo - that will leave a mark!
Sonni takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bandichoo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sonni moves away.
As Bandichoo backs off Sonni throws a huge counter combo but Bandichoo manages to avoid it all.
Bandichoo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sonni is able to avoid easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Taz Bandichoo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Keke Sonni's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Bandichoo with a hook.
Bandichoo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bandichoo there as he acknowledges the shot.
A jab from Sonni misses.
Bandichoo swings widly with a right hand
and Sonni cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sonni works Bandichoo's body with a nice hook.
Bandichoo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sonni can do to turn this around?
Bandichoo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sonni displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bandichoo throws out the jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bandichoo.
An inside leg kick lands from Bandichoo.
Bandichoo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sonni counters with a straight right hand.
Sonni throws a jab but it's blocked by Bandichoo.
Bandichoo misses with a wild body shot.
Bandichoo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bandichoo thuds a left hand into Sonni's body.
A swing and a miss from Sonni.
Sonni uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bandichoo.
Bandichoo throws out a powerful jab.
Sonni cracks Bandichoo with an open hand slap.
Sonni has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bandichoo.
Bandichoo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sonni throws a leg kick but Bandichoo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!#T1#
Bandichoo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sonni moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sonni throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sonni closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sonni takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bandichoo misses with a body kick.
A little jabbing left from Sonni on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sonni scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bandichoo slips a jab from Sonni.
Bandichoo wants to land a leg kick but Sonni is out of range.
Sonni misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bandichoo.
A jab lands there for Sonni.
Bandichoo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sonni takes one to the side of the head.
A big right from Sonni misses.
Bandichoo is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A leg kick checked by Sonni.
Sonni misses with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sonni rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bandichoo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sonni with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bandichoo throws a hook but Sonni avoids it easily.
Sonni's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bandichoo under the eye.
Bandichoo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. #T2#
Bandichoo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bandichoo lands with a shot to the body.
Bandichoo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bandichoo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bandichoo pushes Sonni away with a front kick.
Sonni is breathing heavily.
Bandichoo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bandichoo looks to throw the jab but Sonni is out of range.
Sonni throws a jab when Bandichoo was well out of range.
Bandichoo scores with a nice body kick.
Bandichoo with the inside leg kick.
Bandichoo looks to land a body kick but Sonni moved away.
Sonni looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Taz Bandichoo is winning the standup battle so far.
Bandichoo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bandichoo fails to land with a series of punches.
A slow jab from Bandichoo misses its intended target.
Good exchange - Sonni coming out on top.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sonni slips under a jab from Bandichoo.
Bandichoo tries a head kick but it misses.
Sonni looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bandichoo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sonni.
Sonni bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sonni ducks under a wild hook from Bandichoo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Taz Bandichoo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Keke Sonni's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!#R3#
Bandichoo throws the left hand but Sonni avoids the punch easily.
Sonni moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bandichoo scores with a push kick.
Sonni avoids a kick to the body.
Bandichoo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sonni moves away from the strike by Bandichoo.
Sonni is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bandichoo.
Sonni throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bandichoo throws the kick towards the body but Sonni avoids it.
Sonni staying out of range there.
Sonni throws a right and a left that Bandichoo avoids nicely.
Bandichoo misses with the combination.
Keke Sonni has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sonni pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bandichoo is out of range and Sonni settles back down.
Bandichoo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sonni manages to avoid it.
Bandichoo lands a jab to Sonni's midsection.
Sonni takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
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!
A big left from Bandichoo misses.
Sonni looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#T1#
Bandichoo slips under a jab.
Bandichoo ducks under a wild hook from Sonni.
Bandichoo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sonnis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd cheers as Bandichoo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sonni doesn't seem phased though.
Bandichoo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bandichoo scores with a nice head shot.
Sonni throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sonni takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sonni takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bandichoo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Despite the aggression on Sonni's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Bandichoo throws a sloppy head kick and Sonni moves out of range easily.
Bandichoo throws a head kick that misses.
Bandichoo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bandichoo scores with a spinning back kick!
Bandichoo fakes the leg kick and cracks Sonni in the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bandichoo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sonni is still on wobbly legs! Can Bandichoo finish him?
Both fighters circling a little - Bandichoo finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Sonni seems to have recovered his senses.
Jab, jab by Bandichoo - just one landing.
Crunch! Bandichoo slams his shin into Sonni's torso.
Bandichoo connects with a crushing straight, right on the bridge of Sonni's nose, sending him crumpling to the mat! That's really rocked Sonni - is he going to beat the count??? 4,5,6,7,8,9.....10 - he's not made it - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Taz Bandichoo!
Taz Bandichoo managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Brooklyn Apothecary, into his post fight interview. |
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Event:
8L 54 - Thungergods Wrath
Date: Feb 20, 2021 |
#R1#
Baba waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sonni.
Baba ducks under a wild hook from Sonni.
Sonni swinging wildly here.
Baba throws a big counter combination but Sonni scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Sonni jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It appears Baba was looking to counter with a kick there.
Sonni throws an overhand right that lands on Baba's shoulder, as Baba tries to avoid the shot.
Baba moves out of range of the strikes.
Baba lunges at Sonni with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sonni's hand.
Baba lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Baba has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Kaptajnernes Træningscenter in the buildup to the fight.
Sonni looks to land a left hand but Baba moved out of range nicely.
Sonni shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Baba checks a low kick from Sonni.
Sonni throws a series of punches but Baba avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baba throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sonni sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sonni fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Baba has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sonni misses the jab.
Sonni pivots, looking for a leg kick but Baba is out of range and Sonni settles back down.
Sonni displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sonni comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.#T1#
Baba misses with a body shot.
Baba throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sonni cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sonni slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Good exchange - Baba coming out on top.
A thudding body kick lands there by Baba!
A jab from Baba misses.
Sonni is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Sonni throws a hook to the side of Baba's head but Baba sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Baba thows a leg kick but Sonni checks it
and Sonni counters with a stiff right hand.
Baba misses with a body shot.
Sonni keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A slow jab from Baba misses its intended target.
Baba throws a hook to the side of Sonni's head but Sonni sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It seemed like Sonni was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The fighters circling - Sonni throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Baba tries to score with a low kick but Sonni moves his leg out of the way.
Baba really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baba throws a hook but Sonni blocks it.
Baba loads up on a big right hand but Sonni slips the punch.#T2#
Sonni scores with a leg kick.
Baba tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sonni was well out of range. Poor timing from Baba.
Baba is looking to land body kicks.
Baba fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Baba throws a body shot but no joy. #KD2#
Sonni lands with a right, followed by a left to the temple and Baba goes down! The ref sends Sonni to a neutral corner so he can begin the count. 3,4,5,6 and Baba is back to his feet. He seems a little groggy but the referee thinks he's OK to continue, so we're back to the action!#ROC2#Baba is rocked!#CUT2#It looks like Ari Baba has been cut.
A combination from Sonni does no damage.
Oh Baba is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sonni connects with a nice cross there... Baba is looking wobbly and Sonni recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Baba to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Sonni jumps onto the ropes to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Keke Sonni!
Keke Sonni took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'lets run it back scott columbus dont be scared you got lucky i had a penis fracture that night'. |
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Event:
8L 52 - TITL3 N1GHT
Date: Feb 10, 2021 |
#R1#
Sonni doesn't manage to clinch there - Kassicus circles away.
Sonni's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Sonni duly obliges. #CUT2#It looks like Zacharias Kassicus has been cut.
Kassicus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sonni.
Kassicus walks into a straight right hand from Sonni.
Sonni throws a jab when Kassicus was well out of range.
Kassicus throwing a counter right hand but Sonni manages to avoid it.
We've been informed that Sonni 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 throws a shot to the body.
Sonni lands with an overhand left.
Sonni scores with a shot to the body.
Sonni tries to clinch there but Kassicus circles away.
It looked like Kassicus wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sonni tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kassicus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kassicus throws a jab when Sonni was well out of range.
No joy there for Sonni, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kassicus looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kassicus works Sonni's body with a nice hook.
Kassicus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kassicus. Sonni does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kassicus darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kassicus lands a right hook to the body.
Kassicus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kassicus is looking for a counter combo.#T1#
Sonni with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kassicus lands an overhand right.
Sonni misses with a hook.
Sonni throws a leg kick but Kassicus sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kassicus moves out of range of the strikes.
Sonni wants to clinch
and Kassicus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sonni moves away from the strike by Kassicus.
Sonni looks to land a right hand but Kassicus moved out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Kassicus misses the target.
Sonni scores with a hook to the body. Kassicus takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sonni fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sonni lands a right hook to the body.
Kassicus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sonni swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kassicus ducks under a wild hook from Sonni.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kassicus.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sonni rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Kassicus counter with a right hand. #T2#
Sonni moves out of range as Kassicus strikes.
Sonni takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kassicus blocks a jab.
Kassicus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sonni.
Sonni sizes up Kassicus with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sonni misses the shot to the body.
Sonni throws a lazy uppercut
letting Kassicus counter with a right hand.
Sonni works the jab nicely.
Kassicus scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kassicus lands a jab to the head.
Sonni lands with a good body shot.
Kassicus throws a jab but it's blocked by Sonni.
Kassicus throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sonni moves out of range of the strikes.#CL2#
Sonni forces Kassicus back against the ropes and clinches.
Sonni content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kassicus working aggressively here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Keke Sonni will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Zacharias Kassicus's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Kassicus getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sloppy strikes from Sonni. Those never looked like landing.
Sonni throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kassicus.
Kassicus digs a good hook to Sonni's body.
Kassicus lands a jab.
Kassicus lands a really nice looking cross but Sonni seems unphased.
Kassicus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sonni.
Kassicus is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sonni loads up on a big right hand but Kassicus slips the punch.
Sonni connects with a body shot that sends Kassicus's belly button to the back.
Sonni lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kassicus circles away quickly and effectively.
Sonni throws a big shot that misses.
Kassicus slips a straight right by Sonni.
Sonni takes a swing at Kassicus's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Kassicus wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#CL2#
Sonni moves into the clinch successfully.
A head punch on the inside from Kassicus fails to land.
Sonni throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sonni. #T1#
Sonni throws a punch but it's blocked by Kassicus.
Sonni throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sonni.
A shot in the inside from Kassicus.
Sonni taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sonni tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kassicus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sonni avoids it.
Kassicus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sonni avoids it.
Sonni looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kassicus is leaning against Sonni and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sonni misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Kassicus scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kassicus lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short left from Kassicus.
Kassicus misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Sonni fails to land. #T2#
Sonni throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
#BC#
Kassicus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sonni takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sonni throws a poor cross that misses
and Kassicus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Kassicus misses the target.
Sonni throws out a loose jab but Kassicus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Keke Sonni seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sonni looks to land a combination but Kassicus avoids it well.
Kassicus's corner calls for a 1-2. Kassicus obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sonni tries to clinch
letting Kassicus counter with a right hand.
Sonni misses with a left hand
and Kassicus makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sonni takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sonni tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kassicus was well out of range. Poor timing from Sonni.
A jab from Sonni does it's job there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sonni moves out of range as Kassicus strikes.
Sonni looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sonni throws a right hand that Kassicus ducks under and follows up with a left that Kassicus also avoids with ease.
Kassicus throws the left hand but Sonni avoids the punch easily.
Sonni looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kassicus lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zacharias Kassicus dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Zacharias Kassicus's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Donk. Kassicus catches Sonni right on the button with a cross.
Sonni takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kassicus scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sonni in his tracks.
A jab from Kassicus misses.
Kassicus walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sonni ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sonni misses with a lunging right hand
and Kassicus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kassicus swings widly with a right hand
letting Sonni counter with a right hand. #CUT2#Zacharias Kassicus's cut is getting worse.
Kassicus rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Sonni to counter with a crisp jab. #ROC2#Kassicus is rocked!
Sonni connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Kassicus out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Keke Sonni!
Keke Sonni seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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Event:
8L 49 - Pinkerton
Date: Jan 23, 2021 |
#R1#
Nurse shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Sonni eats them both and turns towards Nurse to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Sonni fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nurse on the side of the head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nurse fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sonni looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sonni throws a right hand that misses
and Nurse cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nurse seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Nurse slips a straight right by Sonni.
Nurse throws a looping overhand right but Sonni ducks down to avoid it.
Sonni connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nurse's hands.
Sonni ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nurse moves away.
Nurse avoids the body shot from Sonni.
Nurse keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sonni.
Sonni scores with the left hand. Nurse knows he should have avoided that one. #CUT2#It looks like Darnell Nurse has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nurse takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nurse cracks Sonni with an open hand slap.
Nurse throws a combination that misses
letting Sonni counter with a right hand.
Sonni throws a looping overhand right but Nurse ducks down to avoid it.
Sonni has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Sonni uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nurse.
Nurse swings for the body but Sonni moves out of range.
Nurse's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sonni connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nurse scrambles back to his feet.
Nurse misses with an uppercut. Sonni saw that one coming.
Sonni throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nurse counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T1#
Sonni tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nurse was well out of range. Poor timing from Sonni.
A big right from Nurse misses.
Nurse throws a jab but it's blocked by Sonni.
Sonni slips under a jab.
A little jabbing left from Sonni on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nurse misses with the combination.
Sonni dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circling - Sonni throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big right from Nurse misses.
Sonni ducks under a wild hook from Nurse.
Sonni lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nurse circles away quickly and effectively.
Sonni moves away from the strike by Nurse.
Sonni lands with an uppercut that bounces Nurse off the ropes and back into range.
Nurse ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sonni moves away.
A shot to the body from Nurse misses
and Sonni counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fighters circling - Nurse throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice defenses there by Sonni.#T2#
Nurse lands a really nice looking cross but Sonni seems unphased.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sonni punishes Nurse's body with a nice straight punch.
Sonni misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nurse.
Nurse throws a looping overhand right but Sonni ducks down to avoid it.
Nurse slips a jab from Sonni.
Nurse moves out of range as Sonni strikes.
Sonni avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sonni slips a jab from Nurse.
Nurse swinging wildly here.
Nurse misses with a straight left.
Sonni let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A slow jab from Nurse misses its intended target.
Nurse lands a lovely overhand right.
Sonni throws a lazy right hand but Nurse sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sonni moves out of range as Nurse strikes.
Nurse swings widly with a right hand
and Sonni counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nurse takes one to the side of the head.
Sonni keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nurse moves out of range as Sonni strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Darnell Nurse will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Darnell Nurse's cut.
That's time! Nurse's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Nurse connects with a nice looking jab.
Sonni ducks under a wild hook from Nurse.
Nurse takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nurse fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sonni misses with a looping left.
Donk. Nurse catches Sonni right on the button with a cross.
Sonni misses with a wild body shot.
Nurse throws a lazy right hand but Sonni sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nurse avoids the body shot from Sonni.
Sonni ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nurse moves away.
Nurse throws an overhand right that lands on Sonni's shoulder, as Sonni tries to avoid the shot.
Nurse throws a nice looking combination but Sonni bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A big right from Nurse misses.
Sonni jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nurse scores with a jab. Sonni acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sonni throws a body punch but Nurse moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Nurse misses the target.
Nurse fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sonni manages to avoid it.
Nurse throws an off balance right hand
and Nurse takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T1#
Nurse takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sonni defending well as Nurse loads up on a big left hand.
Sonni throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sonni throws a body punch but Nurse moves out of range.
Sonni thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nurse was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sonni uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nurse.
Nurse is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sonni misses with a looping left.
Nurse jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sonni with a hook.
Nurse missing with a left hand there. Sonni was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nurse uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sonni.
Sonni throws an overhand right that lands on Nurse's shoulder, as Nurse tries to avoid the shot.
Sonni throws a hook to the side of Nurse's head but Nurse sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nurse uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sonni.
Sonni looks to throw the jab but Nurse is out of range.
Sonni closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sonni uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nurse.
Sonni bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nurse's head.#T2#
Sonni throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sonni darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Keke Sonni seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice defenses there by Nurse.
Sonni waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nurse.
Sonni misses with a straight right.
Sonni thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nurse misses with a looping left.
A big left from Nurse misses.
Sonni looks to score with a jab to the body but Nurse is just out of range.
Sonni moves forwards but Nurse connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sonni blocks a jab.
Nurse walks into a straight right hand from Sonni.
Sonni fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nurse manages to avoid it.
Sonni moves away from the strike by Nurse.
Donk. Sonni catches Nurse right on the button with a cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sonni misses with a looping right.
Sonni moves out of range of the strikes.
Nurse connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sonni. Sonni circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Keke Sonni will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Darnell Nurse's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Nurse throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Sonni to counter with a crisp jab.
Nurse uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sonni.
Sonni slips under a jab.
Sonni has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sonni there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nurse lands a nice looking body shot.
Nurse misses with a looping right.
Sonni lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sonni misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nurse.
Nurse misses the jab.
Sonni avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nurse looks to land a right hand but Sonni moved out of range.
A big right from Nurse misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sonni! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sonni avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sonni fails to land with a series of punches.
Nurse connects with a body shot that sends Sonni's belly button to the back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nurse lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Sonni fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nurse manages to avoid it.#T1#
Sonni throws a series of punches but Nurse moves out of range.
Sonni throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sonni walks into a jab.
Sonni just misses with a punch to the body.
Nurse moves away from the strike by Sonni.
Nurse bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sonni's head.
Nurse misses with a looping right.
Sonni scores with the left hand. Nurse knows he should have avoided that one.
Nurse throws a nice looking combination but Sonni bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sonni ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sonni ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nurse moves away.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Sonni comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Sonni there.
Nurse misses with a hook. Sonni ducked under it nicely.
Sonni keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A swing and a miss from Nurse.
Nurse slips a jab and a cross from Sonni.
#T2#
Sonni scores with a shot to the body.
Nurse lands with a shot to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Nurse.
Sonni throws a body punch but Nurse moves out of range.
Sonni lands a jab to the head.
Danga de danga de dang - Sonni scores with a four punch combination!
Sonni jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nurse looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sonni moves out of range of the strikes.
Sonni throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nurse sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nurse shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A jab from Sonni does it's job there.
Sonni misses with a body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Nurse on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sonni throws a jab when Nurse was well out of range.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Sonni. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
A slow jab from Nurse misses its intended target.
Sonni tries to move into range but Nurse moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sonni walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nurse misses with a hook. Sonni ducked under it nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Keke Sonni.
Well Sonni has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight for Keke Sonni!
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight for Darnell Nurse!
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight for Keke Sonni!
Keke Sonni wins by split decision!
A very excited looking Keke Sonni made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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Event:
8L 42 - Lamb Chops
Date: Dec 19, 2020 |
#R1#
Ledanch takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sonni lands a body shot.
Ledanch throws a combination. Sonni tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Sonni cracks a nice hook into Ledanch's ribs.
Ledanch misses with a combination
and Sonni connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CUT2#It looks like Fre Ledanch has been cut.
Ledanch on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ledanch walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sonni tests Ledanch's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sonni digs a good body shot into Ledanch's ribs.
Ledanch misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sonni scores with a decent looking hook.
Ledanch tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ledanch on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. #T1#
Ledanch throws a leg kick #CL2#
and Sonni counters by clinching up.
Ledanch working hard to break the clinch.
Sonni misses with an elbow over the top.
Sonni throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ledanchs head.
Sonni lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sonni lands an elbow just above Ledanch 's eye.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sonni.#BC2#
Sonni escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sonni is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A punch lands to the side of Ledanch 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sonni lands the left hand.
Sonni lands with a good body shot.
Sonni has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Sonni.
Sonni is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ledanch had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Sonni lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ledanch at a distance.
Sonni scores with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Sonni misses the target.
Ledanch throws a jab but it's blocked by Sonni. #T2#
Sonni lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ledanch backs up against the ropes.
Sonni moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Sonni.
Sonni throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ledanch sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It looked like Ledanch was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Sonni misses with the combination.
Sonni misses with a double jab.
It looked like Ledanch was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.#CL2#
Sonni rushes Ledanch and presses him up against the ropes.
Ledanch has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sonni lands a left hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ledanch is trying to force a seperation but Sonni has the dominant position.
Sonni lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ledanch backwards.
Sonni lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ledanch backwards.
Ledanch is looking to break free of the clinch but Sonni has double underhooks.
Sonni working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sonni misses with an elbow strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Keke Sonni dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fre Ledanch's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Sonni throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A punch lands to the side of Ledanch 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sonni loads up on a big right hand but Ledanch slips the punch.
Sonni swings widly with a right hand
and Ledanch counters with a head kick. That will keep Sonni thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Sonni has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Donk. Sonni catches Ledanch right on the button with a cross.
Ledanch takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nice body punch from Sonni.
Sonni cracks Ledanch with an open hand slap.#ROC2#Ledanch is rocked!
Donk. Sonni catches Ledanch right on the button with a cross.
Oh Ledanch is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ledanch misses with a head kick.
Ledanch seems to have got his legs back now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sonni with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ledanch takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sonni smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.#T1#
Ledanch looks to throw a body kick
and as Ledanch looks to reset his feet, Sonni counters with a string of precision punches, right on the button, sending Ledanch crashing to the canvas! Ledanch is in big trouble here! The referee has started the count but Ledanch is so wobbly that the ref has given up the count at 6 - he's called the bout off! Sonni is your winner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Keke Sonni!
A very excited looking Keke Sonni made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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Event:
Eight Limbs XXXVIII - Walter
Date: Nov 28, 2020 |
#R1#
George takes a swing at Sonni's ribcage but misses.
Sonni lands a body shot.
George scoring well with a low kick there.
Sonni ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
George throws a right and a left that both miss.#CL#
Sonni moves into the clinch successfully.
Sonni misses with some punches.
Sonni misses with the head strike.
#BC2#
George breaks from the clinch.
Sonni swings and misses with a hook to the body.
George misses with a hook to the body
and Sonni counters with a nice body shot.
Sonni lands a glancing blow to the side of George's head.#CUT#It looks like Tearrius George has been cut.
Sonni lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
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!
Sonni with a hook.
George throws a series of punches but Sonni avoids them all with ease.
Sonni sizes up George with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
George misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
George misses with a jab, cross combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from George. Sonni does a little dance to reset his feet.
A counter left hand to the body from Sonni misses its target.#T1#
George throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd cheers as Sonni lands an impressive looking overhand right. George doesn't seem phased though.
George swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
George throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sonni sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sonni lands with a nice body punch.
Sonni's jab looks to have found its range, popping George under the eye.
Sonni has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Power Plant MMA in the buildup to the fight.
The crowd cheers as Sonni lands an impressive looking overhand right. George doesn't seem phased though.
Sonni is on the wrong end of a nice combination from George.#CL#
Sonni drives through and clinches with George against the ropes.
Sonni swings wildly with an uppercut but George uses good head movement to avoid it.
George tries to break free but Sonni pushes him back against the ropes.
Sonni pushes George back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.#CUT#That has opened up Tearrius George's cut even more.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sonni has a couple of punches blocked by George.
Sonni scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Sonni just misses with a elbow thrown towards George's brow. #T2#
Sonni misses with a punch on the inside.
Sonni lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #BC2#
George breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Good leg kick by George.
Sonni misses with a wild body shot.
George misses the jab.
Sonni is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.#CL#
Sonni has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sonni lands with a right to the head.
Sonni throws a head punch that misses.
George blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Sonni.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
George wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sonni lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
George is looking to break free of the clinch but Sonni has double underhooks.
Sonni lands with a short shot to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Keke Sonni dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tearrius George's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Sonni uses good head movement to avoid the hook from George.
George throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sonni makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tearrius George is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sonni fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. George looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
George takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Sonni lands a nice hook to George's body. George takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. #CL#
Sonni has George up against the ropes in a clinch.
George is trying to push Sonni away but Sonni has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Sonni is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Sonni lands a shoulder strike.
Sonni lands with a left to the head.
George is trying to force a seperation but Sonni has the dominant position.#BC2#
George breaks from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
George takes one to the side of the head.
#CUT#The cut above Tearrius George's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
George throws a jab when Sonni was well out of range.#CL#
Sonni clinches with his opponent.
Sonni misses with an elbow over the top.#T1##BC2#
George breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
George has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sonni finds it's way round the side to connect with George's head.
Sonni connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sonni blocks a head kick by George.
George avoids the body shot from Sonni.
Sonni is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that George can do to turn this around?
George slips a jab and a cross from Sonni.
George avoids the body shot from Sonni.
George throws a shot from downtown. Sonni moves away and avoids it.
Sonni slips a jab and a cross from George.
Sonni scores with a jab to the body.
George takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
George is breathing heavily.
George throws a solid leg kick but Sonni takes the impact on his shin and smiles at George.
Sonni ducks down and throws a hook to the body but George moves away.
George lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sonni circles away quickly and effectively.
Sonni jabs at George's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sonni throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent George stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sonni works over George's head and body with a nice combination.#CUT#Tearrius George's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Sonni jabs at George's body.#T2#
Sonni swinging wildly here.
An inside leg kick from George misses.
Sonni lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as George backs up against the ropes.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tearrius George's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Keke Sonni!
A relieved looking Keke Sonni 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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Event:
Eight Limbs XXXI - Denied
Date: Nov 04, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sonni fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bundy manages to avoid it.
Sonni has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Elite Underground Training Facility in the buildup to the fight.
Sonni feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bundys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bundy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sonni. Bundy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Keke Sonni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sonni scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bundy doesn't seem bothered though.
Bundy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sonni moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromBundy.#CL#
Sonni has Bundy up against the ropes in a clinch.
Sonni tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bundy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sonni throws a head punch that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sonni as Bundy tries to tie him up.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sonni lands with a short shot to the head. #T1#
Bundy blocks the elbow strike.
Bundy avoids a wild elbow strike from Sonni.
Sonni misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sonni.
Sonni lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bundy blocks the elbow strike.
Sonni wants to stall.
Sonni tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Sonni fails to land. #BC#
Sonni's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sonni shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bundy eats them both and turns towards Sonni to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Bundy throws a big shot that misses.
Sonni fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bundy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sonni throws a body shot but no joy.
As Sonni backs off Bundy throws a huge counter combo but Sonni manages to avoid it all.
Bundy throws a shot to the body.
#T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bundy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sonni cracks Bundy with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.#CL#
Sonni moves into the clinch.
Sonni tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bundy trying to control the position but instead, Sonni has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bundy into the ropes.
Bundy tries to land knees in the clinch but Sonni avoids the damage to the body.
Sonni throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sonni misses with some punches.
Bundy blocking some punches.
Sonni lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bundy backwards.
Sonni pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Bundy blocks an uppercut.
Sonni misses with some punches.
Bundy dodges an elbow strike from Sonni.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keke Sonni dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Sonni looks to score with a jab to the body but Bundy is just out of range.
Sonni catches Bundy with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nice straight punches there by Sonni. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sonni.
Bundy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sonni doesn't seem bothered though.
Sonni looks to score with a jab to the body but Bundy is just out of range.
Bundy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bundy looks to land a right hand but Sonni moved out of range.
Sonni connects with a nice looking jab.
#ROC#Bundy is rocked!
Sonni jabs at Bundy's body.
Bundy is still on wobbly legs! Can Sonni finish him?
Sonni lands a big right hook! Bundy looks hurt but is still standing! Sonni lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Bundy falls down and Sonni dives in with a huge hammer fist! Bundy's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Sonni runs up the ropes to celebrate with his fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Keke Sonni!
Keke Sonni seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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Event:
Eight Limbs XXVIII - Tacko
Date: Oct 21, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Columbus misses with a wild body shot.
Columbus slips a jab from Sonni.
Sonni getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sonni rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Columbus counters with a stiff right hand.
Sonni ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Columbus moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sonni looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Columbus is looking to score with low kicks.
Sonni works Columbus's body with a nice hook.
Columbus throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Columbus is looking to slow Sonni down with leg kicks.
Columbus scores with a jab. Sonni acknowledges it with a nod of the head. #CL2#
Sonni gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sonni keeps control of Columbus as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sonni lands a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Columbus looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sonni tries to stall but Columbus uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Columbus scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sonni throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
#T1#
Sonni gets through Columbus's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Columbus blocks an uppercut.
Sonni taking a breather.
Sonni tries to stall but Columbus uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sonni is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Columbus misses with the head strike.
Columbus pushes Sonni back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sonni scores with a shot to the side of Columbus's head.
Columbus lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sonni is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Columbus lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Columbus is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Columbus lands a shoulder strike.
Columbus misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Columbus.
Columbus working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Columbus.
Sonni misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sonni lands a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Columbus prevents Sonni from breaking the clinch.
I was talking to Columbus's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.#T2#
Sonni lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Columbus.
Columbus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sonni misses with a hook from the clinch.
Columbus lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Columbus.
Sonni fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Columbus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sonni throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Columbuss head.
Columbus putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sonni in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Columbus working aggressively here.
Sonni misses with a short punch on the inside. #BC#
Columbus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sonni walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sonni swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Columbus counter with a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A left lands for Columbus.
Columbus misses with a wild body shot.
Columbus scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.#KD#
Columbus connects with a beautiful left hand that drops Sonni onto his butt! Sonni bounces straight back up though - he's OK. After the ref checks him out, we're back to the action.#ROC#Sonni is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Columbus dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Sonni throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Columbus throws a body shot but no joy.
Columbus throws a lazy right hand but Sonni sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Columbus misses with a looping left.
Sonni works Columbus's body with a nice hook.
Sonni connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Columbus momentarily.
Columbus swinging wildly here.
Sonni tries to clinch but Columbus moves away
and Columbus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Columbus tries to bum rush Sonni with a series of wild strikes but Sonni uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sonni cracks a nice hook into Columbus's ribs.
Columbus swings widly with a right hand
and Sonni counters with a nice uppercut.
Scott Columbus is winning the standup battle so far.
Sonni works Columbus's body with a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Columbus throws a shot from downtown. Sonni moves away and avoids it.
Decent striking displayed by Columbus there.
Sonni misses the body punch #CL#
and Columbus counters by clinching up.
Sonni has a couple of punches blocked by Columbus.
#T1#
Sonni has a couple of punches blocked by Columbus.
Sonni throws an elbow that misses.
Columbus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sonni can do to turn this around?
Columbus goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#BC#
Columbus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sonni shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sonni dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Columbus lands with an uppercut that bounces Sonni off the ropes and back into range.
Columbus misses with a hook.
Columbus throws a jab but it's blocked by Sonni.
Columbus misses with a body shot.
Columbus on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sonni looks to land a combination. Columbus sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Sonni throws an overhand right that lands on Columbus's shoulder, as Columbus tries to avoid the shot.
Columbus misses with a straight left.
Sonni looks to land a combination but Columbus avoids it well.
Columbus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sonni.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Columbus lands a leg kick that knocks Sonni off balance momentarily.#CL2#
Sonni fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Columbus, pushing him back against the ropes.#T2#
Columbus has Sonni pressed against the ropes, preventing Sonni from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sonni misses with the head strike.
Sonni creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sonni lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sonni takes a knee right on the jaw!
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Sonni just misses with a elbow thrown towards Columbus's brow.
Sonni stalling in the clinch but Columbus improves position.
Good body shot from Columbus.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Sonni creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Columbus tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Columbus lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sonni lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Columbus backwards.
Columbus looking to slow down the pace here.
Sonni lands a left hand that snaps the head of Columbus backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Columbus lands an elbow inside that Sonni shrugs off. #CUT#It looks like Keke Sonni has been cut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A shot in the inside from Sonni.
Columbus swings wildly with an uppercut but Sonni uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Keke Sonni will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Keke Sonni's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R3#
Columbus is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Columbus throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sonni throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Columbus on the side of the head.
Columbus swats away the attempt to clinch by Sonni.
Columbus is looking for a counter combo.
Sonni scores with a nice right hand.
Columbus connects with a jab.
Sonni misses with a right hand
and Columbus counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.#KD#
Columbus staggers Sonni with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Sonni looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! Just in time and the ref is going to let the fight continue!
Sonni is still on wobbly legs! Can Columbus finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Columbus throws a body punch but Sonni moves out of range.
Sonni ducks under a wild hook from Columbus.
Sonni looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Columbus missing with a left hand there. Sonni was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sonni seems to have recovered his senses.
Columbus misses with a body shot.
Columbus will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
#T1#
Columbus circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sonni throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Columbus looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Columbus lands a slapping body shot.
Sonni misses with a hook
and Columbus counters with a nice leg kick.
Sonni lands a really nice looking cross but Columbus seems unphased.
No joy there for Sonni, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Columbus takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Scott Columbus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sonni fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Columbus looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Columbus with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sonni throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Columbus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sonni.
Columbus is looking to counter the offense by Sonni and move into the clinch.
Sonni looks to score with a jab to the body but Columbus is just out of range.
Keke Sonni has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Columbus lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sonni's sensitive parts.
No joy there for Sonni, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sonni defending well as Columbus loads up on a big left hand. #T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Columbus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sonni throws a left and a right that both miss
and Columbus counters with an inside leg kick.
Columbus connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sonni misses with an uppercut. Columbus saw that one coming.
Sonni misses with a body punch
enabling Columbus to counter with a crisp jab.
Sonni ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sonni swinging wildly here.
Nice defenses there by Columbus.
It looked like Columbus was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Columbus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sonni throws out the jab.
Sonni throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sonni jabs Columbus right on the nose. Columbus blinks but takes it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sonni falls off balance throwing a combination
and Columbus counters with a nice uppercut.
Columbus lands with a hook. Sonni tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sonni fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that's the end of the fight!
Scott Columbus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Columbus 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Scott Columbus!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Scott Columbus!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Scott Columbus!
Scott Columbus wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Scott Columbus thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Event:
Eight Limbs XXV - Groggs
Date: Oct 05, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sonni slips a jab and a cross from Nugetio.
Sonni lands a nice hook to Nugetio's body. Nugetio takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nugetio wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sonni connects with a crisp jab.
Sonni throws out a leg kick but Nugetio moves out of range and Sonni only half commits.
The fighters circling - Nugetio throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jab by Nugetio.
Sonni looks to land a right hand but Nugetio moved out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Nugetio. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Nugetio.
Nugetio misses with a hook
and Sonni counters with a series of strikes. Nugetio will be more careful next time no doubt.
A jab from Sonni does it's job there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sonni throws a chopping leg kick but Nugetio manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sonni ducks under a wild hook from Nugetio.
Nugetio throws a jab but it's blocked by Sonni.
Sonni walks into a stiff left hand from Nugetio.
Sonni lands a lovely overhand right.
Nugetio throws an overhand right that lands on Sonni's shoulder, as Sonni tries to avoid the shot.
Nugetio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sonni sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Sonni.#T1#
Sonni shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Nugetio eats them both and turns towards Sonni to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Sonni throws a predictable looking body shot
and Nugetio counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sonni ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nugetio misses with a wild body shot.
Nugetio tests Sonni's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nugetio connects with a crisp jab.
Sonni misses with the combination.
Sonni throws a lazy right hand but Nugetio sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nugetio misses with a hook
and Sonni counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sonni throws a jab when Nugetio was well out of range.
Nugetio steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sonni.
Nugetio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sonni.
Sonni connects with a nice looking jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A left lands for Sonni.
Sonni has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Some wild striking there from Sonni.
#T2#
Sonni pivots, looking for a leg kick but Nugetio is out of range and Sonni settles back down.
Good standup being displayed there by Nugetio as he connects with a hook.
Nugetio swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nugetio drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nugetio is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nugetio misses with a leg kick
enabling Sonni to counter with a crisp jab.
Sonni throws an overhand right that lands on Nugetio's shoulder, as Nugetio tries to avoid the shot.
Nugetio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sonni was well out of range. Poor timing from Nugetio.
A shot to the body from Sonni misses
and Nugetio counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sonni jabs at Nugetio's body.
Sonni keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nugetio is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sonni.
Nugetio throws a series of punches but Sonni avoids them all with ease.
Sonni throws a hook but Nugetio avoids it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A slow jab from Nugetio misses its intended target.
Sonni checks a leg kick.
Sonni lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nugetio throws a looping overhand right but Sonni ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keke Sonni dominated that 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.#R2#
Sonni lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nugetio's sensitive parts.
Sonni defending well as Nugetio loads up on a big left hand.
A slow jab from Nugetio misses its intended target.
Nugetio ducks under a wild hook from Sonni.
Sonni slips a straight right by Nugetio.
Keke Sonni seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sonni throws an overhand right that lands on Nugetio's shoulder, as Nugetio tries to avoid the shot.
Sonni ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nugetio moves away.
Nugetio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It seemed like Sonni was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sonni lands with a shot to the body.
Sonni has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sonni jabs Nugetio right on the nose. Nugetio blinks but takes it well.
Sonni wants to slow Nugetio down by chopping away at his legs.
Nugetio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nugetio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sonni was well out of range. Poor timing from Nugetio.
Sonni doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sonni misses the jab.
Sonni scores with a hook to the body. Nugetio takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sonni throws an overhand right that lands on Nugetio's shoulder, as Nugetio tries to avoid the shot.
Nugetio looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sonni looks to score with a jab to the body but Nugetio is just out of range.#T1#
Sonni ducks right into an uppercut from Nugetio.
Sonni needs to keep his hands up - Nugetio had a free shot at his head there.
Nugetio thuds his right hand into Sonni's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nugetio checks a leg kick nicely.
Nugetio thuds a left hand into Sonni's body.
Sonni is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sonni scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sonni moves forwards but Nugetio connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nugetio misses the jab.
Sonni loads up on a big right hand but Nugetio slips the punch.
Sonni lands a body shot.
Nugetio lands an overhand right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sonni throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sonni keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sonni throws a body punch but Nugetio moves out of range.
Sonni comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nugetio ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.#T2#
Nugetio blocks a jab.
Nugetio throws a jab when Sonni was well out of range.
Sonni misses the shot to the body.
Sonni throws a lazy right hand but Nugetio sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sonni swings for the body but Nugetio moves out of range.
Sonni takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sonni takes a swing at Nugetio's ribcage but misses.
Sonni uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nugetio.
A telegraphed right hand from Sonni misses the target.
Nugetio connects with a right hand. Sonni shakes it off.
A lazy left from Nugetio finds it's target.
Nugetio moves away from the strike by Sonni.
Sonni tries a low kick but Nugetio avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sonni scores with a jab to the body.
Good exchange - Sonni coming out on top.
Sonni takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nugetio slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Litticius Nugetio 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. 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.#R3#
Nugetio walks into a left hand.
Litticius Nugetio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nugetio comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nugetio takes a swing at Sonni's ribcage but misses.
Sonni misses with an uppercut.
Sonni misses with a wild body shot.
Nugetio lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sonni misses with a straight left.
Sonni swinging wildly here.
Nugetio misses with a hook
and Sonni counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A leg kick checked by Nugetio.
Sonni lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A jab from Sonni misses.
Sonni lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nugetio circles away quickly and effectively.
Nugetio misses with a series of wild punches.
Sonni looks to throw the jab but Nugetio is out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nugetio connects with a crisp jab. #T1#
Nugetio takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sonni throws a hook but Nugetio blocks it.
Nugetio lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nugetio moves away from the strike by Sonni.
Sonni moves forwards but Nugetio connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nugetio smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nugetio lands a head shot.
Sonni scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sonni slips a jab from Nugetio.
Nugetio moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sonni lands an overhand right.
Nugetio misses with a lunging right hand
and Sonni counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sonni ducks under a wild hook from Nugetio.
Sonni is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Nugetio with a body shot.
Nugetio throws a lazy right hand but Sonni sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big right from Sonni misses.
Sonni throws a jab when Nugetio was well out of range.#T2#
Nugetio throws out a powerful jab.
Sonni on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nugetio misses the jab.
Sonni swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sonni throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sonni throws a shot to the body.
Nugetio uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sonni.
A nice combination there by Sonni.
Nice defenses there by Nugetio.
Nugetio uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sonni.
Sonni keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sonni takes a swing at Nugetio's ribcage but misses.
Nugetio cracks Sonni with a good jab.
Sonni takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nugetio moves out of range as Sonni strikes.
It looked like Nugetio wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nugetio takes a swing at Sonni's ribcage but misses.
Nugetio lands a jab to the nose.
Sonni throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Keke Sonni.
Well Sonni has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight for Keke Sonni!
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight for Keke Sonni!
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight for Keke Sonni!
Keke Sonni wins by unanimous decision!
Keke Sonni decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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Event:
Eight Limbs XXII - Blue Steel
Date: Sep 23, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sonni misses with a body shot.
Sonni clobbers De Sucre with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sonni throws a lazy uppercut
letting De Sucre counter with a right hand.
De Sucre scores with a shot to the body.
De Sucre keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Sucre throws out a counter right but Sonni avoids it with no problem.
Sonni lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
De Sucre takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Keke Sonni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sonni lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sonni misses with a looping left.
Sonni lands a right hook to the body.
Sonni swings for the body but De Sucre moves out of range.
Sonni lands with a good body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sonni throws a poor cross that misses
enabling De Sucre to counter with a crisp jab.
Sonni checks a low kick from De Sucre.
Sonni throws a nice outside leg kick.
De Sucre rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sonni moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sonni went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Sonni pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De Sucre misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Sonni counter with a right hand. #T1#
De Sucre lands a jab to the head.
De Sucre throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
De Sucre throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sonni sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sonni checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sonni fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. De Sucre looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sonni tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Sucre was well out of range. Poor timing from Sonni.
De Sucre let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
De Sucre throws a nice inside leg kick.
A jab from Sonni finds it's way through De Sucre's defenses.
Sonni swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by De Sucre.
Sonni misses with a leg kick
and De Sucre counters with an outside leg kick.
Sonni looks to land a combination but De Sucre avoids it well.
A low kick from Sonni misses
and De Sucre counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sonni dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
De Sucre checks a low kick from Sonni.
Sonni swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sonni throws a left and a right that both miss
and De Sucre counters with an inside leg kick. #T2#
Sonni with a hook.
Sonni looks to throw the jab but De Sucre is out of range.
It looks like Sonni has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Sonni dips to his left and cracks De Sucre with an uppercut!
Sonni swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sonni throws a hook but De Sucre avoids it easily.
Sonni tries to bum rush De Sucre with a series of wild strikes but De Sucre uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
As Sonni backs off De Sucre throws a huge counter combo but Sonni manages to avoid it all.
Sonni misses with a body shot.
De Sucre pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sonni is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A punch combination from De Sucre misses.
Sonni misses with a wild combination.
A big left from De Sucre misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Sucre lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sonni is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
De Sucre avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
De Sucre chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keke Sonni dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
De Sucre throws a quick inside leg kick.
De Sucre moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
De Sucre looks to land a right hand but Sonni moved out of range.
Sonni looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Sonni is looking to chop away at De Sucre's legs.
De Sucre dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sonni takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
De Sucre swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
De Sucre tries a low kick but Sonni avoids it.
Sonni fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sonni misses with a body shot.
De Sucre misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sonni cracks De Sucre with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sonni connects with a nice looking jab.
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!
Sonni misses with an uppercut. De Sucre saw that one coming.
De Sucre throws a head kick that half lands.
Sonni scores with a shot to the body.
A slow jab from Sonni misses its intended target. #T1#
De Sucre throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
De Sucre throws a chopping leg kick but Sonni manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sonni fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Sucre manages to avoid it.
Sonni thuds a left hand into De Sucre's body.
De Sucre with a nice calf kick.
De Sucre is looking to land body kicks.
Sonni is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sonni slips a straight right by De Sucre.
Sonni slips under a jab from De Sucre.
Sonni throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sonni lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but De Sucre circles away quickly and effectively.
De Sucre misses with a jab, cross combination.
De Sucre throws a head kick but Sonni moves out of range.
Sonni is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Sonni blocks a jab.
De Sucre throws a nice head kick!
De Sucre fakes the leg kick and cracks Sonni in the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A swing and a miss from De Sucre.#T2#
Nice cross by Sonni.
De Sucre slips under a jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for De Sucre.
De Sucre checks the leg kick.
De Sucre misses with a double jab
and De Sucre takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sonni connects with a good right hand that stumbles De Sucre. De Sucre circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nice uppercut there from De Sucre.
Sonni lands with a cross.
Sonni swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Antonio Jose De Sucre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sonni swings widly with a right hand
and Sonni takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sonni with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
De Sucre loads up on a big right hand but Sonni slips the punch.
Sonni takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
De Sucre misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Jose De Sucre showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
De Sucre on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
De Sucre takes a swing at Sonni's ribcage but misses.
Sonni bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by De Sucre!
A big left from Sonni misses.
Sonni scores with a jab to the body.
Sonni fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt De Sucre.
Sonni misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sonni misses with a low kick as De Sucre jumps back.
Keke Sonni is winning the standup battle so far.
De Sucre with a nice calf kick.
A jab from Sonni finds it's way through De Sucre's defenses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Sucre 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.
A big left from Sonni misses.
De Sucre lands a head kick!
De Sucre displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sonni throws out the jab. #T1#
Sonni waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Sucre.
De Sucre needs to keep his hands up - Sonni had a free shot at his head there.
De Sucre takes one to the chin there.
Sonni connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
De Sucre throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Antonio Jose De Sucre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
De Sucre ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sonni staying out of range there.
A nice leg kick lands there from De Sucre.
Sonni ducks right into an uppercut from De Sucre.
De Sucre walks into a straight right hand from Sonni.
De Sucre has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sonni misses with a jab to the body
and De Sucre counters with a nice uppercut.
De Sucre throws a jab when Sonni was well out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sonni jabs De Sucre right on the nose. De Sucre blinks but takes it well.#ROC#De Sucre is rocked!
Sonni cracks De Sucre with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! De Sucre is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and De Sucre is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! De Sucre could not beat the count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Keke Sonni!
Keke Sonni thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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Event:
Eight Limbs XIX - Mamba
Date: Sep 12, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Glennville moves out of range as Sonni strikes.
Sonni with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Glennville uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sonni.
Good standup being displayed there by Sonni as he connects with a hook.
Glennville's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sonni connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Glennville scrambles back to his feet.
Sonni is looking to clinch but Glennville is avoiding it.
Sonni lands a jab to Glennville's midsection.
Nice uppercut lands for Sonni. That snapped Glennville's head back.
Glennville takes a shot to the body in his stride.
#CL#
Sonni moves into range and clinches up with Glennville.
Glennville lands a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#BC#
Sonni manages to break the clinch.
Glennville connects with a jab.
Glennville blocks a low kick nicely.
Glennville throws a head kick that misses.
Sonni tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Glennville was well out of range. Poor timing from Sonni.#CL#
Sonni gets in close and instigates a clinch. #T1#
Glennville throws a punch but it's blocked by Sonni.
Sonni lands a right hand.
Glennville with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A shot in the inside from Sonni.
Glennville working aggressively here.
Sonni lands a hook that snaps the head of Glennville backwards.
Sonni working hard to break the clinch.
Sonni looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sonni lands a nice uppercut.#ROC#Glennville is rocked!
Glennville digs a right hand underneath Sonni's ribcage. Sonni let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Glennville is still on wobbly legs! Can Sonni finish him?
Glennville misses with a hook from the clinch. #BC#
Sonni breaks the clinch.
Sonni swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Glennville counters with a big head kick but Sonni shrugs it off.
Sonni closes the distance and catches Glennville with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Glennville is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Glennville is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Glennville is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Sonni takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Keke Sonni!
An out of breath Keke Sonni thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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Event:
Eight Limbs XVI
Date: Aug 26, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sonni misses with a straight left.
Pesalelei fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sonni has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pesalelei looks to land a body kick but Sonni moved away.
Pesalelei avoids the body shot from Sonni.
#CL#
Sonni moves into the clinch.#BC#
Sonni breaks the clinch.
#CL#
Sonni gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sonni is trying to break free.
A frustrated look appears on Sonni's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pesalelei lands an elbow inside that Sonni shrugs off. #CUT2#It looks like Keke Sonni has been cut.#BC#
Sonni pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sonni looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pesalelei scores with a head kick.
Pesalelei lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sonni's sensitive parts.
Pesalelei thumps Sonni with a low kick.
Sonni ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pesalelei moves away.
Nice jab there from Sonni.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pesalelei with the inside leg kick. #T1#
Sonni swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sonni throws the left hand but Pesalelei avoids the punch easily.
Sonni moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromPesalelei.
A low kick lands for Pesalelei.
Sonni scores with a body shot.
Pesalelei doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pesalelei thuds his right hand into Sonni's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A telegraphed right hand from Sonni misses the target. #CL#
Sonni forces Pesalelei back against the ropes and clinches.
A nice left hand lands by Pesalelei.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Pesalelei just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sonni's brow.
Pesalelei throws an elbow but it misses.
#BC#
Sonni's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pesalelei lands a jab to Sonni's midsection.
Pesalelei throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Sonni counter with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sonni ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pesalelei moves away.#T2#
Sonni throws a lazy right hand but Pesalelei sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Pesalelei misses.
Sonni fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pesalelei throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sonni fails in his attempt to clinch. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pesalelei throws a punch but it's blocked by Sonni.
Sonni fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#BC#
Sonni breaks from the clinch.
Sonni throws an off balance right hand
and Pesalelei counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CL2#
Pesalelei has taken the fight to the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Sonni.
Pesalelei comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pesalelei keeps control of Sonni as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. #BC#
Sonni pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That kick from Pesalelei tenderised Sonni's leg. Sonni is trying to keep his angry face on.
Keke Sonni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pesalelei with a nice calf kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sigi Pesalelei will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Keke Sonni's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Sonni rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pesalelei counters with a leg kick.
Sonni digs a good hook to Pesalelei's body.
Nice body punch from Sonni.
Pesalelei lands a leg kick that knocks Sonni off balance momentarily.
Sonni throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
#CL#
Sonni closes the distance and clinches.
Sonni looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pesalelei lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sonni tries to break free but Pesalelei pushes him back against the ropes.
Pesalelei misses with an elbow over the top.
Pesalelei tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sonni's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sonni.
Sonni is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sonni trying to control the position but instead, Pesalelei has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sonni into the ropes.#BC#
Sonni pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pesalelei 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.#T1#
Sonni is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pesalelei. #CL#
Sonni moves into the clinch successfully.
#BC#
Sonni breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pesalelei lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.#CL#
Sonni closes the distance and clinches.
Pesalelei comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A right hook to the body lands for Pesalelei.
#BC#
Sonni breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sonni lands a glancing blow to the side of Pesalelei's head.
Pesalelei blocks a jab.
Sonni lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pesalelei circles away quickly and effectively.
Sonni moves in looking to clinch but Pesalelei pushes him off.
Sonni misses with a series of wild punches.
Keke Sonni is winning the standup battle so far.
Sonni tries to clinch but Pesalelei is having none of it.
Sonni scores with a hook.#CUT#It looks like Sigi Pesalelei has been cut.#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pesalelei misses with a looping left.#CL#
Sonni clinches with his opponent.
Pesalelei throws an elbow but it misses.
Pesalelei comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pesalelei creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sonni's defenses. #BC#
Sonni breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pesalelei throws a leg kick which misses Sonni's front leg but catches the back leg as Sonni tries to avoid it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pesalelei.
Pesalelei looks to clinch
and Sonni counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pesalelei avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sonni tries to clinch there but Pesalelei circles away.
Pesalelei moves to clinch but Sonni breaks away
enabling Sonni to counter with a crisp jab.
Sonni fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sonni misses with a body punch
and Pesalelei counters with an inside leg kick.
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.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Good leg kick by Pesalelei.
Pesalelei cracks Sonni with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sonni darts in trying to clinch
and Pesalelei counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sonni is looking to clinch.
Pesalelei moves out of range of the strikes.
Sonni swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pesalelei counters with a leg kick.
Sonni's corner calls for a 1-2. Sonni obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sonni tries to clinch but Pesalelei is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pesalelei keeps the fight on the outside.
Pesalelei slips under a jab.
Pesalelei walks into a stiff left hand from Sonni.
A swing and a miss from Sonni.
Pesalelei tries to clinch but Sonni moves out of range.
Sonni swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#T1#
Sonni swings away with a body shot that misses
and Pesalelei counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sonni's knee momentarily.
Pesalelei keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sonni takes one to the side of the head.
Pesalelei moves away from the strike by Sonni.
Pesalelei fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sonni misses with an uppercut.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pesalelei! But no joy.
Sonni tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pesalelei was well out of range. Poor timing from Sonni.
Sonni takes a swing at Pesalelei's ribcage but misses.
Pesalelei is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Sonni works Pesalelei's body with a nice hook.
Pesalelei takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A telegraphed right hand from Pesalelei misses the target.
Sonni has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pesalelei finds it's way round the side to connect with Sonni's head. #CL#
Sonni clinches up with Pesalelei and pushes him back against the ropes.#BC#
Sonni's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T2#
Sonni moves out of range of the strikes.
Pesalelei avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sonni looks to land a left hand but Pesalelei moved out of range nicely.
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!
Sonni is looking to clinch but Pesalelei is avoiding it.
Sonni throws a series of punches but Pesalelei avoids them all with ease.
A cross from Sonni lands.
The fighters circling - Sonni throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pesalelei slips under a jab.
Pesalelei turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sonni moves in looking to clinch but Pesalelei pushes him off.
Pesalelei cracks Sonni with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sonni pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pesalelei throws a head kick that misses.
Sonni seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Pesalelei dips to his left and cracks Sonni with an uppercut!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sigi Pesalelei.
I think Pesalelei 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sigi Pesalelei!
After winning the bout, Sigi Pesalelei 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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Event:
Eight Limbs XIII
Date: Aug 08, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sonni looks to throw the jab but Thunder is out of range.
Keke Sonni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thunder takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Thunder ducks under a wild hook from Sonni.
A telegraphed right hand from Thunder misses the target.
Sonni throws a body shot but no joy.
Thunder throws a big counter head kick but Sonni avoids it with no problem.
Thunder takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Thunder ducks under a wild hook from Sonni.
Sonni moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sonni digs a good hook to Thunder 's body.
Thunder throws out a loose jab but Sonni uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sonni scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Thunder doesn't seem bothered though.
Sonni throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Thunder is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Thunder tries to clinch but Sonni is having none of it.
Sonni lands with a good body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thunder slips under a jab.
Thunder ducks under a wild hook from Sonni.
Keke Sonni is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T1#
Sonni connects with a solid leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Sonni.
Sonni rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Thunder to counter with a crisp jab.
Sonni looks to score with a jab to the body but Thunder is just out of range.
Sonni swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sonni looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sonni cracks Thunder with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sonni throws a jab but it's blocked by Thunder .
Sonni throws a hook to the side of Thunder 's head but Thunder sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thunder moves away from the strike by Sonni.
Thunder has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sonni.
Thunder keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sonni ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thunder moves away.
Thunder throws a head kick but Sonni moves out of range.
#T2#
Thunder moves out of range of the strikes.
Thunder takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Thunder takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thunder walks into a stiff left hand from Sonni.
Sonni throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sonni misses the shot to the body.
Sonni tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thunder was well out of range. Poor timing from Sonni.
Sonni connects with a body shot that sends Thunder 's belly button to the back.
Sonni works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Donk. Sonni catches Thunder right on the button with a cross.
Sonni fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Thunder has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Thunder throws a lazy head kick
and Sonni counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice uppercut there from Sonni.
Sonni connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keke Sonni dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Sonni swings for the body but Thunder moves out of range.
Sonni with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sonni lands a really nice looking cross but Thunder seems unphased.
Thunder takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Thunder moves out of range as Sonni strikes.
Thunder appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Good shot there by Sonni.
The crowd cheers as Sonni lands an impressive looking overhand right. Thunder doesn't seem phased though.
Thunder on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sonni lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.#ROC#Thunder is rocked!
Sonni is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thunder can do to turn this around?
Sonni scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sonni misses with a wild body shot.
Thunder let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
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!
Thunder takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sonni scores with a body shot.
Thunder chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sonni can pounce on him.
Sonni lands a jab to Thunder 's midsection.#T1#
Sonni scores with a shot to the body.
Thunder tries to move into range but Sonni moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sonni swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thunder is looking to clinch but Sonni is avoiding it.
Sonni digs a good body shot into Thunder 's ribs.
Thunder throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thunder looks to land a combination but Sonni avoids it well.
Thunder is breathing heavily.
Thunder throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sonni scores with a shot to the body.
Sonni lands a glancing blow to the side of Thunder 's head.
Thunder on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sonni fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thunder manages to avoid it.
Thunder drops his hands momentarily and Sonni takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
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!
Sonni cracks a nice hook into Thunder 's ribs.#T2##KD#
Sonni connects with a beautiful left hand that drops Thunder onto his butt! Thunder bounces straight back up though - he's OK. After the ref checks him out, we're back to the action.
Thunder is still on wobbly legs! Can Sonni finish him?
Sonni cracks Thunder with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Thunder is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Thunder is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Thunder could not beat the count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Keke Sonni!
A victorious Keke Sonni thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, John Thunder stepped up to the mic, saying 'I put it on the line every time. These gym rats fuck this guy'. |
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Event:
ETERNITY 5
Date: Jul 10, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!#CL#
De Sucre instigates a clinch.
De Sucre pushes Sonni back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Sonni wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
De Sucre throws a punch but it's blocked by Sonni.
De Sucre can't find room to land a body shot as Sonni controls the action.
A short uppercut from De Sucre.
De Sucre misses with some punches.
De Sucre digs a right hand underneath Sonni's ribcage. Sonni let out a lung full of air as it connected.
De Sucre has Sonni pressed against the ropes, preventing Sonni from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
De Sucre has a couple of punches blocked by Sonni.
De Sucre working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sonni looking to slow down the pace here.
De Sucre misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Sucre misses with a punch on the inside.
De Sucre goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Sucre has a couple of punches blocked by Sonni.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Sucre scores with a shoulder strike.
Sonni throws an elbow but it's blocked.
De Sucre fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Sucre.
De Sucre swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from De Sucre.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Sucre keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sonni's efforts to push away.
De Sucre keeps control of Sonni as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. #T1##BC2#
Sonni manages to break the clinch.
Sonni throws a combination that misses
and De Sucre counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Keke Sonni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sonni tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Sucre was well out of range. Poor timing from Sonni.
Sonni misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Sucre.
Sonni throws a right and a left that both miss.
De Sucre takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sonni keeps the fight on the outside.
Sonni takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Some wild striking there from Sonni.
De Sucre looks to throw the jab but Sonni is out of range.
As De Sucre backs off Sonni throws a huge counter combo but De Sucre manages to avoid it all.
De Sucre misses with a wild combination.
Sonni looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
De Sucre connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sonni dodges the punch combination from De Sucre.
#T2#
Sonni tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Sucre was well out of range. Poor timing from Sonni.
Sonni misses with a looping left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Sucre showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sonni.
Sonni throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
As Sonni looks to move away, De Sucre throws a big counter combo but Sonni just gets out of the way.
De Sucre throws a jab when Sonni was well out of range.
Sonni throws a left and a right that both miss
and De Sucre counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De Sucre thuds a left hand into Sonni's body.
De Sucre thuds his shin into the meat of Sonni's side.
De Sucre throws a body shot but no joy.
Sonni is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Sucre.
Sonni misses with a straight left.
Sonni dodges the punch combination from De Sucre.
Sonni unleashes a big counter combination but De Sucre bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
De Sucre wants to clinch.
Sonni lands with a nice combination. De Sucre backs away looking to recover.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Jose De Sucre dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Good exchange - De Sucre coming out on top.
Sonni swinging wildly here.
De Sucre is looking to counter punch.
Sonni throws a hook but De Sucre avoids it easily.
Sonni fails to land with a series of punches.
De Sucre takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
De Sucre tries to close the distance and clinch but Sonni swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
De Sucre throws a looping overhand right but Sonni ducks down to avoid it. #CL#
De Sucre gets a clinch.
Sonni wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but De Sucre has him pressed against the ropes.
Sonni prevents a body shot from De Sucre.
Sonni prevents a body shot from De Sucre.
De Sucre dodges an elbow strike from Sonni.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sonni lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
De Sucre lands a shoulder strike.
Sonni wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but De Sucre has him pressed against the ropes.#BC2#
Sonni's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sonni avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Sucre gets cracked there but stands up to it.
#T1#
Sonni avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sonni thows a left - swing and a miss!
De Sucre seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Sonni misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
De Sucre moves out of range as Sonni strikes.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by De Sucre.
Sonni misses with a straight right.
De Sucre stalks Sonni and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sonni's face. Sonni staggers backwards, shaken.
Sonni looks to land a right hand but De Sucre moved out of range.
De Sucre seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
De Sucre throws a combination. Sonni tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Antonio Jose De Sucre is winning the standup battle so far.
De Sucre swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
De Sucre misses with an uppercut.
De Sucre throws a nice looking combination but Sonni bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sonni misses with the combination.
Sonni swats away the attempt to clinch by De Sucre.#T2#
The fight stays on the outside here - De Sucre looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
De Sucre is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sonni can do to turn this around?
Sonni dodges the punch combination from De Sucre.
A swing and a miss from Sonni.
Sonni chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before De Sucre can pounce on him.
De Sucre misses with a body kick.
Sonni throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent De Sucre stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
De Sucre keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sonni.
Sonni misses with an uppercut. De Sucre saw that one coming.
Sonni misses with the combination.
A swing and a miss from De Sucre.
De Sucre lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sonni lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sonni tries to move into range but De Sucre moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Antonio Jose De Sucre will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R3#
Sonni avoids the body shot from De Sucre.
De Sucre looks to throw a body kick
and Sonni counters with a lovely straight right hand!
De Sucre throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sonni jabbing away but nothing is landing.
De Sucre moves in looking to clinch but Sonni pushes him off.
A telegraphed right hand from Sonni misses the target.
De Sucre feinted there with a counter leg kick.
De Sucre fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sonni misses with a double jab.
Sonni throws a jab when De Sucre was well out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from De Sucre misses the target.
Some wild striking there from De Sucre.
#CL#
De Sucre rushes Sonni and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Sucre goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Sucre softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Sonni wants to break the clinch but can't.
De Sucre prevents Sonni from breaking the clinch.#BC2#
Sonni breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#T1#
Sonni misses with an uppercut. De Sucre saw that one coming.
De Sucre lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sonni swinging wildly here.
#CL#
De Sucre clinches up against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Sonni's face as he tries to break the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, De Sucre creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sonni throws a head punch that misses.
De Sucre struggles to land a body shot inside as Sonni controls his hands.
De Sucre misses with a body punch.
Sonni is trying to force a seperation but De Sucre has the dominant position.#BC2#
Sonni escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A punch combination from Sonni misses.
De Sucre looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sonni misses with a few strikes there.
Sonni throws a left and a right that both miss
and De Sucre counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
De Sucre looks to land a combination but Sonni avoids it well.
Sonni let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
De Sucre will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Sucre thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sonni walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sonni looks to land a combination. De Sucre sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
De Sucre throws a hook to the side of Sonni's head but Sonni sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
De Sucre jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
De Sucre tries to bum rush Sonni with a series of wild strikes but Sonni uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jab by Sonni.
De Sucre takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
De Sucre throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Sonni avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sonni misses with a jab to the body
and De Sucre counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sonni misses with a hook.
De Sucre ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A shot to the liver by De Sucre. Beautiful body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Jose De Sucre clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.#R4#
De Sucre scores with a nice right hand.
#CL#
De Sucre drives through and clinches with Sonni against the ropes.
Sonni is trying to break free.
Still in the clinch, De Sucre scores with a nice short uppercut.
De Sucre lands a body shot in the clinch.
De Sucre fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sonni blocking some punches.
Sonni throws an elbow but it misses.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
De Sucre stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
De Sucre lands with a left to the head.
De Sucre misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A body shot lands from De Sucre.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Sucre scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sonni tries to stall but De Sucre uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
De Sucre lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sonni backwards.
Sonni is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
De Sucre tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Sucre.
A short uppercut from De Sucre.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sonni tries to break the clinch but De Sucre is controlling the position. #T1#
Sonni tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De Sucre tries to work over Sonni's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
De Sucre misses with some punches.
De Sucre tries to throw a body punch but Sonni avoids it by throwing De Sucre back against the ropes.
De Sucre blocking some punches.
De Sucre misses with a punch to the body.
Sonni swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Sucre misses with a punch on the inside.
Sonni fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
De Sucre tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De Sucre throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sonni lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
De Sucre working aggressively here.
Sonni is looking to break free of the clinch but De Sucre has double underhooks.
Sonni tries to circle away but De Sucre has him pinned against the ropes.
Sonni blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sonni lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, De Sucre creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sonni can't break the clinch.
De Sucre lands a shoulder strike. #T2#
De Sucre lands a body shot. #BC2#
Sonni breaks from the clinch.
De Sucre lands a nice looking body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sonni lands a two punch combo.
Sonni uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Sucre.
De Sucre throws a head kick that misses.
An inside leg kick lands from De Sucre.
A nice combination there by De Sucre.
Danga de danga de dang - De Sucre scores with a four punch combination!
De Sucre looks to land a combination but Sonni avoids it well.
Sonni misses with a lunging right hand
and De Sucre connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sonni throws a looping overhand right but De Sucre ducks down to avoid it.
Antonio Jose De Sucre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sonni circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sonni tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Sucre was well out of range. Poor timing from Sonni.
De Sucre lands a leg kick that knocks Sonni off balance momentarily.
De Sucre works Sonni's body with a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Jose De Sucre had his way with Keke Sonni in that 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!#R5#
De Sucre swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
De Sucre lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Sonni misses with a right hand
and De Sucre counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sonni misses with a jab, cross combination.
De Sucre with a jab.
De Sucre wants to clinch up but Sonni keeps it at a distance.
Sonni cracks De Sucre with an open hand slap.
De Sucre tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sonni swats him away and circles back towards the center.
De Sucre tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sonni swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sonni darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sonni throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Sucre wants to clinch up but Sonni keeps it at a distance.
De Sucre throws a sloppy head kick and Sonni moves out of range easily.
Sonni throws a big shot that misses.
De Sucre appears to be looking for a big counter.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sonni rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but De Sucre moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sonni cracks De Sucre with an open hand slap.#T1#
Sonni walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
De Sucre slips a jab from Sonni.
De Sucre tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sonni swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sonni lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Sonni throws a shot to the body.
Sonni fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Sucre manages to avoid it.
Sonni throws a body punch but De Sucre moves out of range.
De Sucre scores with a head kick. Sonni tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.#CL#
De Sucre moves into the clinch successfully.
De Sucre misses with the head strike.
De Sucre misses with some punches.
Antonio Jose De Sucre is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
De Sucre avoids a wild elbow strike from Sonni.
Sonni wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Keke Sonni has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Sucre.
Sonni lands with a short shot to the head. #T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Sucre blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sonni throws a head punch that misses.
Sonni blocks a body shot from De Sucre.
De Sucre avoids the elbow strike from Sonni, against the ropes.
De Sucre lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sonni.
Sonni misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from De Sucre fails to land.
Sonni taking a breather.
De Sucre blocks an uppercut.
Sonni misses with an elbow over the top.
Sonni scores with a nice hook to the head.
De Sucre blocking some punches.
A frustrated look appears on Sonni's face as he tries to break the clinch.
De Sucre works on Sonni's body with a couple of short punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Keke Sonni comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well De Sucre 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 49:46
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 49:46
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Jose De Sucre!
Antonio Jose De Sucre really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that MKFC logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty. |
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Event:
RR 14
Date: Jun 01, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sonni showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Canseco .
Canseco goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Canseco tries to bum rush Sonni with a series of wild strikes but Sonni uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sonni throwing a counter right hand but Canseco manages to avoid it.
Canseco throws a right and a left that Sonni avoids nicely.
Sonni moves into range and connects with a jab.
Canseco misses with a combination
and Sonni counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sonni throws a good cross that connects.
Sonni ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sonni swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Canseco .
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!
Sonni is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sonni comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Canseco looks winded!#KD#
Canseco ducks into a a hook from Sonni and goes down! He looks in a bit of a mess; will he beat the count?! 4,5,6,7,8 - he's up and looking to carry on! The referee looks into his eyes and sees that he's OK to continue!#ROC#Canseco is rocked!
Canseco misses with a right hand
and Sonni counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Keke Sonni!
A relieved looking Keke Sonni thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Jose Canseco was interviewed post fight and said 'Fucking CTE'. |
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Event:
AKT 18
Date: May 16, 2020 |
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sonni throws a hook to the side of Miles Iii's head but Miles Iii sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Miles Iii throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sonni counters with a nice uppercut.
Sonni checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nice cross by Miles Iii.
Sonni tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Miles Iii was well out of range. Poor timing from Sonni.
Sonni misses the jab.
Sonni has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Miles Iii.
Sonni ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Miles Iii moves away.
Miles Iii tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Sonni manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sonni was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sonni throws a right and a left that Miles Iii avoids nicely.
Sonni gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Miles Iii misses with a double jab.
Miles Iii misses with a hook.
Miles Iii throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sonni stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Boobie Miles Iii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miles Iii bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A swing and a miss from Sonni.
Miles Iii looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A slow jab from Sonni misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miles Iii blocks a jab.
Sonni throws a hook but Miles Iii avoids it easily.
Miles Iii has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Miles Iii uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sonni looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Miles Iii tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Miles Iii takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sonni connects with a body shot that sends Miles Iii's belly button to the back.
Sonni misses with a few strikes there.
Sonni throws a big shot that misses.
Sonni connects with an inside leg kick.
Sonni works Miles Iii's body with a nice hook.
Miles Iii staying out of range there.
Sonni moves into the clinch.
Sonni scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sonni breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sonni slips under a jab from Miles Iii.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sonni. Miles Iii does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonni pushes Miles Iii up against the ropes in a clinch.
Sonni taking a breather.
Sonni keeps control of Miles Iii as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sonni misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sonni lands with a light punch inside.
Sonni lands a nice uppercut.
Miles Iii lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sonni.
Miles Iii is trying to break the clinch but Sonni is controlling him.
Miles Iii is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Sonni scores with a nice hook to the head.
Miles Iii stalling in the clinch but Sonni improves position.
Sonni misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sonni.
Miles Iii working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sonni prevents Miles Iii from breaking the clinch.
Sonni prevents Miles Iii from breaking the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Miles Iii tries to break free but Sonni pushes him back against the ropes.
Sonni has Miles Iii pressed against the ropes, preventing Miles Iii from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Miles Iii is trying to break the clinch but Sonni is controlling him.
Sonni manages to break the clinch.
Miles Iii tries to clinch there but Sonni circles away.
Sonni throwing a counter right hand but Miles Iii manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keke Sonni dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Miles Iii throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Miles Iii with a hook.
Miles Iii keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sonni swings for the body but Miles Iii moves out of range.
Miles Iii missing with a left hand there. Sonni was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Miles Iii throws a series of punches but Sonni moves out of range.
Sonni swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sonni loads up on a big right hand but Miles Iii slips the punch.
Sonni 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.
Miles Iii dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sonni clinches with his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miles Iii looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sonni breaks the clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Miles Iii. That snapped Sonni's head back.
A jab from Miles Iii does it's job there.
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!
Miles Iii throws a right and a left that both miss.
Miles Iii tries to bum rush Sonni with a series of wild strikes but Sonni uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
An attempted straight right counter from Sonni misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miles Iii fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sonni manages to avoid it.
Miles Iii on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sonni throws a leg kick
and Miles Iii counters with a straight right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Miles Iii. Sonni does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sonni throwing a counter right hand but Miles Iii manages to avoid it.
Sonni throws a lazy right hand but Miles Iii sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Miles Iii lands a glancing blow to the side of Sonni's head.
Miles Iii scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Miles Iii is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Miles Iii lands a nice looking body shot.
Miles Iii lands a jab to Sonni's midsection.
Miles Iii lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sonni's sensitive parts.
A jab lands there for Miles Iii.
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!
Miles Iii misses with a hook.
Sonni moves out of range of the strikes.
Sonni takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miles Iii uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sonni.
A countering left hand to the body from Miles Iii misses.
Miles Iii looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Miles Iii just misses with a punch to the body.
Sonni wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Miles Iii jabs Sonni to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sonni throws a right hand that Miles Iii ducks under and follows up with a left that Miles Iii also avoids with ease.
Sonni uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Miles Iii.
Sonni looks to score with a jab to the body but Miles Iii is just out of range.
Sonni takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sonni ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Miles Iii cracks Sonni with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sonni takes one to the chin there.
Miles Iii waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sonni.
Miles Iii finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boobie Miles Iii showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Sonni misses with a straight right.
Sonni swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sonni displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Miles Iii throws out the jab.
Miles Iii checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sonni bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sonni. Miles Iii does a little dance to reset his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Miles Iii misses the target.
Miles Iii comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Miles Iii tries a low kick but Sonni avoids it.
Sonni ducks under a wild hook from Miles Iii.
Good leg kick by Miles Iii there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miles Iii throws a hook but Sonni avoids it easily.
Miles Iii keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sonni throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sonni moves forwards but Miles Iii connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Miles Iii ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miles Iii plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Miles Iii misses with a left hand
and Sonni counters with a stiff right hand.
Miles Iii throws an off balance right hand
and Sonni counters with a nice uppercut.
Miles Iii misses with a straight left.
Sonni takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Miles Iii uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sonni.
Miles Iii keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sonni.
Miles Iii misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
An attempted straight right counter from Sonni misses the target.
Sonni looks to score with a jab to the body but Miles Iii is just out of range.
A slow jab from Sonni misses its intended target.
Sonni throws an overhand right that lands on Miles Iii's shoulder, as Miles Iii tries to avoid the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Miles Iii. Sonni does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sonni takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sonni fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Miles Iii manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miles Iii looks to land a right hand but Sonni moved out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miles Iii fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sonni.
Sonni throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A punch lands to the side of Miles Iii 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Miles Iii staying out of range there.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Sonni needs to keep his hands up - Miles Iii had a free shot at his head there.
Sonni takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Miles Iii swings widly with a right hand
and Sonni connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
No joy there for Miles Iii, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Good work by Miles Iii as he checks the leg kick.
Sonni lands a slapping body shot.
Miles Iii throws a series of punches but Sonni moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Sonni.
Sonni takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Miles Iii throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Boobie Miles Iii comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Miles Iii 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boobie Miles Iii!
Boobie Miles Iii took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title. |
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Event:
Midweek Meltdown 1
Date: Apr 01, 2020 |
#R1#
Sonni avoids the head kick by Pitakaka.
Sonni tries a quick counter leg kick but Pitakaka is wise to it.
Pitakaka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sonni is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Sonni with a jab.#CUT2#
It looks like Elijah Pitakaka has been cut.
Sonni lands with a shot to the body.
Pitakaka throws a sloppy head kick and Sonni moves out of range easily. #KD2#
Sonni scores a flash knockdown with a right hook that drops Pitakaka to his hands and knees! The ref pushes Sonni away as he looks to land an illegal blow. Pitakaka got an extra few seconds to recover there, which could have made all the differences as he stumbles back to his feet. The referee looks into his eyes and decides to allow the bout to continue. Can he survive?!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sonni ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Pitakaka out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Keke Sonni!
A very excited looking Keke Sonni made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Event:
ICC 21: Yoshioka v Tidd
Date: Jan 11, 2020 |
#R1#
Kiran tries to clinch but Sonni moves out of range.
Kiran needs to keep his hands up - Sonni had a free shot at his head there.
Sonni jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sonni connects with a crisp jab.
Sonni loads up on a big right hand but Kiran slips the punch.
Sonni waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kiran.
Kiran swings and misses with a hook to the body.
#CL2#
Kiran moves into the clinch.
Kiran misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kiran working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sonni scores with a shoulder strike.
Kiran tries to work over Sonni's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kiran lands a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sonni lands a hook that snaps the head of Kiran backwards.
Kiran misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sonni.
A short right from Sonni on the inside. #T1#
Sonni throws a punch but it's blocked by Kiran.
Kiran doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A bit of stalling here from Sonni.
Sonni is pushing Kiran up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Sonni tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Kiran.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kiran.
Sonni swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sonni avoiding damage.
#BC#
Sonni breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kiran throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sonni stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sonni darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sonni is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.#CL2#
Kiran darts in and clinches Sonni up against the cage.
Kiran lands a body punch.
Sonni lands with a short head shot on the inside. #T2##BC#
Sonni breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kiran moves in looking to clinch but Sonni pushes him off.
Kiran smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!#CL2#
Kiran rushes Sonni and presses him up against the cage.
Sonni prevents a body shot from Kiran.
Nice body punch from Kiran.
Kiran keeps control of Sonni as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sonni throws a head punch that misses.
Kiran gets through Sonni's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kiran tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sonni's elbow.
Sonni content to slow the pace in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kiran.
A right handed body shot lands from Kiran.
A nice left hand lands by Kiran.
Sonni lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kiran backwards.
Sonni definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sonni tries a body shot but Kiran blocks it.
Sonni prevents a body shot from Kiran.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ovidio Kiran will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Sonni scores with a nice right hand.
Sonni moves away from the strike by Kiran.
Sonni misses the shot to the body.
Sonni looks to throw the jab but Kiran is out of range.
No joy there for Kiran, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Keke Sonni is winning the standup battle so far.
Sonni connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kiran's hands.#CL2#
Kiran closes the distance and clinches.
Kiran blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kiran lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kiran misses with a punch to the body.
Kiran lands with a left to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiran goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kiran blocks an uppercut.
Sonni blocks a body shot from Kiran.
Kiran makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kiran blocks an uppercut.
Sonni misses with a hook from the clinch. #T1#
Sonni wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kiran has him pressed against the cage.
Kiran pushes Sonni back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kiran struggles to land a body shot inside as Sonni controls his hands.
Kiran doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kiran lands an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Sonni.
Kiran lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sonni backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Kiran.
Kiran throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sonni tries to work over Kiran's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ovidio Kiran seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kiran misses with some punches.
Sonni is trying to stall.
Sonni misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kiran throws a punch but it's blocked by Sonni.
Kiran tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kiran softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sonni prevents a body shot from Kiran. #T2#
Sonni tries to break the clinch but Kiran is controlling the position.
Sonni misses with the head strike.
Sonni lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kiran backwards.
Sonni blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kiran tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sonni's elbow.
Kiran lands a body shot in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sonni is looking to control Kiran's arms but Kiran gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sonni has his back to the cage.
Sonni wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kiran prevents a body shot from Sonni.
A short right from Kiran.
Sonni is trying to force a seperation but Kiran has the dominant position.
Sonni tries to throw a body punch but Kiran avoids it by throwing Sonni back against the cage.
Sonni misses with some punches.
Sonni swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sonni misses with some punches.
Sonni misses with the head strike.
Sonni misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ovidio Kiran showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R3#
Kiran bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sonni swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kiran throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sonni on the side of the head.
Kiran keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sonni.
Kiran throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sonni swings for the body but Kiran moves out of range.
Kiran tries to bum rush Sonni with a series of wild strikes but Sonni uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sonni throws a nice looking combination but Kiran bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kiran is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kiran wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice shot by Kiran.#T1#
Kiran bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kiran throws a shot to the body.
#CL2#
Kiran gets a clinch.
Kiran stalling the fight.
Sonni takes a shot to the head.
Sonni blocks a body shot from Kiran.
Sonni prevents a body shot from Kiran.
Kiran is working Sonni over against the cage.
Sonni misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sonni lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kiran backwards.
Sonni throws a head punch that misses.
Kiran pushes Sonni back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kiran lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sonni backwards.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kiran as Sonni tries to tie him up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kiran.
Sonni misses with a hook from the clinch. #T2#
Sonni lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sonni misses with the head strike.
Kiran scores with a hook to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Sonni.
Kiran lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sonni blocks an uppercut.
Sonni takes a shot to the head.
Sonni working aggressively here.
Kiran tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sonni's elbow.
Sonni blocking some punches.
Kiran lands a right hand.
Sonni trying to control the position but instead, Kiran has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sonni into the cage.
Sonni misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Kiran as the two fighters clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sonni.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ovidio Kiran really dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R4#
Sonni throws a jab when Kiran was well out of range.
Sonni misses with a looping left.
Kiran throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sonni sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kiran tries to clinch but Sonni moves away
and Sonni makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kiran scores with a jab.
Kiran is looking to clinch.
Sonni looks to land a left hand but Kiran moved out of range nicely.
Kiran tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sonni was well out of range. Poor timing from Kiran.
Kiran throws a combination that misses
and Sonni counters with a right hand to the body. #CL2#
Kiran gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kiran lands a body punch in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sonni prevents a body shot from Kiran.
Kiran tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sonni's elbow.
Kiran doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kiran blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kiran. #T1#
Sonni lands a shot to the body.
Kiran tries a body shot but Sonni blocks it.
Kiran tries to throw a body punch but Sonni avoids it by throwing Kiran back against the cage.
Kiran pushes Sonni back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sonni lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kiran goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kiran misses with the head strike.
Kiran presses Sonni against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kiran lands a shoulder strike.
Kiran lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sonni jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kiran walks away with a smile on his face. Sonni gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Sonni takes a shot right to the bread basket.#CL2#
Kiran forces Sonni back against the cage and clinches.
Kiran throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kiran cracks Sonni with a nice body shot.
Kiran misses with a body punch.
#T2#
Sonni wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kiran fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kiran blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sonni gets through Kiran's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short body shot lands from Kiran as the two fighters clinch.
Kiran misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kiran misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kiran working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kiran lands with a left to the head.
Kiran works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kiran tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sonni's elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kiran creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kiran working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kiran keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sonni's efforts to push away.
Kiran lands a shot to the body.
Kiran goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ovidio Kiran dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
#R5#
Kiran wants to clinch.
Keke Sonni has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kiran tries to close the distance and clinch but Sonni swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kiran doesn't manage to clinch there - Sonni circles away.
It looked like Sonni wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kiran tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sonni manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Kiran drives through and clinches with Sonni against the cage.
Sonni tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sonni blocking some punches.
Kiran lands a body punch.
Sonni misses with a punch on the inside.
Kiran has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sonni lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Kiran.
Kiran has Sonni pressed against the cage, preventing Sonni from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sonni is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Kiran blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#T1#
Kiran misses with a punch to the body.
Kiran blocking some punches.
Sonni looking to slow down the pace here.
Kiran presses Sonni against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kiran scores with a shot to the side of Sonni's head.
Kiran tries to throw a body punch but Sonni avoids it by throwing Kiran back against the cage.
Kiran tries to throw a body punch but Sonni avoids it by throwing Kiran back against the cage.
Kiran goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ovidio Kiran is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kiran digs a right hand underneath Sonni's ribcage. Sonni let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sonni wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kiran scores with a hook to the body.
Sonni throws a punch but it's blocked by Kiran. #BC#
Sonni escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sonni misses with a body shot.
#T2##CL2#
Kiran clinches with his opponent.
Kiran lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short left from Kiran.
Sonni throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kirans head.
Sonni swings wildly with an uppercut but Kiran uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kiran misses with some punches.
Sonni can't find room to land a body shot as Kiran controls the action.
Kiran can't find room to land a body shot as Sonni controls the action.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sonni tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kiran misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Kiran.
Sonni misses with a punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ovidio Kiran comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kiran winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight for Ovidio Kiran!
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight for Ovidio Kiran!
Judge David Hoff scores the fight for Ovidio Kiran!
Ovidio Kiran wins by unanimous decision!
Ovidio Kiran is the new light heavyweight champion!
An out of breath Ovidio Kiran thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Event:
ICC 19: Yoshioka v Smith 2
Date: Dec 28, 2019 |
#R1#
Pants moves out of range as Sonni strikes.
Pants tries to counter with a clinch but Sonni shakes him off and moves away.
Sonni steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pants.
Sonni swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sonni throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pants on the side of the head.
Pants steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sonni.
Pants looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Pants darts in trying to clinch
and Sonni counters with a stiff right hand.
Sonni misses with a looping left.#CL2#
Pants clinches with his opponent.
Pants misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sonni.
Pants throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pants misses with a punch to the body.
Sonni blocking some punches.
Pants working aggressively here.
Pants misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sonni lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sonni definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Pants scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sonni. #T1#
Pants lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pants blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pants can't find room to land a body shot as Sonni controls the action.
Pants's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pants misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sonni lands a right hand.
Sonni has a couple of punches blocked by Pants.
Sonni lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pants.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sonni.
Nice body punch from Sonni.
Sonni makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pants misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sonni lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pants backwards.
Sonni makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sonni scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pants misses with some punches.
Pants working aggressively here.
Sonni lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pants backwards.
Pants lands a hook that snaps the head of Sonni backwards.
Sonni misses with the head strike.
#T2#
A head punch on the inside from Pants fails to land.
Pants lands with a right to the head.
Sonni misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pants.
Sonni tries to throw a body punch but Pants avoids it by throwing Sonni back against the cage.
Pants goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sonni lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pants.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sonni creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pants misses with a punch on the inside.
Pants swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pants tries to throw a body punch but Sonni avoids it by throwing Pants back against the cage.
Sonni scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pants keeps control of Sonni as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sonni.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sonni.
Sonni lands a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pants.
Sonni misses with the head strike.
Pants misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keke Sonni dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Pants is looking to clinch.
A big right from Pants misses.
Pants wants to clinch.
Pants throws out a loose jab but Sonni uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sonni throws an overhand right that lands on Pants's shoulder, as Pants tries to avoid the shot.
Pants steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sonni.
Sonni looks to land a left hand but Pants moved out of range nicely.
Pants moves to clinch but Sonni breaks away
and Sonni counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sonni waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pants.
Sonni lands with a straight right. Pants didn't see that one coming.#ROC#
Pants is rocked!
Pants looks up at the clock. Bad move! Sonni lands a right hand from hell, dropping Pants. Sonni pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Keke Sonni!
Keke Sonni retains his light heavyweight title!
An out of breath Keke Sonni thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Event:
ICC 14: Yoshioka v Behar
Date: Nov 30, 2019 |
#R1#
Life steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sonni.
Sonni seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Sonni throws a body punch but Life moves out of range.
A slow jab from Sonni misses its intended target.
Sonni scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sonni lands with an overhand left.
Keke Sonni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Life waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sonni.
The fighters circling - Life throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sonni swings for the body but Life moves out of range.
A left lands for Sonni.
A jab from Sonni misses.
Sonni throws a good cross that connects.
Sonni scores with a decent looking hook.
Life displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sonni throws out the jab.
Life throws a shot from downtown. Sonni moves away and avoids it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sonni misses with a hook.
Life looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sonni connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.#T1#
Life takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Life swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sonni is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Sonni there.
Sonni throws a jab but it's blocked by Life.
Sonni throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Life sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sonni lands with a right hand.
Life loads up on a big right hand but Sonni slips the punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Sonni misses the target.
Life swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sonni throws a jab when Life was well out of range.
Life avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sonni connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sonni is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Sonni misses with a hook.
Sonni scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Life doesn't seem bothered though.
Sonni connects with a right hand. Life shakes it off.#T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sonni waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Life.
Sonni is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Life misses with a looping right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sonni. Life does a little dance to reset his feet.
Life walks into a straight right hand from Sonni.
Life waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sonni.
Sonni with a nice cross.
Sonni lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sonni throws out a loose jab but Life uses good head movement to avoid it.
Life rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Sonni counter with a right hand.
Sonni throws a shot from downtown. Life moves away and avoids it.
Life is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Life takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Life ducks under a wild hook from Sonni.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Life! But no joy.
Life misses with a hook. Sonni ducked under it nicely.
Life slips a straight right by Sonni.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keke Sonni dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Life takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A jab from Sonni misses.
Sonni fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
It seemed like Life was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sonni throws a big shot that misses.
Sonni cracks Life with an open hand slap.
Sonni on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Life uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sonni.
Sonni thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sonni punishes Life's body with a nice straight punch.
Life missing with a left hand there. Sonni was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sonni is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Life can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sonni throws the left hand but Life avoids the punch easily.
Sonni waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Life.
Life throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Life slips a jab from Sonni.
Life swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Life scores with a punch to the head.#T1#
Life throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Life uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sonni.
Sonni is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Life ducks under a wild hook from Sonni.
Sonni scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A jab from Life misses.
As Life tries to get set, Sonni tries to push him back and clinch up but Life manages to avoid the attempt.
Sonni throws a jab but it's blocked by Life.
A big left from Sonni misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Life! But no joy.
Sonni thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sonni throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Life! But no joy.
Sonni connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sonni connects with a right hand. Life shakes it off.
Life has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Life avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Life looks to land a right hand but Sonni moved out of range.#T2#
Nice cross by Sonni.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sonni misses with a straight right.
Life with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sonni to score with a decent uppercut.
Sonni works Life's body with a nice hook.
Life scores with a decent looking hook.
Sonni missing with a left hand there. Life was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big left from Sonni misses.
Life has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Life takes a swing at Sonni's ribcage but misses.
Life uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sonni.
A little jabbing left from Life on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sonni throws a hook but Life avoids it easily.
Sonni throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sonni punishes Life's body with a nice straight punch.
Life misses with a hook. Sonni ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keke Sonni dominated that second round.
That's time! Sonni's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R3#
Jab by Sonni.
Sonni wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sonni throws a jab when Life was well out of range.
Sonni misses the jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Life. That snapped Sonni's head back.
Life moves away from the strike by Sonni.
Life looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sonni moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Life misses with a straight left.
Life ducks under a wild hook from Sonni.
No joy there for Sonni, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice defenses there by Life.
Life ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sonni looks to throw the jab but Life is out of range.
Sonni misses with a two punch combination.
#T1#
Sonni scores with a sloppy right hand. Life should have avoided that one.
Sonni misses the shot to the body.
Sonni misses with a left hand
and Sonni takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sonni uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Life.
Life on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sonni throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A punch lands to the side of Sonni 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A shot to the liver by Sonni. Beautiful body shot.
Sonni waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Life.
Sonni ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sonni lands with an overhand left.
Life slips under a jab.
Life looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The fighters circling - Sonni throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sonni uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Life.#T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Life swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Life throws a hook but Sonni avoids it easily.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Life might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Sonni has got the better of the exchanges.
Good exchange - Sonni coming out on top.
Keke Sonni is winning the standup battle so far.
A big right from Life misses.
Life takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Life staying out of range there.
Sonni misses with a hook.
Sonni ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Life smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Life throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sonni keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Life.
Life uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sonni.
Sonni looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keke Sonni clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R4#
Life throws a body shot but no joy.
Sonni was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sonni misses with a looping right.
Sonni throws a right and a left that Life avoids nicely.
Sonni bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Sonni misses the target.
Life is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Sonni with a body shot.
Sonni misses with a body shot
and Sonni takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sonni throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sonni connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Life throws a poor cross that misses
and Sonni counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Life scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sonni doesn't seem bothered though.
Life moves out of range of the strikes.
Life cracks Sonni with a good jab.
Sonni throws an overhand right that lands on Life's shoulder, as Life tries to avoid the shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sonni displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Life throws out the jab. #T1#
The fighters circling - Life throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Life uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sonni.
It seemed like Life was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sonni looks to throw the jab but Life is out of range.
Sonni takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Life throws an overhand right that lands on Sonni's shoulder, as Sonni tries to avoid the shot.
Life throws a hook but Sonni avoids it easily.
Life staying out of range there.
Life throws out a loose jab but Sonni uses good head movement to avoid it.
Life jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sonni throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sonni swings widly with a right hand
and Life counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sonni ducks under a wild hook from Life.
Sonni takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.#T2#
Life uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Some wild striking there from Sonni.
Sonni throws a series of punches but Life moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sonni misses with an uppercut. Life saw that one coming.
Life looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sonni lands a jab to the nose.
A slow jab from Life misses its intended target.
Life loads up on a big right hand but Sonni slips the punch.
Life misses with an uppercut. Sonni saw that one coming.
A big right from Sonni misses.
Sonni fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Life looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sonni works the jab nicely.
Life gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sonni.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Keke Sonni 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. This is the final round!
#R5#
Sonni looks to score with a jab to the body but Life is just out of range.
Life slips under a jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Life! But no joy.
Good shot there by Life.
Sonni misses with a hook.
Life avoids the body shot from Sonni.
Life takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
#CL#
Sonni pushes Life up against the cage in a clinch.
Life working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, Sonni scores with a nice short uppercut.#BC2#
Life escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Life moves out of range of the strikes.
Sonni throws the left hand but Life avoids the punch easily.
Life swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Life uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sonni.
Sonni misses with a hook
and Life connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
GP Life has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T1#
Sonni swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sonni throws an off balance right hand
and Life counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sonni listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.#KD2#
Life sends Sonni crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Life is motioning to the referee to let Sonni up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!#ROC2#
Sonni is rocked!
Nice defenses there by Sonni.
Oh Sonni is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sonni throws an overhand right that lands on Life's shoulder, as Life tries to avoid the shot.
Sonni seems to have got his legs back now.
Sonni fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sonni smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sonni lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sonni connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Life throws a hook to the side of Sonni's head but Sonni sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Sonni was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Life.
Life takes a swing at Sonni's ribcage but misses. #T2#
Sonni keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Donk. Sonni catches Life right on the button with a cross.
Sonni throws a lazy uppercut
and Sonni takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sonni cracks Life with a right hand to the side of the head.
Life misses with a left hand
and Sonni counters with a stiff right hand.
Sonni misses with a right hand
and Life counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sonni comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Life slips under a jab.
Life doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Life throws a lazy uppercut
and Sonni counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Life walks into a stiff left hand from Sonni.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sonni moves out of range of the strikes.
Sonni misses with a hook.
Life throws out a counter right but Sonni avoids it with no problem.
Sonni moves into range and connects with a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Keke Sonni showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sonni 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Keke Sonni!
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight for Keke Sonni!
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight for Keke Sonni!
Keke Sonni wins by unanimous decision!
Keke Sonni retains his light heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Keke Sonni thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Event:
ICC 10: Maltsev v Sonni
Date: Nov 02, 2019 |
#R1#
Sonni uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maltsev.
Sonni looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Maltsev has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Maltsev throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sonni counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sonni swings for the body but Maltsev moves out of range.
Maltsev moves forwards but Sonni connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Maltsev lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sonni circles away quickly and effectively.
Maltsev takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sonni jabs Maltsev to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Maltsev misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maltsev looks to score with a jab to the body but Sonni is just out of range.
Maltsev bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sonni is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A slow jab from Sonni misses its intended target.
Maltsev uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sonni.
Jab from Sonni.#T1#
Maltsev avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Maltsev takes a swing at Sonni's ribcage but misses.
Sonni ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Some wild striking there from Maltsev.
Sonni looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jab by Sonni.
Sonni connects with a good right hand that stumbles Maltsev. Maltsev circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sonni lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sonni has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Maltsev swings for the body but Sonni moves out of range.
Sonni throws a poor cross that misses
and Maltsev counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Maltsev doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sonni moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sonni has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.#T2#
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!
Maltsev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sonni lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sonni misses with a wild body shot.
Maltsev swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Maltsev uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sonni.
Sonni fails to land with a series of punches.
Maltsev looks to throw the jab but Sonni is out of range.
Sonni scores with a decent looking hook.
Sonni connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Maltsev momentarily.
A jab from Maltsev does it's job there.
Maltsev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sonni.
Maltsev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sonni.
Sonni misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keke Sonni dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Sonni misses with a lunging right hand
and Maltsev makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sonni lands with an overhand left.
Maltsev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maltsev misses the jab.
Maltsev looks to score with a jab to the body but Sonni is just out of range.
Maltsev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maltsev is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sonni.
Sonni lands a slapping body shot.
Maltsev walks into a stiff left hand from Sonni.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maltsev ducks under a wild hook from Sonni.
Sonni misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sonni takes a swing at Maltsev's ribcage but misses.
Sonni has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sonni cracks Maltsev with a right hand to the side of the head.#T1#
Sonni swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Maltsev appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Maltsev throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Maltsev takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Maltsev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maltsev scores with a hook to the body. Sonni takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Keke Sonni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sonni throws a body shot but no joy.
Sonni steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maltsev.
Sonni keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sonni.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Maltsev might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Maltsev walks into a left hand.
Sonni tests Maltsev's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Maltsev lunges at Sonni with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sonni's hand. #T2#
Sonni with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good exchange - Sonni coming out on top.
Maltsev throws out a loose jab but Sonni uses good head movement to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sonni! But no joy.
Maltsev misses the jab.
Sonni misses with an uppercut. Maltsev saw that one coming.
Maltsev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sonni moves away.
Maltsev is looking to wear down Sonni with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Maltsev takes one to the side of the head.
Sonni lands with a hook. Maltsev tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sonni looks to throw the jab but Maltsev is out of range.
Maltsev is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Keke Sonni seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sonni bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Maltsev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sonni.
Maltsev uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sonni.
Sonni connects with a right hand. Maltsev shakes it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keke Sonni showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R3#
Maltsev takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sonni takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sonni.
Sonni lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Maltsev at a distance.
A big right from Sonni misses.
Maltsev on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sonni misses with a hook. Maltsev ducked under it nicely.
Maltsev uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sonni.
Sonni misses with a double jab.
Donk. Sonni catches Maltsev right on the button with a cross.
Maltsev connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maltsev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maltsev looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sonni avoids the body shot from Maltsev.
#T1#
Sonni misses with a straight right.
Maltsev throws an off balance right hand
and Sonni counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Decent striking displayed by Sonni there.
Maltsev looks to score with a jab to the body but Sonni is just out of range.
Sonni fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maltsev manages to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Maltsev on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sonni swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Maltsev was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sonni scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Maltsev doesn't seem bothered though.
Maltsev listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Maltsev moves out of range as Sonni strikes.
Maltsev misses with a body shot.
Maltsev throws a body shot but no joy.
Jab by Sonni.#T2#
Sonni throws a big shot that misses.
Sonni connects with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maltsev looks to score with a jab to the body but Sonni is just out of range.
A swing and a miss from Maltsev.
Sonni misses with a straight right.
Maltsev avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sonni fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Maltsev looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sonni lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Sonni scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sonni connects with a crisp jab.
Maltsev throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sonni counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice straight punches there by Sonni. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sonni.#ROC2#
Maltsev is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keke Sonni really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R4#
Sonni connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Maltsev's hands.
Maltsev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sonni is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maltsev.
Maltsev moves out of range as Sonni strikes.
Sonni takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Maltsev misses with a body punch
enabling Sonni to counter with a crisp jab.
Sonni connects with a single shot there.
Oh Maltsev is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Maltsev takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Maltsev jabs Sonni right on the nose. Sonni blinks but takes it well.
Maltsev seems to have got his legs back now.
Sonni throws a body shot but no joy.
Sonni lands a jab to the nose.#KD2#
Sonni lands a big uppercut and Maltsev crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Maltsev looks OK. Sonni waves Maltsev back to his feet!#T1#
Sonni missing with a left hand there. Maltsev was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Maltsev slips a straight right by Sonni.
Sonni on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sonni throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sonni lands with a good body shot.
Sonni looks to land a right hand but Maltsev moved out of range.
Nice body punch from Maltsev.
Sonni throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sonni swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sonni keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maltsev.
Sonni connects with a good right hand that stumbles Maltsev. Maltsev circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Maltsev uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sonni.#T2#
Sonni looks to score with a jab to the body but Maltsev is just out of range.
Maltsev was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Sonni swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Maltsev misses the jab.
Maltsev slips under a jab.
Maltsev takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maltsev throws a hook but Sonni avoids it easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Sonni misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Maltsev.
Sonni bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Maltsev's head.
Sonni throws out a loose jab but Maltsev uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big right from Sonni misses.
Maltsev throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sonni makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keke Sonni dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Maltsev's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R5#
Sonni misses with a body shot.
Maltsev misses with a hook to the body
letting Sonni counter with a right hand.
Maltsev swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sonni counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Maltsev takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A big left from Maltsev misses.
Maltsev ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Maltsev throws a lazy right hand but Sonni sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sonni bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sonni throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Maltsev on the side of the head.
Sonni throws a lazy uppercut
and Maltsev counters with a left to the body.
Sonni lands a nice looking body shot.
Maltsev takes a shot right to the bread basket.#T1#
Maltsev ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Maltsev takes a swing at Sonni's ribcage but misses.
Jab by Sonni.
Sonni throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maltsev swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Decent striking displayed by Sonni there.
Maltsev slips a jab from Sonni.
Maltsev swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Maltsev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sonni.
Sonni looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Maltsev throws a poor cross that misses
and Sonni cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Maltsev misses with a body shot.
Maltsev takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Maltsev blocks a jab.#T2#
Maltsev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sonni moves away.
Maltsev throws an overhand right that lands on Sonni's shoulder, as Sonni tries to avoid the shot.
Sonni misses with a hook. Maltsev ducked under it nicely.
Maltsev was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Maltsev swings for the body but Sonni moves out of range.
Sonni takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Maltsev takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
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!
Sonni's jab looks to have found its range, popping Maltsev under the eye.
Maltsev misses with an uppercut. Sonni saw that one coming.
Maltsev misses with a hook
and Sonni counters with a left to the body.
Maltsev misses with a hook.
Nice shot by Sonni.
Yuri Maltsev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maltsev takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
And that's the end of the fight!
Keke Sonni comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sonni has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight for Keke Sonni!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Keke Sonni!
Judge David Hoff scores the fight for Keke Sonni!
Keke Sonni wins by unanimous decision!
Keke Sonni is the new light heavyweight champion!
A relieved looking Keke Sonni 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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Event:
ICC Combat Night 2
Date: Oct 09, 2019 |
#R1#
Almeida keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
#CL#
Almeida clinches. #BC2#
Sonni breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sonni has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Sonni throws the left hand but Almeida avoids the punch easily.
Sonni swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Keke Sonni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Almeida blocks a jab.
Almeida was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Almeida bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#CL#
Almeida rushes Sonni and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Almeida misses with a body punch.
Almeida lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Almeida tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sonni throws a head punch that misses.
Almeida doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sonni.
Sonni looking to slow down the pace here.
Sonni can't find room to land a body shot as Almeida controls the action.
Sonni misses with the head strike.
Almeida struggles to land a body shot inside as Sonni controls his hands.
#T1#
A hook to the body from Almeida.
Sonni misses with some punches.
Almeida swings wildly with an uppercut but Sonni uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sonni lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Almeida scores with a nice hook to the head.
Almeida tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Almeida tries to work over Sonni's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Still in the clinch, Almeida scores with a nice short uppercut.
Almeida tries to work over Sonni's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Almeida.
Sonni is looking to control Almeida's arms but Almeida gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sonni has his back to the cage.
Sonni blocking some punches.
Almeida misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sonni creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sonni. #TD2#
Sonni pulls Almeida into guard.
Sonni wants to sweep here but Almeida controlling him for the moment.
Almeida is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sonni can do anything to dispel that myth.#T2#
Almeida postures up.
Almeida won't allow Sonni to sweep him here.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Almeida trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Almeida controlling from the top position. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
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 Antonio Almeida will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Almeida wants to clinch up but Sonni keeps it at a distance.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sonni! But no joy.
Almeida misses with a hook.
Sonni slips a jab from Almeida.
Almeida misses with an uppercut
and Sonni counters with a nice uppercut.
Sonni misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Almeida.
Sonni throws a hook to the side of Almeida's head but Almeida sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sonni comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A big left from Almeida misses.
Almeida throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sonni jabs Almeida to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Almeida looks to land a left hand but Sonni moved out of range nicely.
Sonni connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Almeida momentarily.
Almeida cracks Sonni with an open hand slap.#T1#
Sonni looks to score with a jab to the body but Almeida is just out of range.
Sonni misses with a hook.
Almeida takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Almeida misses with a lunging right hand
and Sonni counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Almeida tries to clinch there but Sonni circles away.
A nice side step and Sonni releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Almeida misses with a body shot.
Almeida throws a right hand that misses
and Sonni counters with a one-two to the body.
Almeida fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sonni throws a hook but Almeida blocks it.
Nice shot lands for Sonni.
Almeida uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sonni.
Almeida is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Sonni misses with a looping left.#T2#
Sonni swings widly with a right hand
and Almeida counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sonni thinking.
Sonni has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sonni scores with a jab to the body.
Almeida throws a jab but it's blocked by Sonni.
Sonni swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sonni throws a shot from downtown. Almeida moves away and avoids it.
Almeida tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Sonni manages to circle out of the way.
Almeida tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sonni paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sonni uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Almeida.
Sonni misses with a right hand #CL#
and Almeida counters by clinching up.
A short uppercut from Almeida.
Sonni throws a punch but it's blocked by Almeida.
Sonni blocks a body shot from Almeida.
Antonio Almeida has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Almeida.
Almeida tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sonni's elbow.
Sonni lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Almeida backwards.
Sonni misses with a body punch.
Almeida looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Almeida throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keke Sonni 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! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Almeida throws a hook but Sonni blocks it.
Sonni throws a big shot that misses.
Almeida was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Almeida takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sonni throws an overhand right that lands on Almeida's shoulder, as Almeida tries to avoid the shot.
Sonni lands a nice hook to Almeida's body. Almeida takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sonni lands a jab.
Almeida staying out of range there.
A counter left hand to the body from Almeida misses its target.
Sonni lands with a good body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sonni on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sonni misses with a hook.
Almeida is looking to counter the offense by Sonni and move into the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Sonni.
Almeida is looking to counter punch.
Sonni throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#T1#
Almeida moves out of range of the strikes.
Sonni steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Almeida.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sonni! But no joy.
Sonni throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sonni throws a hook but Almeida blocks it.
Almeida is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Sonni.#CL#
Almeida gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Almeida makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Almeida.
A short uppercut from Almeida.
A body shot lands from Almeida.
#BC2#
Sonni's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sonni walks into a straight right hand from Almeida.
Almeida staying out of range there.
Sonni's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Almeida connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sonni scrambles back to his feet.
Sonni throws a combination. Almeida tries to block but a couple of punches get through.#T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Almeida connects with a crisp jab.
Sonni steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Almeida.
No joy there for Sonni, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A quick step to the side and Almeida tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Almeida throws a jab but it's blocked by Sonni.
Sonni moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sonni misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Almeida.
Almeida avoids the body shot from Sonni.
Keke Sonni seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Almeida moves away from the strike by Sonni.
Almeida misses with an uppercut. Sonni saw that one coming.
Sonni defending well as Almeida loads up on a big left hand.
Almeida misses with a hook.
Antonio Almeida has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Almeida moves forwards but Sonni connects with a nice, crisp jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Keke Sonni.
I think Sonni 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Keke Sonni!
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight for Keke Sonni!
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight for Keke Sonni!
Keke Sonni wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Keke Sonni thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Event:
ICC: Combat Night 1
Date: Oct 01, 2019 |
#R1##CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sonni works on Sentiments's body with a couple of short punches.
Sonni lands a shot to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Sonni.
Sonni looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sentiments goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sonni prevents a takedown attempt there.
Sonni throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sentimentss head.
Sonni lands a nice shot to the body.
Sentiments is breathing heavily.
A short right from Sonni on the inside.
Sonni lands an uppercut.
Sonni lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sentiments.
Sonni lands a hook that snaps the head of Sentiments backwards.
Sonni lands a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right from Sonni.
Sentiments tries for a takedown but Sonni manages to get underhooks.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sonni.
Sonni works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sonni.
Sonni gets through Sentiments's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#ROC2#
Sentiments is rocked!
Sonni slows down the pace here.
Oh Sentiments is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sentiments. #T1#
Sonni misses with the head strike.
Sentiments seems to have got his legs back now.
Sonni lands a body punch.
Sonni works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sonni manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Sonni lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sonni lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Sentiments to his knees! Sonni keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). 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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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 06, 2019 |
#R1#
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.#T1#
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
#CL2#
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.
#T2#
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. #T3#
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. #CUT2#
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.
#T4#
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. #ROC2#
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.
#R2#
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.#T1#
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.#T2#
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.#T3#
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!#CUT#
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.#T4#
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.#CL2#
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!
#R3#
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.#ROC#
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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