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Death Squad 37:Chael vs Mike PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bork Lazer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uppper Cut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lazer's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, More Bork plz. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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280 lbs
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264 lbs
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Counter fighter
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bork Lazer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Uppper Cut!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lazer fails with the takedown.
Cut closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Lazer out cold! Lazer corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Uppper Cut!
After winning the bout, Uppper Cut 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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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike Bansa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Redban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brian Redban will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Bansa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Redban!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice straight punches there by Bansa. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bansa.
Redban stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bansa.
Bansa misses with an uppercut. Redban saw that one coming.
Redban fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Redban. Those never looked like landing.
A head kick misses from Bansa.
Some bone on bone action there as Bansa checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Redban blocks a head kick by Bansa.
Bansa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Redban.
Redban misses with a jab, cross combination.
Redban misses with a few strikes there.
Redban uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bansa.
Bansa drops his hands momentarily and Redban takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bansa throws a right and a left that Redban avoids nicely.
Bansa dodges the punch combination from Redban.
Redban throws a right and a left that Bansa avoids nicely.
Bansa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redban dodges the punch combination from Bansa.
Bansa misses with a series of wild punches.
Redban doesn't manage to clinch there - Bansa circles away.
Redban drops Bansa with a beautiful combination! Bansa stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Redban is looking for the KO!
Bansa is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Redban slips under a jab from Bansa.
Oh Bansa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Redban cracks Bansa's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Bansa slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Redban can do further damage! This one is done, son!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Brian Redban!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between King Of Falusha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Delo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for King Of Falusha has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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240 lbs
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226 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, King Of Falusha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Josh Delo!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Of Falusha.
Delo looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Of Falusha lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Good leg kick by Of Falusha there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Of Falusha throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Delo should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Delo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Of Falusha.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Of Falusha lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Of Falusha connects with a crisp jab.
It looks like Josh Delo has been cut.
Of Falusha lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Delo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Of Falusha moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Of Falusha chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Of Falusha fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Delo.
Of Falusha connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Delo slips a jab and a cross from Of Falusha.
Of Falusha lands a big head kick that sends Delo tumbling to the mat! Of Falusha takes a step backwards and waves Delo back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Delo is rocked!
Of Falusha lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Delo is still on wobbly legs! Can Of Falusha finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Of Falusha misses.
Of Falusha with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Delo seems to have recovered his senses.
Of Falusha scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Of Falusha.
Of Falusha misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Of Falusha connects with a body shot.
Of Falusha throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An inside leg kick lands from Of Falusha.
Delo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That has opened up Josh Delo's cut even more.
Of Falusha throws an uppercut from hell that sends Delo clean off his feet! He's out cold! Of Falusha stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). King Of Falusha!
King Of Falusha bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
In defeat, Josh Delo stepped up to the mic, saying 'Well this fight proves that miracles do have it.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Charles Morris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Batman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Charles Morris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, The Batman!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Batman lands a nice leg kick that just misses Morris's sensitive parts.
We've been told by Morris's head coaches at THE FIGHT FOUNDRY that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Batman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That kick from Batman tenderised Morris's leg. Morris is trying to keep his angry face on.
Batman misses with a hook. Morris ducked under it nicely.
Morris uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Batman.
Morris shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Batman but Batman pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Morris throws a right and a left that Batman avoids nicely.
Batman cracks Morris with a right hand to the side of the head.
Morris pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Morris is breathing heavily.
Batman changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Batman lands a big right hand that sends Morris crashing to the mat! Batman stays standing though and waves Morris back to his feet!
Morris is rocked!
Morris tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Oh Morris is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Batman throws an uppercut from hell that sends Morris clean off his feet! He's out cold! Batman stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). The Batman!
After the fight, The Batman was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kimbo Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tubbins Stewfis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Junior comes to the cage accompanied by Seek and Destroy. Stewfis has chosen like a hurricane! as his entrance music. Kimbo Junior could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tubbins Stewfis's chin.
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240 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kimbo Junior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tubbins Stewfis!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Junior throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Junior throws an off balance right hand
and Stewfis counters with a thumping low kick.
Junior throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Junior lands a jab.
Junior misses with a hook
and Stewfis counters with a low kick, right behind Junior 's knee.
Junior is breathing heavily.
Stewfis lands with a shot to the body.
Stewfis lands a nice hook to Junior's body. Junior takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Stewfis, right into the meat.
Junior checks a leg kick nicely.
Stewfis is looking to chop away at Junior's legs.
Junior falls off balance throwing a combination
and Stewfis counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Stewfis throws a low kick, looking for Junior's leg but Junior calmly moves out of range.
Junior misses with a few strikes there.
Stewfis fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Junior is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Stewfis lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Junior has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Junior and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A combination from Junior does no damage.
A jab from Junior misses.
Junior rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Stewfis counters with a right hand to the body.
Junior misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stewfis misses with a low kick.
Sloppy strikes from Stewfis. Those never looked like landing.
Junior throws a lazy uppercut
and Stewfis counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stewfis takes a swing at Junior's ribcage but misses.
Junior throws an off balance right hand
and Stewfis counters with a nice body shot.
Kimbo Junior seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Junior checks the leg kick nicely there.
Stewfis throws a leg kick but Junior moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stewfis missing with a left hand there. Junior was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Junior throws a looping overhand right but Stewfis ducks down to avoid it.
Stewfis moves out of range of the strikes.
Stewfis lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Junior fails with a takedown attempt.
We've been hearing reports that Junior has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Stewfis 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.
Tubbins Stewfis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Junior checks the leg kick nicely there.
Junior lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Stewfis is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Junior rather than just go for the knockout.
Junior loads up on a big right hand but Stewfis slips the punch.
Junior misses with an uppercut
and Stewfis makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Junior gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Junior tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Stewfis is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Junior buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Junior!! Junior is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Stewfis throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tubbins Stewfis!
Tubbins Stewfis thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lou The Tooth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lou The Tooth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David James!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Tooth tries to clinch but James is having none of it.
James closes this distance looking for a takedown but The Tooth circles away.
The Tooth clinches up with James and pushes him back against the cage.
The Tooth is pressed up against the cage. James has hold of a leg and is looking to drag The Tooth down to the mat. The Tooth avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
James shoots in looking for a takedown. The Tooth tries to sprawl out of it but James keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. The Tooth manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lou The Tooth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David James.
The Tooth clinches up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on James's face as he tries to break the clinch.
James takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like David James has been cut.
James tries to pull guard but The Tooth forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
The Tooth is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
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!
James goes for a takedown attempt but The Tooth pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
The Tooth pushes James up against the cage in a clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as The Tooth takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The Tooth lands a damaging elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Come on The Tooth - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
James tries to score a body lock takedown but The Tooth shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
James is looking for a takedown.
James drops down looking for an ankle pick but The Tooth pulls his leg out and moves away.
James keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The Tooth drives through and clinches with James against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by The Tooth.
James fails to pull guard.
The Tooth prevents the takedown attempt.
James goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
James changes levels and goes for a takedown here. The Tooth fights it off and pushes away nicely.
James fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Tooth closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The Tooth lands a damaging elbow.
James jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as The Tooth walks away with a smile on his face. James gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
James looks for a takedown but The Tooth sprawls well.
The Tooth tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. James manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from James is defended easily by The Tooth.
James shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. The Tooth defends it nicely.
James misses with a takedown
and The Tooth counters by clinching up.
The Tooth lands an elbow inside that James shrugs off.
The Tooth lands a good knee to the midsection. James won't want to take too many of those.
James is working for takedown but The Tooth is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Tooth displaying some good clinch control by pressing James up against the cage.
The Tooth lands a damaging elbow.
That has opened up David James's cut even more.
James is working for takedown but The Tooth is calmly controlling the position for now.
The Tooth leaning against his opponent.
James has hold of one of The Tooth's legs. The Tooth is fighting the takedown attempt but James gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
James won't allow The Tooth to sweep him here.
The Tooth is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
My spies in VENDETTA Elite Gym inform me that James has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lou The Tooth has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
James darts in looking for a takedown but The Tooth gets double underhooks and turns James into the cage.
The Tooth's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The Tooth displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from James.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Tooth wants to clinch
and James decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in The Tooth's guard.
James postures up in The Tooth's guard and throws a big left but The Tooth blocks it.
The Tooth controlling James's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lou The Tooth has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
James tries for a takedown but The Tooth sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lou The Tooth is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
James shoots in and drives through. The Tooth sprawls well.
James on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by The Tooth. The Tooth obviously looking to wear him down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lou The Tooth dominated that round.
The cut man is working on David James's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
The Tooth is looking to clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
James shoots in looking for a takedown but The Tooth manages to keep the fight standing, pushing James's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
James just misses with a punch to the body.
James fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
James shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has The Tooth pinned against the cage. The Tooth gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lou The Tooth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David James.
The Tooth is looking to clinch but James is avoiding it.
The Tooth instigates a clinch.
James tries to pull guard but The Tooth holds him up against the cage and eventually James drops back down to his feet.
James goes for a takedown in the clinch but The Tooth prevents it.
James drops down looking for an ankle pick but The Tooth pulls his leg out and moves away.
The Tooth gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James being controlled against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. The Tooth obliges.
James is breathing heavily.
James takes an elbow to the forehead.
The Tooth lands a vicious elbow to the side of James's head that scrambles his senses and sends him wobbling down to the canvas! The Tooth tries to finish him with strikes but James still seems able to defend himself so The Tooth steps back and lets James get back to his feet - he wants no part of the ground game.
James is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
James is still on wobbly legs! Can The Tooth finish him?
The Tooth's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The Tooth darts in and clinches James up against the cage.
The Tooth has James pressed against the cage. He pushes James back and as he springs towards him off the cage, The Tooth throws a beautiful elbow that sends James crashing to the floor! The Tooth piles on the pressure with more strikes! James is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lou The Tooth!
Lou The Tooth managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Backyard Fighting, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chael Sonnen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Nickels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sonnen comes to the cage accompanied by My rap . Mike Nickels has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chael Sonnen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Nickels!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sonnen slips under a jab.
Nickels scores with a body shot.
Mike Nickels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sonnen staying out of range there.
Sonnen is looking to clinch but Nickels is avoiding it.
Sonnen blocks a jab.
Sonnen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nickels.
Sonnen moves out of range of the strikes.
Sonnen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nickels's waist but Nickels gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sonnen off to one side.
Sonnen lands a jab to Nickels's midsection.
Nickels throws a looping overhand right but Sonnen ducks down to avoid it.
Nickels jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nickels throws a good cross that connects.
Nickels lands with a cross.
Sonnen clinches up with Nickels and pushes him back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nickels wants a takedown.
Sonnen has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Nickels is trying to keep an underhook but Sonnen manages to get the takedown into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Nickels manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Nickels trying to control the position.
Nickels tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonnen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sonnen lands a couple of digs.
Sonnen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sonnen postures up.
Nickels keeping moving, preventing Sonnen from controlling successfully.
Sonnen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sonnen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nickels is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sonnen is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nickels keeping moving, preventing Sonnen from controlling successfully.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sonnen's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Nickels utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sonnen looking to pass the guard.
Nickels trying to keep a closed guard but Sonnen is proving a slippery customer.
Nickels being controlled here, momentarily.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nickels swats away the attempt to clinch by Sonnen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sonnen scores with a hook to the body.
Nickels drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sonnen gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Sonnen gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Sonnen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nickels taking some punishment here, with Sonnen in his half guard.
Sonnen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nickels's head.
Nickels won't allow Sonnen to pass to mount.
Sonnen throwing shots but Nickels is blocking nicely.
Sonnen tries to pass the half guard into mount. Nickels knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Sonnen performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sonnen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Nickels felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Sonnen winds up and cracks Nickels with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sonnen winds up and cracks Nickels with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Nickels regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Sonnen.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sonnen is working Nickels over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sonnen throws a big right hand that misses.
Sonnen trying to control but Nickels is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chael Sonnen 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.
Sonnen moves into the clinch.
Nickels jumps guard but Sonnen turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Nickels is looking for a takedown.
Sonnen prevents a takedown attempt there.
Chael Sonnen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Nickels.
Nickels is looking to break free of the clinch but Sonnen has double underhooks.
Nickels wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sonnen has hold of one of Nickels's legs. Nickels is fighting the takedown attempt but Sonnen gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Sonnen's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Nickels is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sonnen with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sonnen is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Sonnen landing some decent shots from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonnen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sonnen scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sonnen throwing strikes from guard but Nickels blocks nicely.
Sonnen content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Nickels is looking to stand up but Sonnen isn't so interested in that idea.
Sonnen scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sonnen with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sonnen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sonnen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nickels works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen wants to control from the top but Nickels keeps moving.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sonnen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sonnen lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sonnen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sonnen scoring with some ground and pound.
Sonnen scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sonnen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sonnen is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Nickels avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sonnen seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen trying to control the position from guard on top but Nickels is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sonnen's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Chael Sonnen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sonnen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nickels avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sonnen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sonnen trying to control but Nickels is working from the bottom.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Sonnen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nickels is trying to keep Sonnen in close.
Sonnen won't allow Nickels to sweep him here.
Sonnen lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sonnen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sonnen throws a big right hand that misses.
Sonnen scoring with punches to the head and body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sonnen wants to control from the top but Nickels keeps moving.
Sonnen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chael Sonnen dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sonnen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nickels swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sonnen tries to clinch but Nickels is having none of it.
Sonnen tries for a takedown but Nickels sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sonnen wants to clinch.
Nickels lands with a nice body punch.
Sonnen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sonnen is looking to clinch.
No joy there for Nickels, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jab, jab by Nickels - just one landing.
Sonnen slips a jab from Nickels.
Nickels takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sonnen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sonnen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nickels.
Sonnen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nickels.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonnen lands with a cross.
Nickels bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sonnen's head backwards.
Sonnen shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chael Sonnen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sonnen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Nickels tries to avoid it but Sonnen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Nickels to the ground. Nickels escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sonnen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mike Nickels is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sonnen tries to clinch there but Nickels circles away.
Sonnen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nickels will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nickels misses with a two punch combination.
Sonnen staying out of range there.
Nickels swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Sonnen.
Sonnen rushes Nickels and presses him up against the cage.
Sonnen tightens his grip and picks Nickels up, before dumping him to the ground. Nickels manages to land in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sonnen throwing strikes from guard but Nickels blocks nicely.
Sonnen scoring with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nickels utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sonnen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nickels preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sonnen works over Nickels with some ground and pound from guard.
Sonnen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nickels is keeping the position for now.
Sonnen throws a strike but Nickels rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Nickels wants to control from the top but Sonnen keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nickels wanted to stand there but Sonnen had control of the position.
Nickels slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Mike Nickels.
Sonnen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Nickels cracks Sonnen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nickels misses with a few strikes there.
Sonnen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nickels tries for a takedown but Sonnen manages to get underhooks.
Sonnen tightens his grip and picks Nickels up, before dumping him to the ground. Nickels manages to land in guard.
Sonnen postures up and lands a big shot to Nickels's brow.
Sonnen works over Nickels with some ground and pound from guard.
Sonnen lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sonnen trying to control but Nickels is working from the bottom.
Sonnen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nickels works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sonnen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nickels can do to turn this around?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sonnen trying to control the position from guard on top but Nickels is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sonnen controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chael Sonnen clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sonnen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nickels swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sonnen closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Sonnen lands in his opponent's guard.
Sonnen preventing the sweep.
Nickels looking to control.
Sonnen is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Sonnen throwing strikes from guard but Nickels blocks nicely.
Sonnen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nickels swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonnen throws a strike but Nickels rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Sonnen wants to stand but Nickels is controlling the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Chael Sonnen has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Sonnen drives through and clinches with Nickels against the cage.
Nickels goes for a takedown attempt but Sonnen pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Nickels just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nickels misses with a body shot.
Sonnen throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Nickels was covering up waiting for the punch and Sonnen finishes the takedown easily into guard.
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.
Sonnen stands up over Nickels, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Nickels working a defensive guard here.
Nickels is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sonnen scoring with some ground and pound.
Sonnen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nickels swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen is stalling in the full guard.
Nickels avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nickels avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sonnen wants to control from the top but Nickels keeps moving.
Sonnen throws a big right hand that misses.
Nickels keeping moving, preventing Sonnen from controlling successfully.
Sonnen not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nickels keeping moving, preventing Sonnen from controlling successfully.
We're going to have a standup here because Chael Sonnen wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Sonnen forces Nickels back against the cage and clinches.
Sonnen has clasped his hands together around Nickels's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Sonnen is trying to get an arm triangle but Nickels is defending well.
Nickels is trying to improve his position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sonnen misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chael Sonnen had his way with Mike Nickels in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Nickels tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sonnen was well out of range. Poor timing from Nickels.
Nickels drops his hands momentarily and Sonnen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nickels swings for the body but Sonnen moves out of range.
Sonnen doesn't manage to clinch there - Nickels circles away.
Nickels scores with a jab to the head.
Sonnen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nickels pinned against the cage. Nickels gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Nickels!
Sonnen wants to clinch up but Nickels keeps it at a distance.
Nickels scores with the left hand. Sonnen knows he should have avoided that one.
Sonnen wants to clinch up but Nickels keeps it at a distance.
Sonnen shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nickels trying to control from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nickels avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sonnen.
Nickels is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nickels is trying to stand.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sonnen connects with a nice short shot to Nickels's temple.
Sonnen winds up and cracks Nickels with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen with the ground and pound but Nickels uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Sonnen is stalling in the full guard.
Sonnen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sonnen seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Nickels is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sonnen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chael Sonnen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We're going to have a standup here because Chael Sonnen wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nickels has Sonnen pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sonnen manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Nickels looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nickels has had enough of the clinch but Sonnen keeps him there for the moment.
Nickels has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sonnen is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Nickels tries for a takedown but Sonnen manages to get underhooks.
Chael Sonnen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Nickels.
Nickels drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sonnen pulls his leg out and moves away.
Nickels is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Nickels misses with a left hand
and Sonnen counters with a single leg into guard. Nickels didn't expect that.
Sonnen seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Chael Sonnen.
Nickels throws a hook but Sonnen blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nickels looks to score with a jab to the body but Sonnen is just out of range.
A big right from Nickels misses.
Mike Nickels has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nickels throws a hook to the side of Sonnen's head but Sonnen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sonnen clinches with his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chael Sonnen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sonnen, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 George Francis scores the fight 50:45
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 50:45
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chael Sonnen!
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