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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pike Merry (ranked 4164 p4p, 6324 weight class) and Ben Sonnen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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190 cm 25 190 2 - 3 - 0 |
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185 cm 19 188 8 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt Excellent MT Good chin |
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Good wrestler Brawler Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pike Merry! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ben Sonnen! The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Francis DeMontford and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Merry tries to sprawl but Sonnen drives through with a takedown into half guard. Sonnen working over Merry with some ground and pound. Merry looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable. Sonnen working Merry over with strikes. Merry is looking to escape. Sonnen is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen. Sonnen scores with a couple of good hammerfists. Sonnen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. Sonnen stops Merry from getting back to his feet.
Sonnen seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. Sonnen working Merry over with strikes. Merry knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sonnen on the ground. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Sonnen lands strikes from half guard. Sonnen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sonnen lands a nice short elbow. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Sonnen lands with a punch from half guard. Merry wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sonnen working over Merry with some ground and pound. Merry looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable. Sonnen lands strikes from half guard. Sonnen working Merry over with strikes. Sonnen working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that. Sonnen passes to side control. Merry being controlled for a moment. Sonnen scores with a couple of short elbows. Sonnen landing strikes. Sonnen works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head. Sonnen working the head with strikes. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Sonnen cracks Merry with a big elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Sonnen has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Merry! Merry looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio. Merry really wants to buck Sonnen off and get back to his feet. Sonnen is landing with some decent strikes but Merry is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue. Sonnen is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Merry can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Merry taking shots to the head.
Merry is rocked! The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Sonnen connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Oh Merry is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! Sonnen landing shots from mount. Sonnen lands a big elbow - Merry is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Merry is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Ben Sonnen!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
51% |
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