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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luka Sorenson (ranked 1676 p4p, 1778 weight class) and Jaxson Munro (ranked 215 p4p, 224 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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187 cm 26 184 6 - 4 - 0 |
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182 cm 30 180 9 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling World class MT Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler Decent boxing Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luka Sorenson! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jaxson Munro! The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Nard Betker and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Sorenson tries to bum rush Munro with a series of wild strikes but Munro uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Luka Sorenson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. The fight moves into the clinch position. Sorenson is working Munro over against the cage. Sorenson trying to land knees to the body.
Munro is trying to break the clinch but Sorenson is controlling him. Sorenson lands a shoulder strike. Sorenson scores with a shot to the side of Munro's head. Sorenson scores with a hook to the body. Munro tries for a takedown but Sorenson manages to get underhooks.
Sorenson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Sorenson lands an uppercut. Sorenson is pushing Munro up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. Munro is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sorenson is keeping busy. Sorenson tries to work over Munro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Munro breaks the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Munro.
That's one minute gone in the round. Munro throws a right and a left that both miss. Sorenson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. A right-left combo lands from Sorenson. Sorenson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Munro. Munro looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Luka Sorenson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jaxson Munro. Munro slips a jab and a cross from Sorenson.
Sorenson tries to clinch there but Munro circles away.
Munro changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt. Munro takes a kick to the side of the head. Luka Sorenson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. No luck with that takedown attempt from Munro. Sorenson tries to clinch but Munro is having none of it. Munro drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Sorenson defends it well. Sorenson is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Sorenson works over Munro's head and body with a nice combination. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Sorenson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Sorenson clinches with his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Munro wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sorenson misses with the head strike.
Sorenson scores with a shot to the side of Munro's head. Sorenson scores with a shot to the side of Munro's head. Sorenson lands with a short head shot on the inside. Sorenson is defending well against a takedown attempt. A short right from Sorenson on the inside. A short left from Sorenson. Munro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sorenson lands a hook to the side of the head. Sorenson lands an uppercut. Munro takes a shot to the head. Munro looking to stall.
Sorenson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Munro tries for a takedown. No joy.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sorenson. Sorenson lands a hook that snaps the head of Munro backwards. Sorenson pushes Munro back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A short right from Sorenson on the inside. Sorenson is leaning against Munro and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Sorenson lands with a light punch inside. A body shot lands from Sorenson.
Sorenson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sorenson scores with a nice hook to the head. Munro tries to break the clinch but Sorenson is controlling the position. Sorenson lands with a light punch inside. Sorenson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Munro is defending well for now. Sorenson lands a hook to the side of the head. Still in the clinch, Sorenson scores with a nice short uppercut. Sorenson lands with a short head shot on the inside. 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! Munro tries to circle away but Sorenson has him pinned against the cage. Sorenson lands an elbow that stopped Munro in his tracks for a moment. Sorenson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Munros head. Munro takes a knee right on the jaw!
Munro is rocked! Sorenson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Munro is still on wobbly legs! Can Sorenson finish him? Sorenson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A short uppercut from Sorenson. Sorenson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Sorenson lands a body shot. Sorenson lands a shot to the body. Sorenson controlling the action here for a moment.
Sorenson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Munro.
Munro seems to have recovered his senses. A short uppercut from Sorenson. Sorenson scores with a shot to the side of Munro's head. Sorenson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Munros head. Sorenson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Sorenson scores with an uppercut up the middle. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Stalling in the clinch from Sorenson.
Sorenson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Sorenson lands a left hand.
Sorenson misses with a short punch on the inside. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Luka Sorenson dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Sorenson connects with a single shot there. Sorenson scores with a jab. Sorenson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Sorenson lands a lovely overhand right. Sorenson throws a head kick that misses. Sorenson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Sorenson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Sorenson moves in looking to clinch but Munro pushes him off. Munro tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away. A punch combination from Munro misses. A head kick misses from Munro. As Munro tries to get set, Sorenson tries to push him back and clinch up but Munro manages to avoid the attempt. Sorenson pushes Munro up against the cage in a clinch. Sorenson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Munro backwards. Luka Sorenson has scored more points in the clinch so far. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Munro is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Sorenson pushes Munro back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Munro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sorenson. Sorenson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Munro or not.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nice body punch from Sorenson - that landed with a thud.
Munro blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sorenson. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sorenson. Still in the clinch, Sorenson scores with a nice short uppercut. A nice right hand lands inside from Sorenson. A short left from Sorenson. Sorenson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sorenson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Sorenson lands on the inside with an uppercut. A shot in the inside from Sorenson. Sorenson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Munro can do to turn this around? Sorenson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Munro backwards. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Sorenson cracks Munro with a nice body shot. Munro has picked Sorenson up - he's going for a ride! Munro dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard. Sorenson has one foot on Munro's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet. Munro is breathing heavily. We've been told by Sorenson's head coaches at Kaptajnernes Træningscenter that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight. Sorenson clobbers Munro with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Sorenson clinches up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A right hook to the body lands for Sorenson.
Sorenson lands with a right to the head. Sorenson lands a body shot. Sorenson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Sorenson scores with a hook to the body. Sorenson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Sorenson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Sorenson lands a damaging elbow. Sorenson lands a shoulder strike. Sorenson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sorenson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Munro is defending well for now. Sorenson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A short left from Sorenson. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sorenson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Sorenson gets through Munro's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sorenson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Munro backwards. Sorenson gets through Munro's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Sorenson lands a hook to the side of the head. Sorenson working some nice short punches in the clinch. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Knees to the body from Sorenson.
Sorenson working some nice short punches in the clinch. A nice left hand lands by Sorenson.
Sorenson lands a left hand.
Sorenson lands with a left to the head. Sorenson lands with a short shot to the head. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. A shot in the inside from Sorenson. The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Sorenson scores with a shot to the side of Munro's head. Sorenson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Sorenson lands a hook to the side of the head. Sorenson creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Munro's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Munro drops to his knees and Sorenson pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luka Sorenson! Luka Sorenson spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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