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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chael Sonnen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vanyo Kormos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chael Sonnen has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chael Sonnen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vanyo Kormos!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yuuki Gou and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sonnen is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Kormos's half guard.
Kormos tries to kick Sonnen off but Sonnen keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Sonnen looks to land a strike but Kormos avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Kormos wants to stand up but Sonnen is controlling him.
Sonnen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sonnen lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sonnen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sonnen slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Sonnen trying to control but Kormos is working from the bottom.
Kormos is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kormos wants to clinch.
Kormos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonnen bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Kormos wants to get back to his feet.
Sonnen trying to control the position but Kormos is working away.
Sonnen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kormos on the ground.
Kormos wants to get back to his feet but Sonnen drags him back down.
Kormos bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Sonnen bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Kormos wants to get back to his feet.
Sonnen scores with a couple of short elbows.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Kormos wants to get back to his feet but Sonnen drags him back down.
Kormos looks gassed!
A lull in the action here as Sonnen stalls from top position.
Sonnen connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Kormos some visible discomfort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Kormos is trying to get back to his feet.
Sonnen controlling from side mount.
Kormos taking punishment in the form of punches.
Kormos wants to get back to his feet.
Sonnen trying to control the position but Kormos is working away.
Kormos is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Sonnen has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Sonnen working the head and body with strikes.
Sonnen working the head and body with strikes.
Sonnen landing strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kormos wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Kormos takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Sonnen taking a breather here.
Sonnen prevents Kormos from escaping the position.
Kormos is letting Sonnen control him for a moment.
Sonnen lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Kormos down.
Sonnen tries to advance to mount but Kormos denies him.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kormos is not content to let Sonnen control the position.
Sonnen working the ground and pound from side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kormos can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kormos is trying to get back to his feet.
Sonnen is working Kormos over with some ground and pound from side control.
Kormos wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Kormos taking punishment in the form of punches.
Sonnen working the ground and pound from side control.
Sonnen looks up at the clock and then as Kormos takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Sonnen smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Sonnen moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Sonnen is looking to take a break and control but Kormos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sonnen scores with punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chael Sonnen dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sonnen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sonnen wants it to stay on the feet.
Kormos takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sonnen shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Kormos wants to stand but Sonnen is controlling the position.
Sonnen wants to control from the top but Kormos keeps moving.
Kormos wants to stand but Sonnen is controlling the position.
Sonnen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kormos is keeping the position for now.
Sonnen sitting in guard here, content to control.
Sonnen scoring with some ground and pound.
Sonnen trying to control the position from guard on top but Kormos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chael Sonnen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kormos is looking to stand up but Sonnen isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sonnen drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Sonnen connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Kormos some visible discomfort.
Sonnen landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Sonnen scores with punches from side control.
Kormos is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Sonnen has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Sonnen has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Sonnen lands with some strikes.
Kormos wants to get back to his feet.
Kormos taking shots to the head.
Sonnen working Kormos over with strikes here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kormos trying desperately to get to his feet.
Sonnen lands with some strikes.
BOOM! Sonnen connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Sonnen tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sonnen connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Sonnen breaks from Kormos's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Kormos wants to try and get back to his feet.
Kormos is in a horrible position here. Sonnen smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Sonnen with shots to the head and body - Kormos looks very uncomfortable down there.
Sonnen with a couple of short strikes.
Sonnen landing strikes from the mount and Kormos is in trouble!
Sonnen lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kormos hang on?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kormos is looking to escape.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Sonnen cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Kormos bucks up and throws Sonnen to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Sonnen closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kormos did well to prevent Sonnen getting side control.
Still in half guard, Sonnen seems content to control.
Sonnen wants to pass the guard but Kormos is defending well.
Kormos wants to get back to his feet.
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.
Kormos is trying to stand.
Sonnen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kormos taking some punishment here, with Sonnen in his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Kormos shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sonnen decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kormos's guard.
Kormos wants to stand up but Sonnen is controlling him.
Sonnen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
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.
Kormos wants to get back to his feet but Sonnen is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sonnen stands up over Kormos, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sonnen sitting in guard here, content to control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sonnen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kormos is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chael Sonnen dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Kormos throws a series of punches but Sonnen moves out of range.
Sonnen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kormos finds it's way round the side to connect with Sonnen's head.
It looks like Chael Sonnen has been cut.
Chael Sonnen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kormos tries to clinch but Sonnen moves out of range.
Kormos digs a good hook to Sonnen's body.
Sonnen swats away the attempt to clinch by Kormos.
Kormos slaps away a takedown attempt from Sonnen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kormos has his takedown stuffed
and Sonnen counters with a shoot takedown. Kormos fights it but they end up in guard.
Sonnen sitting in guard here, content to control.
Sonnen with a nice head shot there.
Kormos keeping moving, preventing Sonnen from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sonnen working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kormos's head.
Kormos wriggles free and stands up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Sonnen.
Kormos is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Sonnen asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sonnen grinds an elbow into Kormos's temple.
Sonnen is looking to take a break and control but Kormos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kormos is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Kormos is letting Sonnen control him for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen prevents Kormos from escaping the position.
Sonnen lands a decent elbow from side control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sonnen is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Kormos's half guard.
Sonnen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sonnen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kormos is trying to stand.
Sonnen seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kormos wants to get back to his feet.
Kormos on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Well, if Sonnen is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sonnen shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kormos defends it nicely.
Kormos misses with a body shot.
Kormos dips to his left and cracks Sonnen with an uppercut!
Sonnen shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kormos defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chael Sonnen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kormos looks to land a combination but Sonnen avoids it well.
Sonnen gets a takedown into half guard.
Sonnen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kormos does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kormos makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
A looping hook to the body misses from Kormos. Sonnen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Some wild striking there from Kormos.
A punch combination from Kormos misses.
Sonnen decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Kormos wants to get back to his feet.
Sonnen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kormos pushes Sonnen off and gets back to his feet.
Kormos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sonnen shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Sonnen was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Vanyo Kormos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chael Sonnen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sonnen controlling the position easily from mount.
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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chael Sonnen!
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