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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nicol Bolas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Sonnen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Excellent boxer
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nicol Bolas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jake Sonnen!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sonnen moves in looking to clinch but Bolas pushes him off.
Sonnen tries to close the distance and clinch but Bolas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sonnen has closed the distance and engaged Bolas in a clinch.
Sonnen tries to land knees in the clinch but Bolas avoids the damage to the body.
Bolas tries to score a body lock takedown but Sonnen shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Sonnen tries to break the clinch but Bolas is controlling the position.
Bolas drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sonnen gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Sonnen cracks Bolas with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bolas is working for takedown but Sonnen is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nicol Bolas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolas has Sonnen pressed against the cage, preventing Sonnen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bolas goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sonnen prevents it.
Bolas is trying to drag Sonnen to the mat but Sonnen just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Sonnen is looking to break free of the clinch but Bolas has double underhooks.
Sonnen is trying to force a seperation but Bolas has the dominant position.
Sonnen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A right hook to the body lands for Sonnen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Bolas prevents Sonnen from breaking the clinch.
Bolas is pressed up against the cage. Sonnen has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bolas down to the mat. Bolas avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Sonnen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bolas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sonnen has closed the distance and engaged Bolas in a clinch.
Bolas wants a takedown but no success here.
Sonnen tries for a takedown. No joy.
Sonnen prevents a takedown attempt there.
Sonnen is trying to force a seperation but Bolas has the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen wants to get back to striking at distance but Bolas won't allow it.
Sonnen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sonnen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sonnen can't break the clinch.
Bolas has Sonnen pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sonnen manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Bolas is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Sonnen pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Sonnen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bolas changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sonnen fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sonnen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sonnen is looking to clinch but Bolas is avoiding it.
Sonnen doesn't manage to clinch there - Bolas circles away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The fight stays on the outside here - Sonnen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sonnen moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Sonnen dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sonnen moves in looking to clinch but Bolas pushes him off.
Sonnen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sonnen wants to clinch up but Bolas keeps it at a distance.
Bolas fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sonnen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bolas was well out of range. Poor timing from Sonnen.
Sonnen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bolas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jake Sonnen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonnen scores with a three punch combo!
The fight stays on the outside here - Sonnen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sonnen tries to close the distance and clinch but Bolas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sonnen. Bolas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sonnen throws a series of punches but Bolas avoids them all with ease.
Nicol Bolas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bolas changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sonnen tries to avoid it but Bolas manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sonnen to the ground. Sonnen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bolas tries for a takedown but Sonnen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nicol Bolas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sonnen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sonnen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sonnen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sonnen wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sonnen clinches.
Bolas prevents Sonnen from breaking the clinch.
Sonnen is pressed up against the cage. Bolas has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sonnen down to the mat. Sonnen avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Sonnen fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sonnen tries to clinch up.
Bolas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bolas shoots for a takedown but Sonnen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sonnen tries to clinch up but Bolas circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sonnen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sonnen tries to close the distance and clinch but Bolas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Sonnen 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. This is the final round!
Sonnen has Bolas up against the cage in a clinch.
Bolas is working for takedown but Sonnen is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bolas is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sonnen gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Sonnen tries to break free but Bolas pushes him back against the cage.
Sonnen wants to get back to striking at distance but Bolas won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bolas is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Sonnen pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nicol Bolas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sonnen tries to circle away but Bolas has him pinned against the cage.
Bolas really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bolas keeps control of Sonnen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bolas prevents Sonnen from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonnen pushes Bolas back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bolas wants a takedown but no success here.
Sonnen prevents a takedown attempt there.
Sonnen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sonnen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bolas drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sonnen gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Sonnen tries to break the clinch but Bolas is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Sonnen can't break the clinch.
Sonnen throws a head punch that misses.
Sonnen pressing his opponent against the cage.
Sonnen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sonnen is trying to break the clinch but Bolas has him pressed against the cage.
Bolas is trying to drag Sonnen to the mat but Sonnen just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Sonnen digs a right hand underneath Bolas's ribcage. Bolas let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen prevents the takedown attempt.
Bolas is working for takedown but Sonnen is calmly controlling the position for now.
Sonnen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sonnen tries to circle away but Bolas has him pinned against the cage.
Bolas is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Sonnen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sonnen wants to get back to striking at distance but Bolas won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sonnen stalling against the cage.
Sonnen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sonnen misses with a punch on the inside.
Sonnen gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bolas.
Sonnen can't break the clinch.
Nicol Bolas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jake Sonnen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sonnen tries to circle away but Bolas has him pinned against the cage.
Bolas misses with a knee strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Sonnen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sonnen 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Sonnen!
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energy
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