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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fresenius James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aki Sunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fresenius James has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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177 cm
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165 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
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175 cm
20
168 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fresenius James! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aki Sunn! The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Franklyn Lucas and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! James misses with a body shot.
Aki Sunn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. James moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. James is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. A cross from Sunn lands. James lands a jab to Sunn's midsection. The fighters circling - James throws out the jab but it was never going to land. James scores with a decent looking hook. James throws a body punch but Sunn moves out of range. Sunn throws a lazy right hand but James sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. James looks to throw the jab but Sunn is out of range. Sunn's corner calls for a 1-2. Sunn obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Sunn lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. James lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sunn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Sunn jabbing away but nothing is landing. James uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sunn.
Sunn staying out of range there. Sunn smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. James rushes Sunn and presses him up against the cage. James breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sunn misses with a looping right. James moves out of range of the strikes. Sunn thows a left - swing and a miss! Sunn ducks under a wild hook from James. A slow jab from Sunn misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round. James throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sunn walks into a stiff left hand from James. Sunn throws the kick towards the body but James avoids it. Sunn scores to the head and body with a nice combination! Sunn throws the left hand but James avoids the punch easily. James misses with an uppercut. James throws the left hand but Sunn avoids the punch easily. Sunn lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
This has been an exciting period of action! James just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from James. Sunn does a little dance to reset his feet. Sunn swats away the attempt to clinch by James.
That's three minutes gone in the round. James will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
James with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sunn to score with a decent uppercut. Sunn cracks James with a good jab. James takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. James staying out of range there. Sunn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. James sees it coming and avoids it easily. James staying out of range there. Sunn changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Sunn circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round. James misses with a series of wild punches.
James cracks a nice hook into Sunn's ribs. James with a jab. James dodges the punch combination from Sunn.
James misses with a series of wild punches.
Sunn stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. The fighters circling - Sunn throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Sunn with a hook. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Aki Sunn will probably get the nod. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sunn takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Aki Sunn seems to be getting the better of the standup. James misses with a jab, cross combination.
A slow jab from Sunn misses its intended target. Sunn shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. James eats them both and turns towards Sunn to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo. James misses with a looping left. James displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sunn throws out the jab. James pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Sunn misses with an uppercut. Sunn misses with a wild combination.
James cracks Sunn with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sunn moves away from the strike by James. Sunn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from James. James thows a body shot but no joy. James takes one to the chin there. Sunn misses with a looping right. Sunn throws a right and a left that James avoids nicely. Sunn throws a series of punches but James avoids them all with ease. James will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
James fails in his attempt to clinch. Sunn swings away with a body shot that misses
and James counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Sunn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but James manages to avoid it. James uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sunn.
Sunn defending well as James loads up on a big left hand. Nice uppercut lands for Sunn. That snapped James's head back.
Sunn throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sunn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sunn is rocked! Sunn paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Sunn is still on wobbly legs! Can James finish him? Nice defenses there by Sunn. Sunn might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable. Sunn throws a hook but James blocks it. James throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sunn sees it coming and avoids it easily. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. James cracks Sunn's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Sunn slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before James can do further damage! This one is done, son!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Fresenius James!
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