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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonny Perci (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Sonnen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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210 lbs
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199 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonny Perci!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Sonnen!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sonnen walks into a jab.
Sonnen tries to score a power double leg takedown but Perci sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sonnen somewhat.
Perci tries to clinch up but Sonnen circles away and keeps his distance.
Perci misses with a combination
and Sonnen holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sonnen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brian Sonnen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perci closes the distance and pushes Sonnen back into the cage.
Perci pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Perci clinches.
Perci is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sonnen has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Perci avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonnen breaks the clinch.
Sonnen tries to clinch up.
Sonnen clinches up against the cage.
Perci avoids a wild elbow strike from Sonnen.
Sonnen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Perci leaning against his opponent.
Perci's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Perci is trying to maintain a safe position but Sonnen gets an underhook and turns Perci into the cage.
Sonnen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sonnen trying to control the position but instead, Perci has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sonnen into the cage.
Sonnen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen throws a head kick that misses.
Sonnen shoots in looking for a takedown but Perci manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sonnen's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jonny Perci has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Sonnen.
Sonnen wants to clinch up but Perci keeps it at a distance.
Perci closes the distance and clinches.
Sonnen breaks the clinch.
Sonnen darts in and clinches Perci up against the cage.
Perci lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sonnen backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sonnen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Perci throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sonnen blocks a head kick by Perci.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perci has closed the distance and engaged Sonnen in a clinch.
Sonnen ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Sonnen no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Perci stands up over Sonnen, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sonnen wants to sweep here but Perci controlling him for the moment.
Sonnen looks gassed!
Perci postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Perci is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Perci landing some decent shots from guard.
Sonnen wants to stand and escape but Perci is having none of it.
Perci has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perci trying to control the position from guard on top but Sonnen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Perci tries to stand but Sonnen is controlling from the bottom.
Perci pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sonnen is keeping the position for now.
Sonnen uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Perci clinches up with Sonnen and pushes him back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sonnen tries to pull guard but Perci won't allow it.
Sonnen misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jonny Perci will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sonnen fails to land the takedown.
Sonnen is looking to clinch.
Sonnen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Perci circles away quickly and effectively.
Sonnen swats away the attempt to clinch by Perci.
Perci misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sonnen avoids the head kick by Perci.
Sonnen tries to close the distance and clinch but Perci swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perci rushes Sonnen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A knee to the head by Sonnen.
It looks like Jonny Perci has been cut.
Perci wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sonnen has him pressed against the cage.
Sonnen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Perci is looking to clinch.
Jonny Perci is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sonnen has closed the distance and engaged Perci in a clinch.
Perci takes an elbow to the temple.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Perci misses with some punches.
Sonnen lands an elbow that stopped Perci in his tracks for a moment.
Perci throws a punch but it's blocked by Sonnen.
Sonnen throws a head punch that misses.
Sonnen tries a knee to the head but Perci blocks it.
Sonnen is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sonnen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Perci tries to clinch up but Sonnen circles away and keeps his distance.
Sonnen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sonnen tries to clinch up but Perci circles away and keeps his distance.
Jonny Perci is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sonnen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jonny Perci has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Sonnen.
Perci tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sonnen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Perci misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sonnen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Perci misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sonnen dives in and grabs Perci's left leg, looking for a takedown. Perci pushes down on Sonnen's head and hops out.
Perci moves into the clinch.
Perci has Sonnen pressed against the cage.
Brian Sonnen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sonnen throws an elbow but misses.
Perci is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sonnen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sonnen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Perci fails in his attempt to clinch.
Perci leaves Sonnen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Perci tries to clinch there but Sonnen circles away.
Perci fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sonnen, pushing him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jonny Perci will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jonny Perci's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Sonnen is looking to clinch but Perci is avoiding it.
Perci avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Perci instigates a clinch.
Perci is trying to force a seperation but Sonnen has the dominant position.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sonnen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Perci's brow.
Perci wants to get back to striking at distance but Sonnen won't allow it.
Perci dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Perci is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sonnen is keeping busy.
Sonnen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Perci swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sonnen breaks the clinch.
Sonnen shoots for a takedown but Perci saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Perci looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sonnen tries for a takedown but Perci sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sonnen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sonnen moves into the clinch.
Sonnen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Perci softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Perci scores with a nice short uppercut.
Perci is looking to break free of the clinch but Sonnen has double underhooks.
Sonnen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Perci scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sonnen is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Jonny Perci has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Sonnen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perci lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sonnen looking to throw knees to the head but Perci is blocking nicely.
Perci's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Perci misses with a jab, cross combination.
Perci scores with a nice right hand.
Perci moves in looking to clinch but Sonnen pushes him off.
Sonnen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Perci swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Perci throws a right and a left that both miss.
Perci misses with a two punch combination.
Sonnen tries to clinch but Perci is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen with a poor takedown
and Perci counters with a nice uppercut.
Sonnen takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Perci doesn't manage to clinch there - Sonnen circles away.
Perci misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sonnen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Perci trying to control the position but instead, Sonnen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Perci into the cage.
Perci struggles to land a body shot inside as Sonnen controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen avoiding damage.
Sonnen is trying to maintain a safe position but Perci gets an underhook and turns Sonnen into the cage.
Sonnen lands an elbow inside.
Sonnen with a knee to the head.
Perci lands with a light punch inside.
Brian Sonnen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Perci has had enough of the clinch but Sonnen keeps him there for the moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sonnen.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Perci takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Sonnen avoids a wild elbow strike from Perci.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Perci wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jonny Perci is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sonnen breaks from the clinch.
Perci misses with the combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jonny Perci showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Perci has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonny Perci!
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energy
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