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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sanji Sanpun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robin Lehner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanpun comes to the cage accompanied by Snacktime - Barenaked Ladies. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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157 lbs
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151 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sanji Sanpun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Robin Lehner!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanpun throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sanpun closes the distance and clinches.
Lehner looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sanpun prevents the takedown attempt.
Sanpun breaks from the clinch.
Sanpun scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sanpun avoids the head kick by Lehner.
Lehner thuds a left hand into Sanpun's body.
Sanpun fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lehner checks it well.
We've been hearing reports that Sanpun has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A cross from Sanpun lands.
Lehner throws a hook but Sanpun blocks it.
Lehner misses with a hook.
Sanpun throws a lazy uppercut
and Lehner counters with a stiff right hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sanpun.
Sanpun swinging wildly here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lehner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanpun.
Nice body kick from Sanpun.
Sanpun takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lehner walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sanpun misses with a combination
and Lehner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sanpun on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lehner. Lehner obviously looking to wear him down.
Lehner connects with a leg kick. Sanpun looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lehner's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sanpun connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lehner scrambles back to his feet.
Sanpun tries to clinch up.
Lehner throws out a loose jab but Sanpun uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab from Sanpun finds it's way through Lehner's defenses.
An inside leg kick from Sanpun misses.
Sanpun shoots in but Lehner avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lehner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sanpun moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sanpun explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lehner fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sanpun is out of range.
Robin Lehner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanpun dodges the punch combination from Lehner.
Sanpun throws a leg kick but Lehner moved away.
Sanpun tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Lehner defends well and Sanpun ends up having to push Lehner into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Sanpun throws a head punch that misses.
Lehner slows down the pace here.
Sanpun working Lehner over with knees to the body.
Sanpun wants to take the fight to the mat but Lehner manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sanji Sanpun. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanpun swings wildly with an uppercut but Lehner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanpun is looking for a takedown.
Sanpun is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lehner is defending well for now.
Lehner throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sanpuns head.
Sanpun tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lehner has had enough of the clinch but Sanpun keeps him there for the moment.
Lehner manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lehner turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sanpun takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sanpun walks into a jab.
Lehner scores with a shot to the body.
Sanpun looks for the body kick but Lehner saw that one coming.
Lehner moves out of range of the body kick from Sanpun.
Sanpun misses with a straight left.
Lehner throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lehner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sanpun.
Sanpun buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lehner misses the jab.
A left lands for Sanpun.
Good work by Lehner as he checks the leg kick.
Sanpun misses with a double jab
and Lehner makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanpun dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A cross from Sanpun lands.
Lehner smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sanpun thumps Lehner with a low kick.
Sanpun fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sanpun takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sanpun throws a body punch but Lehner moves out of range.
Sanpun throws a nice looking combination but Lehner bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sanpun throws a leg kick that misses.
Lehner connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lehner swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sanpun tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Lehner defends well and Sanpun ends up having to push Lehner into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Sanpun has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Lehner is trying to keep an underhook but Sanpun manages to get the takedown into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lehner is trying to stand back up but Sanpun is controlling him
Lehner is trying to get back to full guard.
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 Sanji Sanpun will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lehner throws out a loose jab but Sanpun uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lehner on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nice defenses there by Sanpun.
Sanpun misses the shot to the body.
Lehner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sanji Sanpun is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lehner goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Lehner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sanpun sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lehner moves out of range of the body kick.
Sanpun closes the distance and clinches.
Sanpun misses with a knee strike.
Lehner managing to block the knees to the body from Sanpun.
Lehner avoids a wild elbow strike from Sanpun.
Lehner slows down the pace here.
Sanpun with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lehner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sanpun looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sanpun has a takedown stuffed.
Jab from Lehner.
Sanpun tries to clinch up but Lehner circles away and keeps his distance.
Sanpun lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lehner's sensitive parts.
A jab lands there for Lehner.
Sanpun decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Lehner is trying to stand.
Sanpun thows a huge punch but Lehner dodges it nicely.
Sanpun not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sanpun wants to take a breather but Lehner is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lehner makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Lehner.
Sanpun with a nice head shot there.
Sanpun working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lehner's head.
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!
Sanpun is looking to work some ground and pound but Lehner has wrist control.
Sanpun works over Lehner with some ground and pound from guard.
Lehner is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sanpun's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Sanpun wants to control from the top but Lehner keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Sanpun working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Lehner seems keen to control Sanpun's posture.
Sanpun drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sanpun jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Lehner moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The fighters circling - Sanpun throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Robin Lehner seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lehner misses with an uppercut. Sanpun saw that one coming.
A big left from Sanpun misses.
Sanpun swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanpun lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lehner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lehner darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lehner throws an overhand right that lands on Sanpun's shoulder, as Sanpun tries to avoid the shot.
Lehner lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sanpun throws a leg kick
enabling Lehner to counter with a crisp jab.
Sanpun throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lehner bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sanpun's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circling - Lehner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lehner looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sanpun throws a body shot but no joy.
Sanpun throws a lazy right hand but Lehner sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lehner lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sanpun's sensitive parts.
Lehner displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sanpun.
Sanpun scores with the left hand. Lehner knows he should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Robin Lehner will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Sanpun's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Lehner scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lehner throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sanpun.
Sanpun misses with a straight left.
A telegraphed right hand from Lehner misses the target.
Sanpun throws a body punch but Lehner moves out of range.
Lehner misses with a low kick.
Sanpun misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lehner.
Sanpun throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lehner throws out a powerful jab.
Lehner's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sanpun darts in and clinches Lehner up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lehner scores with a shoulder strike.
Lehner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sanpun throws a shot to the body.
Sanpun thumps Lehner with a low kick.
Sanpun fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lehner thuds a left hand into Sanpun's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lehner lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lehner.
Sanpun is looking to clinch but Lehner is avoiding it.
Sanpun swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lehner sizes up Sanpun with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sanpun takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lehner scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lehner checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lehner.
Lehner misses with a double jab.
Sanpun does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Lehner tries to score with a low kick but Sanpun moves his leg out of the way.
Lehner circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sanpun shoots in for a double leg but Lehner sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lehner lands a lovely overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanpun jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sanpun changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lehner tries to avoid it but Sanpun manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lehner to the ground. Lehner escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lehner scores with a nice head shot.
Sanpun fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lehner walks into a stiff left hand from Sanpun.
Lehner ducks under a wild hook from Sanpun.
Lehner missing with a left hand there. Sanpun was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sanpun fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lehner takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lehner throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Sanpun throws a leg kick
and Lehner counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lehner slips a jab and a cross from Sanpun.
Sanpun tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lehner. That's going to slow Sanpun down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Lehner. That snapped Sanpun's head back.
Sanpun throws a leg kick but Lehner moved away.
Jab from Lehner.
Sanpun rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lehner moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lehner connects with a jab.
Lehner tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sanpun is able to avoid easily.
Sanpun lands the left hand.
Sanpun will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sanji Sanpun. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanpun misses with a body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lehner, right into the meat.
That kick from Lehner tenderised Sanpun's leg. Sanpun is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sanpun misses with a body kick.
Lehner swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sanpun counters with a good low kick that Lehner was not able to check.
Sanpun goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanpun swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lehner throws a hook but Sanpun blocks it.
Lehner lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sanpun looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lehner fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lehner misses with a looping right.
Lehner throws a series of punches but Sanpun avoids them all with ease.
Lehner catches Sanpun with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lehner throws a head kick but Sanpun moves out of range.
Sanpun displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lehner throws out the jab.
Sanpun connects with a looping right hand.
Lehner throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sanpun tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lehner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lehner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sanpun circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lehner moves out of range of the leg kick from Sanpun.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robin Lehner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lehner has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Robin Lehner!
Robin Lehner made sure to mention his sponsor, Fury Nutrition Inc. in his post fight interview.
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