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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cas Maverick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leo Sonnen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sonnen has chosen Scream Aim Fire as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Leo Sonnen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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203 lbs
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223 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cas Maverick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leo Sonnen!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Patrick Alders and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sonnen throws a right and a left that Maverick avoids nicely.
Sonnen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sonnen misses with an uppercut.
Maverick fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sonnen, pushing him back against the cage.
Maverick blocks a body shot from Sonnen.
Maverick looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sonnen taking a breather.
Sonnen is looking for a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sonnen is trying to break the clinch but Maverick has him pressed against the cage.
Maverick stalls.
Sonnen stalling the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maverick avoiding damage as Sonnen throws knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Maverick pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sonnen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Maverick connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Maverick ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Maverick throws a leg kick which misses Sonnen's front leg but catches the back leg as Sonnen tries to avoid it.
Sonnen throws a hook but Maverick blocks it.
Maverick throws a series of punches but Sonnen avoids them all with ease.
Leo Sonnen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sonnen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Maverick connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sonnen scrambles back to his feet.
Maverick throws a leg kick but Sonnen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maverick gets caught napping as Sonnen dives in and scores a takedown. Maverick manages to retain guard.
Sonnen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sonnen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Maverick knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sonnen on the ground.
Maverick keeping moving, preventing Sonnen from controlling successfully.
Maverick wants to stand but Sonnen is controlling the position.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Sonnen working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Sonnen wants to control from the top but Maverick keeps moving.
Sonnen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Maverick works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sonnen's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Maverick looking to control.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Sonnen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maverick manages to avoid it.
Maverick moves away from the strike by Sonnen.
Maverick scores with a leg kick.
Maverick throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A nice inside leg kick there by Maverick. That's going to slow Sonnen down.
Sonnen closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Maverick did well to prevent Sonnen getting side control.
Sonnen throwing shots but Maverick is blocking nicely.
Sonnen thows a huge punch but Maverick dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen is looking to take a break and control but Maverick is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sonnen trying to mount his opponent but Maverick defends it.
Maverick tries to get to full guard but Sonnen has control of the leg.
Sonnen content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
It looks like Sonnen might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Leo Sonnen will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Maverick takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sonnen closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Sonnen lands in his opponent's guard.
Maverick controls Sonnen momentarily but Sonnen frees himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sonnen lands a couple of elbows.
Sonnen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Maverick will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Maverick wants to get back to his feet but Sonnen is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sonnen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Maverick works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Maverick keeping full guard, as Sonnen tries to pass.
Sonnen looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Maverick dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sonnen. That did some damage!
Sonnen takes a swing at Maverick's ribcage but misses.
That's two 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.
Maverick slips under a jab.
The crowd cheers as Maverick lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sonnen doesn't seem phased though.
Sonnen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Maverick counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Maverick throws a series of punches but Sonnen avoids them all with ease.
Sonnen looks to land a left hand but Maverick moved out of range nicely.
Maverick with a jab.
Sonnen shoots in but Maverick avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Maverick tried to counter with a leg kick but Sonnen avoided it.
Maverick slips a jab from Sonnen.
Cas Maverick is winning the standup battle so far.
Sonnen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Maverick cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Sonnen with that takedown attempt.
Sonnen slips a jab and a cross from Maverick.
Maverick ducks under a wild hook from Sonnen.
Maverick half committed to a counter leg kick.
Sonnen throws a right hand that misses
and Maverick counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cas Maverick is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maverick throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sonnen misses the shot to the body.
Maverick is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Sonnen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Maverick counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Maverick lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Maverick moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Maverick as he avoids it easily.
Maverick throws a big counter combination but Sonnen scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Cas Maverick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leo Sonnen.
Sonnen swings widly with a right hand
and Maverick counters with a nice uppercut.
The fighters circling - Sonnen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sonnen misses with a hook
and Maverick counters with a leg kick.
Sonnen throws a lazy uppercut
and Maverick counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sonnen's knee momentarily.
Sonnen throws a hook but Maverick avoids it easily.
Sonnen 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sonnen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Maverick.
Maverick looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Sonnen misses with an uppercut
and Maverick counters with a stiff right hand.
Maverick defending well as Sonnen loads up on a big left hand.
Maverick moves in looking to clinch but Sonnen pushes him off.
Maverick ducks under a wild hook from Sonnen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cas Maverick dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Maverick lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sonnen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Maverick counters with a three punch combo that has Sonnen backing up. Sonnen nods at Maverick to acknowledge the strikes.
Maverick takes one to the side of the head.
Sonnen stuns Maverick with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Maverick is looking to clinch but Sonnen is avoiding it.
A shot to the liver by Maverick. Beautiful body shot.
Sonnen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sonnen swings widly with a right hand
enabling Maverick to counter with a crisp jab.
Maverick ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Maverick appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sonnen takes a swing at Maverick's ribcage but misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Maverick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonnen misses with a body shot
and Maverick cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Maverick is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Maverick on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sonnen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sonnen throws a combination that misses
and Maverick counters with a stiff right hand.
Sonnen shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Maverick defends it nicely.
Maverick throws a solid leg kick but Sonnen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Maverick.
Sonnen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maverick moves away.
Sonnen throws a lazy uppercut
and Maverick counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen throws a right hand that misses
and Maverick counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sonnen misses with a left hand
and Maverick connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Maverick is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sonnen can do to turn this around?
A punch combination from Maverick misses.
Maverick ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sonnen takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sonnen misses with a left hand
and Maverick counters with a straight right hand.
Sonnen is rocked!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Maverick can't find room to land a body shot as Sonnen controls the action.
Sonnen content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Sonnen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maverick blocking some punches.
Sonnen has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Maverick clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Even with his hooks in, Sonnen manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Sonnen scores with punches and elbows.
Sonnen is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Maverick. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Maverick can't escape the position.
Sonnen is looking to control Maverick but Maverick is wriggling around and keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maverick is taking damage to the body and head.
Sonnen loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Maverick hold on?
Maverick is rocked!
Sonnen tries to keep control of the position but Maverick is staying busy.
Maverick is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Sonnen scores with punches from the back.
Oh Maverick is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
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!
Maverick is really stuck here.
Maverick seems to have got his legs back now.
Sonnen trying to control momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Cas Maverick.
I think Maverick has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cas Maverick!
The defeated Leo Sonnen had this to say: 'Broke my toe at the start, i'll be back and better than ever! '.
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energy
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hype
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