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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonah Sumrall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Lynch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sumrall comes to the cage accompanied by Kutless - Smile. Jonah Sumrall could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Eric Lynch's chin.
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205 lbs
25 - 11 - 0 |
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213 lbs
20 - 8 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
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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
25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jonah Sumrall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Eric Lynch!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sumrall bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sumrall is looking to counter the offense by Lynch and move into the clinch.
Lynch clinches up with Sumrall and pushes him back against the cage.
Lynch manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Sumrall forces his way into half guard.
Sumrall content to control rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lynch looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lynch is trying to get back to full guard.
Lynch gets back to full guard.
Sumrall showing good wrestling skills to control 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.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lynch tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sumrall swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lynch clinches.
Sumrall struggles to land a body shot inside as Lynch controls his hands.
Sumrall tries a knee to the head but Lynch blocks it.
Sumrall misses with a knee to the head.
Lynch with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sumrall throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sumrall throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lynch blocks it with crossed arms.
Sumrall goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sumrall swings wildly with an uppercut but Lynch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sumrall blocks an uppercut.
Sumrall is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lynch is defending well for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sumrall missing with knees to the body.
Lynch misses with a punch on the inside.
Sumrall lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sumrall tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sumrall.
Sumrall trying to land knees to the body.
Lynch avoiding damage as Sumrall throws knees to the body.
Sumrall is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lynch is defending well for now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lynch.
Lynch misses with the head strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sumrall creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sumrall misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lynch.
Sumrall blocks the elbow strike.
Lynch blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lynch is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sumrall throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lynch blocks it with crossed arms.
Lynch jumps guard but Sumrall turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Lynch jumps guard but Sumrall stands there with Lynch around his waist. Lynch gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonah Sumrall dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sumrall blocks the body kick.
Sumrall went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Sumrall checks a low kick from Lynch.
Eric Lynch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lynch. That's going to slow Sumrall down.
Lynch has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Lynch shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sumrall but Sumrall pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sumrall is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lynch can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lynch lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sumrall stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sumrall wants it to stay on the feet.
Lynch shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Sumrall manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Lynch trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lynch is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sumrall has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Lynch wants to control from the top but Sumrall keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lynch missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lynch with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sumrall 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.
Lynch throws a strike but Sumrall rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Sumrall sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lynch shoots in and gets a takedown into Sumrall's guard.
Lynch with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lynch trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lynch postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lynch pushes down on Sumrall's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Sumrall is defending against the submission attempts here by Lynch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sumrall keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sumrall is refusing to be controlled, as Lynch sits in half guard.
Sumrall avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lynch.
Lynch has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lynch thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Lynch showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Lynch. Sumrall shrugs it off though.
Lynch gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sumrall counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sumrall.
A head punch on the inside from Lynch fails to land.
Lynch working aggressively here.
Sumrall throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lynch has had enough of the clinch but Sumrall keeps him there for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sumrall blocking some punches.
Lynch breaks the clinch.
A head kick from Lynch lands but Sumrall takes it in his stride.
Lynch motions for Sumrall to come forward. Lynch throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jonah Sumrall is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lynch with a nice cross.
Lynch misses with a takedown
and Sumrall counters with a straight right hand.
Lynch throws a lazy head kick
enabling Sumrall to counter with a crisp jab.
Good leg kick by Lynch there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lynch throws a leg kick which misses Sumrall's front leg but catches the back leg as Sumrall tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lynch throws a leg kick
and Lynch takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lynch misses with a lunging right hand
and Sumrall counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Lynch is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Lynch moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lynch throws a head kick that misses.
As Lynch tries to get set, Sumrall tries to push him back and clinch up but Lynch manages to avoid the attempt.
Lynch shoots for a takedown but Sumrall saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sumrall tries to counter by clinching up but Lynch breaks away and moves out of range.
Jonah Sumrall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eric Lynch.
Sumrall gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lynch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sumrall shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lynch throws out a leg kick but Sumrall moves out of range and Lynch only half commits.
Lynch just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromSumrall.
Eric Lynch seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lynch misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sumrall counters with a straight right hand.
Lynch tries to bum rush Sumrall with a series of wild strikes but Sumrall uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sumrall lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Sumrall avoids the body shot from Lynch.
Sumrall looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lynch lunges at Sumrall with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sumrall's hand.
Sumrall moves out of range as Lynch strikes.
Lynch lands with a thumping leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Lynch misses.
Nice defenses there by Sumrall.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lynch throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sumrall tries to counter by clinching up but Lynch breaks away and moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Lynch comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lynch 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 James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Lynch!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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