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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonah Sumrall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Malietoa Feti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sumrall comes to the cage accompanied by Kutless - Smile. Feti is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Testament - Ride. Jonah Sumrall could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Malietoa Feti's chin.
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205 lbs
25 - 12 - 0 |
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211 lbs
26 - 12 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jonah Sumrall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Malietoa Feti!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Feti misses with a head kick.
Feti uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sumrall has time to react.
Feti rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sumrall counters by clinching up.
Feti makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sumrall connects with a knee to the head.
Feti managing to block the knees to the body from Sumrall.
Good body shot from Feti.
We've been informed that Feti has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Sumrall on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sumrall swings wildly with an uppercut but Feti uses good head movement to avoid it.
A left hand lands to the body for Feti.
Feti avoiding damage as Sumrall throws knees to the body.
Sumrall tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
I was talking to Sumrall's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Feti tries to work over Sumrall's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sumrall misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sumrall takes a knee to the side of the body.
Feti's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Feti as he connects with a hook.
Feti fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Feti misses the body punch
and Sumrall counters with a stiff right hand.
Feti loads up on a big right hand but Sumrall slips the punch.
Feti throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sumrall on the side of the head.
Feti misses with a body shot.
Sumrall is looking to counter with head kicks.
Sumrall ducks under a wild hook from Feti.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Feti - that will leave a mark!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Feti will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sumrall is looking to counter punch.
Feti throws a low kick but Sumrall avoids it.
Sumrall throws a counter high kick but Feti was just alert enough to avoid it.
Feti throws a lazy right hand but Sumrall sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Feti lands the left hand.
Feti throws the left hand but Sumrall avoids the punch easily.
Feti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sumrall is looking to counter the offense by Feti and move into the clinch.
Sumrall blocks a head kick by Feti.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sumrall gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Feti looks to land a body kick but Sumrall moved away.
As Feti tries to get set, Sumrall tries to push him back and clinch up but Feti manages to avoid the attempt.
Malietoa Feti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Feti throws a low kick but Sumrall avoids it.
Sumrall seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Feti. Sumrall does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sumrall seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Feti misses with an uppercut
and Sumrall counters with a one-two to the body.
Feti lands with a hook. Sumrall tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Feti throws a one two combo.
Feti thuds his right hand into Sumrall's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A nice inside leg kick there by Feti. That's going to slow Sumrall down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Feti misses.
Sumrall tries to counter by clinching up but Feti breaks away and moves out of range.
Feti throws a head kick but Sumrall moves out of range.
It looked like Sumrall wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Feti pushes Sumrall up against the cage in a clinch.
Sumrall throws a knee to the head but misses.
Feti doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sumrall has a couple of punches blocked by Feti.
Sumrall lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
It looks like Malietoa Feti has been cut.
Feti tries to break free but Sumrall pushes him back against the cage.
Feti wants to break free but Sumrall has control.
Feti tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sumrall with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Feti blocks a body shot from Sumrall.
Sumrall lands a knee to the head.
Feti tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sumrall managing to block the knees to the body from Feti.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Malietoa Feti dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Malietoa Feti's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sumrall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Feti.
As Feti tries to get set, Sumrall tries to push him back and clinch up but Feti manages to avoid the attempt.
The fighters circling - Feti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Feti misses with a low kick.
Feti loads up on a big right hand but Sumrall slips the punch.
Sumrall wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Feti tries to score with a low kick but Sumrall moves his leg out of the way.
Danga de danga de dang - Feti scores with a four punch combination!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Feti misses with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Feti. Sumrall does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Feti swinging wildly here.
Feti misses with a series of wild punches.
Sumrall blocks a jab.
Malietoa Feti seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Feti lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sumrall has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sumrall and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sumrall seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Feti tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sumrall is able to avoid easily.
As Feti tries to get set, Sumrall tries to push him back and clinch up but Feti manages to avoid the attempt.
Feti misses with a hook
and Sumrall counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Feti misses with a wild body shot.
Feti throws an overhand right that lands on Sumrall's shoulder, as Sumrall tries to avoid the shot.
Feti fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sumrall on the side of the head.
Feti just misses with a punch to the body.
Feti throws a head kick but Sumrall moves out of range.
Sumrall tries to counter by clinching up but Feti breaks away and moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Feti.
Feti thows a leg kick but Sumrall checks it
letting Sumrall counter with a right hand.
Feti throws a leg kick
letting Sumrall counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sumrall uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Feti.
Feti scores with a jab to the jaw.
Feti throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Feti scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sumrall on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Feti cracks Sumrall with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Feti jabs Sumrall right on the nose. Sumrall blinks but takes it well.
A big right from Feti misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Feti scores with a jab. Sumrall acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Feti throws an off balance right hand
and Sumrall counters with a series of strikes. Feti will be more careful next time no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Feti throws a nice looking combination but Sumrall bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Feti misses with a hook
and Sumrall counters by moving into the clinch.
Sumrall takes an elbow to the forehead.
Feti breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sumrall blocks a leg kick.
As Feti tries to get set, Sumrall tries to push him back and clinch up but Feti manages to avoid the attempt.
Feti throws a hook to the side of Sumrall's head but Sumrall sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Feti looks to land a left hand but Sumrall moved out of range nicely.
Sumrall seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Malietoa Feti showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Malietoa Feti's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Feti throws an off balance right hand
and Sumrall counters with a two punch combo.
Feti lands a nice looking body shot.
Feti tries to work over Sumrall's front leg with a kick but Sumrall checks it.
Feti lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Sumrall blocks a head kick by Feti.
A little feinted left hand from Sumrall on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Feti ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sumrall uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Feti.
As Feti tries to get set, Sumrall tries to push him back and clinch up but Feti manages to avoid the attempt.
Feti tries to clinch there but Sumrall circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Feti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Feti works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sumrall checks a leg kick nicely.
Sumrall is looking to counter punch.
The fighters circling - Feti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sumrall appears to be looking for a big counter.
Feti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sumrall appears to be looking for a big counter.
Feti misses with a looping right.
Sumrall thinks about countering with a head kick.
Feti just misses with a punch to the body.
Feti fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sumrall looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Feti looks to score with a jab to the body but Sumrall is just out of range.
As Feti tries to get set, Sumrall tries to push him back and clinch up but Feti manages to avoid the attempt.
Feti scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sumrall in his tracks.
Sumrall takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Feti throws a shot to the body.
Feti tests Sumrall's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sumrall uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Feti.
It looked like Sumrall wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Feti scores with a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Feti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sumrall tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Feti manages to circle out of the way.
Sumrall uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Feti.
Sumrall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sumrall is looking to counter punch.
Feti misses with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Feti.
Feti lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Feti scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Feti falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sumrall counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Feti misses with an uppercut
and Sumrall counters with a series of strikes. Feti will be more careful next time no doubt.
Feti takes a swing at Sumrall's ribcage but misses.
Feti moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sumrall blocks a leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Sumrall on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Feti throws a head kick that misses.
Sumrall tries to counter by clinching up but Feti breaks away and moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good work by Sumrall as he checks the leg kick.
Sumrall seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Malietoa Feti comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Feti winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Malietoa Feti!
Malietoa Feti decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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hype
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