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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kristus Koistinen (ranked 827 p4p, 114 weight class) and Dao Sonnen (ranked 1063 p4p, 144 weight class). Sonnen is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Sure to be sure. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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187 lbs
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198 lbs
13 - 5 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Kristus Koistinen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dao Sonnen!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koistinen misses with a double jab.
Sonnen jabs at Koistinen's body.
Koistinen lands a jab to the nose.
It looks like Dao Sonnen has been cut.
Good leg kick by Sonnen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Koistinen swings for the body but Sonnen moves out of range.
Sonnen lands with a nice body punch.
Sonnen misses with a straight left.
Sonnen doesn't manage to clinch there - Koistinen circles away.
Kristus Koistinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sonnen scores with a push kick.
Sonnen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Koistinen.
Koistinen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sonnen. Sonnen obviously looking to wear him down.
Koistinen gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Sonnen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sonnen blocks a jab.
A little jabbing left from Sonnen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Koistinen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sonnen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonnen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Koistinen.
Koistinen misses with a looping right.
Koistinen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sonnen is out of range and Koistinen settles back down.
Sonnen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sonnen lands a really nice looking cross but Koistinen seems unphased.
Nice defenses there by Sonnen.
Koistinen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sonnen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Koistinen thinking.
Koistinen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Koistinen throws a sloppy body shot
and Sonnen counters with an outside leg kick.
Koistinen misses with a shot to the body
and Sonnen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice cross by Koistinen.
Sonnen moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice body kick from Sonnen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koistinen throws a body punch but Sonnen moves out of range.
Koistinen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Koistinen wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Koistinen moves out of range as Sonnen strikes.
Koistinen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Koistinen throws a body punch but Sonnen moves out of range.
Sonnen only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Koistinen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Koistinen connects with a solid leg kick.
Koistinen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Koistinen misses with a body shot
and Sonnen counters with a nice body shot.
Sonnen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sonnen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sonnen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Koistinen.
Koistinen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Koistinen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sonnen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koistinen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sonnen checks it well.
Koistinen thows a leg kick but Sonnen checks it
and Sonnen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice uppercut lands for Sonnen. That snapped Koistinen's head back.
Sonnen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Koistinen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sonnen checks a leg kick.
Sonnen replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Koistinen blocks it well.
Koistinen throws a lazy uppercut
and Sonnen counters with a nice leg kick.
Koistinen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sonnen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sonnen looks to land a left hand but Koistinen moved out of range nicely.
Sonnen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sonnen throws a leg kick which misses Koistinen's front leg but catches the back leg as Koistinen tries to avoid it.
Good shot there by Sonnen.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Donk. Koistinen catches Sonnen right on the button with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen lands a really nice looking cross but Koistinen seems unphased.
Koistinen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sonnen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sonnen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Koistinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sonnen manages to avoid it.
Koistinen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Koistinen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sonnen appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A slow jab from Koistinen misses its intended target.
A swing and a miss from Koistinen.
Sonnen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Koistinen throws a body kick that misses
and Sonnen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sonnen scoring well with a low kick there.
The fighters circling - Koistinen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dao Sonnen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dao Sonnen's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Koistinen throws a leg kick but Sonnen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sonnen flicks out a counter leg kick but Koistinen steps away.
Sonnen ducks under a wild hook from Koistinen.
Koistinen throws a body punch but Sonnen moves out of range.
Koistinen 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.
Sonnen wants to counter the offense by Koistinen and move into the clinch position.
Koistinen misses with an uppercut. Sonnen saw that one coming.
Sonnen scores with a jab to the body.
Sonnen misses with a low kick.
Sonnen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Koistinen can pounce on him.
Koistinen thows a leg kick but Sonnen checks it
and Sonnen holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sonnen lands a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Koistinen is looking to break free of the clinch but Sonnen has double underhooks.
Koistinen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Koistinen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Koistinen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
I was talking to Koistinen's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonnen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sonnen prevents a body shot from Koistinen.
The referee is keeping an eye on Koistinen - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Sonnen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sonnen tries to work over Koistinen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sonnen scores with a hook to the body.
Koistinen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Koistinen tried to score with a low kick but Sonnen checks it.
Sonnen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sonnen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Koistinen.
Dao Sonnen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Koistinen wants to land a leg kick but Sonnen is out of range.
Koistinen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Koistinen lands a nice shot to the body.
Koistinen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Koistinen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sonnen moves out of range as Koistinen throws a body kick.
Sonnen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Koistinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sonnen manages to avoid it.
Koistinen sets himself, and Sonnen steps forward looking for the clinch! Koistinen avoids it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koistinen throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Sonnen fakes the leg kick and cracks Koistinen in the body.
Sonnen lands with a hook. Koistinen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sonnen lands a jab to the nose.
Koistinen moves to clinch but Sonnen breaks away
and Sonnen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Koistinen 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.
Sonnen scores with the left hand. Koistinen knows he should have avoided that one.
Koistinen misses the shot to the body.
Koistinen throws a body shot but no joy.
Sonnen tries to land a front kick but Koistinen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sonnen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sonnen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koistinen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A nice side step and Sonnen releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Koistinen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sonnen feints a counter leg kick.
Sonnen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Koistinen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sonnen drives through and clinches with Koistinen against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Koistinen.
Koistinen struggles to land a body shot inside as Sonnen controls his hands.
Sonnen blocks an uppercut.
Koistinen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Koistinen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sonnen.
Sonnen works Koistinen's body with a nice hook.
Sonnen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Koistinen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sonnen is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Koistinen with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Koistinen. Sonnen does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen dips to his left and cracks Koistinen with an uppercut!
Some wild striking there from Koistinen.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koistinen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sonnen is out of range.
Sonnen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sonnen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sonnen throws a body shot but no joy.
Koistinen throws a leg kick
and Sonnen counters with a slapping leg kick.
Koistinen misses with the combination.
Koistinen throws a leg kick but Sonnen checks it.
Koistinen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dao Sonnen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Dao Sonnen's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Koistinen misses with a left hand
and Sonnen counters with a leg kick.
Sonnen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Koistinen.
Sonnen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Koistinen throws a body punch but Sonnen moves out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Koistinen.
Sonnen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sonnen is trying to counter with his kicks.
Koistinen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Koistinen misses with a body shot
and Sonnen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Koistinen takes one to the side of the head.
Sonnen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Koistinen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sonnen throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Koistinen misses its intended target.
Koistinen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sonnen counters with a slapping leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Koistinen thows a leg kick but Sonnen checks it
and Sonnen counters with a body kick.
Sonnen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Koistinen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonnen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Koistinen misses with a straight left.
A jab lands there for Sonnen.
Koistinen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Koistinen's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Sonnen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Koistinen misses with a left hand
and Sonnen counters with a crisp right that sends Koistinen to the canvas! Sonnen follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dao Sonnen!
Dao Sonnen is the new middleweight champion!
Our winner, Dao Sonnen, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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hype
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