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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Theta Knox (ranked 3028 p4p, 329 weight class) and Chael Sonnen (ranked 3046 p4p, 331 weight class). Knox comes to the cage accompanied by Shocking Lemon | Inner Light. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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177 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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185 cm
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180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
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Dangerous GnP
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Theta Knox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chael Sonnen!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Nard Betker and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knox throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sonnen moves out of range of the leg kick from Knox.
Sonnen is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Knox throws an off balance right hand
and Sonnen counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Knox is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Knox keeping moving, preventing Sonnen from controlling successfully.
Knox trying to control the position.
Sonnen scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sonnen forces his way into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox moves into full guard.
Knox controls Sonnen momentarily but Sonnen frees himself.
Sonnen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonnen trying to control the position from guard on top but Knox is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sonnen works over Knox with some ground and pound from guard.
Sonnen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Knox trying to control the position.
Knox is really struggling to control Sonnen but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Knox working for a triangle but Sonnen defends it easily.
Knox not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sonnen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
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.
Sonnen is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sonnen works over Knox with some ground and pound from guard.
Sonnen wants to control from the top but Knox keeps moving.
Sonnen is in close to Knox's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Knox trying to keep a closed guard but Sonnen is proving a slippery customer.
Sonnen distracts Knox with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Knox has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sonnen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Knox working for a triangle but Sonnen defends it easily.
Sonnen landing with the ground and pound.
Sonnen stands up over Knox, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
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.
Sonnen lands a couple of elbows.
Knox is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sonnen trying to control the position from guard on top but Knox is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sonnen keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Knox's head.
Sonnen with a nice head shot there.
Knox is rocked!
Sonnen arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Knox's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Chael Sonnen!
Our winner, Chael 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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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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