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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jean Pelletier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Sonnen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jean Pelletier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jake Sonnen!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sonnen moves in looking to clinch but Pelletier pushes him off.
Sonnen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pelletier connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sonnen. Sonnen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sonnen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sonnen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Pelletier scores with the left hand. Sonnen knows he should have avoided that one.
Pelletier gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pelletier lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sonnen backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pelletier creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pelletier displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sonnen up against the cage.
Pelletier drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sonnen gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Pelletier lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sonnen backwards.
Sonnen is trying to push Pelletier away but Pelletier has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Pelletier has a couple of punches blocked by Sonnen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonnen is trying to break the clinch but Pelletier is controlling him.
Pelletier manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Sonnen is trying to break the clinch but Pelletier has him pressed against the cage.
Pelletier breaks the clinch.
Pelletier pushes Sonnen up against the cage in a clinch.
Sonnen drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pelletier tries for a takedown but Sonnen manages to get underhooks.
Sonnen drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sonnen has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Pelletier avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Jean Pelletier has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Sonnen.
Sonnen takes a shot to the head.
Pelletier leaning against his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pelletier effectively controlling the action here.
Pelletier pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sonnen clinches but Pelletier breaks the clinch
and Pelletier counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Pelletier pushes Sonnen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pelletier lands a right hand.
Pelletier lands a nice uppercut.
Pelletier pushes Sonnen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Pelletier.
Sonnen goes for a takedown in the clinch but Pelletier prevents it.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Pelletier stops a takedown attempt from Sonnen.
Pelletier's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pelletier circles away from the clinch attempt
and Pelletier counters with a single leg into guard. Sonnen didn't expect that.
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.
Pelletier loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pelletier controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Pelletier pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sonnen is keeping the position for now.
Pelletier won't allow Sonnen to get back to his feet.
Pelletier sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Sonnen's guard.
Pelletier lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sonnen is trying to escape back to his feet but Pelletier uses the scramble to pass into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen is trying to escape the position but Pelletier is controlling the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sonnen can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sonnen is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Pelletier has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Pelletier controlling the position.
Pelletier cracks Sonnen with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Sonnen is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Pelletier asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Pelletier decides to take the fight back to the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Pelletier dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Pelletier throws a series of strikes that have Sonnen backpedaling.
Sonnen tries to clinch
and Pelletier counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sonnen thinking.
Pelletier stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pelletier wants it to stay on the feet.
Pelletier throws a shot to the body.
Sonnen stuffs the takedown attempt from Pelletier. Pelletier gets slowly back to his feet.
Pelletier wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A jab from Pelletier does it's job there.
Pelletier throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pelletier lands with an uppercut that bounces Sonnen off the cage and back into rage.
Sonnen wants to clinch but Pelletier slips to the side
and Pelletier counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sonnen drops his hands momentarily and Pelletier takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pelletier lands with an uppercut that bounces Sonnen off the cage and back into rage.
Pelletier lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Pelletier fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sonnen manages to avoid it.
Pelletier closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sonnen working hard to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pelletier softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pelletier stalling the fight.
Sonnen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pelletier stalling against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Pelletier.
Pelletier lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pelletier avoiding damage.
Pelletier has Sonnen pressed against the cage, preventing Sonnen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pelletier scores with a shot to the side of Sonnen's head.
Pelletier wants a takedown.
Pelletier lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sonnen backwards.
Pelletier is working for takedown but Sonnen is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jean Pelletier. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pelletier pressing his opponent against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sonnen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pelletier keeps control of Sonnen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pelletier goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sonnen prevents it.
Pelletier breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sonnen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sonnen tries to clinch
and Pelletier counters with a stiff right hand.
Sonnen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pelletier circles away from the clinch attempt
and Pelletier counters with a one-two to the body.
Pelletier forces Sonnen back against the cage and clinches.
Pelletier dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Pelletier manages to break the clinch.
Sonnen tries to clinch up
and Pelletier cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pelletier.
Pelletier thuds his right hand into Sonnen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Pelletier shoots in looking for a takedown but Sonnen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Pelletier's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sonnen darts in trying to clinch
and Pelletier counters by moving into the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sonnen misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pelletier creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pelletier displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sonnen up against the cage.
Pelletier lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pelletier has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sonnen avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Pelletier manages to break the clinch.
Pelletier misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sonnen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pelletier.
Sonnen forces Pelletier back against the cage and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pelletier stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Pelletier breaks from the clinch.
Sonnen wants to clinch
and Pelletier counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pelletier bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sonnen's head.
Pelletier cracks Sonnen with an open hand slap.
Pelletier misses with a straight left.
Sonnen walks into a jab.
Jean Pelletier is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sonnen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sonnen wants it to stay on the feet.
Sonnen wants to clinch but Pelletier slips to the side
and Pelletier counters by clinching up.
Pelletier tries to score a body lock takedown but Sonnen shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Pelletier throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pelletier misses with a punch on the inside.
Pelletier misses with some punches.
Pelletier throws a punch but it's blocked by Sonnen.
Pelletier pushes Sonnen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Pelletier dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Sonnen looks to clinch
and Pelletier counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pelletier closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sonnen to the mat! Sonnen manages to get full guard.
Sonnen pushes Pelletier off and scrambles back to his feet.
Sonnen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sonnen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pelletier was well out of range. Poor timing from Sonnen.
Sonnen shoots in for a takedown but Pelletier shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Pelletier throws a lazy right hand but Sonnen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pelletier gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sonnen lands with a left to the head.
Sonnen has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Pelletier avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Pelletier lands a right hand.
Pelletier throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pelletier.
Pelletier's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Pelletier lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pelletier breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pelletier throws a lazy right hand but Sonnen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pelletier misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pelletier misses with the combination.
Jean Pelletier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sonnen tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Pelletier counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Sonnen.
Pelletier moves into range and clinches up with Sonnen.
Pelletier breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pelletier bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sonnen tries for a takedown but Pelletier circles away easily
and Pelletier counters by clinching up.
Jean Pelletier has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Sonnen.
Sonnen jumps guard but Pelletier stands there with Sonnen around his waist. Sonnen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Pelletier just leaning against Sonnen, taking a breather.
Jean Pelletier is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sonnen is pushing Pelletier up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Pelletier lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sonnen or not.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sonnen breaks from the clinch.
Sonnen has a takedown stuffed.
Sonnen tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Pelletier counters with a single leg into guard. Sonnen didn't expect that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sonnen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pelletier stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sonnen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sonnen is looking to stand back up but Pelletier counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Sonnen.
Pelletier performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Sonnen is trying to stand up here but Pelletier is controlling him well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Pelletier looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Sonnen wants to get back to his feet.
Pelletier is taking a breather. Sonnen says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Jean Pelletier has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Sonnen tries to clinch
and Pelletier counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pelletier lands with a nice combination. Sonnen backs away looking to recover.
Pelletier cracks a nice hook into Sonnen's ribs.
Pelletier drives through and clinches with Sonnen against the cage.
Pelletier has Sonnen pressed against the cage, preventing Sonnen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jean Pelletier has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sonnen drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Pelletier gets the underhooks and prevents it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jean Pelletier showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pelletier has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jean Pelletier!
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