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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marcello Sosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and jahai canty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marcello Sosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, jahai canty!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sosa stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
No joy there for Sosa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sosa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
canty takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Sosa swinging wilding here.
Sosa cracks canty with a right hand to the side of the head.
canty misses with a series of wild punches.
canty showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sosa.
Sosa's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Sosa duly obliges.
Sosa throws out a powerful jab.
Sosa misses with the combination.
canty showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sosa.
Sosa scores with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
canty walks into a jab.
canty closes the distance and clinches up with Sosa, looking for a takedown. canty pushes Sosa against the cage but Sosa circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sosa with a nice cross.
canty is looking to clinch.
Sosa throws a nice looking combination but canty bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
canty breaks from the clinch.
Sosa is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Sosa throws a series of strikes that have canty backpedaling.
canty has a takedown stuffed.
canty drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sosa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
canty has taken the fight to the clinch.
canty tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sosa just stands there and leans against the cage.
Marcello Sosa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of jahai canty.
Sosa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but canty has him pressed against the cage.
canty breaks from the clinch.
A cross from Sosa lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
canty throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Sosa to counter with a crisp jab.
canty takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Marcello Sosa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sosa throws a one two combo.
Sosa looks to land a combination but canty avoids it well.
Sosa throws a one two combo.
Sosa lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as canty backs up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
canty shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sosa but Sosa pushes him off and we're back to square one.
canty looks gassed!
canty fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sosa jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sosa throws a series of strikes that have canty backpedaling.
A jab lands there for Sosa.
A nice combination there by Sosa.
canty is rocked!
Sosa scores with a sloppy right hand. canty should have avoided that one.
canty is still on wobbly legs! Can Sosa finish him?
Sosa moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
canty is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
canty tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sosa swivels and escapes.
canty seems to have recovered his senses.
Sosa looks to land a combination but canty avoids it well.
Sosa closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Sosa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sosa is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
canty on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
canty walks into a stiff left hand from Sosa.
Sosa keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sosa lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sosa with a hook.
Sosa throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck canty on the side of the head.
canty tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sosa swivels and escapes.
canty shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sosa as he jumps to the side.
canty should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
canty walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
canty slips a jab and a cross from Sosa.
canty fails with the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
canty misses with a takedown attempt - Sosa sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
canty avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sosa is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Sosa lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as canty backs up against the cage.
canty feints and as Sosa raises his hands in defense, canty changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sosa wants to stand and escape but canty is having none of it.
canty tries to free his leg and advance position but Sosa is retaining full guard.
canty stands up and waves to Sosa to follow him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sosa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
canty slips a jab and a cross from Sosa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcello Sosa dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
canty is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sosa.
Sosa works the jab nicely.
Sosa lands a glancing blow to the side of canty's head.
Sosa misses with a combination
and canty moves into the clinch.
canty tightens his grip and picks Sosa up, before dumping him to the ground. Sosa manages to land in guard.
canty stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sosa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sosa keeping moving, preventing canty from controlling successfully.
Sosa wants to get back to his feet but canty is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sosa keeping moving, preventing canty from controlling successfully.
Sosa wants to get back to his feet but canty is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Sosa throws a one two combo.
canty moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sosa cracks canty with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sosa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice body punch from Sosa.
canty fails with the takedown
and Sosa counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Sosa misses with a few strikes there.
Sosa throws a one two combo.
Sosa lands a really nice looking cross but canty seems unphased.
canty on the wrong end of a nice jab.
canty will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Marcello Sosa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sosa lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A jab from Sosa misses.
canty wants to clinch up but Sosa keeps it at a distance.
A solid leg kick lands there for canty.
Sosa looks to land a combination but canty avoids it well.
Donk. Sosa catches canty right on the button with a cross.
canty looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sosa is fending him off so far but canty persists. Nope, Sosa circles away and we're back to standing.
Marcello Sosa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of jahai canty.
Sosa lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as canty backs up against the cage.
canty fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Sosa. No joy for canty on that attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
canty displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sosa throws out the jab.
Sosa looks to land a combination but canty avoids it well.
Sosa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
canty throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sosa counters with a nice uppercut.
Sosa lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Sosa scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
canty shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sosa but Sosa pushes him off and we're back to square one.
canty has a takedown stuffed.
Sosa displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Sosa throws a series of strikes that have canty backpedaling.
Sosa lands a nice hook to canty's body. canty takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sosa throws a right and a left that canty avoids nicely.
canty throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sosa counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Marcello Sosa is winning the standup battle so far.
Sosa throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sosa lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Horrible takedown by canty or perhaps it was just good defense by Sosa which made him look bad.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sosa.
Sosa throws a right and a left that canty avoids nicely.
canty fails with the takedown.
A jab from Sosa misses.
No joy there for Sosa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
canty scores with a kick to the body.
canty throws a right and a left that both miss.
canty slips a jab and a cross from Sosa.
Sosa is working the combinations to good effect here.
canty on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sosa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jab, jab by Sosa - just one landing.
Sosa lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Sosa cracks canty with a good jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcello Sosa dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
canty takes one on the button.
Sosa throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Sosa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sosa looks to land a combination. canty sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A punch combination from Sosa misses.
canty looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
canty not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sosa wants to get back to his feet.
canty stalling.
Sosa wants to get back to his feet.
canty takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with canty in particular looking to stall.
Sosa wants to get back to his feet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sosa scores with a jab.
Sosa throws a right and a left that both miss.
canty looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
canty trying to control but Sosa is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
canty prevents Sosa from getting back to his feet.
canty passes Sosa's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Sosa tries to kick canty off but canty keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - canty has eaten all the pies!
Sosa pushes canty off and gets back to his feet.
A jab from Sosa finds it's way through canty's defenses.
Sosa misses with a double jab
and canty counters with a takedown into side control.
canty working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sosa tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Sosa covering up well under a series of strikes from canty.
Sosa is trying to stand back up.
Sosa trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
canty cracks Sosa with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Sosa from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
canty lands a shot to the head.
canty looking for the choke from the back.
Sosa is keeping busy.
canty controlling from the back.
jahai canty has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sosa controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
And that's the end of the fight!
jahai canty comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sosa has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcello Sosa!
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