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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben de la Sosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Louis Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ben de la Sosa has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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212 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ben de la Sosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Louis Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Mauricio Rocha and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left lands for Johnson.
de la Sosa is rocked!
It looks like Ben de la Sosa has been cut.
Johnson misses with a looping right.
Oh de la Sosa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
An inside leg kick lands from de la Sosa.
de la Sosa seems to have got his legs back now.
Johnson tries to clinch up.
de la Sosa scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Johnson drives through with a takedown into guard.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but de la Sosa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
de la Sosa keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson cracks de la Sosa with a solid left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
de la Sosa is looking to stand up but Johnson isn't so interested in that idea.
Johnson throwing strikes from guard but de la Sosa blocks nicely.
Johnson postures up.
de la Sosa pulls Johnson in close to his closed guard and prevents Johnson from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but de la Sosa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
de la Sosa looking for a sweep. Not yet de la Sosa, not yet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
de la Sosa lands with a kick to the temple. Johnson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Johnson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Johnson takes a kick to the side of the head.
de la Sosa wants to clinch.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt - de la Sosa sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
de la Sosa rushes Johnson and presses him up against the cage.
de la Sosa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming de la Sosa to the mat! de la Sosa manages to get full guard.
Johnson looking to pass the guard.
de la Sosa knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Johnson on the ground.
Johnson looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
de la Sosa manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
de la Sosa gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Johnson with a nice head shot there.
de la Sosa trying to keep a closed guard but Johnson is proving a slippery customer.
de la Sosa lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Johnson!
Johnson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
de la Sosa looking to control but Johnson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Johnson tries to lock up and control but de la Sosa gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
de la Sosa prevents Johnson from getting the reversal.
de la Sosa looking to control but Johnson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Johnson tries to hold on but de la Sosa postures up.
de la Sosa lands a big elbow.
de la Sosa breaks from Johnson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Johnson can't escape the position.
de la Sosa blocks Johnson's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Johnson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Johnson is squirming around, avoiding de la Sosa's attempts to control the action.
Johnson sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
de la Sosa perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson punching from the bottom.
Johnson moves into full guard.
de la Sosa trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Johnson is on top in guard.
Johnson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Johnson stands up over de la Sosa, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Johnson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. de la Sosa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
de la Sosa trying to control the position.
Johnson works over de la Sosa with some ground and pound from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Louis Johnson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ben de la Sosa's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Johnson shoots for a takedown but de la Sosa saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Johnson stuffs the takedown.
Johnson fails with the takedown
and de la Sosa counters with a straight right hand.
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by de la Sosa.
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
de la Sosa misses with a two punch combination.
A nice combination there by de la Sosa.
Johnson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
de la Sosa sneaks back into half guard.
de la Sosa wants to improve his position but Johnson is controlling well.
Johnson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Johnson is tying to control. de la Sosa wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Johnson stops de la Sosa from getting back to his feet.
Johnson throwing shots but de la Sosa is blocking nicely.
Johnson wants to free his trapped foot but de la Sosa is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
de la Sosa is trying to control but can't.
Louis Johnson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Johnson tries to score with a low kick but de la Sosa moves his leg out of the way.
Johnson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. de la Sosa doesn't seem bothered though.
Johnson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. de la Sosa sprawls well initially but Johnson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Johnson working the head and body with strikes.
Johnson seems to be looking for submissions.
de la Sosa manages to get to full guard.
de la Sosa looking to control.
Johnson passes into half guard.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet.
Johnson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
de la Sosa is looking to improve his position.
Johnson wants to take a breather but de la Sosa is having none of it.
de la Sosa is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Johnson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
de la Sosa pushes Johnson off looking to stand but Johnson dives back in and keeps control.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
de la Sosa lands with a slapping head kick.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from de la Sosa.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Johnson throwing strikes but missing.
de la Sosa working a defensive guard here.
Johnson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. de la Sosa is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
de la Sosa trying to keep a closed guard but Johnson is proving a slippery customer.
Johnson is looking to work some ground and pound but de la Sosa has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Johnson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
de la Sosa will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Johnson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. de la Sosa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Johnson stops de la Sosa from standing up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
de la Sosa connects with a high kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
de la Sosa stalling.
Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Johnson avoids the head kick by de la Sosa.
Johnson fails in his attempt to clinch.
de la Sosa misses with a takedown attempt
and Johnson counters with a left and a right that stings de la Sosa.
de la Sosa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Left hook, right uppercut from de la Sosa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
de la Sosa circles away from the clinch attempt.
de la Sosa scores with a head kick.
de la Sosa tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
de la Sosa throws a head kick that misses.
de la Sosa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Johnson tries to clinch up.
Johnson lands with a big right hook that stumbles de la Sosa - he's out on his feet here! Johnson follows up with another monster hook that separates de la Sosa from consciousness! de la Sosa falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Johnson stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Louis Johnson!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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