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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Putin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcello Sosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Sosa's choice of entrance music: HELLUVA LIFE. Vladimir Putin has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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148 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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169 cm
25
147 lbs
14 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vladimir Putin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marcello Sosa!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sosa, right into the meat.
Sosa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Putin.
Sosa misses with a straight left.
Putin closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Putin lands in his opponent's guard.
Putin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Putin not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Putin throwing strikes but missing.
Sosa looking to hit a scissor sweep but Putin is one step ahead there.
Putin tries to free his leg and advance position but Sosa is retaining full guard.
Putin with a nice head shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Putin looking to pass the guard.
Putin drops back, looking for a kneebar! Sosa looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Sosa looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Sosa!
Sosa decides to stand up, so the ref orders Putin to his feet.
Putin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sosa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sosa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Putin.
A combination from Putin does no damage.
Putin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sosa defends it nicely.
Putin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sosa throws a push kick but Putin slaps the foot to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sosa swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
so Putin counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Putin is breathing heavily.
Putin trying to control the position from guard on top but Sosa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sosa not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Sosa holds on and takes a little breather.
Putin postures up in Sosa's guard and throws a big left but Sosa blocks it.
Putin is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Putin trying to control but Sosa is working from the bottom.
Sosa pulls Putin in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sosa keeping moving, preventing Putin from controlling successfully.
Putin will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Putin thows a big elbow that misses.
Sosa is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sosa preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sosa moves away from the strike by Putin.
Sosa lands with a straight right. Putin didn't see that one coming.
Nice defenses there by Sosa.
Sosa connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sosa throws a shot to the body.
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.
Sosa misses with a series of wild punches.
Sosa lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Putin fails to land with a series of punches.
Sosa misses with a hook to the body
and Putin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Putin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sosa tries to avoid it but Putin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sosa to the ground. Sosa escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Putin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sosa misses the shot to the body.
Sosa lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Putin looks for a takedown but Sosa sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vladimir Putin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Putin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sosa wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Putin misses with a double jab
and Sosa counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sosa bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Putin's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Marcello Sosa will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sosa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Putin.
Sosa catches Putin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Putin misses with a double jab.
Sosa lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The fighters circle momentarily. Sosa darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sosa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Putin throws a hook to the side of Sosa's head but Sosa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sosa looks to score with a jab to the body but Putin is just out of range.
Putin tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sosa sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Putin somewhat.
Sosa is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Putin rather than just go for the knockout.
Sosa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sosa, as that shot connected.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sosa works the jab nicely.
Sosa leaves Putin with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sosa slips a straight right by Putin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sosa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Putin.
Sosa slips a straight right by Putin.
Sosa lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Sosa connects with the punch.
Sosa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Putin throws out the jab.
Vladimir Putin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sosa ducks under a wild hook from Putin.
Putin throws a right hand that Sosa ducks under and follows up with a left that Sosa also avoids with ease.
Sosa takes a swing at Putin's ribcage but misses.
Sosa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Putin.
Putin misses with a few strikes there.
Sosa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Putin.
Sosa throws out a powerful jab.
Sosa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sosa cracks a nice hook into Putin's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Putin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sosa's waist but Sosa gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Putin off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vladimir Putin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sosa lands a nice looking body shot.
Sosa moves away from the strike by Putin.
Sosa lands a jab.
Sosa paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jab from Sosa.
Putin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sosa tries to avoid it but Putin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sosa to the ground. Sosa escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sosa works Putin's body with a nice hook.
Sosa ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Sosa.
Putin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sosa to score with a decent uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sosa displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Sosa throws a good cross that connects.
Putin is rocked!
Sosa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Putin.
Sosa connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Oh Putin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sosa Rushes Putin and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Putin is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Sosa Piles on the pressure and Putin crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcello Sosa!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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