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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barney Phife (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bartlomiej Sosnowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phife comes to the cage accompanied by Fernandinho - Mais Alto. Bartlomiej Sosnowski has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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215 lbs
11 - 8 - 0 |
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224 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Counter striker
Good gas tank |
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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
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Barney Phife!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bartlomiej Sosnowski!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Atkins and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phife throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Phife lands a nice shot that snaps Sosnowski's head back.
Sosnowski ducks right into an uppercut from Phife.
Phife takes a swing at Sosnowski's ribcage but misses.
Phife throws a low kick but Sosnowski avoids it.
Sosnowski staying out of range there.
Phife tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Phife wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sosnowski misses with a low kick.
Sosnowski shoots for a takedown but Phife saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Phife blocks a low kick nicely.
Phife misses with an uppercut. Sosnowski saw that one coming.
Sosnowski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Phife.
Barney Phife seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Phife misses its intended target.
Sosnowski shoots in but Phife avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Phife tests Sosnowski's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phife misses with a few strikes there.
A combination from Phife does no damage.
A left and a right from Phife both land. Nice combination.
Sosnowski throws a hook but Phife avoids it easily.
Phife lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Phife scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sosnowski looks for a takedown but Phife sprawls well.
Barney Phife has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bartlomiej Sosnowski.
Phife feints and as Sosnowski raises his hands in defense, Phife changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sosnowski wants to sweep here but Phife controlling him for the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Phife accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sosnowski is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Phife wants to pass the guard but Sosnowski is keeping the position.
Sosnowski utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Phife trying to control but Sosnowski is working from the bottom.
Sosnowski has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Phife can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sosnowski manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Phife manages to get himself to full guard.
Sosnowski throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Phife works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sosnowski looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Phife working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sosnowski.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sosnowski slips nicely into half guard.
Sosnowski wants to free his trapped foot but Phife is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Sosnowski controlling the action here.
Phife is trying to stand back up but Sosnowski is controlling him
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sosnowski not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sosnowski slows the pace down in half guard.
Sosnowski with the ground and pound but Phife uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Sosnowski won't allow Phife to get back to his feet.
Phife keeping full guard, as Sosnowski tries to pass.
Sosnowski has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sosnowski throwing strikes from guard but Phife blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barney Phife dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Phife misses the jab.
Sosnowski tries to work over Phife's front leg with a kick but Phife checks it.
Phife misses the shot to the body.
Phife lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jab, jab by Phife - just one landing.
Phife scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Sosnowski is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Phife's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Sosnowski trying to control here.
Sosnowski has his hands clasped together around Phife's back. He's all about the action.
Sosnowski blocking the ground and pound attempt from Phife.
Phife not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sosnowski is staying active underneath Phife, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Phife missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Phife wants to pass the guard but Sosnowski is defending well.
Phife is working hard here to advance position.
Sosnowski wants to get back to full guard.
Sosnowski wants to control but Phife is keeping busy.
Phife is looking to take a break and control but Sosnowski is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Phife wants to pass to mount but Sosnowski is defending the position.
Phife is keen to just control but Sosnowski is a slippery customer.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Sosnowski is concentrating on defense, preventing Phife from advancing position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Phife tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sosnowski was well out of range. Poor timing from Phife.
Phife connects with a right hand. Sosnowski shakes it off.
A jab lands there for Phife.
Sosnowski misses with a straight right.
A low kick from Sosnowski misses
and Phife counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Phife.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Phife wants to pass the guard but Sosnowski is keeping the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sosnowski is on top in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sosnowski accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sosnowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Phife is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sosnowski in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sosnowski throwing strikes from guard but Phife blocks nicely.
Phife wants to stand and escape but Sosnowski is having none of it.
Sosnowski trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sosnowski trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sosnowski content to stall in guard here.
Sosnowski pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Phife is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sosnowski tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice sprawl there from Phife as Sosnowski shoots in.
Phife misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sosnowski.
Phife shoots in and gets a takedown into Sosnowski's guard.
Phife with a nice head shot there.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sosnowski is on top in guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sosnowski controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sosnowski in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barney Phife dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Phife lands with a good body shot.
Sosnowski walks into a stiff left hand from Phife.
Phife throws a shot from downtown. Sosnowski moves away and avoids it.
A big right from Phife misses.
Phife throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sosnowski shoots for a takedown but Phife saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Phife scores with a hook.
The crowd cheers as Phife lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sosnowski doesn't seem phased though.
Sosnowski throws a front kick aimed at Phife's knee but Phife avoids it well.
Phife misses with a right hand
and Sosnowski counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
A telegraphed right hand from Phife misses the target.
Sosnowski moves out of range of the strikes.
Sosnowski throws the left hand but Phife avoids the punch easily.
Sosnowski misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phife lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sosnowski at a distance.
A punch combination from Phife misses.
Phife looks to throw the jab but Sosnowski is out of range.
Phife checks a low kick from Sosnowski.
Phife works the jab nicely.
Phife misses with a two punch combination.
Good shot there by Phife.
Sosnowski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sosnowski takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Phife throws a shot to the body.
Sosnowski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Phife throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circling - Phife throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Phife works Sosnowski's body with a nice hook.
Bartlomiej Sosnowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phife checks a leg kick.
Phife misses with a double jab
and Sosnowski counters with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sosnowski misses with a head kick.
Phife gets the takedown into side control.
Phife working the ground and pound but Sosnowski is defending the strikes.
Phife misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Sosnowski taking a bit of punishment here - Phife scoring with strikes.
Phife looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Sosnowski is avoiding damage well.
Phife lands some shots froms side control.
Phife working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Phife is working Sosnowski over with some ground and pound from side control.
Sosnowski takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Sosnowski defending against the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A control attempt from Sosnowski but he's now mounted!
The referee warns Sosnowski that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Phife jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Sosnowski is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Sosnowski and Phife has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Sosnowski dodges the ground and pound from Phife.
Sosnowski manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Sosnowski controlling the pace.
Phife pushes Sosnowski off looking to stand but Sosnowski dives back in and keeps control.
Sosnowski stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sosnowski is looking to advance position but Phife won't allow it.
Sosnowski thows a huge punch but Phife dodges it nicely.
Sosnowski trying to control from half guard but Phife is working away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sosnowski trying to advance position but Phife counters by regaining guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Barney Phife showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Phife 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barney Phife!
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hype
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