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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pete Doherty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauricio Sosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Doherty comes into the arena with You can't stand me now blaring out of the sound system. Sosa is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by HELLUVA LIFE. Pete Doherty has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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165 lbs
27 - 8 - 1 |
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162 lbs
23 - 7 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pete Doherty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mauricio Sosa!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sosa drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Doherty misses with a body shot.
Doherty throws a sloppy head kick and Sosa moves out of range easily.
Nice sprawl there from Sosa as Doherty shoots in.
Pete Doherty seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Doherty.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Doherty.
Doherty shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sosa but Sosa pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pete Doherty. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sosa lands a nice hook to Doherty's body. Doherty takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sosa misses with a leg kick
and Doherty counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Doherty ducks under a wild hook from Sosa.
Sosa wants to land a leg kick but Doherty is out of range.
Doherty shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sosa looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doherty wants to free his trapped foot but Sosa is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Doherty prevents Sosa from standing back up.
Doherty is controlling the pace.
Doherty throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doherty slows the pace down in half guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sosa looks to land a body kick but Doherty moved away.
Doherty is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sosa.
Sosa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sosa throws a leg kick but Doherty sees it coming and moves out of range.
Doherty pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Doherty misses.
Sosa connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Doherty momentarily.
Doherty fails with a takedown attempt.
Doherty tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sosa is able to avoid easily.
Doherty throws a leg kick
and Sosa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Doherty is looking to slow Sosa down with leg kicks.
Doherty throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sosa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big left from Doherty misses.
Jab by Sosa.
Doherty fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sosa is out of range.
Doherty shoots in but no luck this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doherty scores with a nice head shot.
Sosa scores with a jab. Doherty acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jab, jab by Sosa - just one landing.
Sosa lands a nice shot to the body.
Doherty checks a leg kick.
Sosa connects with a single shot there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sosa. Doherty does a little dance to reset his feet.
Doherty will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sosa defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Doherty.
Sosa throws a shot from downtown. Doherty moves away and avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Doherty shoots for a double leg takedown but Sosa sprawls well. He's pushed Doherty's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nice defenses there by Doherty.
Doherty drives through with a takedown into Sosa's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Pete Doherty will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Doherty walks into a straight right hand from Sosa.
Sosa throws out a powerful jab.
Sosa lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Doherty shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sosa but Sosa pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mauricio Sosa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Doherty uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sosa.
Sosa missing with a left hand there. Doherty was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Doherty is looking to chop away at Sosa's legs.
Doherty is looking to slow Sosa down with leg kicks.
Sosa throws the kick towards the body but Doherty avoids it.
Doherty avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nice takedown defense from Sosa. No joy for Doherty on that attempt.
Doherty tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Doherty has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sosa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sosa throws the left hand but Doherty avoids the punch easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Sosa misses the target.
Nice shot lands for Sosa.
Sosa is looking to score with low kicks.
Sosa scores with a jab to the head.
Sosa avoids the head kick by Doherty.
Sosa throws a jab but it's blocked by Doherty.
A nice inside leg kick there by Doherty. That's going to slow Sosa down.
Sosa stuns Doherty with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Doherty ducks under a wild hook from Sosa.
Sosa moves forwards but Doherty connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sosa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Doherty moves away.
Doherty dives in and grabs Sosa's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sosa pushes down on Doherty's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pete Doherty. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Sosa throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doherty avoids the body shot from Sosa.
Sosa throws a jab but it's blocked by Doherty.
Sosa takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Doherty looks to land a body kick but Sosa moved away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sosa thuds a left hand into Doherty's body.
Sosa tried to score with a low kick but Doherty checks it.
Sosa swings widly with a right hand
letting Doherty counter with a right hand.
Nice jab there from Doherty.
The fighters circling - Sosa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Doherty is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Doherty blocks a jab.
Doherty shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sosa sprawls well. Sosa wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Doherty gets slowly back to his feet.
Sosa lands a two punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sosa misses with a body kick.
Sosa moves in looking to clinch but Doherty pushes him off.
Doherty keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sosa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sosa defending well as Doherty loads up on a big left hand.
Doherty throws a leg kick but Sosa sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sosa throws a nice head kick!
A telegraphed right hand from Sosa misses the target.
Doherty looks to land a left hand but Sosa moved out of range nicely.
Sosa connects with a looping right hand.
Sosa avoids the head kick by Doherty.
Sosa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Doherty manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sosa lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sosa looks to land a left hand but Doherty moved out of range nicely.
A big right from Sosa misses.
Doherty 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 Doherty off to one side.
Sosa checks a low kick from Doherty.
Sosa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Doherty manages to avoid it.
Doherty moves out of range of the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big right from Sosa misses.
Doherty throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sosa moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sosa throws a low kick, looking for Doherty's leg but Doherty calmly moves out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Sosa. Doherty shrugs it off though.
Nice cross by Sosa.
Sosa darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mauricio Sosa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Sosa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Doherty paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Doherty misses with a body shot.
Doherty shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Doherty takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Doherty fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sosa checks it well.
A slow jab from Sosa misses its intended target.
Doherty thows a body kick. Sosa tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Doherty tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Doherty throws a leg kick but Sosa sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sosa lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sosa cracks Doherty with a good jab.
Doherty throws a low kick but Sosa avoids it.
Doherty throws a front kick aimed at Sosa's knee but Sosa avoids it well.
Sosa tries to clinch but Doherty is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sosa jabs Doherty right on the nose. Doherty blinks but takes it well.
Doherty throws a hook but Sosa blocks it.
Doherty is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Sosa's half guard.
Doherty thows a huge punch but Sosa dodges it nicely.
Doherty not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sosa really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Doherty. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Doherty is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Sosa has managed to free his arm - good work.
Doherty wants to control but Sosa is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sosa is trying to stand back up but Doherty is controlling him
Nice strikes from Doherty there.
Sosa wants to get back to his feet.
Doherty thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sosa's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Doherty is looking to advance position but Sosa won't allow it.
Doherty is working for a kimura here but Sosa manages to reverse the position and he's now in Doherty's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doherty trying to keep a closed guard but Sosa is proving a slippery customer.
Doherty is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sosa defends well.
Doherty is trying to keep Sosa in close.
Doherty is pulling down on Sosa's head. It's preventing any offense from Sosa, at least for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doherty is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Doherty has a closed guard, preventing Sosa from standing up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doherty is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sosa defends well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pete Doherty showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Doherty 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Mauricio Sosa!
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Mauricio Sosa!
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight for Mauricio Sosa!
Mauricio Sosa wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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