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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nir Sosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marty Garcilazo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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200 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
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180 cm
23
200 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nir Sosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marty Garcilazo!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Colin Fray and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sosa gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Sosa preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Garcilazo throwing strikes but missing.
Sosa wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garcilazo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Garcilazo cracks Sosa with a solid left hand.
Sosa working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Garcilazo.
Sosa keeping full guard, as Garcilazo tries to pass.
Garcilazo trying to control the position from guard on top but Sosa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Garcilazo throws a big elbow that misses.
Garcilazo looking to sit in guard and control but Sosa gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sosa with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcilazo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sosa manages to get himself to full guard.
Sosa working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Garcilazo.
Garcilazo trying to control the position from guard on top but Sosa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Garcilazo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sosa is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sosa throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Garcilazo wants to sweep but Sosa has passed to side control!
Garcilazo tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Sosa presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sosa content just to control the position here.
Garcilazo is in all sorts of trouble here.
Sosa has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Garcilazo's face.
Sosa working the ground and pound effectively.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Garcilazo can't escape the position.
Sosa lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcilazo is wriggling around trying to escape.
Sosa postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Garcilazo looks a forlorn figure.
Sosa scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Garcilazo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sosa landing strikes from the mount.
Garcilazo is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sosa is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Garcilazo can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Sosa is landing with some decent strikes but Garcilazo is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Sosa lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Garcilazo hang on?
Garcilazo wants to hold on but Sosa pushes him away.
Sosa looking to control but Garcilazo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sosa lands with some strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sosa trying to control but Garcilazo is having none of it.
Sosa lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Garcilazo hang on?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nir Sosa dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Garcilazo misses with a takedown attempt - Sosa sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Garcilazo closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Garcilazo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sosa tries to roll over but Garcilazo keeps him under control.
Sosa trying to control here.
Sosa wants to get back to full guard.
Sosa has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Garcilazo is working away from the top position though.
Garcilazo seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Garcilazo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sosa is pressing down on Garcilazo's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Sosa looking for a sweep. Not yet Sosa, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcilazo throws a big elbow that misses.
Garcilazo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sosa is adopting a defensive guard.
Garcilazo controlling from the top position.
Nir Sosa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Garcilazo landing with the ground and pound.
Garcilazo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Garcilazo wants to control from the top but Sosa keeps moving.
Sosa trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcilazo works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Sosa is looking for a sweep. Garcilazo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Garcilazo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Garcilazo wants to pass to mount but Sosa is defending the position.
Sosa wants to control but Garcilazo is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Garcilazo connects with a nice short shot to Sosa's temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garcilazo is trying to control the action in half guard but Sosa is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sosa avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Garcilazo.
Garcilazo tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sosa knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Sosa trying to hold on to Garcilazo's head to control him but Garcilazo postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sosa avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Garcilazo.
Sosa wants to control but Garcilazo is keeping busy.
Ground and pound from Garcilazo.
Garcilazo scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Garcilazo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sosa tries to roll over but Garcilazo keeps him under control.
Garcilazo tries to pass to full mount but Sosa defends it.
Sosa has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Garcilazo is working away from the top position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcilazo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sosa defending well though.
Garcilazo prevents Sosa from improving his position.
Garcilazo lands with a punch from half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garcilazo looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Sosa has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Garcilazo is working away from the top position though.
Garcilazo wants to free his trapped foot but Sosa is holding on for dear life with his legs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sosa blocking the ground and pound attempt from Garcilazo.
Garcilazo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marty Garcilazo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Sosa slaps away a takedown attempt from Garcilazo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Garcilazo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sosa defends it nicely.
Sosa loads up on a big right hand but Garcilazo slips the punch.
Garcilazo fails with the takedown
and Sosa counters with a shoot takedown. Garcilazo fights it but they end up in guard.
Nir Sosa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marty Garcilazo.
Garcilazo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sosa doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sosa manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Garcilazo keeping full guard, as Sosa tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sosa trying to control the position from guard on top but Garcilazo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Garcilazo is pulling down on Sosa's head. It's preventing any offense from Sosa, at least for the moment.
Garcilazo wants to sweep but no luck.
Sosa works over Garcilazo with some ground and pound from guard.
Sosa missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Garcilazo is trying to control the position but Sosa postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sosa trying to control but Garcilazo is working from the bottom.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Garcilazo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sosa sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Garcilazo somewhat.
Garcilazo dives in and grabs Sosa's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sosa pushes down on Garcilazo's head and hops out.
Garcilazo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sosa but Sosa pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sosa jabs Garcilazo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sosa.
Garcilazo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Garcilazo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Garcilazo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sosa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Garcilazo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sosa tries to avoid it but Garcilazo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sosa to the ground. Sosa escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Garcilazo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sosa counters with a shoot takedown. Garcilazo fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sosa lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sosa's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sosa preventing the sweep.
Sosa is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcilazo wants to improve his position but instead Sosa has moved into half guard.
Sosa trying to control from Garcilazo's half guard. Garcilazo has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Garcilazo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sosa with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sosa wants to control from the top but Garcilazo keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nir Sosa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sosa 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nir Sosa!
Nir Sosa really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that TFP Graphics - Pit Inc logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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