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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Garcia (ranked 4637 p4p, 394 weight class) and Kaiser Sosa (ranked 5132 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andrew Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kaiser Sosa!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Paulo Santos and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sosa is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sosa gets a takedown into half guard.
Sosa tries to pass the half guard into mount. Garcia knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garcia tries to kick Sosa off but Sosa keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Garcia moves into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sosa looking to sit in guard and control but Garcia gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Garcia is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sosa is looking for a triangle here but Garcia uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
You can see the frustration on Sosa's face as Garcia controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia wants to stand but Sosa is controlling his arm.
Garcia controls the position.
Sosa sneaks back into half guard.
Sosa is trying to maintain the position but Garcia is very close to passing his half guard.
Garcia looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Garcia seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Garcia trying to control the pace.
Sosa wants to get back to full guard.
Garcia prevents Sosa from standing back up.
That's two 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 wants to improve his position but Garcia is controlling well.
Garcia content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Sosa wants to improve his position but Garcia is controlling well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Garcia in particular looking to stall.
Sosa tries to roll over but Garcia keeps him under control.
Garcia working over Sosa with some ground and pound. Sosa looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sosa manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Garcia postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sosa wants to improve his position but instead Garcia has moved into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia content to control rather than advance.
Sosa is looking for a sweep. Garcia is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Still in half guard, Garcia seems content to control.
Sosa is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Garcia scores with a couple of nice shots.
Garcia scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Garcia sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Garcia has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Garcia's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sosa tries to roll over but Garcia keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Garcia dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Garcia!
It looks like Kaiser Sosa has been cut.
Andrew Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcia misses with a combination
and Sosa holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sosa scores a nice knee to the body.
Sosa goes for a takedown in the clinch but Garcia prevents it.
Sosa wants to take the fight to the mat but Garcia manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Sosa tries to land knees in the clinch but Garcia avoids the damage to the body.
Sosa drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Andrew Garcia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kaiser Sosa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia prevents the takedown attempt.
Sosa misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sosa fails to pull guard.
Sosa jumps guard but Garcia stands there with Sosa around his waist. Sosa gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Garcia blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sosa has Garcia pressed against the cage, preventing Garcia from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sosa's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Sosa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Garcia swinging wildly here.
Garcia lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia throws a series of strikes that have Sosa backpedaling.
Garcia pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Sosa back to the cage. Garcia follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Sosa shoots in looking for a takedown but Garcia manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sosa's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Garcia lands a jab-cross combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garcia scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Garcia with a hook.
Garcia throws a right and a left that Sosa avoids nicely.
Sosa looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Garcia is fending him off so far but Sosa persists. Nope, Garcia circles away and we're back to standing.
Sosa shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Garcia pinned against the cage. Garcia gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sosa is breathing heavily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sosa is defended easily by Garcia.
Sosa darts in looking for a takedown but Garcia gets double underhooks and turns Sosa into the cage.
Andrew Garcia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Garcia keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Garcia lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sosa backs up against the cage.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia throws a series of punches but Sosa moves out of range.
Garcia scores with a three punch combo!
Garcia misses with a combination
and Sosa counters with a shoot takedown. Garcia fights it but they end up in guard.
Garcia keeping moving, preventing Sosa from controlling successfully.
Garcia is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Sosa presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Sosa keeps control of Garcia as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sosa looking to slow down the pace here.
Sosa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Garcia is defending well for now.
Sosa has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Garcia clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sosa thows a strike but Garcia uses the opportunity to reverse the position! Great move by Garcia as he ends up in Sosa 's guard!
Sosa can't keep his opponent in guard - Garcia advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Garcia stands up from half guard.
Sosa has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Garcia stuffs the takedown.
Left hook, right uppercut from Garcia.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Garcia dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kaiser Sosa's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Garcia jabs Sosa right on the nose. Sosa blinks but takes it well.
Garcia throws a right and a left that Sosa avoids nicely.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sosa is defended easily by Garcia.
Sosa misses with a takedown attempt - Garcia sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sosa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Garcia.
Sosa fails with a takedown attempt.
It looked like Garcia was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Andrew Garcia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kaiser Sosa.
Garcia throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sosa shoots in looking for a takedown. Garcia tries to sprawl out of it but Sosa keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Garcia manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sosa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia stalks Sosa and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sosa's face. Sosa staggers backwards, shaken.
Garcia lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Sosa fails with the takedown.
Garcia displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Garcia is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sosa can do to turn this around?
Garcia fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Garcia throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
No joy there for Garcia, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sosa feints the counter takedown.
Sosa has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Garcia stuffs the takedown.
Garcia throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sosa misses with a takedown attempt
and Garcia counters with a two punch combo.
Sosa shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Garcia manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Sosa trying to control but Garcia is working from the bottom.
Garcia wants to get back to his feet but Sosa is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia 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 trying to control the position from guard on top but Garcia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Garcia is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Garcia has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sosa can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sosa not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sosa throws a big elbow that misses.
Garcia wants to sweep here but Sosa controlling him for the moment.
Sosa throwing strikes from guard but Garcia blocks nicely.
Sosa gets to his feet. Garcia looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Sosa shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Garcia but Garcia pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Andrew Garcia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garcia throws a right hand that Sosa ducks under and follows up with a left that Sosa also avoids with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Garcia feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sosas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sosa takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Sosa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Garcia.
And Sosa tries to counter it with a takedown but Garcia pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Sosa tries to score a power double leg takedown but Garcia sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sosa somewhat.
A left and a right from Garcia both land. Nice combination.
Sosa misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nice shot lands for Garcia.
Andrew Garcia is winning the standup battle so far.
Sosa throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Garcia's waist but Garcia gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sosa off to one side.
Kaiser Sosa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Garcia tries to bum rush Sosa with a series of wild strikes but Sosa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sosa throws a body kick, spinning off balance
enabling Garcia to counter with a crisp jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andrew Garcia showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Garcia, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrew Garcia!
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