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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ernesto Sosa (ranked 2445 p4p, 2565 weight class) and Miles Fox (ranked 307 p4p, 319 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ernesto Sosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Miles Fox!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fox lands a lovely overhand right.
Sosa closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Fox to the mat! Fox manages to get full guard.
Sosa won't allow Fox to sweep him here.
We've been hearing that Sosa has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Sosa with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fox is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sosa stays in close to Fox's body and controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fox 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.
Fox not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sosa trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sosa trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fox controls Sosa momentarily but Sosa frees himself.
Sosa working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sosa wants to control from the top but Fox keeps moving.
Fox wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fox is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sosa trying to control but Fox is working from the bottom.
Sosa is stalling in the full guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Sosa scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Fox is trying to keep Sosa in close.
Sosa engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Fox working a defensive guard here.
Fox controlling Sosa's posture.
Sosa postures up.
Sosa postures up in Fox's guard and throws a big left but Fox blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sosa works over Fox with some ground and pound from guard.
Sosa is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Sosa has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Sosa seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Fox for as long as he can get away with.
Sosa trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sosa scoring with some ground and pound.
Fox not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sosa throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sosa is fighting to break Fox's control of his arms but Fox is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Fox is trying to control the position but Sosa postures up.
Sosa working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Fox's head.
Sosa wants to control from the top but Fox keeps moving.
Sosa landing some decent shots from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fox looking to control.
Sosa wants to control from the top but Fox keeps moving.
Sosa chips away with some ground and pound.
Sosa stays in close to Fox's body and controls the position.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Sosa.
Sosa won't allow Fox to sweep him here.
Fox is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Sosa working some strikes from top position.
Sosa throwing strikes but missing.
Sosa scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sosa trying to control but Fox is working from the bottom.
Fox is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Fox keeping moving, preventing Sosa from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sosa is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sosa wants to control from the top but Fox keeps moving.
Sosa with a nice head shot there.
Sosa trying to control but Fox is working from the bottom.
Sosa lands a couple of digs.
Sosa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fox 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 is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Fox is keen to just control but Sosa is a slippery customer.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ernesto Sosa dominated that 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.
Fox bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sosa's head backwards.
Sosa looking to score a takedown here. Fox is defending well but Sosa drives through and ends up in Fox's guard.
Sosa is in close to Fox's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sosa working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Fox's head.
Fox looking for a sweep. Not yet Fox, not yet.
Ernesto Sosa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sosa throws a big elbow that misses.
Sosa working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sosa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fox can do to turn this around?
Sosa sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Sosa connects with a couple of short punches.
Fox not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sosa with a nice head shot there.
Sosa chips away with some ground and pound.
Fox has control of Sosa's left arm, preventing Sosa from doing any damage.
Fox is trying to control the position but Sosa postures up.
Fox keeping moving, preventing Sosa from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sosa is looking to work some ground and pound but Fox has wrist control.
Sosa trying to control but Fox is working from the bottom.
Sosa controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Sosa trying to control but Fox is working from the bottom.
Sosa's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Sosa'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.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sosa loads up on a big right hand but Fox slips the punch.
Ernesto Sosa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sosa throws a right hand that misses
and Fox cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sosa is working for takedown but Fox is calmly controlling the position for now.
Fox tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fox looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sosa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Foxs head.
Sosa drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Fox gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Fox is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sosa drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Fox gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ernesto Sosa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fox pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sosa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sosa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fox.
Sosa has closed the distance and engaged Fox in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sosa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Fox.
Sosa misses with an uppercut.
Fox buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fox gets caught flat footed, as Sosa shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Sosa makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sosa wants to control from the top but Fox keeps moving.
Fox manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sosa manages to get himself to full guard.
Fox controls from within his opponent's guard.
Fox wants to control from the top but Sosa keeps moving.
Fox trying to move into half guard but instead Sosa has managed to sweep!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sosa scoring with some ground and pound.
Sosa postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sosa content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sosa is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Fox looking to control.
Sosa trying to control but Fox is working from the bottom.
Sosa postures up.
Sosa trying to control but Fox is working from the bottom.
Sosa distracts Fox with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sosa scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Fox is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ernesto Sosa dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Sosa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fox scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sosa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fox.
Sosa drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Fox trying to keep a closed guard but Sosa is proving a slippery customer.
Sosa preventing the sweep.
Sosa scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Fox is trying to control the position but Sosa postures up.
Sosa stands up over Fox, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sosa distracts Fox with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sosa throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fox is controlling Sosa's posture.
Sosa throws a strike but Fox rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Fox trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Sosa manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fox is controlling Sosa's posture.
Sosa passes Fox's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Sosa takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sosa lands strikes from half guard.
Sosa lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sosa working the head and body with strikes.
Fox is rocked!
Sosa lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Fox! More strikes land and this one is all over! Sosa jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ernesto Sosa!
Ernesto Sosa decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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