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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ernesto Sosa (ranked 1867 p4p, 1755 weight class) and Tristan Lawrence (ranked 250 p4p, 232 weight class). Ernesto Sosa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 3 - 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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tristan Lawrence!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sosa throws a body punch but Lawrence moves out of range.
Sosa has his takedown stuffed
and Lawrence counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Ernesto Sosa has been cut.
Sosa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A big right from Sosa misses.
It seemed like Lawrence was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sosa swings for the body but Lawrence moves out of range.
Sosa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lawrence manages to avoid it.
Lawrence throws out a counter right but Sosa avoids it with no problem.
A big left from Sosa misses.
Lawrence lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Sosa misses with a takedown attempt - Lawrence sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lawrence swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sosa tries to move into range but Lawrence moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sosa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lawrence takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawrence lands with a hook. Sosa tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lawrence takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sosa scores with a jab to the head.
Ernesto Sosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lawrence throws a big shot that misses.
Sosa tries to counter with a takedown but Lawrence is quick to defend against it.
Sosa throws a body punch but Lawrence moves out of range.
It seemed like Lawrence was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lawrence moves forwards but Sosa connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sosa fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ernesto Sosa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sosa swings for the body but Lawrence moves out of range.
It seemed like Lawrence was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sosa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sosa misses with a wild combination.
Lawrence has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sosa takes the fight into the clinch.
Lawrence swings wildly with an uppercut but Sosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lawrence tries a body shot but Sosa blocks it.
Sosa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lawrence backwards.
Lawrence misses with the head strike.
Sosa manages to break the clinch.
Lawrence moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lawrence steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sosa.
Lawrence now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Lawrence works the jab nicely.
Sosa lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lawrence at a distance.
Sosa gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lawrence counters with a crisp right hand that drops Sosa! Lawrence lets Sosa back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Sosa is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence keeps the fight on the outside.
Sosa shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Oh Sosa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lawrence walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sosa seems to have got his legs back now.
Lawrence scores with a nice strike.
Lawrence avoids the body shot from Sosa.
Lawrence is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Sosa with a body shot.
A combination from Sosa does no damage.
Sosa darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Lawrence avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sosa.
Sosa winds up and cracks Lawrence with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sosa prevents Lawrence from improving his position.
Sosa takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lawrence on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sosa seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Sosa thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ground and pound from Sosa.
Lawrence keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sosa slips a nice elbow through Lawrence's hands, connecting with Lawrence's forehead.
Sosa trying to pass the guard but Lawrence defending well.
Sosa is working hard here to advance position.
Sosa thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sosa is trying to control. Lawrence wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ernesto Sosa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ernesto Sosa's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lawrence gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sosa looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Sosa trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sosa's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Sosa trying to control but Lawrence is working from the bottom.
Sosa controls from within his opponent's guard.
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.
Sosa missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sosa has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawrence preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sosa throwing strikes from guard but Lawrence blocks nicely.
Sosa throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lawrence utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sosa looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Sosa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lawrence is trying to control the position but Sosa postures up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Sosa manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Lawrence on his heels. He'll look to pass Lawrence's guard now, I'm sure.
Lawrence keeping moving, preventing Sosa from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sosa tries to free his leg and advance position but Lawrence is retaining full guard.
Sosa controlling from the top position.
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 Lawrence gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lawrence seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Lawrence pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sosa is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Sosa keeping moving, preventing Lawrence from controlling successfully.
Sosa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lawrence can do to turn this around?
That's four 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 controls Lawrence momentarily but Lawrence frees himself.
Sosa wants to stand and escape but Lawrence is having none of it.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Lawrence sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Lawrence scores with a jab to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sosa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lawrence circles away quickly and effectively.
Lawrence throws out a counter right but Sosa avoids it with no problem.
Sosa shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lawrence as he jumps to the side.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ernesto Sosa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ernesto Sosa's cut.
That's time! Sosa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Lawrence avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lawrence throws out a counter right but Sosa avoids it with no problem.
Tristan Lawrence has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sosa shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ernesto Sosa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lawrence scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sosa throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Lawrence tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Sosa is in Lawrence's guard.
Sosa is looking to work some ground and pound but Lawrence has wrist control.
Sosa tries to free his leg and advance position but Lawrence is retaining full guard.
Sosa throws a strike but Lawrence rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Sosa looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lawrence is one step ahead there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sosa being controlled here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawrence trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lawrence must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lawrence won't allow Sosa to sweep him here.
Sosa pulls Lawrence in to control the position.
Lawrence stopping the sweep attempt from Sosa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Lawrence's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Lawrence sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Sosa's guard.
Sosa is looking to control Lawrence's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sosa avoid being mounted?
Lawrence content to control rather than advance.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sosa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lawrence! But no joy.
Sosa fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sosa on the side of the head.
Sosa misses the body punch
and Lawrence counters with a nice body shot.
Sosa misses with a jab to the body
and Lawrence cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ernesto Sosa's cut is getting worse.
Lawrence might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sosa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lawrence manages to avoid it.
Sosa drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lawrence drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Sosa's head, knocking him out cold! Lawrence is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tristan Lawrence!
An out of breath and clearly excited Tristan Lawrence thanked Bloodbath MMA Clothing for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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