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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between So Chai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Sosnowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robert Sosnowski is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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181 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
Self confident |
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BJJ White Belt
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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, So Chai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Robert Sosnowski!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Left hook, right uppercut from Chai.
Chai takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Sosnowski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Chai fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sosnowski misses with a wild body shot.
Chai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sosnowski is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sosnowski moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Sosnowski throws a head kick but Chai moves out of range.
Chai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sosnowski scores with a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sosnowski tries a head kick but it misses.
Chai shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sosnowski defends it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sosnowski scores with a head kick. Chai tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Chai tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sosnowski sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Chai somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for So Chai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sosnowski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sosnowski lands a head kick. Chai smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Chai blocks a head kick by Sosnowski.
Chai keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sosnowski takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Robert Sosnowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sosnowski scores with a nice right hand.
A nice combination there by Chai.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sosnowski misses with a few strikes there.
Sosnowski misses with a head kick.
Sosnowski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chai.
Chai fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sosnowski slaps away a takedown attempt from Chai, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sosnowski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sosnowski misses with a hook. Chai ducked under it nicely.
Robert Sosnowski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sosnowski throws a sloppy head kick and Chai moves out of range easily.
Sosnowski thows a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sosnowski throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sosnowski throws a sloppy head kick and Chai moves out of range easily.
Sosnowski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chai misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Chai swinging wildly here.
Sosnowski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chai shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sosnowski pinned against the cage. Sosnowski gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sosnowski throws a sloppy head kick and Chai moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chai works over Sosnowski's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Robert Sosnowski has been cut.
Sosnowski misses with a head kick.
Sosnowski goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Chai tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sosnowski sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Chai somewhat.
Sosnowski tries a head kick but it misses.
Chai swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chai takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sosnowski displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Chai.
Sosnowski throws a head kick that half lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Sosnowski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Robert Sosnowski's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A head kick misses from Sosnowski.
Sosnowski misses with a head kick.
Sosnowski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
So Chai is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sosnowski throws a head kick but Chai moves out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Sosnowski - that will leave a mark!
Sosnowski throws a series of punches but Chai avoids them all with ease.
Chai misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sosnowski lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Chai gets a double leg takedown into Sosnowski's guard.
Chai makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Chai scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sosnowski can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sosnowski preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Chai's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Chai scoring with some ground and pound.
Sosnowski avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Chai pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sosnowski is keeping the position for now.
Sosnowski utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sosnowski is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Chai is controlling him.
Chai throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai throwing strikes from guard but Sosnowski blocks nicely.
Chai controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Chai cracks Sosnowski with a solid left hand.
Chai throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sosnowski works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Chai pushes down on Sosnowski's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Chai slows the pace down in half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Chai thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chai seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sosnowski does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sosnowski really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Chai. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sosnowski keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Chai thows a huge punch but Sosnowski dodges it nicely.
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. Chai connects with a nice short shot to Sosnowski's temple.
Sosnowski keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Chai working Sosnowski over with strikes.
Sosnowski is refusing to be controlled, as Chai sits in half guard.
Chai throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Chai lands a nice short elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sosnowski blocking the ground and pound attempt from Chai.
Chai not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sosnowski blocking the ground and pound attempt from Chai.
Chai thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Chai lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chai throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Chai wants to control but Sosnowski is keeping him busy.
Sosnowski is breathing heavily.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Chai in particular looking to stall.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chai thows a huge punch but Sosnowski dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
So Chai dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Robert Sosnowski's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Sosnowski misses with a head kick.
Sosnowski throws a sloppy head kick and Chai moves out of range easily.
Chai avoids the head kick by Sosnowski.
Sosnowski scores with a head kick. Chai tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Sosnowski lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Chai shoots in looking for a takedown but Sosnowski manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Chai's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sosnowski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chai shoots in looking for a takedown. Sosnowski tries to sprawl out of it but Chai keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sosnowski manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sosnowski throws a head kick but Chai moves out of range.
Chai dives in and grabs Sosnowski's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sosnowski pushes down on Chai's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for So Chai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai looking to score a takedown here. Sosnowski is defending well but Chai drives through and ends up in Sosnowski's guard.
Chai working some strikes from top position.
Sosnowski utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sosnowski utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sosnowski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Chai engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Chai is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Chai keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sosnowski's head.
Chai throwing strikes from guard but Sosnowski blocks nicely.
Chai throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sosnowski works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai controlling from the top position.
Chai postures up in Sosnowski's guard and throws a big left but Sosnowski blocks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sosnowski wants to get back to his feet but Chai is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Chai throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Chai wants to control from the top but Sosnowski keeps moving.
Chai loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chai works over Sosnowski with some ground and pound from guard.
Chai cracks Sosnowski with a solid left hand.
Chai trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Chai in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Chai throws a big right hand that misses.
Chai trying to control but Sosnowski is working from the bottom.
Chai pushes down on Sosnowski's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Chai throwing shots but Sosnowski is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chai working Sosnowski over with strikes.
Chai seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Chai is looking to take a break and control but Sosnowski is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sosnowski is in trouble now - Chai has advanced to mount!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chai looking to finish Sosnowski with some ground and pound. This is bad for Sosnowski!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chai trying to control but Sosnowski is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
So Chai showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Chai 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... So Chai!
So Chai thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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