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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Xavier Bastarrachea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bartlomiej Sosnowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bastarrachea comes into the arena with Young Folks blaring out of the sound system. Xavier Bastarrachea has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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216 lbs
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187 cm
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224 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible |
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ADCC Champion
Good low kicks
Good gas tank |
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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
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Xavier Bastarrachea!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Bartlomiej Sosnowski!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sosnowski throws a leg kick
and Bastarrachea counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sosnowski's knee momentarily.
A jab from Bastarrachea misses.
Bastarrachea dodges the punch combination from Sosnowski.
Bastarrachea tries to score with a low kick but Sosnowski moves his leg out of the way.
Bartlomiej Sosnowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bastarrachea tried to score with a low kick but Sosnowski checks it.
Sosnowski checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bastarrachea tries to clinch but Sosnowski moves out of range.
Sosnowski misses the jab.
Bastarrachea moves away from the strike by Sosnowski.
Sosnowski checks a leg kick nicely.
Bastarrachea misses with a straight left.
Bastarrachea misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sosnowski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bastarrachea moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastarrachea stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bastarrachea wants it to stay on the feet.
Sosnowski clobbers Bastarrachea with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sosnowski, as that shot connected.
A head kick misses from Sosnowski.
Sosnowski looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sosnowski. Bastarrachea does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bastarrachea throws a leg kick which misses Sosnowski's front leg but catches the back leg as Sosnowski tries to avoid it.
Nice cross by Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sosnowski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sosnowski scores with a body shot.
Bastarrachea finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sosnowski misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Sosnowski there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bastarrachea pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bastarrachea tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sosnowski is able to avoid easily.
Sosnowski looks to throw a body kick
and Bastarrachea cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bastarrachea takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bastarrachea misses with a right hand
and Sosnowski counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sosnowski checks a low kick from Bastarrachea.
Sosnowski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bastarrachea was well out of range. Poor timing from Sosnowski.
Bastarrachea tries to clinch up but Sosnowski circles away and keeps his distance.
Sosnowski shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bastarrachea as he avoids it easily.
Bastarrachea throws a sloppy head kick and Sosnowski moves out of range easily.
Bastarrachea is looking to score with low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bastarrachea moves out of range as Sosnowski throws a body kick.
Sosnowski tried to score with a low kick but Bastarrachea checks it.
Bastarrachea moves to clinch but Sosnowski breaks away
and Sosnowski counters with a good low kick that Bastarrachea was not able to check.
Bastarrachea tries a head kick but it misses.
Sosnowski shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bastarrachea defends it nicely.
Xavier Bastarrachea has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bartlomiej Sosnowski.
Sosnowski shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bastarrachea but Bastarrachea pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bastarrachea misses with a low kick.
Sosnowski misses with a body shot
and Bastarrachea counters with a good low kick that Sosnowski was not able to check.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bastarrachea bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bastarrachea tries to clinch up
and Sosnowski counters with a straight right hand.
Sosnowski checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sosnowski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea blocks a head kick by Sosnowski.
Bastarrachea turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sosnowski looking to score a takedown here. Bastarrachea is defending well but Sosnowski drives through and ends up in Bastarrachea's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Sosnowski throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bastarrachea works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bastarrachea looking to control.
Sosnowski scoring with punches to the head and body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bartlomiej Sosnowski will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sosnowski moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Sosnowski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bastarrachea manages to avoid it.
Sosnowski with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sosnowski is looking to slow Bastarrachea down with leg kicks.
Sosnowski feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bastarracheas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bastarrachea gets caught flat footed, as Sosnowski shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Sosnowski pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bastarrachea is keeping the position for now.
Sosnowski postures up in Bastarrachea's guard and throws a big left but Bastarrachea blocks it.
Sosnowski working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
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!
Sosnowski 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Bastarrachea is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sosnowski wants to control from the top but Bastarrachea keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Bartlomiej Sosnowski.
A good leg kick by Sosnowski.
Sosnowski checks a leg kick nicely.
Bastarrachea fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sosnowski.
Bastarrachea avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sosnowski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sosnowski darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sosnowski shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sloppy strikes from Sosnowski. Those never looked like landing.
Sosnowski feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sosnowski working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bastarrachea can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sosnowski controls the pace.
Sosnowski looking to pass the guard.
Bastarrachea on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bastarrachea tries to get out of the position.
Sosnowski throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sosnowski controls from within his opponent's guard.
Sosnowski trying to control but Bastarrachea is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bastarrachea can't keep his opponent in guard - Sosnowski advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Bastarrachea has hold of Sosnowski's hands but Sosnowski slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sosnowski thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sosnowski trying to control from half guard but Bastarrachea is working away.
Sosnowski misses with a head shot. Bastarrachea uses the momentum to regain guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bastarrachea keeping full guard, as Sosnowski tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bartlomiej Sosnowski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Bastarrachea on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sosnowski misses with a hook
and Bastarrachea counters with an inside leg kick.
Sosnowski fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sosnowski throws out a loose jab but Bastarrachea uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sosnowski misses with an uppercut
and Bastarrachea counters with a good low kick that Sosnowski was not able to check.
Bastarrachea moves to clinch but Sosnowski breaks away
and Sosnowski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sosnowski buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bastarrachea tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sosnowski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sosnowski lands a jab to Bastarrachea's midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sosnowski scores with a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Bastarrachea.
A low kick from Sosnowski misses
and Bastarrachea counters with a thumping low kick.
Sosnowski scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sosnowski bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Sosnowski trying to control the action but Bastarrachea is working from the bottom.
Bastarrachea is looking to get back to his feet here but Sosnowski is keeping cool and he's managed to take Bastarrachea's back.
Sosnowski thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good control from Sosnowski.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sosnowski punches the canvas rather than the man.
Well, with Sosnowski on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Bastarrachea is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Sosnowski keeps control of the position easily here as Bastarrachea tries to buck him off.
Bastarrachea manages to stand up with Sosnowski still on his back. Eventually Sosnowski drops to his feet and we're back in the standing position.
Bastarrachea wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bastarrachea tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sosnowski shoots in and bounces Bastarrachea off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Xavier Bastarrachea has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bastarrachea knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sosnowski on the ground.
Sosnowski throwing strikes from guard but Bastarrachea blocks nicely.
Sosnowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Bastarrachea is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sosnowski slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Sosnowski throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Sosnowski creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Bastarrachea sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Sosnowski is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Bastarrachea will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Bastarrachea is not content to let Sosnowski control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bartlomiej Sosnowski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sosnowski has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bartlomiej Sosnowski!
An out of breath Bartlomiej Sosnowski thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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