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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kennedy Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alfonso Sosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michaels comes to the cage accompanied by Folsom Prison Blues cover by Everlast. Sosa has chosen Saliva - Ladies and Gentlemen as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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212 lbs
23 - 10 - 0 |
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221 lbs
14 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kennedy Michaels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alfonso Sosa!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michaels tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Michaels doesn't manage to clinch there - Sosa circles away.
Michaels lands a nice looking body kick.
Michaels slips under a jab.
Michaels defending well as Sosa loads up on a big left hand.
Michaels slips a jab and a cross from Sosa.
Michaels lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sosa will feel that in the morning.
Michaels cracks the inside of Sosa's front leg.
Michaels avoids the body shot from Sosa.
Michaels misses with a low kick.
Sosa throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sosa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
No joy there for Michaels, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sosa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Michaels scores with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sosa falls off balance throwing a combination
and Michaels cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Michaels throws a series of punches but Sosa moves out of range.
Sosa takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Michaels.
A jab from Sosa misses.
Sosa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sosa throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Michaels lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Michaels cracks the inside of Sosa's front leg.
Michaels thows a body kick. Sosa tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Sosa throws out a loose jab but Michaels uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sosa lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Michaels thumps Sosa with a low kick.
Sosa takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Kennedy Michaels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sosa throws a poor cross that misses
and Michaels counters with a slapping leg kick.
Michaels throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Michaels lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Michaels throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sosa misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michaels cracks a nice hook into Sosa's ribs.
Sosa walks into a stiff left hand from Michaels.
Michaels clinches up against the cage.
Sosa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Michaels holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Michaels blocking some punches.
Michaels breaks from the clinch.
Sosa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sosa lands with an uppercut that bounces Michaels off the cage and back into range.
Sosa throws a hook but Michaels blocks it.
Michaels fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sosa is out of range.
Sosa lands a jab.
Michaels will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels tries to clinch but Sosa moves out of range.
Sosa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Michaels digs a good body shot into Sosa's ribs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Michaels. Sosa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Michaels moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Michaels steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sosa.
Sosa moves out of range of the body kick from Michaels.
Michaels throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sosa keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Michaels moves in looking to clinch but Sosa pushes him off.
Michaels lands a leg kick that knocks Sosa off balance momentarily.
Michaels keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sosa.
Michaels closes the distance and pushes Sosa back into the cage.
Michaels misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sosa.
Michaels is trying to maintain a safe position but Sosa gets an underhook and turns Michaels into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sosa is looking to control Michaels's arms but Michaels gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sosa has his back to the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sosa tries a body shot but Michaels blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Michaels's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sosa checks a leg kick.
Michaels throws a head kick that misses
and Sosa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sosa looks to score with a jab to the body but Michaels is just out of range.
Michaels with a nice cross.
Sosa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Michaels.
Michaels tries to clinch but Sosa is having none of it.
Sosa digs a good body shot into Michaels's ribs.
Sosa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sosa connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Michaels checks a leg kick nicely.
Michaels slips a jab and a cross from Sosa.
Michaels misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kennedy Michaels will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A swing and a miss from Sosa.
Michaels lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sosa sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Sosa swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sosa checks a leg kick.
Sosa loads up on a big right hand but Michaels slips the punch.
Sosa tries to bum rush Michaels with a series of wild strikes but Michaels uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sosa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Michaels was well out of range. Poor timing from Sosa.
Michaels tries to clinch up but Sosa circles away and keeps his distance.
A good leg kick by Michaels.
Michaels throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kennedy Michaels is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sosa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Michaels manages to avoid it.
Michaels tries a head kick but it misses.
Michaels falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Sosa to counter with a crisp jab.
Sosa misses the jab.
Sosa's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sosa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Michaels connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A leg kick checked by Sosa.
Michaels tries to close the distance and clinch but Sosa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sosa keeps the fight on the outside.
Michaels misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sosa.
Sosa falls off balance throwing a combination
and Michaels counters with a head kick. That will keep Sosa thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Michaels ducks under a wild hook from Sosa.
Michaels checks a low kick from Sosa.
Michaels connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Michaels lands a head kick!
Sosa is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Michaels.
Sosa is still on wobbly legs! Can Michaels finish him?
Sosa is breathing heavily.
Michaels wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Michaels has taken the fight to the clinch.
Michaels manages to break the clinch.
Sosa gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Michaels points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Sosa wakes up just in time to hear Michaels thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kennedy Michaels!
Kennedy Michaels decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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hype
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