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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pulla Sorsa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phan Tran Le (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sorsa's entrance music is 2Pac - Don't Get It Twisted. A fine choice. Le is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Dukes of Hazard Theme Song - Waylon Jennings. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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19 - 12 - 0 |
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182 lbs
18 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pulla Sorsa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Phan Tran Le!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Bruno Lombardi and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Le throws a series of punches but Sorsa avoids them all with ease.
Le tries to clinch but Sorsa is having none of it.
Le slips a jab and a cross from Sorsa.
Sorsa misses with an uppercut. Le saw that one coming.
Nice shot lands for Sorsa.
Le throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sorsa moves forwards but Le connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Le throws a combination that misses
and Sorsa counters with a leg kick.
Sorsa throws a jab but it's blocked by Le.
Le scores with a jab. Sorsa acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Le thows a body kick. Sorsa tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Sorsa feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Les jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
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!
Le swings for the body but Sorsa moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Le.
No joy there for Le, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice body punch from Sorsa.
That kick from Sorsa tenderised Le's leg. Le is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sorsa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le swinging wildly here.
Le stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sorsa.
Sorsa lands a big head kick that sends Le tumbling to the mat! Sorsa takes a step backwards and waves Le back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Le is rocked!
It looks like Phan Tran Le has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Le uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A head kick misses from Le.
Sorsa throws out a powerful jab.
Le on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Le is still on wobbly legs! Can Sorsa finish him?
Le throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sorsa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Le.
We've been informed that Le has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Sorsa drops Le with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Le looks back up at him and smiles so Sorsa waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Sorsa looks to land a right hand but Le moved out of range.
Le checks the leg kick.
Le stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sorsa.
Sorsa has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Le seems to have recovered his senses.
Sorsa fakes the leg kick and cracks Le in the body.
A head kick misses from Le.
Le on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sorsa connects with a nice looking jab.
Le cracks a nice hook into Sorsa's ribs.
Sorsa ducks under a wild hook from Le.
Sorsa fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Le has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sorsa lands a leg kick that knocks Le off balance momentarily.
Le misses with a body kick.
Le swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Phan Tran Le seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sorsa scores with a nice body kick.
Le lands a head kick. Sorsa smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Le lands a high kick!
Le looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sorsa is looking to slow Le down with leg kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sorsa throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Sorsa is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Sorsa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Le looks winded!
Le tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sorsa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Le on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Le uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sorsa.
Le throws an overhand right that lands on Sorsa's shoulder, as Sorsa tries to avoid the shot.
Sorsa throws a right and a left that Le avoids nicely.
Sorsa throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sorsa misses with a straight left.
Sorsa moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sorsa bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Le's head.
A lazy left from Le finds it's target.
Le bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sorsa's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A clash of legs there as Le blocks the low kick.
Sorsa cracks the inside of Le's front leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le scores with a punch to the head.
Le throws a nice head kick!
Le throws a wild body kick that Sorsa sees coming a mile off.
Le misses the body punch
and Sorsa counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sorsa.
Sorsa preventing the sweep.
Sorsa looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Le looking to control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Le might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Sorsa haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pulla Sorsa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Phan Tran Le's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sorsa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Le.
Sorsa lands with a right hand.
Le throws a series of punches but Sorsa avoids them all with ease.
Sorsa scores with a sloppy right hand. Le should have avoided that one.
A jab from Sorsa misses.
Sorsa lands with a shot to the body.
Sorsa lands an overhand right.
Sorsa misses with a leg kick.
Le misses with a left hand
and Sorsa holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sorsa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Le's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sorsa tries to work over Le's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Le misses with a knee to the head.
Le lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Le misses with a punch to the body.
Sorsa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Le is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sorsa is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sorsa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Le checks a leg kick.
Le throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sorsa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sorsa throws a low kick but Le avoids it.
Sorsa fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Le is out of range.
Sorsa misses with a leg kick.
Le swings for the body but Sorsa moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Sorsa misses the target.
Le stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sorsa.
Sorsa has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Sorsa lands a jab to the nose.
Le moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd cheers as Le lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sorsa doesn't seem phased though.
Le chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sorsa can pounce on him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sorsa throws a hook but Le avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le swings for the body but Sorsa moves out of range.
Sorsa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sorsa.
Le takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sorsa throws a body kick that misses.
Le looks to land a body kick but Sorsa moved away.
Le lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Le.
Sorsa is rocked!
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Le! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Phan Tran Le!
Phan Tran Le 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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pop
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