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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Raphael Soza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abroham Lincoln (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abroham Lincoln will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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193 lbs
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185 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined |
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Raphael Soza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Abroham Lincoln!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Steve Montenegro and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soza loads up on a big right hand but Lincoln slips the punch.
Lincoln steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Soza.
Lincoln scores with the left hand. Soza knows he should have avoided that one.
Lincoln fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lincoln gets caught flat footed, as Soza shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Soza gets to his feet. Lincoln looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Lincoln throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Soza counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Soza drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Soza pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lincoln is keeping the position for now.
Soza passes Lincoln's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Soza not doing much here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lincoln is looking for a sweep. Soza is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Soza slows the pace down in half guard.
Lincoln wants to control but Soza is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Soza moves into full mount! Lincoln won't be happy about that!
Soza takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Soza cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Soza controlling from the full mount.
Soza has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln is looking to get to half guard.
Soza is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Lincoln has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Soza tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Soza is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Lincoln is surviving well by controlling Soza's body position as best he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soza controlling from mount.
Lincoln can't escape the position.
Soza takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Soza will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Soza's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Further stalling from Soza.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee warns Lincoln that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raphael Soza dominated that round.
That's time! Soza's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lincoln throws a predictable looking body shot
and Soza counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Abroham Lincoln has been cut.
Soza's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lincoln connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Soza scrambles back to his feet.
Crack! Soza connects with the perfect overhand right and Lincoln falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Soza!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Raphael Soza!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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