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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nathaniel Sosa (ranked 24858 p4p, 0 weight class) and Goncalo Rita (ranked 5204 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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151 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nathaniel Sosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Goncalo Rita!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sosa has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rita pulls Sosa into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rita not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sosa throwing strikes but missing.
Rita preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rita wants to sweep here but Sosa controlling him for the moment.
Sosa gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Rita looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sosa is fending him off so far but Rita persists. Nope, Sosa circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sosa takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Rita pushes Sosa up against the cage in a clinch.
Rita is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sosa breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sosa defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rita.
Rita shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nathaniel Sosa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Goncalo Rita.
Rita tries to keep at a distance but Sosa has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sosa prevents a takedown attempt there.
Rita has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Sosa after a bit of a struggle.
Sosa is trying to force a seperation but Rita has the dominant position.
Rita is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Rita escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rita goes for a double leg but Sosa avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Sosa continues to drive forward.
Rita looks winded!
Sosa keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rita fails with a takedown attempt.
Sosa moves into the clinch successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sosa pulls guard effortlessly.
Sosa pulls Rita in close to prevent any damage.
Sosa might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sosa'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.
Sosa continues to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sosa trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Sosa could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Sosa seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Rita ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sosa moves away.
A head kick misses from Sosa.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rita looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rita looks for a takedown but Sosa sprawls well.
Sosa seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathaniel Sosa dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sosa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nathaniel Sosa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sosa drives through and clinches with Rita against the cage.
Sosa fails to pull guard.
Rita is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Rita tries to pull guard but Sosa won't allow it.
Rita's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rita with a poor takedown
and Sosa counters with a series of strikes. Rita will be more careful next time no doubt.
Rita tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sosa swivels and escapes.
Nathaniel Sosa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Goncalo Rita.
Rita looks to throw the jab but Sosa is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sosa closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Sosa lands in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sosa is in close to Rita's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rita has momentary wrist control but Sosa slips an elbow through the middle.
Rita has momentary wrist control but Sosa slips an elbow through the middle.
Rita is trying to control the position but Sosa postures up.
Sosa gets to his feet - Rita follows without any prompting.
Rita is breathing heavily.
Sosa gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rita's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rita looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sosa is looking to counter with head kicks.
Sosa clinches up with Rita and pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sosa has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Rita uses from the top position.
Sosa managing to control the position.
Rita 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.
Rita trying to control the position from guard on top but Sosa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sosa wants to get back to his feet but Rita is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sosa keeping moving, preventing Rita from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sosa trying to strike off his back.
Rita must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sosa is pulling down on Rita's head to control his posture.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Rita wants to control from the top but Sosa keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Sosa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rita paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rita fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sosa seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Sosa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
An inside leg kick from Sosa misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sosa pushes Rita up against the cage in a clinch.
Sosa gets control of Rita's arms and successfully pulls guard. Sosa will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Rita pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sosa is keeping the position for now.
Rita is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Sosa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rita can do to turn this around?
Sosa working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rita.
Sosa is pulling down on Rita's head. It's preventing any offense from Rita, at least for the moment.
Sosa tries to strike from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rita being controlled here momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathaniel Sosa dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Rita shoots in for a takedown but Sosa shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sloppy strikes from Rita. Those never looked like landing.
Rita scores with a head kick. Sosa tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Sosa takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Rita tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sosa sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rita somewhat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Rita.
Sosa takes the fight into the clinch.
Rita takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rita jumps guard but Sosa stands there with Rita around his waist. Rita gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Nathaniel Sosa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Goncalo Rita.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Rita.
Rita tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sosa avoids it.
Sosa tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rita just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sosa has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sosa jumps guard and drags Rita to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Rita tries to free his leg and advance position but Sosa is retaining full guard.
Sosa managing to control the position.
Sosa wants to stand but Rita is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sosa has his feet on Rita's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Sosa clinches with his opponent.
Sosa jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rita walks away with a smile on his face. Sosa gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nathaniel Sosa is winning the standup battle so far.
Sosa slaps away a takedown attempt from Rita, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Goncalo Rita seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sosa clinches with his opponent.
Sosa pulls guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rita tries to stand but Sosa is controlling from the bottom.
Sosa pulls Rita in close to prevent any damage.
Sosa wants to stand and escape but Rita is having none of it.
Sosa keeping moving, preventing Rita from controlling successfully.
Sosa pulls Rita in to control the position.
That's four 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.
Sosa keeping moving, preventing Rita from controlling successfully.
Sosa wants to stand up but Rita is controlling him.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Sosa drives through and clinches with Rita against the cage.
Sosa jumps guard but Rita turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Sosa jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rita walks away with a smile on his face. Sosa gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sosa wants to clinch up but Rita keeps it at a distance.
Rita darts in looking for a takedown but Sosa gets double underhooks and turns Rita into the cage.
Goncalo Rita has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nathaniel Sosa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sosa clinches with his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nathaniel Sosa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sosa has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nathaniel Sosa!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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