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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dariel Sosa (ranked 4156 p4p, 4329 weight class) and Cam Sullivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dariel Sosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cam Sullivan!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Dean Styles and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sosa closes the distance and pushes Sullivan back into the cage.
Sullivan tries to break the clinch but Sosa is controlling the position.
Sullivan looking to slow down the pace here.
Sosa gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sullivan.
Sosa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sullivan blocks it with crossed arms.
Sullivan jumps guard but Sosa stands there with Sullivan around his waist. Sullivan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sullivan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sosa blocks it with crossed arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sosa prevents a takedown attempt there.
Dariel Sosa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cam Sullivan.
Sullivan is trying to pull guard but Sosa turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Sullivan tries to score a body lock takedown but Sosa shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Sosa is looking to break free of the clinch but Sullivan has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sullivan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sullivan gets tackled into the cage by Sosa. Sosa maintains the clinch.
Sosa is trying to push Sullivan away but Sullivan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sosa stops a takedown attempt from Sullivan.
Sosa missing with knees to the body.
Sullivan looking to stall.
Sullivan drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sullivan should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Sullivan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sosa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sosa has closed the distance and engaged Sullivan in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sosa has Sullivan pressed against the cage, preventing Sullivan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sullivan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sosa lands with a right to the head.
Sullivan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sullivan changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sosa fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Sosa closes the distance and pushes Sullivan back into the cage.
Sosa throws an elbow but it misses.
Sullivan keeps control of Sosa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sosa is looking to break free of the clinch but Sullivan has double underhooks.
Good body shot from Sosa.
Sosa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sosa throws an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sosa tries to break free but Sullivan pushes him back against the cage.
Sullivan tries to work over Sosa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sullivan blocks an elbow strike from Sosa.
Sullivan breaks the clinch.
Sullivan tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Sosa defends well and Sullivan ends up having to push Sosa into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Sosa rushes Sullivan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sosa wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sullivan blocks an elbow strike from Sosa.
Sullivan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sosa is trying to break free.
Sosa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sullivan avoids it.
Sosa wants to get back to striking at distance but Sullivan won't allow it.
Sullivan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sosa is looking to break free of the clinch but Sullivan has double underhooks.
Sosa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sullivan changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sosa fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Sosa connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sosa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sullivan.
Sullivan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sosa.
Sosa gets a clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sosa throws an elbow but it misses.
Sosa is trying to break the clinch but Sullivan has him pressed against the cage.
Sosa prevents the takedown attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dariel Sosa dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sosa has closed the distance and engaged Sullivan in a clinch.
Sosa taking a breather.
Sosa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sullivan is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Sosa pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Sullivan is trying to force a seperation but Sosa has the dominant position.
Sosa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sullivan can do to turn this around?
Sullivan tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sosa just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sosa tries to break free but Sullivan pushes him back against the cage.
Sosa lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sullivan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sosa manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A frustrated look appears on Sullivan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sosa is looking to break free of the clinch but Sullivan has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sosa tries to land knees in the clinch but Sullivan avoids the damage to the body.
Sullivan fails to pull guard.
Dariel Sosa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cam Sullivan.
Sullivan fails to pull guard.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sosa takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Sullivan tries to pull guard but Sosa won't allow it.
Sosa keeps control of Sullivan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sosa wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sullivan is trying to break the clinch but Sosa has him pressed against the cage.
Sosa lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sullivan.
Sosa manages to break the clinch.
Sullivan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sosa instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Sosa.
Sosa has had enough of the clinch but Sullivan keeps him there for the moment.
Sullivan drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sosa gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Sullivan is trying to pull guard but Sosa turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Sullivan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sullivan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sosa clinches with his opponent.
Dariel Sosa has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sosa can't break the clinch.
Sosa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A body shot lands from Sosa.
Sullivan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sosa walks away with a smile on his face. Sullivan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sosa moves into the clinch.
Sosa is trying to break free.
Sosa slowing the pace effectively.
Sullivan is looking to break free of the clinch but Sosa has double underhooks.
Sullivan tries to score a body lock takedown but Sosa shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Sosa throws an elbow but it misses.
Sullivan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sosa's efforts to push away.
Sosa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sosa dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Sullivan has had enough of the clinch but Sosa keeps him there for the moment.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sullivan tries to land a knee to the head but Sosa blocks with his arms.
Sosa tries to land knees in the clinch but Sullivan avoids the damage to the body.
Sullivan jumps guard but Sosa stands there with Sullivan around his waist. Sullivan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sosa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sullivan looking to score a takedown here. Sosa is defending well but Sullivan drives through and ends up in Sosa's guard.
Sosa wriggles free and stands up.
Sullivan is breathing heavily.
Dariel Sosa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sosa clinches up against the cage.
Sullivan jumps guard but Sosa stands there with Sullivan around his waist. Sullivan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sosa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sosa stuffs the takedown attempt from Sullivan. Sullivan gets slowly back to his feet.
Sosa is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dariel Sosa dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Sosa jabs Sullivan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sosa takes the fight into the clinch.
Sullivan is trying to pull guard but Sosa has him pressed against the cage.
Sullivan tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sosa smiles and moves away.
Sosa closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sosa can't break the clinch.
A short right from Sosa.
Sullivan takes a shot to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Sosa.
Sosa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sullivan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sosa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sullivan is trying to break the clinch but Sosa is controlling him.
A left hand lands to the body for Sosa.
Sosa is trying to push Sullivan away but Sullivan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sosa manages to break the clinch.
Sosa closes the distance and clinches.
Sosa prevents a takedown attempt there.
Dariel Sosa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cam Sullivan.
Sullivan wants a takedown.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sosa.
Sosa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sosa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sosa clinches up with Sullivan and pushes him back against the cage.
Sosa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sullivan has his takedown stuffed
and Sosa counters with a stiff right hand.
Sullivan avoids the head kick by Sosa.
Sosa clinches.
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!
Sullivan avoiding damage as Sosa throws knees to the body.
Sosa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sullivan is defending well for now.
Sullivan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sosa walks away with a smile on his face. Sullivan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sullivan tries to clinch but Sosa moves out of range.
Sosa rushes Sullivan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sullivan can't get the takedown.
Sullivan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stalling in the clinch from Sosa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan throws a head punch that misses.
Sullivan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sosa's efforts to push away.
Sosa working hard to break the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Sosa - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Sosa tries to break the clinch but Sullivan is controlling the position.
Sosa breaks from the clinch.
Sosa gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sosa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sosa gets underhooks to prevent Sullivan's takedown attempt.
Sosa has Sullivan pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sosa tries to circle away but Sullivan has him pinned against the cage.
Sosa taking a breather.
Sullivan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sullivan is looking to clinch but Sosa is avoiding it.
Sullivan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sosa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sosa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sullivan is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Sullivan doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sullivan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sosa closes the distance and clinches.
Cam Sullivan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dariel Sosa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sosa avoiding damage as Sullivan throws knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dariel 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:26
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:26
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dariel Sosa!
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