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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wanderley Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heel Hooky Palharas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Souza comes to the cage accompanied by Roy Jones - Can't be touched. Wanderley Souza looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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210 lbs
2 - 8 - 0 |
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195 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wanderley Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Heel Hooky Palharas!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Igor Prikhodko and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palharas misses with a body kick.
Palharas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Palharas misses with a takedown
and Souza counters with a one-two to the body.
Palharas walks into a left hand.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Palharas.
Souza scores with a hook.
Palharas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Palharas has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Palharas there as he acknowledges the shot.
Souza fails in his attempt to clinch.
Palharas shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Souza as he avoids it easily.
Wanderley Souza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Heel Hooky Palharas.
Souza connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Palharas checks a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Souza throws a series of punches but Palharas avoids them all with ease.
Souza circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza throws a chopping leg kick but Palharas manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Palharas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Souza stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Souza wants it to stay on the feet.
Souza throws a head kick that misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Souza.
Palharas tries a head kick but it misses.
Souza misses with a few strikes there.
Palharas misses with a two punch combination.
Souza scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Heel Hooky Palharas has been cut.
Souza is breathing heavily.
Souza tries to clinch up.
Souza tries to close the distance and clinch up but Palharas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Palharas tries for a takedown but Souza circles away easily
and Souza counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Souza passes into half guard.
Palharas trying to hold on to Souza's head to control him but Souza postures up.
Souza wants to work for an arm triangle but Palharas is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Palharas is looking to control Souza's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Palharas avoid being mounted?
Souza is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Palharas wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza is thwarting Palharas's attempts to control the position.
Palharas keeps control of the position for the meantime.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Souza missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Souza knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Palharas on the ground.
Souza lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Palharas is looking to control Souza's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Palharas avoid being mounted?
Souza takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Palharas keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Palharas manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Souza drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Palharas manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Souza has Palharas in his guard.
Palharas gets to his feet. Souza looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Palharas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Souza moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Souza misses with a few strikes there.
Souza misses with a low kick.
Palharas tries for a takedown but Souza sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Palharas gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Souza decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Palharas's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wanderley Souza dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Heel Hooky Palharas's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Souza looks to land a combination but Palharas avoids it well.
Palharas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Souza misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Souza keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Souza goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Palharas shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Souza sprawls well. Souza wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Palharas gets slowly back to his feet.
Palharas shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Souza as he jumps to the side.
Nice cross by Souza.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Palharas misses with a takedown attempt
and Souza counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wanderley Souza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Heel Hooky Palharas.
Palharas misses with a low kick as Souza jumps back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Palharas is defended easily by Souza.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Souza, as that shot connected.
Palharas tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Souza counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Souza tries to work over Palharas's front leg with a kick but Palharas checks it.
Wanderley Souza is winning the standup battle so far.
Souza moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Palharas throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Souza's waist but Souza gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Palharas off to one side.
Palharas takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Souza rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Palharas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wanderley Souza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Palharas tries to clinch but Souza moves out of range.
Souza avoids the head kick by Palharas.
Souza gets tackled into the cage by Palharas. Palharas maintains the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palharas pulls guard successfully.
Souza postures up.
Palharas wants to sweep but no luck.
Palharas bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Souza's guard.
Palharas pushes down on Souza's leg and manages to get into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Palharas wants to control but Souza is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Heel Hooky Palharas was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Palharas shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Souza sprawls well. Souza wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Palharas gets slowly back to his feet.
Souza looks to land a combination but Palharas avoids it well.
Souza is looking to clinch.
Palharas avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souza misses with the combination.
Palharas gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Souza counters with a right hand to the body.
Souza doesn't manage to clinch there - Palharas circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Palharas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Palharas with a poor takedown
and Souza counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Souza.
Souza stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Palharas swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Palharas is trying to control the position but Souza postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Palharas lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Souza!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Souza can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Wanderley Souza will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Heel Hooky Palharas's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Souza misses with a combination
and Palharas counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Souza fails in his attempt to clinch.
Palharas is trying hard to land a takedown here. Souza sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Wanderley Souza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Palharas avoids the body shot from Souza.
Palharas throws a nice looking combination but Souza bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Palharas avoids a punch combination nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Palharas.
Palharas tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Souza is able to avoid easily.
Palharas forces Souza back against the cage and clinches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Palharas keeps control of Souza as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Palharas is working for takedown but Souza is calmly controlling the position for now.
Wanderley Souza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Heel Hooky Palharas.
Souza is trying to push Palharas away but Palharas has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Souza wants the takedown. Palharas is fighting it off but Souza persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Palharas's guard against the cage.
Palharas is trying to control the position but Souza postures up.
Souza wants to get up but he can't break Palharas's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Souza is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Palharas has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Souza is looking to defend but Palharas has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Souza! Palharas pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Souza taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Heel Hooky Palharas!
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energy
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hype
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