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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between LieHarder Machete (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adriano De Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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170 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, LieHarder Machete!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adriano De Souza!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Alexandre Firmino and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machete tries for a takedown but De Souza sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
De Souza tries to clinch but Machete moves out of range.
De Souza throws a nice looking combination but Machete bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Machete shoots in but De Souza avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Machete closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
De Souza wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Machete tries for a kimura but De Souza is defending well.
Machete is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. De Souza knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
De Souza is pushing Machete's head away, looking to escape. Machete manages to hold on to the position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machete taking a break here but De Souza is having none of it and regains half guard.
De Souza pushes Machete off and gets back to his feet.
Machete closes the distance and clinches up with De Souza, looking for a takedown. Machete pushes De Souza against the cage but De Souza circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for LieHarder Machete. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Machete tries for a takedown but De Souza manages to get underhooks.
De Souza has had enough of the clinch but Machete keeps him there for the moment.
Machete jumps guard but De Souza stands there with Machete around his waist. Machete gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Machete tries to pull guard but De Souza won't allow it.
De Souza breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Machete avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Machete fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Machete shoots in and drives through. De Souza sprawls well.
Machete moves out of range of the leg kick from De Souza.
Adriano De Souza is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
De Souza throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Machete with that takedown attempt.
Machete is breathing heavily.
De Souza looks for the body kick but Machete saw that one coming.
De Souza moves in looking to clinch but Machete pushes him off.
Machete shoots in for a takedown but De Souza shows good takedown defense.
Machete closes this distance looking for a takedown but De Souza circles away.
De Souza throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Machete.
De Souza scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
De Souza looking to land some kicks to the body here.
De Souza looks to land a combination but Machete avoids it well.
De Souza throws a right and a left that both miss.
De Souza circles away from the clinch attempt.
Machete fails with the takedown.
Machete tries to keep at a distance but De Souza has taken the fight into the clinch.
Machete jumps guard and drags De Souza to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Machete looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
De Souza is looking to stand up but Machete won't let him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machete looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Machete wants to control but De Souza passes easily into half guard.
De Souza escapes and gets back to his feet.
Machete fails to land the takedown.
De Souza fails in his attempt to clinch.
Machete shoots in but no luck this time.
De Souza lands with a thumping leg kick.
Machete shoots for a double leg takedown but De Souza sprawls well. He's pushed Machete's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
De Souza keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
No joy there for De Souza, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
De Souza stuffs the takedown attempt from Machete. Machete gets slowly back to his feet.
Machete tries to clinch
and De Souza counters with a slapping leg kick.
De Souza misses with a low kick as Machete jumps back.
De Souza rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Machete moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machete has his takedown stuffed
and De Souza counters by moving into the clinch.
Machete tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
De Souza breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Machete shoots and misses
and De Souza makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Machete circles away from the clinch attempt.
De Souza clinches with his opponent.
De Souza has had enough of the clinch but Machete keeps him there for the moment.
De Souza has had enough of the clinch but Machete keeps him there for the moment.
Machete tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. De Souza just stands there and leans against the cage.
Machete wants a takedown.
Machete tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
De Souza breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
De Souza throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Machete.
De Souza gets a clinch.
Machete jumps guard but De Souza stands there with Machete around his waist. Machete gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
De Souza breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Machete doesn't succeed with the takedown
and De Souza counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by De Souza.
De Souza breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
De Souza throws a head kick that misses.
De Souza gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adriano De Souza dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
De Souza throws a series of punches but Machete moves out of range.
De Souza connects with a solid leg kick.
Machete shoots and misses
and De Souza makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Machete really felt that one!
De Souza throws a right and a left that both miss.
Machete with a lazy takedown attempt
and De Souza counters by clinching up.
De Souza wants to break free but Machete has control.
De Souza wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
De Souza is pressed up against the cage. Machete has hold of a leg and is looking to drag De Souza down to the mat. De Souza avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for LieHarder Machete. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Machete shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and De Souza counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by De Souza.
Machete tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. De Souza just stands there and leans against the cage.
De Souza wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Machete tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Machete fails to pull guard.
Machete tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
De Souza wants to break free but Machete has control.
De Souza is breathing heavily.
Machete tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Machete tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. De Souza just stands there and leans against the cage.
Machete fails to pull guard.
Machete pulls guard effortlessly.
Machete looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Machete working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. De Souza doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. De Souza manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Machete really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machete has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but De Souza can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Machete throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
De Souza postures up.
Machete is looking for a triangle but De Souza pushes his legs off easily.
Machete pushes a forearm under De Souza's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, De Souza is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). LieHarder Machete!
LieHarder Machete retains his welterweight title!
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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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