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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rio Brazil (ranked 5599 p4p, 528 weight class) and Ritchie Souza (ranked 4976 p4p, 496 weight class). Souza has chosen Gwen Stefani-Luxurious as his entrance music. Rio Brazil has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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162 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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170 cm
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158 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rio Brazil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ritchie Souza!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Matheus Silva and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Souza throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brazil fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Souza sprawls well initially but Brazil persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Brazil scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Souza blocking the ground and pound attempt from Brazil.
Souza looking for a kimura from the bottom but Brazil passes into side control!
Brazil is chipping away with strikes.
Souza is looking for a sweep.
Brazil is trying to get an arm triangle but Souza is defending well.
Brazil misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Brazil scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Souza to see if he's OK.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Souza tries to bench press Brazil off him but Brazil keeps the position.
Souza gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Souza gets full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brazil lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Souza is looking for a triangle but Brazil pushes his legs off easily.
Brazil throwing strikes from guard but Souza blocks nicely.
Souza looking for a guillotine here but Brazil defends easily.
Brazil trying to control the position from guard on top but Souza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Souza lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Souza connects with a couple of short punches.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Souza throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza throwing strikes from guard but Brazil blocks nicely.
Brazil is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Souza working some strikes from top position.
Brazil looking to control.
Souza advances position into side control!
Souza trying to control the action but Brazil is working from the bottom.
Souza working the body and head with strikes.
Brazil is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Souza off and has taken his back!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brazil is punishing Souza with strikes - can he finish him?!
Brazil is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Souza has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Souza trying to control the hands but Brazil breaks the grip.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brazil scores with strikes from the back.
Brazil will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Brazil is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Souza up.
Brazil has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Souza.
Souza tries to roll but Brazil sticks to his back.
Brazil lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Souza hold on?!
Brazil lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Brazil loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Souza hold on?
Souza is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Souza is taking damage to the body and head.
Souza covers up after that shot from Brazil.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Souza trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brazil scores with punches from the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brazil is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Souza up.
Souza is rocked!
Brazil doesn't have the hooks in and Souza manages to turn into his guard.
Brazil looking to control.
Brazil keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.
Brazil controls Souza momentarily but Souza frees himself.
Souza content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Brazil is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at 10th planet rio that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Souza with a nice head shot there.
Souza looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Brazil looking for a sweep. Not yet Brazil, not yet.
Brazil is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Souza's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Souza wants to control from the top but Brazil keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rio Brazil dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Brazil fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Souza to the ground. Brazil is now in Souza's guard.
Brazil postures up and lands a big shot to Souza's brow.
Souza working for a triangle but Brazil defends it easily.
Brazil scoring with some ground and pound.
Souza has momentary wrist control but Brazil slips an elbow through the middle.
Souza has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Brazil can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Souza looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brazil working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Souza's head.
Souza is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Brazil defends well.
Souza has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brazil content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Souza looking for a guillotine here but Brazil defends easily.
Brazil throws a big elbow that misses.
Souza is looking for a triangle but Brazil pushes his legs off easily.
Brazil scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Souza has his foot on Brazil's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Brazil works his way back into a safe position though.
Brazil working some strikes from top position.
Brazil is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Brazil has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Brazil working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Souza's head.
Brazil makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Brazil tries to free his leg and advance position but Souza is retaining full guard.
Brazil engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Brazil with a flurry of punches that miss.
Souza has his foot on Brazil's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Brazil works his way back into a safe position though.
Rio Brazil overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Souza is looking to stand up but Brazil isn't so interested in that idea.
Souza throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Brazil wants to control from the top but Souza keeps moving.
Souza is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Brazil is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Brazil has his hands clasped together but Souza extends and breaks Brazil's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Souza.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ritchie Souza!
Ritchie Souza made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'i'm not surprised mother fuckers, Tap, snap or Nap bitches...'.
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hype
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