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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tulio Souza (ranked 23281 p4p, 599 weight class) and Luiz Santos (ranked 22253 p4p, 646 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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170 lbs
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175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tulio Souza!
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, Luiz Santos!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Steve Erwin and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Souza trying to hold on to Santos's head to control him but Santos postures up.
Santos with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Santos is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Souza is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Santos is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Souza sees it coming and defends easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Santos wants to free his trapped foot but Souza is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos uses his free foot to push down on Souza's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Souza.
Souza is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Souza prevents Santos from taking his back.
Santos is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Souza is surviving well by controlling Santos's body position as best he can.
Souza working to try and regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza is squirming around, avoiding Santos's attempts to control the action.
Souza tries to hold on but Santos postures up.
Souza slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Santos looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Santos is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos trying to control from half guard but Souza is working away.
Santos is working for a submission of some sort.
Souza is looking to escape.
Santos passes to side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Souza is not content to let Santos control the position.
Santos is working to tighten his grip on Souza's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Souza has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Santos is really squeezing tight and eventually Souza passes out! Santos breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Luiz Santos!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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