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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Sousa (ranked 4826 p4p, 4486 weight class) and Magomed Magomedsharipov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Magomed Magomedsharipov is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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181 cm 19 180 0 - 0 - 0 |
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180 cm 28 175 20 - 65 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt Solid Muay Thai Good chin |
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Decent wrestler Brawler Solid chin |
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jonathan Sousa! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 20 - 65 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Magomed Magomedsharipov! The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magomedsharipov closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sousa to the mat! Sousa manages to get full guard. Magomedsharipov stops Sousa from standing up. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Magomedsharipov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sousa is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Magomedsharipov is aware though and is defending well. Sousa wants to sweep here but Magomedsharipov controlling him for the moment. Magomedsharipov is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control. Sousa wants to stand up but Magomedsharipov is controlling him. Sousa keeping full guard, as Magomedsharipov tries to pass. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Magomedsharipov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sousa works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Magomedsharipov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sousa works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Sousa being controlled here, momentarily. Magomedsharipov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sousa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Magomedsharipov stops Sousa from standing up. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Magomedsharipov wants to control from the top but Sousa keeps moving. Magomedsharipov is fighting to break Sousa's control of his arms but Sousa is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment. Sousa is looking to stand up but Magomedsharipov isn't so interested in that idea.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Magomedsharipov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sousa swivels though and keeps the full guard. Magomedsharipov trying to control the position from guard on top but Sousa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Sousa has Magomedsharipov pulled in close to control his posture. Magomedsharipov controlling from the top position. It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup. Sousa wants to get back to his feet but Magomedsharipov is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
 The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Magomedsharipov fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Sousa to the ground. Magomedsharipov is now in Sousa's guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Magomedsharipov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Magomedsharipov wants to control from the top but Sousa keeps moving. Magomedsharipov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sousa looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Magomedsharipov tries to free his leg and advance position but Sousa is retaining full guard.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Sousa is looking to stand up but Magomedsharipov isn't so interested in that idea. Magomedsharipov looking to pass the guard. Magomedsharipov stopping the sweep attempt from Sousa. Sousa is working hard here to advance position. Magomedsharipov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sousa is keeping the position for now. Magomedsharipov slips nicely into half guard. Magomedsharipov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sousa with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. Sousa makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sousa. Magomedsharipov slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. Sousa keeping moving, preventing Magomedsharipov from controlling successfully. Sousa is trying to control the position from the bottom.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Magomedsharipov stops Sousa from standing up. In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Magomedsharipov working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though. Sousa wants to sweep here but Magomedsharipov controlling him for the moment. Magomedsharipov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sousa throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Magomedsharipov preventing the sweep. Magomedsharipov is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Magomedsharipov is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. Magomedsharipov trying to control but Sousa is working from the bottom.
Sousa had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Magomedsharipov defends it easily. Magomedsharipov trying to control the position from guard on top but Sousa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
 That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sousa looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Magomedsharipov is defending well. Sousa quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Magomedsharipov has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Sousa celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jonathan Sousa!
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