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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Soares de Sousa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Albert Riera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Riera has chosen GMS vs Karan - Goa'n Mad as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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205 lbs
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204 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafael Soares de Sousa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Albert Riera!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Daniel Cesar and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soares de Sousa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Riera.
Soares de Sousa looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Soares de Sousa tries to keep at a distance but Riera has taken the fight into the clinch.
Riera has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Soares de Sousa uses from the top position.
Riera manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Riera tries to clinch up.
Soares de Sousa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Riera has taken the fight to the clinch.
Riera ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Riera no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Riera wants to stand but Soares de Sousa is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Riera has his feet on Soares de Sousa's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Riera is looking to clinch.
Riera gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Riera landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Riera breaks from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Riera tries to clinch but Soares de Sousa moves out of range.
Riera tries to close the distance and clinch up but Soares de Sousa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Riera has closed the distance and engaged Soares de Sousa in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riera's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Riera missing with knees to the body.
Riera using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Riera connects with a knee to the head.
Riera unloads a knee to the mid-section. Soares de Sousa lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Riera scores with a hook to the body.
Riera landing knees to the body.
Riera prevents a takedown attempt there.
Riera landing knees to the body.
Riera connects with a nasty looking knee right to Soares de Sousa's face.
Riera lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Soares de Sousa or not.
Riera gets control of Soares de Sousa's arms and successfully pulls guard. Riera will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Riera kicks Soares de Sousa off and gets to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Riera fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Soares de Sousa on the side of the head.
Riera moves in looking to clinch but Soares de Sousa pushes him off.
Riera closes the distance and pushes Soares de Sousa back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riera breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Riera doesn't manage to clinch there - Soares de Sousa circles away.
Riera pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Riera has taken the fight to the clinch.
Soares de Sousa tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Riera blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Riera landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Riera takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Riera missing with knees to the body.
Riera tries to land a knee to the head but Soares de Sousa blocks with his arms.
Riera escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Riera fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Soares de Sousa, pushing him back against the cage.
Riera tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Riera lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Soares de Sousa stalling in the clinch but Riera improves position.
Soares de Sousa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Riera escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riera wants to clinch up but Soares de Sousa keeps it at a distance.
Soares de Sousa tries for a takedown but Riera sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rafael Soares de Sousa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Riera tries to clinch up but Soares de Sousa circles away and keeps his distance.
Riera wants to clinch up but Soares de Sousa keeps it at a distance.
Soares de Sousa fails with the takedown.
Soares de Sousa tries to keep at a distance but Riera has taken the fight into the clinch.
Knees to the body from Riera.
Riera slowing the pace effectively.
Riera pulls guard.
Soares de Sousa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Riera swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Riera kicks Soares de Sousa off and gets to his feet.
Riera circles away from the clinch attempt.
Riera fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Soares de Sousa, pushing him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riera misses with a knee strike.
Riera unloads a knee to the mid-section. Soares de Sousa lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Riera lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Riera breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Soares de Sousa lands a head kick. Riera smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Riera tries to clinch up
and Soares de Sousa counters by clinching up.
Soares de Sousa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Riera misses with a knee strike.
Riera slows down the pace here.
Soares de Sousa managing to block the knees to the body from Riera.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Soares de Sousa wants a takedown.
Riera lands a damaging elbow.
Riera tries to land knees in the clinch but Soares de Sousa avoids the damage to the body.
Riera looking to throw knees to the head but Soares de Sousa is blocking nicely.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Albert Riera dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Riera is looking to clinch.
Riera moves into the clinch.
Soares de Sousa drops down looking for an ankle pick but Riera pulls his leg out and moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Riera looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Soares de Sousa circles away from the clinch attempt
and Soares de Sousa counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Soares de Sousa.
Riera leaning his opponent against the cage.
Riera lands a knee to the body.
Soares de Sousa takes an elbow to the temple.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Soares de Sousa managing to block the knees to the body from Riera.
Riera lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Riera throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Soares de Sousa blocks it with crossed arms.
The referee calls for Riera to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riera breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Riera tries to clinch but Soares de Sousa is having none of it.
Riera doesn't manage to clinch there - Soares de Sousa circles away.
Riera tries to clinch but Soares de Sousa is having none of it.
Riera darts in and clinches Soares de Sousa up against the cage.
Riera lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Riera lands an elbow just above Soares de Sousa 's eye.
Riera lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Soares de Sousa is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Riera pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Riera escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Soares de Sousa shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rafael Soares de Sousa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Soares de Sousa keeps the fight on the outside.
Riera clinches with his opponent.
Riera pulls guard successfully.
Riera is working an open guard so Soares de Sousa takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Riera moves in looking to clinch but Soares de Sousa pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soares de Sousa fails to land the takedown.
Riera scoring well with a low kick there.
Riera tries to close the distance and clinch but Soares de Sousa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Riera moves into the clinch.
Riera using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Riera drags the fight down to the ground.
Soares de Sousa prevents Riera from getting back to his feet.
Riera wriggles free and stands up.
Riera is looking to clinch but Soares de Sousa is avoiding it.
Riera tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Riera rushes Soares de Sousa and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Albert Riera seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Riera breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Soares de Sousa misses the shot to the body.
Riera tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riera closes the distance and clinches.
Knees in the clinch landing for Riera.
Soares de Sousa takes an elbow to the forehead.
Riera scores a nice knee to the body.
Soares de Sousa changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Riera fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Soares de Sousa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Soares de Sousa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Riera moves into range and clinches up with Soares de Sousa.
Riera landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Riera missing with knees to the body.
Riera unloads a knee to the mid-section. Soares de Sousa lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Riera lands a knee to the body.
Riera is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Soares de Sousa tries to pull guard but Riera won't allow it.
Riera with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
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.
Soares de Sousa looking to slow down the pace here.
Riera lands a nice knee to the body.
Riera with a knee to the head.
Riera trying to land knees to the body.
Riera misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Soares de Sousa.
Soares de Sousa is looking to break free of the clinch but Riera has double underhooks.
Riera's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Riera with a knee to the head.
Riera pushes Soares de Sousa back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Riera lands a nice shot to the body.
Soares de Sousa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Soares de Sousa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Riera throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Soares de Sousa blocks it with crossed arms.
Riera stalling in the clinch.
Soares de Sousa has Riera pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Riera manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Riera lands a nice shot to the body.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Albert Riera showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Riera tries to clinch up but Soares de Sousa circles away and keeps his distance.
Soares de Sousa keeps the fight on the outside.
Riera doesn't manage to clinch there - Soares de Sousa circles away.
Riera is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Riera tries to close the distance and clinch but Soares de Sousa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Soares de Sousa shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Riera as he jumps to the side.
Riera scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Riera wants to clinch up but Soares de Sousa keeps it at a distance.
Riera moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Riera moves in looking to clinch but Soares de Sousa pushes him off.
Riera fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Soares de Sousa, pushing him back against the cage.
Nice elbow from Riera.
Riera pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rafael Soares de Sousa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Riera is looking to clinch but Soares de Sousa is avoiding it.
Riera clinches up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riera crunches a lovely knee into Soares de Sousa's ribcage.
Riera's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight stays on the outside here - Riera looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Soares de Sousa swats away the attempt to clinch by Riera.
Riera fails in his attempt to clinch.
Riera tries a head kick but it misses.
Riera is looking to clinch.
Riera tries to clinch but Soares de Sousa moves out of range.
Soares de Sousa keeps the fight on the outside.
Albert Riera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Riera keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Riera is looking to land body kicks.
Soares de Sousa moves in looking to clinch but Riera pushes him off.
Riera forces Soares de Sousa back against the cage and clinches.
That's two 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.
Riera stalls.
Soares de Sousa tries to score a body lock takedown but Riera shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rafael Soares de Sousa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Soares de Sousa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Riera wants the takedown. Soares de Sousa is fighting it off but Riera persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Soares de Sousa's guard against the cage.
Riera gets to his feet. Soares de Sousa looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Riera tries to clinch
and Soares de Sousa counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Soares de Sousa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Riera closes the distance looking to clinch
and Soares de Sousa counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Riera's guard now.
Riera wants to get back to his feet but Soares de Sousa is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Soares de Sousa advances position into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soares de Sousa is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Riera has escaped the position, nice work there.
Soares de Sousa decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Riera tries to clinch up
and Soares de Sousa finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Riera moves into the clinch.
Soares de Sousa can't break the clinch.
Riera trying to land knees to the body.
Riera taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Riera.
Riera lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Riera.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riera trying to land knees to the body.
Soares de Sousa managing to block the knees to the body from Riera.
Soares de Sousa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Albert Riera is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Riera gets underhooks to prevent Soares de Sousa's takedown attempt.
Riera landing knees to the head.
Knees to the body from Riera.
Riera lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Riera unloads a knee to the mid-section. Soares de Sousa lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Riera scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short body shot lands from Riera as the two fighters clinch.
Riera unloads a knee to the mid-section. Soares de Sousa lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rafael Soares de Sousa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Riera lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
And that's the end of the fight!
Albert Riera comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Riera has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 26:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 26:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Albert Riera!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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