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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Liu Fish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro de Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pedro de Souza has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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218 lbs
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191 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Liu Fish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pedro de Souza!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Emerson Jorge and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
de Souza moves in looking to clinch but Fish pushes him off.
de Souza looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Fish.
de Souza manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Fish looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Fish looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Fish looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Fish wants to improve his position but de Souza is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fish is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
de Souza misses with a wild combination.
Fish gets a takedown into half guard.
Fish knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for de Souza on the ground.
Fish is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
de Souza wants to control but Fish is keeping busy.
Fish is working for a kimura but de Souza is defending it quite comfortably.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
de Souza is defending against the submission attempts here by Fish.
de Souza trying to control here.
Fish is sneakily working for an arm triangle but de Souza sees it coming and defends easily.
de Souza tries to roll over but Fish keeps him under control.
Fish is looking for a kimura here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
de Souza tries to close the distance and clinch but Fish swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
de Souza defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Fish.
de Souza gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Fish counters with a single leg into guard. de Souza didn't expect that.
Fish is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! de Souza is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! de Souza has escaped and now he's on top!
de Souza wants to control from the top but Fish keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
de Souza thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Fish looking for a guillotine here but de Souza defends easily.
Fish looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
de Souza trying to control but Fish is working from the bottom.
de Souza might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Fish kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liu Fish dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
de Souza gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
de Souza keeping full guard, as Fish tries to pass.
Fish 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.
Fish 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.
Fish won't allow de Souza to sweep him here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fish tries to free his leg and advance position but de Souza is retaining full guard.
Fish has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
de Souza looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
de Souza keeping full guard, as Fish tries to pass.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Fish drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Fish is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, de Souza has escaped the position, nice work there.
de Souza wants to control but Fish postures up.
Fish wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by de Souza, who protects the arm well.
de Souza struggling a bit here.
Fish will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fish working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Fish working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Fish working away.
Fish tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Fish has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
de Souza gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Fish counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
de Souza wants to sweep here but Fish controlling him for the moment.
Fish drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but de Souza manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Fish has de Souza in his guard.
de Souza trying to control the position from guard on top but Fish is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
de Souza avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
de Souza tries to stand but Fish is controlling from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
de Souza pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fish is keeping the position for now.
Fish is looking for a triangle but de Souza pushes his legs off easily.
Fish looking for submissions from the bottom but instead de Souza passes into half guard.
de Souza lands with a punch from half guard.
Fish is not content to let de Souza control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fish shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
de Souza working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fish doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Fish manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liu Fish dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
de Souza misses with a takedown attempt
and Fish counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Fish drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Fish jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Fish looking to pass the guard.
Fish 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.
Fish pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. de Souza is keeping the position for now.
de Souza is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Fish trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fish drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and de Souza dives on top into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fish 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.
Fish working for submissions but it's allowed de Souza to get to half guard.
Fish is looking for a sweep. de Souza is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
de Souza is trying to control the action in half guard but Fish is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Fish looking for submissions off his back.
de Souza wants to control but Fish is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Fish on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Fish tries to get out of the position.
Fish looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
de Souza closes the distance but Fish moves to the side
and Fish counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Fish drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but de Souza manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Fish has de Souza in his guard.
Fish looking for a guillotine here but de Souza defends easily.
Fish is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. de Souza is aware though and is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fish has an active guard here but de Souza has managed to pass into half guard.
Fish tries to get to full guard but de Souza has control of the leg.
de Souza is trying to control. Fish wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Fish looking for submissions off his back.
Fish actively working from the bottom here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
de Souza tries to clinch up
and Fish decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in de Souza's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
de Souza is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
de Souza looking to control.
Fish drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and de Souza dives on top into guard.
de Souza would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
de Souza wants to control from the top but Fish keeps moving.
de Souza trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pedro de Souza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Liu Fish is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
de Souza trying to control the position from guard on top but Fish is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
de Souza thows a big elbow that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Liu Fish showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fish, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Liu Fish!
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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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