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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lux Interior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Interior kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is Garbage Man, by The Cramps. Souza is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Here Comes Da Boom-DMX, Sean Paul. Thiago Souza is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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192 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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192 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lux Interior!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Souza!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Leandro Rodrigues and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Interior stuffs the takedown.
Interior clinches.
Interior lands an elbow inside.
Souza on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Interior throws a knee to the head but misses.
Souza takes an elbow to the forehead.
Interior using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Souza has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Interior.
Interior landing knees to the body.
Souza wants to break free but Interior has control.
Souza drops down looking for an ankle pick but Interior pulls his leg out and moves away.
Interior moves into the clinch successfully.
Interior lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Thiago Souza has been cut.
Interior looking to throw knees to the head but Souza is blocking nicely.
Interior controlling the action here for a moment.
Interior tries to land knees in the clinch but Souza avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Interior misses with a knee strike.
Interior is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Interior for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Souza has Interior pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Interior manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Lux Interior has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thiago Souza.
Interior avoiding damage.
Interior misses with a knee to the head.
Interior tries to land knees in the clinch but Souza avoids the damage to the body.
Souza lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Souza looks gassed!
Interior wants to get back to his feet.
Interior is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Souza thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Interior's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza wants to free his trapped foot but Interior is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Interior keeping hold of Souza's head, controlling as best he can.
Souza moves into full mount! Interior won't be happy about that!
Souza moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Interior has worked his arm free - good work by Interior!
Souza throwing strikes but Interior manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Interior stands up and beckons Souza to his feet.
Interior tries to clinch up but Souza circles away and keeps his distance.
Souza avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Souza keeps the fight on the outside.
Souza tries for a takedown but Interior sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Interior tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Souza lands a two punch combo.
Souza misses with a wild combination.
Souza drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza tries for a kimura but Interior is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Souza is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Interior knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Souza looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Interior is pushing Souza's head away, looking to escape. Souza manages to hold on to the position though.
Souza thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Souza looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Souza is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Interior knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souza prevents Interior from escaping the position.
Souza in side control, throwing shots but Interior defends.
Souza has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Interior is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Souza off and has taken his back!
Interior biding his time, controlling Souza.
Interior tries to get the hooks in deep but Souza pushed the leg off.
Souza breaks Interior's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Souza stops Interior from standing up.
Interior manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Interior prevents Souza from getting the reversal.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Interior controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Thiago Souza will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Thiago Souza's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Interior connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Souza to the floor! Interior dives in looking for the finish!
Souza is rocked!
Interior passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Souza!
Souza sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Interior trying to control from half guard but Souza is working away.
Souza tries to get to full guard but Interior has control of the leg.
Souza missing with punches from the bottom.
Interior with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Souza looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Interior content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Souza is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Souza lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Souza.
Interior is looking to clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Souza throws a right and a left that both miss.
Interior tries to clinch up but Souza circles away and keeps his distance.
Souza shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Interior but Interior pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Interior plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Souza shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Interior as he jumps to the side.
Interior is looking to clinch but Souza is avoiding it.
Interior tries to clinch up but Souza circles away and keeps his distance.
Souza shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Souza with a flurry of punches that miss.
Souza drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Interior dives on top into guard.
Souza looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Souza trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Souza looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Souza looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Souza looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Interior puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Interior prevents Souza from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Souza is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Interior's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Interior's back!
Souza has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Interior! Can he survive? No! He's out! Souza gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Thiago Souza! Thiago Souza retains his middleweight title!
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hype
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mgr
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