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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Soares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reuben Bet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bet has chosen Queen - The Invisible Man as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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181 cm
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158 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodrigo Soares!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Reuben Bet !
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Emerson Jorge and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soares fails to land with a series of punches.
Bet fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Soares looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bet jabs at Soares's body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Soares is trying to drag Bet to the mat but Bet just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Soares slowing the pace effectively.
Bet tries to break free but Soares pushes him back against the cage.
Soares lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Soares lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Soares is thwarting Bet 's attempts to control the position.
Soares is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bet defends it well.
Bet is staying active underneath Soares, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bet wants to get back to his feet.
Soares sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bet defending well though.
Bet wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Soares wants to pass the guard but Bet is defending well.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Soares looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bet misses with the combination.
Soares throws a series of punches but Bet moves out of range.
Bet fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Soares manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bet misses with a double jab.
Bet slips under a jab from Soares.
Bet swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Soares shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bet sprawls well. Bet wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Soares gets slowly back to his feet.
Bet lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Soares jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Reuben Bet is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bet misses with a wild body shot.
Soares misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bet fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Soares ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bet moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soares throws an overhand right that lands on Bet 's shoulder, as Bet tries to avoid the shot.
Soares fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bet ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Soares moves away.
Soares fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bet lands with a nice combination. Soares backs away looking to recover.
Bet misses with a looping right.
Bet circles away from the clinch attempt.
Soares closes the distance and clinches up with Bet , looking for a takedown. Soares pushes Bet against the cage but Bet circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodrigo Soares. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Soares misses with a straight right.
Nice uppercut there from Bet .
Bet fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Soares manages to avoid it.
Soares takes a jab right on the kisser.
Soares has Bet up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soares pressing his opponent against the cage.
Soares is trying to drag Bet to the mat but Bet just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bet tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bet wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Soares has him pressed against the cage.
Soares working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Soares has Bet pressed against the cage.
Soares escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Soares uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bet .
Nice sprawl there from Bet as Soares shoots in.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Reuben Bet will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Soares dodges the punch combination from Bet .
Soares misses with a straight left.
Bet throws a sloppy body shot
and Soares counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Bet wants to get back to his feet but Soares passes into half guard.
Soares prevents Bet from improving his position.
Soares seems to be looking for submissions.
Bet is trying to stand back up but Soares is controlling him
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soares is taking a breather. Bet says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Bet tries to get to full guard but Soares has control of the leg.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bet throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bet avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Soares is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rodrigo Soares is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Soares fails with a takedown attempt.
Soares pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
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.
Soares looks to throw the jab but Bet is out of range.
Bet throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Soares.
Soares scores with a one two! Bet had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bet keeps the fight on the outside.
Soares throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Soares throws a hook but Bet blocks it.
Bet moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Soares instigates a clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Nice body punch from Soares - that landed with a thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soares pulls guard successfully.
Bet wants to get up but he can't break Soares's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Soares had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bet defends it easily.
Soares working for a triangle but Bet defends it easily.
Soares looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bet trying to control but Soares is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soares has his foot on Bet 's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bet works his way back into a safe position though.
Bet passes into half guard.
Soares wants to get back to full guard but Bet has passed into side control.
Soares can't escape the position.
Bet moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Soares has worked his arm free - good work by Soares!
Bet looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Bet wants to stand but Soares has his arm trapped.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodrigo Soares dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Soares avoids the body shot from Bet .
Bet looks to land a combination but Soares avoids it well.
Soares closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bet circles away.
Nice body punch from Bet .
Bet punishes Soares's body with a nice straight punch.
Bet scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bet is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Soares rather than just go for the knockout.
Soares keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bet .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soares looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bet is fending him off so far but Soares persists. Nope, Bet circles away and we're back to standing.
Bet tries to bum rush Soares with a series of wild strikes but Soares uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Soares rushes Bet and presses him up against the cage.
Soares manages to pull guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bet is looking to stand up but Soares won't let him.
Soares is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Soares throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Soares has a closed guard, preventing Bet from standing up.
Bet tries to free his leg and advance position but Soares is retaining full guard.
Bet trying to control the position from guard on top but Soares is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Soares has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bet can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Soares has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Bet off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soares misses the jab.
Soares throws out a loose jab but Bet uses good head movement to avoid it.
Soares misses with a wild body shot.
Soares tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bet swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Soares moves in looking to clinch but Bet pushes him off.
Soares doesn't manage to clinch there - Bet circles away.
Soares closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Bet is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Soares has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Rodrigo Soares overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bet bucks up and tries to throw Soares off but instead Soares has got his back!
Bet is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Soares is persistently looking for the submission but Bet is defending it well.
Bet tries to escape the position.
Bet trying to control the hands but Soares breaks the grip.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bet is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Soares gets his way!
Soares looking for the choke but no joy.
Bet is trying to get back to his feet but Soares has full control of the position and if anything, Bet has just worked his way into a worse spot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodrigo Soares clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Soares closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bet circles away.
Nice defenses there by Bet .
Bet misses with a combination
and Soares counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Soares shoots in for a takedown but Bet shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Soares swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Soares takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bet fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bet lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bet moves out of range as Soares strikes.
Soares closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rodrigo Soares seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Bet misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soares tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Soares misses with a body shot
and Bet counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Soares fails to land with a series of punches.
Soares is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Soares throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
No luck for Soares with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodrigo Soares. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Soares dives in and grabs Bet 's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bet pushes down on Soares's head and hops out.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Soares takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Soares shoots for a double leg takedown but Bet sprawls well. He's pushed Soares's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Bet .
Bet changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Soares fails with the takedown
and Bet counters with a two punch combo.
Bet scores with a hook to the body. Soares takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bet throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Soares changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bet tries to avoid it but Soares manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bet to the ground. Bet escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bet jabs at Soares's body.
Bet misses with a wild combination.
Bet connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Soares's hands.
Bet uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Soares.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soares on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bet throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Soares stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Soares swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bet .
Soares is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bet .
Soares throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Bet to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice shot lands for Bet .
Bet throws a one two combo.
Nice jab there from Bet .
Soares walks into a jab.
Bet blocks a jab.
Soares falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Bet to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bet scores with a nice strike.
Soares steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bet .
Soares gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A lazy left from Bet finds it's target.
Soares moves forwards but Bet connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Soares is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bet swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Soares to counter with a crisp jab.
Bet uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Soares.
Bet fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Soares manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bet scores with a shot to the body.
Soares moves out of range of the strikes.
Soares takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reuben Bet dominated that fourth round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Nice takedown defense from Bet . No joy for Soares on that attempt.
Soares wants to clinch.
Bet scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Soares throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bet counters with a stiff right hand.
Bet throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Soares moves in looking to clinch but Bet pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bet listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Soares looks to land a left hand but Bet moved out of range nicely.
Bet looks to score with a jab to the body but Soares is just out of range.
Soares tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bet paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bet stuffs the takedown.
Bet jabs at Soares's body.
Bet misses with a combination
and Soares counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Reuben Bet seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Soares looks to throw the jab but Bet is out of range.
Soares swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bet counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Soares thinking.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Soares takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Soares misses with a takedown attempt - Bet sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodrigo Soares. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Soares misses with a series of wild punches.
Bet misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bet lands with a good body shot.
Bet staying out of range there.
Bet misses the shot to the body.
Soares throws a jab when Bet was well out of range.
Bet catches Soares with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Soares throws a hook but Bet avoids it easily.
Bet misses the shot to the body.
Soares will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bet .
Soares fails with the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soares shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bet sprawls well. Bet wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Soares gets slowly back to his feet.
Bet with a hook.
Soares throws a combination that misses
and Bet counters with a right hand to the body.
Soares uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bet .
Soares wants to clinch but Bet slips to the side
and Bet connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bet connects with a body shot.
Bet comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Soares smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bet misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Soares.
Soares is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bet sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bet blocks a jab.
Bet misses with a two punch combination.
Bet scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bet throws a shot to the body.
Bet throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bet lands the left hand.
Bet scores with a nice strike.
Bet looks to score with a jab to the body but Soares is just out of range.
Soares throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bet counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Soares takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Reuben Bet comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bet has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 47:48
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 47:48
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reuben Bet !
Reuben Bet is the new lightweight champion!
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energy
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hype
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