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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Damian Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rheyder Fernandes Abud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Souza's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Eye of the Tiger. Rheyder Fernandes Abud will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Damian Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rheyder Fernandes Abud!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Emerson Jorge and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fernandes Abud instigates a clinch.
Souza looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Fernandes Abud with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fernandes Abud lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Souza pulls Fernandes Abud into guard.
Fernandes Abud wants to stand and escape but instead Souza has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Fernandes Abud wants to stand but Souza is controlling the position.
Fernandes Abud pushes Souza off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Souza shoots in but no luck this time.
Fernandes Abud tries to bum rush Souza with a series of wild strikes but Souza uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fernandes Abud closes the distance and clinches.
Souza managing to block the knees to the body from Fernandes Abud.
Fernandes Abud with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fernandes Abud breaks from the clinch.
Fernandes Abud closes the distance and pushes Souza back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Fernandes Abud smiles and moves away.
Fernandes Abud rushes Souza and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fernandes Abud tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fernandes Abud breaks the clinch.
Fernandes Abud fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Souza, pushing him back against the cage.
Souza tries to pull guard but Fernandes Abud holds him up against the cage and eventually Souza drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damian Souza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fernandes Abud is struggling to control the position.
Fernandes Abud creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Souza's defenses.
Souza blocks an elbow strike.
Fernandes Abud tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Souza avoids it.
Souza prevents Fernandes Abud from breaking the clinch.
Fernandes Abud tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fernandes Abud pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fernandes Abud closes the distance and clinches.
Fernandes Abud creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Souza's defenses.
Fernandes Abud looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fernandes Abud throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fernandes Abud lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fernandes Abud tries to break the clinch but Souza is controlling the position.
Fernandes Abud looking to throw knees to the head but Souza is blocking nicely.
Fernandes Abud missing with knees to the body.
Fernandes Abud lands an elbow inside that Souza shrugs off.
Souza misses with a knee strike.
Souza avoiding damage as Fernandes Abud throws knees to the body.
Fernandes Abud landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fernandes Abud looking to throw knees to the head but Souza is blocking nicely.
Fernandes Abud tries to stall but Souza uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Fernandes Abud with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fernandes Abud escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fernandes Abud has Souza up against the cage in a clinch.
Fernandes Abud wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fernandes Abud stalling.
Fernandes Abud with a knee to the head.
Souza tries a knee to the head but Fernandes Abud blocks it.
Fernandes Abud avoiding damage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Fernandes Abud tries to land a knee to the head but Souza blocks with his arms.
Souza prevents Fernandes Abud from breaking the clinch.
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.
Souza fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Fernandes Abud looking to slow down the pace here.
Fernandes Abud lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Souza.
Souza avoids the elbow strike from Fernandes Abud, against the cage.
Fernandes Abud has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fernandes Abud lands an elbow that stopped Souza in his tracks for a moment.
Fernandes Abud is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Souza takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fernandes Abud is trying to break free.
Fernandes Abud scores with a knee to the head.
Fernandes Abud manages to break the clinch.
Fernandes Abud gets a clinch.
Souza throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rheyder Fernandes Abud dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Fernandes Abud forces Souza back against the cage and clinches.
Fernandes Abud tries to land a knee to the head but Souza blocks with his arms.
Souza working hard to break the clinch.
Souza jumps guard but Fernandes Abud stands there with Souza around his waist. Souza gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Fernandes Abud breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Souza tries to keep at a distance but Fernandes Abud has taken the fight into the clinch.
Souza takes an elbow to the temple.
Fernandes Abud is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Souza is defending well for now.
Souza keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fernandes Abud's efforts to push away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fernandes Abud tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fernandes Abud with a knee to the head.
Souza is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Souza avoiding damage as Fernandes Abud throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernandes Abud breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fernandes Abud takes the fight into the clinch.
Fernandes Abud is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Souza is defending well for now.
Fernandes Abud tries to stall but Souza uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Fernandes Abud manages to break the clinch.
Souza with a lazy takedown attempt
and Fernandes Abud holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Fernandes Abud tries to land knees in the clinch but Souza avoids the damage to the body.
Fernandes Abud scores a nice knee to the body.
Fernandes Abud lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fernandes Abud with a knee to the head.
Fernandes Abud taking a breather.
Souza tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damian Souza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fernandes Abud lands an elbow that stopped Souza in his tracks for a moment.
Souza on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fernandes Abud scores with a knee to the head.
Fernandes Abud tries to land a knee to the head but Souza blocks with his arms.
Fernandes Abud stalling.
Fernandes Abud wants to break free but Souza has control.
Souza blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fernandes Abud throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fernandes Abud lands a knee to the body.
Fernandes Abud lands a damaging elbow.
Fernandes Abud with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Souza decides to pull guard.
Fernandes Abud stands and steps away. Souza gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Souza throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fernandes Abud stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Souza jumps guard but Fernandes Abud stands there with Souza around his waist. Souza gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fernandes Abud wants to stall.
Fernandes Abud tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fernandes Abud is trying to force a seperation but Souza has the dominant position.
Fernandes Abud's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Souza has his takedown stuffed
and Fernandes Abud counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Fernandes Abud.
Fernandes Abud trying to land knees to the body.
Fernandes Abud is trying to push Souza away but Souza has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Fernandes Abud is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Fernandes Abud stops a takedown attempt from Souza.
Nice elbow from Fernandes Abud.
Souza avoids a wild elbow strike from Fernandes Abud.
Fernandes Abud wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's four 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.
Souza throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fernandes Abud tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Souza avoids it.
Fernandes Abud breaks the clinch.
Rheyder Fernandes Abud seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Souza shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fernandes Abud pinned against the cage. Fernandes Abud gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Fernandes Abud misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
No luck for Souza with that takedown attempt.
Fernandes Abud throws a head kick that half lands.
Fernandes Abud pushes Souza up against the cage in a clinch.
Fernandes Abud avoiding damage.
Fernandes Abud wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Souza has him pressed against the cage.
Souza has clasped his hands together around Fernandes Abud's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rheyder Fernandes Abud showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Nice sprawl there from Fernandes Abud as Souza shoots in.
Souza blocks a head kick by Fernandes Abud.
Fernandes Abud fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Souza, pushing him back against the cage.
Fernandes Abud using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fernandes Abud lands a nice knee to the body.
Souza takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Fernandes Abud obliges.
Fernandes Abud tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Souza avoids it.
Fernandes Abud breaks the clinch.
Souza will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fernandes Abud with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fernandes Abud effectively controlling the action here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Souza pulls guard effortlessly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Souza is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Fernandes Abud is aware though and is defending well.
Fernandes Abud has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Souza is proving hard to escape from.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Souza looking for a guillotine here but Fernandes Abud defends easily.
Fernandes Abud would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Fernandes Abud stopping the sweep attempt from Souza.
Souza trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Fernandes Abud defends it easily.
Souza working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fernandes Abud doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Fernandes Abud manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Fernandes Abud wants to get up but he can't break Souza's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Souza looking to control.
Souza is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Fernandes Abud defends well.
Fernandes Abud wanted to stand there but Souza had control of the position.
Fernandes Abud is posturing up here but Souza has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Fernandes Abud tries to roll out but it's too tight and Fernandes Abud has to tap! Slick submission there by Souza!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Damian Souza!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
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