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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eliott McSweeny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eliott McSweeny acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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149 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bruno Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eliott McSweeny!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Vladimir Khabensky and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Souza misses with a two punch combination.
McSweeny misses with a two punch combination.
McSweeny shoots for a takedown but Souza saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
McSweeny lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
McSweeny throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Souza swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Souza dodges the punch combination from McSweeny.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Souza.
Souza closes this distance looking for a takedown but McSweeny circles away.
Souza dives in and scores a takedown into McSweeny's guard.
McSweeny wants to stand up but Souza is controlling him.
McSweeny avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Souza thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Souza won't allow McSweeny to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza controlling from the top position.
Souza's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Bruno Souza wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Souza misses with a two punch combination.
Souza fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruno Souza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Souza showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McSweeny.
McSweeny misses with a two punch combination.
McSweeny tries to land a leg kick but Souza saw it coming and moves away.
Horrible takedown by Souza or perhaps it was just good defense by McSweeny which made him look bad.
Souza tries to clinch but McSweeny is having none of it.
McSweeny connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Horrible takedown by Souza or perhaps it was just good defense by McSweeny which made him look bad.
McSweeny throws a nice looking combination but Souza bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McSweeny misses with a few strikes there.
McSweeny avoids the head kick by Souza.
McSweeny swinging wildly here.
Souza avoids the head kick by McSweeny.
Souza tries to clinch up.
Sloppy strikes from McSweeny. Those never looked like landing.
McSweeny looks to land a combination. Souza sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
McSweeny connects with a looping right hand.
Souza rushes McSweeny and presses him up against the cage.
Souza breaks the clinch.
Souza takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Souza showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McSweeny.
Souza throws a leg kick but McSweeny checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McSweeny displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
McSweeny swinging wildly here.
McSweeny looks gassed!
McSweeny wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Souza misses with a wild combination.
Souza throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Souza breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McSweeny slaps away a takedown attempt from Souza, before circling back to the center of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Souza shoots in for a takedown but McSweeny shows good takedown defense.
McSweeny shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Souza but Souza pushes him off and we're back to square one.
McSweeny fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Souza avoids it really well and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bruno Souza will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
McSweeny throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McSweeny throws the left hand but Souza avoids the punch easily.
McSweeny closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Souza closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. McSweeny quickly recovers to half guard.
Souza stands up from half guard.
Souza blocks a jab.
McSweeny lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Souza at a distance.
Souza throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Souza throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A telegraphed right hand from McSweeny misses the target.
McSweeny slaps away a takedown attempt from Souza, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Souza is looking to clinch but McSweeny is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from McSweeny misses.
Eliott McSweeny seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McSweeny gets tackled into the cage by Souza. Souza maintains the clinch.
Souza breaks the clinch.
McSweeny uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Souza has time to react.
McSweeny connects with a single shot there.
McSweeny lands a jab to the nose.
McSweeny blocks a head kick by Souza.
Souza shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in McSweeny's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McSweeny wants to stand up but Souza is controlling him.
Souza slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Souza wants to control from the top but McSweeny keeps moving.
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.
Souza passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McSweeny is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Souza has just dragged him back down to the mat.
McSweeny managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Souza.
Souza looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
McSweeny stops Souza from passing to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McSweeny trying his best to control but Souza has mounted him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Souza tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
McSweeny is working to get back to half guard.
Souza looking to ground and pound but McSweeny is blocking nicely.
Souza looking to ground and pound but McSweeny is blocking nicely.
McSweeny is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Souza locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! McSweeny is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bruno Souza!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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