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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Manga Rosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Soza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pablo Soza has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Manga Rosa's chin.
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152 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Manga Rosa!
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, Pablo Soza!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Thiago Cunha and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rosa looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Soza preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Soza is adopting a defensive guard.
Soza is trying to control the position but Rosa postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rosa won't allow Soza to get back to his feet.
Rosa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Soza is keeping the position for now.
Rosa throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rosa is in close to Soza's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Rosa has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Rosa is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Soza preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Soza looking for a sweep. Not yet Soza, not yet.
Rosa is looking to work some ground and pound but Soza has wrist control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rosa makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosa throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Soza looking to control.
Rosa lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Soza wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Rosa is now in half guard.
Rosa not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rosa is working for a submission of some sort.
Rosa is trying to control the action in half guard but Soza is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Nice strikes from Rosa there.
Soza tries to roll over but Rosa keeps him under control.
Rosa drops an elbow to the side of Soza's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soza tries to get to full guard but Rosa has control of the leg.
Soza has hold of Rosa's hands but Rosa slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rosa lands a nice short elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soza is looking to control Rosa's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Soza avoid being mounted?
Soza looks gassed!
Rosa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Soza keeps working.
Soza taking some punishment here, with Rosa in his half guard.
Rosa scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Soza moves into full guard.
Rosa chips away with some ground and pound.
Rosa with a nice head shot there.
Rosa wants to pass the guard but Soza is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosa is working hard here to advance position.
Rosa throws a big elbow that misses.
Rosa cracks Soza with a solid left hand.
Rosa lands a couple of digs.
Soza wants to sweep here but Rosa controlling him for the moment.
Rosa cracks Soza with a solid left hand.
Rosa is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Soza is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rosa working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rosa stands and throws Soza's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Rosa working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosa trying to control the action but Soza is working from the bottom.
Soza tries to buck Rosa off but Rosa is having none of it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rosa grinds an elbow into Soza's temple.
Rosa is working Soza over with some ground and pound from side control.
Rosa working the head and body with strikes.
Soza taking a bit of punishment here - Rosa scoring with strikes.
Rosa is putting a hurting on Soza here, landing some big shots from side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rosa scoring with punches and elbows.
Soza is rocked!
Rosa lands some shots froms side control.
Soza is still in real trouble! Can Rosa finish him?
Rosa scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Soza to see if he's OK.
Rosa is putting a hurting on Soza here, landing some big shots from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manga Rosa dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Rosa shoots for a takedown but Soza saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rosa with a poor takedown
and Soza counters with a single leg into guard. Rosa didn't expect that.
Soza seems to have recovered his senses.
Rosa is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Soza trying to stand up but can't free himself from Rosa's guard.
Rosa looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Rosa doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Rosa lands a couple of shots from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Soza tries to stand but Rosa is controlling from the bottom.
Soza must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Rosa is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Soza is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosa is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ground and pound from Rosa.
Rosa missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rosa looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Rosa looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Soza with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Rosa winds up and cracks Soza with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Rosa lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Rosa throwing shots but Soza is blocking nicely.
Soza wants to control but Rosa is keeping busy.
Manga Rosa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nice strikes from Rosa there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosa lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rosa takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Rosa winds up and cracks Soza with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ground and pound from Rosa.
Soza is looking to improve his position.
Rosa lands strikes from half guard.
Soza taking some punishment here, with Rosa in his half guard.
Rosa missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rosa takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Rosa seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soza is trying to maintain the position but Rosa is very close to passing his half guard.
Soza on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Rosa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Soza can do to turn this around?
Ground and pound from Rosa.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rosa lands a nice short elbow.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Rosa connects with a nice short shot to Soza's temple.
Rosa looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Soza with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Rosa working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Rosa working the head and body with strikes.
Rosa lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Rosa working Soza over with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rosa slips a nice elbow through Soza's hands, connecting with Soza's forehead.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rosa lands a nice short elbow.
Rosa looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Soza with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Rosa working the head and body with strikes.
Rosa looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Soza pushes Rosa off but Rosa dives into side control.
Rosa scoring with punches and elbows.
Rosa has knee on belly and moves into mount.
A nice elbow there by Rosa.
Rosa with the ground and pound from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rosa looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Rosa working for a guillotine from mount but Soza is in no mood to give up.
Rosa working Soza over with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manga Rosa 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!
Sloppy strikes from Rosa. Those never looked like landing.
Rosa throws a big shot that misses.
Rosa gets caught flat footed, as Soza shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Rosa seems keen to control Soza's posture.
Rosa is looking to sinch up a triangle. Soza throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Rosa's body to avoid the submission. Rosa has instead reached around Soza's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Rosa arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Manga Rosa!
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