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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between War MachineFour (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcos Sousa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, War MachineFour!
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, Marcos Sousa!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Felipe Paraventi and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MachineFour dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sousa. That did some damage!
MachineFour just misses with a punch to the body.
MachineFour lands with a kick to the temple. Sousa shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Sousa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sousa scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
MachineFour manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
MachineFour trying to control from half guard but Sousa is working away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sousa tries to get to full guard but MachineFour has control of the leg.
Sousa is trying to stand back up but MachineFour is controlling him
MachineFour lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sousa flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MachineFour sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sousa defending well though.
Sousa is positioning himself well to prevent MachineFour advancing to mount.
Sousa moves into full guard.
Sousa wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Sousa looking for a sweep. Not yet Sousa, not yet.
Sousa working a defensive guard here.
Sousa preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MachineFour distracts Sousa with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
MachineFour trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sousa keeping moving, preventing MachineFour from controlling successfully.
MachineFour throws a big right hand that misses.
MachineFour wants to control from the top but Sousa keeps moving.
MachineFour throwing strikes but missing.
MachineFour avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
MachineFour will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sousa working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sousa throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
MachineFour sitting in guard here, content to control.
MachineFour in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
MachineFour postures up in Sousa's guard and throws a big left but Sousa blocks it.
MachineFour trying to control the position from guard on top but Sousa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sousa is striking but MachineFour is not phased and passes to half guard.
Still in half guard, MachineFour seems content to control.
MachineFour prevents Sousa from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. MachineFour lands a nice short elbow.
MachineFour working over Sousa with some ground and pound. Sousa looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sousa is looking for a sweep. MachineFour is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sousa looks winded!
MachineFour seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sousa does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
MachineFour is really struggling to control Sousa but he's trying to hold on to the position.
MachineFour thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sousa is trying to control but can't.
Sousa is looking to escape.
Sousa avoiding damage under a succession of punches from MachineFour.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
War MachineFour dominated that 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.
MachineFour lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sousa's sensitive parts.
MachineFour thows a left - swing and a miss!
No joy there for MachineFour, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
MachineFour swats away the attempt to clinch by Sousa.
Sousa avoids a kick to the body.
Sousa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A head kick misses from Sousa.
Sousa looks for a takedown but MachineFour sprawls well.
Sousa throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. MachineFour was covering up waiting for the punch and Sousa finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Sousa won't allow MachineFour to sweep him here.
Sousa is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sousa prevents MachineFour from getting back to his feet.
War MachineFour overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
MachineFour is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
MachineFour leaning against his opponent.
MachineFour breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sousa fails with the takedown.
MachineFour thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MachineFour misses with a jab, cross combination.
MachineFour dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
MachineFour pulls out of a head kick attempt.
MachineFour swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
MachineFour fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sousa manages to avoid it.
MachineFour throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
MachineFour shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sousa defends it nicely.
Sousa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
MachineFour pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
MachineFour stuffs the takedown attempt from Sousa. Sousa gets slowly back to his feet.
War MachineFour has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcos Sousa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MachineFour scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
MachineFour works the jab nicely.
War MachineFour is winning the standup battle so far.
Sousa moves forwards but MachineFour connects with a nice, crisp jab.
MachineFour throws a nice looking combination but Sousa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sousa closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming MachineFour to the mat! MachineFour manages to get full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sousa prevents MachineFour from getting back to his feet.
MachineFour manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Sousa takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MachineFour avoids the attempt from Sousa to control.
MachineFour landing strikes from the mount and Sousa is in trouble!
MachineFour trying to control but he's not successful this time.
MachineFour postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Sousa looks a forlorn figure.
MachineFour scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Sousa?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
MachineFour lands a heavy elbow.
The referee warns Sousa that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
MachineFour in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
War MachineFour dominated that second 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Sousa takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Marcos Sousa has been cut.
MachineFour uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sousa.
MachineFour throws a head kick that misses.
Sousa throws a series of punches but MachineFour moves out of range.
MachineFour is looking to land body kicks.
MachineFour throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
MachineFour scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
MachineFour avoids a kick to the body.
Sousa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from MachineFour.
Sousa has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by MachineFour.
This has been an exciting period of action!
MachineFour lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
MachineFour misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sousa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MachineFour connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Sousa. No joy for MachineFour on that attempt.
MachineFour throws a solid leg kick but Sousa takes the impact on his shin and smiles at MachineFour.
MachineFour lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
MachineFour looking to score a takedown here. Sousa is defending well but MachineFour drives through and ends up in Sousa's guard.
Sousa is trying to keep MachineFour in close.
MachineFour in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
MachineFour trying to control but Sousa is working from the bottom.
MachineFour is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MachineFour looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
MachineFour scoring with punches to the head and body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
MachineFour trying to control but Sousa is working from the bottom.
MachineFour not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Sousa avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
War MachineFour has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
MachineFour fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sousa on the side of the head.
MachineFour is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
MachineFour tries to land a leg kick but Sousa saw it coming and moves away.
MachineFour takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
MachineFour looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
War MachineFour is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
MachineFour is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Sousa wants to improve his position but instead MachineFour has moved into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. MachineFour lands a nice short elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, if MachineFour is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
MachineFour moves into full mount! Sousa won't be happy about that!
MachineFour dominating with strikes here.
MachineFour trying to control but he's not successful this time.
MachineFour looking to finish Sousa with some ground and pound. This is bad for Sousa!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
MachineFour working the ground and pound effectively.
Marcos Sousa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
MachineFour looking to control but Sousa is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
War MachineFour showed his dominance in that final round.
Well MachineFour has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:26
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... War MachineFour!
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RATING
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