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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rogerio Cabral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luiz Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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174 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rogerio Cabral!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luiz Souza!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Matheus Silva and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Souza shoots in but Cabral avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Souza feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Cabral preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Souza not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Cabral manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Souza tries to lock up and control but Cabral gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Cabral content just to control the position here.
Souza is desperately trying to improve his position but Cabral has a good base and remains in mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cabral looking to control but Souza is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabral controlling his opponent.
Souza tries to hold on but Cabral pushes him away.
Cabral can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Souza is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cabral is looking to work his way around to Souza's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Cabral stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Nice sprawl there from Cabral as Souza shoots in.
Souza throws the kick towards the body but Cabral avoids it.
Cabral darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabral working the head and body with strikes.
Cabral is looking for a kimura here.
Cabral trying to control from half guard but Souza is working away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cabral decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cabral closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Cabral is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Souza is looking to improve his position.
Cabral is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Souza avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cabral.
Cabral controlling the action here.
Souza connecting with a few gentle strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Cabral is going to stand back up.
Souza is looking to control Cabral's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Souza avoid being mounted?
Cabral prevents Souza from improving his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Souza tries to kick Cabral off but Cabral keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Souza is trying to control but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rogerio Cabral dominated that round.
That's time! Cabral's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Souza takes one on the button.
Souza checks a leg kick nicely.
Cabral feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Souza not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cabral loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cabral passes Souza's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Souza trying to hold on to Cabral's head to control him but Cabral postures up.
Cabral is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Rogerio Cabral overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cabral wants to control the pace but Souza is squirming around nicely.
Cabral is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabral looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Cabral content just to control the position here.
Souza is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Cabral looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Cabral trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabral lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Cabral lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Cabral prevents Souza from getting the reversal.
Cabral trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Souza tries to hold on but Cabral pushes him away.
Souza is just holding on here. Cabral manages to take his back.
Cabral working for a choke but Souza reverses nicely into Cabral 's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Souza trying to control but Cabral is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabral is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Souza frees his head nicely. Oh but Cabral has switched to an armbar! Souza is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Rogerio Cabral!
After winning the bout, Rogerio Cabral thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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RATING
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