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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ronaldo Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trevor Tuffs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Souza might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Mv Bill - Marginal Menestrel . Tuffs has chosen Korn Blind as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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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
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ronaldo Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Trevor Tuffs!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tuffs shoots in but no luck this time.
Souza shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tuffs as he jumps to the side.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Souza scores a takedown into full mount!
Tuffs is trying to escape the mount.
Souza postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Tuffs looks a forlorn figure.
Souza moves to take his opponent's back.
Souza has the hooks in. Tuffs is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Souza is trying to stick to Tuffs's back but Tuffs is turning into Souza. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Souza's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Tuffs.
Tuffs passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Souza tries to improve position but can't.
Souza is working hard here to advance position.
Tuffs advances to mount.
Tuffs with the ground and pound from mount.
Souza is working to get back to half guard.
Souza prevents Tuffs from taking his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuffs jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Souza manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Souza gets back to half guard.
Tuffs is looking for a kimura here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tuffs is working for a kimura but Souza is defending it quite comfortably.
Tuffs looks gassed!
Souza is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Tuffs pulls his head out easily.
Tuffs is looking for a kimura but Souza is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Tuffs to get the leverage.
Souza regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Souza has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tuffs can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Souza working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tuffs doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tuffs manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Souza lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Tuffs!
Tuffs is wriggling around trying to escape.
Tuffs is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Souza wants to take his opponent's back but Tuffs doesn't allow it.
Souza looking for a guillotine from mount but Tuffs is having none of it.
Tuffs keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Souza.
Tuffs keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Tuffs defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Souza.
Tuffs tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Souza is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Tuffs is surviving well by controlling Souza's body position as best he can.
Tuffs slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tuffs looking for submissions off his back.
Souza looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Souza working Tuffs over with strikes.
Tuffs regains full guard. Nicely done.
Tuffs had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Souza is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Tuffs Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Souza's back instead.
Tuffs is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Souza defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Souza manages to reverse the position and now he's in Tuffs's guard. Nice work there by Souza.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronaldo Souza dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Souza shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Souza showed some decent athleticism there.
Tuffs manages to get to full guard.
Souza advances position into side control!
Souza moves into full mount!
Souza prevents Tuffs from getting the reversal.
Souza looking for a guillotine from mount but Tuffs is having none of it.
Tuffs taking shots to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuffs regains half guard.
Tuffs is looking for a sweep. Souza is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Souza working Tuffs over with strikes.
Souza is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Tuffs wants to get back to full guard.
Tuffs moves into full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Tuffs working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Souza doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Souza manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Souza accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tuffs keeping full guard, as Souza tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza drops back looking for a leg! Tuffs is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Tuffs manages to kick Souza off! Souza jumps back into Tuffs's guard.
Tuffs is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Tuffs looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Souza slips nicely into half guard.
Tuffs is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Souza pulls his head out easily.
Souza landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Souza not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Tuffs looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tuffs manages to get to full guard.
Tuffs wants to sweep here but Souza controlling him for the moment.
Tuffs looking for a guillotine here but Souza defends easily.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Souza looks for a takedown but Tuffs sprawls well.
Tuffs drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tuffs pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Souza is keeping the position for now.
Souza looking for a sweep. Not yet Souza, not yet.
Tuffs thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Souza looking for a sweep. Not yet Souza, not yet.
Tuffs trying to control but Souza is working from the bottom.
Souza is looking to sinch up a triangle. Tuffs throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Souza's body to avoid the submission. Souza has instead reached around Tuffs's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Souza arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ronaldo Souza!
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energy
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hype
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