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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Lessa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greg Sii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paulo Lessa!
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, Greg Sii!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Leandro Rodrigues and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lessa shoots in looking for a takedown. Sii tries to sprawl out of it but Lessa keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sii manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sii scores with a jab. Lessa acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lessa tries for a takedown but Sii sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sii tries to bum rush Lessa with a series of wild strikes but Lessa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sii scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lessa in his tracks.
Sii misses with a few strikes there.
Lessa takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lessa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Greg Sii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sii lands with a nice combination. Lessa backs away looking to recover.
Some wild striking there from Sii.
Sii lands a slapping body shot.
Sii takes a swing at Lessa's ribcage but misses.
Sii swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lessa shoots in and drives through. Sii sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paulo Lessa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fighters circling - Sii throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lessa shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sii scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sii misses with the combination.
Lessa ducks under a wild hook from Sii.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lessa tries for a takedown but Sii sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sii swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sii lands with a nice combination. Lessa backs away looking to recover.
Lessa shoots in and drives through. Sii sprawls well.
Lessa is breathing heavily.
Sii throws a series of punches but Lessa avoids them all with ease.
Lessa looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sii displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Lessa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sii.
Sii's corner calls for a 1-2. Sii obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lessa takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lessa takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sii fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sii looks to land a combination but Lessa avoids it well.
Jab, jab by Sii - just one landing.
Lessa misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sii throws a nice looking combination but Lessa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lessa throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sii's waist but Sii gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lessa off to one side.
Sii misses with a wild body shot.
Jab by Sii.
Sii takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sii throws a one two combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sii connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sii misses with the combination.
Sii lands a jab to the head.
A punch combination from Sii misses.
Sii misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lessa shoots in but no luck this time.
Sii misses with a looping left.
Sii throws a nice looking combination but Lessa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lessa shoots in and drives through. Sii sprawls well.
A telegraphed right hand from Sii misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lessa shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Lessa with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Lessa jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Sii is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Sii and Lessa has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Lessa tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Lessa wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Sii, who protects the arm well.
Sii throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lessa tries for a kimura but Sii is defending well.
Sii sneaks back into half guard.
Lessa is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sii defends it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sii is defending against the submission attempts here by Lessa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Greg Sii dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Lessa takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sii might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Sii throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sii throws a series of punches but Lessa moves out of range.
Lessa moves out of range of the strikes.
Sii lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lessa backs up against the cage.
Lessa shoots in for a double leg but Sii sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Greg Sii seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sii throws the left hand but Lessa avoids the punch easily.
Lessa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lessa shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sii as he jumps to the side.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sii throws a series of punches but Lessa moves out of range.
Sii throws a series of punches but Lessa avoids them all with ease.
Sii lands a jab to the nose.
Paulo Lessa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lessa gets a takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lessa is working for a submission of some sort.
Lessa wants to work for an arm triangle but Sii is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Sii is looking for a sweep. Lessa is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lessa is working for a kimura but Sii is defending it quite comfortably.
Lessa is trying to work for a kimura but Sii is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lessa is working for a submission of some sort.
Sii is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sii really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lessa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lessa wants to advance to full mount but Sii doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lessa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sii swivels though and keeps the full guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Sii fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lessa manages to avoid it.
Sii lands a jab to the head.
Lessa looks to land a body kick but Sii moved away.
Lessa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sii.
Sii throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lessa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sii throws out the jab.
Sii ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lessa moves away.
Lessa shoots in for a double leg but Sii sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paulo Lessa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sii punishes Lessa's body with a nice straight punch.
Lessa looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sii is fending him off so far but Lessa persists. Nope, Sii circles away and we're back to standing.
Sii will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lessa closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sii circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nice sprawl there from Sii as Lessa shoots in.
Sii throws a jab but it's blocked by Lessa.
Lessa tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sii swivels and escapes.
Sii lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Sii throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lessa.
Sii misses with an uppercut. Lessa saw that one coming.
Sii misses with a two punch combination.
Lessa slips a jab from Sii.
Some wild striking there from Sii.
Lessa scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Lessa 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.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lessa looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Paulo Lessa will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Nice takedown defense from Sii. No joy for Lessa on that attempt.
Sii stalks Lessa and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lessa's face. Lessa staggers backwards, shaken.
Sii thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lessa fails with the takedown.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sii!
Lessa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lessa drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Lessa wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Sii, who protects the arm well.
Lessa tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sii can do anything to dispel that myth.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lessa thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sii is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Lessa is controlling him well.
Who's going to make the next move?
Lessa working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lessa wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Sii, who protects the arm well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Sii gets back to half guard.
Lessa is working for a submission of some sort.
Lessa trying to mount his opponent but Sii defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lessa trying to work for an americana but Sii has managed to regain full guard.
Sii is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Lessa postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Sii is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Lessa, into his guard.
Sii controlling from the top position.
Sii trying to control the position from guard on top but Lessa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Sii stays in close to Lessa's body and controls the position.
Lessa avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lessa wants to sweep but no luck.
Lessa working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sii doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sii manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Lessa looking for a guillotine here but Sii defends easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lessa is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Greg Sii comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sii has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Greg Sii!
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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