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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thiago de Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Subat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thiago de Souza had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 171.7lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Thiago de Souza looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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182 lbs
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168 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thiago de Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ivan Subat!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Subat shoots in for a takedown but de Souza shows good takedown defense.
Subat looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
de Souza moves out of range of the body kick from Subat.
de Souza moves into the clinch successfully.
de Souza pulls guard effortlessly.
Subat wants to pass the guard but de Souza is keeping the position.
de Souza kicks Subat off and gets to his feet.
de Souza pushes Subat up against the ropes in a clinch.
Subat tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
de Souza breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
de 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
de Souza postures up.
de Souza slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Subat wants to improve his position but instead de Souza has moved into half guard.
de Souza controlling the pace.
de Souza is trying to work for a kimura but Subat is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Subat is looking for a sweep. de Souza is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Subat trying to hold on to de Souza's head to control him but de Souza postures up.
de Souza is controlling the pace.
Subat wants to improve his position but de Souza is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
de Souza is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
de Souza tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
de Souza's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Subat looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
de Souza is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Thiago de Souza just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
An inside leg kick from de Souza misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago de Souza dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
de Souza moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
de Souza rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Subat moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
de Souza tries to clinch up but Subat circles away and keeps his distance.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
de Souza throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
de Souza lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Subat blocks a leg kick.
Subat is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by de Souza. That's going to slow Subat down.
de Souza tries to clinch there but Subat circles away.
de Souza shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Subat counters with a nice double leg into side control. de Souza won't be happy with that.
Subat throws an elbow but de Souza slips to the side and avoids it well.
de Souza tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Subat wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
de Souza prevents Subat from moving into mount.
You can see the frustration on de Souza's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
de Souza sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
de Souza controlling the position for now.
de Souza looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
de Souza preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
de Souza regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Subat looking to sit in guard and control but de Souza gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Subat looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
de Souza showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Subat looking for a sweep. Not yet Subat, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Subat working a defensive guard here.
Subat keeping moving, preventing de Souza from controlling successfully.
de Souza content to stall in guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago de Souza dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
A clash of legs there as Subat blocks the low kick.
de Souza closes the distance and clinches.
Subat misses with a short punch on the inside.
de Souza tries to break the clinch but Subat is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Subat has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. de Souza is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
de Souza escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Subat takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
de Souza throws a right and a left that Subat avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
de Souza throws a leg kick which misses Subat's front leg but catches the back leg as Subat tries to avoid it.
de Souza fails with the takedown.
Ivan Subat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
de Souza misses with the combination.
de Souza tries to close the distance and clinch but Subat swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
de Souza decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Subat regains full guard. Nicely done.
de Souza slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
de Souza wants to control from the top but Subat keeps moving.
de Souza stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Subat swivels though and keeps the full guard.
de Souza slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
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.
Subat has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. de Souza is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Subat.
Subat tries to buck de Souza off but de Souza is having none of it.
Ivan Subat has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
de Souza is looking to take a break and control but Subat is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Thiago de Souza just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
de Souza misses with a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thiago de Souza showed his dominance in that final round.
Well de Souza 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thiago de Souza!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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