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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dick Mahoney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronaldo Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dick Mahoney had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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185 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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164 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dick Mahoney!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ronaldo Souza!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Peter Branson and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Mahoney scores with a hook.
Mahoney throws a hook but Souza blocks it.
Souza is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Mahoney swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Souza counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Souza tries to free his leg and advance position but Mahoney is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Souza is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
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.
Souza tries to free his leg and advance position but Mahoney is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza wants to control from the top but Mahoney keeps moving.
Souza advances position into side control!
Souza tries to advance to mount but can't.
Souza taking a breather here.
Mahoney prevents Souza from improving position.
Mahoney is looking to regain half guard here but Souza keeps moving and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Souza is trying to get an arm triangle but Mahoney is defending well.
Souza tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Mahoney really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mahoney gets back to half guard.
Souza passes to side control.
Souza is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Mahoney is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Souza working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza wants to control but Mahoney is keeping him busy.
Souza working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Mahoney is looking for a sweep.
Souza tries for a kimura but Mahoney is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mahoney is not content to let Souza control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Souza is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Mahoney is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Mahoney tries to bench press Souza off him but Souza keeps the position.
Souza tries for a kimura but Mahoney is defending well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Souza trying to control the position but Mahoney is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronaldo Souza 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.
Mahoney looks to clinch
so Souza counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Mahoney seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Souza looking to pass the guard.
Mahoney is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Souza has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mahoney keeping moving, preventing Souza from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mahoney keeping full guard, as Souza tries to pass.
Souza keeps trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza wants to control from the top but Mahoney keeps moving.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Souza drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Souza seems to have locked his on tight now - Mahoney screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Souza, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Ronaldo Souza!
Ronaldo Souza is the new welterweight champion!
Ronaldo Souza bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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