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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Taquses (ranked 1300 p4p, 148 weight class) and Ronaldo Souza (ranked 3888 p4p, 379 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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158 lbs
8 - 2 - 1 |
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164 lbs
14 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oliver Taquses!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Ronaldo Souza!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Sam Margolis and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taquses shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Souza manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Taquses won't allow Souza to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taquses thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Souza can do anything to dispel that myth.
Souza wants to sweep here but Taquses controlling him for the moment.
Taquses trying to control but Souza is working from the bottom.
Souza looking for a sweep. Not yet Souza, not yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taquses slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Souza looking for a sweep. Not yet Souza, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taquses drops back looking for a leg! Souza is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Souza manages to kick Taquses off! Taquses jumps back into Souza's guard.
Souza throws his legs up looking for a submission but Taquses uses it to pass to side control.
Taquses is trying to get an arm triangle but Souza is defending well.
Taquses tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Taquses has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Souza is looking for a sweep.
Taquses has hold of Souza's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Souza seems comfortable defending it but Taquses has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Souza is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Souza is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Taquses couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Oliver Taquses!
Oliver Taquses tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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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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