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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lionel Pitts (ranked 8638 p4p, 0 weight class) and Romeu Sokoudju (ranked 6067 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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162 lbs
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158 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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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
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lionel Pitts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Romeu Sokoudju!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Donatello Bradman and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sokoudju scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sokoudju fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pitts, pushing him back against the cage.
Sokoudju wants to get back to striking at distance but Pitts won't allow it.
Pitts tries for a takedown. No joy.
Sokoudju works on Pitts's body with a couple of short punches.
Sokoudju prevents the takedown attempt.
Pitts jumps guard but Sokoudju stands there with Pitts around his waist. Pitts gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lionel Pitts. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pitts is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Sokoudju to keep the fight standing.
Sokoudju manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Sokoudju is pulling down on Pitts's head. It's preventing any offense from Pitts, at least for the moment.
Pitts stopping the sweep attempt from Sokoudju.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sokoudju is controlling Pitts's posture.
Let's hope that Sokoudju has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitts throws a big elbow that misses.
Sokoudju is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Pitts is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pitts's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sokoudju has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pitts can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sokoudju preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pitts throws a big right hand that misses.
Pitts won't allow Sokoudju to sweep him here.
Sokoudju striking off his back but it's not causing Pitts any problems.
Pitts missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sokoudju looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sokoudju trying to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sokoudju preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pitts postures up in Sokoudju's guard and throws a big left but Sokoudju blocks it.
Pitts might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Pitts is working Sokoudju over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sokoudju throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Sokoudju preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pitts has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sokoudju is looking to stand up but Pitts isn't so interested in that idea.
Pitts lands a couple of digs.
Sokoudju working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pitts.
Sokoudju has his foot on Pitts's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Pitts works his way back into a safe position though.
Pitts postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sokoudju utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pitts postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pitts stops Sokoudju from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sokoudju looking for a sweep. Not yet Sokoudju, not yet.
Pitts throwing strikes from guard but Sokoudju blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pitts accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sokoudju is on top in guard.
Sokoudju controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Sokoudju looking to pass the guard.
Sokoudju throws a strike but Pitts rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Pitts trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pitts trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pitts lands a couple of elbows.
Pitts is looking to work some ground and pound but Sokoudju has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pitts throwing strikes from guard but Sokoudju blocks nicely.
Pitts is looking to work some ground and pound but Sokoudju has wrist control.
Sokoudju manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pitts manages to get himself to full guard.
Pitts trying to control the position.
Sokoudju postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sokoudju throwing strikes from guard but Pitts blocks nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sokoudju controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Pitts is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Romeu Sokoudju dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sokoudju looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pitts is fending him off so far but Sokoudju persists. Nope, Pitts circles away and we're back to standing.
Sokoudju shoots in and gets a takedown into Pitts's guard.
Sokoudju engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Pitts looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sokoudju working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sokoudju wants to pass the guard but Pitts is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pitts has control of Sokoudju's left arm, preventing Sokoudju from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sokoudju stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pitts swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sokoudju loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pitts is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Sokoudju throws a big right hand that misses.
Pitts wants to control the position but Sokoudju says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Sokoudju is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sokoudju not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pitts trying to control from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitts throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Sokoudju passes to full mount!
Sokoudju tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Pitts working to try and regain half guard.
Pitts is bucking up trying to escape but Sokoudju cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Pitts is rocked!
Sokoudju loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Pitts scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Sokoudju land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Sokoudju stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Romeu Sokoudju!
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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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