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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wand Lei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronaldo Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wand Lei!
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, Ronaldo Souza!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Felipe Paraventi and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lei throws a head kick but Souza moves out of range.
Lei throws a body punch but Souza moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lei.
Lei drops Souza with a beautiful combination! Souza stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Lei is looking for the KO!
It looks like Ronaldo Souza has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Souza slips a jab and a cross from Lei.
Lei throws a nice looking combination but Souza bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Souza slips under a jab from Lei.
Lei misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Souza checks a low kick from Lei.
Souza shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Lei's guard.
Lei is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Souza throwing strikes from guard but Lei blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Souza prevents Lei from getting back to his feet.
Souza drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Souza jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Souza wants to control from the top but Lei keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza won't allow Lei to get back to his feet.
Souza tries to free his leg and advance position but Lei is retaining full guard.
Souza has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lei misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lei is looking to slow Souza down with leg kicks.
Souza looks gassed!
Lei throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Souza sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lei lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lei throws a sloppy head kick and Souza moves out of range easily.
Lei throws a looping overhand right but Souza ducks down to avoid it.
Lei throws a hook to the side of Souza's head but Souza sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lei throws a lazy right hand but Souza sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lei misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lei is looking to chop away at Souza's legs.
Lei fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Souza checks it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lei is looking to land body kicks.
Lei is looking to score with low kicks.
Souza checks a low kick from Lei.
Lei tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lei scores with a hook.
Lei misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Souza drives through with a takedown into guard.
Souza thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Souza wants to pass the guard but Lei is keeping the position.
Lei wants to stand and escape but Souza is having none of it.
Souza stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lei swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza won't allow Lei to get back to his feet.
Souza drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Souza jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lei is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lei feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Souza's calf.
Souza moves away from the strike by Lei.
Souza avoids a kick to the body.
Souza steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Lei. That one must have hurt.
Lei tries to land a leg kick but Souza saw it coming and moves away.
Lei is looking to land body kicks.
A big right from Lei misses.
Souza takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lei fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Souza checks it well.
Souza avoids the head kick by Lei.
Lei connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Souza blocks a leg kick.
Lei misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Souza moves out of range of the leg kick from Lei.
Souza blocks a leg kick.
Lei ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Souza moves away.
Souza misses with the combination.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Lei tries to work over Souza's front leg with a kick but Souza checks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lei misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lei misses with an uppercut.
Lei throws a head kick that misses.
Lei throws a leg kick but Souza checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wand Lei dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ronaldo Souza's cut.
That's time! Lei's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Souza moves out of range of the leg kick from Lei.
Souza closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Souza lands in his opponent's guard.
Souza advances to half guard.
Souza is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Lei is trying to stand.
Lei trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Souza frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lei trying desperately to get to his feet.
Souza can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lei is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Souza goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Lei turns into him and now he's in Souza's guard.
Lei decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Souza, up you get!
Lei scores with a leg kick.
Lei tries a low kick but Souza avoids it.
Lei throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Souza's head.
Lei swings for the body but Souza moves out of range.
Lei finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lei tries to land a front kick but Souza steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lei lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lei with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lei misses the jab.
Lei throws a sloppy head kick and Souza moves out of range easily.
Wand Lei seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lei throws a head kick that misses.
Souza closes the distance and clinches.
Lei prevents a body shot from Souza.
Lei tries to break the clinch but Souza is controlling the position.
Lei working hard to break the clinch.
Lei breaks from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lei misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wand Lei is winning the standup battle so far.
Lei throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Souza staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lei cracks the inside of Souza's front leg.
Souza moves out of range as Lei throws a body kick.
Lei lands a high kick!
Ronaldo Souza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lei wants to slow Souza down by chopping away at his legs.
Souza drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lei wants to stand and escape but Souza is having none of it.
Souza is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Souza won't allow Lei to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lei working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Souza.
Souza drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Souza jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Souza throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lei works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
No joy there for Lei, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lei misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Souza shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Souza was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Lei squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Souza scoring with strikes but Lei is staying in there.
Souza punching from mount but Lei doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Lei is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Souza moves to back control.
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 Wand Lei will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ronaldo Souza's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Lei throws a low kick but Souza avoids it.
Lei throws a big shot that misses.
A head kick misses from Lei.
Lei looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Souza blocks the body kick.
Lei thows a left - swing and a miss!
Souza blocks the body kick.
Lei gets caught flat footed, as Souza shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Souza gets to his feet. Lei looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Lei.
Lei scoring well with a low kick there.
Lei throws a hook but Souza blocks it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lei lands with a slapping head kick.
Lei pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Souza looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lei pushes Souza off looking to stand but Souza dives back in and keeps control.
Souza is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Lei is just riding it out for now. Souza eventually gives up the hold.
Lei tries to kick Souza off but Souza keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Ronaldo Souza has got the better of the ground game so far.
Souza moves nicely into side control.
Souza wants to control but Lei is keeping him busy.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Lei is trying to buck Souza off.
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.
Souza is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Lei is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Lei wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Souza thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Lei is trying to buck Souza off.
Souza throws an elbow but Lei slips to the side and avoids it well.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lei turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lei feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Souza's calf.
Lei cracks the inside of Souza's front leg.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lei.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lei.
Lei looks to land a combination but Souza avoids it well.
Wand Lei is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Souza avoids the head kick by Lei.
Lei throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Souza closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Lei did well to prevent Souza getting side control.
Souza is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Lei is just riding it out for now. Souza eventually gives up the hold.
Souza takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souza is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Lei is looking to escape.
Souza is looking for a kimura here.
Souza 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.
Ronaldo Souza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Souza not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ronaldo Souza.
I think Lei has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Wand Lei!
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