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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Reige Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hughes comes to the cage accompanied by Sandstorm. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Dangerous GnP
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Reige Hughes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alex Souza!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Luis Engracia and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hughes will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hughes connects with a body shot.
Hughes pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Souza scores with the left hand. Hughes knows he should have avoided that one.
It looks like Reige Hughes has been cut.
Souza misses with a series of wild punches.
Souza misses with a series of wild punches.
Hughes shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Souza sprawls well. Souza wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hughes gets slowly back to his feet.
Hughes fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Reige Hughes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Souza fails to land with a series of punches.
Souza moves out of range as Hughes throws a body kick.
Souza swings for the body but Hughes moves out of range.
Hughes misses with a double jab
and Souza counters with a right hand to the body.
Hughes swinging wildly here.
Souza checks a low kick from Hughes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Souza throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hughes stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Reige Hughes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hughes is breathing heavily.
Hughes throws a left and a right that both miss
and Souza counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Souza throws a hook but Hughes avoids it easily.
Hughes stuffs the takedown attempt from Souza. Souza gets slowly back to his feet.
Hughes shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Souza as he jumps to the side.
Hughes moves out of range as Souza strikes.
Hughes tries to land a body kick
and Souza counters with a straight right hand.
Souza scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Souza throws a right and a left that both miss.
Souza with a hook.
Hughes is rocked!
Souza throws a right and a left that Hughes avoids nicely.
Oh Hughes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Souza will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hughes seems to have got his legs back now.
Souza cracks Hughes with a right hand to the side of the head.
Reige Hughes's cut is getting worse.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Souza misses with a wild body shot.
Souza swinging wildly here.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hughes.
Hughes takes one on the button.
Souza throws a sloppy body shot
and Hughes counters with a single leg into guard. Souza didn't expect that.
Hughes throwing strikes but missing.
Hughes with a nice head shot there.
Souza working a defensive guard here.
Hughes cracks Souza with a solid left hand.
Hughes with a nice head shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hughes slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Hughes lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Souza down.
Hughes takes a little break here. Souza wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Souza tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hughes wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hughes cracks Souza with a big right hand but Souza just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Souza tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hughes scoring with punches from side control.
Hughes scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hughes has his takedown stuffed
and Souza counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hughes stalks Souza and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Souza's face. Souza staggers backwards, shaken.
Hughes throws a series of punches but Souza avoids them all with ease.
Souza throws a body punch but Hughes moves out of range.
Hughes fails to land the takedown.
Hughes lands a two punch combo.
Hughes 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.
Souza is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hughes lands a couple of digs.
Hughes lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hughes sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Souza's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Souza dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Reige Hughes's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Danga de danga de dang - Hughes scores with a four punch combination!
Hughes throws a sloppy head kick and Souza moves out of range easily.
Souza clobbers Hughes with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hughes's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Hughes duly obliges.
Hughes shoots for a double leg takedown but Souza sprawls well. He's pushed Hughes's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Souza. Hughes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Souza misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hughes.
Hughes closes the distance and clinches up with Souza, looking for a takedown. Hughes pushes Souza against the cage but Souza circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Souza with a hook.
Souza moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Souza lands a lovely overhand right.
Souza misses with a wild body shot.
Souza swings for the body but Hughes moves out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hughes!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Souza dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes falls off balance throwing a combination
and Souza counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Souza throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hughes will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hughes with a lazy takedown attempt
and Souza counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Reige Hughes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Souza lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hughes shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hughes fails to land with a series of punches.
Hughes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Souza scores with a three punch combo!
No luck for Hughes with that takedown attempt.
Hughes throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Souza's waist but Souza gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hughes off to one side.
Reige Hughes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hughes tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Souza swivels and escapes.
Souza lands with a good body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Souza dodges the punch combination from Hughes.
Hughes looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Souza misses the jab.
Hughes fails with a takedown attempt.
Souza ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Souza will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hughes is defended easily by Souza.
Hughes tries a head kick but it misses.
Some wild striking there from Souza.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Hughes.
Hughes cracks Souza with a big right hand but Souza just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Souza can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Hughes working the ground and pound.
Hughes lands a nice forearm strike.
Hughes working the body and head with strikes.
Souza manages to work his way to half guard, despite Hughes's best efforts.
Souza pushes Hughes off looking to stand but Hughes dives back in and keeps control.
Souza is looking for a sweep. Hughes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Souza looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes trying to control from half guard but Souza is working away.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Souza gets caught flat footed, as Hughes shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Souza wants to get back to his feet but Hughes is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hughes working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hughes with a nice head shot there.
Hughes stops Souza from standing up.
Hughes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Souza keeping moving, preventing Hughes from controlling successfully.
Souza looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hughes is one step ahead there.
Hughes scoring with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Alex Souza will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Reige Hughes's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Hughes slips a straight right by Souza.
Hughes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hughes tries for a takedown but Souza circles away easily
and Souza counters with a left and a right that stings Hughes.
Hughes fails with the takedown.
Hughes drops his hands momentarily and Souza takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Souza thuds a left hand into Hughes's body.
Souza fails to land with a series of punches.
Souza misses with a body shot.
Souza scores with a jab to the body.
Souza throws an overhand right that lands on Hughes's shoulder, as Hughes tries to avoid the shot.
Hughes drives through with a takedown into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hughes trying to control the position from guard on top but Souza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Souza seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Hughes keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Souza seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hughes does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hughes tries to get to full guard but Souza has control of the leg.
Souza seems to be looking for submissions.
That's two 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.
Souza is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Souza prevents Hughes from improving his position.
Souza looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Souza throws a shot to the body.
Souza slaps away a takedown attempt from Hughes, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Reige Hughes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Souza throws a right and a left that Hughes avoids nicely.
Souza thows a body shot but no joy.
Souza looks to score with a jab to the body but Hughes is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hughes.
Souza punishes Hughes's body with a nice straight punch.
Hughes tries for a takedown but Souza sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Souza throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hughes.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hughes.
Souza keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Reige Hughes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Souza is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hughes rather than just go for the knockout.
Hughes takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hughes shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Souza napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Souza struggling a bit here.
Hughes working the ground and pound.
Hughes cracks Souza with a big elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souza is working to avoid the ground and pound but Hughes connects with a decent elbow.
Hughes lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Souza down.
Souza is trying to escape the position but Hughes is controlling the position.
Alex Souza is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Reige Hughes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Souza is trying to control Hughes's posture but Hughes avoids it.
Hughes throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Souza lands with a good body shot.
Souza blocks a head kick by Hughes.
Hughes drops his hands momentarily and Souza takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Good standup being displayed there by Hughes as he connects with a hook.
Souza ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hughes fails to land with a series of punches.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hughes.
Hughes shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Souza but Souza pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hughes misses with a double jab
and Souza counters with a stiff right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Souza comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Souza winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Souza!
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hype
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RATING
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