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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ronaldo Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matheus Dutra (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 Brown Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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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, Ronaldo Souza!
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, Matheus Dutra!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Mauricio Rocha and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Souza avoids a punch combination nicely.
Matheus Dutra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dutra lands an overhand right.
Souza fails with a takedown attempt.
Dutra throws a big shot that misses.
Souza looks for a takedown but Dutra sprawls well.
Sloppy strikes from Dutra. Those never looked like landing.
Dutra looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dutra fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dutra swinging wildly here.
Dutra throws an overhand right that lands on Souza's shoulder, as Souza tries to avoid the shot.
Dutra swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Souza is looking to clinch but Dutra is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza shoots for a takedown but Dutra saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronaldo Souza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dutra throws a right hand that Souza ducks under and follows up with a left that Souza also avoids with ease.
Some wild striking there from Dutra.
Souza shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Dutra manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Dutra keeping moving, preventing Souza from controlling successfully.
Souza is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Dutra is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Souza landing with the ground and pound.
Dutra wants to stand but Souza is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Souza accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Souza with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Souza accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Souza working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dutra's head.
Souza stands up over Dutra, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Souza is looking to work some ground and pound but Dutra has wrist control.
Souza trying to control the position from guard on top but Dutra is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dutra is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Souza trying to control but Dutra is working from the bottom.
Souza has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Souza working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Souza stops Dutra from standing up.
Souza wants to control from the top but Dutra keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ronaldo Souza wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Souza showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dutra.
Dutra looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dutra cracks Souza with an open hand slap.
A big left from Dutra misses.
Dutra fails to land with a series of punches.
Souza tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dutra sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Souza somewhat.
Dutra throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Souza.
Dutra throws out a loose jab but Souza uses good head movement to avoid it.
Souza misses with a takedown attempt - Dutra sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Matheus Dutra is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dutra displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Souza.
That's four 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.
Dutra misses with a double jab.
A big left from Dutra misses.
Dutra misses with a body shot.
Dutra misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dutra misses with an uppercut.
Dutra throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Souza shoots in for a takedown but Dutra shows good takedown defense.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dutra tries to bum rush Souza with a series of wild strikes but Souza uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Souza dodges the punch combination from Dutra.
Souza steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dutra.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronaldo Souza dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Souza closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dutra circles away.
Danga de danga de dang - Dutra scores with a four punch combination!
Souza tries to land a front kick but Dutra steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dutra throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Souza.
Ronaldo Souza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Souza fails with a takedown attempt.
Souza closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Dutra quickly recovers to half guard.
Dutra is trying to stand back up but Souza is controlling him
Dutra taking some punishment here, with Souza in his half guard.
Dutra is trying to stand back up but Souza is controlling him
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dutra really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Souza. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dutra is kicking away at Souza from the bottom - trying to push off and stand up. Souza grabs hold of a leg and drops back for a hell hook! The two fighters roll across the mat, with Dutra trying to push Souza off... Dutra taps! He's tapped! This one is all over! A throwback to the old Pancrase there with an infrequently seen submission hold! Nice work.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Heel Hook). Ronaldo Souza!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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