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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dim Sum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Santos Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santos Souza will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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177 lbs
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25
175 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Inexperienced |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dim Sum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Santos Souza!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Daniel Franklin and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Souza misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Souza pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dim Sum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Souza shoots for a double leg takedown but Sum sprawls well. He's pushed Souza's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sum shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Sum missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Souza has momentary wrist control but Sum slips an elbow through the middle.
Sum loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sum postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Souza bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sum's guard.
Sum throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Sum is pulling down on Souza's head to control his posture.
Souza trying to control the position from guard on top but Sum is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sum trying to keep a closed guard but Souza is proving a slippery customer.
Sum thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sum trying to control the position.
Souza trying to control the position from guard on top but Sum is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sum trying to keep a closed guard but Souza is proving a slippery customer.
Sum working a defensive guard but Souza passes into half guard.
Sum wants to get back to full guard.
Souza wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sum keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sum trying to control from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Sum fails in his attempt to clinch.
Souza swats away the attempt to clinch by Sum.
Sum fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sum tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Souza manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sum is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sum tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Souza paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sum tries to clinch but Souza moves out of range.
Sum closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Souza to the mat! Souza manages to get full guard.
Sum postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sum knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Souza on the ground.
Sum chips away with some ground and pound.
Sum throwing strikes from guard but Souza blocks nicely.
Sum throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sum 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.
Souza bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sum's guard.
Sum is trying to keep Souza in close.
Souza stopping the sweep attempt from Sum.
Sum working a defensive guard here.
Souza working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sum is trying to keep Souza in close.
Sum wants to sweep here but Souza controlling him for the moment.
Sum on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sum tries to get out of the position.
Sum is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Souza postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sum is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Sum looking to hit a scissor sweep but Souza is one step ahead there.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Souza shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Sum napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Sum is looking to reverse the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Santos Souza will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sum closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Sum lands in his opponent's guard.
Sum won't allow Souza to sweep him here.
Sum postures up in Souza's guard and throws a big left but Souza blocks it.
Souza wants to stand but Sum is controlling the position.
Sum keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Souza's head.
Sum with a nice head shot there.
Sum cracks Souza with a solid left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Souza looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sum is one step ahead there.
Sum lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sum has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Souza looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sum scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sum trying to control the position from guard on top but Souza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sum gets to his feet and stands over Souza, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Souza felt that one! Sum unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Souza from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dim Sum!
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hype
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RATING
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