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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Pente (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Soares de Sousa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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205 lbs
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185 cm
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight 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, Lucas Pente!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafael Soares de Sousa!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Daniel Cesar and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pente instigates a clinch.
Soares de Sousa looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Pente scores a nice knee to the body.
Pente landing knees to the body.
Soares de Sousa prevents a takedown attempt there.
Pente breaks from the clinch.
Pente shoots in and bounces Soares de Sousa off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Pente pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Soares de Sousa is keeping the position for now.
Pente gets to his feet - Soares de Sousa follows without any prompting.
Soares de Sousa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pente fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pente changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Soares de Sousa tries to avoid it but Pente manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Soares de Sousa to the ground. Soares de Sousa escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lucas Pente. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pente tries for a takedown but Soares de Sousa sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soares de Sousa tries to keep at a distance but Pente has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pente lands a knee to the body.
Pente pulls Soares de Sousa into guard.
Pente manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Soares de Sousa throws a strike from the bottom but Pente uses the opportunity to take his back.
Soares de Sousa grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Pente. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Pente is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Soares de Sousa has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Soares de Sousa is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pente is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Soares de Sousa trying to get back to his feet but Pente is in full control for now.
Pente looking for the choke from the back.
Soares de Sousa is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Soares de Sousa is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Pente is hanging on to Soares de Sousa's back as he tries to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Soares de Sousa holding both Pente 's hands and preventing any damage.
Soares de Sousa is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Soares de Sousa rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pente trying to control from half guard but Soares de Sousa is working away.
Soares de Sousa is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Pente pulls his head out easily.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Soares de Sousa shoots for a takedown but Pente saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Soares de Sousa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pente. Pente obviously looking to wear him down.
Pente doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Soares de Sousa counters with a single leg into guard. Pente didn't expect that.
Pente looking to hit a scissor sweep but Soares de Sousa is one step ahead there.
Pente trying to keep a closed guard but Soares de Sousa is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soares de Sousa landing some decent shots from guard.
Soares de Sousa throws a strike but Pente rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Pente with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Pente is stalling in the full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pente avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas Pente dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pente lands a high kick!
Soares de Sousa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pente keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Pente fails to land the takedown.
Pente with a poor takedown
and Soares de Sousa counters by clinching up.
Pente jumps into guard, dragging Soares de Sousa to the mat.
Pente is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Soares de Sousa working some strikes from top position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Soares de Sousa keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Pente's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pente tries to land a sweep but no joy.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Soares de Sousa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Soares de Sousa throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Soares de Sousa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Soares de Sousa throws a big right hand that misses.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Pente fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lucas Pente. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pente instigates a clinch.
Soares de Sousa fails to pull guard.
Soares de Sousa fails to pull guard.
Pente breaks the clinch.
Pente closes the distance but Soares de Sousa moves to the side
and Soares de Sousa counters with a shoot takedown. Pente fights it but they end up in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pente not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pente is really struggling to control Soares de Sousa but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Pente scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Soares de Sousa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pente throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Soares de Sousa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pente has his takedown stuffed
and Soares de Sousa counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Pente's guard now.
Rafael Soares de Sousa has got the better of the ground game so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pente not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Soares de Sousa has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Soares de Sousa throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pente works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soares de Sousa drops back looking for a leg! Pente is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Pente manages to kick Soares de Sousa off! Soares de Sousa jumps back into Pente's guard.
Soares de Sousa throwing strikes but missing.
Soares de Sousa postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Pente is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Soares de Sousa, into his guard.
Pente trying to control the position from guard on top but Soares de Sousa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Soares de Sousa isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Pente stacks Soares de Sousa on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Pente!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Soares de Sousa tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Soares de Sousa is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Pente asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Soares de Sousa is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Pente working the head with strikes.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Soares de Sousa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Pente drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Pente stands up and beckons Soares de Sousa to his feet.
Pente thuds a left hand into Soares de Sousa's body.
Pente scores with a one two! Soares de Sousa had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Pente moves into range and clinches up with Soares de Sousa.
Pente escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pente closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Pente tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Soares de Sousa.
Soares de Sousa actively working from the bottom here.
Pente prevents Soares de Sousa from improving his position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pente wants to pass to mount but Soares de Sousa is defending the position.
Soares de Sousa is trying to stand back up but Pente is controlling him
Soares de Sousa looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Pente pushes past his half guard into mount!
Pente blocks Soares de Sousa's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Pente blocks Soares de Sousa's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Soares de Sousa tries to reverse the position but Pente maintains control.
Soares de Sousa is squirming around, avoiding Pente's attempts to control the action.
Soares de Sousa throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
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.
Pente tries to control but Soares de Sousa wriggling away.
Soares de Sousa is looking to improve his position but Pente isn't that keen on the idea.
Pente controlling from mount.
Pente tries to control but Soares de Sousa wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soares de Sousa is working to get back to half guard.
Soares de Sousa is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Soares de Sousa flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Pente cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Pente controlling the pace for now.
Pente connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's four 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.
Pente trying to control but Soares de Sousa is having none of it.
Soares de Sousa is looking to improve his position but Pente isn't that keen on the idea.
Soares de Sousa throwing hammer fists to the chest of Pente. What's that going to do exactly?
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pente trying to control but Soares de Sousa is having none of it.
Pente landing shots from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lucas Pente showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pente has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lucas Pente!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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