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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pit Mies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mies comes into the arena with Condemned 84 - Face the agression blaring out of the sound system. Souza has chosen Los Porongas - Silêncio as his entrance music. David Souza has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Pit Mies's chin.
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pit Mies!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, David Souza!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Mauricio Rocha and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Souza 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 trying to control but Mies is working from the bottom.
Souza drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Souza jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Mies looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mies wants to stand and escape but Souza is having none of it.
Souza drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Mies manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Souza has Mies in his guard.
Mies got a little sloppy there for a moment and Souza has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mies has managed to get both his arms back between Souza's legs - danger averted.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Souza has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Mies is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Souza.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mies wants to lay and pray for a moment but Souza keeps working.
Mies working the body and head with strikes.
Souza tries to bench press Mies off him but Mies keeps the position.
Mies is looking to take a break and control but Souza is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mies goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Souza rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Mies's guard! Nice work there by Souza!
Mies keeping moving, preventing Souza from controlling successfully.
Souza has gone for a leg lock! Mies slips out almost immediately though and dives into Souza's guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mies accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mies is looking to stand up but Souza won't let him.
Souza working for a triangle but Mies defends it easily.
Souza is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mies defends well.
Mies works a leg free and moves into half guard.
It looks like Mies is going to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza is trying to stand.
Mies is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Mies is stalling here. Souza is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Mies seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Souza has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
The ground and pound from Souza seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Souza trying to control the position but Mies is working away.
Souza looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Mies is avoiding damage well.
Mies manages to work his way to half guard, despite Souza's best efforts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souza is keen to just control but Mies is a slippery customer.
Souza wants to work for an arm triangle but Mies is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Souza is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Mies sees it coming and defends easily.
Mies looking for a kimura from the bottom but Souza passes into side control!
Souza advances to mount.
Mies defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Souza.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mies wants to control but Souza is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Souza dominated that round.
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.
Mies rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Souza moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Souza manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Mies on his heels. He'll look to pass Mies's guard now, I'm sure.
Mies working for a triangle but Souza defends it easily.
Souza trying to control but Mies is working from the bottom.
Souza looking to sit in guard and control but Mies gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Souza has his foot on Mies's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mies works his way back into a safe position though.
Souza looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Mies working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mies got a little sloppy there for a moment and Souza has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mies has managed to get both his arms back between Souza's legs - danger averted.
Souza has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Souza escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mies gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mies throwing strikes from guard but Souza blocks nicely.
Souza has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mies can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mies looking to pass the guard.
Mies advances to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mies pulls his head out easily.
David Souza has got the better of the ground game so far.
Souza looking for submissions off his back.
Souza is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mies's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mies's back!
Mies is having to fend off submission attempts from Souza, who is looking to sink in the choke. Souza doesn't have the hooks in though and Mies manages to reverse position! He's now on top, in his opponent's guard.
Souza trying to keep a closed guard but Mies is proving a slippery customer.
Mies looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mies defends well.
Mies in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mies throwing strikes from guard but Souza blocks nicely.
Souza had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mies defends it easily.
Mies wants to pass the guard but Souza is keeping the position.
Mies with a nice head shot there.
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.
Mies tries to free his leg and advance position but Souza is retaining full guard.
Souza keeping moving, preventing Mies from controlling successfully.
Mies tries to stand but Souza is controlling from the bottom.
Mies is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Mies throws a big right hand that misses.
Souza is looking for a triangle but Mies pushes his legs off easily.
Mies trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Souza had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mies defends it easily.
Mies postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but David Souza will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mies avoids a punch combination nicely.
Souza looking to score a takedown here. Mies is defending well but Souza drives through and ends up in Mies's guard.
Souza looking to pass the guard.
Souza trying to control but Mies is working from the bottom.
Souza has gone for a leg lock! Mies slips out almost immediately though and dives into Souza's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mies throwing strikes but missing.
Mies got a little sloppy there for a moment and Souza has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mies has managed to get both his arms back between Souza's legs - danger averted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mies cracks Souza with a solid left hand.
Mies pushes down on Souza's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Mies could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Souza taking some punishment here, with Mies in his half guard.
Souza misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Mies seems to be looking for submissions.
Souza moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Souza has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mies can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Souza has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mies can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Souza takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mies trying to control the position from guard on top but Souza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mies got a little sloppy there for a moment and Souza has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mies has managed to get both his arms back between Souza's legs - danger averted.
Mies wants to get up but he can't break Souza's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Souza keeping moving, preventing Mies from controlling successfully.
Souza has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Mies is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Souza.
Mies working the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza can't do much from the bottom here.
Mies tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Mies has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Souza looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mies is fending him off so far but Souza persists. Nope, Mies circles away and we're back to standing.
Mies dives in and grabs Souza's left leg, looking for a takedown. Souza pushes down on Mies's head and hops out.
Souza fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mies manages to avoid it.
Mies avoids the body shot from Souza.
Mies shoots in and drives through. Souza sprawls well.
Souza wants to counter the offense by Mies and move into the clinch position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souza scores with a jab to the head.
Horrible takedown attempt by Souza or perhaps it was just good defense by Mies, which made it look bad.
Souza drives through with a takedown into Mies's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Mies 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.
Souza drops back, looking for a kneebar! Mies looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Mies looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Mies!
Mies is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Souza knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mies has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but David Souza just about did enough to take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Mies has closed the distance and engaged Souza in a clinch.
Souza tries to pull guard but Mies won't allow it.
Souza's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Souza is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Mies jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Souza walks away with a smile on his face. Mies gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mies clinches up against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mies has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Souza avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Mies looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mies can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pit Mies. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mies has Souza pressed up against the ropes. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Mies pulls back from the ropes and twists to the side, sending Souza tumbling to the mat - Mies dives into Souza's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mies postures up in Souza's guard and throws a big left but Souza blocks it.
Mies avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mies throwing strikes from guard but Souza blocks nicely.
Mies wanted to stand there but Souza had control of the position.
Mies wants to control from the top but Souza keeps moving.
Souza is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Souza working for a triangle but Mies defends it easily.
Souza is looking for a triangle but Mies pushes his legs off easily.
Souza is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Souza looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Souza wants to improve his position but instead Mies has moved into half guard.
Souza manages to get to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mies preventing the sweep.
Mies decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Mies loads up on a big right hand but Souza slips the punch.
Souza keeps the fight on the outside.
Pit Mies seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mies stuffs the takedown.
Mies tries to counter by clinching up but Souza breaks away and moves out of range.
Mies misses with a takedown
and Souza counters with a nice double leg into side control. Mies won't be happy with that.
Souza working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Mies sneaks back into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mies trying to hold on to Souza's head to control him but Souza postures up.
Mies is looking to escape.
Mies avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Souza.
Souza is working for a kimura but Mies is defending it quite comfortably.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mies tries to get to full guard but Souza has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Pit Mies will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Mies tries to bum rush Souza with a series of wild strikes but Souza uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Souza scores with a takedown into Mies's guard.
Souza drops back, looking for a kneebar! Mies looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Mies looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Mies!
Souza on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
You can see the frustration on Souza's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mies tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mies tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Souza looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Souza looking for submissions off his back.
Souza is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Mies wants to take a breather but Souza is having none of it.
Mies lands strikes from half guard.
Souza felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Souza actively working from the bottom here.
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 taking some punishment here, with Mies in his half guard.
Mies wants to control but Souza is keeping him busy.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Souza wants to get back to full guard.
Souza actively working from the bottom here.
Mies throwing shots but Souza is blocking nicely.
Mies is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Souza looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mies throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Mies clinches up with Souza and pushes him back against the ropes.
Mies swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Souza manages to break the clinch.
Mies doesn't manage to clinch there - Souza circles away.
Pit Mies is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souza 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 wants to pass the guard but Mies is keeping the position.
Souza trying to control but Mies is working from the bottom.
David Souza is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Mies is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Souza trying to control but Mies is working from the bottom.
Pit Mies has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mies escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Souza gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Pit Mies.
I think Souza has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 48:48
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 49:46
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 47:50
The fight is ruled a draw!
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