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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jose De Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guy Owen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Owen comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Can't Stop kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Jose De Souza could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Guy Owen's chin.
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157 lbs
6 - 8 - 0 |
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150 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter striker
Good chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Jose De Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Guy Owen!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Glass and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Owen throws a hook to the side of De Souza's head but De Souza sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fighters circling - Owen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Owen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Owen wants it to stay on the feet.
Owen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Owen wants it to stay on the feet.
Owen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice defenses there by De Souza.
De Souza shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
De Souza postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Owen wants to stand up but De Souza is controlling him.
De Souza has gone for a leg lock! Owen slips out almost immediately though and dives into De Souza's guard.
Owen throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Owen wants to pass the guard but De Souza is keeping the position.
De Souza keeping moving, preventing Owen from controlling successfully.
Owen is looking to advance position but De Souza has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Owen wants to get back to his feet.
De Souza looking to finish with strikes here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Souza landing strikes, looking to finish!
Owen tries to buck De Souza off but he can't manage it.
Owen is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Owen trying desperately to get to his feet.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
De Souza cracks Owen with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Owen is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
De Souza unloading with bombs!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Souza goes for an armbar but Owen turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Owen.
Owen has gone for a leg lock! De Souza slips out almost immediately though and dives into Owen's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Souza working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Owen is looking to stand up but De Souza isn't so interested in that idea.
Owen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from De Souza.
Owen wants to stand and escape but De Souza is having none of it.
De Souza stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Owen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Owen wants to get back to his feet but De Souza is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
De Souza throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Souza cracks Owen with a solid left hand.
De Souza postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
De Souza throwing strikes from guard but Owen blocks nicely.
Owen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
De Souza prevents Owen from getting back to his feet.
De Souza throws an elbow that misses. Owen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in De Souza's guard. Nice move by Owen!
Owen trying to control the position from guard on top but De Souza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Owen throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose De Souza dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Owen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
De Souza fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Owen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
De Souza shoots in looking for a takedown but Owen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing De Souza's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sloppy strikes from Owen. Those never looked like landing.
Nice uppercut there from Owen.
Owen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Owen throws out a loose jab but De Souza uses good head movement to avoid it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Owen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Souza shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose De Souza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Souza slips a straight right by Owen.
Owen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Owen misses the jab.
Owen tries to bum rush De Souza with a series of wild strikes but De Souza uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Owen stuffs the takedown attempt from De Souza. De Souza gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice takedown defense from Owen. No joy for De Souza on that attempt.
De Souza takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Owen scores with a punch to the head.
De Souza shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. De Souza showed some decent athleticism there.
Owen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Owen is trying to stand back up but De Souza is controlling him
De Souza lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
De Souza misses with a head shot. Owen uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Souza has gone for a leg lock! Owen slips out almost immediately though and dives into De Souza's guard.
De Souza keeping full guard, as Owen tries to pass.
Owen is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Owen pushes down on De Souza's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Owen is looking for a kimura but De Souza is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Owen to get the leverage.
Owen is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Owen is looking to take a break and control but De Souza is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Owen is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Owen is looking to take a break and control but De Souza is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Owen is looking to advance position but De Souza won't allow it.
Owen looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Owen is working for a kimura but De Souza is defending it quite comfortably.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Souza moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Guy Owen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Owen connects with the punch.
Owen might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
De Souza moves away from the strike by Owen.
Owen lands with a nice combination. De Souza backs away looking to recover.
De Souza stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Owen.
De Souza shoots in for a takedown but Owen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Owen misses with a looping right.
Owen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
De Souza ducks under a wild hook from Owen.
De Souza with a poor takedown
and Owen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Owen looks to land a combination but De Souza avoids it well.
Owen misses with a wild combination.
De Souza uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Owen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Owen throws a low kick but De Souza avoids it.
Owen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Owen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Owen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
De Souza blocks a jab.
Owen misses with a hook. De Souza ducked under it nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Owen. Those never looked like landing.
De Souza blocks a head kick by Owen.
Owen thumps De Souza with a low kick.
Owen feints and then cracks De Souza's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow De Souza down.
Owen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed De Souza momentarily.
Guy Owen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Owen, as that shot connected.
Jose De Souza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Owen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Owen lands a jab to the nose.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Owen lands with a right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
De Souza closes this distance looking for a takedown but Owen circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose De Souza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Owen misses with a looping right.
De Souza staying out of range there.
Owen fails to land with a series of punches.
Owen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Owen throws a jab when De Souza was well out of range.
De Souza shoots in for a takedown but Owen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
De Souza uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Owen.
De Souza tries for a takedown but Owen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
De Souza dives in and grabs Owen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Owen pushes down on De Souza's head and hops out.
Owen misses with a looping left.
A nice inside leg kick there by Owen. That's going to slow De Souza down.
De Souza moves away from the strike by Owen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Souza looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
No luck for De Souza with that takedown attempt.
De Souza shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Owen pinned against the cage. Owen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Guy Owen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Owen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A left lands for Owen.
The fighters circle momentarily. Owen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
De Souza tries for a takedown but Owen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Owen connects with a right that clearly hurt De Souza. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Owen proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till De Souza collapses and taps out under the pressure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Guy Owen!
During a confident post fight interview, Guy Owen thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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