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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hollis Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thiago Souza is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thiago Souza !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Hollis Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Souza is looking to clinch but Roberts is avoiding it.
Souza pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Roberts back to the cage. Souza follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Roberts jabs at Souza 's body.
Souza on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Roberts checks a leg kick nicely.
Roberts avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Souza steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Roberts.
Souza tries to clinch there but Roberts circles away.
Roberts looks to throw the jab but Souza is out of range.
We've been hearing reports that Souza has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Souza swings for the body but Roberts moves out of range.
Souza throws a right and a left that Roberts avoids nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Souza . Those never looked like landing.
Souza moves in looking to clinch but Roberts pushes him off.
Souza wants to clinch but Roberts slips to the side
letting Roberts counter with a right hand.
It looks like Thiago Souza has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circling - Roberts throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Roberts misses with an uppercut. Souza saw that one coming.
Souza tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Roberts manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Roberts just misses with a punch to the body.
Roberts throws a leg kick that misses.
Souza has taken the fight to the clinch.
Roberts goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Souza .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Roberts is defending well for now.
Roberts takes a knee right on the jaw!
Souza blocks an uppercut.
Roberts misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Roberts is trying to break free.
Souza connects with a nasty looking knee right to Roberts's face.
Souza landing knees to the head.
Roberts presses Souza against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Souza misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Roberts.
Roberts tries to throw a body punch but Souza avoids it by throwing Roberts back against the cage.
Roberts managing to block the knees to the body from Souza .
Souza landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Roberts just leaning against Souza , taking a breather.
Souza lands a knee to the head.
Roberts throws a punch but it's blocked by Souza .
Roberts blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberts misses with a body punch.
Souza throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Roberts blocks it with crossed arms.
Roberts blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Souza takes a shot to the head.
Roberts looking to stall.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Souza using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Roberts avoiding damage as Souza throws knees to the body.
Roberts stalling in the clinch but Souza improves position.
Souza misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Souza unloads a knee to the mid-section. Roberts lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Souza lands a nice knee to the body.
Souza misses with a knee strike.
Souza using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Roberts has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Souza landing knees to the body.
Souza blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts misses with a short punch on the inside.
Souza landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Souza using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Roberts has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Souza landing knees to the head.
Roberts lands a body shot.
Souza is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Roberts is defending well for now.
Roberts tries to stall but Souza uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Souza landing knees to the body.
Souza landing knees to the body.
Souza tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Roberts working aggressively here.
Roberts misses with a body punch.
Souza tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Roberts avoids it.
Souza tries to land knees in the clinch but Roberts avoids the damage to the body.
Souza lands a hook that snaps the head of Roberts backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roberts has a couple of punches blocked by Souza .
A head punch blocked on the inside by Souza .
Souza throws a knee to the head but misses.
Roberts lands with a left to the head.
Roberts wants to break the clinch but can't.
Souza missing with knees to the body.
Souza throws a knee to the head but misses.
Roberts wants to break the clinch but can't.
Souza blocks a body shot from Roberts.
Souza looking to throw knees to the head but Roberts is blocking nicely.
Souza with a knee to the head.
Roberts lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Souza tries a knee to the head but Roberts blocks it.
Roberts lands a left hand.
Souza throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Roberts blocks it with crossed arms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Roberts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Thiago Souza will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Thiago Souza 's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Souza tries to close the distance and clinch but Roberts swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Roberts keeps the fight on the outside.
Roberts ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Souza moves away.
Souza misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Souza swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Roberts.
Roberts circles away from the clinch attempt.
A lazy left from Roberts finds it's target.
Some wild striking there from Souza .
Souza tries to clinch up but Roberts circles away and keeps his distance.
Souza tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Roberts paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Souza misses with a series of wild punches.
Souza takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Souza tries to land a front kick but Roberts steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Roberts keeps the fight on the outside.
Souza on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Souza moves in looking to clinch but Roberts pushes him off.
Roberts connects with an inside leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Roberts. Beautiful body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts lands a nice shot to the body.
Thiago Souza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Souza tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Roberts paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Roberts swats away the attempt to clinch by Souza .
Souza closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Roberts displaying some good clinch control by pressing Souza up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Roberts fails to land.
Souza blocking some punches.
Souza lands a nice uppercut.
Souza trying to land knees to the body.
Roberts lands with a left to the head.
Roberts has a couple of punches blocked by Souza .
Souza lands a nice knee to the body.
Roberts throws a punch but it's blocked by Souza .
Souza blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza prevents Roberts from breaking the clinch.
Roberts misses with a hook to the ribs.
Souza tries a knee to the head but Roberts blocks it.
Souza tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Roberts avoids it.
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!
Souza tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Roberts creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Roberts doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Souza with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Roberts can't find room to land a body shot as Souza controls the action.
Roberts lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Souza .
Roberts blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Souza with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Roberts has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Souza seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Roberts can turn it around.
Roberts tries to work over Souza 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Roberts throws a punch but it's blocked by Souza .
Thiago Souza has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Roberts lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Souza creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza tries a knee to the head but Roberts blocks it.
A short uppercut from Roberts.
Roberts tries a body shot but Souza blocks it.
Roberts tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Souza 's elbow.
Souza with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Souza tries to work over Roberts's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Roberts throws a head punch that misses.
Souza letting Roberts take a breather here.
Souza blocking some punches.
Roberts working aggressively here.
Souza throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Roberts blocks it with crossed arms.
Roberts is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Roberts lands a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souza with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Souza with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Roberts can't find room to land a body shot as Souza controls the action.
Roberts wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Souza tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Roberts avoids it.
Souza connects with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roberts is trying to maintain a safe position but Souza gets an underhook and turns Roberts into the cage.
Souza is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Roberts is defending well for now.
Roberts managing to block the knees to the body from Souza .
Roberts throws a head punch that misses.
The referee calls for Roberts to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Souza digs a right hand underneath Roberts's ribcage. Roberts let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Souza scores with a shoulder strike.
Roberts tries to stall but Souza uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hollis Roberts showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Thiago Souza 's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Souza uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Roberts.
Roberts avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Roberts circles away from the clinch attempt
and Roberts counters with a left to the body.
Souza misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Souza ducks under a wild hook from Roberts.
Souza tries to clinch up.
Souza on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Souza misses with the combination.
Souza doesn't manage to clinch there - Roberts circles away.
Roberts dodges the punch combination from Souza .
Roberts throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Souza on the side of the head.
Souza tries to clinch but Roberts moves away
and Roberts counters with a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Roberts scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Souza takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Souza fails in his attempt to clinch.
Roberts connects with a single shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Roberts scores with a punch to the head.
Roberts lands a big right hand that sends Souza crashing to the mat! Roberts stays standing though and waves Souza back to his feet!
Souza is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Souza ducks into an uppercut from Roberts and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hollis Roberts!
Our winner, Hollis Roberts, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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