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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mika Saarenpaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexsandro De Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying De Souza's choice of entrance music: Alex De Souza. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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161 lbs
15 - 5 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
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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
24 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mika Saarenpaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alexsandro De Souza!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Saarenpaa.
Saarenpaa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Saarenpaa tries to work over De Souza's front leg with a kick but De Souza checks it.
Saarenpaa looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
De Souza swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Saarenpaa counters with a nice kick to the body.
De Souza staying out of range there.
De Souza throws the left hand but Saarenpaa avoids the punch easily.
De Souza steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Saarenpaa.
Saarenpaa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Souza.
Saarenpaa throws a jab but it's blocked by De Souza.
Mika Saarenpaa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Souza throws a low kick, looking for Saarenpaa's leg but Saarenpaa calmly moves out of range.
Nice jab there from De Souza.
Saarenpaa looks to land a left hand but De Souza moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saarenpaa cracks De Souza with a right hand to the side of the head.
Saarenpaa catches De Souza with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
De Souza thuds his shin into the meat of Saarenpaa's side.
De Souza thows a left - swing and a miss!
De Souza misses the shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Souza fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Saarenpaa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saarenpaa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Souza.
Saarenpaa misses with a lunging right hand
letting De Souza counter with a right hand.
Saarenpaa avoids the body shot from De Souza.
De Souza fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saarenpaa manages to avoid it.
Saarenpaa misses with a leg kick
and De Souza counters with a good, hard body kick but Saarenpaa shrugs it off.
Saarenpaa avoids a kick to the body.
Saarenpaa scores with a nice head shot.
Saarenpaa misses with a body shot.
Saarenpaa blocks the body kick.
De Souza misses with a leg kick.
De Souza with a jab.
Saarenpaa slips under a jab.
De Souza moves out of range of the body kick from Saarenpaa.
Saarenpaa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Souza sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Saarenpaa connects with an inside leg kick.
De Souza is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saarenpaa jabs De Souza to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saarenpaa staying out of range there.
Saarenpaa misses with a telegraphed body shot
and De Souza counters with a straight right hand.
De Souza has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
De Souza throws a wild body kick that Saarenpaa sees coming a mile off.
De Souza connects with a good right hand that stumbles Saarenpaa. Saarenpaa circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
De Souza with a jab.
De Souza throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Saarenpaa throwing a counter right hand but De Souza manages to avoid it.
De Souza uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Saarenpaa.
De Souza connects with a body shot.
De Souza looks to score with a jab to the body but Saarenpaa is just out of range.
Saarenpaa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
De Souza throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Saarenpaa checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Saarenpaa lands with a kick to the ribs.
Saarenpaa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Saarenpaa is looking to score with low kicks.
De Souza doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
De Souza takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Souza throws a body punch but Saarenpaa moves out of range.
Saarenpaa clinches with his opponent.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Souza.
Saarenpaa is looking to control De Souza's arms but De Souza gets an underhook and turns him. Now Saarenpaa has his back to the cage.
Saarenpaa pushes off an throws an elbow but De Souza leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Saarenpaa trying to stall but De Souza improves his position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Saarenpaa.
Saarenpaa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Souza goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Saarenpaa.
De Souza scores with a hook to the body.
De Souza tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from De Souza.
De Souza blocks a body shot from Saarenpaa.
De Souza tries a body shot but Saarenpaa blocks it.
Saarenpaa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Saarenpaa misses with a hook from the clinch.
De Souza prevents Saarenpaa from breaking the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Souza.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Saarenpaa.
A right hand to the body from Saarenpaa.
Saarenpaa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with De Souza's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Saarenpaa.
Saarenpaa works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Saarenpaa can't find room to land a body shot as De Souza controls the action.
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!
Saarenpaa breaks the clinch.
Saarenpaa closes the distance and clinches.
Saarenpaa blocks a body shot from De Souza.
De Souza misses with a short punch on the inside.
Saarenpaa prevents a body shot from De Souza.
De Souza stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
De Souza swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Souza tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from De Souza.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Souza.
De Souza throws a punch but it's blocked by Saarenpaa.
De Souza fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alexsandro De Souza will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Saarenpaa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Souza.
De Souza is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Saarenpaa with a body shot.
Saarenpaa throws an overhand right that lands on De Souza's shoulder, as De Souza tries to avoid the shot.
Saarenpaa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from De Souza.
Saarenpaa drops his hands momentarily and De Souza takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
De Souza takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
An inside leg kick lands from De Souza.
De Souza fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saarenpaa manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Saarenpaa misses its intended target.
De Souza takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Alexsandro De Souza seems to be getting the better of the standup.
De Souza connects with a single shot there.
Saarenpaa jabs De Souza to the body, keeping him at a distance.
De Souza connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Saarenpaa's hands.
Saarenpaa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Souza throws out the jab.
Saarenpaa misses the body punch
and De Souza cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saarenpaa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Saarenpaa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Some bone on bone action there as Saarenpaa checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saarenpaa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Saarenpaa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of De Souza backwards.
Saarenpaa tries to break the clinch but De Souza is controlling the position.
Saarenpaa is working De Souza over against the cage.
De Souza doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Saarenpaa.
De Souza working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
De Souza lands a shoulder strike.
Saarenpaa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
De Souza lands a shoulder strike.
De Souza scores with a hook to the body.
De Souza tries to throw a body punch but Saarenpaa avoids it by throwing De Souza back against the cage.
De Souza scores with a hook to the body.
De Souza lands with a right to the head.
Saarenpaa tries to throw a body punch but De Souza avoids it by throwing Saarenpaa back against the cage.
De Souza blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A shot in the inside from De Souza.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Saarenpaa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Souza lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Saarenpaa backwards.
Saarenpaa tries a body shot but De Souza blocks it.
De Souza swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Saarenpaa misses with a punch to the body.
De Souza misses with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Saarenpaa.
Saarenpaa misses with some punches.
Saarenpaa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Saarenpaa throws a head punch that misses.
De Souza blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Saarenpaa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from De Souza.
De Souza has a couple of punches blocked by Saarenpaa.
De Souza can't find room to land a body shot as Saarenpaa controls the action.
Saarenpaa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Saarenpaa lands with a short shot to the head.
Saarenpaa misses with the head strike.
Saarenpaa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Souza misses with a hook to the ribs.
De Souza misses with a hook to the ribs.
Saarenpaa tries to throw a body punch but De Souza avoids it by throwing Saarenpaa back against the cage.
Nice body punch from De Souza.
De Souza misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Souza.
Saarenpaa manages to break the clinch.
De Souza throws a hook but Saarenpaa avoids it easily.
Saarenpaa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Souza was well out of range. Poor timing from Saarenpaa.
Saarenpaa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
De Souza misses with a straight left.
A good leg kick by Saarenpaa.
De Souza misses with a right hand
and Saarenpaa counters with a left to the body.
De Souza blocks the body kick.
Nice cross by Saarenpaa.
Saarenpaa scores with the left hand. De Souza knows he should have avoided that one.
Saarenpaa motions for De Souza to come forward. Saarenpaa throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Souza ducks under a wild hook from Saarenpaa.
Saarenpaa fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches De Souza on the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saarenpaa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but De Souza paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice uppercut there from De Souza.
De Souza uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Saarenpaa.
De Souza avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Saarenpaa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and De Souza finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Saarenpaa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Saarenpaa was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A chopping leg kick lands by De Souza.
De Souza moves out of range of the strikes.
De Souza feints a counter leg kick.
De Souza checks a low kick from Saarenpaa.
Saarenpaa throws a poor cross that misses
and De Souza counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Saarenpaa throws a leg kick but De Souza sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Saarenpaa blocks the body kick.
De Souza throws a looping overhand right but Saarenpaa ducks down to avoid it.
Saarenpaa throws a quick counter kick to the body but De Souza avoids it.
De Souza throws a lazy right hand but Saarenpaa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Alexsandro De Souza will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Saarenpaa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
De Souza takes one on the button.
De Souza tries to clinch
and Saarenpaa counters with a series of strikes. De Souza will be more careful next time no doubt.
De Souza misses with a kick to the body.
Saarenpaa blocks the body kick.
Saarenpaa lands a jab to the head.
Saarenpaa darts in trying to clinch
and De Souza cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
De Souza takes the fight into the clinch.
Saarenpaa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saarenpaa lands with a cross.
De Souza lets loose with a powerful body kick. Saarenpaa will feel that in the morning.
Saarenpaa connects with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Souza throws a leg kick that misses.
De Souza throws a nice inside leg kick.
Saarenpaa slips a straight right by De Souza.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Souza throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Saarenpaa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Souza.
De Souza avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little jabbing left from De Souza on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
De Souza throws a leg kick that is checked
and Saarenpaa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Saarenpaa wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
De Souza thows a body kick. Saarenpaa tries to catch it but that hurt him.
De Souza misses with a low kick.
Some bone on bone action there as De Souza checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
De Souza jabbing away but nothing is landing.
De Souza misses with a body shot.
It looked like Saarenpaa wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Saarenpaa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Souza.
De Souza lands a jab to the head.
Jab, jab by Saarenpaa - just one landing.
A swing and a miss from Saarenpaa.
De Souza tries to close the distance and clinch up but Saarenpaa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mika Saarenpaa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Souza throws a body kick that misses
and Saarenpaa counters with a stiff right hand.
Saarenpaa avoids the body shot from De Souza.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by De Souza.
De Souza scoring well with a low kick there.
Saarenpaa misses with a looping left.
Saarenpaa throws an overhand right that lands on De Souza's shoulder, as De Souza tries to avoid the shot.
De Souza swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
De Souza connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
De Souza throws a looping overhand right but Saarenpaa ducks down to avoid it.
De Souza swings for the body but Saarenpaa moves out of range.
De Souza looks to score with a jab to the body but Saarenpaa is just out of range.
De Souza keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Saarenpaa.
A telegraphed right hand from De Souza misses the target.
De Souza waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Saarenpaa.
Saarenpaa scores with a shot to the body.
Saarenpaa clinches up against the cage.
De Souza tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Saarenpaa's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Saarenpaa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Saarenpaa misses with a punch on the inside.
De Souza blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Saarenpaa misses with a punch on the inside.
Saarenpaa blocks a body shot from De Souza.
De Souza lands with a left to the head.
Saarenpaa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
De Souza makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
De Souza blocks a body shot from Saarenpaa.
Saarenpaa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
De Souza lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
De Souza can't find room to land a body shot as Saarenpaa controls the action.
Saarenpaa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mika Saarenpaa has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A frustrated look appears on Saarenpaa's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Saarenpaa working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Souza.
De Souza prevents a body shot from Saarenpaa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Souza lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Saarenpaa or not.
De Souza scores with a shoulder strike.
Saarenpaa scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saarenpaa prevents a body shot from De Souza.
Saarenpaa misses with a hook from the clinch.
De Souza tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Saarenpaa takes a shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Saarenpaa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Saarenpaa swings wildly with an uppercut but De Souza uses good head movement to avoid it.
A hook to the body from De Souza.
A short uppercut from Saarenpaa.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Saarenpaa.
De Souza avoiding damage as Saarenpaa throws knees to the body.
Saarenpaa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
De Souza lands a shot to the body.
De Souza lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Saarenpaa backwards.
A short body shot lands from De Souza as the two fighters clinch.
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 Mika Saarenpaa.
I think De 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Alexsandro De Souza!
Alexsandro De Souza thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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RATING
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