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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Spawn Diego (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexsandro De Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diego comes to the cage accompanied by Turn it up(Shine On) Chamillionaire. De Souza has chosen Alex De Souza as his entrance music. Alexsandro De Souza has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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164 lbs
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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
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Spawn Diego!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Alexsandro De Souza!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diego dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
De Souza has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from De Souza there as he acknowledges the shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from De Souza.
De Souza displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diego throws out the jab.
Diego misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Diego throws a sloppy body shot
and De Souza counters by clinching up.
De Souza has a couple of punches blocked by Diego.
De Souza lands with a right to the head.
Diego goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Souza misses with a shot to the kidneys.
De Souza struggles to land a body shot inside as Diego controls his hands.
Diego fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Diego fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Souza.
De Souza tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De Souza throws a punch but it's blocked by Diego.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Diego.
We've been informed that De Souza has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
De Souza lands a right hand that snaps the head of Diego backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from De Souza - that landed with a thud.
De Souza lands a hook that snaps the head of Diego backwards.
Diego misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Souza blocks a body shot from Diego.
De Souza blocks a body shot from Diego.
Diego lands a right hand that snaps the head of De Souza backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Souza.
Diego doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Souza struggles to land a body shot inside as Diego controls his hands.
De Souza swings wildly with an uppercut but Diego uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Souza misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diego has a couple of punches blocked by De Souza.
De Souza prevents a body shot from Diego.
Diego scores with a shoulder strike.
Diego lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
De Souza lands a nice uppercut.
Diego is looking to control De Souza's arms but De Souza gets an underhook and turns him. Now Diego has his back to the cage.
De Souza can't find room to land a body shot as Diego controls the action.
De Souza misses with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by De Souza.
De Souza blocking some punches.
Diego pushes De Souza back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
De Souza misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Souza prevents a body shot from Diego.
Diego misses with a punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diego misses with a hook to the ribs.
De Souza's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
De Souza with a jab.
De Souza gets tackled into the cage by Diego. Diego maintains the clinch.
Diego lands with a right to the head.
Diego has a couple of punches blocked by De Souza.
De Souza misses with a punch to the body.
De Souza blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diego misses with the head strike.
De Souza misses with some punches.
De Souza blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diego blocks an uppercut.
De Souza misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Souza.
Diego throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Souza.
Diego tries a body shot but De Souza blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Souza blocks a body shot from Diego.
De Souza lands a right hand.
De Souza being controlled against the cage.
Diego tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diego scores with a hook to the body.
De Souza can't find room to land a body shot as Diego controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from De Souza fails to land.
Diego pushes De Souza back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diego is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
De Souza lands a right hand that snaps the head of Diego backwards.
Diego lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt De Souza or not.
De Souza doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Souza lands an uppercut.
Diego misses with the head strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from De Souza.
Diego fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diego struggles to land a body shot inside as De Souza controls his hands.
De Souza throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Diegos head.
De Souza misses with the head strike.
I was talking to Diego's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Diego misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diego.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diego misses with some punches.
De Souza working aggressively here.
De Souza's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from Diego fails to land.
Diego working aggressively here.
Diego throws a punch but it's blocked by De Souza.
De Souza lands a hook to the side of the head.
De Souza prevents a body shot from Diego.
De Souza blocks a body shot from Diego.
Diego misses with a body punch.
Diego lands a left hand that snaps the head of De Souza backwards.
De Souza can't find room to land a body shot as Diego controls the action.
Diego fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diego misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diego blocks a body shot from De Souza.
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 Spawn Diego will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
De Souza waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Diego.
De Souza takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Diego walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. De Souza checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Diego staying out of range there.
De Souza looks for the body kick but Diego saw that one coming.
De Souza moves away from the strike by Diego.
Diego scoring well with a low kick there.
De Souza misses with a series of wild punches.
A punch lands to the side of De Souza 's head but he takes it in his stride.
De Souza blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Diego misses.
Diego wants to slow De Souza down by chopping away at his legs.
Diego uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Souza.
De Souza displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diego throws out the jab.
Diego throws a leg kick which misses De Souza's front leg but catches the back leg as De Souza tries to avoid it.
Spawn Diego seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diego throws a shot from downtown. De Souza moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego throws a series of punches but De Souza avoids them all with ease.
Diego loads up on a big right hand but De Souza slips the punch.
Diego on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Diego fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Souza manages to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Diego. That's going to slow De Souza down.
De Souza keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diego scores with a decent looking hook.
Diego scores with a sloppy right hand. De Souza should have avoided that one.
Nice defenses there by De Souza.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts De Souza, as that shot connected.
Diego ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Souza moves away.
De Souza avoids the body shot from Diego.
Diego defending well as De Souza loads up on a big left hand.
Diego tries to counter by moving into the clinch but De Souza manages to circle out of the way.
A jab from Diego misses.
Diego uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Souza.
De Souza looks to throw the jab but Diego is out of range.
Diego seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Diego thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Souza throws a solid leg kick but Diego takes the impact on his shin and smiles at De Souza.
Spawn Diego is winning the standup battle so far.
Diego moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
De Souza moves away from the strike by Diego.
De Souza's jab looks to have found its range, popping Diego under the eye.
Diego throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck De Souza on the side of the head.
De Souza looking to land some kicks to the body here.
De Souza slips a straight right by Diego.
Diego missing with a left hand there. De Souza was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
De Souza moves out of range of the body kick from Diego.
De Souza lands with a right hand.
Diego moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab from De Souza misses.
Diego works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
De Souza walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Diego throws a body kick that misses.
Diego connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
De Souza throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Diego stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diego throws a quick inside leg kick.
Diego lands a straight punch to the body, keeping De Souza at a distance.
Crunch! De Souza slams his shin into Diego's torso.
Diego throws a half hearted mid kick.
De Souza tries to score with a low kick but Diego moves his leg out of the way.
Diego thows a left - swing and a miss!
De Souza lands a nice shot to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Diego as he connects with a hook.
Diego tries to bum rush De Souza with a series of wild strikes but De Souza uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
De Souza misses with a left hand
and Diego counters with a lovely straight right hand!
De Souza avoids the body shot from Diego.
De Souza throws a leg kick that misses.
Diego drives through and clinches with De Souza against the cage.
De Souza throws a head punch that misses.
De Souza blocks a body shot from Diego.
Diego tries to work over De Souza's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
De Souza working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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 blocks an uppercut.
Diego lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt De Souza or not.
Diego misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diego.
Diego fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diego lands a body punch.
De Souza misses with the head strike.
Diego blocks a body shot from De Souza.
Spawn Diego has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Diego lands a left hand.
Diego wants to stall.
De Souza misses with the head strike.
De Souza misses with some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from De Souza.
De Souza misses with a body punch.
Diego misses with a punch to the body.
De Souza is working Diego over against the cage.
De Souza working aggressively here.
Diego misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Spawn Diego dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
De Souza avoids the head kick by Diego.
De Souza's corner calls for a 1-2. De Souza obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Diego misses with a right hand
and De Souza counters with a two punch combo.
De Souza lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Diego dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diego. De Souza does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diego does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
De Souza swats away the attempt to clinch by Diego.
De Souza uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Diego.
De Souza lands with a straight right. Diego didn't see that one coming.
Diego cracks De Souza with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
De Souza moves out of range as Diego strikes.
De Souza's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Diego connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! De Souza scrambles back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Souza's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Diego connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! De Souza scrambles back to his feet.
De Souza stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Diego takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego misses with an uppercut. De Souza saw that one coming.
Diego misses with a wild body shot.
De Souza throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Souza fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diego manages to avoid it.
Diego jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Diego digs a good body shot into De Souza's ribs.
De Souza blocks a leg kick.
Diego is looking to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diego. De Souza does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Souza dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
De Souza misses with a low kick.
De Souza connects with a solid leg kick.
Diego blocks a jab.
De Souza misses with an uppercut. Diego saw that one coming.
Diego throws an off balance right hand
and De Souza counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De Souza misses with a straight right.
Diego is looking to counter the offense by De Souza and move into the clinch.
De Souza will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Alexsandro De Souza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Souza uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diego.
Diego throws a body shot but no joy.
Diego attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
De Souza takes one on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diego misses with an uppercut. De Souza saw that one coming.
Diego just misses with a punch to the body.
De Souza tries to counter with a clinch but Diego shakes him off and moves away.
Diego throws a body shot but no joy.
De Souza loads up on a big right hand but Diego slips the punch.
Diego throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Souza flicks out a counter leg kick but Diego steps away.
De Souza throws a big shot that misses.
Diego throws the left hand but De Souza avoids the punch easily.
Diego ducks under a wild hook from De Souza.
De Souza walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Diego swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diego throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck De Souza on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diego blocks the body kick.
The crowd cheers as Diego lands an impressive looking overhand right. De Souza doesn't seem phased though.
De Souza misses with a series of wild punches.
De Souza slips under a jab.
De Souza checks a leg kick.
De Souza keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Souza walks into a jab.
Diego swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Good exchange - De Souza coming out on top.
It looks like Spawn Diego has been cut.
De Souza looks to land a right hand but Diego moved out of range.
A jab lands there for Diego.
Diego moves into the clinch.
Diego misses with some punches.
Diego misses with a punch to the body.
De Souza misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Souza swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Souza blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Souza blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diego lands with a left to the head.
Diego has a couple of punches blocked by De Souza.
De Souza blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Souza pushes Diego back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Diego.
De Souza misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diego lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Diego tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De Souza prevents a body shot from Diego.
Diego misses with a punch on the inside.
De Souza tries to work over Diego's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short left from De Souza.
De Souza lands a nice shot to the body.
Diego misses with some punches.
De Souza scores with a nice hook to the head.
Still in the clinch, Diego scores with a nice short uppercut.
Spawn Diego is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
De Souza scores with a nice hook to the head.
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 Spawn Diego.
Well Diego 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Spawn Diego!
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energy
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hype
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