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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Crizelle Tshitamba (ranked 5884 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael De Souza (ranked 5883 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Crizelle Tshitamba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rafael De Souza!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, David Hoff and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from De Souza.
De Souza fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tshitamba throws a lazy head kick
and Tshitamba takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tshitamba clinches with his opponent.
Tshitamba scores with a shot to the side of De Souza's head.
De Souza pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
De Souza looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tshitamba is fending him off so far but De Souza persists. Nope, Tshitamba circles away and we're back to standing.
Crizelle Tshitamba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rafael De Souza.
Tshitamba gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tshitamba prevents a body shot from De Souza.
Tshitamba jumps guard but De Souza stands there with Tshitamba around his waist. Tshitamba gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
De Souza tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tshitamba smiles and moves away.
De Souza lands a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Souza closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tshitamba circles away.
Tshitamba wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
De Souza lands a head kick. Tshitamba smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
De Souza shoots in for a double leg but Tshitamba sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tshitamba misses with a body kick.
And De Souza tries to counter it with a takedown but Tshitamba pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Tshitamba closes the distance and clinches.
De Souza keeps control of Tshitamba as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tshitamba is trying to push De Souza away but De Souza has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
De Souza has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tshitamba is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Tshitamba is trying to push De Souza away but De Souza has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tshitamba is pressed up against the cage. De Souza has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tshitamba down to the mat. Tshitamba avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Tshitamba clinches up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Souza prevents Tshitamba from breaking the clinch.
Tshitamba has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by De Souza after a bit of a struggle.
De Souza lands a nice elbow.
Tshitamba is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
De Souza jumps guard.
Tshitamba is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Tshitamba has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Tshitamba drops back looking for a leg! De Souza is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and De Souza manages to kick Tshitamba off! Tshitamba jumps back into De Souza's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now De Souza is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tshitamba pulls De Souza in close to prevent any damage.
Tshitamba is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
De Souza wants to control from the top but Tshitamba keeps moving.
Tshitamba working a defensive guard but De Souza manages to pass into side control anyway.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
De Souza trying to control the action but Tshitamba is working from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Tshitamba's face as De Souza controls the position.
Tshitamba is trying to improve his position.
De Souza wants to stand but Tshitamba is controlling his arm.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tshitamba can't do much from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rafael De Souza will probably get the nod.
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.
De Souza shoots in for a takedown but Tshitamba shows good takedown defense.
De Souza misses with a double jab.
De Souza avoids a kick to the body.
Tshitamba has De Souza up against the cage in a clinch.
De Souza breaks from the clinch.
Tshitamba looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? De Souza is fending him off so far but Tshitamba persists. Nope, De Souza circles away and we're back to standing.
Tshitamba fails with the takedown.
De Souza tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Souza moves into range and clinches up with Tshitamba.
De Souza breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tshitamba shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. De Souza defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Crizelle Tshitamba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tshitamba shoots in but De Souza avoids the takedown attempt easily.
De Souza is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
De Souza fails with a takedown attempt.
Tshitamba tries to close the distance and clinch up but De Souza swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tshitamba pivots, looking for a leg kick but De Souza is out of range and Tshitamba settles back down.
De Souza clinches up against the cage.
Tshitamba fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Tshitamba is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Tshitamba is looking to break free of the clinch but De Souza has double underhooks.
De Souza controlling the action here for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Souza drags the fight down to the ground.
Tshitamba stands up over De Souza, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Tshitamba trying to control but De Souza is working from the bottom.
De Souza wants to sweep but no luck.
Tshitamba is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if De Souza can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tshitamba looking to sit in guard and control but De Souza gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Tshitamba avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tshitamba is trying to control the position but De Souza postures up.
Tshitamba throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Tshitamba keeping moving, preventing De Souza from controlling successfully.
Tshitamba trying to keep a closed guard but De Souza is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
De Souza trying to control but Tshitamba is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Tshitamba's hands are dropping dangerously low here and De Souza connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tshitamba scrambles back to his feet.
De Souza throws a head kick that misses.
De Souza fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tshitamba avoids it really well and circles away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tshitamba tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but De Souza defends well and Tshitamba ends up having to push De Souza into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
De Souza shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tshitamba sprawls well. Tshitamba wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. De Souza gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael De Souza showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Tshitamba darts in looking for a takedown but De Souza gets double underhooks and turns Tshitamba into the cage.
De Souza drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Tshitamba defends it well.
Tshitamba closes this distance looking for a takedown but De Souza circles away.
Rafael De Souza seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tshitamba stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
De Souza shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tshitamba but Tshitamba pushes him off and we're back to square one.
De Souza tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tshitamba manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tshitamba goes for a double leg but De Souza avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as De Souza continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Crizelle Tshitamba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tshitamba moves out of range of the body kick from De Souza.
De Souza with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Souza with a lazy takedown attempt
and Tshitamba counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tshitamba shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as De Souza sprawls well. De Souza wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tshitamba gets slowly back to his feet.
De Souza is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Souza shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tshitamba as he jumps to the side.
Tshitamba appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Tshitamba misses with a kick to the body.
De Souza dives in and grabs Tshitamba's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tshitamba pushes down on De Souza's head and hops out.
De Souza takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tshitamba throws a combination. De Souza tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Crizelle Tshitamba is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tshitamba rushes De Souza and presses him up against the cage.
De Souza manages to break the clinch.
De Souza fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
De Souza tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tshitamba paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tshitamba feinted with a counter takedown.
No luck for De Souza with that takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Tshitamba.
De Souza keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tshitamba shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from De Souza is defended easily by Tshitamba.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Souza stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and De Souza wants it to stay on the feet.
Tshitamba tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tshitamba dives in and grabs De Souza's left leg, looking for a takedown. De Souza pushes down on Tshitamba's head and hops out.
Tshitamba throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. De Souza was covering up waiting for the punch and Tshitamba finishes the takedown easily into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Souza is trying to control the position from the bottom.
De Souza looking for a sweep. Not yet De Souza, not yet.
Tshitamba throws a big elbow that misses.
Tshitamba trying to control but De Souza is working from the bottom.
Tshitamba postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Tshitamba throwing strikes from guard but De Souza blocks nicely.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Tshitamba rushes De Souza and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
De Souza tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
De Souza breaks the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tshitamba will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
De Souza shoots in looking for a takedown but Tshitamba manages to keep the fight standing, pushing De Souza's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Crizelle Tshitamba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rafael De Souza is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Tshitamba is trying hard to land a takedown here. De Souza sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Despite the aggression on De Souza's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
And that's the end of the fight!
Crizelle Tshitamba showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rafael De Souza!
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RATING
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