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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Robertsson (ranked 3628 p4p, 390 weight class) and Juan De Souza (ranked 4318 p4p, 438 weight class). Juan De Souza has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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220 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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210 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cardio machine |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Robert Robertsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Juan De Souza!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
De Souza throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Robertsson.
De Souza tries to keep at a distance but Robertsson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Robertsson successfully pulls guard.
Robertsson trying to strike off his back.
Robertsson throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
De Souza trying to control the position from guard on top but Robertsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Robertsson has a closed guard, preventing De Souza from standing up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robertsson lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.
De Souza trying to control but Robertsson is working from the bottom.
De Souza really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Robertsson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
De Souza would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Souza trying to control the position from guard on top but Robertsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
De Souza lands a nice hook to Robertsson's body. Robertsson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Robertsson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
De Souza throws a lazy uppercut
and Robertsson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
De Souza looking to slow down the pace here.
De Souza escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Souza swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Robertsson moves into the clinch.
De Souza trying to control the position but instead, Robertsson has worked for underhooks and has pushed De Souza into the cage.
De Souza working hard to break the clinch.
De Souza wants to break the clinch but can't.
De Souza wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Robertsson manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Robertsson keeping moving, preventing De Souza from controlling successfully.
De Souza must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Robertsson wants to sweep here but De Souza controlling him for the moment.
De Souza wants to control from the top but Robertsson keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robertsson wants to sweep here but De Souza controlling him for the moment.
De Souza trying to control but Robertsson is working from the bottom.
Robertsson is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Robertsson is on top in guard.
De Souza wants to control but Robertsson passes easily into half guard.
Robertsson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks De Souza with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Robertsson works his way into side control.
De Souza takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Souza taking punishment in the form of punches.
De Souza takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
De Souza is trying to improve his position.
Robertsson working the head with strikes.
De Souza takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Robertsson working the ground and pound.
Robertsson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Souza takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
De Souza tries to improve position but can't.
Robertsson controls the position.
Robertsson working the body and head with strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
De Souza is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Robertsson cracks De Souza with a big elbow.
Robertsson cracks De Souza with a big elbow.
De Souza tries to buck Robertsson off but Robertsson is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Robertsson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Robertsson dodges the punch combination from De Souza.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Robertsson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has De Souza pinned against the cage. De Souza gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robertsson closes the distance and pushes De Souza back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Souza is looking to control Robertsson's arms but Robertsson gets an underhook and turns him. Now De Souza has his back to the cage.
De Souza misses with a short punch on the inside.
Robertsson pulls guard successfully.
De Souza trying to control the position from guard on top but Robertsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De Souza wanted to stand there but Robertsson had control of the position.
Robertsson wants to sweep here but De Souza controlling him for the moment.
Robertsson scores with a short punch from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Robertsson punching from the bottom.
Robertsson keeping moving, preventing De Souza from controlling successfully.
De Souza controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Robertsson throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Robertsson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Robert Robertsson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Robertsson is working hard here to advance position.
Robertsson scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
Robertsson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that De Souza can do to turn this around?
De Souza trying to control but Robertsson is working from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Robertsson keeping full guard, as De Souza tries to pass.
Robertsson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in De Souza's guard.
Robertsson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of De Souza's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Souza is trying to control the position but Robertsson postures up.
De Souza has momentary wrist control but Robertsson slips an elbow through the middle.
Robertsson distracts De Souza with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Robertsson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
De Souza wants to improve his position but instead Robertsson has moved into half guard.
Robertsson trying to control the pace.
Robertsson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks De Souza with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Robertsson lands with a punch from half guard.
De Souza is trying to control but can't.
Nice strikes from Robertsson there.
De Souza is trying to maintain the position but Robertsson is very close to passing his half guard.
Robertsson slips a nice elbow through De Souza's hands, connecting with De Souza's forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robertsson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Robertsson lands strikes from half guard.
De Souza is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Robertsson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Robertsson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
De Souza on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Robertsson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
De Souza on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
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!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Robertsson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
De Souza wants to get back to full guard but Robertsson has passed into side control.
Robertsson scoring with punches from side control.
De Souza is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Robertsson dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Robertsson closes the distance and pushes De Souza back into the cage.
De Souza tries to stall but Robertsson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
De Souza escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Robertsson has closed the distance and engaged De Souza in a clinch.
De Souza looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
De Souza leaning against his opponent.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Robertsson as De Souza tries to tie him up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Souza tries a body shot but Robertsson blocks it.
De Souza throws a head punch that misses.
De Souza swings wildly with an uppercut but Robertsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Souza misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robertsson pulls De Souza into guard.
De Souza wants to stand but Robertsson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Robertsson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in De Souza's guard.
Robertsson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Robertsson controlling from the top position.
De Souza is trying to keep Robertsson in close.
Robertsson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Robertsson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Robertsson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robertsson sitting in guard here, content to control.
De Souza wants to improve his position but instead Robertsson has moved into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Robertsson in particular looking to stall.
De Souza wants to control but Robertsson is keeping busy.
Robertsson prevents De Souza from improving his position.
Robertsson drops an elbow to the side of De Souza's head.
Robertsson working the head and body with strikes.
Robertsson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks De Souza with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Souza trying to hold on to Robertsson's head to control him but Robertsson postures up.
Robertsson working the head and body with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robertsson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Robertsson drops an elbow to the side of De Souza's head.
Robertsson lands with a punch from half guard.
Robertsson trying to pass the guard but De Souza defending well.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Robertsson lands a nice short elbow.
Robertsson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
De Souza trying to control but Robertsson postures up.
De Souza wants to get back to full guard but Robertsson has mounted him!
Robertsson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
De Souza is still in real trouble! Can Robertsson finish him?
Robertsson cracks De Souza with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robert Robertsson!
After the fight, Robert Robertsson was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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RATING
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