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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
KAMIKAZE 11: TKO
Date: Apr 21, 2017 |
#R1#
Filho will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ossas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Filho sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Filho looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Filho throws a series of punches but Ossas moves out of range.
Ossas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Filho misses with a few strikes there.
#KD#
Ossas feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Filho sprawling to the canvas! Filho rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Ossas finish him?!
#ROC#
Filho is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ossas circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Filho tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Ossas wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ovuvwevwevwe Onyetenyevwe Ugwemubwem Ossas!
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Event:
RBB 4: Fourth Brawl
Date: Mar 15, 2017 |
#R1##CL2#
Souza drives through and clinches with Silifant against the cage.
Souza wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silifant has him pressed against the cage.
Souza tries to circle away but Silifant has him pinned against the cage.
Souza prevents a takedown attempt there.
Silifant misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silifant fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silifant being controlled against the cage.
Souza lands a right hand that snaps the head of Silifant backwards.
Silifant pushes Souza back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Souza is trying to force a seperation but Silifant has the dominant position.
Silifant throws a punch but it's blocked by Souza .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silifant misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silifant lands a shoulder strike.
Silifant keeps control of Souza as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silifant tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silifant misses with some punches.
Souza blocking some punches.
#T1#
Silifant misses with some punches.
Souza stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Silifant has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Souza is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Souza blocks an uppercut.
Silifant is trying to drag Souza to the mat but Souza just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alec Silifant. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Souza scores with a shot to the side of Silifant's head.
Silifant swings wildly with an uppercut but Souza uses good head movement to avoid it.
Souza is trying to push Silifant away but Silifant has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short uppercut from Silifant.
Silifant working aggressively here.
Souza working hard to break the clinch.
Souza is trying to break the clinch but Silifant has him pressed against the cage.
Souza controlling the action here for a moment.
Silifant swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silifant looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.#T2#
Souza wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
#BC2#
Souza manages to break the clinch.
Souza throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silifant sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big right from Souza misses.
A punch combination from Souza misses.
Silifant closes this distance looking for a takedown but Souza circles away.
Anderson Souza is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silifant throws a quick inside leg kick.
Souza misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Souza feints a jab promting Silifant to slip. Souza then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Silifant slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silifant throws a front kick aimed at Souza 's knee but Souza avoids it well.
Silifant avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silifant tried to counter with a leg kick but Souza avoided it.
Souza tries to close the distance and clinch but Silifant swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #T3#
Souza misses with a two punch combination.
#CL2#
Souza moves into the clinch successfully.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Souza .
A quick uppercut on the inside from Silifant.
Souza is trying to break free.
Silifant working aggressively here.
Silifant is trying to drag Souza to the mat but Souza just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
We've been informed that Souza has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Silifant lands a right hand that snaps the head of Souza backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Souza .
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silifant.
Still in the clinch, Silifant scores with a nice short uppercut.
Souza gets underhooks to prevent Silifant's takedown attempt.
Souza avoiding damage as Silifant throws knees to the body.
Silifant misses with a short punch on the inside.
Souza tries a body shot but Silifant blocks it.
#T4#
A head punch on the inside from Silifant fails to land.
Silifant lands with a right to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Souza blocks an uppercut.
Souza on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silifant keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Souza 's efforts to push away.
Silifant missing with knees to the body.
Silifant swings wildly with an uppercut but Souza uses good head movement to avoid it.
Souza wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Still in the clinch, Silifant scores with a nice short uppercut.
Souza wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silifant tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Souza avoids it.
Silifant tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silifant landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Souza tries to circle away but Silifant has him pinned against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Silifant fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alec Silifant dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Silifant dives in for a single leg takedown but Souza sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Silifant throws a hook but Souza avoids it easily.
Despite the aggression on Souza 's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Souza avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silifant explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Silifant with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Silifant walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Silifant dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Souza . That did some damage!
Silifant feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Souza 's calf.
Silifant lunges at Souza with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Souza 's hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Souza throws a series of punches but Silifant avoids them all with ease.
Silifant looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Souza throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Silifant counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silifant shoots in for a double leg but Souza sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Souza looks to land a combination but Silifant avoids it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silifant avoids a punch combination nicely.
#T1#
Silifant lands with a thumping leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Souza checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Souza takes a kick to the side of the head.#CL2#
Souza takes the fight into the clinch.
Silifant swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silifant missing with knees to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Souza is trying to force a seperation but Silifant has the dominant position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Souza creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Silifant fails to land.
Silifant lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Souza stalling in the clinch.
#T2#
Souza is struggling to control the position.
Souza lands a right hand.
Souza wants to get back to striking at distance but Silifant won't allow it.
Silifant has Souza pressed against the cage, preventing Souza from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Souza blocks an uppercut.
Silifant misses with some punches.
Souza tries to throw a body punch but Silifant avoids it by throwing Souza back against the cage.
Silifant working aggressively here.
Souza is trying to force a seperation but Silifant has the dominant position.
Silifant tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Souza avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Souza wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silifant is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Souza can do to turn this around?
Souza is trying to force a seperation but Silifant has the dominant position.
Souza pressing his opponent against the cage.
Souza tries to circle away but Silifant has him pinned against the cage.#T3#
Souza slows down the pace here.
Souza lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Silifant misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silifant keeps control of Souza as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silifant is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Souza gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alec Silifant. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silifant landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Souza is breathing heavily.
Silifant swings wildly with an uppercut but Souza uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silifant gets through Souza 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Souza blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silifant misses with some punches.
Silifant swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Souza managing to block the knees to the body from Silifant.
Silifant tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T4#
Souza just leaning against Silifant, taking a breather.
Souza is trying to push Silifant away but Silifant has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Alec Silifant has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Silifant tries for a takedown but Souza manages to get underhooks.
Souza managing to block the knees to the body from Silifant.
Souza is stalling here.
Souza managing to block the knees to the body from Silifant.
Knees to the body from Silifant.
Souza on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silifant fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Souza blocking some punches.
Silifant misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Souza .
A head punch on the inside from Silifant fails to land.
Souza is looking to break free of the clinch but Silifant has double underhooks.
Silifant landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Silifant misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Souza .
Silifant 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.
Alec Silifant dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
Silifant misses with the combination.
Souza ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Souza misses with a left hand
and Silifant counters with a good low kick that Souza was not able to check.
Silifant feints and then cracks Souza 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Souza down. #CL2#
Souza clinches up with Silifant and pushes him back against the cage.
Silifant lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Silifant working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silifant fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Souza wants to break the clinch but can't.
Souza blocking some punches.
Silifant scores with a nice hook to the head.
Souza takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Silifant misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Souza .
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silifant. #T1#
A nice left hand lands by Silifant.
#ROC#
Souza is rocked!
Souza throws a punch but it's blocked by Silifant.
Souza is still on wobbly legs! Can Silifant finish him?
Silifant misses with some punches.
Souza blocking some punches.
Souza can't break the clinch.
Souza seems to have recovered his senses.
Silifant misses with the head strike.
Silifant misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silifant misses with the head strike.
Souza wants to break free but Silifant has control.
A short right from Silifant on the inside.
Silifant keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Souza 's efforts to push away.
Souza managing to block the knees to the body from Silifant.
Silifant lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Souza lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silifant backwards.
Silifant throws a punch but it's blocked by Souza . #T2#
Souza looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Silifant tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Souza avoids it.
Souza wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silifant lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Souza is trying to force a seperation but Silifant has the dominant position.
Silifant prevents Souza from breaking the clinch.
Silifant tries to land knees in the clinch but Souza avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Silifant fails to land.
Silifant misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silifant swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silifant.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Souza .
Souza wants to break the clinch but can't.
Souza managing to block the knees to the body from Silifant.
Souza working hard to break the clinch.
Silifant swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Souza wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.#T3#
Silifant being controlled against the cage.
Silifant misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Souza .
Silifant keeps control of Souza as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Souza wants to break free but Silifant has control.
Souza blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Souza is trying to push Silifant away but Silifant has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Silifant.
Silifant lands with a short shot to the head.
Silifant misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Souza .
Silifant fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silifant misses with a short punch on the inside.
Souza blocks an uppercut.
Souza tries to circle away but Silifant has him pinned against the cage.
Souza prevents a takedown attempt there.
#T4#
Souza tries to throw a body punch but Silifant avoids it by throwing Souza back against the cage.
Souza stalling the fight.
Souza blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Souza blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Souza blocks an uppercut.
Silifant has a couple of punches blocked by Souza .
Souza has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Souza taking a breather.
Silifant swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silifant has Souza pressed against the cage, preventing Souza from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Souza is working Silifant over against the cage.
Silifant missing with knees to the body.
Souza managing to block the knees to the body from Silifant.
Anderson Souza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silifant lands with a short shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Souza scores with a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alec Silifant showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Silifant 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alec Silifant!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 01, 2017 |
#R1#
Kagiyama avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kagiyama scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.#CUT2#
It looks like Roy Jones Jr has been cut.
Jones Jr doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.#KD2#
Kagiyama lands a big uppercut and Jones Jr crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Jones Jr looks OK. Kagiyama waves Jones Jr back to his feet!#ROC2#
Jones Jr is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kagiyama cracks Jones Jr with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Jones Jr falls to his knees and Kagiyama doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Terunari Kagiyama!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 14, 2017 |
#R1#
Nice shot by Souza .
Souza misses with a series of wild punches.
Souza misses with a double jab.
Cardenas looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Souza misses with a series of wild punches.
#CL2#
Souza moves into the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Cardenas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stalling in the clinch from Souza .
Cardenas is working for takedown but Souza is calmly controlling the position for now.
Souza is struggling to control the position.
Souza blocks a body shot from Cardenas.
Cardenas is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
#T1#
Cardenas goes for a takedown in the clinch but Souza prevents it.
Cardenas wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chester Cardenas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Souza wants to break free but Cardenas has control.
#BC#
Cardenas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
Souza rushes Cardenas and presses him up against the cage.
Souza prevents a body shot from Cardenas.
Cardenas can't find room to land a body shot as Souza controls the action.
Cardenas tries to score a body lock takedown but Souza shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A bit of stalling here from Cardenas.
Cardenas really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Cardenas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Souza avoids it.
Cardenas trying to stall but Souza improves his position.
Souza lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cardenas has Souza pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Souza manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. #T2#
Souza is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Cardenas jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Souza walks away with a smile on his face. Cardenas gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #CL2#
Souza moves into the clinch.
Cardenas is trying to pull guard but Souza turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Souza gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cardenas.
#BC#
Cardenas manages to break the clinch.
Cardenas slips a jab and a cross from Souza .
Cardenas throwing a counter right hand but Souza manages to avoid it.#CL2#
Souza takes the fight into the clinch.
Cardenas has Souza pressed against the cage, preventing Souza from circling away and getting back to striking at range.#T3#
Souza wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cardenas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Souza avoids it.
Souza wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cardenas has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Souza after a bit of a struggle.
Souza managing to block the knees to the body from Cardenas.
Souza lands a body shot.
Cardenas has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Souza avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Cardenas is breathing heavily.
Souza content to slow the pace in the clinch.
#BC#
Cardenas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cardenas shoots in for a takedown but Souza shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.#CL2#
Cardenas gets tackled into the cage by Souza . Souza maintains the clinch.
Souza blocking some punches.
Cardenas is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Souza manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
#T4#
Souza softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cardenas is trying to maintain a safe position but Souza gets an underhook and turns Cardenas into the cage.
Souza holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Cardenas lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Souza 's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Souza slowing the pace effectively.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cardenas being controlled against the cage.
Cardenas keeps control of Souza as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Souza dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2##CL2#
Souza darts in and clinches Cardenas up against the cage.
Cardenas changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Souza fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Souza shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Cardenas eats them both and turns towards Souza to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Souza swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Souza clinches up against the cage.
Souza is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The referee calls for Cardenas to work.
#T1#
Souza trying to land knees to the body.
Cardenas dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Cardenas is looking for a takedown.
Souza managing to block the knees to the body from Cardenas.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Souza .
Anderson Souza seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Souza is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cardenas is defending well for now.#BC#
Cardenas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Cardenas drives through and clinches with Souza against the cage.
Cardenas drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Souza gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chester Cardenas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Souza wants to break free but Cardenas has control.
#T2#
Souza lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cardenas misses with a body punch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Souza has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Souza lands a left hand.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Souza .
Souza wants to break free but Cardenas has control.
Cardenas wants a takedown.
Cardenas has Souza pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Souza manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Souza .
Souza is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.#TD#
Cardenas pulls guard successfully.
#T3##SU2#
Souza decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Cardenas, up you get! #CL2#
Souza has managed to clinch.
Souza prevents a body shot from Cardenas.
Cardenas keeps control of Souza as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cardenas misses with a punch to the body.
Cardenas trying to stall but Souza improves his position.
Souza effectively controlling the action here.
Souza is breathing heavily.
Cardenas is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Souza gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Cardenas tries to throw a body punch but Souza avoids it by throwing Cardenas back against the cage.
Souza tries to circle away but Cardenas has him pinned against the cage.
A short left from Souza .
Souza is pressed up against the cage. Cardenas has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Souza down to the mat. Souza avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Anderson Souza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Souza throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. #T4#
Souza lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Souza throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cardenas looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Cardenas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Souza .
Cardenas changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Souza misses with a straight left.
Cardenas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Souza has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Souza circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cardenas tries to clinch but Souza moves out of range.
Souza with the counter takedown but Cardenas avoids it easily.
No luck for Cardenas with that takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Souza showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Cardenas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Souza .
Cardenas on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Souza fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Souza misses with the combination.
Souza closes the distance and lands a one-two.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Souza throws a right hand that Cardenas ducks under and follows up with a left that Cardenas also avoids with ease.
Souza cracks Cardenas with a right hand to the side of the head.
Souza takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cardenas blocks a jab.#T1#
Souza misses with a few strikes there.
Cardenas fires out a quick counter leg kick but Souza just manages to avoid it.#CL#
Souza tries to keep at a distance but Cardenas has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cardenas stalling the fight.
A right hook to the body lands for Souza .
Cardenas can't get the takedown.
Souza has a couple of punches blocked by Cardenas.
Cardenas is looking to take this one to the mat.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Souza on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cardenas tries to land knees in the clinch but Souza avoids the damage to the body.
Souza misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cardenas.
Cardenas has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Souza avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chester Cardenas. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T2#
Souza looking to stall.
Souza cracks Cardenas with a nice body shot.
Cardenas can't get the takedown.
Souza misses with some punches.
Cardenas landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Souza tries to break the clinch but Cardenas is controlling the position. #BC#
Cardenas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Anderson Souza is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cardenas darts in looking for a takedown but Souza gets double underhooks and turns Cardenas into the cage.
Cardenas takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Souza scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Souza throws a jab when Cardenas was well out of range.
Anderson Souza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T3#
Cardenas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Souza manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cardenas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Souza swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cardenas keeps the fight on the outside.
Cardenas tried to counter with a leg kick but Souza avoided it.
Cardenas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#CL#
Souza gets tackled into the cage by Cardenas. Cardenas maintains the clinch.
Souza prevents the takedown attempt.
Cardenas drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Souza gets the underhooks and prevents it.
#BC#
Cardenas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Souza throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cardenas stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.#T4#
Souza swinging wildly here.
Souza moves in looking to clinch but Cardenas pushes him off.
Cardenas is looking to counter punch.#TD#
Cardenas closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Cardenas lands in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cardenas landing with the ground and pound.
Chester Cardenas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anderson Souza is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cardenas content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anderson Souza comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Souza winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anderson Souza !
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