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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Scruffy Bushrod (ranked 23376 p4p, 3044 weight class) and Joao Sousa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sousa is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Beat It. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Dangerous knees
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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 4 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Scruffy Bushrod!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Joao Sousa!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Alyssa Summers and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bushrod lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bushrod has managed to clinch.
Bushrod is trying to maintain a safe position but Sousa gets an underhook and turns Bushrod into the cage.
Sousa lands with a light punch inside.
Sousa misses with the head strike.
Bushrod with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bushrod stalling in the clinch but Sousa improves position.
Bushrod leaning his opponent against the cage.
Sousa changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bushrod fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bushrod forces Sousa back against the cage and clinches.
Sousa gets through Bushrod's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bushrod is trying to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sousa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bushrod is looking to control Sousa's arms but Sousa gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bushrod has his back to the cage.
Sousa gets through Bushrod's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sousa stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Sousa lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bushrod misses with the head strike.
Bushrod is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sousa throws a head punch that misses.
Sousa lands with a short shot to the head.
Bushrod is trying to stall.
Sousa lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right from Bushrod.
Sousa scores with a shoulder strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bushrod wants to stall.
Sousa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sousa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bushrod.
Sousa lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Bushrod.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sousa scores with a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sousa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bushrod is rocked!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bushrod just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sousa's brow.
Oh Bushrod is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bushrod with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bushrod seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sousa jumps guard.
Sousa trying to keep a closed guard but Bushrod is proving a slippery customer.
Sousa is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bushrod looking to sit in guard and control but Sousa gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bushrod avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bushrod has control of Sousa's left arm, preventing Sousa from doing any damage.
Bushrod utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sousa chips away with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sousa stays in close to Bushrod's body and controls the position.
Sousa wants to control from the top but Bushrod keeps moving.
Sousa throws a big elbow that misses.
Sousa trying to control but Bushrod is working from the bottom.
Bushrod pulls Sousa in close to his closed guard and prevents Sousa from doing any damage or advancing position.
Sousa trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bushrod wants to improve his position but instead Sousa has moved into half guard.
Sousa prevents Bushrod from improving his position.
Sousa prevents Bushrod from standing back up.
Bushrod is looking to control Sousa's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bushrod avoid being mounted?
Sousa throwing shots but Bushrod is blocking nicely.
Sousa throwing shots but Bushrod is blocking nicely.
Bushrod is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Sousa jumps into side control!
Bushrod tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joao Sousa dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bushrod throws a shot from downtown. Sousa moves away and avoids it.
Bushrod misses with a double jab.
Sousa drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bushrod defends it well.
Bushrod throws a leg kick
and Sousa counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Sousa sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bushrod defending well though.
Sousa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bushrod keeps working.
Bushrod moves into full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sousa content to stall in guard here.
Sousa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sousa looking to pass the guard.
Joao Sousa has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bushrod has momentary wrist control but Sousa slips an elbow through the middle.
Bushrod can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sousa controls the pace.
Sousa passes easily into side control. Nice work.
An elbow from Sousa crashes against the mat.
Bushrod tries to buck Sousa off but Sousa is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sousa is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Bushrod will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sousa is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bushrod is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Sousa landing strikes.
Sousa trying to control the action but Bushrod is working from the bottom.
Sousa working the strikes but Bushrod uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Sousa has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bushrod trying to control but Sousa postures up.
Sousa thows a huge punch but Bushrod dodges it nicely.
Bushrod is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sousa scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bushrod is not content to let Sousa control the position.
Bushrod has a hand on Sousa's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Sousa takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Sousa is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Bushrod has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Bushrod!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bushrod trying to control but Sousa is working from the bottom.
Sousa looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Bushrod got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sousa has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bushrod has managed to get both his arms back between Sousa's legs - danger averted.
Sousa has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bushrod can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sousa keeping moving, preventing Bushrod from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joao Sousa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Bushrod attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bushrod fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bushrod throws a leg kick but Sousa sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sousa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Horrible takedown attempt by Bushrod or perhaps it was just good defense by Sousa, which made it look bad.
Bushrod throws a head kick that misses
and Sousa counters with a nice uppercut.
Sousa digs a good hook to Bushrod's body.
Sousa gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sousa lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Sousa as the two fighters clinch.
Sousa pulls guard.
Sousa controls Bushrod momentarily but Bushrod frees himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sousa is looking for a triangle but Bushrod pushes his legs off easily.
Sousa looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sousa is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bushrod throwing strikes but missing.
Bushrod wants to control from the top but Sousa keeps moving.
Sousa throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sousa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bushrod pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sousa is keeping the position for now.
Sousa looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bushrod trying to control the position from guard on top but Sousa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sousa trying to keep a closed guard but Bushrod is proving a slippery customer.
Bushrod trying to control the position from guard on top but Sousa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bushrod looking to sit in guard and control but Sousa gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sousa preventing the sweep.
Sousa controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Sousa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sousa slips nicely into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bushrod wants to control but Sousa passes into side.
Bushrod is not content to let Sousa control the position.
Sousa takes a little break here. Bushrod wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Sousa lands a nice forearm strike.
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.
Sousa is looking to take a break and control but Bushrod is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sousa taking a breather here.
Sousa misses with the ground and pound.
Sousa trying to control the position but Bushrod is working away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sousa tries to move to mount but Bushrod blocks the move with his legs.
Scruffy Bushrod has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sousa creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joao Sousa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sousa has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joao Sousa!
Joao Sousa was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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