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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gustavo Figueroa (ranked 2351 p4p, 2034 weight class) and Anderson Do Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Figueroa comes into the arena with Gangsta, Gangsta - NWA blaring out of the sound system. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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135
7 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gustavo Figueroa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anderson Do Souza!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Do Souza misses with a head kick.
Figueroa scores with a jab. Do Souza acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Do Souza tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Figueroa swivels and escapes.
Do Souza has his takedown stuffed
and Figueroa holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Figueroa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Do Souza backwards.
Do Souza is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Gustavo Figueroa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Do Souza.
Nice body punch from Figueroa - that landed with a thud.
Do Souza tries a body shot but Figueroa blocks it.
A left hand lands to the body for Figueroa.
Do Souza is looking for a takedown.
Figueroa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Do Souza's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Figueroa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Do Souza tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Do Souza looks winded!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Do Souza is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Figueroa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Figueroa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Do Souza's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Do Souza has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Figueroa avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A short left from Figueroa.
Figueroa lands a hook that snaps the head of Do Souza backwards.
Do Souza is rocked!
A right hook to the body lands for Figueroa.
Do Souza is still on wobbly legs! Can Figueroa finish him?
Figueroa swings wildly with an uppercut but Do Souza uses good head movement to avoid it.
Do Souza blocking some punches.
Figueroa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Do Souza blocks an uppercut.
Do Souza blocks an uppercut.
Figueroa throws a punch but it's blocked by Do Souza.
Figueroa swings wildly with an uppercut but Do Souza uses good head movement to avoid it.
Figueroa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Figueroa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Figueroa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Do Souza blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Figueroa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Figueroa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Do Souza blocking some punches.
Figueroa swings wildly with an uppercut but Do Souza uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Do Souza blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Do Souza blocks an uppercut.
Do Souza seems to have recovered his senses.
Do Souza is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Figueroa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Do Souza wants a takedown but no success here.
Do Souza has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Figueroa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Figueroa lands a big right hand that drops Do Souza! The killer instinct kicks in and Figueroa finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Figueroa!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gustavo Figueroa!
Gustavo Figueroa tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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