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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Bush (ranked 2936 p4p, 2158 weight class) and Blake Souza (ranked 196 p4p, 148 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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4 - 2 - 0 |
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5 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
Cardio machine |
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Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
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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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Kyle Bush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Blake Souza!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Chris Dean and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Souza will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
As Souza looks to move away, Bush throws a big counter combo but Souza just gets out of the way.
Souza swinging wildly here.
Bush tries to clinch but Souza moves away
and Souza counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Souza advances position into side control!
Bush is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Bush is looking for a sweep.
Souza throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Bush works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bush keeping control of the position.
Bush avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Souza.
Bush's coaches at London MMA Club have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bush is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Souza sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bush defending well though.
Souza wants to free his trapped foot but Bush is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Bush regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Souza.
Souza is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bush working a defensive guard but Souza passes into half guard.
Bush is trying to control but can't.
Souza is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Souza is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Souza not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bush trying to control here.
Bush wants to improve his position but Souza is controlling well.
Souza wants to free his trapped foot but Bush is holding on for dear life with his legs.
My spies in Tea Time Takedowns inform me that Souza has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Bush trying to control but Souza postures up.
Souza passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Bush!
Souza prevents Bush from getting the reversal.
Bush avoids a series of strikes thrown by Souza.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bush wants to hold on but Souza pushes him away.
Souza has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Bush's face.
Bush is desperately trying to improve his position but Souza has a good base and remains in mount.
Souza lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Bush avoids a series of strikes thrown by Souza.
Bush is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Souza throws some wild stikes that Bush manages to avoid easily.
Souza punching from mount but Bush doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Bush is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Souza is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Bush has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Bush!
Souza is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Souza is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bush escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Souza gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Souza wants to control from the top but Bush keeps moving.
Souza has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Souza stands and throws Bush's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Souza in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Bush is looking to regain half guard here but Souza keeps moving and retains side control.
Souza misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Bush is looking to reverse the position.
Bush is working hard here to advance position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Blake Souza dominated that round.
That's time! Bush's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Souza drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Bush looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Souza puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Bush avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Souza.
Bush avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Souza.
Bush is looking for a sweep. Souza is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Souza thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bush is refusing to be controlled, as Souza sits in half guard.
Bush is trying to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Souza sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bush defending well though.
Bush is trying to stand back up but Souza is controlling him
Souza is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Souza sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bush defending well though.
Souza is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Souza thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bush keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Souza thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bush's head.
Bush keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bush trying to hold on to Souza's head to control him but Souza postures up.
Bush is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Souza throwing shots but Bush is blocking nicely.
Souza thows a huge punch but Bush dodges it nicely.
Bush trying to control but Souza postures up.
Souza landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Souza is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Souza misses with a head shot. Bush uses the momentum to regain guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Souza accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bush's guard.
Bush on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Souza is trying to work for a kimura but Bush is defending well.
Bush is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Souza's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Souza's back!
Souza is trying to break free.
Souza really must keep his cool here. He's controlling one of Bush's hands and whilst he does that, he's got a chance of escaping the position.
Souza staying busy and making it hard for Bush to control.
Bush looking for the RNC.
Bush doesn't have the hooks in and Souza manages to turn into his guard.
Souza keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bush's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bush trying to control the position.
Souza is looking to work some ground and pound but Bush has wrist control.
Bush looking for a sweep. Not yet Bush, not yet.
Bush avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Souza accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Souza loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Blake Souza has got the better of the ground game so far.
Souza missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Souza trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bush working a defensive guard here.
Bush wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Souza looking to pass the guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Blake 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!
Souza shoots in looking for a takedown. Bush tries to sprawl out of it but Souza keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bush manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bush tried to score with a low kick but Souza checks it.
And Souza tries to counter it with a takedown but Bush pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Bush uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Souza.
Bush drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Souza tries to bench press Bush off him but Bush keeps the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Souza is still trying to improve position.
Bush working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bush wants to stand but Souza has his arm trapped.
Souza sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Bush wants to control but Souza is keeping him busy.
Bush controlling the pace.
Bush looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Souza looking for submissions off his back.
Souza moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Souza seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
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.
Bush got a little sloppy there for a moment and Souza has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bush has managed to get both his arms back between Souza's legs - danger averted.
Souza is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bush is aware though and is defending well.
Bush would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Souza can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bush controls the pace.
Souza is trying to control the position from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Bush lands a couple of elbows.
Souza looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bush is one step ahead there.
Souza can't keep his opponent in guard - Bush advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza tries to get to full guard but Bush has control of the leg.
Bush working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Souza actively working from the bottom here.
Bush wants to work for an arm triangle but Souza is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The fighters are battling for position here. Souza manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Bush won't allow Souza to sweep him here.
Souza wants to improve his position but instead Bush has moved into half guard.
Bush is pressing down on Souza's thigh, looking to free his foot. Souza is holding on for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souza wants to improve his position but Bush is controlling well.
Souza looking for submissions off his back.
Blake Souza is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bush seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Souza does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bush wants to stand but Souza has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Souza moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Souza trying to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kyle Bush showed his dominance in that final round.
I think 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Blake Souza!
Blake Souza decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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