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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Carlos de Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samoa Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). de Souza kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Brazil is Calling. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Carlos de Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Samoa Joe!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Yves DeLean and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joe showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from de Souza.
Joe 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.
Joe misses with the combination.
Joe has a takedown stuffed.
de Souza throws a good cross that connects.
de Souza fails to land with a series of punches.
Joe closes this distance looking for a takedown but de Souza circles away.
Carlos de Souza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Samoa Joe.
de Souza throws a series of strikes that have Joe backpedaling.
It looks like Samoa Joe has been cut.
Joe has a takedown stuffed.
de Souza misses with a double jab
and Joe holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
de Souza wants to get back to striking at distance but Joe won't allow it.
Joe goes for a takedown in the clinch but de Souza prevents it.
Joe looks gassed!
de Souza is looking to break free of the clinch but Joe has double underhooks.
Joe keeps the fight in the clinch, despite de Souza's efforts to push away.
Joe prevents de Souza from breaking the clinch.
de Souza tries to break the clinch but Joe is controlling the position.
de Souza gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Joe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe tries for a takedown. No joy.
de Souza breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Joe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
de Souza tries to clinch there but Joe circles away.
de Souza misses with a series of wild punches.
de Souza fails with an attempt to clinch.
de Souza throws a right hand that Joe ducks under and follows up with a left that Joe also avoids with ease.
de Souza rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Joe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
de Souza misses with a jab, cross combination.
de Souza tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Joe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Joe dodges the punch combination from de Souza.
A left and a right from de Souza both land. Nice combination.
Joe drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Joe trying to control the action but de Souza is working from the bottom.
de Souza pushes Joe away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Joe gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
de Souza bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
de Souza misses with a series of wild punches.
de Souza swinging wildly here.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by de Souza!
de Souza swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
de Souza works over Joe's head and body with a nice combination.
de Souza looks to land a combination but Joe avoids it well.
Joe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
de Souza throws a right hand that Joe ducks under and follows up with a left that Joe also avoids with ease.
A nice combination there by de Souza.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Joe lands a two punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe fails to land the takedown.
de Souza throws a right hand that Joe ducks under and follows up with a left that Joe also avoids with ease.
Carlos de Souza is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
de Souza lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by de Souza.
Joe is on the wrong end of a nice combination from de Souza.
de Souza lands a nice hook to Joe's body. Joe takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
de Souza looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Joe takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
de Souza displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
de Souza throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Joe.
de Souza thuds his right hand into Joe's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Danga de danga de dang - de Souza scores with a four punch combination!
de Souza rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Joe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
de Souza dips to his left and cracks Joe with an uppercut!
de Souza throws a right and a left that both miss.
A combination from de Souza does no damage.
Joe wants to clinch.
Danga de danga de dang - de Souza scores with a four punch combination!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A punch combination from de Souza misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
de Souza goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
de Souza getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A right-left combo lands from de Souza.
Joe doesn't manage to clinch there - de Souza circles away.
de Souza rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Joe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Carlos de Souza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Joe closes this distance looking for a takedown but de Souza circles away.
de Souza smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
de Souza tries to clinch but Joe is having none of it.
de Souza goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Joe misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nice cross by de Souza.
de Souza tries to close the distance and clinch but Joe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
de Souza throws a series of strikes that have Joe backpedaling.
de Souza throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Joe.
de Souza stalks Joe and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Joe's face. Joe staggers backwards, shaken.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
de Souza connects with the punch.
de Souza throws a combination. Joe tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
de Souza scores with the left hand. Joe knows he should have avoided that one.
Joe is on the wrong end of a nice combination from de Souza.
de Souza rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Joe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Donk. de Souza catches Joe right on the button with a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos de Souza dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Samoa Joe's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
de Souza connects with a body shot.
de Souza lands a jab-cross combination.
de Souza throws a series of punches but Joe avoids them all with ease.
de Souza lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
de Souza rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Joe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
de Souza lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Some wild striking there from de Souza.
Joe keeps the fight on the outside.
No luck for Joe with that takedown attempt.
Carlos de Souza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A left lands for de Souza.
A combination from de Souza does no damage.
Joe shoots in looking for a takedown. de Souza tries to sprawl out of it but Joe keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. de Souza manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
de Souza scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
de Souza connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
de Souza will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Joe has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
de Souza is working the combinations to good effect here.
de Souza moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
de Souza lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Joe is on the wrong end of a nice combination from de Souza.
de Souza connects with a good right hand that stumbles Joe. Joe circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
de Souza throws a series of punches but Joe moves out of range.
de Souza misses with a jab, cross combination.
de Souza lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Joe backs up against the cage.
A punch lands to the side of Joe 's head but he takes it in his stride.
de Souza stalks Joe and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Joe's face. Joe staggers backwards, shaken.
Joe slips a jab and a cross from de Souza.
de Souza connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Joe shoots in but no luck this time.
Carlos de Souza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Samoa Joe.
de Souza throws a right hand that Joe ducks under and follows up with a left that Joe also avoids with ease.
Joe has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
de Souza will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
de Souza scores with a nice strike.
de Souza digs a good hook to Joe's body.
de Souza lands a nice shot to the body.
de Souza lands a jab-cross combination.
de Souza tries to close the distance and clinch but Joe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Carlos de Souza is winning the standup battle so far.
de Souza lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
de Souza closes the distance and pushes Joe back into the cage.
Joe is trying to drag de Souza to the mat but de Souza just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
de Souza is trying to break the clinch but Joe is controlling him.
de Souza can't break the clinch.
de Souza working hard to break the clinch.
Joe drops down looking for an ankle pick but de Souza pulls his leg out and moves away.
A punch combination from de Souza misses.
de Souza throws a series of punches but Joe moves out of range.
Horrible takedown by Joe or perhaps it was just good defense by de Souza which made him look bad.
de Souza rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Joe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
de Souza scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Joe feints and as de Souza raises his hands in defense, Joe changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
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!
de Souza is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Joe is controlling him.
Joe wants to get up but he can't break de Souza's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe won't allow de Souza to get back to his feet.
de Souza keeping moving, preventing Joe from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Joe prevents de Souza from getting back to his feet.
Joe with a nice head shot there.
Joe trying to control the position from guard on top but de Souza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Joe has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
de Souza throws a series of strikes that have Joe backpedaling.
No joy there for de Souza, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
de Souza moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
de Souza lands a two punch combo.
de Souza swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Joe counters by moving into the clinch.
Joe blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, de Souza scores with a nice short uppercut.
Joe keeps control of de Souza as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Joe ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Joe no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
de Souza gets to his feet. Joe looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Joe avoids a punch combination nicely.
Joe fails with the takedown.
de Souza tries to clinch but Joe is having none of it.
Nice takedown defense from de Souza. No joy for Joe on that attempt.
Danga de danga de dang - de Souza scores with a four punch combination!
Joe moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
de Souza cracks Joe with a good jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
de Souza misses with a few strikes there.
de Souza keeps the fight on the outside.
Joe dodges the punch combination from de Souza.
Joe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos de Souza dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Samoa Joe's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Joe shoots in but no luck this time.
de Souza misses with the combination.
de Souza's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and de Souza duly obliges.
Joe wants to clinch.
de Souza looks to land a combination. Joe sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Joe fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
de Souza lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Joe backs up against the cage.
Joe slips a jab and a cross from de Souza.
de Souza is looking to clinch.
de Souza lands a jab-cross combination.
Joe keeps the fight on the outside.
Left hook, right uppercut from de Souza.
de Souza is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
de Souza scores with a one two! Joe had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Joe dodges the punch combination from de Souza.
de Souza stuffs the takedown.
Carlos de Souza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Samoa Joe.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Joe slips a jab and a cross from de Souza.
Joe fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
de Souza scores with a three punch combo!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from de Souza does no damage.
de Souza closes the distance and lands a one-two.
de Souza misses with a jab, cross combination.
Joe takes one on the button.
Joe slips a jab and a cross from de Souza.
Joe fails with the takedown.
de Souza misses with a two punch combination.
de Souza tries to clinch there but Joe circles away.
de Souza looks to land a combination. Joe sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Joe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
de Souza misses with a jab, cross combination.
Joe throws a leg kick but de Souza sees it coming and moves out of range.
A punch combination from de Souza misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Joe is defended easily by de Souza.
de Souza misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
de Souza lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
de Souza clobbers Joe with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Samoa Joe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
de Souza fails to land with a series of punches.
Joe avoids a punch combination nicely.
de Souza dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Horrible takedown by Joe or perhaps it was just good defense by de Souza which made him look bad.
de Souza throws a nice looking combination but Joe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
de Souza stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Joe has a takedown stuffed.
Joe misses with a few strikes there.
A nice combination there by de Souza.
A left and a right from de Souza both land. Nice combination.
de Souza scores with a three punch combo!
Joe slips a jab and a cross from de Souza.
Joe shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Joe is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but de Souza is surviving well by controlling Joe's body position as best he can.
Joe can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as de Souza is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe goes for an armbar but he's not got it… de Souza turns into him and now he's in Joe's guard.
de Souza gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
de Souza thuds his right hand into Joe's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
de Souza swinging wildly here.
Joe dodges the punch combination from de Souza.
de Souza displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Joe has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
de Souza throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Joe with that takedown attempt.
de Souza works over Joe's head and body with a nice combination.
de Souza defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Joe.
de Souza takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
de Souza scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Joe keeps the fight on the outside.
de Souza stalks Joe and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Joe's face. Joe staggers backwards, shaken.
de Souza looks to land a combination but Joe avoids it well.
No luck for Joe with that takedown attempt.
de Souza throws a series of strikes that have Joe backpedaling.
de Souza throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
de Souza throws a series of punches but Joe avoids them all with ease.
de Souza is looking to clinch but Joe is avoiding it.
Joe scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Joe is trying hard to land a takedown here. de Souza sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
de Souza stalks Joe and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Joe's face. Joe staggers backwards, shaken.
de Souza scores with a three punch combo!
Carlos de Souza is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
de Souza scores with a jab to the head.
Joe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from de Souza.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carlos de Souza showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for de Souza, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlos de Souza!
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