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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Steven De Sousa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bartosz Kotowiec (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bartosz Kotowiec struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 171.6lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steven De Sousa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bartosz Kotowiec!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, John Kavanagh and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Sousa tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kotowiec swivels and escapes.
De Sousa throws a right and a left that Kotowiec avoids nicely.
Kotowiec keeps the fight on the outside.
Kotowiec throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. De Sousa was covering up waiting for the punch and Kotowiec finishes the takedown easily into guard.
De Sousa looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kotowiec works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kotowiec moves into full mount! De Sousa won't be happy about that!
Kotowiec looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
De Sousa is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kotowiec is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but De Sousa is surviving well by controlling Kotowiec's body position as best he can.
Kotowiec looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kotowiec is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. De Sousa can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Kotowiec jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… De Sousa is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by De Sousa and Kotowiec has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
De Sousa regains half guard.
De Sousa is looking to improve his position.
Kotowiec is looking for a kimura here.
De Sousa trying to control but Kotowiec postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Sousa works his way to full guard. Good work.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kotowiec tries to free his leg and advance position but De Sousa is retaining full guard.
De Sousa keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.
De Sousa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
De Sousa is working hard here to advance position.
De Sousa controls Kotowiec momentarily but Kotowiec frees himself.
Kotowiec stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. De Sousa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
De Sousa trying to control the position.
Kotowiec is pushing down on De Sousa's leg trying to pass to half guard. De Sousa is fighting to maintain full guard but Kotowiec has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kotowiec uses his free foot to push down on De Sousa's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for De Sousa.
Kotowiec has hold of De Sousa's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and De Sousa manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
De Sousa is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
De Sousa tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kotowiec with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Kotowiec working for a guillotine from mount but De Sousa is in no mood to give up.
Kotowiec jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… De Sousa is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by De Sousa and Kotowiec has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Sousa tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kotowiec tries to move to mount but De Sousa blocks the move with his legs.
Kotowiec is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
De Sousa gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Kotowiec trying to pass the guard but De Sousa defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bartosz Kotowiec 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.
De Sousa misses with a takedown attempt
and Kotowiec counters with a single leg into guard. De Sousa didn't expect that.
Kotowiec avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kotowiec thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kotowiec wants to pass the guard but De Sousa is keeping the position.
De Sousa controls Kotowiec momentarily but Kotowiec frees himself.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kotowiec drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and De Sousa dives on top into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Sousa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kotowiec swivels though and keeps the full guard.
De Sousa wants to control from the top but Kotowiec keeps moving.
Kotowiec is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. De Sousa is aware though and is defending well.
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.
Kotowiec keeping moving, preventing De Sousa from controlling successfully.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kotowiec clinches but De Sousa breaks the clinch
and De Sousa finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from De Sousa misses.
Kotowiec fails with the takedown
and De Sousa moves into the clinch.
De Sousa tries to circle away but Kotowiec has him pinned against the cage.
De Sousa looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
De Sousa jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kotowiec walks away with a smile on his face. De Sousa gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Steven De Sousa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
De Sousa has his takedown stuffed
and Kotowiec decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in De Sousa's guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steven De Sousa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kotowiec trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
De Sousa looking for a sweep. Not yet De Sousa, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kotowiec looking to pass the guard.
De Sousa manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
De Sousa working for a submission but Kotowiec is keeping him at bay.
Kotowiec is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bartosz Kotowiec 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! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
De Sousa doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kotowiec counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Kotowiec trying to pass the guard but De Sousa defending well.
De Sousa knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kotowiec on the ground.
Kotowiec is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
De Sousa won't allow Kotowiec to pass to mount.
De Sousa is trying to maintain the position but Kotowiec is very close to passing his half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kotowiec is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, De Sousa has managed to free his arm - good work.
De Sousa pushes Kotowiec off looking to stand but Kotowiec dives back in and keeps control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Sousa trying to control from the bottom.
De Sousa won't allow Kotowiec to pass to mount.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
De Sousa is looking to clinch.
De Sousa shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kotowiec as he avoids it easily.
De Sousa shoots in but Kotowiec avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steven De Sousa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Sousa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
De Sousa fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two 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.
De Sousa throws a head kick but Kotowiec moves out of range.
Kotowiec scores with a takedown into De Sousa's guard.
Kotowiec pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. De Sousa is keeping the position for now.
De Sousa looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kotowiec advances position into side control!
De Sousa can't do much from the bottom here.
Kotowiec has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for De Sousa!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kotowiec moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, De Sousa has worked his arm free - good work by De Sousa!
Bartosz Kotowiec has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kotowiec is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but De Sousa is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
De Sousa is looking for a sweep.
De Sousa gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Bartosz Kotowiec is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kotowiec blocks De Sousa's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Kotowiec can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as De Sousa is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Sousa is looking to get to half guard.
De Sousa wants to hold on but Kotowiec pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kotowiec tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Kotowiec's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Kotowiec trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kotowiec content just to control the position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bartosz Kotowiec comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kotowiec 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bartosz Kotowiec!
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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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