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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jose De Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jose De Souza has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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157 lbs
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167 cm
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160 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
Good chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Jose De Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Sam Smith!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Sam Margolis and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Smith.
The fighters circling - Smith throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Smith slaps away a takedown attempt from De Souza, before circling back to the center of the mat.
De Souza uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Smith swinging wildly here.
De Souza scores a takedown into full mount!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
De Souza throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
De Souza looking to finish Smith with some ground and pound. This is bad for Smith!
De Souza sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Smith is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
De Souza moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Smith has worked his arm free - good work by Smith!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sloppy strikes there by De Souza.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Souza lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Smith down.
Smith is looking to work his way out of this bad position but De Souza is controlling him well.
De Souza throws a strike aimed at the side of Smith's head but Smith avoids it well.
De Souza sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Smith is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
De Souza tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Smith is trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
De Souza connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Smith some visible discomfort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Souza tries for a kimura but Smith is defending well.
De Souza scoring with punches from side control.
De Souza working the body and head with strikes.
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 throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Smith regains half guard, as De Souza was trying to land strikes.
De Souza throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
De Souza throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
De Souza looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Souza missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
De Souza throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Smith is looking to escape.
De Souza lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Smith pushes De Souza off but De Souza dives into side control.
De Souza decides to stand back up.
Smith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but De Souza circles away quickly and effectively.
Sam Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Souza uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smith.
Smith lands a jab-cross combination.
Smith leaves De Souza with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Smith feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits De Souzas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a series of punches but De Souza avoids them all with ease.
De Souza takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Souza fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose De Souza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Souza shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Smith but Smith pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A jab from Smith misses.
Smith tests De Souza's chin there with a solid looking shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Souza bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Smith thows a body shot but no joy.
Smith throws a good cross that connects.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jose De Souza will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
De Souza uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smith.
Jose De Souza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith misses with a hook.
De Souza shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Smith as he jumps to the side.
Jab from Smith.
De Souza shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Smith as he avoids it easily.
Smith thuds his right hand into De Souza's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
De Souza shoots in for a takedown but Smith shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose De Souza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Souza is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
De Souza shoots in for a takedown but Smith shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
De Souza slips a straight right by Smith.
Smith slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith thows a left - swing and a miss!
Smith throws a series of strikes that have De Souza backpedaling.
De Souza is rocked!
Smith throws a series of punches but De Souza avoids them all with ease.
Oh De Souza is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sam Smith seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith cracks De Souza with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sam Smith!
After the fight, Sam Smith was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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