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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carlos De Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Lattimer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 Las Vegas, Carlos De Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve Lattimer!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lattimer tries to bum rush De Souza with a series of wild strikes but De Souza uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lattimer swinging wildly here.
Lattimer scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lattimer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lattimer goes for a double leg but De Souza avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as De Souza continues to drive forward.
Lattimer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lattimer stops a takedown attempt from De Souza.
De Souza has Lattimer pressed against the cage, preventing Lattimer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lattimer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lattimer bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Lattimer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Souza.
De Souza misses with a body shot.
De Souza takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
De Souza fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lattimer checks it well.
Lattimer has De Souza up against the cage in a clinch.
Lattimer breaks from the clinch.
A bone on bone clash there as Lattimer blocks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lattimer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but De Souza circles away quickly and effectively.
Lattimer throws a head kick that half lands.
Lattimer avoids the body shot from De Souza.
Lattimer ducks under a wild hook from De Souza.
Lattimer lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Lattimer throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lattimer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Souza.
Lattimer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
De Souza shoots in for a double leg but Lattimer sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lattimer stuffs the takedown attempt from De Souza. De Souza gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlos De Souza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lattimer lands a nice looking body kick.
De Souza drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
De Souza throwing strikes from guard but Lattimer blocks nicely.
De Souza postures up in Lattimer's guard and throws a big left but Lattimer blocks it.
De Souza postures up in Lattimer's guard and throws a big left but Lattimer blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lattimer looking for a guillotine here but De Souza defends easily.
Lattimer has an active guard here but De Souza has managed to pass into half guard.
Lattimer looks winded!
Lattimer keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lattimer keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
De Souza thows a huge punch but Lattimer dodges it nicely.
Lattimer tries to roll over but De Souza keeps him under control.
De Souza thows a huge punch but Lattimer dodges it nicely.
De Souza is controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lattimer looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
De Souza knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lattimer on the ground.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
De Souza thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lattimer's head.
De Souza throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
De Souza is pressing down on Lattimer's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lattimer is holding on for now.
De Souza missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Souza landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Lattimer is staying active underneath De Souza, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
De Souza looks to land a strike but Lattimer avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
De Souza might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lattimer looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
De Souza throwing strikes from guard but Lattimer blocks nicely.
De Souza prevents Lattimer from getting back to his feet.
Lattimer keeping moving, preventing De Souza from controlling successfully.
De Souza cracks Lattimer with a solid left hand.
De Souza with a flurry of punches that miss.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Souza throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as De Souza accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lattimer keeping full guard, as De Souza tries to pass.
Lattimer had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. De Souza defends it easily.
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 Carlos De Souza will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
De Souza is looking to score with low kicks.
Lattimer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Steve Lattimer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
De Souza swings for the body but Lattimer moves out of range.
Lattimer circles away from the clinch attempt.
De Souza waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lattimer.
Lattimer goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Lattimer lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lattimer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but De Souza moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lattimer tries to clinch but De Souza is having none of it.
Lattimer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
De Souza uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lattimer.
De Souza swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lattimer closes the distance and pushes De Souza back into the cage.
Lattimer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
De Souza shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Lattimer manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as De Souza accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
De Souza has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Lattimer is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Souza is looking to work some ground and pound but Lattimer has wrist control.
De Souza throwing strikes from guard but Lattimer blocks nicely.
Lattimer utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
De Souza postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
De Souza throws a big elbow that misses.
Lattimer looking for a guillotine here but De Souza defends easily.
De Souza wants to control from the top but Lattimer keeps moving.
De Souza is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Souza's corner is telling him to maintain position.
De Souza is looking to work some ground and pound but Lattimer has wrist control.
Lattimer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from De Souza.
De Souza trying to control but Lattimer is working from the bottom.
Lattimer utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
De Souza not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Lattimer preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lattimer is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and De Souza defends well.
De Souza got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lattimer has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, De Souza has managed to get both his arms back between Lattimer's legs - danger averted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as De Souza accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Souza throwing strikes but missing.
Lattimer working a defensive guard but De Souza manages to pass into side control anyway.
De Souza in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Sloppy strikes there by De Souza.
Sloppy strikes there by De Souza.
Lattimer managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by De Souza.
Lattimer avoids any damage from the ground and pound of De Souza.
Lattimer avoids any damage from the ground and pound of De Souza.
The strikes coming from De Souza are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Souza creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Lattimer sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Lattimer managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by De Souza.
De Souza throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
De Souza trying to control the position but Lattimer is working away.
Lattimer is trying to buck De Souza off.
De Souza goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Lattimer has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for De Souza but great work by Lattimer.
De Souza is looking to reverse the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lattimer working away.
De Souza tries to buck Lattimer off but Lattimer is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos De Souza dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Lattimer slips a straight right by De Souza.
Lattimer slips a straight right by De Souza.
De Souza just misses with a punch to the body.
De Souza misses with a wild body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lattimer.
De Souza ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lattimer moves away.
De Souza takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Lattimer fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with De Souza, pushing him back against the cage.
Lattimer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
De Souza misses with a body kick.
De Souza fails with the takedown.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Lattimer.
De Souza throws a low kick but Lattimer moves out of range easily.
Lattimer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to De Souza's calf.
Lattimer misses with an attempted mid kick.
De Souza misses with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lattimer.
De Souza misses with a body kick.
Lattimer clinches.
Lattimer is trying to push De Souza away but De Souza has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lattimer is trying to push De Souza away but De Souza has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lattimer manages to break the clinch.
Lattimer moves out of range of the leg kick from De Souza.
De Souza avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lattimer throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lattimer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lattimer throws a series of punches but De Souza avoids them all with ease.
De Souza missing with a left hand there. Lattimer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
De Souza is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lattimer.
De Souza misses the shot to the body.
Lattimer is looking to land body kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Lattimer as he checks the leg kick.
No joy there for Lattimer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
De Souza fails with a takedown attempt.
De Souza misses with a wild body shot.
Lattimer throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
De Souza shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlos De Souza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lattimer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
De Souza fails with the takedown.
Lattimer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on De Souza. That did some damage!
Steve Lattimer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
De Souza keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
De Souza looks to land a left hand but Lattimer moved out of range nicely.
A bone on bone clash there as Lattimer blocks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Souza misses with a jab, cross combination.
De Souza throws a body punch but Lattimer moves out of range.
Lattimer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Souza.
Steve Lattimer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Souza darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Lattimer avoiding damage under a succession of punches from De Souza.
Carlos De Souza overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lattimer is trying to stand up here but De Souza is controlling him well.
De Souza trying to control the action but Lattimer is working from the bottom.
De Souza is controlling the pace.
De Souza not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Souza slips a nice elbow through Lattimer's hands, connecting with Lattimer's forehead.
Lattimer avoiding damage under a succession of punches from De Souza.
De Souza missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Carlos De Souza is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
De Souza throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
De Souza content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Steve Lattimer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Souza not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Carlos De Souza.
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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlos De Souza!
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