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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diego Souza (ranked 4542 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Adams (ranked 24811 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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240 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight 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, Diego Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Adams!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams misses with a wild combination.
As Adams looks to move away, Souza throws a big counter combo but Adams just gets out of the way.
Souza has his takedown stuffed
and Adams counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Adams misses with a wild combination.
Souza was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Souza closes this distance looking for a takedown but Adams circles away.
Souza takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Souza dives in and grabs Adams's left leg, looking for a takedown. Adams pushes down on Souza's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego Souza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Souza tries to score a power double leg takedown but Adams sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Souza somewhat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Souza.
It looks like Diego Souza has been cut.
Souza moves into the clinch.
Adams is working for takedown but Souza is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Adams backwards.
Souza has Adams pressed against the cage.
Adams tries to score a body lock takedown but Souza shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Souza manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Souza has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Souza is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Adams presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Adams looks winded!
Souza has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Adams uses from the top position.
Souza is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Souza bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Adams's guard.
Souza slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Adams can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Souza controls the pace.
Adams wants to get back to his feet but Souza passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Adams misses with some strikes from the bottom.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Souza works his way into side control.
Souza is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Adams knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Souza has knee on belly and moves into mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Souza dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Diego Souza's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Souza has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Souza.
Souza fails in his attempt to clinch.
Souza moves out of range of the body kick.
Souza keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Souza shoots in but Adams avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Souza goes for a double leg but Adams avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Adams continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego Souza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Souza misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Souza fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Adams avoids it really well and circles away.
Souza misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams throws a series of punches but Souza moves out of range.
Souza looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Souza shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Adams pinned against the cage. Adams gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Adams is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Adams lands a nice leg kick that just misses Souza's sensitive parts.
Adams's corner calls for a 1-2. Adams obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Souza rushes Adams and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Souza.
Adams breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circle momentarily. Adams darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Souza tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Diego Souza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Souza!
Souza throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Souza throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Some wild striking there from Adams.
Souza tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Adams manages to circle out of the way.
Souza tries to clinch up but Adams circles away and keeps his distance.
Souza takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
John Adams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Souza tries for a takedown but Adams sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Adams looks to land a combination but Souza avoids it well.
Souza swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Adams pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Souza back to the cage. Adams follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Adams throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Souza.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams scoring well with a low kick there.
We've been informed that Adams has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Souza moves out of range of the body kick from Adams.
Souza shoots in looking for a takedown but Adams manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Souza's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Adams scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Souza doesn't seem bothered though.
Souza misses with a body kick.
Adams fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Souza fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Adams misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Souza tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Souza shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Adams but Adams pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Souza moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromAdams.
John Adams seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Souza throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Souza throws a series of punches but Adams avoids them all with ease.
Adams is looking to slow Souza down with leg kicks.
Souza tries to close the distance and clinch but Adams swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Souza gets tackled into the cage by Adams. Adams maintains the clinch.
Adams tries for a takedown but Souza manages to get underhooks.
Souza breaks from the clinch.
Souza moves into the clinch successfully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Souza jumps guard but Adams turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Adams escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Adams wants to clinch up but Souza keeps it at a distance.
Adams throws a leg kick but Souza moved away.
Adams closes the distance and pushes Souza back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Adams showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Diego Souza's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Adams tries to keep at a distance but Souza has taken the fight into the clinch.
Adams is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Souza pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Souza lands a damaging elbow.
Adams misses with a punch to the body.
Adams lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Souza or not.
Adams fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Souza is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Adams is defending well.
The referee is keeping an eye on Souza - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams prevents a takedown attempt there.
Adams looking for a takedown.
Adams breaks from the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Souza is defended easily by Adams.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego Souza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adams throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Souza.
Adams throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Souza fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Souza is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Souza closes the distance and clinches up with Adams, looking for a takedown. Souza pushes Adams against the cage but Adams circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Souza feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Souza trying to control the position from guard on top but Adams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza drops back, looking for a kneebar! Adams looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Adams looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Adams!
Adams decides to stand back up. Adams steps back and let's Souza get back to his feet.
Souza tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Adams defends well and Souza ends up having to push Adams into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Adams closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half 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!
Adams prevents Souza from standing back up.
Souza manages to get to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams trying to control the position from guard on top but Souza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Souza has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Adams is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Souza creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Adams's defenses.
Adams is trying to break the clinch but Souza has him pressed against the cage.
Adams misses with a hook from the clinch.
Souza breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Souza thows a leg kick but Adams checks it
and Adams counters with a two punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Souza.
Adams looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Souza is fending him off so far but Adams persists. Nope, Souza circles away and we're back to standing.
Souza lands a head kick. Adams smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Adams throws a right and a left that Souza avoids nicely.
Souza tries to counter by clinching up but Adams breaks away and moves out of range.
Adams missing with a left hand there. Souza was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Souza throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Adams.
Souza sets himself, and Adams steps forward looking for the clinch! Souza avoids it this time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Souza shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Adams defends it nicely.
Souza wants to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to John Adams.
I think Adams 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... John Adams!
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