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by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 17, 2016 |
#R1#
Randall throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #TD2#
De Souza closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Randall did well to prevent De Souza getting side control.
It looks like De Souza is going to stand back up.
De Souza controlling the action here.
It looks like De Souza might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Randall is looking to control De Souza's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Randall avoid being mounted?
Randall is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because De Souza is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.#T1#
De Souza thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Randall's head.
Randall is trying to control but De Souza passes into side control!
De Souza controls the position.
Randall manages to work his way to half guard, despite De Souza's best efforts.
De Souza lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Randall is concentrating on defense, preventing De Souza from advancing position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Souza thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
De Souza has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#SUB2#
De Souza is looking for a kimura here.
#T2#
De Souza lands strikes from half guard.
Randall trying to hold on to De Souza's head to control him but De Souza postures up.
Randall is trying to get back to full guard.
De Souza sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Randall defending well though.
De Souza seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
De Souza has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount. #T3#
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Randall wants to control but De Souza is having none of it.
Randall sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
De Souza tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Randall wants to sweep but De Souza has passed to side control!
De Souza taking a breather here. #T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Randall gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
De Souza with shots to the head and body - Randall looks very uncomfortable down there.
Randall working to try and regain half guard.
Randall is breathing heavily.
De Souza tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
De Souza's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel De Souza dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
No luck with that takedown attempt from Randall.
De Souza stuffs the takedown attempt from Randall. Randall gets slowly back to his feet. #CL2#
De Souza forces Randall back against the cage and clinches.
Randall jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as De Souza walks away with a smile on his face. Randall gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Glenn Randall. That's going to take a lot out of him.#CL2#
De Souza clinches with his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
De Souza drags the fight down to the ground.
Randall postures up in De Souza's guard and throws a big left but De Souza blocks it.
Randall throws a strike but De Souza rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
De Souza is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.#T1#
De Souza is continuing to stall.
De Souza has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
De Souza sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Randall's guard.
De Souza uses his free foot to push down on Randall's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Randall.
De Souza controlling from mount. #SUB2#
De Souza working for a submission but Randall is keeping him at bay. #T2#
Randall wants to hold on but De Souza pushes him away.
De Souza lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Randall hang on?
De Souza content just to control the position here.
Randall tries to hold on but De Souza pushes him away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
De Souza dominating with strikes here.
De Souza sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. #SUB2#
De Souza is working for a guillotine from mount but Randall frees his head quite easily.
#T3#
De Souza controlling the pace for now.
Randall is looking to improve his position but De Souza isn't that keen on the idea.
De Souza controlling the pace for now. #SUB2#
De Souza is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Randall has managed to escape the submission attempt.
#T4#
Randall working to try and regain half guard.
Daniel De Souza has got the better of the ground game so far.
De Souza tries to push Randall's head away but Randall is holding on tight.
De Souza controlling the pace for now.
Randall knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for De Souza on the ground.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
De Souza working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel De Souza showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Randall misses with a takedown attempt - De Souza sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.#TD#
De Souza tries to sprawl but Randall drives through with a takedown into half guard.
De Souza moves into full guard.
De Souza looking to hit a scissor sweep but Randall is one step ahead there.
De Souza throws a nice elbow from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Souza throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Randall with a flurry of punches that miss.
De Souza bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Randall's guard. #REVB##T1#
Randall wants to control but De Souza passes easily into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. De Souza connects with a nice short shot to Randall's temple.
De Souza tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Randall trying to hold on to De Souza's head to control him but De Souza postures up.
De Souza passes to full mount!
De Souza controlling the pace for now. #SUB2#
Randall is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. De Souza locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Randall is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Daniel De Souza!
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Event:
Swifty Promotions 4
Date: Jun 03, 2016 |
#R1#
De Souza scores with a punch to the head.
De Souza takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
De Souza closes the distance and clinches up with Crazy, looking for a takedown. De Souza pushes Crazy against the cage but Crazy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
De Souza has his takedown stuffed#TD2#
so Crazy counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
De Souza can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Crazy controls the pace.#SUB#
De Souza is looking for a triangle but Crazy pushes his legs off easily.
Crazy looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Souza trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage. #T1#
De Souza is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Crazy wants to control but De Souza is keeping busy.
De Souza wants to lay and pray for a moment but Crazy keeps working.
De Souza is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Crazy desperately trying to maintain half guard.
De Souza is trying to control the action in half guard but Crazy is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Crazy tries to roll over but De Souza keeps him under control.
Crazy looks winded!
Crazy gets back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Souza trying to control but Crazy is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
De Souza got a little sloppy there for a moment and Crazy has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, De Souza has managed to get both his arms back between Crazy's legs - danger averted.
De Souza missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #T3#
Crazy has a closed guard, preventing De Souza from standing up. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
De Souza tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Crazy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Crazy shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
De Souza shoots in but Crazy avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel De Souza. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD#
De Souza shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Crazy is trying to defend but De Souza finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Crazy wants to get back to full guard.#T4#
De Souza keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
De Souza passes the guard and advances to mount!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, De Souza cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Crazy tries to hold on but De Souza postures up.
Crazy slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
De Souza is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
De Souza seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel De Souza dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
De Souza is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Crazy keeps the fight on the outside.
Crazy moves forwards but De Souza connects with a nice, crisp jab.
De Souza misses with a takedown attempt - Crazy sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
De Souza shoots in for a takedown but Crazy shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Crazy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
No luck for Crazy with that takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crazy looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Crazy is breathing heavily.
Crazy fails with the takedown
and De Souza counters with a left and a right that stings Crazy.
Daniel De Souza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonny Crazy.#T1#
De Souza is looking to clinch but Crazy is avoiding it.
#CL#
De Souza has taken the fight to the clinch.
#TD#
De Souza is trying to trip Crazy. He has hold of a leg but Crazy is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. De Souza persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Crazy is looking to stand back up but De Souza counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Crazy.
De Souza missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
De Souza throwing shots but Crazy is blocking nicely.
De Souza is trying to control. Crazy wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
De Souza slips a nice elbow through Crazy's hands, connecting with Crazy's forehead.#T2#
Crazy moves into full guard.
De Souza wants to stand but Crazy is controlling his posture from full guard.
De Souza with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Crazy tries to land a sweep but no joy. #SUB2#
Crazy working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. De Souza doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. De Souza manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
De Souza trying to stand up but can't free himself from Crazy's guard.#T3##REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Crazy misses with a head kick.
#CL#
De Souza forces Crazy back against the cage and clinches.
Come on De Souza - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
#TD#
De Souza jumps guard and drags Crazy to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Crazy stopping the sweep attempt from De Souza.
Daniel De Souza overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T4#
Crazy slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #SUB#
De Souza looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Crazy has picked De Souza up and slammed him! De Souza can't keep hold of the triangle and Crazy manages to pass to side control!
A lull in the action here.
De Souza wants to control but Crazy postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SU2#
Crazy decides to take the fight back to the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel De Souza dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R3##CL#
De Souza has taken the fight to the clinch.
Crazy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
De Souza is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Crazy is keeping busy.
Crazy trying to land knees to the body.
De Souza tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Crazy just stands there and leans against the cage.#TD2#
Crazy pulls guard effortlessly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Souza won't allow Crazy to sweep him here.
De Souza wants to control from the top but Crazy keeps moving.
Crazy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Crazy trying to keep a closed guard but De Souza is proving a slippery customer.
#T1#
De Souza wants to control from the top but Crazy keeps moving.
De Souza stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Crazy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
We've been informed that Crazy has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Crazy trying to control the position here. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
De Souza is looking to clinch. #T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
De Souza has a takedown stuffed.
De Souza shoots in looking for a takedown. Crazy tries to sprawl out of it but De Souza keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Crazy manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel De Souza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crazy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
#CL2#
Crazy has managed to clinch.
De Souza tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Crazy smiles and moves away.
De Souza fails with a takedown attempt.#T3##CL2#
De Souza tries to keep at a distance but Crazy has taken the fight into the clinch.
De Souza goes for a takedown attempt but Crazy pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
De Souza looks to throw a body kick#TD2#
and Crazy counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
De Souza is looking to control Crazy's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can De Souza avoid being mounted?
De Souza misses with some strikes from the bottom.
De Souza trying to control from the bottom.
#T4#
Crazy is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for De Souza!
De Souza tries to hold on but Crazy postures up.
De Souza can't escape the position.
Crazy lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Crazy controlling the pace for now.
De Souza manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Jonny Crazy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Daniel De Souza is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Crazy lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jonny Crazy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think De Souza has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel De Souza!
Daniel De Souza retains his bantamweight title!
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Event:
Swifty Promotions 1
Date: May 21, 2016 |
#R1#
Roberts 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.
Roberts closes the distance and clinches up with De Souza, looking for a takedown. Roberts pushes De Souza against the cage but De Souza circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.#CL2#
De Souza clinches with his opponent.
De Souza is working for takedown but Roberts is calmly controlling the position for now.
De Souza prevents Roberts from breaking the clinch.#BC2#
De Souza breaks from the clinch.
#TD2#
De Souza shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Roberts is trying to defend but De Souza finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.#ES#
Roberts has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but De Souza is on him like a limpet, forcing Roberts back against the cage.
Roberts missing with knees to the body.
De Souza misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Roberts.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roberts jumps guard but De Souza turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Theo Roberts. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Souza lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #T1##TD2#
De Souza pulls guard.
Roberts has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Roberts throws a big elbow that misses.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as De Souza holds on and takes a little breather.
Roberts throwing strikes from guard but De Souza blocks nicely.
Roberts wants to stand but De Souza is controlling his posture from full guard.
Roberts wants to control from the top but De Souza keeps moving. #T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.#SUB2#
De Souza working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Roberts doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but De Souza is tightening it up a little... Roberts has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Roberts reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Roberts taps out! Nice BJJ there by De Souza!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Daniel De Souza!
Daniel De Souza is the new bantamweight champion!
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