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Event:
SyFi 15
Date: Feb 23, 2018 |
#R1#
Dante bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dante throws a poor cross that misses
#TD#
and Sousa counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sousa.
Sousa is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Dante is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sousa is controlling him.
Sousa makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Dante wants to stand and escape but Sousa is having none of it. #ES2#
Dante pushes Sousa off and gets back to his feet.
Dante misses with a looping left.
Sousa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dante changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sousa fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dante avoids it really well and circles away.#T1#
Sousa slips a straight right by Dante.
Dante pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dante lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Silvio Dante seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dante misses with a wild body shot.
Sousa half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dante. Sousa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dante misses with a looping left.
Sousa went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Dante lands with a hook. Sousa tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dante ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dante smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dante lands with an overhand left.#T2#
Dante jabs Sousa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dante thuds his right hand into Sousa's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sousa defending well as Dante loads up on a big left hand.
Sousa feinted with a counter takedown.
Dante connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sousa. Sousa circles away out of range and recomposes himself.#ROC2#
Sousa is rocked!
Dante fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sousa manages to avoid it.
Dante misses with a hook.
Dante throws a right hand that misses
#TD#
and Sousa decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Dante's guard.#ES2#
Dante wriggles free and stands up.
Dante swings widly with a right hand
#TD#
and Sousa counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Dante!
Sousa has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Sousa trying to control the position but Dante is working away. #T3#
Sousa staying calm.#SUB#
Sousa goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Dante has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Sousa but great work by Dante.
Dante working away.#SU2#
Dante has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Dante misses with a straight left.
Sousa appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Good exchange - Dante coming out on top.
Dante connects with a single shot there.
Dante misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sousa.
Sousa really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Nice sprawl there from Dante as Sousa shoots in.#T4#
Dante throws a big shot that misses.
Sousa attempts a counter takedown but Dante avoids it well and moves away.
Silvio Dante is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sousa with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dante to score with a decent uppercut.
Dante connects with the punch.
Oh Sousa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sousa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dante.
Sousa seems to have got his legs back now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dante throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dante scores with a body shot.
Dante throws an overhand right that lands on Sousa's shoulder, as Sousa tries to avoid the shot.
Sousa changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Sousa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dante.
Dante with a nice cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Silvio Dante 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.
#R2#
Dante defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sousa.
A big right from Dante misses.
Dante lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sousa at a distance.
Sousa takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dante has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A jab from Dante misses.
Dante lands a glancing blow to the side of Sousa's head.
Carlos Sousa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dante fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dante.
Sousa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dante.
Sousa slips a straight right by Dante.
Dante misses with a looping left.
Silvio Dante seems to be getting the better of the standup.#T1#
Sousa dives in and grabs Dante's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dante pushes down on Sousa's head and hops out.
Dante doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Dante throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sousa appears to be looking for a big counter.
Dante scores with a hook to the body. Sousa takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dante lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sousa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dante.
Sousa changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dante tries to avoid it but Sousa manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dante to the ground. Dante escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlos Sousa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sousa gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sousa takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dante misses with a right hand #TD#
and Sousa counters with a nice double leg into side control. Dante won't be happy with that.
Dante felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dante can do anything to dispel that myth.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sousa is looking to take a break and control but Dante is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T2#
Dante tries to bench press Sousa off him but Sousa keeps the position.
Sousa tries to move into full mount but can't pass Dante's legs. #SUB#
Sousa swings around for an armbar but Dante sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Sousa's guard.
Sousa trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Sousa controls Dante momentarily but Dante frees himself. #SU2#
Dante decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Sousa moves out of range as Dante strikes.
Dante pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice uppercut there from Dante.#T3#
Dante comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sousa ducks under a wild hook from Dante.
A slow jab from Dante misses its intended target.
Sousa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Dante as he connects with a hook.
Dante looks to throw the jab but Sousa is out of range.
Sousa looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Sousa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dante throws a shot from downtown. Sousa moves away and avoids it.
Nice takedown defense from Dante. No joy for Sousa on that attempt. #T4#
Dante thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fighters circle momentarily. Dante darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Dante throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dante lands a jab.
Sousa misses with a takedown attempt
and Dante counters with a stiff right hand.
Dante misses with a looping left.
As Dante looks to move away, Sousa throws a big counter combo but Dante just gets out of the way.
A shot to the liver by Dante. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dante thuds a left hand into Sousa's body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dante throws a shot to the body.
Dante bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Silvio Dante showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Dante loads up on a big right hand but Sousa slips the punch.
Sousa takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dante misses with a jab to the body
#TD#
and Sousa counters with a shoot takedown. Dante fights it but they end up in guard.
Sousa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dante is keeping the position for now.
Sousa trying to control but Dante is working from the bottom. #ES2#
Dante uses the cage to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sousa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dante.
Sousa drops down looking for a counter takedown but Dante sprawls and moves away.
Sousa shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dante's corner calls for a 1-2. Dante obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. #T1##TD#
Dante gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Sousa to score an easy takedown into full guard.#ES2#
Dante pushes Sousa off and scrambles back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dante throws a big shot that misses.
Sousa is looking to counter punch.
Sousa looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sousa moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dante ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dante misses the jab.
Dante loads up on a big right hand but Sousa slips the punch.
Sousa tries to counter by clinching up but Dante breaks away and moves out of range.
Dante uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.#T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#KD2#
Dante cracks Sousa with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Dante has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Sousa to stand back up!
Dante throws a monster overhand right that drops Sousa! Dante follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Silvio Dante!
Silvio Dante made sure to mention his sponsor, Knockdown Clothes in his post fight interview.
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Event:
SyFi 5
Date: Feb 02, 2018 |
#R1#
Life connects with a looping right hand.
#TD2#
Life gets caught flat footed, as Sousa shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Sousa is fighting to break Life's control of his arms but Life is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Sousa looking to pass the guard. #SUB2#
Sousa drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Life manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Sousa has Life in his guard.#REVR#
Life sitting in guard here, content to control.
Life trying to control but Sousa is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sousa seems keen to control Life's posture.
Sousa is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB##T1#
Life is looking for a sweep. Sousa is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sousa throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sousa is pressing down on Life's thigh, looking to free his foot. Life is holding on for now.
Sousa looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Life might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Life wants to control but Sousa is keeping busy.
Life tries to get to full guard but Sousa has control of the leg.
It looks like Sousa is going to stand back up.
Sousa thows a huge punch but Life dodges it nicely.
Life wants to improve his position but Sousa is controlling well.
#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Life controlling the leg, holding on to half guard. #SUB2#
Sousa is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Life doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sousa.
Life tries to get to full guard but Sousa has control of the leg.
Sousa is thwarting Life's attempts to control the position.
Life knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sousa on the ground.
Life is trying is best to control the position here.
Life wants to get back to full guard.
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.
Sousa seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. #T3#
Life trying to hold on to Sousa's head to control him but Sousa postures up.
Sousa not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sousa is trying to control the action in half guard but Life is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sousa wants to free his trapped foot but Life is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Sousa has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sousa looks to score some points with some ground and pound.#SUB2#
Sousa is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. #SUB2#
Sousa is working for a submission of some sort.
#SUB2#
Sousa is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Life wants to control but Sousa is keeping busy and won't allow it. #T4#
Sousa throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sousa seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sousa prevents Life from improving his position.
Sousa tries to pass the half guard into mount. Life knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Sousa wants to take a breather but Life is having none of it.
Sousa thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sousa throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sousa trying to control the action but Life is working from the bottom.
Sousa moves into full mount! Life won't be happy about that!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Sousa dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Nice shot lands for Life.
Half Life has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Life bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sousa's head backwards.
Carlos Sousa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd cheers as Life lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sousa doesn't seem phased though.
Life cracks a nice hook into Sousa's ribs.
Life missing with a left hand there. Sousa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sousa tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.#TD2#
Sousa scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Life is looking to improve his position.
Sousa throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Life avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sousa. #SUB2#
Sousa is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Life doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sousa. #SUB2#
Sousa is looking for a kimura but Life is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sousa to get the leverage. #T1#
Life avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sousa.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Life trying to control but Sousa postures up.
Sousa thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Life's head. #SUB2#
Sousa is working for a kimura but Life is defending it quite comfortably.
Life is trying to control but can't.
#SUB2#
Sousa is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Sousa throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Life keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Life trying to control but Sousa postures up.
Life keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sousa missing with the ground and pound from half guard. #SUB2#
Sousa is looking for a kimura but Life is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sousa to get the leverage.
Sousa throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Life to regain full guard.
Sousa with a nice head shot there.
Life has Sousa pulled in close to control his posture.
Life not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sousa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Life keeping full guard, as Sousa tries to pass.
Life looking to control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.#T3#
Sousa preventing the sweep.
Sousa is working Life over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sousa postures up.
Sousa trying to control the position from guard on top but Life is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Carlos Sousa has got the better of the ground game so far.
Life bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sousa's guard. #REVR#
Sousa has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Sousa doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Sousa is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control. #SUB2#
Sousa throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
#T4#
Life controlling from the top position.
Sousa lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Life not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sousa trying to control the position from guard on top but Life is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Life wants to sweep here but Sousa controlling him for the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sousa trying to control the position from guard on top but Life is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sousa looking to sit in guard and control but Life gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Carlos Sousa will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Sousa takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sousa walks into a left hand.
Sousa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Life.
Sousa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Life throws a jab but it's blocked by Sousa.
Sousa takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sousa misses with a head kick.
Life jabs Sousa right on the nose. Sousa blinks but takes it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Life throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And Sousa tries to counter it with a takedown but Life pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Sousa slips under a jab.
We've been informed that Sousa has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Life throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sousa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sousa tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.#TD2#
Sousa fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Life to the ground. Sousa is now in Life's guard.#T1#
Sousa tries to free his leg and advance position but Life is retaining full guard.
Sousa slips nicely into half guard.
Life wants to improve his position but Sousa is controlling well.
#SUB#
Life is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sousa pulls his head out easily.
Sousa wants to free his trapped foot but Life is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Sousa prevents Life from improving his position.
Sousa is trying to control the action in half guard but Life is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sousa trying to mount his opponent but Life defends it. #SUB#
Life looking for submissions off his back.#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Sousa looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. #SUB2#
Sousa is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Life defends it well.
Sousa passes the guard and advances to mount!
Sousa throws a strike there. Life manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
Life avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sousa. #T3#
Sousa thows a huge punch but Life dodges it nicely.
Sousa passes to side control.
Life is trying to improve his position.
Sousa misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Sousa tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Life is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Life's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sousa wants to stand but Life is controlling his arm.
Sousa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Life keeps working.
Sousa working away.#T4##SUB2#
Sousa tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. #SUB2#
Sousa looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Life wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Life tries to buck Sousa off but Sousa is having none of it.
Sousa lands an elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Life is trying to control Sousa's posture but Sousa avoids it.
Sousa working the ground and pound.
Carlos Sousa is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sousa works to advance to full mount. Life defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carlos Sousa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sousa 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 Chris Dean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlos Sousa!
During a confident post fight interview, Carlos Sousa thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 16, 2018 |
#R1##TD#
Burgess gets the takedown into side control.
Sousa manages to work his way to half guard, despite Burgess's best efforts.
Sousa manages to get to full guard.
#SUB#
Burgess has gone for a leg lock! Sousa slips out almost immediately though and dives into Burgess's guard.#REVB#
Sousa landing with the ground and pound.
Burgess is looking to stand back up but Sousa counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Burgess.
Sousa slips a nice elbow through Burgess's hands, connecting with Burgess's forehead.#ROC2#
Burgess is rocked!
Sousa is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Burgess is hurt! He's hurt bad - Sousa fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Burgess from any more punishment! Congratulations to Sousa! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carlos Sousa!
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