Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: HFC 62 - Dos Anjos vs Lachance
Date: Feb 27, 2021

#R1#
De Souza throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bessant sees it coming and avoids it easily.
De Souza tries to clinch up
and Bessant counters with a straight right hand.#CL2#
De Souza closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
De Souza blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bessant lands a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bessant lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short body shot lands from De Souza as the two fighters clinch.
De Souza prevents a body shot from Bessant.
Bessant blocking some punches.
A short right from Bessant.
De Souza lands a shot to the body.
De Souza is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son. #T1#
De Souza has a couple of punches blocked by Bessant.
De Souza tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short body shot lands from Bessant as the two fighters clinch.
De Souza working aggressively here.
A left hand lands to the body for De Souza.
Bessant tries a body shot but De Souza blocks it.
Stalling in the clinch from De Souza.
Bessant leaning his opponent against the cage.
Bessant doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bessant working aggressively here.
Bessant digs a right hand into De Souza's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on De Souza's gas tank.
Bessant is trying to stall.
De Souza has a couple of punches blocked by Bessant.
A bit of stalling here from Bessant.
De Souza misses with some punches. #T2#
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bessant.
Bessant lands a nice shot to the body.
De Souza misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, De Souza creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bessant lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
De Souza gets through Bessant's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bessant tried to land a shot to the body but connects with De Souza's elbow.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bessant.
De Souza doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bessant blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Souza prevents a body shot from Bessant.
Nice body punch from Bessant - that landed with a thud.
De Souza throws a punch but it's blocked by Bessant.
Bessant tries a body shot but De Souza blocks it.
Nice body punch from Bessant - that landed with a thud.
Bessant can't find room to land a body shot as De Souza controls the action.
De Souza misses with a hook from the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bessant scores with a hook to the body.
Bessant lands a left hand.
Bessant blocking some punches. #T3#
Nice body punch from Bessant.
Bessant lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
De Souza lands a hook that snaps the head of Bessant backwards.
Bessant lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt De Souza or not.
De Souza looks winded!
Bessant displaying some good clinch control by pressing De Souza up against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bessant.
De Souza working aggressively here.
Bessant doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Souza is stalling here.
Bessant is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but De Souza is keeping busy.
De Souza lands a shoulder strike.
A short left from Bessant.
Bessant blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bessant.
Bessant blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bessant misses with a hook to the ribs. #T4#
Bessant digs a right hand underneath De Souza's ribcage. De Souza let out a lung full of air as it connected.
De Souza takes a shot to the head.
Bessant blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bessant digs a right hand into De Souza's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on De Souza's gas tank.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bessant misses with a punch to the body.
De Souza tries a body shot but Bessant blocks it.
A body shot lands from Bessant.
Bessant working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bessant misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bessant digs a right hand into De Souza's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on De Souza's gas tank.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bessant takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bessant stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Bessant.
Bessant misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Bessant.
Bessant lands a nice elbow.
Bessant tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bessant blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bessant is leaning against De Souza and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

John Bessant dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Bessant fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt De Souza.
De Souza uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bessant.
De Souza bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
De Souza steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bessant.
De Souza looks to land a right hand but Bessant moved out of range.
Bessant misses with a hook
and De Souza counters with a left and a right that stings Bessant.
Bessant looks to score with a jab to the body but De Souza is just out of range.
De Souza wants to counter with a clinch but Bessant pushes him away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bessant is looking to score with low kicks.
De Souza keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Souza wants to counter the offense by Bessant and move into the clinch position.#T1#
Bessant throws a low kick, looking for De Souza's leg but De Souza calmly moves out of range.
It seemed like De Souza was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bessant throws a nice inside leg kick.
De Souza uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bessant.
Bessant sets himself, and De Souza steps forward looking for the clinch! Bessant avoids it this time.
De Souza takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
De Souza lands a jab to the nose.
De Souza ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bessant moves away.
Juan De Souza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#CL#
Bessant takes the fight into the clinch.
Bessant lands a nice shot to the body.
De Souza is breathing heavily.#T2#
Bessant lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bessant works on De Souza's body with a couple of short punches.
Bessant working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bessant misses with a body punch.
Bessant lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt De Souza or not.
A left hand lands to the body for Bessant.
Bessant digs a right hand into De Souza's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on De Souza's gas tank.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A hook to the body from Bessant.
Bessant stalls.
Bessant blocks a punch to the side of the head.
John Bessant has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bessant blocks a body shot from De Souza.
A left hand lands to the body for Bessant.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bessant - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Bessant looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bessant stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bessant has De Souza pressed against the cage.
Bessant lands a nice elbow from the clinch. #T3#
Bessant digs a right hand underneath De Souza's ribcage. De Souza let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bessant taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
De Souza takes an elbow to the temple.
Bessant lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
De Souza looking to stall.
Bessant misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bessant holding his opponent close, against the cage.
De Souza tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bessant blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bessant blocking some punches.
Bessant misses with an elbow strike.
Bessant tries to work over De Souza's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bessant will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning De Souza up against the cage.
De Souza fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bessant tried to land a shot to the body but connects with De Souza's elbow.
De Souza blocks the elbow strike. #T4#
Bessant blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bessant looking to slow down the pace here.
Bessant is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A shot in the inside from Bessant.
De Souza takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Souza.
Bessant pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Souza.
De Souza digs a right hand underneath Bessant's ribcage. Bessant let out a lung full of air as it connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Souza misses with a hook from the clinch.
De Souza misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bessant scores with a shoulder strike.
De Souza misses with some punches.
De Souza misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from De Souza.
De Souza working aggressively here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

John Bessant 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. This is the final round!#R3#
De Souza slips under a jab from Bessant.
Bessant swings for the body but De Souza moves out of range. #CL#
Bessant clinches.
A left hand lands to the body for Bessant.
Bessant tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bessant misses with a punch on the inside.
Bessant digs a right hand underneath De Souza's ribcage. De Souza let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bessant tries a body shot but De Souza blocks it.
De Souza misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Souza.
With the fighters up against the cage, De Souza throws an elbow but misses.
A short body shot lands from Bessant as the two fighters clinch.
A short right from Bessant on the inside.
Bessant lands with a left to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bessant.
De Souza takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1#
The referee calls for Bessant to work.
Bessant throws an elbow that misses.
De Souza throws an elbow but it misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A right hook to the body lands for Bessant.
Nice body punch from Bessant - that landed with a thud.
The referee calls for Bessant to work.
De Souza prevents a body shot from Bessant.
Bessant lands an elbow inside.
Bessant lands a body punch.
A body shot lands from Bessant.
A short right from Bessant on the inside.
Bessant lands a body punch in the clinch.
De Souza blocks the elbow strike.
Bessant blocks a body shot from De Souza.
Bessant lands a shoulder strike.
Bessant throws an elbow but it misses. #T2#
Bessant blocking some punches.
Bessant digs a right hand into De Souza's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on De Souza's gas tank.
Bessant looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bessant just leaning against De Souza, taking a breather.
A right handed body shot lands from Bessant.
De Souza misses with some punches.
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!
A right hook to the body lands for Bessant.
De Souza blocks the elbow strike.
Bessant blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bessant lands a shoulder strike.
Bessant lands a shot to the body.
Bessant is leaning against De Souza and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bessant has De Souza pressed against the cage.
Nice elbow from Bessant.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by De Souza as Bessant tries to tie him up.
Bessant tried to land a shot to the body but connects with De Souza's elbow.
Bessant lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nice elbow from Bessant. #T3#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bessant.
Bessant lands with a short shot to the head.
Bessant tries a body shot but De Souza blocks it.
De Souza goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Souza throws a punch but it's blocked by Bessant.
De Souza has a couple of punches blocked by Bessant.
Juan De Souza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bessant presses De Souza against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
De Souza misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bessant tries a body shot but De Souza blocks it.
A short left from Bessant.
Bessant scores with a shot to the side of De Souza's head. #ROC#De Souza is rocked!
Bessant working some nice short punches in the clinch.
De Souza is still on wobbly legs! Can Bessant finish him?
Bessant throws a big uppercut that drops De Souza! More strikes from Bessant and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! De Souza lies dazed against the cage as Bessant celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Bessant!

Event: HFC 53 - Sitsongrit vs Gueguen
Date: Dec 26, 2020

#R1#
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon throws a poor cross that misses
and De Souza cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
De Souza just misses with a punch to the body.
A punch combination from De Souza misses.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon's jab looks to have found its range, popping De Souza under the eye.
We've been informed that De Souza has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon misses with a double jab.
De Souza wants to counter the offense by Jaxon Flaxon Waxon and move into the clinch position.
De Souza looks to land a left hand but Jaxon Flaxon Waxon moved out of range nicely.
De Souza throws a series of punches but Jaxon Flaxon Waxon avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon shoots in and bounces De Souza off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
De Souza tries to land a sweep but no joy. #T1#
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon passes De Souza's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. De Souza defending well though.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon thows a huge punch but De Souza dodges it nicely.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
De Souza is not content to let Jaxon Flaxon Waxon control the position.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon throws a strike but De Souza avoids it easily and moves to full guard.#T2#
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon throwing strikes from guard but De Souza blocks nicely.
De Souza working a defensive guard here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jaxon Flaxon Waxon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon trying to control but De Souza is working from the bottom.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon throwing strikes but missing. #T3#
De Souza tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
De Souza throws an off balance right hand #TD#
and Jaxon Flaxon Waxon counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jaxon Flaxon Waxon.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon is looking to work some ground and pound but De Souza has wrist control.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon connects with a couple of short punches.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon 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.
De Souza wants to control but Jaxon Flaxon Waxon passes easily into half guard.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon working De Souza over with strikes. #T4#
De Souza blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jaxon Flaxon Waxon.
De Souza keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon thows a huge punch but De Souza dodges it nicely.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon drops an elbow to the side of De Souza's head.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
De Souza tries to roll over but Jaxon Flaxon Waxon keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ground and pound from Jaxon Flaxon Waxon.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
De Souza wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon slips a nice elbow through De Souza's hands, connecting with De Souza's forehead.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Xmus Jaxon Flaxon Waxon dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
De Souza steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jaxon Flaxon Waxon.#TD#
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for De Souza!
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon is staying tight to De Souza's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon scores with a couple of short elbows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Souza takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Sloppy strikes there by Jaxon Flaxon Waxon.
De Souza tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jaxon Flaxon Waxon wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon is working De Souza over with some ground and pound from side control. #T1#
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon working the ground and pound.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear De Souza down.
De Souza is looking to regain half guard here but Jaxon Flaxon Waxon keeps moving and retains side control.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon scoring with punches and elbows.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon cracks De Souza with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
De Souza is looking for a sweep.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon lands some shots froms side control.#T2#
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon working the body and head with strikes.
De Souza is trying to get back to half guard.
De Souza avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Jaxon Flaxon Waxon.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon lands a nice forearm strike.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon slows the pace down.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon is working De Souza over with some ground and pound from side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Check out the look on Jaxon Flaxon Waxon's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter! #ROC#De Souza is rocked!#T3#
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon cracks De Souza with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Jaxon Flaxon Waxon immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! De Souza is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Jaxon Flaxon Waxon!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Xmus Jaxon Flaxon Waxon!
A very excited looking Xmus Jaxon Flaxon Waxon made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: HFC Speed Brawls III
Date: Nov 07, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Souza will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
De Souza loads up on a big right hand but Gunner slips the punch.#CL#
De Souza pushes Gunner up against the cage in a clinch.
De Souza doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Souza prevents a body shot from Gunner.
Gunner's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gunner lands an elbow inside.
Gunner comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gunner lands with a short shot to the head.
Gunner lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gunner.
Gunner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
De Souza is looking to control Gunner's arms but Gunner gets an underhook and turns him. Now De Souza has his back to the cage.
Gunner working some nice short punches in the clinch.
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 misses with the head strike.
Gunner throws a blind hook that connects with the side of De Souzas head.
De Souza makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#T1#
De Souza throws a punch but it's blocked by Gunner.
Gunner throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gunner blocks a body shot from De Souza.
Gunner has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. De Souza seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Gunner can turn it around.
A short right from Gunner on the inside.
Gunner is trying to pull guard but De Souza has him pressed against the cage.
I was talking to De Souza's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
De Souza has a couple of punches blocked by Gunner.
Gunner throws an elbow that misses.
De Souza throws a head punch that misses.
Gunner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gunner throws an elbow that misses.
Gunner lands a nice uppercut.
De Souza avoiding damage.
De Souza misses with a punch on the inside.
Gunner blocks an uppercut.
Good body shot from Gunner.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Souza.
Gunner scores with a hook to the body.
A short uppercut from Gunner. #T2#
De Souza goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gunner looks to throw an elbow but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Souza.
De Souza prevents a body shot from Gunner.
Gunner misses with a punch to the body.
De Souza fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
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 prevents a body shot from Gunner.
De Souza working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gunner.
A body shot lands from Gunner.
Gunner creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through De Souza's defenses.
De Souza swings wildly with an uppercut but Gunner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gunner drops to a knee looking for a takedown but De Souza gets the underhooks and prevents it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Souza.
Gunner tries a body shot but De Souza blocks it.
De Souza misses with a short punch on the inside. #T3#
De Souza is looking to control Gunner's arms but Gunner gets an underhook and turns him. Now De Souza has his back to the cage.
De Souza avoids a wild elbow strike from Gunner.
De Souza leaning against his opponent.
Gunner lands with a right to the head.
Gunner blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Gunner.
Gunner lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gunner.
De Souza has a couple of punches blocked by Gunner.
Gunner lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gunner pushes off an throws an elbow but De Souza leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gunner lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gunner lands an elbow just above De Souza 's eye.
Gunner lands with a short head shot on the inside.
De Souza just leaning against Gunner, taking a breather.
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!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gunner creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gunner tried to land a shot to the body but connects with De Souza's elbow.
De Souza doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Souza throws a head punch that misses. #T4#
De Souza swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Gunner.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Souza.
Gunner pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Gunner.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gunner as De Souza tries to tie him up.
De Souza is looking to control Gunner's arms but Gunner gets an underhook and turns him. Now De Souza has his back to the cage.
Gunner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gunner swings wildly with an uppercut but De Souza uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gunner tries a body shot but De Souza blocks it.
Nice body punch from Gunner - that landed with a thud.
Gunner tried to land a shot to the body but connects with De Souza's elbow.
Gunner scores with an uppercut up the middle.
De Souza wants to stall.
Gunner lands an elbow inside that De Souza shrugs off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jet Gunner 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#
De Souza misses with an uppercut. Gunner saw that one coming.
A telegraphed right hand from De Souza misses the target.
Juan De Souza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
De Souza takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gunner dodges the punch combination from De Souza.
De Souza tries to close the distance and clinch but Gunner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
De Souza misses with a two punch combination.
De Souza fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss. #KD2#
Gunner catches De Souza napping and connects with a big right hand that sends De Souza to the canvas!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gunner looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1#
Gunner pushes down on De Souza's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Gunner moves nicely into side control.
De Souza is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
You can see the frustration on De Souza's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gunner has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
De Souza is trying to escape the position but Gunner is controlling the position. #T2#
Gunner tries to advance to mount but can't.
De Souza is trying to control Gunner's posture but Gunner avoids it.
Gunner advances to full mount.
Gunner content just to control the position here.
De Souza gets back to half guard.
De Souza is looking to improve his position.
Gunner stalling. #T3#
De Souza on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if De Souza tries to get out of the position.
De Souza is positioning himself well to prevent Gunner advancing to mount.
De Souza wants to get back to full guard.
Gunner sitting and controlling from the half guard.
De Souza moves into full guard.
Gunner stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. De Souza swivels though and keeps the full guard.
De Souza knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gunner on the ground.#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
De Souza is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Gunner engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Gunner passes De Souza's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Gunner seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Let's hope that Gunner has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
De Souza has a hand on Gunner's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Gunner takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
De Souza wants to control but Gunner is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jet Gunner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R3#
De Souza throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gunner dodges the punch combination from De Souza.
Gunner steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Gunner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Souza.
De Souza lands with a straight right. Gunner didn't see that one coming.
Gunner misses with a head kick.
De Souza went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Gunner throws a head kick but De Souza moves out of range. #CL#
De Souza clinches.
Gunner makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jet Gunner seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Souza throws a punch but it's blocked by Gunner.
Gunner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gunner tried to land a shot to the body but connects with De Souza's elbow.
A short body shot lands from Gunner as the two fighters clinch.
Gunner scores with a hook to the body.
De Souza misses with a short punch on the inside. #T1#
A body shot lands from Gunner.
De Souza misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gunner misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gunner.
De Souza lands a shoulder strike.
Gunner throws an elbow that misses.
Gunner lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gunner blocking some punches.
De Souza misses with a punch on the inside.
De Souza misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gunner blocking some punches.
Gunner gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gunner lands with a short shot to the head.
Gunner blocks a punch to the side of the head. #TD2#
Gunner gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, De Souza regains guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gunner slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Gunner slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.#T2##SUB2#
Gunner tries for a kimura but De Souza is defending well.
Gunner in side control, just content to control the action for now.
De Souza tries to buck Gunner off but Gunner is having none of it.
Gunner controlling the position from side mount. #T3#
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Gunner.
Yet more stalling tactics from Gunner.
De Souza wants to get back to his feet.
De Souza is trying to improve his position.
Gunner taking a breather here.
De Souza is trying to get back to half guard.
Gunner controlling the position from side mount.
Juan De Souza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
De Souza tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gunner wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Gunner controlling the position.
De Souza is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gunner controlling the position from side mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jet Gunner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gunner has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jet Gunner!
During a confident post fight interview, Jet Gunner thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: HFC Speed Brawls I
Date: Sep 26, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Souza looks to throw the jab but Targa is out of range.
A swing and a miss from De Souza.
Targa walks into a left hand.
Targa misses with a takedown
and De Souza counters with a left and a right... and another left... and another!! That last one turned off the lights! Targa has no idea who he is and is as he gazes up at the spotlights. Brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Juan De Souza!
During a confident post fight interview, Juan De Souza thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: HFC 33 - Nickel vs Dos Anjos
Date: Aug 08, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Godwin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. De Souza tries to avoid it but Godwin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag De Souza to the ground. De Souza escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
De Souza throws a lazy uppercut
and De Souza takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Godwin throws a right hand that De Souza ducks under and follows up with a left that De Souza also avoids with ease.
De Souza feints a jab promting Godwin to slip. De Souza then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Godwin slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.#CUT2#It looks like Basko Godwin has been cut.
De Souza blocks a head kick by Godwin.
De Souza misses with a double jab.
Godwin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
De Souza swings for the body but Godwin moves out of range.
Godwin gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Godwin tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but De Souza is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Godwin buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Godwin!! Godwin is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. De Souza throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juan De Souza!
After winning the bout, Juan De Souza thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: HFC 28 - Jack vs Nickel
Date: Jul 11, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marley takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
De Souza throws a series of punches but Marley moves out of range.
Marley appears to be looking for a big counter.
De Souza jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've been told by Marley's head coaches at Dark Horse MMA (HBE) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.#CL2#
De Souza clinches with his opponent. #BC#
Marley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Marley lands a right hook to the body. #CL2#
De Souza has closed the distance and engaged Marley in a clinch.
De Souza misses with some punches.
Marley throws a blind hook that connects with the side of De Souzas head.
De Souza misses with the head strike.
De Souza tries to work over Marley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
De Souza lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Souza misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Souza throws a head punch that misses.
A right hand to the body from De Souza.
De Souza throws a head punch that misses.
De Souza lands a hook to the side of the head.
De Souza fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
De Souza swings wildly with an uppercut but Marley uses good head movement to avoid it. #T1#
Marley is looking to break free of the clinch but De Souza has double underhooks.
Marley wants to get back to striking at distance but De Souza won't allow it.
De Souza has Marley pressed against the cage, preventing Marley from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
De Souza lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
De Souza misses with some punches.
De Souza looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
De Souza throws a head punch that misses.
De Souza lands a left hand that snaps the head of Marley backwards.
De Souza lands a hook that snaps the head of Marley backwards.
Marley has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Marley is trying to force a seperation but De Souza has the dominant position.
De Souza throws a head punch that misses.
Marley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marley.
De Souza slows down the pace here.
De Souza throws a punch but it's blocked by Marley.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Souza. #T2#
Marley is trying to break free.
Marley is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Marley blocks an uppercut.
Marley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
De Souza misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marley blocks an uppercut.
De Souza swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Souza misses with a punch on the inside.
Marley blocks a body shot from De Souza.
A right handed body shot lands from De Souza.
De Souza throws a head punch that misses.
De Souza misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Souza lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marley wants to break the clinch but can't.
De Souza scores with a nice hook to the head.
De Souza swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from De Souza - that landed with a thud.
A frustrated look appears on Marley's face as he tries to break the clinch. #T3#
De Souza tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marley's elbow.
De Souza misses with a hook from the clinch.
De Souza softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
De Souza misses with the head strike.
De Souza throws a punch but it's blocked by Marley.
De Souza pushes Marley back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#BC2#
De Souza's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A combination from De Souza does no damage.
Marley throws a nice looking combination but De Souza bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice uppercut lands for Marley. That snapped De Souza's head back.
Marley throws a right hand that De Souza ducks under and follows up with a left that De Souza also avoids with ease.
De Souza uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marley.
De Souza is looking to clinch.
De Souza dodges the punch combination from Marley. #T4##CL2#
De Souza clinches up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Souza.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Souza digs a right hand into Marley's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Marley's gas tank.
De Souza tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, De Souza creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
De Souza working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#ROC2#Marley is rocked!#CUT2#It looks like Rakeem Marley has been cut.
De Souza misses with a punch on the inside.
Oh Marley is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
De Souza swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Souza misses with a hook from the clinch.
De Souza throws a punch but it's blocked by Marley.
A head punch on the inside from De Souza fails to land.
De Souza misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from De Souza - that landed with a thud.
Marley blocks an uppercut.
Marley wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
De Souza swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Souza holding his opponent close, against the cage.
De Souza swings wildly with an uppercut but Marley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marley blocks an uppercut.
Marley lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marley.
Marley seems to have got his legs back now.
Marley wants to take the fight to the mat but De Souza manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
De Souza fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
De Souza lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from De Souza fails to land.
De Souza throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juan De Souza dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rakeem Marley's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Marley is looking to score with low kicks.
De Souza is looking for the big counter here.
De Souza doesn't manage to clinch there - Marley circles away.
The fighters circling - De Souza throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
De Souza slips a jab from Marley.
De Souza flashes Marley a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Marley's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Marley crumples to the floor! He's out cold! De Souza punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Juan De Souza!
During a confident post fight interview, Juan De Souza thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: HFC 23 - Silva vs Qanar
Date: Jun 13, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luke waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Souza.
Luke walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
De Souza throws a right and a left that Luke avoids nicely.
Luke scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. De Souza doesn't seem bothered though.
Luke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Luke scores with a shot to the body.
Luke lands a nice looking body shot.
De Souza misses with a body shot.
Luke wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Luke scores with a nice strike.
Luke thuds a left hand into De Souza's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Luke scores with a punch to the head.
De Souza displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Luke throws out the jab.
Luke throws a lazy uppercut
and De Souza connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Luke drops his hands momentarily and De Souza takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Luke bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of De Souza's head.
Luke lands with a cross.
Luke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Souza takes a shot to the body in his stride. #T1#
Luke displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Souza throws out the jab.
Good shot there by De Souza.
De Souza scores with a body shot.
Luke is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down De Souza rather than just go for the knockout.
Luke works De Souza's body with a nice hook.
De Souza falls off balance throwing a combination
and Luke counters with a nice uppercut.
Luke loads up on a big right hand but De Souza slips the punch.
De Souza moves out of range of the strikes.
We've been told by De Souza's head coaches at Soul Supremacy Rio that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jab by De Souza.
Luke jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big right from Luke misses.
De Souza moves away from the strike by Luke.
It looked like De Souza was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Roundhouse Luke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from De Souza misses.
A punch combination from Luke misses.
De Souza uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Luke.
Luke connects with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Luke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Souza. #T2#
Luke throws a shot from downtown. De Souza moves away and avoids it.
De Souza is looking to counter punch.
Luke staying out of range there.
Luke throws a series of punches but De Souza moves out of range.
Luke throws a sloppy body shot
and De Souza counters with a straight right hand.
Luke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Souza moves away.
A little feinted left hand from De Souza on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Luke waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Souza.
De Souza connects with a crisp jab.
Luke walks into a stiff left hand from De Souza.
Luke misses with a few strikes there.
De Souza keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Luke.
Luke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Luke is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A right-left combo lands from De Souza.
Luke misses with a left hand
and De Souza counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Luke just misses with a punch to the body.
Luke throws a body punch but De Souza moves out of range.
De Souza connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. #T3#
Luke waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Souza.
De Souza went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
De Souza connects with the punch.
De Souza uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Luke.
De Souza misses with an uppercut. #KD#
De Souza cracks Luke with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Luke looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can De Souza finish him? #ROC#Luke is rocked!#KD#
De Souza cracks Luke with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. De Souza has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Luke to stand back up!
Luke is still on wobbly legs! Can De Souza finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Souza misses with a few strikes there.
Luke seems to have recovered his senses.
Luke throws out a loose jab but De Souza uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Souza throwing a counter right hand but Luke manages to avoid it.
A jab lands there for De Souza.
Luke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Luke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
De Souza is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A combination from De Souza does no damage.
Luke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Luke ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Luke throws a poor cross that misses
and De Souza counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Left hook, right uppercut from De Souza. #T4#
De Souza fails to land with a series of punches.
Luke pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Luke misses with the combination.
De Souza throws a shot from downtown. Luke moves away and avoids it.
Luke misses with a lunging right hand
enabling De Souza to counter with a crisp jab.
De Souza takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The fighters circle momentarily. De Souza darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
De Souza is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Luke just misses with a punch to the body.
De Souza looks to land a combination. Luke sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Luke throws a shot from downtown. De Souza moves away and avoids it.
Luke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Souza moves out of range as Luke strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Luke works the jab nicely.
De Souza scores with a jab to the head.
De Souza keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Souza ducks under a wild hook from Luke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juan De Souza dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
De Souza's jab looks to have found its range, popping Luke under the eye.
Juan De Souza is winning the standup battle so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Luke. De Souza does a little dance to reset his feet.
Luke fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches De Souza on the side of the head.
De Souza scores with a shot to the body.
Luke throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Souza sees it coming and avoids it easily.
De Souza lands with an uppercut that bounces Luke off the cage and back into range.
A decent looking cross lands there for De Souza.
De Souza takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Luke dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
De Souza scores with a jab to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Souza cracks Luke with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
De Souza misses with a two punch combination.
Luke misses with a looping left.
Luke drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
De Souza throws a jab when Luke was well out of range.
A little jabbing left from Luke on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Luke gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A punch combination from De Souza misses. #T1#
De Souza uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Luke.
De Souza swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
De Souza uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Luke.
Luke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Souza was well out of range. Poor timing from Luke.
Luke keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
De Souza is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Luke can do to turn this around?
Luke throws a hook to the side of De Souza's head but De Souza sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
De Souza scores with a punch to the head.
De Souza moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Decent striking displayed by Luke there.
Luke will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
De Souza throws a lazy right hand but Luke sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
De Souza closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Luke takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Juan De Souza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
De Souza misses with an uppercut
and De Souza takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Luke misses with a left hand
and De Souza counters with a nice uppercut.
De Souza punishes Luke's body with a nice straight punch.
Luke scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.#T2#
De Souza avoids the body shot from Luke.
Luke misses with a telegraphed body shot
and De Souza counters with a nice uppercut.
Luke with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling De Souza to score with a decent uppercut.
De Souza lands a really nice looking cross but Luke seems unphased.
De Souza lands a nice shot to the body.
De Souza throws a jab when Luke was well out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Luke.
De Souza uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Luke.
De Souza throwing a counter right hand but Luke manages to avoid it.
Luke just misses with a punch to the body.
De Souza misses with a body shot.
Luke misses with a straight right.
De Souza throws a big counter combination but Luke scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Luke misses the jab.
Luke misses the jab.
Luke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Luke defending well as De Souza loads up on a big left hand.
Luke throws an off balance right hand #KD#
and De Souza counters with a crisp one two that drops Luke! De Souza thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Luke to his feet! Luke is in big trouble!#T3#
De Souza looks to land a left hand but Luke moved out of range nicely.
Luke on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Luke throws a series of punches but De Souza avoids them all with ease.
Luke is breathing heavily.
Luke throws a body punch but De Souza moves out of range.
Luke misses the body punch
and Luke takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Luke throws a combination that misses
and De Souza counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De Souza closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Luke! De Souza dives in looking to finish! Luke is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juan De Souza!
A very excited looking Juan De Souza made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: Madness 48 Wanker vs Nagashima
Date: May 16, 2020

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rodriguez is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in De Souza's half guard.
De Souza regains full guard. Nicely done.
Rodriguez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. De Souza swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rodriguez wants to control from the top but De Souza keeps moving.
Rodriguez stopping the sweep attempt from De Souza.
Rodriguez stays in close to De Souza's body and controls the position.
De Souza looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rodriguez is one step ahead there.
Rodriguez must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Rodriguez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
De Souza not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Souza on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if De Souza tries to get out of the position.
De Souza manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rodriguez manages to get himself to full guard.

Rodriguez keeping moving, preventing De Souza from controlling successfully.

Rodriguez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. De Souza gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rodriguez looking for a guillotine here but De Souza defends easily.
Rodriguez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Souza wants to control from the top but Rodriguez keeps moving.
Rodriguez looking for a sweep. Not yet Rodriguez, not yet.
De Souza wants to control from the top but Rodriguez keeps moving.
De Souza won't allow Rodriguez to sweep him here.
De Souza wants to control from the top but Rodriguez keeps moving.
De Souza controls from within his opponent's guard.
De Souza stopping the sweep attempt from Rodriguez.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
De Souza trying to control the position from guard on top but Rodriguez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De Souza engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
De Souza trying to control the position from guard on top but Rodriguez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Rodriguez scores with a takedown into De Souza's guard.

Rodriguez drops back looking for a leg! De Souza is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and De Souza manages to kick Rodriguez off! Rodriguez jumps back into De Souza's guard.
Rodriguez sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez wants to pass the guard but De Souza is keeping the position.

Rodriguez is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! De Souza is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! De Souza has escaped and now he's on top!

De Souza wants to control from the top but Rodriguez keeps moving.
De Souza controlling from the top position.
Rodriguez wants to sweep but no luck.
Rodriguez controls De Souza momentarily but De Souza frees himself.

Rodriguez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Rodriguez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. De Souza is aware though and is defending well.
Rodriguez working a defensive guard here.
Rodriguez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rodriguez is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Rodriguez is trying to control the position but De Souza postures up.
De Souza trying to control the position from guard on top but Rodriguez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rodriguez being controlled here, momentarily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rodriguez looking for a sweep. Not yet Rodriguez, not yet.
Rodriguez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in De Souza's guard.

De Souza looking for a sweep. Not yet De Souza, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Rodriguez dominated that 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.

Rodriguez fails with a takedown attempt.
Rodriguez with a poor takedown
and Rodriguez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

It looks like Nick Rodriguez has been cut.
No luck for Rodriguez with that takedown attempt.
Juan De Souza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Rodriguez.
Rodriguez misses with a takedown
and De Souza counters with a straight right hand.

Rodriguez drives through with a takedown into guard.
Nick Rodriguez has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodriguez slips nicely into half guard.
Rodriguez wants to take a breather but De Souza is having none of it.
De Souza wants to get back to full guard.

Rodriguez looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Rodriguez tries to pass the half guard into mount. De Souza knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Souza trying to control but Rodriguez postures up.
Still in half guard, Rodriguez seems content to control.
De Souza won't allow Rodriguez to pass to mount.
Rodriguez seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
De Souza gets back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
Rodriguez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. De Souza is keeping the position for now.
De Souza is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rodriguez won't allow De Souza to get back to his feet.
Rodriguez trying to control the position from guard on top but De Souza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De Souza looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rodriguez is one step ahead there.
De Souza is trying to control the position but Rodriguez postures up.
De Souza is really struggling to control Rodriguez but he's trying to hold on to the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Rodriguez has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.

Rodriguez throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. De Souza was covering up waiting for the punch and Rodriguez finishes the takedown easily into guard.

De Souza has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Rodriguez is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Souza is pressed up against the cage. Rodriguez has hold of a leg and is looking to drag De Souza down to the mat. De Souza avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Rodriguez throws a sloppy body shot
enabling De Souza to counter with a crisp jab.
We've been told by De Souza's head coaches at Soul Supremacy Rio that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Rodriguez misses with a takedown
and De Souza counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rodriguez shoots in but De Souza avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A counter left hand to the body from De Souza misses its target.
Rodriguez with a lazy takedown attempt
and De Souza counters with a straight right hand.

Rodriguez shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in De Souza's guard.
Rodriguez passes into half guard.
Rodriguez is keen to just control but De Souza is a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Souza tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
De Souza is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
De Souza is trying to maintain the position but Rodriguez is very close to passing his half guard.
De Souza wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Souza is trying to maintain the position but Rodriguez is very close to passing his half guard.
Rodriguez tries to pass the half guard into mount. De Souza knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Rodriguez is thwarting De Souza's attempts to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Juan De Souza will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nick Rodriguez's cut.
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. This is the final round!

De Souza misses the jab.
Rodriguez fails with the takedown
and De Souza counters with a lovely shot to the body.
De Souza looks to land a right hand but Rodriguez moved out of range.
Rodriguez shoots in but no luck this time.
A little feinted left hand from De Souza on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

Rodriguez scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Rodriguez is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. De Souza knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
De Souza is looking for a sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Rodriguez is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. De Souza knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
De Souza is trying to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rodriguez is trying to get an arm triangle but De Souza is defending well.
De Souza tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Rodriguez wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Rodriguez working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
De Souza is looking to reverse the position.
De Souza wants to control but Rodriguez postures up.
De Souza is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Rodriguez's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Rodriguez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. De Souza defending well though.
De Souza trying to hold on to Rodriguez's head to control him but Rodriguez postures up.
Rodriguez is trying to control the action in half guard but De Souza is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez prevents De Souza from improving his position.
De Souza gets back to full guard.
De Souza controls Rodriguez momentarily but Rodriguez frees himself.
Rodriguez content to stall in guard here.
De Souza looking for a sweep. Not yet De Souza, not yet.
De Souza trying to keep a closed guard but Rodriguez is proving a slippery customer.
Rodriguez stops De Souza from standing up.
Rodriguez slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
De Souza sneaks back into half guard.
Rodriguez is looking to take a break and control but De Souza is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rodriguez looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
De Souza is trying to get back to full guard.
De Souza wants to control but Rodriguez is keeping busy and won't allow it.
De Souza moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Rodriguez wants to control from the top but De Souza keeps moving.
De Souza is trying to keep Rodriguez in close.
Rodriguez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Rodriguez is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
De Souza pulls Rodriguez in close to his closed guard and prevents Rodriguez from doing any damage or advancing position.
Rodriguez pushes down on De Souza's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Rodriguez wants to control but De Souza is keeping him busy.
Rodriguez trying to pass the guard but De Souza defending well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
De Souza makes his way to full guard. A much better position for De Souza.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Rodriguez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rodriguez 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Rodriguez!

Event: Madness 42 Mustache Rides
Date: Apr 04, 2020

#R1#
Ragnarsson looks to score with a jab to the body but De Souza is just out of range.
De Souza misses with a hook. Ragnarsson ducked under it nicely.
Ragnarsson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between De Souza's hands.
Ragnarsson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
De Souza showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson throws a hook but De Souza avoids it easily.
Ragnarsson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
De Souza shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ragnarsson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and De Souza cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#CUT2#
It looks like Ragnar Ragnarsson has been cut.
A swing and a miss from De Souza.
Ragnarsson misses with a hook to the body
enabling De Souza to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!#CL#
Ragnarsson clinches up with De Souza and pushes him back against the cage.#T1#
De Souza avoiding damage as Ragnarsson throws knees to the body.
De Souza fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A nice left hand lands by Ragnarsson.
De Souza swings wildly with an uppercut but Ragnarsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Souza tries to circle away but Ragnarsson has him pinned against the cage.
De Souza wants to break free but Ragnarsson has control.
De Souza is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Ragnarsson - that landed with a thud.
Ragnarsson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right handed body shot lands from Ragnarsson.
De Souza looks winded!
Ragnarsson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt De Souza or not.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Ragnarsson.
De Souza looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ragnarsson gets through De Souza's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ragnarsson pushes De Souza back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ragnarsson missing with knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ragnarsson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ragnarsson lands with a left to the head.
Ragnarsson lands with a short punch from the clinch. #ROC#
De Souza is rocked!#T2#
Ragnarsson scores with a shot to the side of De Souza's head.
De Souza is still on wobbly legs! Can Ragnarsson finish him?
Ragnarsson lands with a left to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ragnarsson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ragnarsson creates a bit of space for himself and rocks De Souza with a big uppercut! De Souza tries to clinch up but Ragnarsson pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples De Souza to the mat! De Souza covers up and Ragnarsson unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ragnar Ragnarsson!

Event: Madness Fright Night 28
Date: Mar 04, 2020

#R1#
Tsaegaellae slips a jab from De Souza.
Tsaegaellae has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tsaegaellae there as he acknowledges the shot.#CUT2#
It looks like Aiwan Tsaegaellae has been cut.
De Souza throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
De Souza throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tsaegaellae misses with a wild combination.
Tsaegaellae digs a good body shot into De Souza's ribs.
De Souza fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tsaegaellae lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but De Souza circles away quickly and effectively.
De Souza misses with a looping left.
The fighters circle momentarily. De Souza darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Good shot there by De Souza.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#KD2#
De Souza drops Tsaegaellae with a beautiful combination! Tsaegaellae stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - De Souza is looking for the KO!#ROC2#
Tsaegaellae is rocked!
De Souza moves in close and cracks Tsaegaellae with a massive right hand! Tsaegaellae, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by De Souza!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Juan De Souza!
A very excited looking Juan De Souza made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: Madness 33 Bronstein vs Wanker
Date: Feb 01, 2020

#R1#
De Souza lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Reny at a distance.
Reny misses with a straight right.
De Souza with a jab.#CUT2#
It looks like Nick Reny has been cut.#KD2#
De Souza sends Reny crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! De Souza is motioning to the referee to let Reny up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!#ROC2#
Reny is rocked!
De Souza looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
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 fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Reny out cold! Brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Juan De Souza!
After winning the bout, Juan De Souza thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: Madness Fright Night 20
Date: Jan 08, 2020

#R1#
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
De Souza throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Robertsson. #CL#
De Souza tries to keep at a distance but Robertsson has taken the fight into the clinch.#TD#
Robertsson successfully pulls guard.
Robertsson trying to strike off his back.
Robertsson throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
De Souza trying to control the position from guard on top but Robertsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Robertsson has a closed guard, preventing De Souza from standing up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robertsson lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.
De Souza trying to control but Robertsson is working from the bottom.
De Souza really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Robertsson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
De Souza would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. #T1#
De Souza trying to control the position from guard on top but Robertsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
De Souza lands a nice hook to Robertsson's body. Robertsson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Robertsson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
De Souza throws a lazy uppercut #CL#
and Robertsson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
De Souza looking to slow down the pace here.#BC2#
De Souza escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #T2#
De Souza swings and misses with a shot to the body#CL#
and Robertsson moves into the clinch.
De Souza trying to control the position but instead, Robertsson has worked for underhooks and has pushed De Souza into the cage.
De Souza working hard to break the clinch.
De Souza wants to break the clinch but can't.
De Souza wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch. #TD#
Robertsson manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Robertsson keeping moving, preventing De Souza from controlling successfully.
De Souza must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Robertsson wants to sweep here but De Souza controlling him for the moment.
De Souza wants to control from the top but Robertsson keeps moving. #T3#
Robertsson wants to sweep here but De Souza controlling him for the moment.
De Souza trying to control but Robertsson is working from the bottom.
Robertsson is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Robertsson is on top in guard. #REVR#
De Souza wants to control but Robertsson passes easily into half guard.
Robertsson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks De Souza with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Robertsson works his way into side control.
De Souza takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.#T4#
De Souza taking punishment in the form of punches.
De Souza takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
De Souza is trying to improve his position.
Robertsson working the head with strikes.
De Souza takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Robertsson working the ground and pound.
Robertsson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Souza takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
De Souza tries to improve position but can't.
Robertsson controls the position.
Robertsson working the body and head with strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
De Souza is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Robertsson cracks De Souza with a big elbow.
Robertsson cracks De Souza with a big elbow.
De Souza tries to buck Robertsson off but Robertsson is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Robertsson 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#
Robertsson dodges the punch combination from De Souza.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Robertsson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has De Souza pinned against the cage. De Souza gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Robertsson closes the distance and pushes De Souza back into the cage.#T1#
De Souza is looking to control Robertsson's arms but Robertsson gets an underhook and turns him. Now De Souza has his back to the cage.
De Souza misses with a short punch on the inside. #TD#
Robertsson pulls guard successfully.
De Souza trying to control the position from guard on top but Robertsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De Souza wanted to stand there but Robertsson had control of the position.
Robertsson wants to sweep here but De Souza controlling him for the moment.
Robertsson scores with a short punch from the bottom.#T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Robertsson punching from the bottom.
Robertsson keeping moving, preventing De Souza from controlling successfully.
De Souza controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Robertsson throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Robertsson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Robert Robertsson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Robertsson is working hard here to advance position.
Robertsson scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
Robertsson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that De Souza can do to turn this around?
De Souza trying to control but Robertsson is working from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Robertsson keeping full guard, as De Souza tries to pass.
Robertsson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in De Souza's guard. #REVR#
Robertsson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of De Souza's head.#T3#
De Souza is trying to control the position but Robertsson postures up.
De Souza has momentary wrist control but Robertsson slips an elbow through the middle.
Robertsson distracts De Souza with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Robertsson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
De Souza wants to improve his position but instead Robertsson has moved into half guard.
Robertsson trying to control the pace.
Robertsson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks De Souza with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Robertsson lands with a punch from half guard.
De Souza is trying to control but can't.
Nice strikes from Robertsson there.
De Souza is trying to maintain the position but Robertsson is very close to passing his half guard.
Robertsson slips a nice elbow through De Souza's hands, connecting with De Souza's forehead.#T4#
Robertsson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Robertsson lands strikes from half guard.
De Souza is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Robertsson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Robertsson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
De Souza on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Robertsson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
De Souza on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
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!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Robertsson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
De Souza wants to get back to full guard but Robertsson has passed into side control.
Robertsson scoring with punches from side control. #ROC#
De Souza is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Robertsson dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3##CL#
Robertsson closes the distance and pushes De Souza back into the cage.
De Souza tries to stall but Robertsson uses the opportunity to gain a better position. #BC2#
De Souza escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #CL#
Robertsson has closed the distance and engaged De Souza in a clinch.
De Souza looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
De Souza leaning against his opponent.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Robertsson as De Souza tries to tie him up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Souza tries a body shot but Robertsson blocks it.
De Souza throws a head punch that misses.
De Souza swings wildly with an uppercut but Robertsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Souza misses with a hook from the clinch. #T1##TD#
Robertsson pulls De Souza into guard.
De Souza wants to stand but Robertsson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Robertsson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in De Souza's guard. #REVR#
Robertsson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Robertsson controlling from the top position.
De Souza is trying to keep Robertsson in close.
Robertsson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Robertsson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Robertsson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.#T2#
Robertsson sitting in guard here, content to control.
De Souza wants to improve his position but instead Robertsson has moved into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Robertsson in particular looking to stall.
De Souza wants to control but Robertsson is keeping busy.
Robertsson prevents De Souza from improving his position.
Robertsson drops an elbow to the side of De Souza's head.
Robertsson working the head and body with strikes.
Robertsson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks De Souza with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Souza trying to hold on to Robertsson's head to control him but Robertsson postures up.
Robertsson working the head and body with strikes. #T3#
Robertsson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Robertsson drops an elbow to the side of De Souza's head.
Robertsson lands with a punch from half guard.
Robertsson trying to pass the guard but De Souza defending well.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Robertsson lands a nice short elbow.
Robertsson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
De Souza trying to control but Robertsson postures up.
De Souza wants to get back to full guard but Robertsson has mounted him!
Robertsson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
De Souza is still in real trouble! Can Robertsson finish him?
Robertsson cracks De Souza with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robert Robertsson!
After the fight, Robert Robertsson 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.

Event: Madness Clown Chaos 14
Date: Dec 01, 2019

#R1#
Davidson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches De Souza on the side of the head.
De Souza blocks a jab.
Davidson loads up on a big right hand but De Souza slips the punch.
De Souza is looking for a counter combo.
Davidson looks to throw the jab but De Souza is out of range. #CL2#
Davidson moves into the clinch successfully.
De Souza is trying to break the clinch but Davidson has him pressed against the cage.
We've been informed that Davidson has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
De Souza doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Davidson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Davidson.
Davidson scores with a shot to the side of De Souza's head.
De Souza has a couple of punches blocked by Davidson.
Davidson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davidson pushes De Souza back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
De Souza is trying to stall.
Davidson pushes De Souza back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Davidson.
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!
Davidson is working De Souza over against the cage.
De Souza's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Davidson lands on the inside with an uppercut. #T1#
Davidson misses with a punch to the body.
Davidson lands with a right to the head.
Davidson lands a left hand.
De Souza can't break the clinch.
Davidson lands a body shot.
De Souza is breathing heavily.
Davidson presses De Souza against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Davidson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Davidson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Davidson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Davidson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Good body shot from Davidson.
A nice left hand lands by Davidson.
Davidson lands a left hand that snaps the head of De Souza backwards.
Davidson lands a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davidson scores with a shot to the side of De Souza's head.
Davidson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Davidson cracks De Souza with a nice body shot.
Davidson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Davidson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short left from Davidson.
Davidson lands a shoulder strike.
Davidson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of De Souza backwards. #T2#
A quick uppercut on the inside from Davidson.
Davidson lands a right hand. #ROC2#
De Souza is rocked!
A short uppercut from Davidson.
Oh De Souza is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Davidson pushes De Souza against the cage. Davidson is working some dirty boxing. Davidson pushes off with a quick right hook! De Souza goes down! De Souza tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Davidson moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luke Davidson!
After winning the bout, Luke Davidson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: Madness Fright Night 14
Date: Nov 17, 2019

#R1#
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and De Souza counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
De Souza looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
De Souza keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
De Souza went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon misses with a takedown
and De Souza counters with a nice uppercut.
Juan De Souza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Xmus Jaxon Flaxon Waxon.#TD2#
A momentary lapse in concentration from De Souza enables Jaxon Flaxon Waxon to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. De Souza manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
De Souza is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
De Souza keeping moving, preventing Jaxon Flaxon Waxon from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Souza looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon chips away with some ground and pound.
De Souza has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
De Souza looking to control. #T1#
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon working some strikes from top position.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon scoring with punches to the head and body.
De Souza looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jaxon Flaxon Waxon is one step ahead there.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon landing some decent shots from guard.
De Souza utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon scoring with some ground and pound.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon won't allow De Souza to sweep him here.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon stands up over De Souza, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon landing with the ground and pound. #ROC2#
De Souza is rocked!
Jaxon Flaxon Waxon postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! De Souza covers up, he's hurt! Jaxon Flaxon Waxon keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Jaxon Flaxon Waxon and the ref steps in to end the fight! Jaxon Flaxon Waxon can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Xmus Jaxon Flaxon Waxon!

Event: Madness Insanity 9
Date: Oct 20, 2019

#R1#
Tiger misses with a body shot.
Tiger lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tiger scores with a body shot.
Tiger seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
De Souza needs to keep his hands up - Tiger had a free shot at his head there.
De Souza takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice shot by Tiger.
Jab by Tiger.
Tiger misses with a body shot.
De Souza looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Souza avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
De Souza takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
De Souza looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tiger scores with a leg kick.
Tiger is looking to clinch but De Souza is avoiding it.
De Souza appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.#T1#
De Souza circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tiger missing with a left hand there. De Souza was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It seemed like De Souza was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A head kick from Tiger lands but De Souza takes it in his stride.
Tiger lands a jab to De Souza's midsection.
Tony Tiger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tiger throws a leg kick
and De Souza cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
De Souza keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tiger.
De Souza looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#KD2#
De Souza drops Tiger with a beautiful combination! Tiger stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - De Souza is looking for the KO!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tiger misses with a double jab.
De Souza drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
De Souza slips a straight right by Tiger.
A head kick from Tiger lands but De Souza takes it in his stride. #T2#
Tiger scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.#KD2#
De Souza cracks Tiger with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. De Souza has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Tiger to stand back up!#ROC2#
Tiger is rocked!
De Souza staying out of range there.
Oh Tiger is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tiger finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tiger is aggressively charging in as De Souza backs up avoiding any damage. De Souza tosses out a jab and Tiger runs right into it face first! Tiger is out cold! De Souza dropped down on all fours and is barking in Tiger's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Juan De Souza!
Our winner, Juan De Souza, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: Madness Insanity 6
Date: Sep 29, 2019

#R1#
De Souza throws a one two combo. #CUT#
It looks like Dan Smith has been cut.
De Souza leaves Smith with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
As Smith looks to move away, De Souza throws a big counter combo but Smith just gets out of the way.
Smith tries for a takedown but De Souza circles away easily
letting De Souza counter with a right hand.
Smith with a poor takedown
and De Souza counters with a crisp right that sends Smith to the canvas! De Souza follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juan De Souza!
Juan De Souza decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: Madness Insanity Debut
Date: Aug 30, 2019

#R1##TD2#
Khan shoots in for a takedown and gets it.#SUB2#
Khan is trying to work for a kimura but De Souza is defending well.
Khan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Khan working over De Souza with some ground and pound. De Souza looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.#SUB2#
Khan looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
De Souza is trying to maintain the position but Khan is very close to passing his half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan controlling the action here.#T1#
Khan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Khan not doing much here.
Khan takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.#SUB2#
Khan is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, De Souza has managed to free his arm - good work.
De Souza is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #SUB2#
Khan seems to be working for a kimura but De Souza defends the submission attempt.
De Souza is trying to maintain the position but Khan is very close to passing his half guard.#T2#
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. Khan connects with a nice short shot to De Souza's temple. #SUB2#
Khan looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique. #SUB2#
Khan is trying to work for a kimura but De Souza is defending well.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
De Souza tries to get to full guard but Khan has control of the leg.
Khan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Khan prevents De Souza from standing back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3##SUB2#
Khan seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. De Souza is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Yeke Khan!
Post fight, an emotional Yeke Khan said 'WHO'S NEXT?? I STILL GOT STUFF TO WORK ON, BUT YOU CAN'T TEACH HEART'.

Event: Madness Clown Chaos
Date: Aug 09, 2019

#R1#
Davis connects with a looping right hand.
De Souza throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
De Souza misses with a right hand
letting Davis counter with a right hand.
De Souza misses with a leg kick
and Davis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Davis moves out of range of the leg kick from De Souza.
De Souza throws a left and a right that both miss
and De Souza takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A nice inside leg kick there by De Souza. That's going to slow Davis down.
De Souza looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sloppy strikes from De Souza. Those never looked like landing.
Davis throwing a counter right hand but De Souza manages to avoid it.
Davis scores with a nice strike.#T1#
A jab from Davis finds it's way through De Souza's defenses.
De Souza throws a low kick but it's checked well by Davis.
Davis tries to bum rush De Souza with a series of wild strikes but De Souza uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
De Souza lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
De Souza throws a shot to the body.
De Souza lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
De Souza misses with a lunging right hand
and De Souza takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Davis misses with a straight right. #T2#
Davis throws a series of punches but De Souza moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Davis. De Souza does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Souza swinging wildly here.
Davis definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
De Souza throws a combination that misses
enabling Davis to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!#KD#
Davis lands a big right hand that sends De Souza crashing to the mat! Davis stays standing though and waves De Souza back to his feet!#ROC#
De Souza is rocked!
Davis loads up on a big right hand but De Souza slips the punch.
De Souza misses with a jab, cross combination. #T3#
Davis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Souza.
Davis throws an overhand right that drops De Souza like a sack of potatoes! Davis dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Davis!
A very excited looking Joe Davis made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: Madness Fight Night 2
Date: Jul 31, 2019

#R1#
Sienipesu throws a right hand that misses
and De Souza counters with a stiff right hand. #CUT#
It looks like Paavo Sienipesu has been cut.
De Souza throws a shot from downtown. Sienipesu moves away and avoids it.
A shot to the body from Sienipesu misses
enabling De Souza to counter with a crisp jab.
Sienipesu slips a straight right by De Souza.
Sienipesu doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
De Souza connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sienipesu misses with a right hand
and De Souza counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Sienipesu to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by De Souza!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Juan De Souza!
Juan De Souza thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 26, 2019

#R1##TD2#
Bracken looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
De Souza wants to get back to his feet but Bracken is in a dominant position and won't allow it. #SU2#
De Souza is working an open guard so Bracken takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
A punch lands to the side of Bracken 's head but he takes it in his stride.
De Souza checks a leg kick.
A clash of legs there as De Souza blocks the low kick.
De Souza swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
De Souza cracks Bracken with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bracken tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. De Souza manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bracken with a lazy takedown attempt
and De Souza counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bracken is looking to land body kicks.
It looked like De Souza wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#T1#
Donk. De Souza catches Bracken right on the button with a cross.
Bracken with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling De Souza to score with a decent uppercut.
Bracken has his takedown stuffed
and De Souza counters with a nice uppercut.
De Souza lands a head shot.
Bracken walks into a jab.
Bracken takes one on the button.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bracken is defended easily by De Souza.
Juan De Souza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sol Bracken.
De Souza uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Juan De Souza is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T2#
Bracken throws a head kick that misses
and De Souza counters with a series of strikes. Bracken will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bracken fails with the takedown.
Bracken tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but De Souza paws at him with a jab and circles away.
De Souza throwing a counter right hand but Bracken manages to avoid it.
De Souza stuns Bracken with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
De Souza scores with a shot to the body.
De Souza lands with a straight right. Bracken didn't see that one coming.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bracken.
Bracken looks winded!#T3#
De Souza scores with a jab. Bracken acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
De Souza scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bracken misses with an uppercut
and De Souza counters with a straight right hand.
Bracken finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
De Souza is looking for a counter combo.
De Souza dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
De Souza defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bracken.
Bracken wants to clinch but De Souza slips to the side
and De Souza counters with a stiff right hand.
De Souza throws a one two combo. #T4#
Bracken throws a lazy body kick
and De Souza counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bracken shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and De Souza counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Souza scores with a nice strike.
De Souza works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.#ROC#
Bracken is rocked!
De Souza scores with a jab to the body.
De Souza cracks Bracken with a good jab.
Bracken is still on wobbly legs! Can De Souza finish him?
De Souza comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bracken seems to have recovered his senses.
Bracken is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juan De Souza dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
De Souza scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bracken closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
De Souza lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bracken throws a left and a right that both miss
and De Souza counters with a stiff right hand.
De Souza fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Bracken to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Bracken looks to clinch but De Souza throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Bracken taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Juan De Souza!

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