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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jamal White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Nunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). White's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, General Public - Tenderness. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

White
vs
Nunes

184 cm
21
165 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

175 cm
26
157 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

CEC Nutrition Q159 (*$75*)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jamal White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Diego Nunes!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Steve Montenegro and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White tries to clinch but Nunes is having none of it.
Jamal White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nunes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
White fails with an attempt to clinch.
White is looking to clinch.
Nunes looks to land a combination. White sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A head kick misses from Nunes.

Nunes gets tackled into the cage by White. White maintains the clinch.
A knee to the head by White.

It looks like Diego Nunes has been cut.
White looking to throw knees to the head but Nunes is blocking nicely.
Nunes tries to work over White's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
White stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
White scores a nice knee to the body.
White tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nunes tries to break free but White pushes him back against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A knee to the head by White.
Nunes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but White has him pressed against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White is looking to control Nunes's arms but Nunes gets an underhook and turns him. Now White has his back to the cage.
White lands an elbow that stopped Nunes in his tracks for a moment.
White looking to throw knees to the head but Nunes is blocking nicely.
White utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
White lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
White tries to land knees in the clinch but Nunes avoids the damage to the body.
White keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nunes's efforts to push away.
White landing some nice looking knees to the body.
White tries to land knees in the clinch but Nunes avoids the damage to the body.
White landing knees to the head.
Nunes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with White's elbow.
Nunes is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

Nunes manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - White looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nunes misses with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - White looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nunes thows a leg kick but White checks it

and White holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
White keeps control of Nunes as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
White keeps control of Nunes as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nunes jumps guard but White turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
White utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nunes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but White has him pressed against the cage.
White lands a nice knee to the body.
White blocks a body shot from Nunes.
White is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nunes looks gassed!
White connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nunes's face.
White landing knees to the body.
White keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nunes's efforts to push away.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. White obliges.
White lands a nice elbow.
Nunes wants to get back to striking at distance but White won't allow it.
White with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White lands a good knee to the midsection. Nunes won't want to take too many of those.
White keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nunes's efforts to push away.
White utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
White landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
White scores with a knee to the head.
White lands an elbow that stopped Nunes in his tracks for a moment.
Nunes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. White obliges.
White lands a knee to the head.
White creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nunes's defenses.
Nunes takes a knee right on the jaw!
White lands an elbow inside that Nunes shrugs off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A knee to the head by White.
Nunes takes a knee right on the jaw!
White with a knee to the head.
White lands a nice elbow.
White taking a breather.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nunes is trying to pull guard but White has him pressed against the cage.
A knee to the head by White.
White lands a good knee to the midsection. Nunes won't want to take too many of those.
A knee to the head by White.
White leaning his opponent against the cage.
Nunes tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. White smiles and moves away.
Jamal White has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Diego Nunes.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Nunes.
White tries to improve position but can't.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
White manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jamal White dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Diego Nunes's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Nunes throws a sloppy head kick

and White counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by White.
Knees to the body from White.
Nunes jumps guard but White turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Nunes working hard to break the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for White.
Nunes working hard to break the clinch.
White connects with a knee to the head.
White crunches a lovely knee into Nunes's ribcage.
A knee to the head by White.
Nunes has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by White after a bit of a struggle.
Nunes working hard to break the clinch.
Knees to the body from White.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White landing knees to the head.
White comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
White lands a knee to the body.
Nunes is breathing heavily.
White with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
White landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jamal White has scored more points in the clinch so far.
White unloads a knee to the mid-section.
White landing knees to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White connects with a knee to the head.
White landing knees to the body.
A knee to the head by White.
White landing knees to the head.
White holding his opponent close, against the cage.
White unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nunes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
White lands an elbow just above Nunes 's eye.
White lands a nice knee to the body.
Nunes takes a knee right on the jaw!
White utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
White connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nunes's face.
White controlling the action here for a moment.
Nunes fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jamal White has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Diego Nunes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from White.
White gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
White lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nunes is trying to break the clinch but White has him pressed against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
White putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nunes in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
White is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nunes tries to pull guard but White won't allow it.
Nunes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
White creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nunes's defenses.
Nice elbow from White.
White is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
White lands an elbow inside.
White connects with a knee to the head.
White landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
White landing knees to the head.
White stalling the fight.
White scores with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nunes takes an elbow to the forehead.
White connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nunes's face.
White lands a knee to the body.
Nunes is looking to take this one to the mat.
White landing some nice looking knees to the body.
White creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nunes's defenses.
White lands a good knee to the midsection. Nunes won't want to take too many of those.
White lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nunes takes a knee right on the jaw!
White lands a good knee to the midsection. Nunes won't want to take too many of those.
White landing knees to the head.
White unloads a knee to the mid-section.
White lands an elbow inside that Nunes shrugs off.
Nunes wants to take the fight to the mat but White manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
White landing knees to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Nunes wants a takedown.
Nunes takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nunes has had enough of the clinch but White keeps him there for the moment.
Nunes tries to pull guard but White forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White scores with a knee to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on White - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
White using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
White lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nunes can't break the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nunes takes an elbow to the temple.
Nunes wants to break free but White has control.
White lands a nice knee to the body.
White stalling in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jamal White dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Diego Nunes's cut.
That's time! White's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

White moves into the clinch successfully.
White lands an elbow inside.
White scores with a knee to the head.
Nunes misses with a body punch.
Nunes tries to pull guard but White holds him up against the cage and eventually Nunes drops back down to his feet.
White keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nunes's efforts to push away.
White unloads a knee to the mid-section.
White lands an elbow just above Nunes 's eye.
White scores with a knee to the head.
White using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nunes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nunes tries a body shot but White blocks it.
A knee to the head by White.
Nunes tries to pull guard but White won't allow it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
White lands a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. White obliges.
White creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nunes's defenses.
White keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nunes's efforts to push away.
White landing knees to the head.
Nunes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but White has him pressed against the cage.
White is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nunes can do to turn this around?
White tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
White crunches a lovely knee into Nunes's ribcage.
Nunes tries to break the clinch but White is controlling the position.
White is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
White pressing his opponent against the cage.
Knees to the body from White.
White unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from White.
White with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nunes is trying to break the clinch but White is controlling him.
White tries to land a knee to the head but Nunes blocks with his arms.
White misses with a knee strike.
A frustrated look appears on Nunes's face as he tries to break 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!

Nunes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
White tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nunes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
White tries to clinch up but Nunes circles away and keeps his distance.
Nunes throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
White is looking to clinch.
White moves in looking to clinch but Nunes pushes him off.
White tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Nunes counters with a one-two to the body.
White fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Nunes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nunes thows a body shot but no joy.
White tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
White wants to clinch.
White tries to clinch up
and Nunes counters with a big head kick but White shrugs it off.
Jamal White is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A thudding body kick lands there by Nunes!
White tries to clinch but Nunes moves out of range.
Nunes closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Nunes misses with a takedown attempt - White sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jamal White has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Diego Nunes.
Nunes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
White tries to clinch there but Nunes circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White fails with an attempt to clinch.
White wants to clinch.
White tries to clinch up but Nunes circles away and keeps his distance.

White moves into the clinch.
White lands a knee to the body.
Nunes is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but White is defending well.
Nunes takes an elbow to the temple.
Nunes wants to get back to striking at distance but White won't allow it.
White connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nunes's face.
Diego Nunes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
White lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nunes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knees to the body from White.
Nunes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jamal White showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for White, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jamal White!
Jamal White was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
90%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Olag Clubber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bariga Cocainich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clubber comes to the cage accompanied by Nyan Cat. The crowd seem to be enjoying Cocainich's choice of entrance music: Будущее 9эт . Bariga Cocainich is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Clubber
vs
Cocainich

180 cm
21
265 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

180 cm
30
250 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Olag Clubber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bariga Cocainich!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Eddie Farnsworth and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cocainich throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Clubber tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Cocainich is in Clubber's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Clubber is looking to stand up but Cocainich isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Clubber throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cocainich in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cocainich wants to control from the top but Clubber keeps moving.
Cocainich advances to half guard.

Cocainich seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Clubber is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Bariga Cocainich!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
42%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tom Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darrell Miles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miles is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Tupac - Only God Can Judge Me. Darrell Miles has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tom Sato's chin.

Sato
vs
Miles

178 cm
28
180 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

185 cm
23
185 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tom Sato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Darrell Miles!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, David Schapiro and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miles is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sato sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Miles steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sato.
Miles keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Miles tries to clinch up.
Sato lands an overhand right.
Sato misses with a looping right.
Miles defending well as Sato loads up on a big left hand.
Miles ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sato moves away.
Miles throws a hook to the side of Sato's head but Sato sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sato lands a nice shot that snaps Miles's head back.
Sato with a nice cross.
Sato misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Miles on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Miles closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sato is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Sato takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Miles lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Miles working the body and head with strikes.
Miles in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miles landing a few strikes.
Miles trying to control the action but Sato is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Miles lands some shots froms side control.

Sato is rocked!
Miles lands a strong strike to the head of Sato. That's dazed him! Miles looking to finish here. Sato is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Miles lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darrell Miles!
Our winner, Darrell Miles, 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.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
94%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Air Dale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willy Fuentes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fuentes has chosen Big Willy Style - Will Smith as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Dale
vs
Fuentes

172 cm
22
137 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

178 cm
22
147 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

CEC Nutrition Q159 (*$75*)
SPARTA FIGHTWARE-GTI

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Air Dale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Willy Fuentes!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Eddie Farnsworth and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dale moves in looking to clinch but Fuentes pushes him off.
Fuentes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dale was well out of range. Poor timing from Fuentes.
Dale tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dale tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Fuentes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fuentes connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dale's hands.
Fuentes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fuentes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fuentes cracks Dale with a good jab.
Dale moves in looking to clinch but Fuentes pushes him off.
Dale wants to clinch up but Fuentes keeps it at a distance.
Fuentes keeps the fight on the outside.
Fuentes scores with a jab.
Dale tries to clinch but Fuentes moves away
and Fuentes counters with a low kick, right behind Dale 's knee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Fuentes!
A cross from Fuentes lands.
Dale tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fuentes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dale tries to clinch up.
Fuentes fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

Dale rushes Fuentes and presses him up against the cage.
Dale missing with knees to the body.
Dale blocks an uppercut.
Fuentes wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fuentes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dale has him pressed against the cage.
Dale with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuentes missing with knees to the body.
Fuentes misses with some punches.

Fuentes breaks the clinch.
Dale is looking to clinch.
Dale darts in trying to clinch
and Fuentes counters with a nice body shot.
Dale wants to clinch
and Fuentes counters with a two punch combo.

Dale is rocked!
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!
Fuentes tries to bum rush Dale with a series of wild strikes but Dale uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dale is looking to clinch but Fuentes is avoiding it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dale closes the distance looking to clinch
and Fuentes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fuentes scores with a head kick. Dale tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Oh Dale is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fuentes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dale. That did some damage!
Dale wants to clinch.

Dale instigates a clinch.
Dale seems to have got his legs back now.
Dale keeps control of Fuentes as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dale as Fuentes tries to tie him up.

Fuentes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuentes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dale manages to avoid it.
Fuentes throws a big shot that misses.

Dale moves into range and clinches up with Fuentes.
Fuentes throws an elbow but it misses.

Fuentes breaks from the clinch.
Fuentes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dale ducks under a wild hook from Fuentes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dale moves in looking to clinch but Fuentes pushes him off.
Dale is looking to clinch but Fuentes is avoiding it.
Fuentes circles away from the clinch attempt
and Fuentes counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Willy Fuentes 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.

Dale avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dale tries to clinch but Fuentes moves out of range.
Dale moves away from the strike by Fuentes.
Dale tries to clinch but Fuentes moves away
and Fuentes counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Dale slips a jab from Fuentes.
Dale tries to clinch but Fuentes moves away
and Fuentes counters with a straight right hand.
Willy Fuentes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dale is looking to clinch.
Fuentes throws out a leg kick but Dale moves out of range and Fuentes only half commits.
Fuentes's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dale under the eye.
Dale tries to clinch up
and Fuentes counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuentes misses the shot to the body.
Dale tries to clinch but Fuentes is having none of it.
Fuentes misses with a wild body shot.
Fuentes thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fight stays on the outside here - Dale looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fuentes scores with a jab to the head.
Dale tries to clinch but Fuentes is having none of it.
Dale tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fuentes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fuentes swings for the body but Dale moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuentes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dale.
Nice shot lands for Fuentes.
Fuentes throws a body punch but Dale moves out of range.
Fuentes circles away from the clinch attempt
and Fuentes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fuentes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dale is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Fuentes.
Dale tries to clinch up but Fuentes circles away and keeps his distance.
Dale tries to clinch but Fuentes moves out of range.
Dale is looking to clinch but Fuentes is avoiding it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuentes just misses with a punch to the body.
Dale tries to clinch there but Fuentes circles away.
Fuentes keeps the fight on the outside.
Fuentes circles away from the clinch attempt
and Fuentes counters with a stiff right hand.
Fuentes throws out a powerful jab.
Dale tries to close the distance and clinch but Fuentes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fuentes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A lazy left from Fuentes finds it's target.
Dale is looking to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dale tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dale tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Fuentes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Dale instigates a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dale.
Dale throws an elbow that misses.
Fuentes wants to get back to striking at distance but Dale won't allow it.
Dale throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fuentes avoiding damage as Dale throws knees to the body.
Fuentes takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fuentes wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Willy Fuentes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Dale tries to clinch but Fuentes is having none of it.
Fuentes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Air Dale is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fuentes lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dale tries to clinch
and Fuentes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dale tries to clinch up.
Fuentes scores with a one two! Dale had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Dale tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dale doesn't manage to clinch there - Fuentes circles away.
Dale darts in trying to clinch
and Fuentes counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dale thinking.
Dale uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fuentes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dale tries to clinch but Fuentes moves out of range.
Dale avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fuentes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dale looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dale fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dale is looking to clinch but Fuentes is avoiding it.
Fuentes lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dale at a distance.
Dale looks to clinch
and Fuentes makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Dale really felt that one!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuentes misses the shot to the body.
Fuentes's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dale under the eye.
Air Dale seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dale tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fuentes lands with a good body shot.
Dale tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dale tries to clinch there but Fuentes circles away.
Nice body punch from Fuentes.
Dale doesn't manage to clinch there - Fuentes circles away.
Dale drops his hands momentarily and Fuentes takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dale tries to close the distance and clinch but Fuentes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fuentes lands a jab-cross combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dale tries to clinch but Fuentes is having none of it.
Fuentes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dale was well out of range. Poor timing from Fuentes.
Dale tries to close the distance and clinch but Fuentes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dale wants to clinch up but Fuentes keeps it at a distance.
Good shot there by Fuentes.
Dale tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Fuentes counters with a left to the body.
Fuentes thuds a left hand into Dale's body.
Fuentes swats away the attempt to clinch by Dale.
A jab from Fuentes finds it's way through Dale's defenses.
Willy Fuentes is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Fuentes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dale tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fuentes fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dale tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fuentes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dale looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Fuentes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dale moves away.
Dale takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dale avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Dale has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fuentes is looking to break free of the clinch but Dale has double underhooks.
Air Dale has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fuentes looking to stall.

And that's the end of the fight!
Willy Fuentes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Fuentes winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30

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

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pop
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RATING
54%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rasheed Willis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Krush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Willis comes to the cage accompanied by Kendrick Lamar - HiiiPower. Krush has chosen GrandeMarshall-E&J as his entrance music. Rasheed Willis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Willis
vs
Krush

187 cm
24
200 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

189 cm
28
185 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rasheed Willis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexander Krush!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Russell Pearce and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krush throws a one two combo.
Krush tries a head kick but it misses.
Krush fails in his attempt to clinch.
Willis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A punch combination from Krush misses.
Willis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Krush paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Krush tries to keep at a distance but Willis has taken the fight into the clinch.
Krush tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Krush wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Willis keeps control of Krush as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Krush is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Willis is defending well.
Krush misses with a hook to the ribs.
Krush is looking for a takedown.
Willis misses with a punch on the inside.
Krush misses with a punch to the body.
Krush works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
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!
Willis keeps control of Krush as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Willis.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Willis is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Krush is defending well.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Krush.
Willis stalls.
Willis throws an elbow that misses.
Krush lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Willis is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Krush throws a punch but it's blocked by Willis.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Krush creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Krush lands an uppercut.
Krush has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Willis prevents a body shot from Krush.
Krush lands a shoulder strike.
Willis is working for takedown but Krush is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rasheed Willis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Willis is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Krush works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krush misses with a hook from the clinch.
Krush throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Willis blocks it with crossed arms.
Willis tries to throw a body punch but Krush avoids it by throwing Willis back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Willis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Krush fails to land.

Willis manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Willis looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Krush is defending well. Willis quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Krush has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Willis celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rasheed Willis!
An out of breath Rasheed Willis thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

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61%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jd Almanez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ralph Parcaut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Almanez kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Rock Hood by Shinobi Ninja. Parcaut has chosen Maniac as his entrance music. Jd Almanez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Almanez
vs
Parcaut

190 cm
25
190 lbs
10 - 11 - 0

180 cm
29
200 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jd Almanez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ralph Parcaut!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Franklyn Lucas and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parcaut looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Almanez scores with a hook.
Parcaut lands with a cross.
Almanez goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Almanez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Parcaut at a distance.
The crowd cheers as Almanez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Parcaut doesn't seem phased though.

Parcaut is rocked!
Parcaut is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. Almanez just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! Now a right hook, right on the button! Parcaut has gone limp and this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jd Almanez!
During a confident post fight interview, Jd Almanez thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nawal Chekhemani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stefan Roosmalen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Nawal Chekhemani has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Nawal Chekhemani seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Chekhemani
vs
Roosmalen

170 cm
22
191 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

185 cm
29
201 lbs
14 - 5 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Good low kicks
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nawal Chekhemani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stefan Roosmalen!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, David Schapiro and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roosmalen fails to land with a series of punches.

Roosmalen drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Chekhemani is not content to let Roosmalen control the position.
Chekhemani is trying to get back to half guard.
Chekhemani wants to control but Roosmalen postures up.
Chekhemani is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

Roosmalen looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Roosmalen creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Chekhemani sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roosmalen working away.
Chekhemani gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Roosmalen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Chekhemani looking for submissions off his back.

Roosmalen is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Roosmalen trying to control the action but Chekhemani is working from the bottom.
Chekhemani trying to hold on to Roosmalen's head to control him but Roosmalen postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chekhemani is not content to let Roosmalen control the position.

Roosmalen is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Chekhemani doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Roosmalen.
Chekhemani wants to improve his position but Roosmalen is controlling well.
Roosmalen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Chekhemani's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chekhemani gets back to full guard.

Chekhemani is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Roosmalen is aware though and is defending well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roosmalen trying to control but Chekhemani is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Chekhemani looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Roosmalen passes into side control.
Roosmalen throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Chekhemani sneaks back into half guard.
Chekhemani has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Roosmalen is working away from the top position though.
Roosmalen is keen to just control but Chekhemani is a slippery customer.
Chekhemani manages to get to full guard.
Chekhemani is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chekhemani tries to pass to full mount but Roosmalen defends it.
Roosmalen trying to control but Chekhemani postures up.
Chekhemani throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Still in half guard, Chekhemani seems content to control.
Chekhemani missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Roosmalen slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Stefan Roosmalen will probably get the nod.
That's time! Chekhemani's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Chekhemani gets caught napping as Roosmalen dives in and scores a takedown. Chekhemani manages to retain guard.
Roosmalen showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Chekhemani looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Chekhemani is looking for a triangle but Roosmalen pushes his legs off easily.
Roosmalen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chekhemani is keeping the position for now.
Chekhemani pulls Roosmalen in close to prevent any damage.
Roosmalen trying to control the position from guard on top but Chekhemani is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Chekhemani throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chekhemani keeping moving, preventing Roosmalen from controlling successfully.
Chekhemani keeping full guard, as Roosmalen tries to pass.
Chekhemani looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Roosmalen puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Chekhemani avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Roosmalen.
Roosmalen slips a nice elbow through Chekhemani's hands, connecting with Chekhemani's forehead.
Well, if Roosmalen is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Roosmalen looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Chekhemani with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Roosmalen is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chekhemani is in a horrible position here. Roosmalen smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Roosmalen trying to control but Chekhemani is having none of it.
Roosmalen lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roosmalen with a couple of short strikes.
Chekhemani is desperately trying to improve his position but Roosmalen has a good base and remains in mount.
Chekhemani tries to hold on but Roosmalen pushes him away.
Roosmalen postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Chekhemani bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Roosmalen and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stefan Roosmalen!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Stefan Roosmalen made sure he mentioned Milwaukee's Best 160 SALE $150, along with how happy he was to win his fight.

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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
49%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thiago de Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). de Souza's entrance music is Dry County. A fine choice. Matthews has chosen God's Gonna Cut You Down as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

de Souza
vs
Matthews

183 cm
29
177 lbs
26 - 9 - 0

185 cm
30
184 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thiago de Souza!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Matthews!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Dean Styles and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matthews swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Matthews misses the shot to the body.
Matthews fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Matthews tries to close the distance and clinch but de Souza swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
de Souza ducks under a wild hook from Matthews.
Matthews dips to his left and cracks de Souza with an uppercut!
Mike Matthews seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matthews avoids a punch combination nicely.
Matthews doesn't manage to clinch there - de Souza circles away.
Matthews moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matthews throws a chopping leg kick but de Souza manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

Matthews feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends de Souza sprawling to the canvas! de Souza rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Matthews finish him?!

de Souza is rocked!
Matthews scores with a jab to the head.
Oh de Souza is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Matthews thows a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthews moves to clinch but de Souza breaks away
and de Souza counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
de Souza seems to have got his legs back now.
Matthews fakes high and swings low for a body shot but de Souza manages to avoid it.
de Souza throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Matthews's waist but Matthews gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing de Souza off to one side.
Matthews connects with a leg kick. de Souza looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Good leg kick by Matthews there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
de Souza throws a low kick but it's checked well by Matthews.
Matthews fakes a jab and throws a low kick but de Souza checks it well.
de Souza misses the jab.
Matthews tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but de Souza paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Matthews clobbers de Souza with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Matthews walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Matthews tries to close the distance and clinch but de Souza swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
de Souza throws a combination. Matthews tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matthews stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Matthews wants it to stay on the feet.
de Souza on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
de Souza uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Matthews.
de Souza displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Matthews throws out the jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Matthews looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Matthews swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from de Souza. Matthews does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice inside leg kick there by Matthews. That's going to slow de Souza down.
Matthews misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
de Souza keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
de Souza keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
de Souza takes a jab right on the kisser.
Matthews darts in trying to clinch
and de Souza makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Matthews just misses with a punch to the body.
de Souza connects with a solid leg kick.
de Souza keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Matthews lands with a good body shot.
de Souza circles away from the clinch attempt
and de Souza counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matthews tries to clinch but de Souza moves out of range.
Matthews takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Mike Matthews is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Matthews tries to work over de Souza's front leg with a kick but de Souza checks it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Matthews checks a leg kick.
Matthews misses the shot to the body.
de Souza pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Matthews tries to clinch
and de Souza finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Matthews thows a body shot but no joy.
Matthews slips a straight right by de Souza.
Nice body punch from Matthews.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Matthews dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Matthews fails with an attempt to clinch.
Matthews is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down de Souza rather than just go for the knockout.
Matthews misses with a wild body shot.
Matthews fakes high and swings low for a body shot but de Souza manages to avoid it.
de Souza keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice defenses there by de Souza.
Matthews lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Matthews moves out of range of the leg kick from de Souza.
Matthews tries to clinch but de Souza moves away
and de Souza counters with a leg kick.
de Souza uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Matthews.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether de Souza might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Matthews tries to clinch
and de Souza counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Matthews moves away from the strike by de Souza.
Matthews moves out of range of the body kick from de Souza.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthews tries to clinch but de Souza moves out of range.
Matthews misses with a body punch
and de Souza makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Matthews tries to score with a low kick but de Souza moves his leg out of the way.
de Souza cracks the inside of Matthews's front leg.
Matthews throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent de Souza stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by de Souza.
Matthews looks to score with a jab to the body but de Souza is just out of range.
Matthews wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
de Souza checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mike Matthews seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Matthews tries to clinch but de Souza is having none of it.
de Souza with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Matthews to score with a decent uppercut.
de Souza circles away from the clinch attempt
and de Souza counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matthews darts in trying to clinch
and de Souza counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight stays on the outside here - Matthews looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Matthews scores with a jab to the body.
de Souza circles away from the clinch attempt.

Matthews rushes de Souza and presses him up against the cage.

de Souza pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
de Souza thows a body shot but no joy.
Matthews takes a swing at de Souza's ribcage but misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for de Souza.
Matthews fails with an attempt to clinch.
Matthews takes a swing at de Souza's ribcage but misses.
de Souza shoots in looking for a takedown but Matthews manages to keep the fight standing, pushing de Souza's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A decent looking body kick lands there for de Souza.
de Souza keeps Matthews at a distance using the push kick.
de Souza fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
de Souza thumps Matthews with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matthews doesn't manage to clinch there - de Souza circles away.
Matthews throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
de Souza scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
de Souza fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Matthews.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as de Souza checks a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matthews doesn't manage to clinch there - de Souza circles away.
de Souza changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

de Souza decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
de Souza uses his free foot to push down on Matthews's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Matthews.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
de Souza raining down shots from the mount!
de Souza postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Matthews looks a forlorn figure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thiago de Souza dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Matthews swings and misses with a hook to the body.
de Souza swats away the attempt to clinch by Matthews.
Matthews drops his hands momentarily and de Souza takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Matthews is looking to clinch.
Matthews closes the distance looking to clinch
and de Souza counters with an inside leg kick.
Matthews tries to clinch but de Souza moves away
and de Souza counters with a nice uppercut.
de Souza throws a jab but it's blocked by Matthews.
Matthews thows a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
de Souza fails with a takedown attempt.
Matthews on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by de Souza. de Souza obviously looking to wear him down.
Matthews misses with an uppercut
and de Souza counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Matthews tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but de Souza paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Matthews tries a low kick but de Souza avoids it.
A slow jab from Matthews misses its intended target.
Matthews scores with the left hand. de Souza knows he should have avoided that one.
Matthews thows a body shot but no joy.
Matthews swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
de Souza tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Matthews misses with a body shot.
de Souza goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Matthews doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
de Souza throws a nice looking combination but Matthews bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Matthews clinches up with de Souza and pushes him back against the cage.
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!
The referee is keeping an eye on Matthews - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Matthews using the Thai plumb to throw knees but de Souza has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Matthews just misses with a elbow thrown towards de Souza's brow.

de Souza pulls guard.
de Souza tries to land a sweep but no joy.

de Souza is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Matthews is aware though and is defending well.

Matthews is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but de Souza has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Matthews is looking to defend but de Souza has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Matthews! de Souza pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Matthews taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Thiago de Souza!
Thiago de Souza retains his welterweight title!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Thiago de Souza waved his t-shirt featuring [WOT] GR Design - Top quality, from $10 to $150 !'s logo in front of the cameras.