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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thiago de Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darren Frost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). de Souza comes into the arena with Dry County blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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177 lbs
17 - 7 - 0 |
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174 cm
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165 lbs
15 - 4 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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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
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thiago de Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Darren Frost!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Patrick Alders and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from de Souza is predictable there
and de Souza takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
de Souza blocks a head kick by Frost.
Frost throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A slapping body kick lands there for Frost.
de Souza swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Frost throws a head kick but de Souza moves out of range.
de Souza tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
de Souza shoots in for a double leg but Frost sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
de Souza throws a right and a left that both miss.
Frost does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost throws a jab but it's blocked by de Souza.
Frost avoids the body shot from de Souza.
de Souza thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Frost if he has to take too many more of those.
de Souza cracks a nice hook into Frost's ribs.
de Souza connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Frost keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Frost avoids the body shot from de Souza.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
de Souza ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
de Souza shoots in and drives through. Frost sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thiago de Souza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Frost turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Frost goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
de Souza moves forwards but Frost connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Frost goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Darren Frost is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
de Souza shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Frost but Frost pushes him off and we're back to square one.
de Souza misses with a low kick.
de Souza is looking to wear down Frost with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frost on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
de Souza shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Frost pinned against the cage. Frost gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
de Souza blocks a head kick by Frost.
Frost checks a leg kick.
Frost scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Frost throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
de Souza tries to land a leg kick but Frost saw it coming and moves away.
Frost avoids the body shot from de Souza.
Frost misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
de Souza throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
de Souza cracks the inside of Frost's front leg.
Frost is looking to chop away at de Souza's legs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Frost misses with a kick to the body.
Frost avoids the body shot from de Souza.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Thiago de Souza will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
de Souza tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Frost swivels and escapes.
de Souza throws a sloppy body shot
and Frost counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. de Souza is lucky that one didn't land flush.
de Souza moves out of range of the body kick.
de Souza misses with a kick to the body.
Frost delivers a nice body kick.
de Souza misses with a wild body shot.
Frost tries a low kick but de Souza avoids it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Frost darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Frost tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
de Souza throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from de Souza.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Frost, right into the meat.
Frost dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on de Souza. That did some damage!
Frost loads up on a big right hand but de Souza slips the punch.
Frost avoids the head kick by de Souza.
Thiago de Souza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
de Souza throws a nice outside leg kick.
de Souza takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Frost.
de Souza lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Frost circles away quickly and effectively.
Darren Frost seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Frost scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
de Souza throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
de Souza throws out a leg kick but Frost moves out of range and de Souza only half commits.
Horrible takedown by de Souza or perhaps it was just good defense by Frost which made him look bad.
de Souza blocks a head kick by Frost.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
de Souza fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thiago de Souza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
de Souza fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Frost looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Frost throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A bone on bone clash there as Frost blocks the leg kick.
de Souza misses with a head kick.
de Souza tries to land a leg kick but Frost saw it coming and moves away.
Frost moves out of range of the leg kick from de Souza.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
de Souza lands a head kick!
Frost throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by de Souza.
Frost misses with a head kick.
Frost cracks the inside of de Souza's front leg.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
de Souza misses with a low kick as Frost jumps back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
de Souza stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Frost.
Frost throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darren Frost showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! de Souza's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A low kick from de Souza misses
and Frost counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Frost takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
de Souza checks a leg kick nicely.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Frost.
Frost keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Frost pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Frost checks a leg kick.
de Souza walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Frost checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Frost looks to land a body kick but de Souza moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Frost throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
de Souza swings for the body but Frost moves out of range.
Frost tries a head kick but it misses.
Some wild striking there from de Souza.
A chopping leg kick lands by de Souza.
de Souza blocks a head kick by Frost.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
de Souza throws a leg kick but Frost sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Frost takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
de Souza moves out of range of the body kick.
Frost lands a nice looking kick to the body. de Souza takes a step back to recover.
de Souza throws a wild body kick that Frost sees coming a mile off.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by de Souza.
de Souza misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
de Souza looks to score with a jab to the body but Frost is just out of range.
de Souza throws a head kick but Frost moves out of range.
de Souza blocks a head kick by Frost.
de Souza on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
de Souza misses with an attempted mid kick.
de Souza drops his hands momentarily and Frost takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That kick from de Souza tenderised Frost's leg. Frost is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frost throws a head kick that misses.
de Souza checks a leg kick.
Frost blocks a head kick by de Souza.
de Souza throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
de Souza shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Frost but Frost pushes him off and we're back to square one.
de Souza misses with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
de Souza misses with a low kick as Frost jumps back.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Darren Frost.
Well Frost 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:29
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Darren Frost!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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