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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alexsandro De Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lil Wayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Souza comes to the cage accompanied by Alex De Souza. Wayne comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Back Up In Yo Ass With The Resurrection kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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161 lbs
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154 lbs
47 - 8 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Alexsandro De Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
47 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lil Wayne!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Souza stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wayne.
Wayne tries to work over De Souza's front leg with a kick but De Souza checks it.
Wayne checks the leg kick nicely there.
Wayne moves out of range of the strikes.
De Souza moves forwards but Wayne connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wayne tried to score with a low kick but De Souza checks it.
De Souza misses with a hook.
Wayne walks into a jab.
Wayne keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
De Souza keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Souza lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wayne has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A leg kick checked by De Souza.
De Souza drops his hands momentarily and Wayne takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
De Souza throws a right and a left that Wayne avoids nicely.
It seemed like Wayne was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wayne tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wayne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Souza.
De Souza shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wayne throws a hook but De Souza blocks it.
De Souza fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wayne manages to avoid it.
De Souza fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wayne. De Souza does a little dance to reset his feet.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wayne.
De Souza moves out of range of the body kick from Wayne.
Wayne throws a nice head kick!
Wayne throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck De Souza on the side of the head.
A lazy body kick from De Souza
and Wayne counters with a nice leg kick.
Wayne lands with a kick to the ribs.
Wayne takes a kick to the side of the head.
Wayne thumps De Souza with a low kick.
Wayne wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wayne's corner calls for a 1-2. Wayne obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Souza lands a body shot.
De Souza stuns Wayne with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wayne wants to land a leg kick but De Souza is out of range.
Wayne throws a wild body kick that De Souza sees coming a mile off.
De Souza misses with a looping left.
Wayne tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
De Souza keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Souza wants to clinch up but Wayne keeps it at a distance.
Wayne tries a quick counter leg kick but De Souza is wise to it.
A clash of legs there as De Souza blocks the low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wayne.
Wayne throws a chopping leg kick but De Souza manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Wayne jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
De Souza waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wayne.
Lil Wayne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Wayne misses.
Wayne avoids the body shot from De Souza.
Wayne throws a predictable looking body shot
and De Souza counters with a nice body kick.
De Souza bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
De Souza checks a low kick from Wayne.
De Souza blocks a low kick nicely.
Wayne thows a body kick. De Souza tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Wayne stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from De Souza.
Wayne scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wayne waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Souza.
De Souza checks a low kick from Wayne.
De Souza lands with an overhand left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Wayne checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Wayne looks to score with a jab to the body but De Souza is just out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Wayne.
Wayne scores with a shot to the body.
Wayne throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wayne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That kick from Wayne tenderised De Souza's leg. De Souza is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wayne throws a leg kick that misses.
De Souza jabs Wayne right on the nose. Wayne blinks but takes it well.
Wayne waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Souza.
De Souza keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wayne.
Wayne just misses with a punch to the body.
De Souza takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wayne throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wayne clobbers De Souza with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Souza. Wayne does a little dance to reset his feet.
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!
Wayne tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and De Souza is able to avoid easily.
Wayne digs a good body shot into De Souza's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as De Souza blocks the low kick.
De Souza slips under a jab.
Wayne motions for De Souza to come forward. Wayne throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
De Souza is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Wayne misses the target.
De Souza scores with a sloppy right hand. Wayne should have avoided that one.
De Souza moves in looking to clinch but Wayne pushes him off.
De Souza connects with a leg kick. Wayne looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
De Souza looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wayne tries a quick counter leg kick but De Souza is wise to it.
Wayne throws a leg kick but De Souza checks it.
De Souza uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wayne.
A nice leg kick lands there from De Souza.
Wayne throws a hook but De Souza blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Souza on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wayne. Wayne obviously looking to wear him down.
Wayne blocks a jab.
Wayne throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
De Souza tries to land a front kick but Wayne steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wayne swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wayne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Souza.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lil Wayne 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.
Wayne jabs at De Souza's body.
De Souza closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wayne throws a wild body kick that De Souza sees coming a mile off.
De Souza checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
De Souza tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Wayne to counter with a crisp jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wayne. De Souza does a little dance to reset his feet.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as De Souza checks a leg kick.
Lil Wayne seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wayne misses with an uppercut
and De Souza counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wayne throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
De Souza scores with a nice head shot.
It looks like De Souza has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Souza misses with a looping right.
Wayne throws a lazy right hand but De Souza sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wayne misses the shot to the body.
Wayne throws a leg kick which misses De Souza's front leg but catches the back leg as De Souza tries to avoid it.
Wayne lands a nice looking body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wayne throws a jab when De Souza was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne fakes a jab and throws a low kick but De Souza checks it well.
A jab from Wayne misses.
Wayne shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Wayne lands with a good body shot.
Wayne throws a hook but De Souza avoids it easily.
Wayne 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.
De Souza throws a hook to the side of Wayne's head but Wayne sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wayne avoids a kick to the body.
Wayne avoids the body shot from De Souza.
De Souza lands with a thumping leg kick.
A jab from De Souza misses.
De Souza throws a hook to the side of Wayne's head but Wayne sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That kick from Wayne tenderised De Souza's leg. De Souza is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wayne checks a low kick from De Souza.
Wayne dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
De Souza keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wayne fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and De Souza has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wayne misses with a hook.
De Souza throws a quick counter kick to the body but Wayne avoids it.
Wayne has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Souza throws an overhand right that lands on Wayne's shoulder, as Wayne tries to avoid the shot.
De Souza connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wayne's hands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wayne ducks under a wild hook from De Souza.
De Souza uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wayne.
Wayne fakes the leg kick and cracks De Souza in the body.
De Souza jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Wayne.
Wayne moves out of range of the leg kick from De Souza.
A jab from De Souza finds it's way through Wayne's defenses.
De Souza moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wayne jabs De Souza right on the nose. De Souza blinks but takes it well.
De Souza takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
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.
De Souza scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wayne in his tracks.
Wayne tries to work over De Souza's front leg with a kick but De Souza checks it.
De Souza swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A leg kick checked by Wayne.
De Souza ducks under a wild hook from Wayne.
De Souza throws a hook to the side of Wayne's head but Wayne sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne throws a body kick that misses.
Wayne ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
De Souza uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wayne.
Wayne throws a jab when De Souza was well out of range.
De Souza thuds his right hand into Wayne's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
De Souza throws the kick towards the body but Wayne avoids it.
De Souza throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wayne ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wayne waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Souza.
Wayne uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Souza.
Wayne ducks under a wild hook from De Souza.
Wayne fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and De Souza has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
De Souza slips under a jab from Wayne.
De Souza looks to land a body kick but Wayne moved away.
Wayne takes one to the side of the head.
Nice shot by De Souza.
Wayne looks to land a left hand but De Souza moved out of range nicely.
De Souza is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wayne throws a looping overhand right but De Souza ducks down to avoid it.
De Souza throwing a counter right hand but Wayne manages to avoid it.
De Souza waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wayne.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wayne throws a nice outside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wayne. De Souza does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wayne takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
De Souza misses with a hook. Wayne ducked under it nicely.
De Souza defending well as Wayne loads up on a big left hand.
Wayne dodges the punch combination from De Souza.
De Souza scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
De Souza avoids the body shot from Wayne.
A telegraphed right hand from Wayne misses the target.
Wayne moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wayne moves out of range as De Souza throws a body kick.
A cross from Wayne lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wayne feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits De Souzas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lil Wayne 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!
Wayne throws a hook but De Souza blocks it.
De Souza swings away with a leg kick that misses.
De Souza checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
It looked like De Souza wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wayne lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
De Souza scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
De Souza moves away from the strike by Wayne.
De Souza is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Wayne checks a leg kick.
Wayne throws a lazy right hand but De Souza sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
De Souza lands with a nice body kick.
Wayne connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wayne misses with a looping left.
De Souza was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wayne throws a body punch but De Souza moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slapping body kick lands there for Wayne.
Wayne throws a nice inside leg kick.
De Souza blocks a low kick nicely.
Wayne connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wayne pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wayne. De Souza does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Souza misses with a low kick.
De Souza is looking to chop away at Wayne's legs.
De Souza with a nice cross.
De Souza checks a leg kick.
Wayne scores with a head kick. De Souza tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Wayne moves out of range of the body kick.
Wayne now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
De Souza gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wayne.
De Souza throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wayne thows a leg kick but De Souza checks it
and De Souza counters with a nice low kick that buckles Wayne's knee momentarily.
Wayne misses with a low kick.
Wayne lands a straight punch to the body, keeping De Souza at a distance.
Wayne throws a low kick but De Souza moves out of range easily.
Wayne misses with a low kick.
De Souza cracks Wayne with a good jab.
Wayne loads up on a big right hand but De Souza slips the punch.
De Souza will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Wayne throws a wild body kick that De Souza sees coming a mile off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wayne ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wayne moves out of range as De Souza throws a body kick.
De Souza bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wayne's head backwards.
Wayne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wayne avoids the body shot from De Souza.
Wayne throws out a counter right but De Souza avoids it with no problem.
Wayne lands a nice shot that snaps De Souza's head back.
De Souza takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
De Souza tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Wayne manages to circle out of the way.
Wayne goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wayne misses with a straight right.
De Souza moves away from the strike by Wayne.
Wayne lands with an overhand left.
De Souza checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
De Souza fires out a quick counter leg kick but Wayne just manages to avoid it.
Wayne connects with an inside leg kick.
A low kick from Wayne is predictable there
and De Souza counters with an outside leg kick.
De Souza scores with a hook.
Wayne slips under a jab from De Souza.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wayne. De Souza does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from De Souza finds it's way through Wayne's defenses.
De Souza looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Wayne getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A bone on bone clash there as De Souza blocks the leg kick.
De Souza feinted there with a counter leg kick.
De Souza lands a slapping body shot.
Wayne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Souza looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wayne counters with a body kick.
Wayne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Souza.
Good exchange - De Souza coming out on top.
Nice cross by Wayne.
De Souza throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wayne.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Wayne.
De Souza takes one to the chin there.
A clash of legs there as Wayne blocks the low kick.
De Souza throws a hook but Wayne blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wayne scores with a leg kick.
De Souza throws a jab when Wayne was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as De Souza blocks the leg kick.
Wayne gets a clinch.
Wayne misses with some punches.
Wayne misses with some punches.
De Souza misses with the head strike.
Wayne wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wayne misses with some punches.
De Souza can't find room to land a body shot as Wayne controls the action.
Wayne takes a shot to the head.
Wayne throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wayne.
Wayne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wayne softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short left from Wayne.
A nice left hand lands by De Souza.
A shot in the inside from De Souza.
A head punch on the inside from De Souza fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lil Wayne really 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.
De Souza looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
And Wayne responds with a good body kick, but De Souza manages to step out the way in time.
De Souza fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Wayne checks it well.
De Souza chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jab, jab by De Souza - just one landing.
Wayne throws a wild body kick that De Souza sees coming a mile off.
Wayne uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Souza.
A telegraphed right hand from De Souza misses the target.
De Souza misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wayne.
De Souza slips under a jab.
De Souza is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Wayne.
Wayne checks the leg kick nicely there.
De Souza scores with a push kick.
De Souza goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wayne swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wayne looks for the body kick but De Souza saw that one coming.
De Souza ducks under a wild hook from Wayne.
Wayne tries to land a leg kick but De Souza saw it coming and moves away.
Wayne misses the shot to the body.
De Souza lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from De Souza.
De Souza scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wayne connects with a nice looking jab.
Wayne is looking to score with low kicks.
Wayne lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
De Souza missing with a left hand there. Wayne was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wayne lands with a kick to the ribs.
Wayne lands a nice leg kick that just misses De Souza's sensitive parts.
A decent looking body kick lands there for De Souza.
A nice leg kick lands there from De Souza.
De Souza misses with a lunging right hand
and Wayne counters with a right hand to the body.
De Souza throws a body punch but Wayne moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Wayne blocks the leg kick.
De Souza ducks under a wild hook from Wayne.
Wayne misses with a head kick.
An attempted straight right counter from De Souza misses the target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Souza keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wayne.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Souza buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
De Souza defending well as Wayne loads up on a big left hand.
Wayne connects with a leg kick. De Souza looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wayne buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wayne throws a poor cross that misses
and De Souza counters with a stiff right hand.
De Souza throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wayne misses with an uppercut.
Wayne throws the kick towards the body but De Souza avoids it.
A low kick from Wayne is predictable there
and De Souza counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De Souza misses with a right hand
and Wayne counters with a nice uppercut.
Wayne fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
De Souza moves out of range of the body kick from Wayne.
Wayne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Souza.
De Souza half committed to a counter leg kick.
De Souza just misses with a punch to the body.
De Souza throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A left lands for De Souza.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Souza moves out of range of the body kick.
Wayne connects with a single shot there.
De Souza uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wayne.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wayne. De Souza does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Souza takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wayne scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A bone on bone clash there as De Souza blocks the leg kick.
De Souza is looking to counter the offense by Wayne and move into the clinch.
De Souza scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wayne in his tracks.
Wayne misses with a wild body shot.
De Souza with a hook.
Nice straight punches there by Wayne. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Wayne.
De Souza avoids the body shot from Wayne.
A shot to the body from Wayne misses
and De Souza counters with a nice uppercut.
De Souza clinches up with Wayne and pushes him back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wayne goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wayne misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Souza blocks an uppercut.
Wayne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wayne misses with a punch to the body.
De Souza struggles to land a body shot inside as Wayne controls his hands.
Wayne scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wayne is looking to control De Souza's arms but De Souza gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wayne has his back to the cage.
Wayne misses with some punches.
Wayne blocks a body shot from De Souza.
Wayne gets through De Souza's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by De Souza.
Wayne misses with some punches.
Wayne tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
De Souza lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wayne misses with a shot to the kidneys.
De Souza works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wayne is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Wayne misses with the head strike.
De Souza lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Alexsandro De Souza will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
De Souza fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
De Souza scores with a decent looking hook.
De Souza forces Wayne back against the cage and clinches.
Wayne wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Souza.
Wayne lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of De Souza backwards.
Wayne can't find room to land a body shot as De Souza controls the action.
Wayne cracks De Souza with a nice body shot.
Wayne can't find room to land a body shot as De Souza controls the action.
De Souza scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wayne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wayne goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wayne struggles to land a body shot inside as De Souza controls his hands.
A nice left hand lands by De Souza.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wayne.
Wayne misses with a punch to the body.
De Souza tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne swings wildly with an uppercut but De Souza uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Souza is leaning against Wayne and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Wayne.
De Souza takes a shot to the head.
Nice body punch from De Souza.
De Souza blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from De Souza.
A shot in the inside from De Souza.
A short uppercut from Wayne.
De Souza blocking some punches.
De Souza lands with a light punch inside.
Wayne misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wayne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Souza works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wayne is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
A short left from De Souza.
De Souza tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Alexsandro De Souza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lil Wayne is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Souza misses with the head strike.
Wayne blocks an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Souza tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De Souza tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wayne's elbow.
Wayne misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wayne has De Souza pressed against the cage.
De Souza misses with a body punch.
Wayne misses with a body punch.
De Souza misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne takes a shot to the head.
De Souza lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wayne backwards.
De Souza scores with a shot to the side of Wayne's head.
Wayne scores with a shot to the side of De Souza's head.
De Souza misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Souza tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wayne's elbow.
De Souza blocks an uppercut.
De Souza lands an uppercut.
Wayne misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wayne tries to work over De Souza's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
De Souza softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Souza tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De Souza misses with some punches.
Wayne misses with a shot to the kidneys.
De Souza swings wildly with an uppercut but Wayne uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Souza misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wayne prevents a body shot from De Souza.
De Souza misses with a hook to the ribs.
Alexsandro De Souza has scored more points in the clinch so far.
De Souza lands a nice uppercut.
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 can't find room to land a body shot as Wayne controls the action.
De Souza misses with a punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexsandro De Souza showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Wayne 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 47:48
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 46:49
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lil Wayne!
A victorious Lil Wayne thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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