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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Milo Boyd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kesigan Jacare Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boyd kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is All of the Lights - Kanye West. Jacare Souza has chosen cannot be stopped as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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220 lbs
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199 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Milo Boyd !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kesigan Jacare Souza!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacare Souza fails with the takedown
and Boyd makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jacare Souza cracks the inside of Boyd 's front leg.
Jacare Souza is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Boyd gets the takedown into side control.
Jacare Souza manages to get back to half guard.
Jacare Souza looking for submissions off his back.
Jacare Souza is trying to maintain the position but Boyd is very close to passing his half guard.
Boyd thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jacare Souza throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Jacare Souza is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Boyd wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jacare Souza keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyd lands strikes from half guard.
Boyd knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jacare Souza on the ground.
Boyd working the head and body with strikes.
Boyd lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Boyd seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Jacare Souza trying to control here.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Boyd in particular looking to stall.
Boyd stops Jacare Souza from getting back to his feet.
Boyd is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Jacare Souza doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Boyd .
Jacare Souza missing with punches from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boyd lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Boyd is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Boyd is trying to control. Jacare Souza wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jacare Souza looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Boyd working over Jacare Souza with some ground and pound. Jacare Souza looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Boyd is taking a breather. Jacare Souza says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Ground and pound from Boyd .
Jacare Souza is staying active underneath Boyd , who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jacare Souza is looking for a sweep. Boyd is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyd is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Jacare Souza doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Boyd .
Boyd working over Jacare Souza with some ground and pound. Jacare Souza looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Boyd wants to pass to mount but Jacare Souza is defending the position.
Boyd is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Boyd there.
Jacare Souza is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Boyd pulls his head out easily.
Boyd working the head and body with strikes.
Jacare Souza taking some punishment here, with Boyd in his half guard.
Jacare Souza makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Jacare Souza.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyd lands a couple of elbows.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boyd stops Jacare Souza from standing up.
Jacare Souza looks winded!
Jacare Souza keeping full guard, as Boyd tries to pass.
Boyd trying to control the position from guard on top but Jacare Souza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jacare Souza throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Boyd tries to stand but Jacare Souza is controlling from the bottom.
Jacare Souza had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Boyd defends it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jacare Souza throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Milo Boyd 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.
Jacare Souza misses with a takedown attempt
and Boyd counters with a stiff right hand.
Boyd has managed to clinch.
Boyd pulls guard.
Jacare Souza is looking to work some ground and pound but Boyd has wrist control.
Boyd keeping moving, preventing Jacare Souza from controlling successfully.
Jacare Souza sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Boyd 's guard.
Boyd tries to roll over but Jacare Souza keeps him under control.
Jacare Souza is trying to work for a kimura but Boyd is defending well.
Boyd tries to roll over but Jacare Souza keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacare Souza wants to take a breather but Boyd is having none of it.
Boyd is looking to control Jacare Souza's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Boyd avoid being mounted?
Boyd is not content to let Jacare Souza control the position.
Jacare Souza is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Boyd is just riding it out for now. Jacare Souza eventually gives up the hold.
Jacare Souza is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Boyd sees it coming and defends easily.
Jacare Souza is breathing heavily.
Boyd is looking for a sweep. Jacare Souza is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacare Souza is working for a kimura but Boyd is defending it quite comfortably.
Boyd tries to get to full guard but Jacare Souza has control of the leg.
Jacare Souza trying to control the action but Boyd is working from the bottom.
Boyd is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacare Souza throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
It looks like Jacare Souza is going to stand back up.
Boyd wants to get back to his feet.
Boyd tries to roll over but Jacare Souza keeps him under control.
Boyd is refusing to be controlled, as Jacare Souza sits in half guard.
Boyd wants to get back to his feet.
Jacare Souza is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Boyd preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacare Souza is looking for a kimura here.
Boyd is trying to get back to full guard.
Boyd wants to control but Jacare Souza is keeping busy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boyd is concentrating on defense, preventing Jacare Souza from advancing position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Milo Boyd will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! 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.
Boyd shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kesigan Jacare Souza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jacare Souza tries to sprawl but Boyd drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Boyd landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Jacare Souza gets back to full guard.
Jacare Souza looking for a guillotine here but Boyd defends easily.
Boyd lands a couple of digs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Boyd accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Boyd lands a couple of digs.
Boyd lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Boyd is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Jacare Souza working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Boyd doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Boyd manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyd lands a couple of elbows.
Jacare Souza has his foot on Boyd 's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Boyd works his way back into a safe position though.
Jacare Souza takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Boyd looking to sit in guard and control but Jacare Souza gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jacare Souza slips nicely into half guard.
Boyd tries to roll over but Jacare Souza keeps him under control.
Jacare Souza is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Boyd sees it coming and defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyd is controlling Jacare Souza's trapped leg to prevent Jacare Souza from advancing to side control.
Boyd is trying to stand.
Jacare Souza prevents Boyd from improving his position.
Milo Boyd overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jacare Souza trying to control from half guard but Boyd is working away.
Jacare Souza stands up and beckons Boyd to join him on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacare Souza tries for a takedown but Boyd circles away easily
and Boyd counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Jacare Souza!
Jacare Souza struggling a bit here.
Boyd scores with punches from side control.
Boyd happy to just control the position for now.
Check out the look on Boyd 's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boyd wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jacare Souza, who protects the arm well.
Boyd swings around for an armbar but Jacare Souza sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Boyd 's guard.
Boyd managing to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyd preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Milo Boyd is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boyd pulls Jacare Souza in close to his closed guard and prevents Jacare Souza from doing any damage or advancing position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kesigan Jacare Souza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Milo Boyd has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Jacare Souza shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Boyd moves into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Milo Boyd showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Boyd has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Milo Boyd !
A less than humble Milo Boyd misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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