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Event:
BFA 3: Tokyo 1
Date: Sep 11, 2022 |
#R1#
Souza shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Korhonen thinks about countering with a body kick.
Souza tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Korhonen was well out of range. Poor timing from Souza.#TD2#
Souza decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.#SUB#
Korhonen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Souza is looking to take a break and control but Korhonen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Souza really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Korhonen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#SUB#
Korhonen is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Souza pulls his head out easily. #SUB#
Korhonen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Souza is pressing down on Korhonen's thigh, looking to free his foot. Korhonen is holding on for now. #SUB#
Korhonen looking for submissions off his back.
Souza looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#SUB#
Korhonen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#T1#
Souza wants to stand up but Korhonen has a hold of him and won't allow it.
We've been hearing good reports from Korhonen's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.#SUB#
Korhonen looking for submissions off his back.#SUB#
Korhonen looking for submissions off his back.#SUB#
Korhonen looking for a kimura from the bottom but Souza passes into side control!
Korhonen is breathing heavily.
A lull in the action here.
Korhonen stops Souza from passing to mount. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Souza working the head and body with strikes.
Souza is looking to take a break and control but Korhonen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Korhonen sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.#SUB#
Korhonen actively working from the bottom here.
Korhonen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #SUB#
Korhonen actively working from the bottom here.
Souza with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. #T3#
Souza's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.#SUB#
Korhonen is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Souza pulls his head out easily. #SUB#
Korhonen is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Souza pulls his head out easily. #SUB2#
Souza is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Korhonen sees it coming and defends easily.
Souza sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Korhonen defending well though. #SUB#
Korhonen is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Souza is tapping! Great win for Korhonen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Sauvo Korhonen!
Sauvo Korhonen decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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Event:
BFA 2: Sydney 2
Date: Sep 04, 2022 |
#R1#
Souza avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Souza shapes to counter with a head kick.
Souza looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Rodriguez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Souza looks for a takedown but Rodriguez sprawls well.
Rodriguez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Souza pinned against the cage. Souza gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Souza tries a head kick but it misses.
Souza throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rodriguez is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Souza looks for a takedown but Rodriguez sprawls well.#CL2#
Souza darts in and clinches Rodriguez up against the cage.#TD2#
Souza gets control of Rodriguez's arms and successfully pulls guard. Souza will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.#T1#
Rodriguez prevents Souza from getting back to his feet.
Rodriguez is looking to pass into half guard but Souza pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Souza is in guard.#REVB#
Souza trying to control but Rodriguez is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SU2#
Souza decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Rodriguez, up you get!
Rodriguez slaps away a takedown attempt from Souza, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Josh Rodriguez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Souza.#TD#
Rodriguez shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Souza napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Rodriguez definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#T2#
Rodriguez trying to control the action but Souza is working from the bottom.
Rodriguez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Souza on the ground.
Souza wants to control but Rodriguez postures up.
Rodriguez trying to control the action but Souza is working from the bottom.
Souza regains half guard.
Souza moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.#T3#
Souza trying to control the position.
Rodriguez has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Souza manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rodriguez manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB##SUB2#
Souza is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Rodriguez keeping moving, preventing Souza from controlling successfully. #T4##SU2#
Souza stands up from Rodriguez's guard - Souza perhaps looking for a knockout.
Rodriguez tries a head kick but it misses.
Souza tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rodriguez sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Souza somewhat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Souza shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rodriguez sprawls well. Rodriguez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Souza gets slowly back to his feet.
Rodriguez is looking to counter with a body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Souza dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2##CL2#
Souza clinches up with Rodriguez and pushes him back against the cage.#BC2#
Souza breaks from the clinch.
#CL2#
Souza has taken the fight to the clinch.
#TD2#
Souza is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Rodriguez can't fight it off and eventually Souza manages to take the fight to the floor. Rodriguez looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Rodriguez keeping moving, preventing Souza from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#T1#
Souza sitting in guard here, content to control.
Souza wants to control from the top but Rodriguez keeps moving.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Souza passes into half guard. #T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Rodriguez wants to improve his position but Souza is controlling well.
Jose Souza has got the better of the ground game so far.
Souza trying to control the action but Rodriguez is working from the bottom.
Souza thows a huge punch but Rodriguez dodges it nicely.
#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Rodriguez stuffs the takedown.#TD2#
Souza looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Souza passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Rodriguez! #T3#
Rodriguez wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Souza.
#SUB2#
Souza throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Rodriguez has his hands clasped together but Souza breaks the hold and Rodriguez is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Souza!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jose Souza! |
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Event:
BFA 1 - Pena v Blachowicz
Date: Aug 28, 2022 |
#R1#
Souza goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. #TD#
Smith shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Smith stops Souza from getting back to his feet.
Smith throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Smith takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Smith seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Souza for as long as he can get away with.
Smith is thwarting Souza's attempts to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Souza wants to control the action here but instead Smith manages to pass to full mount! #T1##SU#
Smith stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Souza throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Souza throws a head kick that misses.
Smith is looking to counter punch.#TD#
Smith looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Souza!
Souza tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Smith controlling from the full mount.
Smith has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.#SUB#
Smith working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Souza looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Smith! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Evan Smith! |
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