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Event:
EFFA 182
Date: Oct 15, 2016 |
#R1#
Suri bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Suri checks the leg kick nicely there.
Suri moves out of range of the body kick from Souza.
Suri scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Souza throws an off balance right hand
and Suri counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Souza takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Suri walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Souza checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Souza stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Suri.
Suri gets cracked there but stands up to it.
#CUT2#
It looks like Sher Shah Suri has been cut.
Souza throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Souza throws a looping overhand right but Suri ducks down to avoid it.
Suri lands a leg kick that knocks Souza off balance momentarily.
Suri pushes Souza away with a front kick.
Souza pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
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!
Suri throws a body shot but no joy.
Souza throws a series of punches but Suri avoids them all with ease.
Souza throws a hook to the side of Suri's head but Suri sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Suri feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Souza's calf.
Suri tries a low kick but Souza avoids it.
Souza is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Souza misses with a looping right.
A good leg kick by Suri.
Suri definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#T1#
Suri lands with an uppercut that bounces Souza off the ropes and back into range.
Souza throws a jab but it's blocked by Suri.
Souza throws a shot from downtown. Suri moves away and avoids it.
Suri fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Souza.
Souza lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Suri circles away quickly and effectively.
Suri throwing a counter right hand but Souza manages to avoid it.
Souza throws a sloppy head kick and Suri moves out of range easily.
Souza tries to clinch up
and Suri counters with a nice uppercut.
Suri scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Souza attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Suri really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Nice straight punches there by Suri. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Suri.
Souza throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Suri stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Souza.
Souza throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Suri counters with a left to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Souza throws a leg kick but Suri sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A cross from Suri lands.
Souza pulls out of a head kick attempt.
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.#T2#
Souza throws a hook to the side of Suri's head but Suri sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Suri is looking to slow Souza down with leg kicks.
Suri is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Good leg kick by Suri there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Souza looks to land a left hand but Suri moved out of range nicely.
Souza blocks a leg kick.#CL2#
Souza rushes Suri and presses him up against the ropes.
Souza misses with a hook to the ribs.
Souza cracks Suri with a nice body shot.
Souza's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Souza takes a shot to the head.
Souza tries a body shot but Suri blocks it.
Suri is working Souza over against the ropes.
Souza looks winded!
Souza has a couple of punches blocked by Suri.
#BC#
Suri breaks the clinch.
Souza tries to work over Suri's front leg with a kick but Suri checks it.
Suri throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Sergio Souza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Suri pushes Souza away with a front kick.
Suri lands with a good body shot.
Suri chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Souza takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A head kick misses from Souza.
Suri is looking to counter with head kicks.#T3#
Souza on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Suri lands a leg kick that knocks Souza off balance momentarily.
Suri connects with a leg kick. Souza looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Souza cracks Suri with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Suri cracks the inside of Souza's front leg.
Souza throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Suri thumps Souza with a low kick.
Suri is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Suri.
A solid leg kick lands there for Suri.
Souza misses with a leg kick
and Suri counters with an inside leg kick.
Suri throws out a leg kick but Souza moves out of range and Suri only half commits.
Souza tries to clinch but Suri moves out of range.
Suri lands a right hook to the body.
Souza misses with a hook to the body
and Suri counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
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!
Souza takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice straight punches there by Suri. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Suri.
Souza takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Suri misses with a wild body shot. #T4#
Suri lands a nice shot that snaps Souza's head back.
Suri lands with a shot to the body.
Suri tries a head kick but it misses.
Suri is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Souza misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Suri throws a low kick, looking for Souza's leg but Souza calmly moves out of range.
Souza throws a leg kick
and Suri counters with a left to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Suri.
Suri lands a nice leg kick that just misses Souza's sensitive parts.
Suri swats away the attempt to clinch by Souza.
Suri is looking to wear down Souza with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Souza tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Suri slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Suri looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Souza throws a looping overhand right but Suri ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Souza on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Suri. Suri obviously looking to wear him down.
Suri tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Souza was well out of range. Poor timing from Suri.
Souza looks to clinch
and Suri cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Souza throws a low kick, looking for Suri's leg but Suri calmly moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sher Shah Suri dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sher Shah Suri's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Suri avoids the head kick by Souza.
Souza looks to throw the jab but Suri is out of range.
Sher Shah Suri is winning the standup battle so far.
Souza walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Souza misses with an uppercut
enabling Suri to counter with a crisp jab.
Suri uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Souza.
Souza misses with a body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Suri.
Suri throws a quick inside leg kick.
Souza misses with a wild body shot.
Suri looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Suri getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Souza has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Souza there as he acknowledges the shot.
Suri blocks a leg kick.
Suri chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Souza can pounce on him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Souza throws a low kick, looking for Suri's leg but Suri calmly moves out of range.
Souza throws a looping overhand right but Suri ducks down to avoid it.
Souza swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Suri counters with a nice low kick that buckles Souza's knee momentarily.
Souza is breathing heavily.
Suri fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Souza throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#T1#
Suri avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Souza shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Souza doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Souza misses with a body punch
enabling Suri to counter with a crisp jab.
You can see that Souza has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Suri, as that shot connected.
Souza takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A punch lands to the side of Souza 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Suri throws a front kick that sends Souza stumbling back into the ropes.
Suri connects with a looping right hand.
#ROC#
Souza is rocked!#KD#
Suri catches his opponent with a big hook that sends him to the canvas! Souza stumbles back to his feet but will the referee allow it to continue? Souza walks forwards and this one will be allowed to continue! Come on!
Souza is still on wobbly legs! Can Suri finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!#KD#
Souza ducks into a a hook from Suri and goes down! He looks in a bit of a mess; will he beat the count?! 4,5,6,7,8 - he's up and looking to carry on! The referee looks into his eyes and sees that he's OK to continue!
Suri with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Suri connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Souza out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sher Shah Suri!
Sher Shah Suri thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Event:
EFFA 179 - PPV
Date: Sep 24, 2016 |
#R1#
Souza takes a head kick and keeps coming.
#CUT2#
It looks like Sergio Souza has been cut.
Souza moves out of range as Roberts throws a body kick.
Souza throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Roberts sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Souza throws out a powerful jab.
Souza throws a nice outside leg kick.
Roberts fails to land with a series of punches.
Souza keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Souza lands with an uppercut that bounces Roberts off the ropes and back into range.
Roberts throws a push kick but Souza slaps the foot to one side.
Roberts lands a head kick. Souza smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Souza is looking to chop away at Roberts's legs.
Souza rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Roberts counters with a thumping low kick.
Roberts tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Souza manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roberts goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Souza was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Souza connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Roberts momentarily.
Souza feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Roberts's calf.
Souza lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Roberts fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Souza manages to avoid it.
Roberts throws a head kick that Souza semi-blocks.
#T1#
Souza tests Roberts's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Souza lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Souza. Roberts does a little dance to reset his feet.
Roberts checks the leg kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Roberts misses.
Roberts 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.
Roberts jabs Souza right on the nose. Souza blinks but takes it well.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Roberts - that will leave a mark!
Roberts ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Souza lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Souza thows a left - swing and a miss!
Roberts lands a nice leg kick that just misses Souza's sensitive parts.
Roberts throws a big shot that misses.
Souza avoids the head kick by Roberts.
Souza throws a leg kick
and Roberts counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Souza connects with an inside leg kick.
Roberts misses with a head kick.
#T2#
Roberts blocks the body kick.
Roberts throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Souza lands a nice hook to Roberts's body. Roberts takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Souza throws the left hand but Roberts avoids the punch easily.
Souza scores with a jab.
Souza feints and then cracks Roberts's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Roberts down.
Souza swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Roberts ducks under a wild hook from Souza.
Souza ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Roberts is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Souza rather than just go for the knockout.
Roberts tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Souza was well out of range. Poor timing from Roberts.
Roberts throws the left hand but Souza avoids the punch easily.
Both fighters circling a little - Souza finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Souza takes a swing at Roberts's ribcage but misses.
Roberts blocks a leg kick.
Roberts throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Souza. #T3#
Souza wants to land a leg kick but Roberts is out of range.
Souza uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Roberts has time to react.
Souza ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Souza throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Souza sizes up Roberts with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Souza throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
No joy there for Roberts, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Souza throws a leg kick
and Roberts counters with a good low kick that Souza was not able to check.
Roberts rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Souza moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A little feinted left hand from Souza on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Roberts ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Souza moves away.
Roberts throws a body punch but Souza moves out of range. #CL2#
Roberts has closed the distance and engaged Souza in a clinch.
Souza tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Roberts avoids it.
Souza is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Roberts is defending well for now.
Souza on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Roberts tries to land a knee to the head but Souza blocks with his arms.
#T4#
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!
Roberts lands an elbow that stopped Souza in his tracks for a moment.
Souza misses with a body punch.
Souza blocks an elbow strike from Roberts.
Roberts blocks an uppercut.
Souza swings wildly with an uppercut but Roberts uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roberts misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Roberts pushes off an throws an elbow but Souza leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Roberts throws a knee to the head but misses.
Souza landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Souza gets through Roberts's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Roberts blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Souza throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Robertss head.
A short uppercut from Souza.
Souza scores with a shot to the side of Roberts's head. #BC#
Souza manages to break the clinch.
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 Sergio Souza will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sergio Souza's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Souza fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Roberts looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Souza is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Roberts.
Roberts connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Souza scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A head kick misses from Roberts.
Roberts looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Souza connects with a looping right hand.
Roberts checks a low kick from Souza.
Roberts throws a head kick that misses.
Roberts tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sergio Souza is winning the standup battle so far.
Roberts swinging wildly here.
As Roberts looks to move away, Souza throws a big counter combo but Roberts just gets out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roberts swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Souza drops his hands momentarily and Roberts takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd cheers as Souza lands an impressive looking overhand right. Roberts doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roberts throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Souza lands a leg kick that knocks Roberts off balance momentarily.#T1##CL2#
Roberts drives through and clinches with Souza against the ropes.
Souza blocks a body shot from Roberts.
Souza missing with knees to the body.
Roberts takes a knee to the side of the body.
Souza is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Sergio Souza has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Roberts's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Souza tries to circle away but Roberts has him pinned against the ropes.#BC2#
Roberts breaks from the clinch.
Souza slips a jab and a cross from Roberts.
Roberts takes one to the side of the head.
Roberts walks into a straight right hand from Souza.
Souza looks for the body kick but Roberts saw that one coming.
Roberts takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Souza pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Roberts blocks a leg kick.#T2#
Souza throws a half hearted mid kick.
Roberts looks to score with a jab to the body but Souza is just out of range.
Souza throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Souza feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Roberts's calf.
Roberts takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Souza cracks the inside of Roberts's front leg.
Souza wants to land a leg kick but Roberts is out of range.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Roberts cracks Souza with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Souza.
Roberts throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Roberts tries a head kick but it misses.
Souza throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Souza lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Roberts tries to land a front kick but Souza steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
It looks like Souza has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Roberts wants to clinch
and Souza counters with a series of strikes. Roberts will be more careful next time no doubt. #T3#
Roberts moves out of range as Souza strikes.
Souza avoids the head kick by Roberts.
Roberts throws a push kick but Souza slaps the foot to one side.
Souza cracks Roberts with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Souza throws a nice inside leg kick.
A head kick from Souza lands but Roberts takes it in his stride.
Roberts's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Souza attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Souza keeps the fight on the outside.
Souza lands a nice hook to Roberts's body. Roberts takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Roberts tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Roberts tries to clinch there but Souza circles away.
A head kick misses from Souza.
Souza is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Roberts can do to turn this around?
Crunch! Souza slams his shin into Roberts's torso.
Roberts misses the shot to the body. #T4#
Souza takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Souza cracks the inside of Roberts's front leg.
Roberts shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Souza throws a quick inside leg kick.
Roberts moves out of range of the strikes.
Bartholomew Roberts is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Souza stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Souza jabs at Roberts's body.
Roberts takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Roberts tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Souza paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Roberts misses with the combination.
Souza connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Souza misses with an uppercut.
Souza lands a head kick. Roberts smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergio Souza dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sergio Souza's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3#
Roberts avoids the head kick by Souza.
Souza looks to throw the jab but Roberts is out of range.
Roberts throws a leg kick but Souza checks it.
Souza throws a leg kick which misses Roberts's front leg but catches the back leg as Roberts tries to avoid it.
Roberts tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A slow jab from Roberts misses its intended target.
Roberts throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Souza misses the target.
And Roberts responds with a good body kick, but Souza manages to step out the way in time.
Souza scores with a body shot.
Roberts throws a sloppy head kick and Souza moves out of range easily.
Roberts throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Souza uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Roberts.
Souza is looking to counter with a body kick.
Souza throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Roberts lands a leg kick that knocks Souza off balance momentarily.
Roberts throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Souza throws a leg kick which misses Roberts's front leg but catches the back leg as Roberts tries to avoid it. #T1#
Roberts tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Souza paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Roberts tries a head kick but it misses.
Souza misses with a looping right.
A little jabbing left from Roberts on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A leg kick checked by Souza.
Souza looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Roberts takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Roberts throws a right and a left that Souza avoids nicely.
Souza throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Souza lands the left hand.
Souza moves into range and connects with a jab.
Souza swats away the attempt to clinch by Roberts.
Souza buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Souza works over Roberts's head and body with a nice combination.
Souza scores with a head kick. Roberts tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Bartholomew Roberts has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sergio Souza is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
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!
Roberts misses with a double jab.
Souza cracks Roberts with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Roberts blocks a head kick by Souza.
Souza scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Roberts takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Roberts throws a lazy head kick
and Souza counters with a low kick, right behind Roberts 's knee.
A big right from Souza misses.
Roberts jabs Souza to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Roberts has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Souza moves out of range of the strikes.
Roberts takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Souza bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Roberts's head.
Crunch! Roberts slams his shin into Souza's torso.
Roberts tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Souza blocks a head kick by Roberts.
Roberts takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T3#
The crowd cheers as Souza lands an impressive looking overhand right. Roberts doesn't seem phased though.
Roberts throws a wild body kick that Souza sees coming a mile off.
Souza looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Souza dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Roberts. That did some damage!
Roberts takes a swing at Souza's ribcage but misses.
Roberts misses with a wild body shot.
Souza tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Roberts tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Souza counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Souza throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Souza throws a leg kick which misses Roberts's front leg but catches the back leg as Roberts tries to avoid it.
Souza thuds his right hand into Roberts's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Souza is looking to slow Roberts down with leg kicks.
Souza works over Roberts's head and body with a nice combination.
Some wild striking there from Souza.
Souza backing away here, and Roberts unleashes a leg kick that just misses.#T4#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Souza connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Souza avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Roberts connects with a jab.
Souza throws a low kick but Roberts moves out of range easily.
Nice straight punches there by Souza. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Souza.
Roberts tries to clinch there but Souza circles away.
Souza went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Souza ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Souza cracks Roberts with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Roberts misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Souza throws a nice inside leg kick.
Roberts throws a series of punches but Souza avoids them all with ease.
Souza takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Roberts looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sergio Souza showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Souza 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergio Souza!
A relieved looking Sergio Souza thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Date: Sep 03, 2016 |
#R1#
Souza dips to his left and cracks Cirkovic with an uppercut!
Cirkovic avoids the head kick by Souza.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cirkovic takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Good leg kick by Cirkovic there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cirkovic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cirkovic throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Souza. Cirkovic shrugs it off though.
Cirkovic looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cirkovic looks to land a body kick but Souza moved away.
Souza moves forwards but Cirkovic connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Souza tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cirkovic ducks under a wild hook from Souza.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cirkovic swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Souza tries a head kick but it misses.
Cirkovic misses with a hook.
An inside leg kick from Souza misses. #T1#
Souza takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Souza connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cirkovic momentarily.
Some wild striking there from Souza.
Cirkovic throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Cirkovic has been working on his boxing with his coaches at River's Edge Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Cirkovic throws a solid leg kick but Souza takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cirkovic.
As Cirkovic backs off Souza throws a huge counter combo but Cirkovic manages to avoid it all.
Cirkovic feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Souza's calf.
Cirkovic throws an overhand right that lands on Souza's shoulder, as Souza tries to avoid the shot.
Souza throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cirkovic.
Cirkovic with a jab.
Souza takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cirkovic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cirkovic throws a jab but it's blocked by Souza.
Cirkovic stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Souza.
Cirkovic throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
#T2#
A telegraphed right hand from Cirkovic misses the target.
Souza follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Souza avoids the body shot from Cirkovic.
It seemed like Souza was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cirkovic misses with a hook
and Souza counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Cirkovic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Souza, as that shot connected.
Souza takes one to the chin there.
Souza has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Souza looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cirkovic is looking to slow Souza down with leg kicks.
Nice straight punches there by Cirkovic. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cirkovic.
Souza throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Souza uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Souza throws a jab but it's blocked by Cirkovic.
Souza misses with a jab to the body
and Cirkovic counters with a straight right hand.
Souza looks to score with a jab to the body but Cirkovic is just out of range.
Cirkovic uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Souza has time to react.
Souza swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Cirkovic to counter with a crisp jab. #T3#
Cirkovic throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cirkovic throws a leg kick
and Souza counters with a straight right hand.
Cirkovic scores with a shot to the body.
Souza waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cirkovic.
Cirkovic misses with a wild body shot.
Cirkovic finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cirkovic, right into the meat.
Cirkovic throws a half hearted mid kick.
Souza's corner calls for a 1-2. Souza obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Cirkovic throws out a leg kick but Souza moves out of range and Cirkovic only half commits.
Souza now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Souza sizes up Cirkovic with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cirkovic thows a body kick. Souza tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Cirkovic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Souza swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Souza avoids a kick to the body.
Cirkovic on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Souza. Souza obviously looking to wear him down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cirkovic throws a body punch but Souza moves out of range. #T4#
Souza moves out of range of the body kick.
Souza uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cirkovic.
Souza misses the shot to the body.
Cirkovic throws the kick towards the body but Souza avoids it.
Souza wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cirkovic throws a body kick that misses.
Souza moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Cirkovic throws a body shot but no joy.
A bone on bone clash there as Souza blocks the leg kick.
Souza pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cirkovic is out of range and Souza settles back down.
Cirkovic seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Souza throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Souza throws a body shot but no joy. #CL#
Cirkovic moves into the clinch successfully.
Souza crunches a lovely knee into Cirkovic's ribcage.
Cirkovic lands a knee to the body.
Souza on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
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 Milovan Cirkovic will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
A solid leg kick lands there for Cirkovic.
Cirkovic takes a swing at Souza's ribcage but misses.
Cirkovic misses with a body kick.
Souza throws a fast counter high kick but Cirkovic manages to duck under it in time.
Both fighters circling a little - Cirkovic finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Souza works Cirkovic's body with a nice hook.
Cirkovic works Souza's body with a nice hook.
Nice uppercut lands for Cirkovic. That snapped Souza's head back.
Souza is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Cirkovic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Souza manages to avoid it.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Souza lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cirkovic.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cirkovic.
Cirkovic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Souza is defending well for now.#BC2#
Souza escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cirkovic takes one to the side of the head.
#T1#
The fight stays on the outside here - Cirkovic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Souza lands with a thumping leg kick.
Souza lands with a thumping leg kick.
Souza throws a shot to the body.
Cirkovic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cirkovic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cirkovic is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Cirkovic moves out of range of the strikes.
A low kick from Cirkovic misses
and Souza counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cirkovic thinking.
Souza avoids a kick to the body.
Cirkovic looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cirkovic is looking to clinch.
Cirkovic throws a nice inside leg kick.
Souza with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Milovan Cirkovic is winning the standup battle so far.#T2#
Good work by Souza as he checks the leg kick.
Souza appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A head kick misses from Souza.
A solid leg kick lands there for Souza.
Souza misses with the combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sloppy strikes from Souza. Those never looked like landing.
Souza lands a jab to the nose.
Cirkovic defending well as Souza loads up on a big left hand.
A low kick from Souza misses #CL#
and Cirkovic counters by moving into the clinch.
Souza misses with a punch to the body.
Cirkovic lands a hook to the side of the head.
Souza struggles to land a body shot inside as Cirkovic controls his hands.
Cirkovic unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Souza goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cirkovic struggles to land a body shot inside as Souza controls his hands.
Cirkovic is looking to control Souza's arms but Souza gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cirkovic has his back to the ropes. #T3#
Cirkovic slowing the pace effectively.
Cirkovic misses with an elbow strike.
Cirkovic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cirkovic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Souza backwards.
Cirkovic has Souza pushed against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Souza.
Cirkovic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cirkovic scores with a hook to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cirkovic.
Cirkovic lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cirkovic takes a shot to the head.
Souza tries a body shot but Cirkovic blocks it.
Souza scores with a shot to the side of Cirkovic's head.
Cirkovic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Souza goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Souza. #T4#
Still in the clinch, Cirkovic scores with a nice short uppercut.#BC#
Cirkovic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cirkovic lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cirkovic throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Souza stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Souza misses the shot to the body.
Souza swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Both fighters circling a little - Cirkovic finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Souza scores with a kick to the body.
Cirkovic throws a lazy right hand but Souza sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big right from Souza misses.
Souza with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Souza takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Souza avoids the head kick by Cirkovic.
#CL#
Souza gets tackled into the ropes by Cirkovic. Cirkovic maintains the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Cirkovic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
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 Milovan Cirkovic will probably get the nod.
That's time! Cirkovic's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R3#
Souza misses with a low kick as Cirkovic jumps back.
Cirkovic scores with a kick to the midsection.
Cirkovic on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Donk. Cirkovic catches Souza right on the button with a cross.
Souza is looking to slow Cirkovic down with leg kicks.
Cirkovic throws a nice outside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Cirkovic.
Cirkovic feints and then cracks Souza's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Souza down.
Cirkovic fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cirkovic throws a hook but Souza blocks it.
Cirkovic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Souza.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cirkovic checks a leg kick.
Cirkovic tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Souza manages to circle out of the way.
Souza misses with an uppercut.
Cirkovic fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Souza is out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Cirkovic misses the target. #T1#
Souza moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Souza thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cirkovic misses with a looping right.
Cirkovic lands a nice looking body kick.
That kick from Cirkovic tenderised Souza's leg. Souza is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cirkovic misses with the body kick
and Souza counters with a slapping leg kick.
Souza scores with a head kick. Cirkovic tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Souza throws a looping overhand right but Cirkovic ducks down to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Souza.
An attempted straight right counter from Cirkovic misses the target.
Cirkovic throws the left hand but Souza avoids the punch easily.
Cirkovic takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Souza throws a head kick but Cirkovic moves out of range.
Souza 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.
Souza throws a body punch but Cirkovic moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Souza avoids a kick to the body.
#T2#
Cirkovic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Souza misses with a straight left.
Souza has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Cirkovic.
Souza throws a series of punches but Cirkovic moves out of range.
A combination from Souza does no damage.
Cirkovic works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Souza throws a push kick but Cirkovic slaps the foot to one side.
Cirkovic's jab looks to have found its range, popping Souza under the eye.
Souza tries to work over Cirkovic's front leg with a kick but Cirkovic checks it.
Souza throws a nice looking combination but Cirkovic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cirkovic tried to counter with a leg kick but Souza avoided it.
Cirkovic throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cirkovic lands with an overhand left.
Souza's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cirkovic slips a jab from Souza.
Souza lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Cirkovic on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
#T3#
Cirkovic scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
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.
A shot to the liver by Cirkovic. Beautiful body shot.
Cirkovic looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Souza tries to land a leg kick but Cirkovic saw it coming and moves away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Souza. That's going to slow Cirkovic down.
Souza throws a head kick but Cirkovic moves out of range.
Souza takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Souza looks to score with a jab to the body but Cirkovic is just out of range.
Cirkovic was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Cirkovic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cirkovic stuns Souza with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cirkovic scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A combination from Souza does no damage.
Souza misses the body punch #CL#
and Cirkovic holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. #BC#
Cirkovic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T4#
A left lands for Cirkovic.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Souza tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cirkovic was well out of range. Poor timing from Souza.
Cirkovic feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Cirkovic wants to slow Souza down by chopping away at his legs.
Cirkovic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Souza.
Souza moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Souza takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cirkovic connects with an inside leg kick.
Cirkovic misses with a kick to the body.
Souza appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Souza avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Souza now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Nice defenses there by Cirkovic.
Souza throws a jab when Cirkovic was well out of range.
Cirkovic misses with a body shot.
Cirkovic lands a head kick. Souza smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Souza darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Milovan Cirkovic did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R4#
Souza tries to score with a low kick but Cirkovic moves his leg out of the way.
The fighters circling - Souza throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cirkovic connects with a leg kick. Souza looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Souza scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cirkovic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cirkovic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Souza manages to avoid it.
Souza explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Souza gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cirkovic.
Cirkovic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Souza slips under a jab from Cirkovic.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cirkovic lands a jab to Souza's midsection.
Souza throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cirkovic scores with a shot to the body.
Souza misses with a series of wild punches.
#T1#
Souza checks a leg kick.
Souza swings for the body but Cirkovic moves out of range.
Souza looks to score with a jab to the body but Cirkovic is just out of range.
Cirkovic is looking to counter the offense by Souza and move into the clinch.
Cirkovic on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Souza. Souza obviously looking to wear him down.
Souza has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cirkovic finds it's way round the side to connect with Souza's head.
Cirkovic shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cirkovic throws a body punch but Souza moves out of range.
Souza swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cirkovic lands with a nice body punch.
Souza avoids the head kick by Cirkovic.
Souza misses with a two punch combination.
No joy there for Souza, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Souza misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic stuns Souza with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Souza is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Cirkovic throws a head kick but Souza moves out of range.
#T2#
Cirkovic tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Souza manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Good exchange - Souza coming out on top.
Cirkovic scores with a spinning back kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cirkovic takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Souza misses with a kick to the body
and Cirkovic counters with an inside leg kick. #CL#
Cirkovic gets a clinch.
Cirkovic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Souza.
Souza tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Souza.
Cirkovic crunches a lovely knee into Souza's ribcage.
Cirkovic tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cirkovic scores with a knee to the head.
Souza is trying to force a seperation but Cirkovic has the dominant position.
Souza trying to land knees to the body.
Cirkovic presses Souza against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.#T3#
Cirkovic working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cirkovic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Souza backwards. #BC#
Cirkovic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cirkovic scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Souza has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cirkovic.
Souza missing with a left hand there. Cirkovic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cirkovic scoring well with a low kick there.
#CL#
Cirkovic moves into the clinch.
Souza tries to work over Cirkovic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #BC#
Cirkovic breaks from the clinch.
A cross from Cirkovic lands.
A head kick misses from Souza.
A clash of legs there as Cirkovic blocks the low kick.
Good work by Souza as he checks the leg kick.#T4##CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Souza.
Cirkovic throws a punch but it's blocked by Souza.
Cirkovic landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cirkovic digs a right hand into Souza's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Souza's gas tank.
Cirkovic is leaning against Souza and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Still in the clinch, Cirkovic scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cirkovic working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Cirkovic dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Cirkovic for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Cirkovic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Souza.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Milovan Cirkovic had his way with Sergio Souza in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R5#
Cirkovic with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cirkovic tries to close the distance and clinch but Souza swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Souza scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cirkovic in his tracks.
Souza scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Souza misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Souza sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Souza throws a lazy right hand but Cirkovic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cirkovic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Souza drops his hands momentarily and Cirkovic takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Souza steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Cirkovic. That one must have hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Souza blocks a leg kick.
Souza attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Souza throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Souza throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cirkovic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cirkovic moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.#T1#
Cirkovic digs a good body shot into Souza's ribs.
Cirkovic keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cirkovic lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Souza keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Souza checks a leg kick.
Cirkovic walks into a left hand.
Cirkovic lands a really nice looking cross but Souza seems unphased.
Cirkovic misses with a looping left.
Souza takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Souza throws a shot from downtown. Cirkovic moves away and avoids it.
Cirkovic moves out of range of the body kick from Souza.
Souza misses with a left hand
and Cirkovic counters with a solid body kick.
Cirkovic checks the leg kick nicely there.
Cirkovic on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Souza. Souza obviously looking to wear him down.
#T2#
Cirkovic moves out of range of the body kick from Souza.
Souza stuns Cirkovic with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cirkovic fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Souza has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.#CL#
Cirkovic clinches up with Souza and pushes him back against the ropes.#BC#
Cirkovic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Souza swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Cirkovic chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sergio Souza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head kick misses from Souza.
Cirkovic thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Souza if he has to take too many more of those.
Souza throws the left hand but Cirkovic avoids the punch easily.
Cirkovic throws a wild body kick that Souza sees coming a mile off.
Cirkovic lands with a good body shot.
Cirkovic cracks Souza with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cirkovic, right into the meat.
#T3#
Souza takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Souza on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cirkovic. Cirkovic obviously looking to wear him down.
Cirkovic takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cirkovic walks into a stiff left hand from Souza.
Souza fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cirkovic.
Souza tries to land a body kick
and Cirkovic counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Souza.
Milovan Cirkovic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cirkovic lands a lovely overhand right.
Cirkovic throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Souza misses with a few strikes there.
Souza is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Souza swings for the body but Cirkovic moves out of range.
And Cirkovic counters with a quick kick to the body but Souza blocks it.
Nice shot lands for Cirkovic.
Souza swings widly with a right hand
and Cirkovic counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That kick from Cirkovic tenderised Souza's leg. Souza is trying to keep his angry face on.#T4#
Souza throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cirkovic counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Cirkovic is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Cirkovic takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cirkovic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Souza moves away.
Souza avoids a kick to the body.
#CL#
Cirkovic fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Souza, pushing him back against the ropes.
Souza throws a head punch that misses.
Souza throws a punch but it's blocked by Cirkovic.
Souza has a couple of punches blocked by Cirkovic.
Cirkovic lands an elbow inside that Souza shrugs off.
Cirkovic lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cirkovic creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Souza's defenses.
Cirkovic landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cirkovic blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cirkovic putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Souza in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Milovan Cirkovic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cirkovic 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 50:45
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 50:45
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Milovan Cirkovic!
Milovan Cirkovic retains his super heavyweight title!
Milovan Cirkovic decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
EFFA 171
Date: Jul 30, 2016 |
#R1##CL2#
Red gets in close and instigates a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Red creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Souza works on Red's body with a couple of short punches.
Souza throws a punch but it's blocked by Red.
Red swings wildly with an uppercut but Souza uses good head movement to avoid it.
Souza swings wildly with an uppercut but Red uses good head movement to avoid it.
Souza missing with knees to the body.
Red tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Red throws an elbow but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Red doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Souza misses with the head strike.
Red lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
#CUT2#
It looks like Sergio Souza has been cut.
Red throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Souza blocks it with crossed arms. #BC2#
Red pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T1#
Souza misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Red swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Souza scores with a leg kick.
Souza throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Red follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Red tries to clinch but Souza moves out of range.
Red is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Souza misses with a shot to the body
and Red counters with a head kick.
Souza takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Souza throws out a loose jab but Red uses good head movement to avoid it.
Souza throws a hook to the side of Red's head but Red sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#CL2#
Red clinches up against the ropes.
Red goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Souza is trying to push Red away but Red has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Red lands a hook to the side of the head.
Red can't find room to land a body shot as Souza controls the action.
Red creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Souza's defenses.
Souza tries to circle away but Red has him pinned against the ropes.#T2#
Souza trying to land knees to the body.
We've been informed that Red has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Red is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Souza is defending well for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#BC#
Souza breaks from the clinch.
Sergio Souza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Souza throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Red sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Red jabs at Souza's body.
Red scores with a jab to the body.
Souza walks into a straight right hand from Red.
Red keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Red misses with a hook
enabling Souza to counter with a crisp jab. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A left hand lands to the body for Red.
#BC2#
Red breaks the clinch.
Souza missing with a left hand there. Red was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Souza fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Red manages to avoid it.#T3#
Souza needs to keep his hands up - Red had a free shot at his head there.
Souza comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Souza lands a leg kick that knocks Red off balance momentarily.
Souza misses with a low kick as Red jumps back.
Jab by Red.
A clash of legs there as Red blocks the low kick.
Souza throws a quick inside leg kick.
Red thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Souza if he has to take too many more of those.
Red throws the kick towards the body but Souza avoids it.
Souza was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Red tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Souza was well out of range. Poor timing from Red.
Red misses with a wild body shot.
Souza throws a lazy right hand but Red sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Red has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Red there as he acknowledges the shot.
Souza connects with a nice looking jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A punch combination from Red misses.
Souza throws the kick towards the body but Red avoids it.
Souza throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
#T4#
Souza takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Red 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.
A swing and a miss from Souza.
Red feints a counter leg kick.#CL2#
Red has closed the distance and engaged Souza in a clinch.
#BC2#
Red breaks from the clinch.
Souza will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
#CL2#
Souza tries to keep at a distance but Red has taken the fight into the clinch.
Souza working aggressively here.
Souza lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Red backwards.
Red trying to land knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Red.
Red misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manchester Red dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sergio Souza's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
A slow jab from Souza misses its intended target.
Red moves out of range of the body kick from Souza.
Red lands a slapping body shot.
Souza ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Red moves away.
Souza misses with a head kick.
Red defending well as Souza loads up on a big left hand.
Red lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Red misses with a body shot.
Souza pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Red has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#CL2#
Red has taken the fight to the clinch.
#BC2#
Red breaks from the clinch.
Red throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Souza counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Red thinking.
Red moves out of range of the leg kick from Souza.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Red. Souza does a little dance to reset his feet.
Red slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Souza scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Souza gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Souza avoids the head kick by Red.
#T1#
Souza avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Souza avoids a kick to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Souza.
Nice body kick there by Souza.
Red is breathing heavily.
Souza misses with an uppercut. Red saw that one coming.
Souza throws an overhand right that lands on Red's shoulder, as Red tries to avoid the shot.
Souza bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Red's head.
Red comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Souza.
Souza throws the kick towards the body but Red avoids it.
Red walks into a stiff left hand from Souza.
Souza lands a high kick!
Souza misses with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Red connects with a crisp jab. #CL2#
Red closes the distance and clinches.
Red tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Souza avoids it.#T2#
Red tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Souza avoids it.
Manchester Red seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Souza managing to block the knees to the body from Red.
Red on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Souza blocks an uppercut.
#BC#
Souza breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Red fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Red is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Souza rather than just go for the knockout.
Red takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Red slips a jab and a cross from Souza.
Red tries to clinch but Souza is having none of it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Souza.
Red misses with a body kick.
Souza stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Souza fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Red 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.
Souza moves out of range of the body kick from Red.
#T3#
Souza throws a hook to the side of Red's head but Red sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Red scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Red misses with a wild body shot.
An inside leg kick from Souza misses.
Souza loads up on a big right hand but Red slips the punch.
Red throws a body shot but no joy.
Red slips a jab from Souza.
Red throws a right and a left that both miss.
Souza is looking to chop away at Red's legs.
Red tries a head kick but it misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Souza misses the target.
Manchester Red is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Red misses with a looping left.
Red's corner calls for a 1-2. Red obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Red checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Red has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Red slips under a jab from Souza.
A countering left hand to the body from Red misses.
Red swinging wildly here.
#T4#
Souza throws a jab when Red was well out of range.
Souza takes a swing at Red's ribcage but misses.
Red just misses with a punch to the body.
Souza walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Red checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Red avoids a punch combination nicely.
Souza looks to land a body kick but Red moved away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#CL2#
Red has taken the fight to the clinch.
#BC2#
Red breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sergio Souza is winning the standup battle so far.#CL2#
Red closes the distance and clinches.
Souza lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Souza tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Red blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Souza struggles to land a body shot inside as Red controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergio Souza dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sergio Souza's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Red takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Souza throws a head kick that misses.
Souza throws a head kick but Red moves out of range.
Souza looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Red connects with a crisp jab.
Red misses with a head kick.
Souza throwing a counter right hand but Red manages to avoid it.
Red pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Souza throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.#CL2#
Red forces Souza back against the ropes and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Souza.
Red throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Red tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Souza avoids it.
Souza tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Red lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
I was talking to Souza's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Red creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #T1#
Red is trying to break the clinch but Souza is controlling him.
Souza blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Souza has had enough of the clinch but Red keeps him there for the moment.
Souza blocks a body shot from Red.
Red throws a knee to the head but misses.
Souza tries to break the clinch but Red is controlling the position.
Souza misses with a short punch on the inside. #BC2#
Red escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Souza lets loose with a powerful body kick. Red will feel that in the morning.
Souza scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Red doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice defenses there by Red.
Souza throws a looping overhand right but Red ducks down to avoid it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Red. Souza shrugs it off though.
Souza throws a jab when Red was well out of range.#T2#
Souza looks to land a right hand but Red moved out of range.
Souza connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Red's hands.
Red swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Souza counters with an inside leg kick.
Souza looks to score with a jab to the body but Red is just out of range.
Red shapes to counter with a head kick.
Red throws a nice inside leg kick.
Souza throws a hook to the side of Red's head but Red sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
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!
Souza scoring well with a low kick there.
Souza tries a head kick but it misses.
Souza explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Red misses with a series of wild punches.
Red takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#CL2#
Red clinches up against the ropes.
Red throws a knee to the head but misses.
Souza blocks an elbow strike from Red.
#T3#
Souza lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Red backwards.
Red misses with an elbow strike.
Red throws a punch but it's blocked by Souza.
Red on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Red just misses with a elbow thrown towards Souza's brow.
Red throws a knee to the head but misses.
Red unloads a knee to the mid-section. Souza lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Souza avoiding damage as Red throws knees to the body.
Red putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Souza in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Red just misses with a elbow thrown towards Souza's brow.
Red landing knees to the body.
#BC#
Souza breaks the clinch.
#T4#
Souza looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Red.
A punch combination from Red misses.
Red jabs Souza to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Red's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Souza tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Souza tries to score with a low kick but Red moves his leg out of the way.
Red fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Souza.
Red throws a sloppy head kick and Souza moves out of range easily.
Souza misses with a wild body shot.
Souza misses with a left hand
and Red counters with a head kick. #CL2#
Red moves into the clinch successfully.
#BC#
Souza escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Red listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Red walks forward, straight into a front kick from Souza.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manchester Red comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Red 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manchester Red!
A victorious Manchester Red thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Event:
EFFA 165: HW Knockout Final
Date: Jun 11, 2016 |
#R1#
Bill stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Souza.
Souza takes one to the chin there.#CUT#
It looks like Sergio Souza has been cut.
Souza fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bill has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bill checks a leg kick nicely.
Bill appears to be looking for a big counter.
Bill misses with a low kick.
Bill blocks a jab.
Souza misses with a right hand
and Souza takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Souza throws a predictable looking body shot
#KD#
and Bill counters with a lead uppercut that lands right on the button! Souza goes down! Will Souza beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's up! No problem. Let's get back to the action!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bill misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
#KD#
Souza walks into a straight right hand and goes down! Bill rushes to a neutral corner so the count doesn't get delayed but Souza has made it back to his feet on 5. He's OK so we're back to the action.#ROC#
Souza is rocked!
A chopping leg kick lands by Bill.
Bill throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Souza.
Bill throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Souza tries to land a front kick but Bill steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Souza ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bill moves away.
Bill feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Souza lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bill throws a wild combination but nothing lands. #T1#
Souza misses with a left hand
and Bill counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A swing and a miss from Souza.
Souza throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
As Souza looks to move away, Bill throws a big counter combo but Souza just gets out of the way.
Bill uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Souza.
Souza uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bill has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Ultimate Fight House in the buildup to the fight.
Bill throws out a loose jab but Souza uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bill displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Souza throws out the jab.
Souza misses with a hook
and Bill counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Souza is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bill. #KD#
Bill connects with a beautiful left hand that drops Souza onto his butt! Souza bounces straight back up though - he's OK. After the ref checks him out, we're back to the action.
Souza is still on wobbly legs! Can Bill finish him?#CUT#
That has opened up Sergio Souza's cut even more.
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!
Bill misses with a hook.
Souza seems to have recovered his senses.
Sergio Souza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Souza throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bill swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Souza.
Bill has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Souza finds it's way round the side to connect with Bill's head.
Bill is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Souza clobbers Bill with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. #T2#
Bill looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Souza misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bill.
Souza slips a jab from Bill.
Bill shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The fighters circling - Souza throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Souza pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bill is out of range and Souza settles back down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Souza. That's going to slow Bill down.
Bill throws a right and a left that Souza avoids nicely.
Souza throws a looping overhand right but Bill ducks down to avoid it.
No joy there for Bill, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Souza lands with a nice body punch.
Bill misses with a looping right.
Souza throws a jab when Bill was well out of range.
Souza tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #T3#
Souza throws a hook but Bill avoids it easily.
A big left from Souza misses.
Bill cracks Souza with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Souza thuds a left hand into Bill's body.
Bill is looking to score with low kicks.
No joy there for Bill, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bill connects with a nice looking jab.
Souza changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Souza scores with a shot to the body.
Souza lands with a cross.
Souza pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Souza works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Souza scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Souza will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
#T4#
Souza lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Souza walks into a straight right hand from Bill.
Bill takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bill scores with a big combo that sends Souza crashing to the mat! He's still conscious but the referee has seen enough as Souza flops around uncontrollably and he's called an end to the fight! Bill jumps onto the ropes and throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Gross.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shitty Bill!
Shitty Bill very nearly forgot to thank GREEN!160 amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Event:
EFFA 161: Green vs Siko
Date: May 13, 2016 |
#R1#
Wangchuck throws a sloppy head kick and Souza moves out of range easily.
Wangchuck is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Souza on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Souza misses with a kick to the body.
Souza pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Souza keeps the fight on the outside.
Souza tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Souza.
Wangchuck doesn't manage to clinch there - Souza circles away.
Souza tries to land a front kick but Wangchuck steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.#CL2#
Wangchuck gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Souza takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wangchuck has Souza pressed against the ropes.
Wangchuck lands a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wangchuck is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Wangchuck trying to land knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Souza.
#T1#
A head punch on the inside from Wangchuck fails to land.
Souza lands a hook that snaps the head of Wangchuck backwards.
Souza blocking some punches.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wangchuck obliges.
Wangchuck tries to land a knee to the head but Souza blocks with his arms.
Souza lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wangchuck or not.
Souza blocks an elbow strike.
Wangchuck pushes off an throws an elbow but Souza leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.#BC#
Souza escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL2#
Wangchuck clinches.
Souza has a couple of punches blocked by Wangchuck.
Still in the clinch, Souza scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wangchuck with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wangchuck creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Souza blocks the elbow strike.
Wangchuck scores with a hook to the body.#T2#
Wangchuck misses with an elbow strike.
Souza trying to land knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Souza blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wangchuck using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Souza has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wangchuck fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wangchuck looking to stall.
Wangchuck looking to throw knees to the head but Souza is blocking nicely.
Souza takes a shot to the head.
Wangchuck throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wangchuck looking to throw knees to the head but Souza is blocking nicely.
Souza is trying to break free.
Wangchuck trying to land knees to the body.
Souza unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wangchuck lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wangchuck pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.#T3#
Souza avoids a wild elbow strike from Wangchuck.
Wangchuck lands an elbow inside that Souza shrugs off. #CUT2#
It looks like Sergio Souza has been cut.
Souza avoids the elbow strike from Wangchuck, against the ropes.
Souza lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wangchuck or not. #BC#
Souza escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Souza scores with a nice body kick.
Wangchuck sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Both fighters circling a little - Souza finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Souza takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Wangchuck ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Souza circles away from the clinch attempt.
Souza pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Wangchuck back to the ropes. Souza follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Donk. Souza catches Wangchuck right on the button with a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Souza scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Souza cracks the inside of Wangchuck's front leg.
Wangchuck throws a head kick but Souza moves out of range.
Wangchuck takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wangchuck looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#T4##CL2#
Wangchuck takes the fight into the clinch.
Wangchuck misses with some punches.
Wangchuck taking a breather.
Nice elbow from Wangchuck.
Wangchuck lands a knee to the head.
#BC#
Souza manages to break the clinch.
Souza looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Souza feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wangchuck's calf.
Wangchuck chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Souza can pounce on him.
Wangchuck pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wangchuck wants to clinch up but Souza keeps it at a distance.
Souza misses with a low kick.
Souza misses with a body kick.
Souza scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wangchuck in his tracks.
Wangchuck wants to clinch
and Wangchuck takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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 Sergio Souza will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sergio Souza's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Wangchuck crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Souza - the referee stops the clock and Wangchuck gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Souza. Wangchuck manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Souza keeps the fight on the outside.
Souza circles away from the clinch attempt
and Souza counters with a leg kick.
Wangchuck takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Souza throws a leg kick but Wangchuck sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sergio Souza is winning the standup battle so far.
Souza throws the left hand but Wangchuck avoids the punch easily.
Souza looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.#CL2#
Wangchuck moves into the clinch.
A hook to the body from Souza.
Souza lands a right hand.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Wangchuck takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC#
Souza's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wangchuck doesn't manage to clinch there - Souza circles away.
Souza misses with a body kick.
Souza swats away the attempt to clinch by Wangchuck.#T1#
Souza misses with a kick to the body
and Souza takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Souza throws out a leg kick but Wangchuck moves out of range and Souza only half commits.
Wangchuck is looking to clinch but Souza is avoiding it.
#CL2#
Wangchuck moves into range and clinches up with Souza.#BC#
Souza's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wangchuck tries to clinch but Souza moves away
and Souza counters with a nice low kick that buckles Wangchuck's knee momentarily.
Souza has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wangchuck.
Wangchuck tries to clinch but Souza is having none of it.
Wangchuck tries to clinch up.
Wangchuck is looking to clinch.
Wangchuck tries to clinch up.
Souza looks to score with a jab to the body but Wangchuck is just out of range.
Souza throws a low kick but Wangchuck avoids it.
Wangchuck moves in looking to clinch but Souza pushes him off.#CL2#
Wangchuck clinches up with Souza and pushes him back against the ropes.
Wangchuck pushes off an throws an elbow but Souza leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Souza blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#T2##BC#
Souza breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wangchuck takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sloppy strikes from Souza. Those never looked like landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Souza throws a shot from downtown. Wangchuck moves away and avoids it.
Wangchuck connects with a solid leg kick.
Wangchuck tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Souza paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wangchuck walks into a jab.
Tshering Wangchuck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wangchuck keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Souza.#CL2#
Wangchuck closes the distance and clinches.
Souza takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wangchuck with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Souza lands a hook that snaps the head of Wangchuck backwards.
Wangchuck misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wangchuck tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wangchuck throws an elbow but it misses.
A head punch on the inside from Souza fails to land.
Wangchuck landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T3#
Souza managing to block the knees to the body from Wangchuck.
Souza blocks an elbow strike from Wangchuck.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Wangchuck throws an elbow but misses.
Souza takes a knee right on the jaw!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Wangchuck tries to land knees in the clinch but Souza avoids the damage to the body.
Souza lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wangchuck pushes off an throws an elbow but Souza leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Wangchuck is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wangchuck throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wangchuck creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wangchuck lands a nice elbow.
Souza blocks an elbow strike from Wangchuck.
Wangchuck tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
#T4#
Wangchuck is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Souza is keeping busy.
Souza lands with a short shot to the head.
Wangchuck is struggling to control the position.
Wangchuck tries to land a knee to the head but Souza blocks with his arms.
Souza on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Souza.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wangchuck tries a knee to the head but Souza blocks it.
Wangchuck looking to stall.
Souza putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wangchuck in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wangchuck lands with a left to the head.
Wangchuck taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tshering Wangchuck will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Sergio Souza's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
Souza throws a hook to the side of Wangchuck's head but Wangchuck sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wangchuck steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Souza.
Souza swats away the attempt to clinch by Wangchuck.
Wangchuck tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Souza manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A quick step to the side and Souza tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab lands there for Souza.#CL2#
Wangchuck moves into the clinch.
Wangchuck tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wangchuck trying to control the position but instead, Souza has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wangchuck into the ropes.#BC#
Souza's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wangchuck avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wangchuck avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Souza moves out of range of the leg kick from Wangchuck.
Souza dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wangchuck. That did some damage!
Souza avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Good standup being displayed there by Souza as he connects with a hook.#T1#
Wangchuck moves in looking to clinch but Souza pushes him off.
Wangchuck tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wangchuck wants to clinch up but Souza keeps it at a distance.
Souza throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Souza feints and then cracks Wangchuck's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wangchuck down.
Wangchuck tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wangchuck checks a leg kick nicely.
Wangchuck shapes to counter with a head kick.
Wangchuck is looking to clinch.
Wangchuck ducks under a wild hook from Souza.
Wangchuck lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Souza circles away quickly and effectively.
Souza appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Wangchuck's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Souza lands a nice looking body shot.
Wangchuck tries to close the distance and clinch but Souza swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Souza throws a leg kick but Wangchuck checks it.
Wangchuck is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Wangchuck tries to close the distance and clinch but Souza swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wangchuck doesn't manage to clinch there - Souza circles away.
Wangchuck tries to clinch but Souza is having none of it.
Souza throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wangchuck sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wangchuck wants to counter with a clinch but Souza pushes him away.
Souza lands with a kick to the temple. Wangchuck shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" #T2#
Wangchuck lands with a kick to the ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Souza fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wangchuck tries to clinch up.#CL2#
Wangchuck closes the distance and pushes Souza back into the ropes.
Wangchuck tries to land a knee to the head but Souza blocks with his arms.
Souza lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wangchuck backwards.
Wangchuck tries to land a knee to the head but Souza blocks with his arms.
Wangchuck lands a good knee to the midsection. Souza won't want to take too many of those.
Wangchuck throws an elbow that misses.
Wangchuck trying to land knees to the body.
Wangchuck using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Souza has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wangchuck takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Wangchuck just misses with a elbow thrown towards Souza's brow. #BC#
Souza escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Souza will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wangchuck tries a quick counter leg kick but Souza is wise to it.#T3#
Souza comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Souza lets loose with a powerful body kick. Wangchuck will feel that in the morning.
Wangchuck misses with a head kick.
Souza misses with a head kick.
Souza lands a jab to the nose.
Wangchuck blocks a leg kick.
Wangchuck fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wangchuck is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wangchuck has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Souza.
Souza lands a front kick.
Souza misses with a hook. Wangchuck ducked under it nicely.
A lazy left from Souza finds it's target.
Wangchuck tries to close the distance and clinch but Souza swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wangchuck tries to close the distance and clinch up but Souza swats him away and circles back towards the center. #T4#
Wangchuck moves away from the strike by Souza.
Wangchuck throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wangchuck ducks under a wild hook from Souza.
Souza throws a wild body kick that Wangchuck sees coming a mile off.
Wangchuck steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Souza.
Souza bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wangchuck's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wangchuck blocks a leg kick.
Wangchuck moves in looking to clinch but Souza pushes him off.
Wangchuck moves in looking to clinch but Souza pushes him off.
Wangchuck tries to clinch but Souza is having none of it.
Wangchuck tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Souza paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wangchuck blocks the body kick.
Wangchuck wants to clinch.
Wangchuck on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sergio Souza showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Souza has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergio Souza!
A victorious Sergio Souza thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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