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Event:
SSD 4: Knox's Nightmare
Date: Nov 19, 2023 |
#R1#
Souza lands a nice hook to Kim's body. Kim takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kim swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
#CL2#
and Souza counters by moving into the clinch.
Souza cracks Kim with a nice body shot.
Souza lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kim or not.
Souza lands a shot to the body.
Kim changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Souza fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Some wild striking there from Kim.
Souza lands with a straight right. Kim didn't see that one coming.
Souza fails to land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kim throws a head kick that misses.
Souza avoids the head kick by Kim.
Kim throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Souza connects with a crisp jab. #T1#
Kim throws a lazy head kick
and Souza counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Souza lands with a good body shot.#CL2#
Souza rushes Kim and presses him up against the ropes.
Kim is looking for a takedown.
Souza gets underhooks to prevent Kim's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Han Seul Kim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Souza lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Souza has Kim pressed against the ropes.
Kim tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Souza smiles and moves away.
Kim takes one on the button.
Kim 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.
Souza lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.#T2#
Souza avoids the head kick by Kim.
Souza throws out a counter right but Kim avoids it with no problem.
Kim throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kim throws a combination that misses #CL2#
and Souza holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Souza lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kim or not.
Souza gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kim.
Kim is breathing heavily.
Souza lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Souza gets through Kim's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Souza stalls.
Souza lands with a left to the head.
Souza works on Kim's body with a couple of short punches.
Souza stops a takedown attempt from Kim.
Kim tries to score a body lock takedown but Souza shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Souza softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Souza prevents a takedown attempt there.
#T3#
Souza scores with a shoulder strike.
Souza leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Souza stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A short right from Souza on the inside.
Souza controlling the action here for a moment.
Kim changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Souza fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kim throws a head kick that misses.
A nice side step and Souza releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.#CL2#
Souza gets a clinch.
Souza dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Kim goes for a takedown in the clinch but Souza prevents it.
#T4#
A hook to the body from Souza.
Nice body punch from Souza.
Souza lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Souza softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Souza lands a right hand.
Souza working some nice short punches in the clinch.
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 lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Souza gets through Kim's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kim is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Souza gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kim tries for a takedown. No joy.
We've been informed that Souza has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Souza is struggling to control the position.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Souza.#BC2#
Souza breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
Souza rushes Kim and presses him up against the ropes.#T5#
A short right from Souza.
Kim is looking for a takedown.
A left hand lands to the body for Souza.
A left hand lands to the body for Souza.
Kim tries for a takedown. No joy.
Souza lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Souza lands with a short shot to the head.
Kim's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kim being controlled against the ropes.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Souza manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Souza receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Souza stalling in the clinch.
#T6#
Souza lands with a short shot to the head.
Souza lands a nice uppercut.
Kim is trying to drag Souza to the mat but Souza just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Souza lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
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!
Kim letting Souza take a breather here.
A right hand to the body from Souza.
A frustrated look appears on Kim's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kim letting Souza take a breather here.
Kim is looking to take this one to the mat.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Souza.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Rafael Souza.#CL2#
Souza forces Kim back against the ropes and clinches.
Souza lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kim.#T7#
Kim is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Souza pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Souza lands a shoulder strike.
Kim goes for a takedown in the clinch but Souza prevents it.
#BC2#
Souza breaks from the clinch.
Souza scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kim doesn't seem bothered though.
Souza connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kim. Kim circles away out of range and recomposes himself.#CL2#
Souza closes the distance and clinches.
A short right from Souza.
Kim being controlled against the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Souza.
Kim is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Souza pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A short uppercut from Souza. #T8#
Kim has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Souza avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Souza makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Souza creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kim is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Souza lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Souza scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Souza is struggling to control the position.
Kim wants to take the fight to the mat but Souza manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Souza scores with a nice hook to the head.
Souza lands with a light punch inside.
Souza digs a right hand into Kim's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kim's gas tank.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Souza. #ROC2#Kim is rocked!
Souza throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Souza content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A short right from Souza.
Souza stops a takedown attempt from Kim.
#T9#
Souza lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kim backwards. #BC2#
Souza breaks from the clinch.
Souza scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.#CL2#
Souza gets a clinch.
Kim has Souza pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Souza manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Souza softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Souza lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Souza content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Souza scores with a shot to the side of Kim's head.
Souza slows down the pace here.
Kim wants a takedown but no success here.
Souza is pushing Kim up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Souza content to slow the pace in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Souza dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!#R2#
A combination from Souza does no damage.
Souza fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kim on the side of the head.
Kim throws a lazy head kick
and Souza counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CL2#
Souza has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kim wants to take the fight to the mat but Souza manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Souza lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Souza taking a breather.
Souza has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kim drops down looking for an ankle pick but Souza pulls his leg out and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kim tries to clinch but Souza moves away
and Souza counters with a nice uppercut.
Souza has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Souza throws a combination that misses
enabling Kim to counter with a crisp jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kim moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Souza stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.#T1#
A low kick from Kim misses #CL2#
and Souza counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Souza makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Souza working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Oh Kim is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Souza scores with a hook to the body.
Kim seems to have got his legs back now.
Souza scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kim has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Souza after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Han Seul Kim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Souza is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Kim's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A left hand lands to the body for Souza.
#BC2#
Souza breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#KD2#
Oooooh!!! Souza has knocked Kim down with a huge combo! Souza steps away and waves a wobbly Kim back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#CUT2#It looks like Han Seul Kim has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#CL2#
Souza has Kim up against the ropes in a clinch.
Souza lands with a light punch inside. #T2#
Souza stops a takedown attempt from Kim.
#BC2#
Souza's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Souza works over Kim's head and body with a nice combination.
Kim takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Souza connects with a right hand. Kim shakes it off.
Rafael Souza seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Souza fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kim looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Souza cracks a nice hook into Kim's ribs.
Rafael Souza is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
An inside leg kick from Kim misses.
Kim takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nice shot by Souza.
Souza will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
#T3#
Souza lands a nice shot that snaps Kim's head back.
Kim takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Souza connects with a body shot.
Souza with a body punch. A glancing blow. #CL2#
Souza closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Rafael Souza seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kim is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Souza lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kim backwards.
Souza stalling the fight.
Kim wants to take the fight to the mat but Souza manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Souza.
#T4#
Souza scores with a shoulder strike.
Souza lands a nice uppercut.
Souza is working Kim over against the ropes.
Kim drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Souza is working Kim over against the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Souza leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Souza softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Souza lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kim backwards.
Souza stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Souza.#BC2#
Souza breaks the clinch.
#T5##CL2#
Souza clinches.
Souza lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #BC2#
Souza breaks from the clinch.
#CL2#
Souza has Kim up against the ropes in a clinch.
Souza holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Souza lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Souza manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
#BC2#
Souza manages to break the clinch.
Kim takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kim pulls out of a head kick attempt.
#T6#
Kim has his takedown stuffed#CL2#
and Souza counters by moving into the clinch.
Souza lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kim backwards.
Souza leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Still in the clinch, Souza scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kim is looking for a takedown.
Souza lands a body shot.
Souza is pushing Kim up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Souza lands a left hand.
Souza lands a left hand.
#T7#
A short left from Souza.
Kim is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Souza lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Souza lands with a right to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Souza lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #BC2#
Souza breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Souza throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kim gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.#CL2#
Souza pushes Kim up against the ropes in a clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Souza.
Rafael Souza is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T8#
Souza is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Kim drops down looking for an ankle pick but Souza pulls his leg out and moves away.
Souza connects with a right hand. Kim shakes it off.
Kim tries for a takedown but Souza circles away easily
and Souza counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kim takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Han Seul Kim is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kim with a poor takedown
and Souza counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kim takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kim takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Han Seul Kim has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T9##CL2#
Souza has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kim drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Souza taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kim looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Souza lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Souza's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Souza is struggling to control the position.
Kim misses with a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rafael Souza comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Souza has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 16:20
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 16:20
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 16:20
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rafael Souza! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 07, 2023 |
#R1#
Souza lands with a hook. Kerekes tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kerekes gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Souza keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kerekes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kerekes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Souza sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A combination from Souza does no damage.
Kerekes misses with a hook to the body
and Souza counters with a series of strikes. Kerekes will be more careful next time no doubt.
Souza tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kerekes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kerekes takes a swing at Souza's ribcage but misses.
Kerekes on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kerekes with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A punch lands to the side of Souza 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circling - Kerekes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kerekes throws a good cross that connects.
Kerekes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kerekes scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.#T1#
Souza stuns Kerekes with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kerekes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Souza seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Kerekes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Souza cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kerekes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Souza was well out of range. Poor timing from Kerekes.
Kerekes throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Souza on the side of the head.
Souza tries to clinch there but Kerekes circles away.
Souza's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Souza duly obliges.
Souza slips a straight right by Kerekes.
Souza tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kerekes was well out of range. Poor timing from Souza.
Souza throws a hook but Kerekes avoids it easily.
Kerekes cracks Souza with a right hand to the side of the head.
Souza moves out of range as Kerekes strikes.
Souza appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kerekes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Souza.
A shot to the liver by Souza. Beautiful body shot.#T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kerekes slips a jab and a cross from Souza.
Kerekes takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Souza throws out a powerful jab.
Kerekes fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Souza looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lorant Kerekes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Souza.
Kerekes gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Souza scores with a one two! Kerekes had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Souza takes one to the side of the head.
Souza defending well as Kerekes loads up on a big left hand.
Kerekes misses with a hook to the body
and Souza counters with a straight right hand.
Kerekes jabs Souza to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kerekes takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Souza cracks Kerekes with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.#T3#
Kerekes missing with a left hand there. Souza was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Souza is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Kerekes.
Kerekes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Souza.
Souza throws out a loose jab but Kerekes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Souza dodges the punch combination from Kerekes.
Souza appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kerekes cracks Souza with a good jab.
Kerekes takes a swing at Souza's ribcage but misses.
A little feinted left hand from Souza on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kerekes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Souza.
It looked like Souza was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kerekes.
Kerekes scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kerekes on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A jab lands there for Kerekes.
Souza tries to move into range but Kerekes moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.#T4#
Souza displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kerekes throws out the jab.
Souza ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kerekes moves away.
Kerekes wants to counter the offense by Souza and move into the clinch position.
Kerekes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Souza dodges the punch combination from Kerekes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kerekes takes one to the side of the head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kerekes, as that shot connected.
Kerekes misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Souza was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kerekes.
Souza keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kerekes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Souza tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kerekes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kerekes looks to land a right hand but Souza moved out of range.
Kerekes misses with a shot to the body
and Souza counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lorant Kerekes will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Kerekes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kerekes is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Souza.
Kerekes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Souza.
Kerekes blocks a jab.
Souza misses with the combination.
Kerekes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Souza counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rafael Souza is winning the standup battle so far.
Souza throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Souza takes a swing at Kerekes's ribcage but misses.
Kerekes throws an off balance right hand
and Souza counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kerekes thinking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Souza uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kerekes.
Kerekes blocks a jab.
Kerekes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Souza was well out of range. Poor timing from Kerekes.
A big right from Kerekes misses. #T1#
Souza swings away with a body shot that misses
#CL2#
and Kerekes counters by moving into the clinch.
Souza lands with a left to the head.
Kerekes tries a body shot but Souza blocks it.
Souza has a couple of punches blocked by Kerekes.
Souza slowing the pace effectively.
Souza has Kerekes pushed against the cage.
Kerekes misses with some punches.
Stalling in the clinch from Souza.
Kerekes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Souza's elbow.
Souza is trying to push Kerekes away but Kerekes has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kerekes struggles to land a body shot inside as Souza controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Souza.
Kerekes blocking some punches.
Souza slows down the pace here.
#T2#
Kerekes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kerekes misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Souza creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Souza.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Souza.
Kerekes can't find room to land a body shot as Souza controls the action.
Kerekes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kerekes lands a right hand.
Kerekes digs a right hand underneath Souza's ribcage. Souza let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kerekes blocks a body shot from Souza.
Souza misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kerekes. #T3#
Kerekes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Souza blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kerekes being controlled against the cage.
Souza tries to throw a body punch but Kerekes avoids it by throwing Souza back against the cage.
Kerekes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Souza's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Kerekes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Souza's elbow.
Souza wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kerekes has him pressed against the cage.
Souza looking to stall.
Nice body punch from Kerekes. #T4#
A quick uppercut on the inside from Souza.
Souza blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kerekes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kerekes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Souza backwards.
Souza just leaning against Kerekes, taking a breather.
Souza misses with a punch on the inside.
Souza blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kerekes letting Souza take a breather here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Souza.
Souza looking to slow down the pace here.
Kerekes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kerekes lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Rafael Souza will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R3#
Nice defenses there by Souza.
Souza misses with a hook. Kerekes ducked under it nicely.
Kerekes lands a slapping body shot.
#CL#
Souza closes the distance and clinches.
Kerekes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kerekes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Souza taking a breather.
Maybe Souza would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Kerekes struggles to land a body shot inside as Souza controls his hands.
Kerekes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Souza is trying to stall.
Kerekes makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Souza struggles to land a body shot inside as Kerekes controls his hands.
Kerekes blocking some punches.
#T1#
Souza tries a body shot but Kerekes blocks it.
Kerekes scores with a shot to the side of Souza's head.
Kerekes misses with some punches.
Souza blocks an uppercut.
Kerekes can't find room to land a body shot as Souza controls the action.
Souza stalling.
Kerekes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kerekes pushes Souza back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Souza.
Kerekes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Souza backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kerekes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kerekes.
A shot in the inside from Kerekes. #ROC2#Souza is rocked!
Kerekes lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kerekes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kerekes. #T2#
Kerekes lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Good body shot from Kerekes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kerekes.
Kerekes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Souza wants to get back to striking at distance but Kerekes won't allow it.
Kerekes lands with a light punch inside.
Souza blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kerekes scores with a nice hook to the head.
Souza wants to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Kerekes fails to land.
Kerekes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Souza blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Kerekes.
Kerekes lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Souza backwards. #T3#
Souza swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Souza lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kerekes backwards.
Kerekes lands a left hand.
Souza has a couple of punches blocked by Kerekes.
Kerekes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Souza is looking to control Kerekes's arms but Kerekes gets an underhook and turns him. Now Souza has his back to the cage.
Souza blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Souza creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kerekes is leaning against Souza and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kerekes tries to work over Souza's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Kerekes on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Kerekes.
Kerekes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kerekes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kerekes tries to throw a body punch but Souza avoids it by throwing Kerekes back against the cage. #T4#
Kerekes lands with a right to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short uppercut from Kerekes.
Lorant Kerekes seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kerekes has a couple of punches blocked by Souza.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Souza prevents a body shot from Kerekes.
A short left from Kerekes.
Kerekes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kerekes lands a body shot.
Souza is trying to break free.
Nice body punch from Kerekes - that landed with a thud.
Kerekes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Kerekes fails to land.
Kerekes tries to throw a body punch but Souza avoids it by throwing Kerekes back against the cage.
Kerekes working aggressively here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lorant Kerekes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kerekes 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw! |
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