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Event:
DFN 5: High Roller GP Q-Finals
Date: Aug 21, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kukuladze misses with a body shot.
Kukuladze throws a hook to the side of Souza's head but Souza sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#CL2#
Souza clinches.
Kukuladze lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right hand to the body from Kukuladze.
Souza's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Souza fails to pull guard.
Souza is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Kukuladze to keep the fight standing.
Good body shot from Kukuladze.
Souza jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kukuladze walks away with a smile on his face. Souza gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jizm Kukuladze has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thales Souza.
Kukuladze lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kukuladze scores with a hook to the body. Souza takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kukuladze scores with a decent looking hook.
Souza with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kukuladze to score with a decent uppercut.
Kukuladze definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kukuladze keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Souza is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Souza tries to move into range but Kukuladze moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kukuladze clobbers Souza with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. #CL2#
Souza instigates a clinch.
Souza takes a shot to the head. #T1#
Souza prevents a body shot from Kukuladze.
Kukuladze lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Kukuladze scores with a nice short uppercut.
Souza jumps guard but Kukuladze turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Souza tries to pull guard but Kukuladze holds him up against the ropes and eventually Souza drops back down to his feet.
Souza tries to pull guard but Kukuladze forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Souza jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kukuladze walks away with a smile on his face. Souza gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kukuladze fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.#CL2#
Souza has taken the fight to the clinch.
Souza prevents a body shot from Kukuladze.
Kukuladze lands a nice uppercut.
Souza fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Good body shot from Kukuladze.
Souza fails to pull the fight into his guard.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kukuladze.
Kukuladze lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Souza tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kukuladze smiles and moves away.
Souza takes one to the chin there.#T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Souza tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Kukuladze paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kukuladze scores with a decent looking hook.
Souza doesn't manage to clinch there - Kukuladze circles away.
A swing and a miss from Kukuladze.
Souza ducks under a wild hook from Kukuladze.
Souza is looking to clinch.
Kukuladze is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Souza tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kukuladze swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kukuladze keeps the fight on the outside.
Kukuladze connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Souza takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kukuladze misses with a hook.
Kukuladze takes a swing at Souza's ribcage but misses. #CL2#
Souza rushes Kukuladze and presses him up against the ropes.
Souza tries to pull guard but Kukuladze forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Kukuladze lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Souza fails to pull guard.
Kukuladze tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #BC#
Kukuladze breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
Souza clinches up against the ropes.
A right handed body shot lands from Kukuladze.
Souza looks winded!
Kukuladze lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #T3#
Souza jumps guard but Kukuladze stands there with Souza around his waist. Souza gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kukuladze lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Souza is trying to pull guard but Kukuladze has him pressed against the ropes.
Kukuladze lands with a short shot to the head.
Kukuladze lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Kukuladze softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.#BC#
Kukuladze escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kukuladze with a hook.
Souza displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kukuladze throws out the jab.
Kukuladze scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Souza doesn't seem bothered though.
Souza tries to clinch up but Kukuladze circles away and keeps his distance.
Souza tries to clinch there but Kukuladze circles away.
#CL2#
Souza closes the distance and clinches.
Souza tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
#TD2#
Souza decides to pull guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kukuladze controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kukuladze wants to stand but Souza is controlling his posture from full guard. #T4#
Kukuladze controls from within his opponent's guard.
Souza looking for a sweep. Not yet Souza, not yet.
Souza being controlled here, momentarily.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.#SUB2#
Souza has an active guard here but Kukuladze has managed to pass into half guard.
Kukuladze wants to free his trapped foot but Souza is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kukuladze is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jizm Kukuladze dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Kukuladze paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Souza keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A swing and a miss from Kukuladze.
Kukuladze lands a nice shot to the body.
Kukuladze is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Souza can do to turn this around?
Souza tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Kukuladze paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Souza uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kukuladze.
Kukuladze lands with a nice body punch.
Souza tries to move into range but Kukuladze moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kukuladze misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Souza.
A jab from Kukuladze misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!#CL2#
Souza instigates a clinch.
Kukuladze misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kukuladze lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kukuladze works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Souza jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kukuladze walks away with a smile on his face. Souza gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Thales Souza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Souza tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Kukuladze manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kukuladze dips down and scores with a jab 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 tries to clinch up but Kukuladze circles away and keeps his distance.
Kukuladze thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jizm Kukuladze is winning the standup battle so far.
Souza is looking to clinch. #T1#
A looping hook to the body misses from Kukuladze. Souza does a little dance to reset his feet.
Souza fails in his attempt to clinch.
Souza tries to clinch but Kukuladze moves out of range.
Souza tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kukuladze throws a lazy right hand but Souza sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Souza ducks under a wild hook from Kukuladze.
Kukuladze throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Souza takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#TD2#
Souza jumps guard.
Souza lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Kukuladze keeping moving, preventing Souza from controlling successfully.
Souza postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Souza throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kukuladze works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #T2#
Kukuladze is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Souza trying to control the position from guard on top but Kukuladze is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Souza content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Souza throwing strikes but missing.
Souza throws a big elbow that misses.
Souza has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Souza throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Souza is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kukuladze preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Souza trying to control the position from guard on top but Kukuladze is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T3#
Souza connects with a couple of short punches.
Souza in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kukuladze is trying to keep Souza in close.
Kukuladze pulls Souza in close to prevent any damage.
Souza throwing strikes but missing.
Souza lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kukuladze avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kukuladze utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Souza postures up in Kukuladze's guard and throws a big left but Kukuladze blocks it.
Kukuladze avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kukuladze avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kukuladze throws out a loose jab but Souza uses good head movement to avoid it.
As Kukuladze backs off Souza throws a huge counter combo but Kukuladze manages to avoid it all.
Souza tries to close the distance and clinch but Kukuladze swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kukuladze misses the shot to the body.
Despite the aggression on Souza's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Kukuladze connects with a looping right hand.
Kukuladze misses the jab.
Souza is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#CL2#
Souza has Kukuladze up against the ropes in a clinch.
Souza is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Kukuladze to keep the fight standing.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Kukuladze 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.
Jizm Kukuladze dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Souza wants to clinch.#CL2#
Souza closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Souza fails to pull guard.
Kukuladze lands with a short head shot on the inside. #CUT#It looks like Thales Souza has been cut.
Souza tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kukuladze smiles and moves away.
Kukuladze connects with a jab.
Kukuladze fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Souza looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Souza tries to clinch there but Kukuladze circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kukuladze loads up on a big right hand but Souza slips the punch.
Souza is looking to clinch but Kukuladze is avoiding it.
Souza tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kukuladze swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Souza fails with an attempt to clinch.
Decent striking displayed by Kukuladze there.
Kukuladze misses with a looping right.#T1#
Kukuladze paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kukuladze throws a lazy right hand but Souza sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kukuladze throws a body punch but Souza moves out of range.
Souza tries to clinch up but Kukuladze circles away and keeps his distance.
Souza tries to clinch but Kukuladze moves out of range.
Souza tries to clinch there but Kukuladze circles away.
Souza fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kukuladze is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Souza tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kukuladze counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Souza fails in his attempt to clinch. #CL2#
Souza clinches with his opponent.
Kukuladze misses with a body punch.
Kukuladze lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Souza takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kukuladze lands a left hand that snaps the head of Souza backwards.
Souza jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kukuladze walks away with a smile on his face. Souza gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jizm Kukuladze has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thales Souza.
Souza staying out of range there.
Kukuladze lunges at Souza with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Souza's hand.
Kukuladze scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The fight stays on the outside here - Souza looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kukuladze ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.#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!
Souza tries to clinch there but Kukuladze circles away.
Kukuladze throws an overhand right that lands on Souza's shoulder, as Souza tries to avoid the shot.
Kukuladze misses with a wild body shot.
Souza wants to clinch
and Kukuladze counters with a straight right hand.
Kukuladze throws out a loose jab but Souza uses good head movement to avoid it.
Souza tries to clinch but Kukuladze moves out of range.
Souza wants to clinch.
Kukuladze throwing a counter right hand but Souza manages to avoid it.
The crowd cheers as Kukuladze lands an impressive looking overhand right. Souza doesn't seem phased though.
Souza tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Kukuladze manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kukuladze misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Souza.
Kukuladze misses the jab.
Souza is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#T3#
Kukuladze misses with a straight left.
Kukuladze scores with a jab.
Kukuladze 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 uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kukuladze.
Kukuladze looks to land a right hand but Souza moved out of range.
Souza closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kukuladze counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Souza is looking to clinch.
Kukuladze lands a jab to the head.
Souza tries to clinch but Kukuladze moves out of range.
Souza tries to clinch up.
Souza tries to clinch up.
Souza tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Kukuladze paws at him with a jab and circles away.#CL2#
Souza forces Kukuladze back against the ropes and clinches.
Souza has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.#TD2#
Souza ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Souza no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard. #SUB2#
Souza has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kukuladze can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kukuladze has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Souza tries to land a sweep but no joy. #T4#
Souza lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kukuladze utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kukuladze is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Kukuladze looking to hit a scissor sweep but Souza is one step ahead there.
Souza throws a strike but Kukuladze rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Kukuladze stopping the sweep attempt from Souza.
Thales Souza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#SUB2#
Souza is looking for a triangle but Kukuladze pushes his legs off easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jizm Kukuladze showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kukuladze, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight for Jizm Kukuladze!
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for Jizm Kukuladze!
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Jizm Kukuladze!
Jizm Kukuladze wins by unanimous decision! |
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Event:
DFN 3: High Roller GP Round 1
Date: Aug 01, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!#TD#
Yahontov shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Souza is trying to defend but Yahontov finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Yahontov landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Souza is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Yahontov scores with a couple of nice shots.
Souza moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Souza preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Yahontov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Souza on the ground.
Souza has momentary wrist control but Yahontov slips an elbow through the middle.
Yahontov distracts Souza with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Souza bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Yahontov's guard. #REVB#
Yahontov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Souza is one step ahead there.
Souza prevents Yahontov from getting back to his feet.
Yahontov pulls Souza in close to prevent any damage.
Yahontov keeping moving, preventing Souza from controlling successfully. #T1#
Yahontov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Yahontov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Souza.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Souza scoring with some ground and pound.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Souza makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Yahontov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Souza.
Souza working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Souza landing with the ground and pound.
Souza distracts Yahontov with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Yahontov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Souza stopping the sweep attempt from Yahontov.#T2#
Souza lands a couple of elbows.
Yahontov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Souza postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Yahontov trying to control the position.
Yahontov looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Yahontov has momentary wrist control but Souza slips an elbow through the middle.
Souza throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Yahontov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Yahontov throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Souza makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Souza makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Souza postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Souza missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #T3#
Souza throwing strikes from guard but Yahontov blocks nicely.
Souza distracts Yahontov with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Souza working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Yahontov's head.
Souza won't allow Yahontov to sweep him here.
Souza working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Yahontov on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Yahontov tries to get out of the position.
Souza wants to control from the top but Yahontov keeps moving.
Yahontov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Souza.
Souza trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Souza wants to control from the top but Yahontov keeps moving.
Yahontov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #T4#
Souza throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Yahontov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Souza throwing strikes from guard but Yahontov blocks nicely.
Souza connects with a couple of short punches.
Yahontov looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Souza puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Souza not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Yahontov is staying active underneath Souza, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Souza thows a huge punch but Yahontov dodges it nicely.
Souza sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Yahontov defending well though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yahontov blocking the ground and pound attempt from Souza.
Souza trying to control from half guard but Yahontov is working away.
Yahontov blocking the ground and pound attempt from Souza.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thales Souza dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2##CL2#
Souza clinches up against the ropes.#TD2#
Souza manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back. #SUB2#
Souza is looking for a triangle but Yahontov pushes his legs off easily.
Souza manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Yahontov manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB#
Souza wants to control from the top but Yahontov keeps moving.
Yahontov wants to stand but Souza is controlling the position.
Souza working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Souza throws a big right hand that misses.
Souza postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Souza with a flurry of punches that miss.
Yahontov is trying to keep Souza in close.
#T1#
Yahontov throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Souza is looking to work some ground and pound but Yahontov has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Souza accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Yahontov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Souza scoring with punches to the head and body.
Souza trying to control the position from guard on top but Yahontov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yahontov looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Souza puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Souza not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Souza has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Yahontov is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Souza scores with a couple of nice shots.
Souza looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Yahontov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Yahontov is refusing to be controlled, as Souza sits in half guard. #T2#
Souza working Yahontov over with strikes.
Souza working the head and body with strikes.
Souza throwing shots but Yahontov is blocking nicely.
Yahontov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Souza throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Yahontov to regain full guard.
Souza missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Yahontov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Souza stands up over Yahontov, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Souza cracks Yahontov with a solid left hand.
Souza won't allow Yahontov to sweep him here.
Yahontov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Souza. #T3#
Souza trying to control but Yahontov is working from the bottom.
Souza preventing the sweep.
Souza lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Souza wants to control from the top but Yahontov keeps moving.
Souza chips away with some ground and pound.
Souza trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Souza won't allow Yahontov to get back to his feet.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Yahontov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Souza.
Souza is looking to work some ground and pound but Yahontov has wrist control.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.#CL2#
Souza moves into range and clinches up with Yahontov.#TD2#
Souza drags the fight down to the ground.
Yahontov is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Yahontov scoring with some ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Souza is on top in guard.
#REVB#
Souza is in close to Yahontov's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Thales Souza has got the better of the ground game so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Souza accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Souza scoring with punches to the head and body.
Souza lands a couple of elbows.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Souza lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Souza pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yahontov is keeping the position for now.
Souza working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thales Souza showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Souza is looking to clinch.
Souza tries to clinch but fails miserably #TD#
and Yahontov counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Souza has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Souza wants to control but Yahontov is keeping busy.
Yahontov is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Yahontov.
Souza trying to control but Yahontov postures up.
Souza gets full guard.
Souza is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Yahontov trying to control from the bottom.
Yahontov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Souza scoring with strikes to the body and head. #T1#
Souza missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Souza throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Yahontov has hold of Souza's hands but Souza slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Souza connects with a nice short shot to Yahontov's temple.
Yahontov is looking to improve his position.
Yahontov is working hard here to advance position.
Yahontov wants to control but Souza is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Yahontov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Souza thows a huge punch but Yahontov dodges it nicely.
Souza not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. #T2#
Souza looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Yahontov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Souza is trying to control. Yahontov wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Souza missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Souza prevents Yahontov from improving his position.
Souza landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Yahontov taking some punishment here, with Souza in his half guard.
Yahontov keeping control of the position.
Souza not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Souza trying to control from half guard but Yahontov is working away.
Aleksei Yahontov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T3#
Souza drops an elbow to the side of Yahontov's head.
Yahontov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Souza.
Souza missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Yahontov is staying active underneath Souza, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Souza winds up and cracks Yahontov with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Souza not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Yahontov trying to control from the bottom.
Yahontov wants to improve his position but Souza is controlling well.
Souza seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Yahontov does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Yahontov keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount. #T4#
Souza working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Yahontov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Yahontov is not content to let Souza control the position.
Yahontov misses with some strikes from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Souza lands a nice short elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Souza winds up and cracks Yahontov with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Yahontov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Souza lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thales Souza comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Souza winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight for Thales Souza!
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Thales Souza!
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for Thales Souza!
Thales Souza wins by unanimous decision!
A relieved looking Thales 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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