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Event:
BFA 2: Sydney 2
Date: Sep 04, 2022 |
#R1#
Souza avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Souza shapes to counter with a head kick.
Souza looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Rodriguez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Souza looks for a takedown but Rodriguez sprawls well.
Rodriguez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Souza pinned against the cage. Souza gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Souza tries a head kick but it misses.
Souza throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rodriguez is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Souza looks for a takedown but Rodriguez sprawls well.#CL2#
Souza darts in and clinches Rodriguez up against the cage.#TD2#
Souza gets control of Rodriguez's arms and successfully pulls guard. Souza will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.#T1#
Rodriguez prevents Souza from getting back to his feet.
Rodriguez is looking to pass into half guard but Souza pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Souza is in guard.#REVB#
Souza trying to control but Rodriguez is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SU2#
Souza decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Rodriguez, up you get!
Rodriguez slaps away a takedown attempt from Souza, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Josh Rodriguez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Souza.#TD#
Rodriguez shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Souza napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Rodriguez definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#T2#
Rodriguez trying to control the action but Souza is working from the bottom.
Rodriguez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Souza on the ground.
Souza wants to control but Rodriguez postures up.
Rodriguez trying to control the action but Souza is working from the bottom.
Souza regains half guard.
Souza moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.#T3#
Souza trying to control the position.
Rodriguez has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Souza manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rodriguez manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB##SUB2#
Souza is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Rodriguez keeping moving, preventing Souza from controlling successfully. #T4##SU2#
Souza stands up from Rodriguez's guard - Souza perhaps looking for a knockout.
Rodriguez tries a head kick but it misses.
Souza tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rodriguez sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Souza somewhat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Souza shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rodriguez sprawls well. Rodriguez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Souza gets slowly back to his feet.
Rodriguez is looking to counter with a body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Souza dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2##CL2#
Souza clinches up with Rodriguez and pushes him back against the cage.#BC2#
Souza breaks from the clinch.
#CL2#
Souza has taken the fight to the clinch.
#TD2#
Souza is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Rodriguez can't fight it off and eventually Souza manages to take the fight to the floor. Rodriguez looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Rodriguez keeping moving, preventing Souza from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#T1#
Souza sitting in guard here, content to control.
Souza wants to control from the top but Rodriguez keeps moving.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Souza passes into half guard. #T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Rodriguez wants to improve his position but Souza is controlling well.
Jose Souza has got the better of the ground game so far.
Souza trying to control the action but Rodriguez is working from the bottom.
Souza thows a huge punch but Rodriguez dodges it nicely.
#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Rodriguez stuffs the takedown.#TD2#
Souza looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Souza passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Rodriguez! #T3#
Rodriguez wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Souza.
#SUB2#
Souza throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Rodriguez has his hands clasped together but Souza breaks the hold and Rodriguez is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Souza!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jose Souza! |
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Event:
BFA 1 - Pena v Blachowicz
Date: Aug 28, 2022 |
#R1#
Rodriguez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice takedown defense from Rodriguez. No joy for Thompson on that attempt.
Rodriguez is looking to counter the offense by Thompson and move into the clinch.
Rodriguez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Thompson as he jumps to the side.
Thompson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rodriguez sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Thompson somewhat.
Horrible takedown attempt by Thompson or perhaps it was just good defense by Rodriguez, which made it look bad.
Josh Rodriguez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Thompson.#TD2#
Thompson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Rodriguez tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Thompson is in Rodriguez's guard.
Thompson throws a big elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thompson throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thompson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Rodriguez is breathing heavily.
Rodriguez wants to sweep but no luck.
Thompson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. #ROC2#Rodriguez is rocked!#T1#
Thompson gets to his feet and stands over Rodriguez, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Rodriguez felt that one! Thompson unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Rodriguez from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brian Thompson! |
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