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Event:
ENIGMA 223
Date: Oct 26, 2024 |
#R1#
Souza wants to clinch.
Souza looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Klasson is fending him off so far but Souza persists. Nope, Klasson circles away and we're back to standing.#TD2#
Klasson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Souza keeping full guard, as Klasson tries to pass. #SUB#
Souza working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Klasson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Klasson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Klasson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Souza is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Souza is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Klasson is aware though and is defending well.
Klasson looking to pass the guard.
Klasson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Souza. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#SUB#
Souza throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
#T1#
Klasson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Souza swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Klasson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Klasson sitting in guard here, content to control. #SUB#
Souza is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Klasson is aware though and is defending well.
Klasson is pushing down on Souza's leg trying to pass to half guard. Souza is fighting to maintain full guard but Klasson has managed to sneak the leg through.
Souza is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Klasson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Klasson's back!
Klasson trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Souza somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Klasson wants to control his opponent's hands but Souza gets his hands free. #SUB#
Souza working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Souza is not going to allow Klasson to sit and survive in this position.
Klasson wants to get back to his feet. #T2##SUB#
Souza is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Klasson knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Klasson for a finish. #SUB#
Souza is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Klasson has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Souza is breathing heavily.
Souza missing with punches from the back.
Klasson wants to get back to his feet.
Souza is looking to control Klasson but Klasson is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Can Klasson hold on?! Souza is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
#T3#
Klasson tries to escape the position.
#SUB#
Souza working for the choke.
Klasson felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Klasson breaks Souza's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
#SUB2#
Klasson 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.
Klasson wants to pass the guard but Souza is keeping the position.#SUB#
Klasson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Klasson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Klasson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Souza swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T4#
Klasson passes Souza's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Souza is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Souza trying to control from the bottom.
Klasson passes to side control.
Klasson works to advance to full mount. Souza defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Klasson prevents Souza from getting the reversal.
Klasson looking to control but Souza is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Souza bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Souza working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Klasson being controlled here, momentarily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Blake Souza will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Klasson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
#TD2#
Klasson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Souza tries to roll over but Klasson keeps him under control.
Souza moves into full guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Souza's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.#SUB#
Souza had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Klasson defends it easily.
Souza throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Souza escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Klasson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Klasson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Souza swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Klasson is pushing down on Souza's leg trying to pass to half guard. Souza is fighting to maintain full guard but Klasson has managed to sneak the leg through.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T1#
Klasson content to control rather than advance.
Souza is trying to get back to full guard.
Klasson is trying to control the action in half guard but Souza is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. #SUB2#
Klasson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Vincent Klasson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Klasson wants to control but Souza is keeping him busy.
Souza is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #SUB2#
Klasson is trying to work for a kimura but Souza is defending well.
#SUB2#
Klasson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Souza is just riding it out for now. Klasson eventually gives up the hold.
Souza slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.#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.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Souza is on top in guard.
#REVR#
Souza trying to control the position from guard on top but Klasson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Klasson is looking to stand up but Souza isn't so interested in that idea.
Souza working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Souza slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Klasson is looking for a sweep.#T3#
Klasson manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Souza is looking to control Klasson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Souza avoid being mounted?
Souza gets back to full guard.
#SUB#
Klasson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Klasson wants to pass the guard but Souza is keeping the position.
Souza looking to hit a scissor sweep but Klasson is one step ahead there.
Klasson stands and throws Souza's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Souza is looking to regain half guard here but Klasson keeps moving and retains side control. #T4#
Klasson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Souza keeps working.
Klasson tries to advance to mount but can't.
Klasson keeps trying to improve his position.
Klasson is looking to take a break and control but Souza is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Souza sneaks back into half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB#
Souza actively working from the bottom here.
Klasson is looking to take a break and control but Souza is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vincent Klasson 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 each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!#R3##TD2#
Klasson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Souza is looking for a sweep.
Klasson advances to full mount.
Klasson wants to control the pace but Souza is squirming around nicely.
Klasson controlling the position easily from mount.
Souza is looking to improve his position but Klasson isn't that keen on the idea.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Souza is controlling an arm, preventing Klasson from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
#SUB2#
Klasson looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead. #T1#
Souza really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Klasson is looking to work his way around to Souza's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Klasson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Souza is working to get back to half guard.
Klasson wants to take his opponent's back but Souza doesn't allow it.
Souza is trying desperately to improve position.
Souza has given up his back. Will we see Klasson going for some submissions?
#T2#
Souza prevents Klasson from getting a body triangle.
Klasson controlling well, preventing Souza from escaping the position.
#SUB2#
Souza is trying to defend against the choke here but Klasson has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Klasson Tightens the hold and Souza taps out furiously! Klasson displays superior BJJ to win the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Vincent Klasson! |
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Event:
ENIGMA 218
Date: Sep 22, 2024 |
#R1##TD2#
Souza drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Souza wants to control from the top but Leary keeps moving.
Leary pulls Souza in close to his closed guard and prevents Souza from doing any damage or advancing position.
Souza throwing strikes from guard but Leary blocks nicely.
Souza looking to sit in guard and control but Leary gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Souza bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Leary's guard. #REVB#
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Souza works over Leary with some ground and pound from guard.
Souza trying to control the position from guard on top but Leary is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Souza in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Souza has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Souza being controlled here momentarily. #T1#
Souza throws an elbow that misses. Leary uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Souza's guard. Nice move by Leary!#REVR##SUB2#
Souza is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #SUB2#
Souza has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Leary can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #SUB2#
Souza working for a triangle but Leary defends it easily.
Souza tries to land a sweep but no joy. #T2##SUB2#
Souza throws his legs up looking for a submission but Leary uses it to pass to side control.
Souza manages to work his way to half guard, despite Leary's best efforts.#SUB2#
Souza looking for a kimura from the bottom but Leary passes into side control!
Souza tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Souza can't do much from the bottom here.
Souza is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Leary off and has taken his back!
Even with his hooks in, Souza manages to miss with strikes from the back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Leary tries to break free.
My spies in Tea Time Takedowns inform me that Souza has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!#T3#
Leary is trying to stand back up.
Leary avoids the strikes from Souza.
Leary wriggles onto his back under a barage of strikes.
Leary tries to hold on but Souza postures up.
Leary is squirming around, avoiding Souza's attempts to control the action.
Souza with shots to the head and body - Leary looks very uncomfortable down there.
Leary is trying to stand.#T4#
Souza unloads with some shots from mount but Leary bucks and avoids them well.
Poor strikes thrown by Souza there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Leary wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Souza.
Leary wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Souza.
#SUB2#
Souza is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Leary can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Souza wants to control the pace but Leary is squirming around nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Leary tries to hold on but Souza pushes him away.
Souza misses with some ground and pound and Leary recovers position to half guard.
Leary knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Souza on the ground.
Souza throwing shots but Leary is blocking nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Blake Souza dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
A big right from Leary misses.
Souza throws a body punch but Leary moves out of range.
Souza throws a leg kick but Leary checks it.
Leary throws a quick counter kick to the body but Souza avoids it.
Souza misses with a takedown
and Leary counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Blake Souza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leary throws a hook but Souza blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Souza misses with a hook. Leary ducked under it nicely.
Leary was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Souza throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Leary was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.#T1#
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Souza lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Leary has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Leary and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Souza fails with the takedown
and Leary counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Leary keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Souza.
Leary was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Horrible takedown attempt by Souza or perhaps it was just good defense by Leary, which made it look bad.
James Leary has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Blake Souza.
Leary misses with a looping right.
Souza drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Leary defends it well.
Souza throws a predictable looking body shot
and Leary counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#T2#
A low kick from Souza misses
and Leary connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Souza moves to clinch but Leary breaks away
and Leary counters with a nice uppercut. #ROC#Souza is rocked!
Souza shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Leary but Leary pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Leary throwing a counter right hand but Souza manages to avoid it.
Souza tries to score a power double leg takedown but Leary sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Souza somewhat.
Leary swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've been told by Leary's head coaches at Bowsh Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.#T3#
Souza fails with an attempt to clinch.
A shot to the body from Souza misses
and Leary counters with a stiff right hand.
Souza throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little feinted left hand from Leary on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Souza tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Leary connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice sprawl there from Leary as Souza shoots in.
James Leary is winning the standup battle so far.
Leary fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Leary walks into a stiff left hand from Souza.#T4##TD2#
Leary tries to sprawl but Souza drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Leary wants to get back to full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Souza looks to land a strike but Leary avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Souza throwing strikes from guard but Leary blocks nicely.
Souza is fighting to break Leary's control of his arms but Leary is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Leary on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Leary tries to get out of the position.
Souza won't allow Leary to sweep him here. #SUB2#
Souza is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Leary is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Leary has escaped and now he's on top! #REVR##SUB2#
Souza working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Leary has passed into half guard!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
James Leary dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R3#
Souza throws a left and a right that both miss
and Leary counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Souza slips a jab from Leary.
Leary throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Leary is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Leary defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Souza.
A looping hook to the body misses from Souza. Leary does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leary swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Souza shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Leary connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Souza throws a shot from downtown. Leary moves away and avoids it.#T1#
Souza doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Leary counters with a straight right hand.
James Leary has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Blake Souza.
Souza shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Leary pinned against the cage. Leary gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
It appears Leary was looking to counter with a kick there.
James Leary is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Souza misses with a jab, cross combination.
Souza misses with an uppercut. Leary saw that one coming.#T2#
Souza misses with a wild body shot.
Souza fails to land the takedown.
A looping hook to the body misses from Souza. Leary does a little dance to reset his feet.
Souza fails with the takedown
and Leary counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
No luck for Souza with that takedown attempt. #T3#
Leary throws a hook but Souza blocks it.
Souza feints the counter takedown.
Souza swinging wildly here.
Leary was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Souza scores with a shot to the body.
Leary throws the left hand but Souza avoids the punch easily.
Souza blocks a jab.#T4#
Souza tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Leary connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Souza shoots and misses #KD#
and Leary counters with a nice right hand that sends Souza toppling to the canvas! Souza scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Leary finish him?!
Souza is still on wobbly legs! Can Leary finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Souza misses with a shot to the body
and Leary counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Souza out cold! What a finish! Leary is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). James Leary!
James Leary retains his bantamweight title!
In his post fight interview, James Leary started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception. |
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Event:
ENIGMA 215
Date: Sep 01, 2024 |
#R1##TD#
Souza shoots in and bounces Blankenship off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Souza postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Souza looking to pass the guard.
Souza throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Blankenship works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Blankenship avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Souza has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Souza is working Blankenship over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Souza scoring with some ground and pound.
Blankenship looking to hit a scissor sweep but Souza is one step ahead there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Souza cracks Blankenship with a solid left hand.
Souza wants to control from the top but Blankenship keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blankenship preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #T1#
Blankenship utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Souza throws a big right hand that misses.
Souza will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Souza postures up and lands a big shot to Blankenship's brow.
Souza postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Blankenship keeping moving, preventing Souza from controlling successfully.
Souza connects with a couple of short punches.
Souza throwing strikes from guard but Blankenship blocks nicely. #SUB2#
Blankenship has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Souza can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Souza content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. #T2#
Souza is stalling in the full guard.
Souza lands a couple of elbows.
Souza with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Souza lands a couple of digs.
Souza lands a couple of digs.
Blankenship utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Blankenship avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've been hearing good reports from Souza's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Souza with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Souza is working Blankenship over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Souza works a leg free and moves into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#SUB#
Souza looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Souza working over Blankenship with some ground and pound. Blankenship looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.#T3#
Souza is thwarting Blankenship's attempts to control the position.
Blankenship has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Bigfoot BJJ. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Blankenship won't allow Souza to pass to mount.
Souza working the head and body with strikes.
Souza landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Souza looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Souza winds up and cracks Blankenship with a swinging punch to the side of the head. #T4#
Souza looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Blankenship with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. #SUB#
Souza is working for a kimura but Blankenship is defending it quite comfortably.
Souza tries to pass to full mount but Blankenship defends it.
Well, if Souza is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
#SUB#
Souza seems to be looking for submissions.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Souza is looking to advance position but Blankenship won't allow it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Blake Souza dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2##TD#
Souza shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Blankenship wants to improve his position but Souza is controlling well.
#SUB#
Souza is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
#SUB#
Souza wants to work for an arm triangle but Blankenship is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Souza working over Blankenship with some ground and pound. Blankenship looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Souza takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.#T1#
Blankenship tries to get to full guard but Souza has control of the leg. #SUB#
Souza is trying to work for a kimura but Blankenship is defending well.
Souza is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Souza is nestled in close to Blankenship, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Souza scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blankenship is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Souza scores with a couple of nice shots.#SUB#
Souza is looking for a kimura here.
Nice strikes from Souza there. #T2##SUB#
Souza is trying to work for a kimura but Blankenship is defending well.
Blankenship is not content to let Souza control the position.
Blankenship on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Souza is trying to control the action in half guard but Blankenship is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Souza is nestled in close to Blankenship, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Souza looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Blankenship is looking to improve his position.
#T3##SUB#
Souza is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Blankenship sees it coming and defends easily.
Souza lands with a punch from half guard.
Souza is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Souza is pressing down on Blankenship's thigh, looking to free his foot. Blankenship is holding on for now.
Souza working Blankenship over with strikes.
Souza lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Souza takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.#ROC#Blankenship is rocked!
Blankenship is looking to control Souza's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Blankenship avoid being mounted?
Blankenship is still in real trouble! Can Souza finish him?
Blankenship is trying to get back to full guard.
Souza is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blankenship can do to turn this around?#T4#
Blankenship taking some punishment here, with Souza in his half guard.
Blankenship seems to have recovered his senses.#SUB#
Souza is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Blankenship sees it coming and defends easily.
Souza is nestled in close to Blankenship, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Souza landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Souza is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Souza scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Souza is controlling the pace.
#SUB#
Souza is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Blankenship has managed to free his arm - good work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Blake Souza dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!#R3##CL#
Souza closes the distance and pushes Blankenship back into the cage.
Blankenship blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Souza doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Souza lands a right hand.
Souza is trying to pull guard but Blankenship has him pressed against the cage.
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 Blankenship walks away with a smile on his face. Souza gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Blankenship is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Souza's half guard.#SUB#
Souza looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Blankenship seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Souza does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. #T1##SUB#
Souza looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Blankenship wants to take a breather but Souza is having none of it.
Blankenship throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Souza is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are battling for position here. Souza manages to regain full guard. Nice work. #SUB#
Souza working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Blankenship doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Blankenship manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #SUB#
Blankenship got a little sloppy there for a moment and Souza has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Blankenship has managed to get both his arms back between Souza's legs - danger averted.
Blankenship trying to control the position from guard on top but Souza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB#
Souza is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Blankenship defends well.#T2#
Souza pulls Blankenship in close to prevent any damage. #SUB#
Souza had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Blankenship defends it easily.#SUB#
Souza is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Blankenship frees his head nicely. Oh but Souza has switched to an armbar! Blankenship is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Blake Souza!
A relieved looking Blake 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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Event:
ENIGMA 211
Date: Aug 04, 2024 |
#R1#
Souza will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
As Souza looks to move away, Bush throws a big counter combo but Souza just gets out of the way.
Souza swinging wildly here.
Bush tries to clinch but Souza moves away #TD2#
and Souza counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Souza advances position into side control!
Bush is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Bush is looking for a sweep.
Souza throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Bush works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bush keeping control of the position.
Bush avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Souza.
Bush's coaches at London MMA Club have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.#T1#
Bush is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Souza sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bush defending well though.
Souza wants to free his trapped foot but Bush is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Bush regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Souza.
Souza is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bush working a defensive guard but Souza passes into half guard.
Bush is trying to control but can't.
#SUB2#
Souza is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
#SUB2#
Souza is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Souza not landing any meaningful shots this time. #T2#
Bush trying to control here.
Bush wants to improve his position but Souza is controlling well.
Souza wants to free his trapped foot but Bush is holding on for dear life with his legs.
My spies in Tea Time Takedowns inform me that Souza has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Bush trying to control but Souza postures up.
Souza passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Bush!
Souza prevents Bush from getting the reversal.
Bush avoids a series of strikes thrown by Souza.
#T3#
Bush wants to hold on but Souza pushes him away.
Souza has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Bush's face.
Bush is desperately trying to improve his position but Souza has a good base and remains in mount.
Souza lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Bush avoids a series of strikes thrown by Souza.
Bush is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Souza throws some wild stikes that Bush manages to avoid easily.
Souza punching from mount but Bush doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Bush is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
#SUB2#
Souza is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Bush has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Bush!
Souza is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Souza is on top in guard.
#REVB##T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#SUB#
Bush escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Souza gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Souza wants to control from the top but Bush keeps moving.
Souza has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Souza stands and throws Bush's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Souza in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Bush is looking to regain half guard here but Souza keeps moving and retains side control.
Souza misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Bush is looking to reverse the position.
Bush is working hard here to advance position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Blake Souza dominated that round.
That's time! Bush's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2##TD2#
Souza drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Bush looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Souza puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Bush avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Souza.
Bush avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Souza.
Bush is looking for a sweep. Souza is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Souza thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bush is refusing to be controlled, as Souza sits in half guard.
Bush is trying to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#T1#
Souza not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Souza sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bush defending well though.
Bush is trying to stand back up but Souza is controlling him
#SUB2#
Souza is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Souza sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bush defending well though.
Souza is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Souza thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bush keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Souza thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bush's head.
Bush keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. #T2#
Bush trying to hold on to Souza's head to control him but Souza postures up.
Bush is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Souza throwing shots but Bush is blocking nicely.
Souza thows a huge punch but Bush dodges it nicely.
Bush trying to control but Souza postures up.
Souza landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Souza is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Souza misses with a head shot. Bush uses the momentum to regain guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Souza accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #T3#
Souza sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bush's guard.
Bush on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. #SUB2#
Souza is trying to work for a kimura but Bush is defending well.
Bush is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Souza's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Souza's back!
Souza is trying to break free.
Souza really must keep his cool here. He's controlling one of Bush's hands and whilst he does that, he's got a chance of escaping the position.
Souza staying busy and making it hard for Bush to control. #SUB#
Bush looking for the RNC.
Bush doesn't have the hooks in and Souza manages to turn into his guard.
Souza keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bush's head.#T4#
Bush trying to control the position.
Souza is looking to work some ground and pound but Bush has wrist control.
Bush looking for a sweep. Not yet Bush, not yet.
Bush avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Souza accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Souza loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Blake Souza has got the better of the ground game so far.
Souza missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Souza trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bush working a defensive guard here.
Bush wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Souza looking to pass the guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Blake Souza showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
Souza shoots in looking for a takedown. Bush tries to sprawl out of it but Souza keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bush manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bush tried to score with a low kick but Souza checks it.
And Souza tries to counter it with a takedown but Bush pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Bush uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Souza.
#TD#
Bush drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Souza tries to bench press Bush off him but Bush keeps the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Souza is still trying to improve position.
Bush working away.#T1#
Bush wants to stand but Souza has his arm trapped.
Souza sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Bush wants to control but Souza is keeping him busy.
Bush controlling the pace.
Bush looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. #SUB2#
Souza looking for submissions off his back.
Souza moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Souza seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. #T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.#SUB2#
Bush got a little sloppy there for a moment and Souza has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bush has managed to get both his arms back between Souza's legs - danger averted.#SUB2#
Souza is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bush is aware though and is defending well.
Bush would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Souza can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bush controls the pace.
Souza is trying to control the position from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Bush lands a couple of elbows.
Souza looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bush is one step ahead there.
Souza can't keep his opponent in guard - Bush advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. #T3#
Souza tries to get to full guard but Bush has control of the leg.
Bush 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. #SUB2#
Souza actively working from the bottom here.#SUB#
Bush wants to work for an arm triangle but Souza is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The fighters are battling for position here. Souza manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Bush won't allow Souza to sweep him here.
Souza wants to improve his position but instead Bush has moved into half guard.
Bush is pressing down on Souza's thigh, looking to free his foot. Souza is holding on for now. #T4#
Souza wants to improve his position but Bush is controlling well.
#SUB2#
Souza looking for submissions off his back.
Blake Souza is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bush seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Souza does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bush wants to stand but Souza has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Souza moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Souza trying to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kyle Bush showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Souza 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Blake Souza!
Blake Souza decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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Event:
ENIGMA 209
Date: Jul 14, 2024 |
#R1#
King moves in looking to clinch but Souza pushes him off.
Souza moves away from the strike by King.
Souza throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A slow jab from King misses its intended target.
King throws a big shot that misses.
King throws a big shot that misses.
King waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Souza.
King waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Souza.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Souza takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
King fails with an attempt to clinch.
King tries to clinch up but Souza circles away and keeps his distance.
Souza gets cracked there but stands up to it.
#T1#
Decent striking displayed by King there.#CL#
Souza has closed the distance and engaged King in a clinch.
Souza blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#BC2#
King manages to break the clinch.
Marley King is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#TD#
Souza shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Souza showed some decent athleticism there.
King is refusing to be controlled, as Souza sits in half guard. #SUB#
Souza is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Souza missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
King felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.#T2#
King has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Souza is working away from the top position though.
Souza missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Souza working King over with strikes.
King avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Souza.
King is staying active underneath Souza, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
King wants to control but Souza is keeping busy.
#SUB#
Souza trying to work for an americana but King has managed to regain full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Souza trying to control the position from guard on top but King is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T3#
King avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Souza with a flurry of punches that miss.
King can't keep his opponent in guard - Souza advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
King keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Souza throwing shots but King is blocking nicely.
Souza performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
King taking some punishment here, with Souza in his half guard.
Souza working the head and body with strikes.
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. #T4#
King won't allow Souza to pass to mount.
Souza controlling the action here.
Souza missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. #SUB#
Souza seems to be looking for submissions.
#SUB#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Souza is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Souza has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Souza thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed King's head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB#
Souza seems to be looking for submissions.
King tries to roll over but Souza keeps him under control.
Souza wants to pass to mount but King is defending the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Blake Souza dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2##TD#
Souza gets the takedown into side control.
Souza is working King over with some ground and pound from side control.
Souza creates some space and throws a big elbow, but King sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
King is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Blake Souza overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#SUB#
Souza is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. King knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Souza working the ground and pound but King is defending the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Souza works to advance to full mount. King defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Poor strikes thrown by Souza there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if King can do anything to dispel that myth.
Souza controlling the pace for now. #T1##SUB#
King is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Souza locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! King is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Blake Souza!
A victorious Blake 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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Event:
ENIGMA 203
Date: May 26, 2024 |
#R1##CL2#
Souza takes the fight into the clinch. #BC#
Leary manages to break the clinch.
Souza throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Leary counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Leary throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Souza will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Souza shoots in but Leary avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Souza is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Souza keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
#T1#
A combination from Leary does no damage.
Souza throws a body shot but no joy.
Souza throws a leg kick but Leary checks it.
Souza fails with the takedown
and Souza takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
James Leary has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Blake Souza.
Souza throws a body punch but Leary moves out of range.
Leary throwing a counter right hand but Souza manages to avoid it.
Souza throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An attempted straight right counter from Leary misses the target.
Leary looks to land a left hand but Souza moved out of range nicely.
Souza throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little feinted left hand from Leary on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.#T2#
Souza defending well as Leary loads up on a big left hand.
Leary throws out a powerful jab.
Souza will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
It looked like Leary wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Souza looks to score with a jab to the body but Leary is just out of range.
Leary swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Souza misses with a double jab.
Leary checks a leg kick.
Leary keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Souza.
It looked like Leary wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Leary moves out of range of the strikes.#T3#
Souza throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A looping hook to the body misses from Souza. Leary does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leary throwing a counter right hand but Souza manages to avoid it.
Souza fails in his attempt to clinch.
Leary went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Leary scores with a nice head shot.
Souza needs to keep his hands up - Leary had a free shot at his head there.
Souza tries to clinch up but Leary circles away and keeps his distance.
Leary throwing a counter right hand but Souza manages to avoid it.
Souza throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Leary's waist but Leary gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Souza off to one side.
Leary throwing a counter right hand but Souza manages to avoid it.
Souza tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Leary counters with a straight right hand.#T4#
Souza throws a poor cross that misses
and Leary counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Souza tried to score with a low kick but Leary checks it.
Leary appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Leary misses with an uppercut. Souza saw that one coming.
James Leary is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Souza looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Leary throws a looping overhand right but Souza ducks down to avoid it.
Souza changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Souza throws a body shot but no joy.
A slow jab from Leary misses its intended target.
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 looks to score with a jab to the body but Leary is just out of range.
Leary throwing a counter right hand but Souza manages to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
James Leary dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
Souza throws a body punch but Leary moves out of range.
Leary swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A shot to the body from Souza misses
and Leary counters with a straight right hand.
Souza wants to clinch.
Leary steps in with a hook that catches Souza right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Leary follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Souza looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Leary!
James Leary retains his bantamweight title!
In his post fight interview, James Leary started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception. |
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Event:
ENIGMA 199
Date: May 05, 2024 |
#R1##TD#
Souza closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Gill did well to prevent Souza getting side control.
Gill wants to get back to full guard.#SUB#
Souza is trying for a kimura here. Gill looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Souza wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Blake Souza!
Blake Souza seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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Event:
ENIGMA 195
Date: Apr 07, 2024 |
#R1#
Chang just misses with a punch to the body.
Souza throws an off balance right hand
and Chang counters with a right hand to the body.
Souza has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Souza there as he acknowledges the shot.
Chang checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Souza attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A counter left hand to the body from Chang misses its target.#TD2#
Souza fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Chang to the ground. Souza is now in Chang's guard.
Souza with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Souza showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Souza pushes down on Chang's leg and manages to get into half guard.
My spies in Tea Time Takedowns inform me that Souza has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Souza is thwarting Chang's attempts to control the position.
Chang definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Chang is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Souza not landing any meaningful shots this time. #T1#
Souza thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Chang's head.
Souza trying to mount his opponent but Chang defends it.
Souza not doing much here.
Chang pushes Souza off looking to stand but Souza dives back in and keeps control.
Souza prevents Chang from improving his position.
Chang knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Souza on the ground.
Chang missing with punches from the bottom.
Souza prevents Chang from improving his position.
Souza lands with a punch from half guard.
Souza seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Souza thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Souza is taking a breather. Chang says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.#T2#
Chang keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Chang is trying to escape back to his feet but Souza uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Chang really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Souza controls the position.
Souza landing a few strikes.
A lull in the action here as Souza stalls from top position.
Chang is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.#SUB2#
Souza has an Americana. Chang didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Souza is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Souza hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Blake Souza!
Blake Souza thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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Event:
ENIGMA 191
Date: Mar 17, 2024 |
#R1#
Souza on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Souza fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Buttowski is out of range.
Buttowski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Souza backing away here, and Buttowski unleashes a leg kick that just misses.#TD#
Souza drives through with a takedown into guard.
Souza definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#SUB#
Buttowski wants to reverse the position here. Souza has hold of a leg though and he's dropped back looking for a kneebar! The fighters roll across the mat but Buttowski is forced to tap! Buttowski looks devastated but at least his leg points in the right direction.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Blake Souza!
Blake Souza thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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Event:
BANZAI COMBAT 2
Date: Dec 30, 2023 |
#R1##TD2#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Souza enables Castro to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Souza manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.#SUB#
Souza is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Castro frees his head nicely. Oh but Souza has switched to an armbar! Castro is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Blake Souza!
Blake Souza spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant. |
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