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Event:
RMMA - Fight Night 8
Date: May 10, 2025 |
#R1#
Izanagi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sousa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Izanagi.
Sousa closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Izanagi lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Izanagi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Izanagi's coach down at Cozad MMA Tokyo was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Izanagi's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Sousa scores with a nice right hand.
Izanagi misses with a head kick.
Izanagi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
#CL#
Sousa rushes Izanagi and presses him up against the cage.
Izanagi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#BC#
Sousa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Takashima Izanagi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sousa blocks a head kick by Izanagi.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some wild striking there from Sousa.
Sousa throws a looping overhand right but Izanagi ducks down to avoid it.
Izanagi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Izanagi misses with a head kick.
Izanagi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sousa.
A punch combination from Sousa misses.
Izanagi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sousa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Izanagi.
#T1#
Izanagi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sousa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Izanagi with a nice cross.
Sousa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Izanagi.
Izanagi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Izanagi fakes the leg kick and cracks Sousa in the body.
Sousa throws out a powerful jab.#ROC#Izanagi is rocked!
Izanagi lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Sousa on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
No joy there for Sousa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Izanagi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sousa.
Izanagi misses with a head kick.
Sousa catches Izanagi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Izanagi looks to land a body kick but Sousa moved away.
Sousa takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Izanagi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Izanagi is still on wobbly legs! Can Sousa finish him?
Izanagi scores with a head kick. Sousa tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Sousa is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Sousa takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Sousa cracks Izanagi with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Izanagi tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Sousa pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Izanagi is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jonathan Sousa! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 06, 2025 |
#R1#
Sousa misses with a double jab
and Gregory counters with a straight right hand.
Sousa misses with a wild body shot. #KD2#
Nice combo by Gregory! Oh, that's hurt him - Sousa falls to the canvas and Gregory follows him into side control. #CUT2#It looks like Jonathan Sousa has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#SU2#
Gregory stands up.
Gregory misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sousa went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Gregory misses with a hook.
Gregory will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A shot to the body from Sousa misses
and Gregory cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sousa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gregory.
Sousa misses with a wild body shot.
Gregory lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sousa at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sousa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A jab from Sousa misses. #T1#
Gregory throws a nice looking combination but Sousa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gregory throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
#KD2#
Gregory lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Sousa sprawling to the canvas. Gregory follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Sousa hang on? #ROC2#Sousa is rocked!
Sousa is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at California Top Team, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sousa is pressing down on Gregory's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Oh Sousa is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!#SUB#
Sousa has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Gregory should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Sousa has tightened it up now! Gregory should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jonathan Sousa! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 01, 2025 |
#R1##TD2#
Magomedsharipov closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sousa to the mat! Sousa manages to get full guard.
Magomedsharipov stops Sousa from standing up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Magomedsharipov's corner. There ya go! There ya go! #SUB#
Sousa is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Magomedsharipov is aware though and is defending well.
Sousa wants to sweep here but Magomedsharipov controlling him for the moment.
Magomedsharipov is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Sousa wants to stand up but Magomedsharipov is controlling him.
Sousa keeping full guard, as Magomedsharipov tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Magomedsharipov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sousa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Magomedsharipov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sousa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sousa being controlled here, momentarily.
Magomedsharipov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sousa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Magomedsharipov stops Sousa from standing up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magomedsharipov wants to control from the top but Sousa keeps moving.
Magomedsharipov is fighting to break Sousa's control of his arms but Sousa is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Sousa is looking to stand up but Magomedsharipov isn't so interested in that idea. #T1#
Magomedsharipov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sousa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Magomedsharipov trying to control the position from guard on top but Sousa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sousa has Magomedsharipov pulled in close to control his posture.
Magomedsharipov controlling from the top position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Sousa wants to get back to his feet but Magomedsharipov is in a dominant position and won't allow it. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#TD2#
Magomedsharipov fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Sousa to the ground. Magomedsharipov is now in Sousa's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Magomedsharipov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Magomedsharipov wants to control from the top but Sousa keeps moving.
Magomedsharipov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #SUB#
Sousa looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Magomedsharipov tries to free his leg and advance position but Sousa is retaining full guard. #T2#
Sousa is looking to stand up but Magomedsharipov isn't so interested in that idea.
Magomedsharipov looking to pass the guard.
Magomedsharipov stopping the sweep attempt from Sousa.
Sousa is working hard here to advance position.
Magomedsharipov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sousa is keeping the position for now.
Magomedsharipov slips nicely into half guard.
Magomedsharipov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sousa with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sousa makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sousa.
Magomedsharipov slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Sousa keeping moving, preventing Magomedsharipov from controlling successfully.
Sousa is trying to control the position from the bottom.
#T3#
Magomedsharipov stops Sousa from standing up.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Magomedsharipov working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Sousa wants to sweep here but Magomedsharipov controlling him for the moment.
Magomedsharipov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.#SUB#
Sousa throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Magomedsharipov preventing the sweep.
Magomedsharipov is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.#SUB2#
Magomedsharipov 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.
Magomedsharipov trying to control but Sousa is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Sousa had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Magomedsharipov defends it easily.
Magomedsharipov trying to control the position from guard on top but Sousa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T4##SUB#
Sousa looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Magomedsharipov is defending well. Sousa quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Magomedsharipov has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Sousa celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jonathan Sousa! |
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