Post by The Sandmen on Oct 23, 2018 14:24:54 GMT -5
Ronaldo Souza raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
Yoel Romero raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Romero and Jacare circle around the center of the cage.
Ronaldo Souza leans forwards and tries to grapple with Romero
Jacare shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Yoel Romero tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Jacare is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The fighters are clinching.
Romero tries to take Ronaldo Souza to the ground from the clinch...
Nicely done! Jacare is with is back on the ground now.
Yoel Romero is in open guard over Jacare
Jacare tries to close his guard around Romero
He is not able to do it
Yoel Romero is in open guard over Jacare
Jacare tries to close his guard around Romero
He is not able to do it
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Yoel Romero is in open guard over Jacare
Yoel Romero storms over Jacare with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Ronaldo Souza blocks them all showing some great skills here.
Yoel Romero is in open guard over Jacare
Jacare switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Romero struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
Yoel Romero is in open guard over Jacare
Jacare tries to close his guard around Romero
He is not able to do it
Yoel Romero is in open guard over Jacare
Jacare tries to close his guard around Romero
He is not able to do it
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Yoel Romero tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Jacare is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Yoel Romero is in open guard over Jacare
Jacare tries to move on the ground and shows Yoel Romero a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Jacare's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! John McCarthy knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Yoel Romero is in open guard over Jacare
Romero tries to move to full mount
Romero succeeds
Yoel Romero is in full mount over Ronaldo Souza
Ronaldo Souza tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Ronaldo Souza creates enough space to control Yoel Romero's leg.
Yoel Romero is in half guard over Jacare
Ronaldo Souza gets an arm and tries to apply an armbar. Romero spins out, but Ronaldo Souza was ready for that and quickly switches to a triangle choke!
Romero is too good and managed to back out of danger.
Ronaldo Souza gets sloppy and Yoel Romero tries to take advantage...
Romero opts to jump inside Jacare's guard.
Jacare didn't see that coming. Yoel Romero is in open guard over Jacare now.
Yoel Romero is in open guard over Jacare
Jacare tries to close his guard around Romero
He is not able to do it
Yoel Romero is in open guard over Jacare
Ronaldo Souza slides his legs high and tries to apply a triangle!
Yoel Romero cuts to the side and manages to pass to side mount!
Yoel Romero is in side mount over Ronaldo Souza
Ronaldo Souza attempts to trap Yoel Romero in his guard.
Yoel Romero keeps control and remains in side mount.
Yoel Romero is in side mount over Ronaldo Souza
Jacare tries to show some ground skills
Romero uses his strength to keep Romero at a disadvantage
John McCarthy has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Jacare grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Romero struggles... Ronaldo Souza is unable to take him down
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Romero is holding Ronaldo Souza's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Ronaldo Souza loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Yoel Romero is in side mount over Ronaldo Souza
Yoel Romero looks to pass to mount...
Jacare creates space and scrambles back to his feet.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Romero is holding Ronaldo Souza's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Ronaldo Souza loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 4:15 in the 1 round
Yoel Romero is in side mount over Ronaldo Souza
Ronaldo Souza attempts to trap Yoel Romero in his guard.
Ronaldo Souza manages to switch to full guard.
Yoel Romero is in closed guard over Jacare
Yoel Romero tries to better his position on the ground...
Romero breaks the closed guard of Ronaldo Souza and moves to half guard
Yoel Romero is in side mount over Ronaldo Souza
Ronaldo Souza attempts to trap Yoel Romero in his guard.
Yoel Romero keeps control and remains in side mount.
Yoel Romero is in side mount over Ronaldo Souza
Jacare tries to show some ground skills
Ronaldo Souza put Romero in half guard.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
That was an even round for the most part.
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Round 2
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Yoel Romero tries to bring the fight to the ground
Jacare won't budge, forcing Romero to pull guard.
Ronaldo Souza is in closed guard over Romero
Romero measures the resilience of Jacare's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Jacare's side.
Ronaldo Souza is in closed guard over Romero
Romero is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
John McCarthy saw it!
John McCarthy takes away one point from Yoel Romero for headbutt.
John McCarthy halts the fight to give Jacare time to recover. Ronaldo Souza seems to be ready to fight again. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Jacare is holding Yoel Romero's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Yoel Romero loses balance and goes to the ground.
Ronaldo Souza is in side mount over Yoel Romero
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Yoel Romero can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Romero works on the ground with his fingers over Jacare's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
John McCarthy didn't see that!
Ronaldo Souza is in side mount over Yoel Romero
Yoel Romero launches a few punches to Jacare's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Jacare tries to cover his face,
Ronaldo Souza is in side mount over Yoel Romero
Ronaldo Souza isolates Yoel Romero's right arm looking for an armbar...
Yoel Romero manages to sit up and pull his arm out of danger! Ronaldo Souza lost his dominant position.
Yoel Romero is in open guard over Jacare
Jacare throws his legs up in a triangle attempt!
Yoel Romero realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Ronaldo Souza. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Romero grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Yoel Romero
Yoel Romero is in open guard over Jacare
Jacare tries to close his guard around Romero
He succeeds!
Yoel Romero is in closed guard over Jacare
Romero use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in Bell Centre (Montreal, Quebec) is cheering him!
The clock says 2:05 in the 2 round
Yoel Romero is in side mount over Ronaldo Souza
Romero is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
John McCarthy saw it!
John McCarthy halts the fight to give Jacare time to recover. Ronaldo Souza seems to be ready to fight again. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Bell Centre (Montreal, Quebec) are cheering for the fighters.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The clock says 2:30 in the 2 round
Jacare decides to launch some tentative punches
Ronaldo Souza takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Jacare launches a hook to the body
Yoel Romero moves aside looking for a counter...
Poorly executed technique. Yoel Romero looks to counter!
Good movement from Romero
moving in to strike and moving away afterwards.
Yoel Romero was tooling Ronaldo Souza for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Ronaldo Souza lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Romero is holding Ronaldo Souza's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Ronaldo Souza shows great balance while pushing away Yoel Romero
Jacare launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits Romero's face but it seems like one finger has poked his eye! Does the referee see that?
John McCarthy saw it!
John McCarthy takes away one point from Ronaldo Souza for eye poke.
John McCarthy allows Romero time to recover... The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Terrible one sided match... Jacare was not ready to fight a fighter of Yoel Romero caliber.
Ronaldo Souza jabs at Romero
to no visible effect.
Romero is trying to counter now!
Nice punches from Yoel Romero.
Even nicer blocks from Jacare.
The clock says 3:20 in the 2 round
Yoel Romero tries to bring the fight to the ground
Jacare won't budge, forcing Romero to pull guard.
Ronaldo Souza is in closed guard over Romero
Ronaldo Souza tries to better his position on the ground...
Romero holds Ronaldo Souza's head against his chin in the closed guard.
The clock says 3:45 in the 2 round
Ronaldo Souza is in closed guard over Romero
Jacare tries to escape from the closed guard
Ronaldo Souza any adventage in the ground.
Ronaldo Souza is in closed guard over Romero
Ronaldo Souza looks to posture up and open Yoel Romero's guard...
Yoel Romero has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Ronaldo Souza is in closed guard over Romero
Jacare is in closed guard... Romero tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Ronaldo Souza!
Yoel Romero is in full mount over Ronaldo Souza
Ronaldo Souza tries to roll on the ground...
Romero knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Yoel Romero is in full mount over Ronaldo Souza
Ronaldo Souza tries to roll to his side and trap Yoel Romero in his guard...
Ronaldo Souza gets his hips out and gets to full guard.
Yoel Romero is in closed guard over Jacare
Romero struggles on the ground and tries to break Ronaldo Souza's guard...
Jacare doesn't want to free his opponent and Romero continues in closed guard
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 4:50 in the 2 round
Ronaldo Souza circles around Romero
Ronaldo Souza jabs at Romero
to no visible effect.
Jacare clumsily fails here and it's time for Yoel Romero to fight back!
Romero throws a hook
that hits its mark.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
This round is maybe for Yoel Romero, but it's close.
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Round 3
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Ronaldo Souza throws a punch
that gets deflected.
Yoel Romero tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Jacare is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Yoel Romero is in open guard over Jacare
Jacare tries to close his guard around Romero
He succeeds!
Yoel Romero is in closed guard over Jacare
Yoel Romero tries to pass Ronaldo Souza's guard...
Yoel Romero manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
The clock says 1:00 in the 3 round
Yoel Romero is in half guard over Jacare
Jacare tries to move on the ground and shows Yoel Romero a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Jacare's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! John McCarthy knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Yoel Romero is in half guard over Jacare
Yoel Romero tries to pass Ronaldo Souza's guard...
Yoel Romero manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Yoel Romero is in side mount over Ronaldo Souza
Jacare tries to show some ground skills
Romero uses his strength to keep Romero at a disadvantage
Yoel Romero is in side mount over Ronaldo Souza
Romero leans back...
He clobbers Ronaldo Souza's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
There is a small laceration on Ronaldo Souza's Nose
That punishment by Yoel Romero has left Jacare staggered! Yoel Romero should try push forward now and finish this!
Yoel Romero is in side mount over Ronaldo Souza
Romero leans back...
He clobbers Ronaldo Souza's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
The clock says 1:45 in the 3 round
Yoel Romero is in side mount over Ronaldo Souza
Yoel Romero looks to mount Ronaldo Souza...
Ronaldo Souza sees an opening and locks his opponent in half guard.
The clock says 1:55 in the 3 round
Yoel Romero is in half guard over Jacare
Romero launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Jacare is covering himself! Romero tries to force the situation and Jacare clumsily gives his back!
Romero is in rear mount over Jacare
Romero positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Jacare's being punished here!
The ref pulls off Yoel Romero! Jacare seems confused and a bit dazed as the bell sounds the bout over.
Winner is Yoel Romero by TKO (Elbows) at 2:13 Round 3
Statistics: Ronaldo Souza
Punches 2/7 (29%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 5/5 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 488 s
Statistics: Yoel Romero
Punches 3/10 (30%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/3 (100%)
Takedowns 6/9 (67%)
GnP strikes 11/18 (61%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 488 s
Romero looked like Houston Alexander in his display picture, and I think that is 100% the reason he won this fight. No other reasons.
Yoel Romero raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The fight gets underway.
Romero and Jacare circle around the center of the cage.
Ronaldo Souza leans forwards and tries to grapple with Romero
Jacare shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Yoel Romero tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Jacare is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The fighters are clinching.
Romero tries to take Ronaldo Souza to the ground from the clinch...
Nicely done! Jacare is with is back on the ground now.
Yoel Romero is in open guard over Jacare
Jacare tries to close his guard around Romero
He is not able to do it
Yoel Romero is in open guard over Jacare
Jacare tries to close his guard around Romero
He is not able to do it
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Yoel Romero is in open guard over Jacare
Yoel Romero storms over Jacare with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Ronaldo Souza blocks them all showing some great skills here.
Yoel Romero is in open guard over Jacare
Jacare switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Romero struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
Yoel Romero is in open guard over Jacare
Jacare tries to close his guard around Romero
He is not able to do it
Yoel Romero is in open guard over Jacare
Jacare tries to close his guard around Romero
He is not able to do it
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Yoel Romero tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Jacare is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Yoel Romero is in open guard over Jacare
Jacare tries to move on the ground and shows Yoel Romero a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Jacare's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! John McCarthy knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Yoel Romero is in open guard over Jacare
Romero tries to move to full mount
Romero succeeds
Yoel Romero is in full mount over Ronaldo Souza
Ronaldo Souza tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Ronaldo Souza creates enough space to control Yoel Romero's leg.
Yoel Romero is in half guard over Jacare
Ronaldo Souza gets an arm and tries to apply an armbar. Romero spins out, but Ronaldo Souza was ready for that and quickly switches to a triangle choke!
Romero is too good and managed to back out of danger.
Ronaldo Souza gets sloppy and Yoel Romero tries to take advantage...
Romero opts to jump inside Jacare's guard.
Jacare didn't see that coming. Yoel Romero is in open guard over Jacare now.
Yoel Romero is in open guard over Jacare
Jacare tries to close his guard around Romero
He is not able to do it
Yoel Romero is in open guard over Jacare
Ronaldo Souza slides his legs high and tries to apply a triangle!
Yoel Romero cuts to the side and manages to pass to side mount!
Yoel Romero is in side mount over Ronaldo Souza
Ronaldo Souza attempts to trap Yoel Romero in his guard.
Yoel Romero keeps control and remains in side mount.
Yoel Romero is in side mount over Ronaldo Souza
Jacare tries to show some ground skills
Romero uses his strength to keep Romero at a disadvantage
John McCarthy has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Jacare grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Romero struggles... Ronaldo Souza is unable to take him down
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Romero is holding Ronaldo Souza's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Ronaldo Souza loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Yoel Romero is in side mount over Ronaldo Souza
Yoel Romero looks to pass to mount...
Jacare creates space and scrambles back to his feet.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Romero is holding Ronaldo Souza's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Ronaldo Souza loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 4:15 in the 1 round
Yoel Romero is in side mount over Ronaldo Souza
Ronaldo Souza attempts to trap Yoel Romero in his guard.
Ronaldo Souza manages to switch to full guard.
Yoel Romero is in closed guard over Jacare
Yoel Romero tries to better his position on the ground...
Romero breaks the closed guard of Ronaldo Souza and moves to half guard
Yoel Romero is in side mount over Ronaldo Souza
Ronaldo Souza attempts to trap Yoel Romero in his guard.
Yoel Romero keeps control and remains in side mount.
Yoel Romero is in side mount over Ronaldo Souza
Jacare tries to show some ground skills
Ronaldo Souza put Romero in half guard.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
That was an even round for the most part.
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Round 2
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Yoel Romero tries to bring the fight to the ground
Jacare won't budge, forcing Romero to pull guard.
Ronaldo Souza is in closed guard over Romero
Romero measures the resilience of Jacare's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Jacare's side.
Ronaldo Souza is in closed guard over Romero
Romero is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
John McCarthy saw it!
John McCarthy takes away one point from Yoel Romero for headbutt.
John McCarthy halts the fight to give Jacare time to recover. Ronaldo Souza seems to be ready to fight again. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Jacare is holding Yoel Romero's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Yoel Romero loses balance and goes to the ground.
Ronaldo Souza is in side mount over Yoel Romero
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Yoel Romero can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Romero works on the ground with his fingers over Jacare's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
John McCarthy didn't see that!
Ronaldo Souza is in side mount over Yoel Romero
Yoel Romero launches a few punches to Jacare's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Jacare tries to cover his face,
Ronaldo Souza is in side mount over Yoel Romero
Ronaldo Souza isolates Yoel Romero's right arm looking for an armbar...
Yoel Romero manages to sit up and pull his arm out of danger! Ronaldo Souza lost his dominant position.
Yoel Romero is in open guard over Jacare
Jacare throws his legs up in a triangle attempt!
Yoel Romero realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Ronaldo Souza. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Romero grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Yoel Romero
Yoel Romero is in open guard over Jacare
Jacare tries to close his guard around Romero
He succeeds!
Yoel Romero is in closed guard over Jacare
Romero use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in Bell Centre (Montreal, Quebec) is cheering him!
The clock says 2:05 in the 2 round
Yoel Romero is in side mount over Ronaldo Souza
Romero is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
John McCarthy saw it!
John McCarthy halts the fight to give Jacare time to recover. Ronaldo Souza seems to be ready to fight again. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Bell Centre (Montreal, Quebec) are cheering for the fighters.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The clock says 2:30 in the 2 round
Jacare decides to launch some tentative punches
Ronaldo Souza takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Jacare launches a hook to the body
Yoel Romero moves aside looking for a counter...
Poorly executed technique. Yoel Romero looks to counter!
Good movement from Romero
moving in to strike and moving away afterwards.
Yoel Romero was tooling Ronaldo Souza for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Ronaldo Souza lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Romero is holding Ronaldo Souza's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Ronaldo Souza shows great balance while pushing away Yoel Romero
Jacare launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits Romero's face but it seems like one finger has poked his eye! Does the referee see that?
John McCarthy saw it!
John McCarthy takes away one point from Ronaldo Souza for eye poke.
John McCarthy allows Romero time to recover... The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Terrible one sided match... Jacare was not ready to fight a fighter of Yoel Romero caliber.
Ronaldo Souza jabs at Romero
to no visible effect.
Romero is trying to counter now!
Nice punches from Yoel Romero.
Even nicer blocks from Jacare.
The clock says 3:20 in the 2 round
Yoel Romero tries to bring the fight to the ground
Jacare won't budge, forcing Romero to pull guard.
Ronaldo Souza is in closed guard over Romero
Ronaldo Souza tries to better his position on the ground...
Romero holds Ronaldo Souza's head against his chin in the closed guard.
The clock says 3:45 in the 2 round
Ronaldo Souza is in closed guard over Romero
Jacare tries to escape from the closed guard
Ronaldo Souza any adventage in the ground.
Ronaldo Souza is in closed guard over Romero
Ronaldo Souza looks to posture up and open Yoel Romero's guard...
Yoel Romero has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Ronaldo Souza is in closed guard over Romero
Jacare is in closed guard... Romero tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Ronaldo Souza!
Yoel Romero is in full mount over Ronaldo Souza
Ronaldo Souza tries to roll on the ground...
Romero knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Yoel Romero is in full mount over Ronaldo Souza
Ronaldo Souza tries to roll to his side and trap Yoel Romero in his guard...
Ronaldo Souza gets his hips out and gets to full guard.
Yoel Romero is in closed guard over Jacare
Romero struggles on the ground and tries to break Ronaldo Souza's guard...
Jacare doesn't want to free his opponent and Romero continues in closed guard
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 4:50 in the 2 round
Ronaldo Souza circles around Romero
Ronaldo Souza jabs at Romero
to no visible effect.
Jacare clumsily fails here and it's time for Yoel Romero to fight back!
Romero throws a hook
that hits its mark.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
This round is maybe for Yoel Romero, but it's close.
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Round 3
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Ronaldo Souza throws a punch
that gets deflected.
Yoel Romero tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Jacare is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Yoel Romero is in open guard over Jacare
Jacare tries to close his guard around Romero
He succeeds!
Yoel Romero is in closed guard over Jacare
Yoel Romero tries to pass Ronaldo Souza's guard...
Yoel Romero manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
The clock says 1:00 in the 3 round
Yoel Romero is in half guard over Jacare
Jacare tries to move on the ground and shows Yoel Romero a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Jacare's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! John McCarthy knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Yoel Romero is in half guard over Jacare
Yoel Romero tries to pass Ronaldo Souza's guard...
Yoel Romero manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Yoel Romero is in side mount over Ronaldo Souza
Jacare tries to show some ground skills
Romero uses his strength to keep Romero at a disadvantage
Yoel Romero is in side mount over Ronaldo Souza
Romero leans back...
He clobbers Ronaldo Souza's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
There is a small laceration on Ronaldo Souza's Nose
That punishment by Yoel Romero has left Jacare staggered! Yoel Romero should try push forward now and finish this!
Yoel Romero is in side mount over Ronaldo Souza
Romero leans back...
He clobbers Ronaldo Souza's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
The clock says 1:45 in the 3 round
Yoel Romero is in side mount over Ronaldo Souza
Yoel Romero looks to mount Ronaldo Souza...
Ronaldo Souza sees an opening and locks his opponent in half guard.
The clock says 1:55 in the 3 round
Yoel Romero is in half guard over Jacare
Romero launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Jacare is covering himself! Romero tries to force the situation and Jacare clumsily gives his back!
Romero is in rear mount over Jacare
Romero positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Jacare's being punished here!
The ref pulls off Yoel Romero! Jacare seems confused and a bit dazed as the bell sounds the bout over.
Winner is Yoel Romero by TKO (Elbows) at 2:13 Round 3
Statistics: Ronaldo Souza
Punches 2/7 (29%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 5/5 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 488 s
Statistics: Yoel Romero
Punches 3/10 (30%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/3 (100%)
Takedowns 6/9 (67%)
GnP strikes 11/18 (61%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 488 s
Romero looked like Houston Alexander in his display picture, and I think that is 100% the reason he won this fight. No other reasons.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!