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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergio Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Priebcko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Priebcko has chosen Sweet Dreams as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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240 lbs
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergio Souza!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivan Priebcko!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Priebcko forces Souza back against the ropes and clinches.
Priebcko throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Souzas head.
A head punch on the inside from Priebcko fails to land.
Souza breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Priebcko misses with a wild body shot.
Priebcko shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Souza avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Priebcko keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Souza's head.
Souza wants to stand and escape but Priebcko is having none of it.
Souza is trying to keep Priebcko in close.
Priebcko connects with a couple of short punches.
Priebcko postures up in Souza's guard and throws a big left but Souza blocks it.
Priebcko pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Souza is keeping the position for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Priebcko trying to control the position from guard on top but Souza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Souza is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Priebcko is in close to Souza's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Souza controlling the position.
Priebcko stops Souza from standing up.
Souza utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Souza keeping moving, preventing Priebcko from controlling successfully.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Priebcko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Priebcko misses with a leg kick.
Priebcko chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Priebcko wants to clinch.
Souza throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Priebcko is looking to slow Souza down with leg kicks.
Priebcko throws a leg kick that misses.
Priebcko buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Souza avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ivan Priebcko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Priebcko connects with a solid leg kick.
Priebcko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Priebcko motions for Souza to come forward. Priebcko throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Souza loads up on a big right hand but Priebcko slips the punch.
Donk. Souza catches Priebcko right on the button with a cross.
The fight stays on the outside here - Souza looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Priebcko moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Souza with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Priebcko to score with a decent uppercut.
Priebcko connects with a solid leg kick.
Souza has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Priebcko.
Priebcko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Souza manages to avoid it.
Souza lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Priebcko thows a body shot but no joy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Priebcko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Souza tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Priebcko was well out of range. Poor timing from Souza.
Souza avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Priebcko walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Souza checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A nice leg kick lands there from Priebcko.
Souza tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Souza ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Priebcko moves away.
Priebcko throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Souza's waist but Souza gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Priebcko off to one side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Priebcko drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Priebcko misses with a wild body shot.
Priebcko closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Priebcko lands in his opponent's guard.
Souza wants to stand but Priebcko is controlling the position.
Priebcko throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Souza works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Priebcko working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Priebcko works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Priebcko has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Souza wants to get back to full guard.
Priebcko slows the pace down in half guard.
Souza is refusing to be controlled, as Priebcko sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Priebcko dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Priebcko misses with a low kick.
Souza misses with an uppercut.
A bone on bone clash there as Souza blocks the leg kick.
Priebcko does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Priebcko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Souza.
Souza takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Souza scores with the left hand. Priebcko knows he should have avoided that one.
Souza tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Priebcko throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Souza counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ivan Priebcko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Souza throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Souza waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Priebcko.
Priebcko throws a head kick but Souza moves out of range.
Souza lands a nice shot to the body.
Priebcko shoots in for a double leg but Souza sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Priebcko slips under a jab from Souza.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Priebcko misses the shot to the body.
Souza thows a body shot but no joy.
Priebcko throws a head kick that half lands.
Priebcko walks into a straight right hand from Souza.
Priebcko shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Priebcko preventing the sweep.
Priebcko trying to control but Souza is working from the bottom.
Souza tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Priebcko loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Priebcko stands up from guard. Let's bang!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Souza misses with a wild body shot.
Souza misses with a hook. Priebcko ducked under it nicely.
Sergio Souza is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza blocks a head kick by Priebcko.
Priebcko moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Souza takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A good leg kick by Priebcko.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Priebcko 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 Souza has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Souza and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A big left from Souza misses.
Priebcko motions for Souza to come forward. Priebcko throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Souza fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Souza is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Souza slips a jab and a cross from Priebcko.
Priebcko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Priebcko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Souza fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A solid leg kick lands there for Priebcko.
Priebcko connects with a leg kick. Souza looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Priebcko tries a head kick but it misses.
Souza rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Priebcko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Souza tries to clinch up.
Priebcko explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Souza steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Priebcko.
Souza gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Priebcko working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Priebcko - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Souza working aggressively here.
Souza prevents a takedown attempt there.
Souza lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Souza manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souza moves forwards but Priebcko connects with a nice, crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Priebcko wants to clinch.
Priebcko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Priebcko keeps the fight on the outside.
Priebcko moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Priebcko looks to score with a jab to the body but Souza is just out of range.
Priebcko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Souza.
No joy there for Priebcko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Priebcko is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Souza rather than just go for the knockout.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Priebcko misses with a low kick.
Priebcko jabs Souza right on the nose. Souza blinks but takes it well.
Souza ducks under a wild hook from Priebcko.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Priebcko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Souza misses with a looping left.
A big left from Souza misses.
Priebcko tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Souza is able to avoid easily.
Priebcko misses with a hook.
Priebcko walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Souza just misses with a punch to the body.
Souza throws out a loose jab but Priebcko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Souza, as that shot connected.
Souza dips to his left and cracks Priebcko with an uppercut!
Priebcko dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Souza. That did some damage!
Priebcko throws a hook to the side of Souza's head but Souza sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Souza misses the shot to the body.
Souza blocks a head kick by Priebcko.
Priebcko thuds a left hand into Souza's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Priebcko misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Priebcko moves into the clinch.
Priebcko lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Souza misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Priebcko.
Priebcko lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Souza backwards.
Souza managing to block the knees to the body from Priebcko.
Priebcko pushes Souza back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Priebcko lands an elbow that stopped Souza in his tracks for a moment.
Souza tries to throw a body punch but Priebcko avoids it by throwing Souza back against the ropes.
Priebcko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Priebcko has a couple of punches blocked by Souza.
Priebcko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Priebcko pushes Souza back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Priebcko just misses with a elbow thrown towards Souza's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Priebcko misses with the head strike.
Priebcko trying to control the position but instead, Souza has worked for underhooks and has pushed Priebcko into the ropes.
Souza takes an elbow to the temple.
Priebcko leaning against his opponent.
Souza doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Priebcko working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Priebcko comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Souza misses with a punch on the inside.
Souza is trying to break the clinch but Priebcko is controlling him.
Priebcko lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Souza backwards.
Priebcko has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Souza tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Priebcko drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Souza gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Souza manages to break the clinch.
Priebcko walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Souza checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Souza blocks a low kick nicely.
Priebcko throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Sergio Souza has been cut.
Priebcko misses with a right hand
and Priebcko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Priebcko dips to his left and cracks Souza with an uppercut!
Priebcko looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Souza moves in looking to clinch but Priebcko pushes him off.
Souza blocks a head kick by Priebcko.
Priebcko misses with a straight left.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Priebcko throws a leg kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Priebcko cracks the inside of Souza's front leg.
Priebcko connects with a solid leg kick.
Souza tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Souza checks the leg kick.
Priebcko feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Souza's calf.
Souza with a nice cross.
Priebcko with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Souza uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Priebcko.
Souza checks a low kick from Priebcko.
Priebcko misses with a head kick.
Souza walks into a straight right hand from Priebcko.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Priebcko will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Priebcko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Souza scores with a hook to the body. Priebcko takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Priebcko lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Priebcko really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sergio Souza's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Souza uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Priebcko.
Souza slips under a jab from Priebcko.
Souza is looking to clinch.
Souza misses with a hook.
Souza tries to clinch but Priebcko moves out of range.
Priebcko lands a head kick. Souza smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Priebcko forces Souza back against the ropes and clinches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Priebcko.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Priebcko crunches a lovely knee into Souza's ribcage.
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's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Souza breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Priebcko buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Priebcko misses with a low kick as Souza jumps back.
Priebcko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Priebcko missing with a left hand there. Souza was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Priebcko shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Souza sprawls well. Souza wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Priebcko gets slowly back to his feet.
Priebcko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Priebcko lands a nice leg kick that just misses Souza's sensitive parts.
A swing and a miss from Priebcko.
Souza on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Priebcko. Priebcko obviously looking to wear him down.
Priebcko misses with a low kick.
Souza throws a hook to the side of Priebcko's head but Priebcko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Souza keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Priebcko.
Souza misses with a looping right.
Souza throws a jab but it's blocked by Priebcko.
Priebcko scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Priebcko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Souza.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Priebcko attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Priebcko lands the left hand.
The fighters circling - Priebcko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice jab there from Priebcko.
Souza tries to clinch but Priebcko moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Priebcko lands an impressive looking overhand right. Souza doesn't seem phased though.
Priebcko wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Souza misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza thows a body shot but no joy.
Souza drops his hands momentarily and Priebcko takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Priebcko.
Souza gets a clinch.
Priebcko lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Priebcko tries to work over Souza's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Souza lands with a left to the head.
Priebcko misses with a body punch.
Souza blocks an uppercut.
Priebcko slows down the pace here.
Souza tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Priebcko fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Priebcko is trying to drag Souza to the mat but Souza just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Souza has Priebcko pressed against the ropes, preventing Priebcko from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Souza.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Souza works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Priebcko misses with a hook from the clinch.
Priebcko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Souza connects with a looping right hand.
Souza ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Souza takes a swing at Priebcko's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Priebcko dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Sergio Souza's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Nice shot by Souza.
Priebcko tries to score a power double leg takedown but Souza sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Priebcko somewhat.
Souza tries to close the distance and clinch up but Priebcko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Souza wants to clinch up but Priebcko keeps it at a distance.
Souza stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Souza wants it to stay on the feet.
Priebcko tries to clinch but Souza moves out of range.
Souza takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Priebcko thumps Souza with a low kick.
Souza ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Priebcko connects with an inside leg kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Souza!
Souza chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Priebcko can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Souza takes a kick to the side of the head.
Souza cracks Priebcko with a right hand to the side of the head.
Souza takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Priebcko just misses with a punch to the body.
Souza blocks a jab.
Souza instigates a clinch.
Souza blocks an elbow strike from Priebcko.
Priebcko misses with some punches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Souza lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Priebcko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sergio Souza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza lands a right hand that snaps the head of Priebcko backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Priebcko creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Souza's defenses.
Souza lands a body punch in the clinch.
Priebcko is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Souza has a couple of punches blocked by Priebcko.
Priebcko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Souza breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Souza fails with an attempt to clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Priebcko. That's going to slow Souza down.
Souza is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Priebcko.
Souza moves away from the strike by Priebcko.
Souza connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Priebcko momentarily.
Souza misses with a lunging right hand
and Priebcko counters with an outside leg kick.
Priebcko misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Priebcko lands with a thumping leg kick.
Souza takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Priebcko feints and then cracks Souza's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Souza down.
Priebcko takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Priebcko throws a low kick but it's checked well by Souza.
Priebcko is looking to slow Souza down with leg kicks.
Souza lands a left and a right that send Priebcko crashing to the mat, dazed. Souza thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Ivan Priebcko has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Priebcko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Priebcko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Souza dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Priebcko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Priebcko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Souza moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Priebcko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Souza.
Priebcko keeps the fight on the outside.
Souza looks to land a left hand but Priebcko moved out of range nicely.
Souza takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Priebcko swats away the attempt to clinch by Souza.
Ivan Priebcko is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The fighters circling - Priebcko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Souza fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Priebcko manages to avoid it.
Priebcko misses with a straight right.
That kick from Priebcko tenderised Souza's leg. Souza is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Priebcko thumps Souza with a low kick.
Souza dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Souza misses with a hook.
Souza blocks a low kick nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sergio Souza showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Priebcko has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 46:49
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 46:49
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Priebcko!
Ivan Priebcko is the new heavyweight champion!
Post fight, Ivan Priebcko stared into the camera and said 'Well I have to face the fact I am not as strong as I thought ... but the kid down there just faced the fact I am much stronger than he thought! Karma.'.
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