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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Azevedo Souza (ranked 563 p4p, 75 weight class) and Ben Seimens (ranked 1219 p4p, 153 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gabriel Azevedo Souza!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ben Seimens!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Santiago Holmes and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Azevedo Souza.
Azevedo Souza slips a jab from Seimens.
A little feinted left hand from Azevedo Souza on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Azevedo Souza lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Seimens circles away quickly and effectively.
Seimens misses the jab.
Seimens misses with a straight right.
A telegraphed right hand from Seimens misses the target.
Seimens lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Azevedo Souza at a distance.
The fighters circle momentarily. Seimens darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Seimens tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Azevedo Souza manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Azevedo Souza is looking to counter punch.
Seimens looks to land a left hand but Azevedo Souza moved out of range nicely.
Azevedo Souza swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Seimens moves into the clinch successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Azevedo Souza's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ben Seimens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Seimens misses with a hook.
Azevedo Souza uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Seimens takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Seimens takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Seimens.
A big right from Seimens misses.
Seimens slips a jab and a cross from Azevedo Souza.
Azevedo Souza walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Azevedo Souza throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Seimens sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Azevedo Souza takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Azevedo Souza clobbers Seimens with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Azevedo Souza getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Seimens throws a hook to the side of Azevedo Souza's head but Azevedo Souza sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Azevedo Souza was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Seimens uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Azevedo Souza.
Azevedo Souza slips a jab from Seimens.
A swing and a miss from Seimens.
Azevedo Souza needs to keep his hands up - Seimens had a free shot at his head there.
It looks like Gabriel Azevedo Souza has been cut.
Azevedo Souza keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Azevedo Souza on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seimens uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Azevedo Souza.
Azevedo Souza moves away from the strike by Seimens.
Seimens jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Azevedo Souza thuds his right hand into Seimens's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Seimens throws a jab when Azevedo Souza was well out of range.
Azevedo Souza uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Seimens.
Seimens keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Azevedo Souza.
Azevedo Souza cracks Seimens with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Seimens bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Azevedo Souza's head.
Seimens wants to clinch.
A swing and a miss from Azevedo Souza.
Azevedo Souza takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Seimens jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seimens misses the shot to the body.
Azevedo Souza is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Seimens throws a looping overhand right but Azevedo Souza ducks down to avoid it.
Azevedo Souza throws the left hand but Seimens avoids the punch easily.
Seimens looks to land a left hand but Azevedo Souza moved out of range nicely.
Seimens throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Azevedo Souza sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Azevedo Souza moves into range and clinches up with Seimens.
A head punch on the inside from Seimens fails to land.
Seimens fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Seimens blocks a body shot from Azevedo Souza.
Azevedo Souza goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Azevedo Souza breaks from the clinch.
Azevedo Souza clinches.
Seimens has a couple of punches blocked by Azevedo Souza.
Seimens misses with some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Azevedo Souza.
Seimens swings wildly with an uppercut but Azevedo Souza uses good head movement to avoid it.
Azevedo Souza lands a hook that snaps the head of Seimens backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Azevedo Souza tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Seimens's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Azevedo Souza.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Seimens.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Azevedo Souza blocking some punches.
Good body shot from Seimens.
Azevedo Souza fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Seimens swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Azevedo Souza tries to throw a body punch but Seimens avoids it by throwing Azevedo Souza back against the cage.
Seimens pushes Azevedo Souza back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Azevedo Souza fails to land.
We've been informed that Seimens has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Seimens lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Azevedo Souza.
Azevedo Souza escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Seimens tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Azevedo Souza paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Azevedo Souza swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Seimens connects with a nice looking jab.
Azevedo Souza gets a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Seimens misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Seimens dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gabriel Azevedo Souza's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Azevedo Souza is looking to clinch.
Ben Seimens seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Seimens lands a nice hook to Azevedo Souza's body. Azevedo Souza takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Seimens throws a lazy uppercut
and Azevedo Souza counters with a stiff right hand.
Azevedo Souza misses with a straight left.
Seimens misses with a lunging right hand
and Azevedo Souza counters with a left to the body.
Azevedo Souza instigates a clinch.
Azevedo Souza can't find room to land a body shot as Seimens controls the action.
Azevedo Souza softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Azevedo Souza.
Seimens misses with the head strike.
Azevedo Souza lands a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Azevedo Souza.
Azevedo Souza blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Azevedo Souza throws a head punch that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Azevedo Souza pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Azevedo Souza works the jab nicely.
Azevedo Souza slips a straight right by Seimens.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seimens throws an overhand right that lands on Azevedo Souza's shoulder, as Azevedo Souza tries to avoid the shot.
Seimens pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Seimens wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Seimens looks to land a left hand but Azevedo Souza moved out of range nicely.
Seimens lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Azevedo Souza closes the distance and clinches.
Seimens throws a head punch that misses.
Seimens struggles to land a body shot inside as Azevedo Souza controls his hands.
Seimens lands a body shot.
Azevedo Souza's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Azevedo Souza scores with the left hand. Seimens knows he should have avoided that one.
Azevedo Souza ducks under a wild hook from Seimens.
Azevedo Souza is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Seimens misses with an uppercut.
Seimens ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Azevedo Souza moves away.
Azevedo Souza slips under a jab from Seimens.
Azevedo Souza tries to clinch but Seimens is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azevedo Souza throws a hook but Seimens avoids it easily.
Azevedo Souza defending well as Seimens loads up on a big left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Seimens misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Azevedo Souza was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Seimens.
Seimens lands a right hook to the body.
Azevedo Souza throws a body punch but Seimens moves out of range.
Azevedo Souza moves away from the strike by Seimens.
Seimens throws a body shot but no joy.
Seimens tries to close the distance and clinch but Azevedo Souza swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Seimens lands a glancing blow to the side of Azevedo Souza's head.
Azevedo Souza rushes Seimens and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Seimens throws a head punch that misses.
Seimens misses with a short punch on the inside.
Azevedo Souza goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Azevedo Souza manages to break the clinch.
Seimens uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seimens tries to clinch but Azevedo Souza is having none of it.
Seimens wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Seimens rushes Azevedo Souza and presses him up against the cage.
Azevedo Souza has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Azevedo Souza escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Azevedo Souza gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Azevedo Souza breaks from the clinch.
Azevedo Souza wants to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Azevedo Souza.
Seimens cracks a nice hook into Azevedo Souza's ribs.
Azevedo Souza misses with an uppercut.
Seimens looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Seimens throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Azevedo Souza swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Azevedo Souza tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Seimens was well out of range. Poor timing from Azevedo Souza.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seimens thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big right from Seimens misses.
Seimens throws the left hand but Azevedo Souza avoids the punch easily.
Seimens misses the shot to the body.
Seimens throws a looping overhand right but Azevedo Souza ducks down to avoid it.
Azevedo Souza scores with a jab. Seimens acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Seimens slips a jab from Azevedo Souza.
Seimens jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Azevedo Souza takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Azevedo Souza gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Seimens.
Seimens just misses with a punch to the body.
Azevedo Souza throwing a counter right hand but Seimens manages to avoid it.
Seimens lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Azevedo Souza defending well as Seimens loads up on a big left hand.
Azevedo Souza missing with a left hand there. Seimens was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Seimens showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gabriel Azevedo Souza's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Seimens fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Azevedo Souza manages to avoid it.
Seimens misses with a straight left.
Seimens scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Azevedo Souza misses with a double jab
letting Seimens counter with a right hand.
Seimens rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Azevedo Souza connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Azevedo Souza tries to keep at a distance but Seimens has taken the fight into the clinch.
Azevedo Souza blocks an uppercut.
Seimens lands a left hand that snaps the head of Azevedo Souza backwards.
A short right from Azevedo Souza.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Azevedo Souza breaks from the clinch.
Azevedo Souza misses with a wild body shot.
Nice shot lands for Seimens.
A telegraphed right hand from Seimens misses the target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Seimens misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Azevedo Souza.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Seimens.
Azevedo Souza is rocked!
Azevedo Souza instigates a clinch.
Azevedo Souza has a couple of punches blocked by Seimens.
Azevedo Souza lands a body shot.
Azevedo Souza blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Azevedo Souza.
Azevedo Souza lands with a left to the head.
Azevedo Souza lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Seimens lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Azevedo Souza backwards.
Gabriel Azevedo Souza's cut is getting worse.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Azevedo Souza.
Seimens swings wildly with an uppercut but Azevedo Souza uses good head movement to avoid it.
Seimens has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Seimens misses with some punches.
Seimens scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Seimens misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Azevedo Souza.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Seimens.
Seimens throws a punch but it's blocked by Azevedo Souza.
Seimens misses with some punches.
Seimens tries a body shot but Azevedo Souza blocks it.
Seimens tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Azevedo Souza jumps into guard, dragging Seimens to the mat.
Seimens trying to control but Azevedo Souza is working from the bottom.
Seimens must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Azevedo Souza is trying to keep Seimens in close.
Seimens drops back, looking for a kneebar! Azevedo Souza looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Azevedo Souza looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Azevedo Souza!
Seimens manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Azevedo Souza is looking to advance position but Seimens won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azevedo Souza works his way into full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Seimens is squirming around, avoiding Azevedo Souza's attempts to control the action.
Azevedo Souza working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Seimens turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Azevedo Souza off and cradles Seimens's limp body as Azevedo Souza celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Gabriel Azevedo Souza!
Gabriel Azevedo Souza retains his lightweight title!
Gabriel Azevedo 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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