NYFN 8: De Souza vs Danger PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pow Pow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikey Ares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ares is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Battle cry. Mikey Ares has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Pow Pow's chin.

Pow
vs
Ares

175 cm
21
163 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

175 cm
19
155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pow Pow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mikey Ares!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Eddie Farnsworth and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pow tries to clinch up but Ares circles away and keeps his distance.
Pow throws out a powerful jab.
Ares takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ares fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pow avoids it really well and circles away.
Ares looks winded!
Pow connects with a body shot.
That kick from Pow tenderised Ares's leg. Ares is trying to keep his angry face on.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pow connects with an inside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Pow.
A cross from Pow lands.
Pow connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Ares to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Pow!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Pow Pow!
An out of breath and clearly excited Pow Pow thanked Affordable Quality + Reliable Laundry for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
Mikey Ares spoke after the fight, saying 'Maybe my training wasnt as effective this time; but you can sure bet youll see me with the strap!'.

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RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Raistlin Lovelair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier Christopher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Xavier Christopher has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Lovelair
vs
Christopher

190 cm
18
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Raistlin Lovelair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Xavier Christopher!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, David Schapiro and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lovelair throws out a leg kick but Christopher moves out of range and Lovelair only half commits.
Christopher looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Christopher misses with a takedown attempt

and Lovelair counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Lovelair scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lovelair chips away with some ground and pound.
Christopher has momentary wrist control but Lovelair slips an elbow through the middle.
Christopher really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lovelair. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lovelair working some strikes from top position.
Lovelair lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lovelair scoring with some ground and pound.
Lovelair with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lovelair pushes down on Christopher's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Lovelair definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Lovelair is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Lovelair scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Lovelair landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Lovelair working the head and body with strikes.
Christopher has hold of Lovelair's hands but Lovelair slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Christopher on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Lovelair scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Lovelair working Christopher over with strikes.
Christopher is not content to let Lovelair control the position.
Lovelair is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lovelair passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Christopher!
Lovelair is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Christopher can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

Christopher is rocked!
Lovelair lands a big shot there that rocks Christopher but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Christopher is still in real trouble! Can Lovelair finish him?
Lovelair connects with a bit shot that sees Christopher covering up! More strikes from Lovelair and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Lovelair is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raistlin Lovelair!
After winning the bout, Raistlin Lovelair thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

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RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erick Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Silva
vs
Cruz

200 cm
22
192 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

177 cm
22
182 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Erick Cruz!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Jorge Garcia and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cruz circles away quickly and effectively.
Cruz checks a leg kick nicely.
Silva throws a hook to the side of Cruz's head but Cruz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Some bone on bone action there as Cruz checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cruz checks a leg kick.
Silva throws a low kick but Cruz avoids it.
Silva really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cruz.
Cruz swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Cruz shoots in looking for a takedown but Silva manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Cruz's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Silva finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Silva displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cruz.
Cruz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Silva connects with an inside leg kick.
Cruz checks a leg kick.
Silva throws a leg kick but Cruz moved away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Cruz.
Cruz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cruz.
Cruz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Chris Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Erick Cruz.
Cruz cracks a nice hook into Silva's ribs.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cruz manages to avoid it.
Silva tries to land a leg kick but Cruz saw it coming and moves away.
Silva throws a solid leg kick but Cruz takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Silva.
Cruz shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Silva defends it nicely.
Cruz shoots and misses
and Silva counters with a low kick, right behind Cruz 's knee.
Cruz looks winded!
Cruz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Cruz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silva can pounce on him.
Cruz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva looks to land a left hand but Cruz moved out of range nicely.
Silva fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cruz checks it well.
Cruz wants to clinch.
Silva wants to slow Cruz down by chopping away at his legs.
Silva tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cruz is able to avoid easily.
Silva feints and then cracks Cruz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cruz down.
Silva defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cruz.
Cruz checks a low kick from Silva.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cruz is defended easily by Silva.
Cruz tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Silva counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a good knee to the midsection. Cruz won't want to take too many of those.
Silva misses with a body punch.
Silva connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Erick Cruz has been cut.
Knees to the body from Silva.
Silva landing knees to the head.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cruz's elbow.
Silva with a knee to the head.
Silva landing knees to the head.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cruz.
Cruz is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Cruz tries to pull guard but Silva won't allow it.
Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cruz blocks a body shot from Silva.
Cruz managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Cruz uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Silva lands a shoulder strike.
Cruz is trying to maintain a safe position but Silva gets an underhook and turns Cruz into the cage.
Cruz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silva prevents a takedown attempt there.
Silva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cruz backwards.
Cruz tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Silva just stands there and leans against the cage.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
Cruz is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Silva is defending well.
Cruz prevents a body shot from Silva.
Silva prevents a body shot from Cruz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Erick Cruz's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Silva misses with a leg kick.
Cruz tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Silva defends well and Cruz ends up having to push Silva into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Silva cracks Cruz with a nice body shot.
Silva tries to work over Cruz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silva digs a right hand underneath Cruz's ribcage. Cruz let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Silva working Cruz over with knees to the body.
Cruz swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cruz takes an elbow to the forehead.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Silva.
Silva stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Cruz blocks with his arms.
Silva lands a good knee to the midsection. Cruz won't want to take too many of those.
Cruz is breathing heavily.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva tries to work over Cruz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cruz avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Cruz tries to pull guard but Silva forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Cruz.
Nice body punch from Silva.
Silva keeps control of Cruz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Chris Silva has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A frustrated look appears on Cruz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Silva presses Cruz against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Silva scores with a shoulder strike.
Silva lands an elbow inside that Cruz shrugs off.
Silva with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Silva.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Cruz blocks with his arms.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cruz avoids it.
Cruz prevents a body shot from Silva.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to work over Cruz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cruz fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Chris Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Erick Cruz.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silva lands an uppercut.
Cruz is trying to force a seperation but Silva has the dominant position.
Silva misses with a punch to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cruz has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Silva is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Silva tries to work over Cruz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cruz tries to pull guard but Silva forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Cruz avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
Silva scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
Silva tries a body shot but Cruz blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Cruz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A knee to the head by Silva.
Cruz managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Cruz blocks a body shot from Silva.
Cruz jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Silva walks away with a smile on his face. Cruz gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
We've been told by Silva's head coaches at Tycoon Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Cruz has a takedown stuffed.
Silva stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Silva wants it to stay on the feet.
Chris Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice body punch from Silva.
Silva throws out a leg kick but Cruz moves out of range and Silva only half commits.
Silva wants to land a leg kick but Cruz is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a hook. Cruz ducked under it nicely.
Cruz changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Silva tries to avoid it but Cruz manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Silva to the ground. Silva escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Silva throws a low kick but Cruz moves out of range easily.
Silva misses the body punch
and Cruz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
An inside leg kick lands from Silva.
Silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cruz's sensitive parts.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Cruz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Cruz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silva can pounce on him.
Cruz's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva tried to score with a low kick but Cruz checks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cruz looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Silva throws a chopping leg kick but Cruz manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Silva dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Erick Cruz's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Silva is looking to score with low kicks.
Silva moves out of range of the body kick.
Silva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva throws out a leg kick but Cruz moves out of range and Silva only half commits.
Cruz tries for a takedown but Silva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Silva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cruz's calf.
Cruz tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Cruz checks a leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Silva, right into the meat.
Chris Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cruz checks a leg kick.
Cruz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Silva 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.
Cruz shoots in looking for a takedown. Silva tries to sprawl out of it but Cruz keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Silva manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Cruz connects with a single shot there.
Cruz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva wants to slow Cruz down by chopping away at his legs.
Silva misses with a body shot
and Cruz counters with a stiff right hand.
Cruz throws a lazy body kick

and Silva counters by clinching up.
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silva lands an elbow inside.
Silva comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice body punch from Silva.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silva lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Silva is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Chris Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Erick Cruz.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Cruz avoids the damage to the body.
Silva lands a shot to the body.
Cruz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva lands an elbow that stopped Cruz in his tracks for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Silva.
Silva lands an elbow that stopped Cruz in his tracks for a moment.
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cruz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cruz can do to turn this around?
Cruz tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Silva lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cruz's elbow.
Cruz managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Cruz managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silva gets underhooks to prevent Cruz's takedown attempt.
Cruz is trying to pull guard but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Cruz is trying to pull guard but Silva turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Silva scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Cruz avoids the damage to the body.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cruz.
Silva lands a nice elbow.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cruz is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Cruz avoids it by throwing Silva back against the cage.
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Cruz.
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
Cruz has Silva pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Silva manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Cruz fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Cruz blocks a body shot from Silva.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Cruz controls the action.
Silva misses with a punch to the body.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Cruz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Silva with a knee to the head.
Cruz avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Cruz tries to break free but Silva pushes him back against the cage.
Cruz tries to break free but Silva pushes him back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Cruz is looking for a takedown.
Erick Cruz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chris Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cruz throws a knee to the head but misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Silva has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Silva!

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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kurt Lockheart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Master Thai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Master Thai has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Kurt Lockheart's chin.

Lockheart
vs
Thai

191 cm
22
178 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

180 cm
25
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kurt Lockheart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Master Thai!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Chad Campbell and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thai tries to clinch but Lockheart moves out of range.

Thai tries to sprawl but Lockheart drives through with a takedown into half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Lockheart maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Thai could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Lockheart has cracked it and Thai is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Lockheart!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kurt Lockheart!
An out of breath Kurt Lockheart thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Dong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Dean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dean comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Will Smith-Geting Jiggy with it kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dong
vs
Dean

180 cm
27
180 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

189 cm
21
189 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Dong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Dean!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Reed Andrews and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dean shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Dong's guard.
Dean with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dean slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
It looks like Dean might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Dong tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dean slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Mike Dean was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Dean forces Dong back against the cage and clinches.
Dean is working for takedown but Dong is calmly controlling the position for now.
Dong can't break the clinch.
Dean drops down looking for an ankle pick but Dong pulls his leg out and moves away.

Dean gets a double leg takedown into Dong's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dong has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dean can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dean lands a couple of elbows.
Dean lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dean stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dong swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dean lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dean connects with a couple of short punches.
Dean passes Dong's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Dean trying to control the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dean trying to pass the guard but Dong defending well.
Dong taking some punishment here, with Dean in his half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dean is controlling the pace.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Dean wants to take a breather but Dong is having none of it.
Dong is looking to improve his position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Dean in particular looking to stall.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Mike Dean hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Dong misses with an uppercut

and Dean counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dong is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dong regains full guard. Nicely done.
Dean is in close to Dong's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Dong escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dean gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Dong being controlled here, momentarily.

Dong has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Dean is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Dong.

Dean wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Dong, who protects the arm well.
Dean grinds an elbow into Dong's temple.
Dong definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dean lands a decent elbow from side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Dean is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Dong is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Dong is looking for a sweep.
The referee asks Dean politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Dean prefers to stall for the moment though.
Dean scoring with punches from side control.
Dean content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Dean passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Dong!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dean lands a heavy elbow.
Dean controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Dean dominated that round.
That's time! Dong's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Dean fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Dong to the ground. Dean is now in Dong's guard.
Dean has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Dong is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dean defends well.
Dean distracts Dong with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Dean working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dong's head.
Dean chips away with some ground and pound.

Dong looking for subs off his back but Dean has passed one foot through into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dean slips a nice elbow through Dong's hands, connecting with Dong's forehead.

Dong is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dean seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Dean scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Oh Dong is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Dong quite badly. Dong pulls Dean in close trying to recover. Dean postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Dong on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Dong doesn't seem to be complaining too much.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Dean!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Bruce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Crone Daris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruce comes into the arena with Bulls on Parade - Rage Against The Machine blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bruce
vs
Daris

174 cm
28
176 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

181 cm
21
190 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Bruce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Crone Daris!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, John Kavanagh and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruce tries to bum rush Daris with a series of wild strikes but Daris uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Crone Daris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daris takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bruce lands with a thumping leg kick.
A punch combination from Daris misses.
Daris throws a body punch but Bruce moves out of range.
Daris fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bruce uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Daris.
Daris fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bruce manages to avoid it.
Bruce lands a slapping body shot.
Bruce throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Daris.
Daris throws a lazy uppercut

and Bruce counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bruce lands a nice shot to the body.
We've been hearing reports that Bruce has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bruce stalling in the clinch.
Bruce lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Daris tries to break the clinch but Bruce is controlling the position.
Bruce tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Daris's elbow.
Daris can't break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruce taking a breather.
Bruce is leaning against Daris and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Daris is trying to push Bruce away but Bruce has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bruce tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Daris smiles and moves away.
Daris throws a right hand that Bruce ducks under and follows up with a left that Bruce also avoids with ease.
Bruce closes the distance and lands a one-two.

It looks like Crone Daris has been cut.
Daris throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Daris misses with a left hand

and Bruce moves into the clinch.
Bruce lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bruce goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Bruce.

Daris is rocked!
A right handed body shot lands from Bruce.
Daris is still on wobbly legs! Can Bruce finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bruce throws a big uppercut that drops Daris! More strikes from Bruce and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Daris lies dazed against the cage as Bruce celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Bruce!
As Jack Bruce got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: thanks for coming to the fight. I will be even better then I was this fight next fight. hope you come watch again'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
71%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Distor Centura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Centura comes to the cage accompanied by 12 Stones - Bulletproof. Tom Rodriguez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Centura
vs
Rodriguez

165 cm
27
180 lbs
6 - 1 - 1

225 cm
29
185 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Distor Centura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tom Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Franklyn Lucas and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

A momentary lapse in concentration from Rodriguez enables Centura to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Rodriguez manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Our spies down at at MMA Warrior (1000$ / 15 Elite Coaches) inform us that Rodriguez has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?

Rodriguez has his foot on Centura's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Centura works his way back into a safe position though.
Centura knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rodriguez on the ground.
Centura working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rodriguez's head.
Centura chips away with some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Centura trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Centura is sitting in close to Rodriguez's body. Rodriguez has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Centura is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Centura is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Rodriguez.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Tom Rodriguez!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
94%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sebasti Perreira De Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Danger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Perreira De Souza
vs
Danger

187 cm
23
187 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

186 cm
20
185 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

Fury Nutrition Inc.
{R.W} Four Aces Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sebasti Perreira De Souza!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carlos Danger!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Franklyn Lucas and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perreira De Souza fails with a takedown attempt.
Perreira De Souza looks to throw the jab but Danger is out of range.
Perreira De Souza walks into a stiff left hand from Danger.
Perreira De Souza defending well as Danger loads up on a big left hand.
Perreira De Souza shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Danger but Danger pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Danger thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perreira De Souza looks for a takedown but Danger sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sebasti Perreira De Souza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Danger throws a good cross that connects.
Perreira De Souza takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A lazy left from Perreira De Souza finds it's target.
Perreira De Souza fails with the takedown.
Danger looks to land a right hand but Perreira De Souza moved out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perreira De Souza dives in for a single leg takedown but Danger sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Danger wants to stall.

Perreira De Souza's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Perreira De Souza tries for a takedown but Danger sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Perreira De Souza throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Danger tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Perreira De Souza is in Danger's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Danger is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Perreira De Souza scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Danger wants to improve his position but instead Perreira De Souza has moved into half guard.
Perreira De Souza missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danger blocking the ground and pound attempt from Perreira De Souza.
Danger is trying to stand up here but Perreira De Souza is controlling him well.
Danger trying to control but Perreira De Souza postures up.
Perreira De 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.
Danger keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Perreira De Souza perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Perreira De Souza thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Perreira De Souza drops an elbow to the side of Danger's head.
Perreira De Souza thows a huge punch but Danger dodges it nicely.
Danger regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Perreira De Souza.
Perreira De Souza is in close to Danger's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danger being controlled here, momentarily.
Perreira De Souza postures up in Danger's guard and throws a big left but Danger blocks it.

Danger had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Perreira De Souza defends it easily.
Danger is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Perreira De Souza with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Perreira De Souza controlling from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sebasti Perreira De Souza dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Danger looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Perreira De Souza throws a hook to the side of Danger's head but Danger sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Danger throws a right hand that Perreira De Souza ducks under and follows up with a left that Perreira De Souza also avoids with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perreira De Souza shoots in looking for a takedown but Danger manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Perreira De Souza's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Perreira De Souza tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Danger swivels and escapes.

Perreira De Souza fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Danger to the ground. Perreira De Souza is now in Danger's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perreira De Souza with a nice head shot there.
Perreira De Souza content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Perreira De Souza in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Perreira De Souza stops Danger from standing up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Danger can do anything to dispel that myth.
Danger preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Danger manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Perreira De Souza is looking to improve his position but Danger isn't that keen on the idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perreira De Souza manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Danger prevents Perreira De Souza from improving his position.
Danger wants to control but Perreira De Souza is keeping him busy.
Perreira De Souza is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Perreira De Souza is working hard here to advance position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perreira De Souza moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Perreira De Souza wants to sweep here but Danger controlling him for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perreira De Souza is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Perreira De Souza looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Danger with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Danger wants to control but Perreira De Souza is keeping busy.
Danger really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Perreira De Souza. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Perreira De Souza drops an elbow to the side of Danger's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perreira De Souza thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Danger's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Perreira De Souza missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Perreira De Souza missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sebasti Perreira De Souza overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Danger blocking the ground and pound attempt from Perreira De Souza.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sebasti Perreira De Souza dominated that second round.
That's time! Perreira De Souza's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Perreira De Souza tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Danger defends well and Perreira De Souza ends up having to push Danger into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

Perreira De Souza's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Danger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Danger throws out a loose jab but Perreira De Souza uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Perreira De Souza looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Perreira De Souza catches Danger with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Perreira De Souza fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danger misses with a right hand

and Perreira De Souza counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Perreira De Souza throwing shots but Danger is blocking nicely.
Danger regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Perreira De Souza.
Perreira De Souza looking to sit in guard and control but Danger gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Perreira De Souza wants to sweep but no luck.
Perreira De Souza will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Perreira De Souza lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Perreira De Souza slips nicely into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perreira De Souza trying to control the action but Danger is working from the bottom.
Perreira De Souza throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Perreira De Souza lands strikes from half guard.
Perreira De 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.
Perreira De Souza working Danger over with strikes.
Perreira De Souza thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perreira De Souza sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Danger defending well though.
Danger keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Perreira De Souza not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Perreira De Souza connects with a nice short shot to Danger's temple.
Perreira De Souza is nestled in close to Danger, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Perreira De Souza misses with a head shot. Danger uses the momentum to regain guard.

Danger is looking for a triangle but Perreira De Souza pushes his legs off easily.
Perreira De Souza trying to control but Danger is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danger wants to get back to his feet but Perreira De Souza is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Perreira De Souza trying to control the position from guard on top but Danger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Perreira De Souza working some strikes from top position.
Perreira De Souza controls from within his opponent's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Perreira De Souza trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Perreira De Souza accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sebasti Perreira De Souza clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Perreira De Souza has his takedown stuffed
and Danger counters with a straight right hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Danger darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Danger. Perreira De Souza does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carlos Danger seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Perreira De Souza tries to score a power double leg takedown but Danger sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Perreira De Souza somewhat.
Danger swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perreira De Souza tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Danger defends well and Perreira De Souza ends up having to push Danger into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sebasti Perreira De Souza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Perreira De Souza blocking some punches.
Perreira De Souza is trying to pull guard but Danger has him pressed against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Perreira De Souza.
Danger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Perreira De Souza makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Perreira De Souza tries a body shot but Danger blocks it.
Our sources have told us that Perreira De Souza has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Danger looking to stall.
Perreira De Souza is trying to drag Danger to the mat but Danger just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

Perreira De Souza manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danger misses with a straight left.
Perreira De Souza shoots for a takedown but Danger saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Carlos Danger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Perreira De Souza throws a lazy right hand but Danger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Danger avoids a punch combination nicely.
Perreira De Souza slips under a jab.
Danger throws a big shot that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Perreira De Souza shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Danger manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Perreira De Souza with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Perreira De Souza is looking to work some ground and pound but Danger has wrist control.
Perreira De Souza stands up over Danger, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Perreira De Souza throws a big elbow that misses.
Perreira De Souza pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Danger is keeping the position for now.
Perreira De Souza in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Perreira De Souza postures up in Danger's guard and throws a big left but Danger blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perreira De Souza in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Danger throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Perreira De Souza trying to control but Danger is working from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Perreira De Souza throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Perreira De Souza loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Perreira De Souza with a nice head shot there.
Perreira De Souza passes Danger's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Perreira De Souza lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Perreira De Souza not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sebasti Perreira De Souza had his way with Carlos Danger in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Perreira De Souza shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Danger defends it nicely.
Sebasti Perreira De Souza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perreira De Souza shoots in and drives through. Danger sprawls well.
Danger ducks under a wild hook from Perreira De Souza.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Danger throws a right hand that Perreira De Souza ducks under and follows up with a left that Perreira De Souza also avoids with ease.
Perreira De Souza misses with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perreira De Souza on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Horrible takedown attempt by Perreira De Souza or perhaps it was just good defense by Danger, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sebasti Perreira De Souza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Perreira De Souza shoots in looking for a takedown. Danger tries to sprawl out of it but Perreira De Souza keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Danger manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Perreira De Souza is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Danger can do to turn this around?
Perreira De Souza looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Carlos Danger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perreira De Souza shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Danger sprawls well. Danger wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Perreira De Souza gets slowly back to his feet.
Danger misses with a hook.

Perreira De Souza has Danger up against the cage in a clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Perreira De Souza.
Danger goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Perreira De Souza manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Perreira De Souza seems keen to control Danger's posture.
Danger wants to control from the top but Perreira De Souza keeps moving.
Perreira De Souza trying to control the position here.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Sebasti Perreira De Souza just wasn't active enough.
Perreira De Souza darts in looking for a takedown but Danger gets double underhooks and turns Perreira De Souza into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perreira De Souza lands a hook that snaps the head of Danger backwards.
Danger tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Perreira De Souza lands a body punch.

Perreira De Souza pulls guard.
Danger with a flurry of punches that miss.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Perreira De Souza is on top in guard.
Perreira De Souza scoring with some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perreira De Souza in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Perreira De Souza scoring with some ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Perreira De Souza wants to control from the top but Danger keeps moving.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sebasti Perreira De Souza showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Perreira De Souza, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 50:45
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 50:45
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sebasti Perreira De Souza!
Sebasti Perreira De Souza retains his middleweight title!
Our winner, Sebasti Perreira De Souza, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.