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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brusse Liee (ranked 2736 p4p, 2603 weight class) and Virgulino Ferreira Da Silva (ranked 343 p4p, 335 weight class). Liee comes into the arena with Disturbed - Indestructible [Official Music Video] blaring out of the sound system. Virgulino Ferreira Da Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brusse Liee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Virgulino Ferreira Da Silva!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liee fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ferreira Da Silva is out of range.
Liee looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ferreira Da Silva tries to clinch but Liee moves out of range.
Liee is looking to counter punch.
Liee looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ferreira Da Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Liee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ferreira Da Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Liee slips under a jab from Ferreira Da Silva.
Ferreira Da Silva has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ferreira Da Silva lands a nice elbow.
Ferreira Da Silva displaying some good clinch control by pressing Liee up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liee lands a nice uppercut.
Liee lands a shot to the body.
Ferreira Da Silva is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ferreira Da Silva is looking to control Liee's arms but Liee gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ferreira Da Silva has his back to the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira Da Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Liee's elbow.
Liee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Liee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Liee gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Virgulino Ferreira Da Silva has been cut.
Ferreira Da Silva has Liee pushed against the cage.
Liee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Liee has Ferreira Da Silva pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Liee pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Ferreira Da Silva tumbling to the mat - Liee dives into Ferreira Da Silva's guard.
Ferreira Da Silva manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Ferreira Da Silva is trying to stall.
Liee pulls guard effortlessly.
Ferreira Da Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ferreira Da Silva slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liee looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ferreira Da Silva is one step ahead there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ferreira Da Silva sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ferreira Da Silva stands up and waves to Liee to follow him.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ferreira Da Silva.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira Da Silva closes the distance and pushes Liee back into the cage.
Liee is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Ferreira Da Silva is defending well.
Ferreira Da Silva lands an elbow that stopped Liee in his tracks for a moment.
Liee lands an uppercut.
Liee using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ferreira Da Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ferreira Da Silva leaning against his opponent.
Liee works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Ferreira Da Silva has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Liee is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Liee blocks an elbow strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A bit of stalling here from Ferreira Da Silva.
Ferreira Da Silva wants to stall.
Liee lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ferreira Da Silva lands a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liee misses with an elbow strike.
Liee avoids a wild elbow strike from Ferreira Da Silva.
Liee has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ferreira Da Silva avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Liee jumps guard but Ferreira Da Silva stands there with Liee around his waist. Liee gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brusse Liee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ferreira Da Silva just leaning against Liee, taking a breather.
Liee fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Liee pushes Ferreira Da Silva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ferreira Da Silva lands a left hand.
Ferreira Da Silva throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Liee.
The referee calls for Ferreira Da Silva to work.
Liee tries to score a body lock takedown but Ferreira Da Silva shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Liee is working Ferreira Da Silva over against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Liee throws an elbow but misses.
Ferreira Da Silva throws a head punch that misses.
A short body shot lands from Ferreira Da Silva as the two fighters clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Virgulino Ferreira Da Silva will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Virgulino Ferreira Da Silva's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Ferreira Da Silva drives through and clinches with Liee against the cage.
Liee is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Liee tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ferreira Da Silva just stands there and leans against the cage.
Liee lands a left hand.
Liee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ferreira Da Silva prevents a body shot from Liee.
Liee changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ferreira Da Silva fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brusse Liee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ferreira Da Silva lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferreira Da Silva throws a right and a left that Liee avoids nicely.
Ferreira Da Silva looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Liee appears to be looking for a big counter.
Brusse Liee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Liee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ferreira Da Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira Da Silva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Liee lands a nice shot to the body.
Ferreira Da Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Ferreira Da Silva throws a combination. Liee tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ferreira Da Silva moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Liee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ferreira Da Silva cracks a nice hook into Liee's ribs.
Ferreira Da Silva misses the shot to the body.
Ferreira Da Silva lands a head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ferreira Da Silva drops his hands momentarily and Liee takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ferreira Da Silva tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Liee counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Liee throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ferreira Da Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Liee.
Liee seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Liee forces Ferreira Da Silva back against the cage and clinches.
Ferreira Da Silva misses with an elbow over the top.
Ferreira Da Silva avoiding damage.
Liee struggles to land a body shot inside as Ferreira Da Silva controls his hands.
Ferreira Da Silva leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ferreira Da Silva looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Liee pushes Ferreira Da Silva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira Da Silva slowing the pace effectively.
Liee lands a nice shot to the body.
Ferreira Da Silva taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Liee gets through Ferreira Da Silva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Liee tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ferreira Da Silva looking to stall.
Ferreira Da Silva blocks an elbow strike.
Liee letting Ferreira Da Silva take a breather here.
Liee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ferreira Da Silva blocking some punches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Liee throws an elbow but misses.
Liee works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Liee wants a takedown but no success here.
Come on Ferreira Da Silva - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Ferreira Da Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira Da Silva lands a damaging elbow.
Ferreira Da Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ferreira Da Silva trying to control the position but instead, Liee has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ferreira Da Silva into the cage.
Ferreira Da Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Liee controls the action.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Liee.
Ferreira Da Silva avoids a wild elbow strike from Liee.
Ferreira Da Silva pushes off an throws an elbow but Liee leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Liee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Liee tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Liee lands a body shot.
Liee lands an elbow that stopped Ferreira Da Silva in his tracks for a moment.
Ferreira Da Silva is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ferreira Da Silva takes an elbow to the temple.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Brusse Liee will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Virgulino Ferreira Da Silva's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Liee gets tackled into the cage by Ferreira Da Silva. Ferreira Da Silva maintains the clinch.
Brusse Liee has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Liee throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ferreira Da Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Ferreira Da Silva lands a body shot.
Ferreira Da Silva looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ferreira Da Silva throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Liee wants a takedown but no success here.
Liee letting Ferreira Da Silva take a breather here.
Ferreira Da Silva manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Liee lands a body shot in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liee prevents a body shot from Ferreira Da Silva.
Ferreira Da Silva avoids the elbow strike from Liee, against the cage.
Ferreira Da Silva misses with an elbow strike.
Liee misses with a knee to the head.
Ferreira Da Silva trying to control the position but instead, Liee has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ferreira Da Silva into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira Da Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
That has opened up Virgulino Ferreira Da Silva's cut even more.
Liee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Liee stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Liee goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ferreira Da Silva prevents it.
Liee gets control of Ferreira Da Silva's arms and successfully pulls guard. Liee will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Ferreira Da Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Liee is retaining full guard.
Liee manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ferreira Da Silva manages to get himself to full guard.
Liee wants to control from the top but Ferreira Da Silva keeps moving.
Liee postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liee postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Liee won't allow Ferreira Da Silva to get back to his feet.
Liee stands and throws Ferreira Da Silva's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Liee is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Ferreira Da Silva's shoulder. That is not cool.
Liee tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Liee goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Ferreira Da Silva has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Liee but great work by Ferreira Da Silva.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Liee is trying to escape the position but Ferreira Da Silva is controlling the position.
Liee tries to bench press Ferreira Da Silva off him but Ferreira Da Silva keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira Da Silva is staying tight to Liee's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Ferreira Da Silva has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Ferreira Da Silva has closed the distance and engaged Liee in a clinch.
Ferreira Da Silva stalling.
Liee digs a right hand underneath Ferreira Da Silva's ribcage. Ferreira Da Silva let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Liee using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ferreira Da Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch on the inside from Liee fails to land.
Ferreira Da Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ferreira Da Silva lands a nice elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira Da Silva stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Liee scores with a hook to the body.
Ferreira Da Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Liee throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Liee creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ferreira Da Silva looking to stall.
Liee successfully pulls guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Liee is on top in guard.
Liee drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Ferreira Da Silva dives on top into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ferreira Da Silva avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ferreira Da Silva looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Brusse Liee.
I think Liee has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 29:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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