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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Wilder (ranked 539 p4p, 1002 weight class) and Vanderley Ferreira (ranked 69 p4p, 119 weight class). Wilder comes to the cage accompanied by The Beach Boys - Wouldn't It Be Nice. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Vanderley Ferreira was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, George Wilder!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vanderley Ferreira!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilder throws a right hand that misses
letting Ferreira counter with a right hand.
It looks like George Wilder has been cut.
Ferreira lands with a shot to the body.
Ferreira avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wilder swings widly with a right hand
and Wilder takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ferreira throws a good cross that connects.
Ferreira has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Wilder is landing a low percentage of strikes.
A jab lands there for Ferreira.
Ferreira fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wilder swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Wilder.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ferreira tries to improve position but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilder throwing strikes but Ferreira manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Ferreira has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Wilder!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wilder is trying desperately to improve position.
Ferreira wants to control the pace but Wilder is squirming around nicely.
Wilder is bucking up trying to escape but Ferreira cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Wilder really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Ferreira cracks Wilder with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Wilder is wriggling around trying to escape.
Wilder slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Ferreira not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wilder tries to get to full guard but Ferreira has control of the leg.
Ferreira wants to take a breather but Wilder is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilder keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Wilder is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ferreira lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ferreira content to control rather than advance.
Ferreira not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ferreira seems to be working for a kimura but Wilder defends the submission attempt.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ferreira not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wilder tries to roll over but Ferreira keeps him under control.
Ferreira tries to pass the half guard into mount. Wilder knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vanderley Ferreira dominated that round.
The cut man is working on George Wilder's cut.
That's time! Wilder's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Wilder doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ferreira counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ferreira misses with a body punch
and Wilder counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ferreira won't be happy with that.
An elbow from Wilder crashes against the mat.
Vanderley Ferreira has got the better of the ground game so far.
The ground and pound from Wilder seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Wilder lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Ferreira tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Wilder wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Wilder in side control, throwing shots but Ferreira defends.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferreira regains half guard, as Wilder was trying to land strikes.
Wilder working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilder controlling the action here.
Ferreira wants to get back to full guard but Wilder has mounted him!
Ferreira working to try and regain half guard.
Wilder cracks Ferreira with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Ferreira is working to get back to half guard.
Wilder lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Ferreira hang on?
Wilder scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Ferreira tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilder looking to control but Ferreira is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Wilder pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
BOOM! Wilder connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ferreira sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Wilder lands strikes from half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ferreira manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Wilder stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ferreira swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wilder is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ferreira keeping moving, preventing Wilder from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilder stopping the sweep attempt from Ferreira.
Ferreira is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Wilder keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ferreira's head.
Ferreira keeping full guard, as Wilder tries to pass.
Wilder wants to control from the top but Ferreira keeps moving.
Wilder trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Wilder wants to control from the top but Ferreira keeps moving.
Wilder postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Wilder avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Wilder trying to control the position from guard on top but Ferreira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ferreira utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Wilder looking to pass the guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
George Wilder dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on George Wilder's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Wilder bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Wilder wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ferreira keeps working.
Ferreira regains half guard, as Wilder was trying to land strikes.
Ferreira keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferreira is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Wilder pulls his head out easily.
Ferreira is staying active underneath Wilder, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilder trying to mount his opponent but Ferreira defends it.
Wilder not doing much here.
Ferreira regains full guard. Nicely done.
Wilder stopping the sweep attempt from Ferreira.
Ferreira avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Wilder in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wilder has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Wilder trying to control but Ferreira is working from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ferreira is on top in guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Wilder holds on and takes a little breather.
Wilder working a defensive guard but Ferreira passes into half guard.
Ferreira trying to control from Wilder's half guard. Wilder has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Wilder is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira stopping the sweep attempt from Wilder.
Wilder trying to control the position.
Ferreira trying to control but Wilder is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Wilder tries to clinch but Ferreira moves out of range.
Ferreira looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A punch combination from Ferreira misses.
Wilder misses with a lunging right hand
and Ferreira cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilder misses the shot to the body.
Ferreira doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Wilder misses with a hook to the body
and Ferreira counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ferreira swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wilder throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ferreira stuns Wilder with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wilder with a poor takedown
and Ferreira counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wilder misses with a hook
and Ferreira counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wilder thinking.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ferreira scores with a jab to the body.
Ferreira lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vanderley Ferreira really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on George Wilder's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ferreira, as that shot connected.
Ferreira misses with a jab to the body
and Wilder cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wilder wants to clinch
and Ferreira counters with a nice uppercut.
Wilder takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Vanderley Ferreira seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wilder takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferreira jabs at Wilder's body.
Wilder gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ferreira drops his shoulder and cracks Wilder with a huge uppercut! Wilder goes down! Can Ferreira finish him?
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira connects with a couple of short punches.
Ferreira landing some decent shots from guard.
Wilder tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wilder keeping full guard, as Ferreira tries to pass.
Ferreira with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ferreira wants to control from the top but Wilder keeps moving.
Wilder utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ferreira stopping the sweep attempt from Wilder.
Wilder seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Wilder keeping moving, preventing Ferreira from controlling successfully.
Ferreira passes into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ferreira lands a nice short elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira not doing much here.
Ferreira passes to full mount!
Ferreira fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Ferreira lands a big elbow.
Ferreira punching from mount but Wilder doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Ferreira. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Wilder wants to hold on but Ferreira pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Wilder working to try and regain half guard.
Ferreira misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Wilder is looking to improve his position but Ferreira isn't that keen on the idea.
Wilder is squirming around, avoiding Ferreira's attempts to control the action.
Ferreira throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vanderley Ferreira dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on George Wilder'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. This is the final round!
Wilder slips under a jab.
Wilder swings widly with a right hand
and Wilder takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wilder misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ferreira counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wilder jabs Ferreira to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wilder throws a body punch but Ferreira moves out of range.
Wilder throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ferreira counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ferreira is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferreira digs a good body shot into Wilder's ribs.
Wilder cracks Ferreira with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wilder scores with a nice head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilder wants to clinch
letting Ferreira counter with a right hand.
Ferreira fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ferreira tests Wilder's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wilder looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wilder tries to clinch up.
Ferreira is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wilder. Ferreira does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ferreira thuds his right hand into Wilder's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wilder misses with a wild body shot.
George Wilder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wilder scores with a decent looking hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilder tries to clinch but Ferreira moves away
and Ferreira counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ferreira gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wilder swings wildly with an uppercut but Ferreira uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ferreira scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ferreira lands a right hand.
Ferreira tries to score a body lock takedown but Wilder shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ferreira tries to circle away but Wilder has him pinned against the cage.
Wilder gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Ferreira not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Wilder stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Ferreira has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Wilder manages to get his head free but now Ferreira has transitioned to an armbar! Wilder grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Ferreira! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Vanderley Ferreira!
Vanderley Ferreira is the new heavyweight champion!
Vanderley Ferreira decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
George Wilder spoke after the fight, saying 'If there’s one thing I’ve learned from years of wrestling wild sea lions on the beach, it’s that the fight doesn’t end when the bell rings. It’s how you come back that counts.'.
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