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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ty Webb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emilio Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Webb kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is I'm Alright. Ty Webb has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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174 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
8 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ty Webb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Emilio Souza!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Daniel Cesar and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Webb showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Souza.
Souza connects with a right hand. Webb shakes it off.
Souza avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Webb closes this distance looking for a takedown but Souza circles away.
Webb is looking to clinch.
Souza tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Webb was well out of range. Poor timing from Souza.
Souza moves away from the strike by Webb.
Webb closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Souza works his way to full guard. Good work.
Webb preventing the sweep.
Souza is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Webb is aware though and is defending well.
Souza tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Webb throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Souza works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Souza looking for a sweep. Not yet Souza, not yet.
Webb thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Souza has his feet on Webb's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Webb was well out of range. Poor timing from Souza.
Webb tries to clinch there but Souza circles away.
Webb shoots for a double leg takedown but Souza sprawls well. He's pushed Webb's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Webb is breathing heavily.
Webb slips a straight right by Souza.
Souza instigates a clinch.
Souza changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Webb fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Souza throws a jab but it's blocked by Webb.
Souza listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Webb shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Souza as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ty Webb. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Webb fails in his attempt to clinch.
Souza looks to score with a jab to the body but Webb is just out of range.
Webb fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza instigates a clinch.
Nice body punch from Souza.
Webb tries to pull guard but Souza won't allow it.
Souza is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Webb tries to circle away but Souza has him pinned against the cage.
Souza stalls.
Souza has hold of one of Webb's legs. Webb is fighting the takedown attempt but Souza gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Souza controlling from the top position.
Webb throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Souza showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Webb looking for a guillotine here but Souza defends easily.
Souza controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
I looks like Souza 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Webb throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Souza escapes and throws Webb's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Souza slows the pace down.
Despite being in the dominant position, Emilio Souza just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Souza has taken the fight to the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emilio Souza dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Souza lands a nice hook to Webb's body. Webb takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Souza shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Souza controlling the pace for now.
Webb is trying to escape the mount.
Souza controlling from the full mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Souza unloading with bombs!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Webb throwing hammer fists to the chest of Souza. What's that going to do exactly?
Webb is in a horrible position here. Souza smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Souza controlling from the full mount.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Webb squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Souza sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Webb is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Webb is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Souza controlling from mount.
Souza lands a nice shot to the head.
Webb tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Souza fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Souza takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Despite being in the dominant position, Emilio Souza just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Souza lands with a hook. Webb tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza connects with a single shot there.
Souza darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Souza controlling the action here.
Emilio Souza has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Webb is looking for a sweep. Souza is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Souza moves into full mount! Webb won't be happy about that!
Souza controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emilio Souza showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Souza throws a right and a left that Webb avoids nicely.
Webb circles away from the clinch attempt.
No luck for Souza with that takedown attempt.
Webb drives through with a takedown into guard.
Webb stands up from Souza's guard - Webb perhaps looking for a knockout.
Webb doesn't manage to clinch there - Souza circles away.
Souza tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Webb was well out of range. Poor timing from Souza.
Webb keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Souza stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Webb misses with a takedown
and Souza counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Webb's guard now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza won't allow Webb to get back to his feet.
Souza is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Souza won't allow Webb to get back to his feet.
Souza gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Webb with a poor takedown
and Souza counters with a takedown into side control.
Webb is being controlled here.
Souza working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Souza controls the position.
Webb is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Souza is controlling him well.
You can see the frustration on Webb's face as Souza controls the position.
Souza wants to control but Webb is keeping him busy.
Despite being in the dominant position, Emilio Souza just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Webb misses with a takedown
and Souza counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ty Webb. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Webb scores with a takedown into Souza's guard.
Souza looking to hit a scissor sweep but Webb is one step ahead there.
Webb is in close to Souza's body, working some short punches and elbows.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Webb accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Webb throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Souza works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Souza looking to hit a scissor sweep but Webb is one step ahead there.
Souza is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Webb wants to control from the top but Souza keeps moving.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Webb walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Webb with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Souza to score with a decent uppercut.
Souza swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ty Webb seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Souza throws a jab when Webb was well out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Souza scores with a four punch combination!
Webb fails with a takedown attempt.
Webb shoots and misses
and Souza makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Souza feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Webb is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Souza is controlling him.
Souza stands up from Webb's guard - Souza perhaps looking for a knockout.
Souza swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ty Webb has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Webb tries to clinch but Souza is having none of it.
Souza smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Souza throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Webb stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Emilio Souza is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Webb shoots and misses
and Souza counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Webb thinking.
Ty Webb is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Webb uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Souza.
Souza shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Souza was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The referee warns Webb that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Souza prevents Webb from getting the reversal.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Souza controlling the position easily from mount.
Webb throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Emilio Souza comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Souza has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 26:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Emilio Souza!
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