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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ashur Perun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paolo Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Perun might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Judith. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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265 lbs
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193 cm
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265 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ashur Perun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paolo Souza!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Matheus Silva and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Souza closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Souza cracks Perun with a big elbow.
Perun manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Perun not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Souza tries to get to full guard but Perun has control of the leg.
Souza won't allow Perun to pass to mount.
Perun trying to control from Souza's half guard. Souza has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Souza avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Perun wants to stand but Souza is controlling his posture from full guard.
Souza keeping moving, preventing Perun from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Perun misses with a wild body shot.
Perun misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Souza.
Perun ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Souza moves away.
Perun fails to land with a series of punches.
Souza moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Perun looks to land a body kick but Souza moved away.
Souza connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Perun gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Souza to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Souza controls from within his opponent's guard.
Perun wants to get back to his feet but Souza is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza forces his way into half guard.
Souza is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Souza thows a huge punch but Perun dodges it nicely.
Perun moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Souza throws a strike but Perun rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Perun trying to control the position from guard on top but Souza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perun has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Souza has a closed guard, preventing Perun from standing up.
Souza looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Perun trying to control but Souza is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Souza is trying to control the position but Perun postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Perun lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Paolo Souza has been cut.
Perun throws a series of punches but Souza moves out of range.
Perun throws a hook but Souza blocks it.
Perun throws a series of punches but Souza avoids them all with ease.
Perun gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Souza to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Perun wants to stand up but Souza is controlling him.
Souza wants to control from the top but Perun keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Perun wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Souza manages to pass to side control.
Perun wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paolo Souza dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paolo Souza's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A punch combination from Souza misses.
Perun works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Souza bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Perun's head backwards.
Perun defending well as Souza loads up on a big left hand.
Souza closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Perun manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Perun wants to stand but Souza is controlling the position.
Souza trying to control but Perun is working from the bottom.
Perun working a defensive guard here.
Souza thows a big elbow that misses.
Perun pushes Souza off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Perun waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Souza.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ashur Perun is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Perun scores with a one two! Souza had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Left hook, right uppercut from Souza.
Ashur Perun seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perun throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Perun throws a series of punches but Souza avoids them all with ease.
Perun throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Perun misses with a combination
so Souza counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Souza lands a couple of elbows.
Souza tries to free his leg and advance position but Perun is retaining full guard.
Souza throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Perun works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Souza lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Souza stands up over Perun, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Souza is stalling in the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza pushes down on Perun's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Souza seems to be looking for submissions.
Souza is trying to control the action in half guard but Perun is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Perun is trying to stand up here but Souza is controlling him well.
Souza drops an elbow to the side of Perun's head.
Perun pushes Souza off and gets back to his feet.
A punch lands to the side of Perun 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Souza ducks under a wild hook from Perun.
Souza bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza drives through with a takedown into guard.
Souza throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Souza content to stall in guard here.
Souza trying to control but Perun is working from the bottom.
Souza stops Perun from standing up.
Souza stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Perun swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Souza postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Souza postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perun is looking to stand up but Souza isn't so interested in that idea.
Souza stays in close to Perun's body and controls the position.
Perun has his feet on Souza's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Souza instigates a clinch.
Souza looking for a takedown.
Perun wants to break free but Souza has control.
Souza changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Perun fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Perun throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Souza wants to clinch up but Perun keeps it at a distance.
Perun lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Perun throws a combination that misses
and Souza counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Perun!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paolo Souza showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Paolo Souza'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. 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.
Perun just misses with a punch to the body.
Ashur Perun is winning the standup battle so far.
Perun misses with a looping right.
Souza with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Perun to score with a decent uppercut.
Perun fails to land with a series of punches.
Perun throws a left and a right that both miss
and Souza counters by moving into the clinch.
Souza is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Perun gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Perun is looking to break free of the clinch but Souza has double underhooks.
A short uppercut from Souza.
Perun breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Souza throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Souza fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Perun sprawls well initially but Souza persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Souza stops Perun from getting back to his feet.
Perun on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Perun wants to get back to his feet.
Souza seems to be looking for submissions.
Souza prevents Perun from standing back up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza wants to pass to mount but Perun is defending the position.
Souza sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Perun wants to get back to his feet.
Souza throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Souza has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Souza is working for a kimura but Perun is defending it quite comfortably.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A punch combination from Perun misses.
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.
Perun missing with a left hand there. Souza was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Perun wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Souza wants to clinch.
Perun throws a hook but Souza avoids it easily.
Perun loads up on a big right hand but Souza slips the punch.
Souza takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Perun tries a low kick but Souza avoids it.
Perun throws a series of punches but Souza avoids them all with ease.
Souza will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Perun lands a jab to the nose.
Ashur Perun is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Perun cracks Souza with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Souza closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Perun fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ashur Perun has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paolo Souza.
Perun loads up on a big right hand but Souza slips the punch.
Souza fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Perun avoids it really well and circles away.
Perun scores with a nice strike.
A nice combination there by Perun.
Perun throws a head kick that misses.
Souza steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Perun.
Souza fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice uppercut lands for Perun. That snapped Souza's head back.
Perun jabs Souza right on the nose. Souza blinks but takes it well.
Perun swings away with a body shot that misses
and Souza counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Souza tries to pass to full mount but Perun defends it.
Perun kicks Souza off and gets back to his feet.
Ashur Perun has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Perun lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Souza circles away quickly and effectively.
Souza drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Perun wants to get back to his feet but Souza is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Souza cracks Perun with a solid left hand.
Perun is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Souza trying to control but Perun is working from the bottom.
Souza passes Perun's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ashur Perun showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Souza has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paolo Souza!
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energy
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