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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jorma Uzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio Luis Cesar Moreira Dos Santos De Souza Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Uzi might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Brocken Limb. The crowd seem to be enjoying Dos Santos De Souza Silva's choice of entrance music: Darude - Sandstorm. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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178 cm
26
178 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
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179 cm
26
168 lbs
13 - 17 - 2 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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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
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Jorma Uzi! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
13 - 17 - 2, fighting out of London, Julio Luis Cesar Moreira Dos Santos De Souza Silva! The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Glass and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Good exchange - Uzi coming out on top. Dos Santos De Souza Silva gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard. Uzi wanted to stand there but Dos Santos De Souza Silva had control of the position. Dos Santos De Souza Silva looking to control.
Uzi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dos Santos De Souza Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Dos Santos De Souza Silva looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Uzi has picked Dos Santos De Souza Silva up and slammed him! Dos Santos De Souza Silva can't keep hold of the triangle and Uzi manages to pass to side control! Dos Santos De Souza Silva is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here. Uzi decides to stand back up. Uzi steps back and let's Dos Santos De Souza Silva get back to his feet. Uzi shoots in for a takedown but Dos Santos De Souza Silva shows good takedown defense. A looping hook to the body misses from Uzi. Dos Santos De Souza Silva does a little dance to reset his feet. Uzi keeps the fight on the outside. Uzi thuds his right hand into Dos Santos De Souza Silva's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round. Uzi changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dos Santos De Souza Silva tries to avoid it but Uzi manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dos Santos De Souza Silva to the ground. Dos Santos De Souza Silva escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Dos Santos De Souza Silva darts in trying to clinch and Uzi counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Dos Santos De Souza Silva's guard now. Uzi is looking to stand up but Dos Santos De Souza Silva won't let him. Dos Santos De Souza Silva controls Uzi momentarily but Uzi frees himself. Dos Santos De Souza Silva wants to stand and escape but Uzi is having none of it. Dos Santos De Souza Silva looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Uzi looking to pass the guard. Uzi stands and steps away. Dos Santos De Souza Silva gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. Horrible takedown by Uzi or perhaps it was just good defense by Dos Santos De Souza Silva which made him look bad. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jorma Uzi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Uzi fails to land the takedown. Dos Santos De Souza Silva tries to clinch there but Uzi circles away.
Uzi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dos Santos De Souza Silva.
Uzi slips a jab and a cross from Dos Santos De Souza Silva.
Uzi is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Dos Santos De Souza Silva's half guard. Dos Santos De Souza Silva is looking to improve his position.
Uzi gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Dos Santos De Souza Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Uzi circles away quickly and effectively. Uzi circles away from the clinch attempt and Uzi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Dos Santos De Souza Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Uzi paws at him with a jab and circles away. A punch combination from Dos Santos De Souza Silva misses. Uzi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Dos Santos De Souza Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Uzi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Uzi misses with a lunging right hand
and Dos Santos De Souza Silva counters by clinching up. Uzi has picked Dos Santos De Souza Silva up - he's going for a ride! Uzi dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard. Dos Santos De Souza Silva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Dos Santos De Souza Silva wants to get back to his feet. Dos Santos De Souza Silva trying to control from the bottom.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work! Dos Santos De Souza Silva fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Uzi avoids it really well and circles away. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Dos Santos De Souza Silva closes the distance but Uzi moves to the side letting Uzi counter with a right hand. Dos Santos De Souza Silva fails in his attempt to clinch. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorma Uzi dominated that round. 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.
Uzi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dos Santos De Souza Silva's waist but Dos Santos De Souza Silva gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Uzi off to one side. Julio Luis Cesar Moreira Dos Santos De Souza Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Uzi shoots in and bounces Dos Santos De Souza Silva off the cage to secure the takedown into guard. Dos Santos De Souza Silva is looking for a triangle but Uzi pushes his legs off easily.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva keeping full guard, as Uzi tries to pass. Dos Santos De Souza Silva had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Uzi defends it easily. Dos Santos De Souza Silva is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Uzi defends well. Uzi stands up and waves to Dos Santos De Souza Silva to follow him. Dos Santos De Souza Silva shoots in for a takedown but Uzi shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round. Uzi shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Dos Santos De Souza Silva is trying to defend but Uzi finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Uzi is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Dos Santos De Souza Silva is just riding it out for now. Uzi eventually gives up the hold. Uzi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dos Santos De Souza Silva keeps working. Dos Santos De Souza Silva trying to control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Uzi stops Dos Santos De Souza Silva from getting back to his feet.
Uzi is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva is trying to stand.
Uzi is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Dos Santos De Souza Silva is just riding it out for now. Uzi eventually gives up the hold. Uzi is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva tries to kick Uzi off but Uzi keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. Dos Santos De Souza Silva looking for submissions off his back. Uzi is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Dos Santos De Souza Silva sees it coming and defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Uzi trying to mount his opponent but Dos Santos De Souza Silva defends it. Dos Santos De Souza Silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom. Dos Santos De Souza Silva is looking to improve his position.
Uzi wants to work for an arm triangle but Dos Santos De Souza Silva is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva actively working from the bottom here. The fighters are battling for position here. Dos Santos De Souza Silva manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Uzi wants to get up but he can't break Dos Santos De Souza Silva's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here. Dos Santos De Souza Silva is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Uzi is aware though and is defending well. Uzi drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Uzi jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. Uzi controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. Uzi gets to his feet - Dos Santos De Souza Silva follows without any prompting. Dos Santos De Souza Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
A punch combination from Dos Santos De Souza Silva misses. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Uzi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Dos Santos De Souza Silva tries to clinch up. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorma Uzi dominated that second round. 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!
Dos Santos De Souza Silva defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Uzi. Dos Santos De Souza Silva tries to clinch up and Uzi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Dos Santos De Souza Silva moves in looking to clinch but Uzi pushes him off. Dos Santos De Souza Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Uzi. Dos Santos De Souza Silva tries to clinch but Uzi moves out of range. Dos Santos De Souza Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
A punch combination from Uzi misses. Dos Santos De Souza Silva wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dos Santos De Souza Silva tries to clinch up but Uzi circles away and keeps his distance. Dos Santos De Souza Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Uzi swats him away and circles back towards the center. Dos Santos De Souza Silva tries to clinch and Uzi counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Uzi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Dos Santos De Souza Silva shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Uzi napping and manages to drive through into side control! Dos Santos De Souza Silva stands up and beckons Uzi to his feet. Uzi slips a jab and a cross from Dos Santos De Souza Silva.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jab from Uzi. Dos Santos De Souza Silva fails in his attempt to clinch. Dos Santos De Souza Silva looks to clinch and Uzi counters with a nice double leg into guard. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Uzi wants to control from the top but Dos Santos De Souza Silva keeps moving. Dos Santos De Souza Silva wants to stand but Uzi is controlling the position. Uzi wants to pass the guard but Dos Santos De Souza Silva is keeping the position. Uzi got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dos Santos De Souza Silva has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Uzi has managed to get both his arms back between Dos Santos De Souza Silva's legs - danger averted. Uzi pushing down on Dos Santos De Souza Silva's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. Jorma Uzi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Dos Santos De Souza Silva pushes Uzi off looking to stand but Uzi dives back in and keeps control.
Uzi is looking for a kimura but Dos Santos De Souza Silva is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Uzi to get the leverage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Uzi is looking to advance position but Dos Santos De Souza Silva won't allow it. Uzi trying to control from half guard but Dos Santos De Souza Silva is working away. Uzi seems to be working for a kimura but Dos Santos De Souza Silva defends the submission attempt. Dos Santos De Souza Silva has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Uzi is working away from the top position though. Dos Santos De Souza Silva moves into full guard.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva has his feet on Uzi's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work. Dos Santos De Souza Silva tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Uzi swings for the body but Dos Santos De Souza Silva moves out of range.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva stuns Uzi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Uzi scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Dos Santos De Souza Silva wants to clinch up but Uzi keeps it at a distance. Dos Santos De Souza Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Dos Santos De Souza Silva fails in his attempt to clinch. Jorma Uzi is winning the standup battle so far. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Dos Santos De Souza Silva slips a jab and a cross from Uzi.
Uzi throws a lazy uppercut
and Dos Santos De Souza Silva counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Julio Luis Cesar Moreira Dos Santos De Souza Silva. I think Uzi 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 William Gold scores the fight for Jorma Uzi! Judge James Glass scores the fight for Jorma Uzi! Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Jorma Uzi!
Jorma Uzi wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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