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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cezar Bloodstains (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wanderlei Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wanderlei Silva is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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177 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cezar Bloodstains!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wanderlei Silva!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Mauricio Rocha and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Silva closes the distance and clinches up with Bloodstains, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes Bloodstains against the cage but Bloodstains circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bloodstains misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bloodstains fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silva, pushing him back against the cage.
Bloodstains breaks from the clinch.
Silva shoots in but Bloodstains avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cezar Bloodstains has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wanderlei Silva.
Silva fails to land the takedown.
Bloodstains scores with a takedown into Silva's guard.
Bloodstains won't allow Silva to sweep him here.
Silva looks gassed!
Bloodstains wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Bloodstains preventing the sweep.
Silva working a defensive guard here.
Bloodstains trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Bloodstains has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bloodstains might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Silva trying to keep a closed guard but Bloodstains is proving a slippery customer.
Bloodstains could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Bloodstains content to stall in guard here.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bloodstains takes the fight into the clinch.
Bloodstains pulls Silva into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bloodstains wants to get back to his feet but Silva is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bloodstains is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Bloodstains.
Bloodstains trying to control the position here.
Bloodstains controls Silva momentarily but Silva frees himself.
Bloodstains knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bloodstains clinches.
Bloodstains content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Silva trying to stall but Bloodstains improves his position.
Bloodstains jumps guard.
Silva is looking to work some ground and pound but Bloodstains has wrist control.
Silva won't allow Bloodstains to sweep him here.
Bloodstains throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bloodstains working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silva.
Bloodstains wants to stand and escape but Silva is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a strike but Bloodstains rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bloodstains wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bloodstains looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Silva!
Bloodstains gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Silva 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.
Bloodstains wants to stand and escape but Silva is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cezar Bloodstains dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Silva fails with the takedown
and Bloodstains counters with a shoot takedown. Silva fights it but they end up in guard.
Silva pushes Bloodstains off and gets back to his feet.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt - Bloodstains sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Silva looks to clinch
and Bloodstains counters with a takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva is trying to improve his position.
Bloodstains stands up and beckons Silva to his feet.
Bloodstains is looking to clinch.
Bloodstains shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Silva counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Silva wants to control from the top but Bloodstains keeps moving.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bloodstains controlling Silva's posture.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Bloodstains is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bloodstains wants to stand but Silva is controlling the position.
Silva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Silva trying to control but Bloodstains is working from the bottom.
Bloodstains wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Silva is now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Silva throwing shots but Bloodstains is blocking nicely.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Silva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Silva scores a takedown into full mount!
Bloodstains is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Cezar Bloodstains overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Silva wants to control the pace but Bloodstains is squirming around nicely.
Silva lands with some strikes.
Silva avoids the attempt from Bloodstains to control.
Silva tries to control but Bloodstains wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva working Bloodstains over with strikes here.
Silva breaks from Bloodstains's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Silva postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bloodstains looks a forlorn figure.
Bloodstains wants to control but Silva is having none of it.
Silva is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Silva trying to control but Bloodstains is having none of it.
Silva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Silva sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bloodstains is looking to escape.
Silva working Bloodstains over with strikes here.
Bloodstains is looking to improve his position but Silva isn't that keen on the idea.
Silva is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bloodstains can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Silva scores with a couple of good head shots there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva controlling the pace for now.
Bloodstains wants to try and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wanderlei Silva 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Bloodstains shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense.
Silva with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bloodstains counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Silva!
Bloodstains gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Cezar Bloodstains seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bloodstains clinches up against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bloodstains.
Silva tries to pull guard but Bloodstains won't allow it.
Bloodstains pulls guard successfully.
Bloodstains is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bloodstains is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bloodstains wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Silva looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bloodstains working a defensive guard here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva controls from within his opponent's guard.
Silva thows a big elbow that misses.
Silva wants to control from the top but Bloodstains keeps moving.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bloodstains misses with a takedown attempt - Silva sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Silva lands a head kick that stumbles Bloodstains and the fighters go to the mat.
Bloodstains is rocked!
Silva wants to control from the top but Bloodstains keeps moving.
Oh Bloodstains is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Silva postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Silva is in close to Bloodstains's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bloodstains seems to have got his legs back now.
Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bloodstains working a defensive guard here.
Silva preventing the sweep.
Bloodstains not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bloodstains wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to control but Bloodstains is working from the bottom.
Silva trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bloodstains's guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bloodstains fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cezar Bloodstains. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva fails with the takedown
and Bloodstains counters by moving into the clinch.
Bloodstains stalling in the clinch.
Silva goes for a takedown attempt but Bloodstains pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Silva throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bloodstains.
Silva has a takedown stuffed.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bloodstains as he avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bloodstains closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Bloodstains controlling from side mount.
Bloodstains wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working.
Silva is looking for a sweep.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bloodstains is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Silva is trying to control Bloodstains's posture but Bloodstains avoids it.
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 Cezar Bloodstains.
I think Bloodstains 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cezar Bloodstains!
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