Post by The Sandman on Dec 6, 2021 0:19:28 GMT -5
Demian Maia! Demian Maia! This is what the people are chanting here.
Demian Maia looks like he's feeling the pressure.
Ronaldo Souza glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Maia is the fighter that will win today if we pay attention to the bets.
Demian Maia comes with a 2 fight losing streak.
Ronaldo Souza comes with a 5 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Maia moves backwards and Ronaldo Souza is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
A punch from Ronaldo Souza
grazes Maia's right cheek.
The clock says 0:30 in the 1 round
Demian Maia is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Demian Maia fakes a punch and launches himself over Ronaldo Souza
Great move by Maia who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Jacare doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Demian Maia embrace and tries to move away...
Demian Maia pushes Jacare forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Maia takes a break to breathe while holding Ronaldo Souza.
Mario Yamasaki separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Ronaldo Souza tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Maia is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Ronaldo Souza is in open guard over Maia
Jacare tries to jump to side mount.
Demian Maia jumps and show some wrestling skills as he positions himself for continuing the fight in side control.
Demian Maia is in closed guard over Jacare
Jacare switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Maia struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
Demian Maia is in closed guard over Jacare
Maia is in closed guard... Jacare tries to roll on the ground!
Demian Maia uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Maia tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Maia use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in Bizkaia Arena (Barakaldo, Spain) is cheering him!
Demian Maia is in side mount over Ronaldo Souza
Ronaldo Souza attempts to trap Demian Maia in his guard.
Demian Maia keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Demian Maia is in side mount over Ronaldo Souza
Ronaldo Souza attempts to trap Demian Maia in his guard.
Demian Maia keeps control and remains in side mount.
Demian Maia is in side mount over Ronaldo Souza
Ronaldo Souza attempts to trap Demian Maia in his guard.
Demian Maia keeps control and remains in side mount.
Mario Yamasaki has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Bizkaia Arena (Barakaldo, Spain) are cheering for the fighters.
Ronaldo Souza attempts a sweep single...
Ronaldo Souza catches Demian Maia's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Jacare.
Ronaldo Souza is in closed guard over Maia
Ronaldo Souza is a submission wizard. He has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
Ronaldo Souza looks to posture up and open Demian Maia's guard...
Demian Maia has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Ronaldo Souza is in closed guard over Maia
Jacare use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
Demian Maia holds Ronaldo Souza and prevents him from moving to a better position!
Jacare misses a step and Demian Maia sees an opportunity to counter him!
Jacare is in closed guard... Maia tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Ronaldo Souza!
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Demian Maia is in full mount over Ronaldo Souza
Maia catch Ronaldo Souza's left arm and tries a kimura
Ronaldo Souza holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Demian Maia is in full mount over Ronaldo Souza
Terrible one sided match... Maia was not ready to fight a fighter of Ronaldo Souza caliber.
Jacare launches a few weak punches
Maia blocks them effectively.
Demian Maia is in full mount over Ronaldo Souza
Jacare tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
Demian Maia is in half guard over Jacare
Ronaldo Souza gets an arm and tries to apply an armbar. Maia spins out, but Ronaldo Souza was ready for that and quickly switches to a triangle choke!
Maia is too good and managed to back out of danger.
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to stand up Ronaldo Souza. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Bizkaia Arena (Barakaldo, Spain) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 round
Ronaldo Souza tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Maia is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Ronaldo Souza is in open guard over Maia
Jacare moves on the ground..
...he makes no progress.
Ronaldo Souza is in open guard over Maia
Maia tries to close his guard around Jacare
He succeeds!
Ronaldo Souza is in closed guard over Maia
BJJ! That is what must be passing through Maia's mind right now. Nobody wants to stay long in that position with a submission artist like Jacare
Jacare use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in Bizkaia Arena (Barakaldo, Spain) is cheering him!
Ronaldo Souza is in side mount over Demian Maia
Ronaldo Souza tries a kimura
Maia breaks the lock.
Ronaldo Souza is in side mount over Demian Maia
Demian Maia attempts to trap Ronaldo Souza in his guard.
Demian Maia manages to switch to full guard.
Ronaldo Souza is in open guard over Maia
Demian Maia sits up and gets an arm around Jacare's neck!
Punishing hold!
You can see the pain reflected in Jacare's eyes...
That Guillotine from Demian Maia appears to be unbreakable
Maia is locking that Guillotine...
Crippling lock!
Jacare pushes Demian Maia back to the ground.
Ronaldo Souza is in open guard over Maia
Stand up! This is what Jacare's cornermen are shouting. Demian Maia is a submission master and he can finish the fight if you mess with him on the ground.
Maia reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Jacare blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
Jacare is trying to counter now!
Jacare tries to improve position.
Maia adjusts and closes his guard.
The clock says 4:10 in the 1 round
Ronaldo Souza is in closed guard over Maia
Jacare tries to stand up!
Maia doesn't allow him!
Ronaldo Souza is in closed guard over Maia
Demian Maia overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Jacare pulls his arm out of danger.
Jacare is trying to counter now!
Ronaldo Souza tries to better his position on the ground...
Maia holds Ronaldo Souza's head against his chin in the closed guard.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Ronaldo Souza takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Nice beating Ronaldo Souza has received.
Jacare steps backwards away from Demian Maia. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Jacare decides to launch some tentative punches
Demian Maia takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Jacare's Chin is beginning to swell
Mario Yamasaki tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
Close round. It could go to either fighter.
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Round 2
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Maia is holding Ronaldo Souza's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Ronaldo Souza loses balance and goes to the ground.
Jacare's left arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Demian Maia is in side mount over Ronaldo Souza
Jacare tries to show some ground skills
Ronaldo Souza put Maia in half guard.
Demian Maia is in half guard over Jacare
Demian Maia tries to free his leg
Demian Maia uses some of his skill by jumping out of Jacare's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Demian Maia is in side mount over Ronaldo Souza
Ronaldo Souza attempts to trap Demian Maia in his guard.
Ronaldo Souza manages to switch to half guard.
Demian Maia is in half guard over Jacare
Demian Maia pushes Jacare's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Jacare wraps his legs while he holds Demian Maia's head... Tight guard!
Demian Maia is in half guard over Jacare
Maia is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Mario Yamasaki didn't see the foul!
Demian Maia is in half guard over Jacare
Maia tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Jacare from the side mount!
Demian Maia is in side mount over Ronaldo Souza
Jacare tries to show some ground skills
Maia uses his strength to keep Maia at a disadvantage
Ronaldo Souza gets sloppy and Demian Maia tries to take advantage...
Maia tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
The clock says 1:30 in the 2 round
Demian Maia is in full mount over Ronaldo Souza
Jacare is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Demian Maia pushes Ronaldo Souza down and prevents his attempts to escape
The clock says 1:40 in the 2 round
Demian Maia is in full mount over Ronaldo Souza
Maia sure knows how to turn you into a pretzel. He can finish the fight anytime while on the ground.
Maia tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Demian Maia controls the situation despite Ronaldo Souza efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Demian Maia is in full mount over Ronaldo Souza
Jacare tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Demian Maia doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Ronaldo Souza gets sloppy and Demian Maia tries to take advantage...
Maia fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Ronaldo Souza's arm and tries an armbar!
You can see the pain reflected in Jacare's eyes...
Jacare struggles to free himself
Jacare hold his own hand and breaks Maia's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Demian Maia.
Ronaldo Souza is in side mount over Demian Maia
Ronaldo Souza struggles to not give his opponent a chance to recover
Ronaldo Souza is in side mount over Demian Maia
Ronaldo Souza isolates Demian Maia's right arm looking for an armbar...
Demian Maia manages to sit up and pull his arm out of danger! Ronaldo Souza lost his dominant position.
Poorly executed technique. Demian Maia looks to counter!
Demian Maia doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Ronaldo Souza doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Maia's moves.
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to stand up Ronaldo Souza. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Jacare steps backwards away from Demian Maia. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Ronaldo Souza is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Demian Maia leans forwards and tries to grapple with Jacare
Maia shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Ronaldo Souza pushes away Maia trying to keep the fight at striking range
Maia doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Ronaldo Souza
The fighters are clinching.
Jacare goes for a scissor takedown. thats unusual
Ronaldo Souza is on his back after that attempt
Maia is standing while Jacare is on the ground on his back
Ronaldo Souza doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Maia's moves.
Maia is standing while Jacare is on the ground on his back
Ronaldo Souza doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Maia's moves.
Maia is standing while Jacare is on the ground on his back
Ronaldo Souza is taking out his mouthpiece to breathe...
Jacare tries to stand up!
Maia doesn't allow him!
Maia is standing while Jacare is on the ground on his back
Demian Maia decides to jump inside Jacare's guard.
Jacare didn't see that coming. Maia is in open guard over Jacare now.
Demian Maia is in open guard over Jacare
Ronaldo Souza is taking out his mouthpiece to breathe...
Ronaldo Souza gets an arm and tries to apply an armbar. Maia spins out, but Ronaldo Souza was ready for that and quickly switches to a triangle choke!
Maia is too good and managed to back out of danger.
Maia climbs to his feet and is standing now.
Maia is standing while Jacare is on the ground on his back
Maia moves backwards and gestures for Ronaldo Souza to stand up.
Ronaldo Souza is on his feet again.
Jacare grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Maia struggles... Ronaldo Souza is unable to take him down
Maia steps backwards away from Ronaldo Souza. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The clock says 4:35 in the 2 round
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Demian Maia tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Jacare is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Mario Yamasaki tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
Ronaldo Souza has to be confident that he won that round.
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Round 3
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Jacare is holding Demian Maia's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Demian Maia loses balance and goes to the ground.
Ronaldo Souza is in side mount over Demian Maia
Ronaldo Souza looks to mount Demian Maia...
Demian Maia takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Ronaldo Souza is in open guard over Maia
Jacare has some bruises after a few exchanges with his opponent.
Jacare moves on the ground
Jacare cannot take advantage in the ground
Jacare misses a step and Demian Maia sees an opportunity to counter him!
Maia tries to close his guard around Jacare
He succeeds!
Ronaldo Souza is in closed guard over Maia
Jacare tries to escape from the closed guard
Ronaldo Souza any adventage in the ground.
Ronaldo Souza is in closed guard over Maia
Ronaldo Souza looks to posture up and open Demian Maia's guard...
Demian Maia has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Ronaldo Souza is in closed guard over Maia
Ronaldo Souza is looking to pass Demian Maia's guard...
Demian Maia has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Ronaldo Souza is in closed guard over Maia
Jacare works on the ground with his fingers over Maia's face
Maia shakes his head and continues fighting on the ground.
Ronaldo Souza is in closed guard over Maia
Jacare is in closed guard... Maia tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Ronaldo Souza!
Demian Maia is in full mount over Ronaldo Souza
Ronaldo Souza tries to roll on the ground...
Maia knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Maia tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Maia tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Demian Maia controls the situation despite Ronaldo Souza efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Maia is holding Ronaldo Souza's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Ronaldo Souza loses balance and goes to the ground.
Demian Maia is in side mount over Ronaldo Souza
Ronaldo Souza tries to turn in and scramble out. Demian Maia timed him perfectly and locks up a guillotine!
You can see the pain reflected in Jacare's eyes...
Maia is locking that guillotine...
Jacare's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
You can see the pain reflected in Jacare's eyes...
Jacare's Mouth is beginning to swell
Jacare struggles to free himself
Crippling lock!
That guillotine from Demian Maia appears to be unbreakable
Jacare's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Maia is locking that guillotine...
Ronaldo Souza slips his head out and manages to gain top control.
Ronaldo Souza is in open guard over Maia
Jacare sure knows how to turn you into a pretzel. He can finish the fight anytime while on the ground.
Ronaldo Souza tries to finish with a leg lock!
Maia is able to break the lock.
Ronaldo Souza is in open guard over Maia
Jacare moves on the ground
Jacare cannot take advantage in the ground
Jacare misses a step and Demian Maia sees an opportunity to counter him!
Maia tries to close his guard around Jacare
He succeeds!
Ronaldo Souza is in closed guard over Maia
Maia reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Crippling lock!
Jacare hyper-extended his leg
That Kneebar from Demian Maia appears to be unbreakable
Maia is locking that Kneebar...
Jacare struggles to free himself
Maia is locking that Kneebar...
That Kneebar looks tight...
That Kneebar looks tight...
Jacare struggles to free himself
Jacare hyper-extended his leg
That Kneebar looks tight...
That Kneebar from Demian Maia appears to be unbreakable
Jacare blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
Ronaldo Souza is in half guard over Maia
Demian Maia attempts to move to full guard
Demian Maia manages to switch to full guard.
Ronaldo Souza is in closed guard over Maia
Jacare use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
Demian Maia holds Ronaldo Souza and prevents him from moving to a better position!
Ronaldo Souza is in closed guard over Maia
Jacare is in closed guard... Maia tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Ronaldo Souza!
Demian Maia is in full mount over Ronaldo Souza
Maia fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Ronaldo Souza's arm and tries an armbar!
Maia launches a couple of strikes with his hooks over Ronaldo Souza's face and then launches himself backwards with all his might! Jacare taps with a pained grin.
Winner is Demian Maia by Submission (Armbar) at 3:14 Round 3
Statistics: Demian Maia
Punches 2/3 (67%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 8/8 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 481 s
Statistics: Ronaldo Souza
Punches 1/2 (50%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 4/5 (80%)
GnP strikes 0/3 (0%)
Submissions 6/6 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 538 s
Good performance from Maia. Complete sub-domination. Souza wanted to try. But didn't.
Demian Maia looks like he's feeling the pressure.
Ronaldo Souza glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Maia is the fighter that will win today if we pay attention to the bets.
Demian Maia comes with a 2 fight losing streak.
Ronaldo Souza comes with a 5 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Maia moves backwards and Ronaldo Souza is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
A punch from Ronaldo Souza
grazes Maia's right cheek.
The clock says 0:30 in the 1 round
Demian Maia is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Demian Maia fakes a punch and launches himself over Ronaldo Souza
Great move by Maia who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Jacare doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Demian Maia embrace and tries to move away...
Demian Maia pushes Jacare forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Maia takes a break to breathe while holding Ronaldo Souza.
Mario Yamasaki separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Ronaldo Souza tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Maia is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Ronaldo Souza is in open guard over Maia
Jacare tries to jump to side mount.
Demian Maia jumps and show some wrestling skills as he positions himself for continuing the fight in side control.
Demian Maia is in closed guard over Jacare
Jacare switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Maia struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
Demian Maia is in closed guard over Jacare
Maia is in closed guard... Jacare tries to roll on the ground!
Demian Maia uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Maia tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Maia use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in Bizkaia Arena (Barakaldo, Spain) is cheering him!
Demian Maia is in side mount over Ronaldo Souza
Ronaldo Souza attempts to trap Demian Maia in his guard.
Demian Maia keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Demian Maia is in side mount over Ronaldo Souza
Ronaldo Souza attempts to trap Demian Maia in his guard.
Demian Maia keeps control and remains in side mount.
Demian Maia is in side mount over Ronaldo Souza
Ronaldo Souza attempts to trap Demian Maia in his guard.
Demian Maia keeps control and remains in side mount.
Mario Yamasaki has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Bizkaia Arena (Barakaldo, Spain) are cheering for the fighters.
Ronaldo Souza attempts a sweep single...
Ronaldo Souza catches Demian Maia's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Jacare.
Ronaldo Souza is in closed guard over Maia
Ronaldo Souza is a submission wizard. He has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
Ronaldo Souza looks to posture up and open Demian Maia's guard...
Demian Maia has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Ronaldo Souza is in closed guard over Maia
Jacare use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
Demian Maia holds Ronaldo Souza and prevents him from moving to a better position!
Jacare misses a step and Demian Maia sees an opportunity to counter him!
Jacare is in closed guard... Maia tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Ronaldo Souza!
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Demian Maia is in full mount over Ronaldo Souza
Maia catch Ronaldo Souza's left arm and tries a kimura
Ronaldo Souza holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Demian Maia is in full mount over Ronaldo Souza
Terrible one sided match... Maia was not ready to fight a fighter of Ronaldo Souza caliber.
Jacare launches a few weak punches
Maia blocks them effectively.
Demian Maia is in full mount over Ronaldo Souza
Jacare tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
Demian Maia is in half guard over Jacare
Ronaldo Souza gets an arm and tries to apply an armbar. Maia spins out, but Ronaldo Souza was ready for that and quickly switches to a triangle choke!
Maia is too good and managed to back out of danger.
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to stand up Ronaldo Souza. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Bizkaia Arena (Barakaldo, Spain) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 round
Ronaldo Souza tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Maia is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Ronaldo Souza is in open guard over Maia
Jacare moves on the ground..
...he makes no progress.
Ronaldo Souza is in open guard over Maia
Maia tries to close his guard around Jacare
He succeeds!
Ronaldo Souza is in closed guard over Maia
BJJ! That is what must be passing through Maia's mind right now. Nobody wants to stay long in that position with a submission artist like Jacare
Jacare use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in Bizkaia Arena (Barakaldo, Spain) is cheering him!
Ronaldo Souza is in side mount over Demian Maia
Ronaldo Souza tries a kimura
Maia breaks the lock.
Ronaldo Souza is in side mount over Demian Maia
Demian Maia attempts to trap Ronaldo Souza in his guard.
Demian Maia manages to switch to full guard.
Ronaldo Souza is in open guard over Maia
Demian Maia sits up and gets an arm around Jacare's neck!
Punishing hold!
You can see the pain reflected in Jacare's eyes...
That Guillotine from Demian Maia appears to be unbreakable
Maia is locking that Guillotine...
Crippling lock!
Jacare pushes Demian Maia back to the ground.
Ronaldo Souza is in open guard over Maia
Stand up! This is what Jacare's cornermen are shouting. Demian Maia is a submission master and he can finish the fight if you mess with him on the ground.
Maia reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Jacare blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
Jacare is trying to counter now!
Jacare tries to improve position.
Maia adjusts and closes his guard.
The clock says 4:10 in the 1 round
Ronaldo Souza is in closed guard over Maia
Jacare tries to stand up!
Maia doesn't allow him!
Ronaldo Souza is in closed guard over Maia
Demian Maia overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Jacare pulls his arm out of danger.
Jacare is trying to counter now!
Ronaldo Souza tries to better his position on the ground...
Maia holds Ronaldo Souza's head against his chin in the closed guard.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Ronaldo Souza takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Nice beating Ronaldo Souza has received.
Jacare steps backwards away from Demian Maia. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Jacare decides to launch some tentative punches
Demian Maia takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Jacare's Chin is beginning to swell
Mario Yamasaki tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
Close round. It could go to either fighter.
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Round 2
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Maia is holding Ronaldo Souza's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Ronaldo Souza loses balance and goes to the ground.
Jacare's left arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Demian Maia is in side mount over Ronaldo Souza
Jacare tries to show some ground skills
Ronaldo Souza put Maia in half guard.
Demian Maia is in half guard over Jacare
Demian Maia tries to free his leg
Demian Maia uses some of his skill by jumping out of Jacare's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Demian Maia is in side mount over Ronaldo Souza
Ronaldo Souza attempts to trap Demian Maia in his guard.
Ronaldo Souza manages to switch to half guard.
Demian Maia is in half guard over Jacare
Demian Maia pushes Jacare's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Jacare wraps his legs while he holds Demian Maia's head... Tight guard!
Demian Maia is in half guard over Jacare
Maia is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Mario Yamasaki didn't see the foul!
Demian Maia is in half guard over Jacare
Maia tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Jacare from the side mount!
Demian Maia is in side mount over Ronaldo Souza
Jacare tries to show some ground skills
Maia uses his strength to keep Maia at a disadvantage
Ronaldo Souza gets sloppy and Demian Maia tries to take advantage...
Maia tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
The clock says 1:30 in the 2 round
Demian Maia is in full mount over Ronaldo Souza
Jacare is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Demian Maia pushes Ronaldo Souza down and prevents his attempts to escape
The clock says 1:40 in the 2 round
Demian Maia is in full mount over Ronaldo Souza
Maia sure knows how to turn you into a pretzel. He can finish the fight anytime while on the ground.
Maia tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Demian Maia controls the situation despite Ronaldo Souza efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Demian Maia is in full mount over Ronaldo Souza
Jacare tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Demian Maia doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Ronaldo Souza gets sloppy and Demian Maia tries to take advantage...
Maia fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Ronaldo Souza's arm and tries an armbar!
You can see the pain reflected in Jacare's eyes...
Jacare struggles to free himself
Jacare hold his own hand and breaks Maia's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Demian Maia.
Ronaldo Souza is in side mount over Demian Maia
Ronaldo Souza struggles to not give his opponent a chance to recover
Ronaldo Souza is in side mount over Demian Maia
Ronaldo Souza isolates Demian Maia's right arm looking for an armbar...
Demian Maia manages to sit up and pull his arm out of danger! Ronaldo Souza lost his dominant position.
Poorly executed technique. Demian Maia looks to counter!
Demian Maia doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Ronaldo Souza doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Maia's moves.
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to stand up Ronaldo Souza. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Jacare steps backwards away from Demian Maia. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Ronaldo Souza is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Demian Maia leans forwards and tries to grapple with Jacare
Maia shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Ronaldo Souza pushes away Maia trying to keep the fight at striking range
Maia doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Ronaldo Souza
The fighters are clinching.
Jacare goes for a scissor takedown. thats unusual
Ronaldo Souza is on his back after that attempt
Maia is standing while Jacare is on the ground on his back
Ronaldo Souza doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Maia's moves.
Maia is standing while Jacare is on the ground on his back
Ronaldo Souza doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Maia's moves.
Maia is standing while Jacare is on the ground on his back
Ronaldo Souza is taking out his mouthpiece to breathe...
Jacare tries to stand up!
Maia doesn't allow him!
Maia is standing while Jacare is on the ground on his back
Demian Maia decides to jump inside Jacare's guard.
Jacare didn't see that coming. Maia is in open guard over Jacare now.
Demian Maia is in open guard over Jacare
Ronaldo Souza is taking out his mouthpiece to breathe...
Ronaldo Souza gets an arm and tries to apply an armbar. Maia spins out, but Ronaldo Souza was ready for that and quickly switches to a triangle choke!
Maia is too good and managed to back out of danger.
Maia climbs to his feet and is standing now.
Maia is standing while Jacare is on the ground on his back
Maia moves backwards and gestures for Ronaldo Souza to stand up.
Ronaldo Souza is on his feet again.
Jacare grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Maia struggles... Ronaldo Souza is unable to take him down
Maia steps backwards away from Ronaldo Souza. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The clock says 4:35 in the 2 round
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Demian Maia tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Jacare is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Mario Yamasaki tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
Ronaldo Souza has to be confident that he won that round.
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Round 3
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Jacare is holding Demian Maia's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Demian Maia loses balance and goes to the ground.
Ronaldo Souza is in side mount over Demian Maia
Ronaldo Souza looks to mount Demian Maia...
Demian Maia takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Ronaldo Souza is in open guard over Maia
Jacare has some bruises after a few exchanges with his opponent.
Jacare moves on the ground
Jacare cannot take advantage in the ground
Jacare misses a step and Demian Maia sees an opportunity to counter him!
Maia tries to close his guard around Jacare
He succeeds!
Ronaldo Souza is in closed guard over Maia
Jacare tries to escape from the closed guard
Ronaldo Souza any adventage in the ground.
Ronaldo Souza is in closed guard over Maia
Ronaldo Souza looks to posture up and open Demian Maia's guard...
Demian Maia has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Ronaldo Souza is in closed guard over Maia
Ronaldo Souza is looking to pass Demian Maia's guard...
Demian Maia has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Ronaldo Souza is in closed guard over Maia
Jacare works on the ground with his fingers over Maia's face
Maia shakes his head and continues fighting on the ground.
Ronaldo Souza is in closed guard over Maia
Jacare is in closed guard... Maia tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Ronaldo Souza!
Demian Maia is in full mount over Ronaldo Souza
Ronaldo Souza tries to roll on the ground...
Maia knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Maia tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Maia tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Demian Maia controls the situation despite Ronaldo Souza efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Maia is holding Ronaldo Souza's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Ronaldo Souza loses balance and goes to the ground.
Demian Maia is in side mount over Ronaldo Souza
Ronaldo Souza tries to turn in and scramble out. Demian Maia timed him perfectly and locks up a guillotine!
You can see the pain reflected in Jacare's eyes...
Maia is locking that guillotine...
Jacare's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
You can see the pain reflected in Jacare's eyes...
Jacare's Mouth is beginning to swell
Jacare struggles to free himself
Crippling lock!
That guillotine from Demian Maia appears to be unbreakable
Jacare's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Maia is locking that guillotine...
Ronaldo Souza slips his head out and manages to gain top control.
Ronaldo Souza is in open guard over Maia
Jacare sure knows how to turn you into a pretzel. He can finish the fight anytime while on the ground.
Ronaldo Souza tries to finish with a leg lock!
Maia is able to break the lock.
Ronaldo Souza is in open guard over Maia
Jacare moves on the ground
Jacare cannot take advantage in the ground
Jacare misses a step and Demian Maia sees an opportunity to counter him!
Maia tries to close his guard around Jacare
He succeeds!
Ronaldo Souza is in closed guard over Maia
Maia reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Crippling lock!
Jacare hyper-extended his leg
That Kneebar from Demian Maia appears to be unbreakable
Maia is locking that Kneebar...
Jacare struggles to free himself
Maia is locking that Kneebar...
That Kneebar looks tight...
That Kneebar looks tight...
Jacare struggles to free himself
Jacare hyper-extended his leg
That Kneebar looks tight...
That Kneebar from Demian Maia appears to be unbreakable
Jacare blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
Ronaldo Souza is in half guard over Maia
Demian Maia attempts to move to full guard
Demian Maia manages to switch to full guard.
Ronaldo Souza is in closed guard over Maia
Jacare use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
Demian Maia holds Ronaldo Souza and prevents him from moving to a better position!
Ronaldo Souza is in closed guard over Maia
Jacare is in closed guard... Maia tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Ronaldo Souza!
Demian Maia is in full mount over Ronaldo Souza
Maia fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Ronaldo Souza's arm and tries an armbar!
Maia launches a couple of strikes with his hooks over Ronaldo Souza's face and then launches himself backwards with all his might! Jacare taps with a pained grin.
Winner is Demian Maia by Submission (Armbar) at 3:14 Round 3
Statistics: Demian Maia
Punches 2/3 (67%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 8/8 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 481 s
Statistics: Ronaldo Souza
Punches 1/2 (50%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 4/5 (80%)
GnP strikes 0/3 (0%)
Submissions 6/6 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 538 s
Good performance from Maia. Complete sub-domination. Souza wanted to try. But didn't.
