Post by The Texas Rattlesnakes on Jan 26, 2018 16:34:47 GMT -5
Rousimar Palhares looks very relaxed.
Ronaldo Souza looks at the ground while he does his calming exercises. He knows he can not fail this night.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is the referee.
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Round 1
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Paul Harris and Jacare move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Ronaldo Souza goes with a looping right hand while Rousimar Palhares jumps back and jabs
Jacare only hits air and the subsequent exchange is fruitless.
Jacare grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Ronaldo Souza
Ronaldo Souza is in open guard over Paul Harris
Jacare is in open guard over Paul Harris... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Paul Harris rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
the referee 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 SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Jacare looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Rousimar Palhares 's punches
Both fighters are wildly hitting the air!
Jacare tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Jacare is clinching with Paul Harris.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Rousimar Palhares tries to pull guard on Ronaldo Souza...
He manages to bring him to the ground in his guard.
Ronaldo Souza is in closed guard over Paul Harris
Jacare struggles on the ground and tries to break Rousimar Palhares 's guard...
Paul Harris doesn't want to free his opponent and Jacare continues in closed guard
Ronaldo Souza is in closed guard over Paul Harris
Jacare is in closed guard... Paul Harris tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Ronaldo Souza!
Rousimar Palhares is in full mount over Ronaldo Souza
Jacare is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Paul Harris's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Ronaldo Souza is in half guard over Paul Harris
Jacare sure knows how to turn you into a pretzel. He can finish the fight anytime while on the ground.
Ronaldo Souza hooks Paul Harris's right leg and sits back for a kneebar!
Rousimar Palhares manages to kick Jacare away and scrambles on top!
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Rousimar Palhares is in open guard over Jacare
Jacare switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Paul Harris struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
Jacare misses a step and Rousimar Palhares sees an opportunity to counter him!
Paul Harris tries to improve position.
Jacare adjusts and closes his guard.
Rousimar Palhares is in closed guard over Jacare
Rousimar Palhares looks to posture up and open Ronaldo Souza's guard...
Ronaldo Souza has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Rousimar Palhares is in closed guard over Jacare
Paul Harris is in closed guard... Jacare tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Rousimar Palhares !
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Ronaldo Souza is in full mount over Rousimar Palhares
Ronaldo Souza sits high on Rousimar Palhares 's chest and pulls his leg underneath Paul Harris's head. There's the triangle attempt!
Paul Harris tries to roll out. He's too quick for Ronaldo Souza and manages to slip out! That was a risky move by Jacare and it cost him top position.
the referee has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
Ronaldo Souza tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Paul Harris is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
The clock says 2:35 in the 1 round
Ronaldo Souza is in open guard over Paul Harris
BJJ! That is what must be passing through Jacare's mind right now. Nobody wants to stay long in that position with a submission artist like Paul Harris
Paul Harris tries to close his guard around Jacare
He succeeds!
Ronaldo Souza is in closed guard over Paul Harris
Jacare tries to escape from the closed guard
Ronaldo Souza any adventage in the ground.
Ronaldo Souza gets sloppy and Rousimar Palhares tries to take advantage...
Paul Harris reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Jacare blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
Ronaldo Souza is in half guard over Paul Harris
Rousimar Palhares tries to close the guard.
Paul Harris put Ronaldo Souza in closed guard.
Ronaldo Souza is in closed guard over Paul Harris
Paul Harris switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Jacare struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
Jacare is trying to counter now!
Ronaldo Souza is looking to pass Rousimar Palhares 's guard...
Ronaldo Souza gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Ronaldo Souza is in half guard over Paul Harris
Rousimar Palhares tries to close the guard.
Paul Harris put Ronaldo Souza in closed guard.
Ronaldo Souza is in closed guard over Paul Harris
Rousimar Palhares sits up and gets an arm around Jacare's neck!
Jacare pushes Rousimar Palhares back to the ground.
Ronaldo Souza is in closed guard over Paul Harris
Jacare struggles on the ground and tries to break Rousimar Palhares 's guard...
Ronaldo Souza is in Paul Harris open guard now
Ronaldo Souza is in open guard over Paul Harris
Jacare tries to improve position.
Paul Harris adjusts and closes his guard.
Ronaldo Souza is in closed guard over Paul Harris
Jacare is in closed guard... Paul Harris tries to roll on the ground!
Ronaldo Souza uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Jacare is trying to counter now!
Ronaldo Souza tries to pass Rousimar Palhares 's guard...
Ronaldo Souza passes momentarily but Rousimar Palhares regains full guard.
the referee has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
Jacare moves backwards and Rousimar Palhares is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Rousimar Palhares 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
Rousimar Palhares is in open guard over Jacare
Jacare tries to close his guard around Paul Harris
He succeeds!
The clock says 4:40 in the 1 round
Rousimar Palhares is in closed guard over Jacare
Paul Harris is in closed guard... Jacare tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Rousimar Palhares !
Ronaldo Souza is in full mount over Rousimar Palhares
Paul Harris is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
the referee didn't see that!
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 2
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Paul Harris is holding Ronaldo Souza's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Ronaldo Souza loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 0:20 in the 2 round
Rousimar Palhares is in side mount over Ronaldo Souza
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch Rousimar Palhares work his BJJ game.
Rousimar Palhares looks to mount Ronaldo Souza...
Rousimar Palhares slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Rousimar Palhares is in full mount over Ronaldo Souza
Paul Harris tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Jacare struggles and pushes his opponent maybe a bit anxiously
Poorly executed technique. Ronaldo Souza looks to counter!
Ronaldo Souza tries to roll to his side and trap Rousimar Palhares in his guard...
Rousimar Palhares keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Rousimar Palhares 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!
Rousimar Palhares is in half guard over Jacare
Ronaldo Souza tries to turn in and scramble out. Rousimar Palhares timed him perfectly and locks up a guillotine!
That guillotine from Rousimar Palhares appears to be unbreakable
Ronaldo Souza slips his head out and manages to gain top control.
The clock says 1:00 in the 2 round
Ronaldo Souza is in open guard over Paul Harris
Rousimar Palhares overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Jacare pulls his arm out of danger.
Poorly executed technique. Ronaldo Souza looks to counter!
Jacare moves on the ground
Jacare cannot take advantage in the ground
Ronaldo Souza is in open guard over Paul Harris
Ronaldo Souza 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
Paul Harris tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 1:20 in the 2 round
Jacare looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Rousimar Palhares 's punches
Both fighters are wildly hitting the air!
Paul Harris looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Ronaldo Souza's punches
Both fighters are wildly hitting the air!
Rousimar Palhares tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Rousimar Palhares who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
The clock says 1:45 in the 2 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Paul Harris tries to take Ronaldo Souza to the ground from the clinch...
Jacare shows his sprawl skills and remains on his feet.
Jacare is trying to counter now!
Jacare pushes off of Rousimar Palhares and starts launching a flurry of hooks and body shots!
Paul Harris stumbles backwards but Ronaldo Souza chases him and continues the rain of blows!
The fighters are clinching.
Ronaldo Souza is in good position and is looking to change levels for the takedown...
Jacare catches an ankle and Paul Harris is tripped to the mat!
Ronaldo Souza is in closed guard over Paul Harris
Jacare is in closed guard... Paul Harris tries to roll on the ground!
Ronaldo Souza uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Ronaldo Souza is in closed guard over Paul Harris
Ronaldo Souza tries to better his position on the ground...
Paul Harris holds Ronaldo Souza's head against his chin in the closed guard.
Ronaldo Souza is in closed guard over Paul Harris
Jacare is in closed guard... Paul Harris tries to roll on the ground!
Ronaldo Souza uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Rousimar Palhares gets sloppy and Ronaldo Souza tries to take advantage...
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 SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) is cheering him!
Ronaldo Souza is in side mount over Rousimar Palhares
Paul Harris measures the resilience of Jacare's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Jacare's side.
Ronaldo Souza is in side mount over Rousimar Palhares
Ronaldo Souza looks to mount Rousimar Palhares ...
Rousimar Palhares takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Ronaldo Souza is in open guard over Paul Harris
Paul Harris tries to close his guard around Jacare
He succeeds!
The clock says 3:10 in the 2 round
Ronaldo Souza is in closed guard over Paul Harris
Jacare struggles on the ground and tries to break Rousimar Palhares 's guard...
Ronaldo Souza is in Paul Harris open guard now
Ronaldo Souza is in open guard over Paul Harris
Paul Harris tries to close his guard around Jacare
He succeeds!
The clock says 3:30 in the 2 round
Ronaldo Souza is in closed guard over Paul Harris
Paul Harris measures the resilience of Jacare's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Jacare blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Ronaldo Souza is in closed guard over Paul Harris
Jacare is in closed guard... Paul Harris tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Ronaldo Souza!
Rousimar Palhares is in full mount over Ronaldo Souza
Rousimar Palhares isolates Ronaldo Souza's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Ronaldo Souza is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
Rousimar Palhares gets sloppy and Ronaldo Souza tries to take advantage...
Ronaldo Souza tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
Ronaldo Souza is in closed guard over Paul Harris
Paul Harris is moving on the ground...
Jacare tries to counter Paul Harris's moves on the ground.
Ronaldo Souza is in closed guard over Paul Harris
Rousimar Palhares isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
Jacare blocks the hold and uses the opportunity to pass Paul Harris's guard.
Paul Harris clumsily fails here and it's time for Ronaldo Souza to fight back!
Ronaldo Souza is looking to pass Rousimar Palhares 's guard...
Ronaldo Souza gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Ronaldo Souza is in half guard over Paul Harris
Paul Harris sure knows how to turn you into a pretzel. He can finish the fight anytime while on the ground.
Rousimar Palhares tries to close the guard.
Paul Harris put Ronaldo Souza in closed guard.
Ronaldo Souza is in closed guard over Paul Harris
Ronaldo Souza is taking out his mouthpiece to breathe...
Jacare tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Ronaldo Souza fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
Ronaldo Souza is in half guard over Paul Harris
Ronaldo Souza launches a few punches to Paul Harris
Weak punches. He needs to improve his position!
Ronaldo Souza is in half guard over Paul Harris
Rousimar Palhares tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Ronaldo Souza is in half guard over Paul Harris
Ronaldo Souza tries to get his opponent's head in some sort of lock!
Paul Harris struggles and pushes his opponent forward. Both fighters breathe hard as they climb to their feet.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.
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Round 3
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Paul Harris tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Paul Harris is clinching with Jacare.
The fighters are clinching.
Jacare doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Rousimar Palhares embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Jacare who put distance between them
Jacare moves forward looking for some action
Ronaldo Souza shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Paul Harris doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Ronaldo Souza embrace and tries to move away...
Ronaldo Souza pushes Paul Harris forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Jacare tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Jacare doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Rousimar Palhares embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Jacare who put distance between them
Jacare is holding Rousimar Palhares 's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Rousimar Palhares loses balance and goes to the ground.
Ronaldo Souza is in side mount over Rousimar Palhares
Paul Harris tries to show some ground skills
Rousimar Palhares put Jacare in half guard.
The clock says 1:05 in the 3 round
Ronaldo Souza is in half guard over Paul Harris
Rousimar Palhares attempts to move to full guard
Rousimar Palhares manages to switch to full guard.
Ronaldo Souza is in closed guard over Paul Harris
Jacare is in closed guard... Paul Harris tries to roll on the ground!
Ronaldo Souza uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Ronaldo Souza is in closed guard over Paul Harris
Rousimar Palhares throws up a triangle attempt!
Ronaldo Souza postures up and breaks the triangle.
Ronaldo Souza is in closed guard over Paul Harris
Ronaldo Souza aggressively and repeatedly punches Paul Harris.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
The clock says 1:45 in the 3 round
Ronaldo Souza is in closed guard over Paul Harris
Ronaldo Souza looks to posture up and open Rousimar Palhares 's guard...
Ronaldo Souza forces Rousimar Palhares to open his guard.
Ronaldo Souza is in open guard over Paul Harris
Ronaldo Souza tries to pass to half guard...
Rousimar Palhares 's closes his guard to prevent the pass.
Ronaldo Souza is in closed guard over Paul Harris
Ronaldo Souza looks to posture up and open Rousimar Palhares 's guard...
Rousimar Palhares has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Ronaldo Souza is in closed guard over Paul Harris
Paul Harris breaths deeply while on the ground
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.
Paul Harris is holding Ronaldo Souza's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Ronaldo Souza loses balance and goes to the ground.
Rousimar Palhares is in side mount over Ronaldo Souza
Ronaldo Souza attempts to trap Rousimar Palhares in his guard.
Ronaldo Souza manages to switch to half guard.
The clock says 2:45 in the 3 round
Rousimar Palhares is in half guard over Jacare
Jacare attempts a triangle from bottom! Rousimar Palhares slips out. Jacare quickly turns his hips over and switches to the armbar! He's throwing everything at him.
Rousimar Palhares slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
Ronaldo Souza gets sloppy and Rousimar Palhares tries to take advantage...
Rousimar Palhares decides to jump inside Jacare's guard.
Jacare didn't see that coming. Paul Harris is in open guard over Jacare now.
Rousimar Palhares is in open guard over Jacare
Rousimar Palhares is a submission wizard. He has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
Paul Harris is in open guard over Jacare... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Jacare rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
the referee halts the fight to stand up Rousimar Palhares . 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 SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
The two exchange wildly
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Rousimar Palhares tries to bring the fight to the ground
Jacare goes down.
The clock says 3:25 in the 3 round
Rousimar Palhares is in open guard over Jacare
Jacare tries to close his guard around Paul Harris
He succeeds!
Rousimar Palhares is in closed guard over Jacare
Paul Harris throws a few hammer fists to the face of Ronaldo Souza
Solid shots!
Rousimar Palhares is in closed guard over Jacare
Paul Harris is in closed guard... Jacare tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Rousimar Palhares !
Ronaldo Souza is in full mount over Rousimar Palhares
Paul Harris tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
Ronaldo Souza is in half guard over Paul Harris
Rousimar Palhares tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Rousimar Palhares gets sloppy and Ronaldo Souza tries to take advantage...
Ronaldo Souza tries to pass Rousimar Palhares 's guard...
Ronaldo Souza manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Ronaldo Souza is in side mount over Rousimar Palhares
Rousimar Palhares attempts to trap Ronaldo Souza in his guard.
Ronaldo Souza keeps control and remains in side mount.
Ronaldo Souza is in side mount over Rousimar Palhares
Ronaldo Souza looks to mount Rousimar Palhares ...
Rousimar Palhares takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Ronaldo Souza is in closed guard over Paul Harris
Jacare is gassing out... Too bad. His performance may be going down from here.
Ronaldo Souza is looking to pass Rousimar Palhares 's guard...
Ronaldo Souza gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Ronaldo Souza is in half guard over Paul Harris
Rousimar Palhares tries to close the guard.
Paul Harris put Ronaldo Souza in closed guard.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 4
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Ronaldo Souza fakes a punch and launches himself over Rousimar Palhares
Great move by Jacare who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
The fighters are clinching.
Jacare takes a break to breathe while holding Rousimar Palhares .
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Paul Harris lifts his opponent off the ground!
Jacare struggles and shows nice sprawl skills
Poorly executed technique. Ronaldo Souza looks to counter!
Quick hook by Ronaldo Souza
Good shot! Paul Harris has reasons to be worried.
Ronaldo Souza fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Rousimar Palhares and Jacare engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Paul Harris 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
The clock says 1:10 in the 4 round
Rousimar Palhares is in side mount over Ronaldo Souza
Ronaldo Souza attempts to trap Rousimar Palhares in his guard.
Rousimar Palhares keeps control and remains in side mount.
Rousimar Palhares is in side mount over Ronaldo Souza
Rousimar Palhares isolates Ronaldo Souza's right arm looking for an armbar...
Ronaldo Souza manages to sit up and pull his arm out of danger! Rousimar Palhares lost his dominant position.
Paul Harris misses a step and Ronaldo Souza sees an opportunity to counter him!
Deep breaths from Ronaldo Souza who tries a hammer punch to Paul Harris's ribs.
Paul Harris blocks those punches
Rousimar Palhares is in side mount over Ronaldo Souza
Rousimar Palhares tries to open Jacare's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Rousimar Palhares . Jacare is unable to cover himself now!
There is a small laceration on Ronaldo Souza's Forehead
The clock says 1:45 in the 4 round
Rousimar Palhares is in side mount over Ronaldo Souza
Ronaldo Souza attempts to trap Rousimar Palhares in his guard.
Rousimar Palhares keeps control and remains in side mount.
Rousimar Palhares is in side mount over Ronaldo Souza
Rousimar Palhares looks to mount Ronaldo Souza...
Rousimar Palhares slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Rousimar Palhares is in full mount over Ronaldo Souza
Jacare is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Rousimar Palhares pushes Ronaldo Souza down and prevents his attempts to escape
Rousimar Palhares is in full mount over Ronaldo Souza
Jacare tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Rousimar Palhares doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Poorly executed technique. Rousimar Palhares looks to counter!
Paul Harris suddenly holds Ronaldo Souza's arm and tries an armbar!
Jacare can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Rousimar Palhares !
Ronaldo Souza is in closed guard over Paul Harris
Jacare breaths deeply while on the ground
the referee stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Rousimar Palhares tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Ronaldo Souza swings and Paul Harris has to retreat
Ronaldo Souza tries a hook to the body
and hits Paul Harris ribs hard
Jacare looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Rousimar Palhares 's punches
Both fighters are wildly hitting the air!
Paul Harris grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Rousimar Palhares
Rousimar Palhares is in open guard over Jacare
Paul Harris moves on the ground
Paul Harris cannot take advantage in the ground
Rousimar Palhares is in open guard over Jacare
Jacare tries to close his guard around Paul Harris
He succeeds!
The clock says 3:45 in the 4 round
Rousimar Palhares is in closed guard over Jacare
Jacare attempts a triangle from bottom! Rousimar Palhares slips out. Jacare quickly turns his hips over and switches to the armbar! He's throwing everything at him.
Rousimar Palhares slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
Jacare clumsily fails here and it's time for Rousimar Palhares to fight back!
Paul Harris opts to jump inside Jacare's guard.
Jacare didn't see that coming. Rousimar Palhares is in open guard over Jacare now.
Rousimar Palhares is in open guard over Jacare
Paul Harris works on the ground with his fingers over Jacare's face
Jacare shakes his head and continues fighting on the ground.
Rousimar Palhares is in open guard over Jacare
Rousimar Palhares tries to finish with a leg lock!
Jacare is able to break the lock.
Paul Harris clumsily fails here and it's time for Ronaldo Souza to fight back!
Jacare throws his legs up in a triangle attempt!
Rousimar Palhares realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
the referee halts the fight to stand up Rousimar Palhares . 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 SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Low kick by Ronaldo Souza to maintain his distance.
Bad move. That was far from landing.
Paul Harris looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Ronaldo Souza's punches
Paul Harris measures the resilience of Jacare's chin with an uppercut while Jacare lands some great crosses.
The clock says 4:35 in the 4 round
Jacare grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Ronaldo Souza
Ronaldo Souza is in open guard over Paul Harris
Rousimar Palhares isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
Jacare blocks the hold and uses the opportunity to pass Paul Harris's guard.
Jacare tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Jacare moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
This round is maybe for Ronaldo Souza, but it's close.
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Round 5
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Jacare decides to launch some tentative punches
Ronaldo Souza takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
You have to give credit to the match-maker for putting on such an even fight.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Brilliant combination from Ronaldo Souza
that forces Paul Harris to try and defend better.
Jacare avoids a dangerous strike from Paul Harris
and fends him off with feel-out punches.
Rousimar Palhares attempts a sweep single...
Rousimar Palhares catches Ronaldo Souza's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Paul Harris.
Rousimar Palhares is in closed guard over Jacare
Jacare switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Paul Harris struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
Rousimar Palhares is in closed guard over Jacare
Paul Harris is in closed guard... Jacare tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Rousimar Palhares !
Ronaldo Souza is in full mount over Rousimar Palhares
Ronaldo Souza is a submission wizard. He has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
Jacare is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
the referee didn't see the foul!
Ronaldo Souza is in full mount over Rousimar Palhares
Ronaldo Souza throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Paul Harris breaks the lock showing some skills...
Paul Harris is trying to counter now!
Rousimar Palhares tries to roll to his side and trap Ronaldo Souza in his guard...
Ronaldo Souza keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Ronaldo Souza is in full mount over Rousimar Palhares
Jacare catch Rousimar Palhares 's left arm and tries a kimura
Rousimar Palhares holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Ronaldo Souza is in full mount over Rousimar Palhares
Paul Harris tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Ronaldo Souza doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Paul Harris clumsily fails here and it's time for Ronaldo Souza to fight back!
Ronaldo Souza isolates Rousimar Palhares 's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Rousimar Palhares is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
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 is slowing the pace of the fight a bit and circles around his opponent.
Jacare throws his leg over Paul Harris's shoulder in an omoplata attempt!
Rousimar Palhares sits up and slips his arm out using the opportunity to get side control!
Rousimar Palhares is in side mount over Ronaldo Souza
Ronaldo Souza attempts to trap Rousimar Palhares in his guard.
Ronaldo Souza manages to switch to full guard.
Rousimar Palhares is in closed guard over Jacare
Paul Harris is in closed guard... Jacare tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Rousimar Palhares !
Ronaldo Souza is in full mount over Rousimar Palhares
Paul Harris tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Ronaldo Souza doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Poorly executed technique. Ronaldo Souza looks to counter!
Ronaldo Souza throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Paul Harris breaks the lock showing some skills...
Ronaldo Souza is in full mount over Rousimar Palhares
Jacare fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Rousimar Palhares 's arm and tries an armbar!
Paul Harris holds his own hand and with pure strength he breaks Paul Harris's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Ronaldo Souza.
Rousimar Palhares is in side mount over Ronaldo Souza
Ronaldo Souza attempts to trap Rousimar Palhares in his guard.
Ronaldo Souza manages to switch to half guard.
Rousimar Palhares is in half guard over Jacare
BJJ! That is what must be passing through Paul Harris's mind right now. Nobody wants to stay long in that position with a submission artist like Jacare
Ronaldo Souza tries to close the guard.
Jacare put Rousimar Palhares in closed guard.
Rousimar Palhares is in closed guard over Jacare
Paul Harris is in closed guard... Jacare tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Rousimar Palhares !
Ronaldo Souza is in full mount over Rousimar Palhares
Ronaldo Souza throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Paul Harris breaks the lock showing some skills...
Ronaldo Souza is in full mount over Rousimar Palhares
Ronaldo Souza takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Rousimar Palhares shoulder and pushes his arm againts the mat!
Rousimar Palhares breaks that americana attempt!
Ronaldo Souza is in full mount over Rousimar Palhares
Ronaldo Souza tries to better his position on the ground...
Jacare is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Ronaldo Souza is in full mount over Rousimar Palhares
Jacare catch Rousimar Palhares 's right arm and tries a kimura
Rousimar Palhares holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Jacare misses a step and Rousimar Palhares sees an opportunity to counter him!
Rousimar Palhares tries to roll to his side and trap Ronaldo Souza in his guard...
Ronaldo Souza keeps good control and remains in full mount.
the referee 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 SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Jacare tries to grapple
He puts Paul Harris in a double underhook!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Ronaldo Souza postures up and launches another series of punches!
A lot of them are hitting Paul Harris hard, who may be wondering how to scape from this!
The fighters are clinching.
Ronaldo Souza tries a Foot Sweep takedown on Rousimar Palhares
well done Paul Harris falls hard on the mat
Jacare is standing while Paul Harris is on the ground on his back
Ronaldo Souza opts to go after his opponent and jumps inside Paul Harris's guard.
Paul Harris didn't see that coming. Jacare is in open guard over Paul Harris now.
Ronaldo Souza is in open guard over Paul Harris
Ronaldo Souza tries to finish with a leg lock!
Paul Harris is able to break the lock.
Ronaldo Souza gets sloppy and Rousimar Palhares tries to take advantage...
Paul Harris reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Jacare blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
The clock says 4:35 in the 5 round
Ronaldo Souza is in half guard over Paul Harris
Ronaldo Souza tries to pass Rousimar Palhares 's guard...
Ronaldo Souza manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Ronaldo Souza is in side mount over Rousimar Palhares
Rousimar Palhares tries to turn into his oponent...
Ronaldo Souza tries to sprawl back but he is too slow. Paul Harris scrammbles out and gets back to his feet!
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Rousimar Palhares paws at Jacare.
Jacare answers with solid punches!
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
I don't think either fighter did more than the other that round.
Winner is Ronaldo Souza by Split decision at 5:00 Round 5
Statistics: Rousimar Palhares
Punches 14/23 (61%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/3 (33%)
Takedowns 7/4 (175%)
GnP strikes 10/14 (71%)
Submissions 14/14 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 1008 s
Statistics: Ronaldo Souza
Punches 22/36 (61%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 8/12 (67%)
Takedowns 5/5 (100%)
GnP strikes 6/10 (60%)
Submissions 20/20 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 1002 s
I think Rousimar's plan was to let Souza run out of energy because he just kinda stood around and didn't do much, and Souza did waste a lot of energy. Rousimar wasn't doing stuff until about round 4.
Ronaldo Souza looks at the ground while he does his calming exercises. He knows he can not fail this night.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is the referee.
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Round 1
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Paul Harris and Jacare move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Ronaldo Souza goes with a looping right hand while Rousimar Palhares jumps back and jabs
Jacare only hits air and the subsequent exchange is fruitless.
Jacare grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Ronaldo Souza
Ronaldo Souza is in open guard over Paul Harris
Jacare is in open guard over Paul Harris... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Paul Harris rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
the referee 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 SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Jacare looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Rousimar Palhares 's punches
Both fighters are wildly hitting the air!
Jacare tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Jacare is clinching with Paul Harris.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Rousimar Palhares tries to pull guard on Ronaldo Souza...
He manages to bring him to the ground in his guard.
Ronaldo Souza is in closed guard over Paul Harris
Jacare struggles on the ground and tries to break Rousimar Palhares 's guard...
Paul Harris doesn't want to free his opponent and Jacare continues in closed guard
Ronaldo Souza is in closed guard over Paul Harris
Jacare is in closed guard... Paul Harris tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Ronaldo Souza!
Rousimar Palhares is in full mount over Ronaldo Souza
Jacare is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Paul Harris's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Ronaldo Souza is in half guard over Paul Harris
Jacare sure knows how to turn you into a pretzel. He can finish the fight anytime while on the ground.
Ronaldo Souza hooks Paul Harris's right leg and sits back for a kneebar!
Rousimar Palhares manages to kick Jacare away and scrambles on top!
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Rousimar Palhares is in open guard over Jacare
Jacare switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Paul Harris struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
Jacare misses a step and Rousimar Palhares sees an opportunity to counter him!
Paul Harris tries to improve position.
Jacare adjusts and closes his guard.
Rousimar Palhares is in closed guard over Jacare
Rousimar Palhares looks to posture up and open Ronaldo Souza's guard...
Ronaldo Souza has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Rousimar Palhares is in closed guard over Jacare
Paul Harris is in closed guard... Jacare tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Rousimar Palhares !
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Ronaldo Souza is in full mount over Rousimar Palhares
Ronaldo Souza sits high on Rousimar Palhares 's chest and pulls his leg underneath Paul Harris's head. There's the triangle attempt!
Paul Harris tries to roll out. He's too quick for Ronaldo Souza and manages to slip out! That was a risky move by Jacare and it cost him top position.
the referee has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
Ronaldo Souza tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Paul Harris is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
The clock says 2:35 in the 1 round
Ronaldo Souza is in open guard over Paul Harris
BJJ! That is what must be passing through Jacare's mind right now. Nobody wants to stay long in that position with a submission artist like Paul Harris
Paul Harris tries to close his guard around Jacare
He succeeds!
Ronaldo Souza is in closed guard over Paul Harris
Jacare tries to escape from the closed guard
Ronaldo Souza any adventage in the ground.
Ronaldo Souza gets sloppy and Rousimar Palhares tries to take advantage...
Paul Harris reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Jacare blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
Ronaldo Souza is in half guard over Paul Harris
Rousimar Palhares tries to close the guard.
Paul Harris put Ronaldo Souza in closed guard.
Ronaldo Souza is in closed guard over Paul Harris
Paul Harris switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Jacare struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
Jacare is trying to counter now!
Ronaldo Souza is looking to pass Rousimar Palhares 's guard...
Ronaldo Souza gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Ronaldo Souza is in half guard over Paul Harris
Rousimar Palhares tries to close the guard.
Paul Harris put Ronaldo Souza in closed guard.
Ronaldo Souza is in closed guard over Paul Harris
Rousimar Palhares sits up and gets an arm around Jacare's neck!
Jacare pushes Rousimar Palhares back to the ground.
Ronaldo Souza is in closed guard over Paul Harris
Jacare struggles on the ground and tries to break Rousimar Palhares 's guard...
Ronaldo Souza is in Paul Harris open guard now
Ronaldo Souza is in open guard over Paul Harris
Jacare tries to improve position.
Paul Harris adjusts and closes his guard.
Ronaldo Souza is in closed guard over Paul Harris
Jacare is in closed guard... Paul Harris tries to roll on the ground!
Ronaldo Souza uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Jacare is trying to counter now!
Ronaldo Souza tries to pass Rousimar Palhares 's guard...
Ronaldo Souza passes momentarily but Rousimar Palhares regains full guard.
the referee has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
Jacare moves backwards and Rousimar Palhares is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Rousimar Palhares 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
Rousimar Palhares is in open guard over Jacare
Jacare tries to close his guard around Paul Harris
He succeeds!
The clock says 4:40 in the 1 round
Rousimar Palhares is in closed guard over Jacare
Paul Harris is in closed guard... Jacare tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Rousimar Palhares !
Ronaldo Souza is in full mount over Rousimar Palhares
Paul Harris is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
the referee didn't see that!
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 2
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Paul Harris is holding Ronaldo Souza's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Ronaldo Souza loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 0:20 in the 2 round
Rousimar Palhares is in side mount over Ronaldo Souza
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch Rousimar Palhares work his BJJ game.
Rousimar Palhares looks to mount Ronaldo Souza...
Rousimar Palhares slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Rousimar Palhares is in full mount over Ronaldo Souza
Paul Harris tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Jacare struggles and pushes his opponent maybe a bit anxiously
Poorly executed technique. Ronaldo Souza looks to counter!
Ronaldo Souza tries to roll to his side and trap Rousimar Palhares in his guard...
Rousimar Palhares keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Rousimar Palhares 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!
Rousimar Palhares is in half guard over Jacare
Ronaldo Souza tries to turn in and scramble out. Rousimar Palhares timed him perfectly and locks up a guillotine!
That guillotine from Rousimar Palhares appears to be unbreakable
Ronaldo Souza slips his head out and manages to gain top control.
The clock says 1:00 in the 2 round
Ronaldo Souza is in open guard over Paul Harris
Rousimar Palhares overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Jacare pulls his arm out of danger.
Poorly executed technique. Ronaldo Souza looks to counter!
Jacare moves on the ground
Jacare cannot take advantage in the ground
Ronaldo Souza is in open guard over Paul Harris
Ronaldo Souza 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
Paul Harris tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 1:20 in the 2 round
Jacare looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Rousimar Palhares 's punches
Both fighters are wildly hitting the air!
Paul Harris looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Ronaldo Souza's punches
Both fighters are wildly hitting the air!
Rousimar Palhares tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Rousimar Palhares who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
The clock says 1:45 in the 2 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Paul Harris tries to take Ronaldo Souza to the ground from the clinch...
Jacare shows his sprawl skills and remains on his feet.
Jacare is trying to counter now!
Jacare pushes off of Rousimar Palhares and starts launching a flurry of hooks and body shots!
Paul Harris stumbles backwards but Ronaldo Souza chases him and continues the rain of blows!
The fighters are clinching.
Ronaldo Souza is in good position and is looking to change levels for the takedown...
Jacare catches an ankle and Paul Harris is tripped to the mat!
Ronaldo Souza is in closed guard over Paul Harris
Jacare is in closed guard... Paul Harris tries to roll on the ground!
Ronaldo Souza uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Ronaldo Souza is in closed guard over Paul Harris
Ronaldo Souza tries to better his position on the ground...
Paul Harris holds Ronaldo Souza's head against his chin in the closed guard.
Ronaldo Souza is in closed guard over Paul Harris
Jacare is in closed guard... Paul Harris tries to roll on the ground!
Ronaldo Souza uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Rousimar Palhares gets sloppy and Ronaldo Souza tries to take advantage...
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 SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) is cheering him!
Ronaldo Souza is in side mount over Rousimar Palhares
Paul Harris measures the resilience of Jacare's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Jacare's side.
Ronaldo Souza is in side mount over Rousimar Palhares
Ronaldo Souza looks to mount Rousimar Palhares ...
Rousimar Palhares takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Ronaldo Souza is in open guard over Paul Harris
Paul Harris tries to close his guard around Jacare
He succeeds!
The clock says 3:10 in the 2 round
Ronaldo Souza is in closed guard over Paul Harris
Jacare struggles on the ground and tries to break Rousimar Palhares 's guard...
Ronaldo Souza is in Paul Harris open guard now
Ronaldo Souza is in open guard over Paul Harris
Paul Harris tries to close his guard around Jacare
He succeeds!
The clock says 3:30 in the 2 round
Ronaldo Souza is in closed guard over Paul Harris
Paul Harris measures the resilience of Jacare's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Jacare blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Ronaldo Souza is in closed guard over Paul Harris
Jacare is in closed guard... Paul Harris tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Ronaldo Souza!
Rousimar Palhares is in full mount over Ronaldo Souza
Rousimar Palhares isolates Ronaldo Souza's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Ronaldo Souza is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
Rousimar Palhares gets sloppy and Ronaldo Souza tries to take advantage...
Ronaldo Souza tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
Ronaldo Souza is in closed guard over Paul Harris
Paul Harris is moving on the ground...
Jacare tries to counter Paul Harris's moves on the ground.
Ronaldo Souza is in closed guard over Paul Harris
Rousimar Palhares isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
Jacare blocks the hold and uses the opportunity to pass Paul Harris's guard.
Paul Harris clumsily fails here and it's time for Ronaldo Souza to fight back!
Ronaldo Souza is looking to pass Rousimar Palhares 's guard...
Ronaldo Souza gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Ronaldo Souza is in half guard over Paul Harris
Paul Harris sure knows how to turn you into a pretzel. He can finish the fight anytime while on the ground.
Rousimar Palhares tries to close the guard.
Paul Harris put Ronaldo Souza in closed guard.
Ronaldo Souza is in closed guard over Paul Harris
Ronaldo Souza is taking out his mouthpiece to breathe...
Jacare tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Ronaldo Souza fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
Ronaldo Souza is in half guard over Paul Harris
Ronaldo Souza launches a few punches to Paul Harris
Weak punches. He needs to improve his position!
Ronaldo Souza is in half guard over Paul Harris
Rousimar Palhares tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Ronaldo Souza is in half guard over Paul Harris
Ronaldo Souza tries to get his opponent's head in some sort of lock!
Paul Harris struggles and pushes his opponent forward. Both fighters breathe hard as they climb to their feet.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.
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Round 3
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Paul Harris tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Paul Harris is clinching with Jacare.
The fighters are clinching.
Jacare doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Rousimar Palhares embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Jacare who put distance between them
Jacare moves forward looking for some action
Ronaldo Souza shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Paul Harris doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Ronaldo Souza embrace and tries to move away...
Ronaldo Souza pushes Paul Harris forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Jacare tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Jacare doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Rousimar Palhares embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Jacare who put distance between them
Jacare is holding Rousimar Palhares 's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Rousimar Palhares loses balance and goes to the ground.
Ronaldo Souza is in side mount over Rousimar Palhares
Paul Harris tries to show some ground skills
Rousimar Palhares put Jacare in half guard.
The clock says 1:05 in the 3 round
Ronaldo Souza is in half guard over Paul Harris
Rousimar Palhares attempts to move to full guard
Rousimar Palhares manages to switch to full guard.
Ronaldo Souza is in closed guard over Paul Harris
Jacare is in closed guard... Paul Harris tries to roll on the ground!
Ronaldo Souza uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Ronaldo Souza is in closed guard over Paul Harris
Rousimar Palhares throws up a triangle attempt!
Ronaldo Souza postures up and breaks the triangle.
Ronaldo Souza is in closed guard over Paul Harris
Ronaldo Souza aggressively and repeatedly punches Paul Harris.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
The clock says 1:45 in the 3 round
Ronaldo Souza is in closed guard over Paul Harris
Ronaldo Souza looks to posture up and open Rousimar Palhares 's guard...
Ronaldo Souza forces Rousimar Palhares to open his guard.
Ronaldo Souza is in open guard over Paul Harris
Ronaldo Souza tries to pass to half guard...
Rousimar Palhares 's closes his guard to prevent the pass.
Ronaldo Souza is in closed guard over Paul Harris
Ronaldo Souza looks to posture up and open Rousimar Palhares 's guard...
Rousimar Palhares has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Ronaldo Souza is in closed guard over Paul Harris
Paul Harris breaths deeply while on the ground
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.
Paul Harris is holding Ronaldo Souza's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Ronaldo Souza loses balance and goes to the ground.
Rousimar Palhares is in side mount over Ronaldo Souza
Ronaldo Souza attempts to trap Rousimar Palhares in his guard.
Ronaldo Souza manages to switch to half guard.
The clock says 2:45 in the 3 round
Rousimar Palhares is in half guard over Jacare
Jacare attempts a triangle from bottom! Rousimar Palhares slips out. Jacare quickly turns his hips over and switches to the armbar! He's throwing everything at him.
Rousimar Palhares slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
Ronaldo Souza gets sloppy and Rousimar Palhares tries to take advantage...
Rousimar Palhares decides to jump inside Jacare's guard.
Jacare didn't see that coming. Paul Harris is in open guard over Jacare now.
Rousimar Palhares is in open guard over Jacare
Rousimar Palhares is a submission wizard. He has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
Paul Harris is in open guard over Jacare... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Jacare rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
the referee halts the fight to stand up Rousimar Palhares . 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 SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
The two exchange wildly
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Rousimar Palhares tries to bring the fight to the ground
Jacare goes down.
The clock says 3:25 in the 3 round
Rousimar Palhares is in open guard over Jacare
Jacare tries to close his guard around Paul Harris
He succeeds!
Rousimar Palhares is in closed guard over Jacare
Paul Harris throws a few hammer fists to the face of Ronaldo Souza
Solid shots!
Rousimar Palhares is in closed guard over Jacare
Paul Harris is in closed guard... Jacare tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Rousimar Palhares !
Ronaldo Souza is in full mount over Rousimar Palhares
Paul Harris tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
Ronaldo Souza is in half guard over Paul Harris
Rousimar Palhares tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Rousimar Palhares gets sloppy and Ronaldo Souza tries to take advantage...
Ronaldo Souza tries to pass Rousimar Palhares 's guard...
Ronaldo Souza manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Ronaldo Souza is in side mount over Rousimar Palhares
Rousimar Palhares attempts to trap Ronaldo Souza in his guard.
Ronaldo Souza keeps control and remains in side mount.
Ronaldo Souza is in side mount over Rousimar Palhares
Ronaldo Souza looks to mount Rousimar Palhares ...
Rousimar Palhares takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Ronaldo Souza is in closed guard over Paul Harris
Jacare is gassing out... Too bad. His performance may be going down from here.
Ronaldo Souza is looking to pass Rousimar Palhares 's guard...
Ronaldo Souza gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Ronaldo Souza is in half guard over Paul Harris
Rousimar Palhares tries to close the guard.
Paul Harris put Ronaldo Souza in closed guard.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 4
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Ronaldo Souza fakes a punch and launches himself over Rousimar Palhares
Great move by Jacare who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
The fighters are clinching.
Jacare takes a break to breathe while holding Rousimar Palhares .
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Paul Harris lifts his opponent off the ground!
Jacare struggles and shows nice sprawl skills
Poorly executed technique. Ronaldo Souza looks to counter!
Quick hook by Ronaldo Souza
Good shot! Paul Harris has reasons to be worried.
Ronaldo Souza fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Rousimar Palhares and Jacare engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Paul Harris 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
The clock says 1:10 in the 4 round
Rousimar Palhares is in side mount over Ronaldo Souza
Ronaldo Souza attempts to trap Rousimar Palhares in his guard.
Rousimar Palhares keeps control and remains in side mount.
Rousimar Palhares is in side mount over Ronaldo Souza
Rousimar Palhares isolates Ronaldo Souza's right arm looking for an armbar...
Ronaldo Souza manages to sit up and pull his arm out of danger! Rousimar Palhares lost his dominant position.
Paul Harris misses a step and Ronaldo Souza sees an opportunity to counter him!
Deep breaths from Ronaldo Souza who tries a hammer punch to Paul Harris's ribs.
Paul Harris blocks those punches
Rousimar Palhares is in side mount over Ronaldo Souza
Rousimar Palhares tries to open Jacare's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Rousimar Palhares . Jacare is unable to cover himself now!
There is a small laceration on Ronaldo Souza's Forehead
The clock says 1:45 in the 4 round
Rousimar Palhares is in side mount over Ronaldo Souza
Ronaldo Souza attempts to trap Rousimar Palhares in his guard.
Rousimar Palhares keeps control and remains in side mount.
Rousimar Palhares is in side mount over Ronaldo Souza
Rousimar Palhares looks to mount Ronaldo Souza...
Rousimar Palhares slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Rousimar Palhares is in full mount over Ronaldo Souza
Jacare is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Rousimar Palhares pushes Ronaldo Souza down and prevents his attempts to escape
Rousimar Palhares is in full mount over Ronaldo Souza
Jacare tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Rousimar Palhares doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Poorly executed technique. Rousimar Palhares looks to counter!
Paul Harris suddenly holds Ronaldo Souza's arm and tries an armbar!
Jacare can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Rousimar Palhares !
Ronaldo Souza is in closed guard over Paul Harris
Jacare breaths deeply while on the ground
the referee stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Rousimar Palhares tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Ronaldo Souza swings and Paul Harris has to retreat
Ronaldo Souza tries a hook to the body
and hits Paul Harris ribs hard
Jacare looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Rousimar Palhares 's punches
Both fighters are wildly hitting the air!
Paul Harris grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Rousimar Palhares
Rousimar Palhares is in open guard over Jacare
Paul Harris moves on the ground
Paul Harris cannot take advantage in the ground
Rousimar Palhares is in open guard over Jacare
Jacare tries to close his guard around Paul Harris
He succeeds!
The clock says 3:45 in the 4 round
Rousimar Palhares is in closed guard over Jacare
Jacare attempts a triangle from bottom! Rousimar Palhares slips out. Jacare quickly turns his hips over and switches to the armbar! He's throwing everything at him.
Rousimar Palhares slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
Jacare clumsily fails here and it's time for Rousimar Palhares to fight back!
Paul Harris opts to jump inside Jacare's guard.
Jacare didn't see that coming. Rousimar Palhares is in open guard over Jacare now.
Rousimar Palhares is in open guard over Jacare
Paul Harris works on the ground with his fingers over Jacare's face
Jacare shakes his head and continues fighting on the ground.
Rousimar Palhares is in open guard over Jacare
Rousimar Palhares tries to finish with a leg lock!
Jacare is able to break the lock.
Paul Harris clumsily fails here and it's time for Ronaldo Souza to fight back!
Jacare throws his legs up in a triangle attempt!
Rousimar Palhares realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
the referee halts the fight to stand up Rousimar Palhares . 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 SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Low kick by Ronaldo Souza to maintain his distance.
Bad move. That was far from landing.
Paul Harris looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Ronaldo Souza's punches
Paul Harris measures the resilience of Jacare's chin with an uppercut while Jacare lands some great crosses.
The clock says 4:35 in the 4 round
Jacare grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Ronaldo Souza
Ronaldo Souza is in open guard over Paul Harris
Rousimar Palhares isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
Jacare blocks the hold and uses the opportunity to pass Paul Harris's guard.
Jacare tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Jacare moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
This round is maybe for Ronaldo Souza, but it's close.
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Round 5
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Jacare decides to launch some tentative punches
Ronaldo Souza takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
You have to give credit to the match-maker for putting on such an even fight.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Brilliant combination from Ronaldo Souza
that forces Paul Harris to try and defend better.
Jacare avoids a dangerous strike from Paul Harris
and fends him off with feel-out punches.
Rousimar Palhares attempts a sweep single...
Rousimar Palhares catches Ronaldo Souza's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Paul Harris.
Rousimar Palhares is in closed guard over Jacare
Jacare switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Paul Harris struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
Rousimar Palhares is in closed guard over Jacare
Paul Harris is in closed guard... Jacare tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Rousimar Palhares !
Ronaldo Souza is in full mount over Rousimar Palhares
Ronaldo Souza is a submission wizard. He has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
Jacare is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
the referee didn't see the foul!
Ronaldo Souza is in full mount over Rousimar Palhares
Ronaldo Souza throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Paul Harris breaks the lock showing some skills...
Paul Harris is trying to counter now!
Rousimar Palhares tries to roll to his side and trap Ronaldo Souza in his guard...
Ronaldo Souza keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Ronaldo Souza is in full mount over Rousimar Palhares
Jacare catch Rousimar Palhares 's left arm and tries a kimura
Rousimar Palhares holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Ronaldo Souza is in full mount over Rousimar Palhares
Paul Harris tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Ronaldo Souza doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Paul Harris clumsily fails here and it's time for Ronaldo Souza to fight back!
Ronaldo Souza isolates Rousimar Palhares 's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Rousimar Palhares is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
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 is slowing the pace of the fight a bit and circles around his opponent.
Jacare throws his leg over Paul Harris's shoulder in an omoplata attempt!
Rousimar Palhares sits up and slips his arm out using the opportunity to get side control!
Rousimar Palhares is in side mount over Ronaldo Souza
Ronaldo Souza attempts to trap Rousimar Palhares in his guard.
Ronaldo Souza manages to switch to full guard.
Rousimar Palhares is in closed guard over Jacare
Paul Harris is in closed guard... Jacare tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Rousimar Palhares !
Ronaldo Souza is in full mount over Rousimar Palhares
Paul Harris tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Ronaldo Souza doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Poorly executed technique. Ronaldo Souza looks to counter!
Ronaldo Souza throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Paul Harris breaks the lock showing some skills...
Ronaldo Souza is in full mount over Rousimar Palhares
Jacare fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Rousimar Palhares 's arm and tries an armbar!
Paul Harris holds his own hand and with pure strength he breaks Paul Harris's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Ronaldo Souza.
Rousimar Palhares is in side mount over Ronaldo Souza
Ronaldo Souza attempts to trap Rousimar Palhares in his guard.
Ronaldo Souza manages to switch to half guard.
Rousimar Palhares is in half guard over Jacare
BJJ! That is what must be passing through Paul Harris's mind right now. Nobody wants to stay long in that position with a submission artist like Jacare
Ronaldo Souza tries to close the guard.
Jacare put Rousimar Palhares in closed guard.
Rousimar Palhares is in closed guard over Jacare
Paul Harris is in closed guard... Jacare tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Rousimar Palhares !
Ronaldo Souza is in full mount over Rousimar Palhares
Ronaldo Souza throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Paul Harris breaks the lock showing some skills...
Ronaldo Souza is in full mount over Rousimar Palhares
Ronaldo Souza takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Rousimar Palhares shoulder and pushes his arm againts the mat!
Rousimar Palhares breaks that americana attempt!
Ronaldo Souza is in full mount over Rousimar Palhares
Ronaldo Souza tries to better his position on the ground...
Jacare is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Ronaldo Souza is in full mount over Rousimar Palhares
Jacare catch Rousimar Palhares 's right arm and tries a kimura
Rousimar Palhares holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Jacare misses a step and Rousimar Palhares sees an opportunity to counter him!
Rousimar Palhares tries to roll to his side and trap Ronaldo Souza in his guard...
Ronaldo Souza keeps good control and remains in full mount.
the referee 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 SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Jacare tries to grapple
He puts Paul Harris in a double underhook!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Ronaldo Souza postures up and launches another series of punches!
A lot of them are hitting Paul Harris hard, who may be wondering how to scape from this!
The fighters are clinching.
Ronaldo Souza tries a Foot Sweep takedown on Rousimar Palhares
well done Paul Harris falls hard on the mat
Jacare is standing while Paul Harris is on the ground on his back
Ronaldo Souza opts to go after his opponent and jumps inside Paul Harris's guard.
Paul Harris didn't see that coming. Jacare is in open guard over Paul Harris now.
Ronaldo Souza is in open guard over Paul Harris
Ronaldo Souza tries to finish with a leg lock!
Paul Harris is able to break the lock.
Ronaldo Souza gets sloppy and Rousimar Palhares tries to take advantage...
Paul Harris reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Jacare blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
The clock says 4:35 in the 5 round
Ronaldo Souza is in half guard over Paul Harris
Ronaldo Souza tries to pass Rousimar Palhares 's guard...
Ronaldo Souza manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Ronaldo Souza is in side mount over Rousimar Palhares
Rousimar Palhares tries to turn into his oponent...
Ronaldo Souza tries to sprawl back but he is too slow. Paul Harris scrammbles out and gets back to his feet!
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Rousimar Palhares paws at Jacare.
Jacare answers with solid punches!
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
I don't think either fighter did more than the other that round.
Winner is Ronaldo Souza by Split decision at 5:00 Round 5
Statistics: Rousimar Palhares
Punches 14/23 (61%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/3 (33%)
Takedowns 7/4 (175%)
GnP strikes 10/14 (71%)
Submissions 14/14 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 1008 s
Statistics: Ronaldo Souza
Punches 22/36 (61%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 8/12 (67%)
Takedowns 5/5 (100%)
GnP strikes 6/10 (60%)
Submissions 20/20 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 1002 s
I think Rousimar's plan was to let Souza run out of energy because he just kinda stood around and didn't do much, and Souza did waste a lot of energy. Rousimar wasn't doing stuff until about round 4.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!