Post by The Texas Rattlesnakes on Feb 21, 2018 8:23:07 GMT -5
Chris Weidman looks very relaxed.
Ronaldo Souza shifts back and forth nervously.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is the referee.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Jacare is holding Chris Weidman's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Chris Weidman loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
Ronaldo Souza is in side mount over Chris Weidman
Ronaldo Souza looks to mount Chris Weidman...
Ronaldo Souza slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Ronaldo Souza is in full mount over Chris Weidman
Weidman is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Jacare's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Chris Weidman is in half guard over Jacare
Weidman is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Ronaldo Souza, who is barely covering up!
Chris Weidman is in half guard over Jacare
Ronaldo Souza attempts to move to full guard
Ronaldo Souza manages to switch to full guard.
Chris Weidman is in open guard over Jacare
Weidman tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Chris Weidman is in half guard over Jacare
Ronaldo Souza tries to close the guard.
Jacare put Chris Weidman in closed guard.
Chris Weidman is in closed guard over Jacare
Weidman tries to escape from the closed guard
Weidman succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Chris Weidman is in open guard over Jacare
Chris Weidman tries to finish with a leg lock!
Jacare is able to break the lock.
Chris Weidman gets sloppy and Ronaldo Souza tries to take advantage...
Ronaldo Souza overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Jacare is locking that Shoulder Lock...
Weidman tries to break the lock slamming Ronaldo Souza against the mat!
Ronaldo Souza doesn't allow Chris Weidman to escape. He is tightening the Shoulder Lock
Weidman struggles to free himself
Chris Weidman lifts his opponent from the ground displaying great power! And down he goes!
Ronaldo Souza doesn't break the lock and Chris Weidman is running out of time!
Weidman struggles to free himself
Weidman pulls his arm out of danger.
The clock says 2:00 in the 1 round
Chris Weidman is in open guard over Jacare
Chris Weidman wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Chris Weidman can't find an opening in his opponent's guard!
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
Chris Weidman is in open guard over Jacare
Weidman tries to jump to side mount.
Ronaldo Souza closed his guard around Chris Weidman.
Chris Weidman is in side mount over Ronaldo Souza
Good looking punches from Chris Weidman on the ground
deflected by Jacare.
Chris Weidman is in side mount over Ronaldo Souza
Weidman is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Ronaldo Souza, who is barely covering up!
Chris Weidman is in side mount over Ronaldo Souza
Chris Weidman looks to pass to mount...
Weidman slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Ronaldo Souza.
Chris Weidman is in full mount over Ronaldo Souza
Weidman tries to open up Ronaldo Souza's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Jacare in the side of the head
Chris Weidman is in full mount over Ronaldo Souza
Chris Weidman tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Jacare is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Jacare tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Jacare is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Weidman's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Ronaldo Souza is in half guard over Weidman
Weidman breaths deeply while on the ground
Ronaldo Souza is in half guard over Weidman
Chris Weidman attempts to move to full guard
Chris Weidman manages to switch to full guard.
Ronaldo Souza is in open guard over Weidman
Weidman measures the resilience of Jacare's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Jacare's side.
The clock says 3:20 in the 1 round
Ronaldo Souza is in open guard over Weidman
Weidman 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.
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
Ronaldo Souza is in open guard over Weidman
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Chris Weidman can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Weidman tries to close his guard around Jacare
He succeeds!
Ronaldo Souza is in closed guard over Weidman
Jacare is in closed guard... Weidman 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 Weidman
Jacare is in closed guard... Weidman 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 Weidman
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Jacare is in closed guard... Weidman tries to roll on the ground!
Ronaldo Souza uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Poorly executed technique. Ronaldo Souza looks to counter!
Jacare tries to escape from closed guard...
Jacare struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
Ronaldo Souza is in half guard over Weidman
Weidman measures the resilience of Jacare's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Jacare's side.
The clock says 4:15 in the 1 round
Ronaldo Souza is in half guard over Weidman
Chris Weidman was tooling Ronaldo Souza for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Ronaldo Souza lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Chris Weidman attempts to move to full guard
Chris Weidman manages to switch to full guard.
Ronaldo Souza is in closed guard over Weidman
Weidman 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 closed guard over Weidman
Chris Weidman launches a few punches to Jacare's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Jacare tries to cover his face,
Ronaldo Souza is in closed guard over Weidman
Chris Weidman launches a few punches to Jacare's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Jacare tries to cover his face,
Ronaldo Souza is in closed guard over Weidman
Jacare is in closed guard... Weidman tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Ronaldo Souza!
Chris Weidman is in full mount over Ronaldo Souza
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
Weidman tries to stand up!
Jacare doesn't allow him!
the referee 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.
the referee separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
You have to give that round to Chris Weidman.
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Round 2
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Chris Weidman goes with a looping right hand while Ronaldo Souza jumps back and jabs
Jacare seems staggered and Chris Weidman runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
The clock says 0:25 in the 2 round
Jacare decides to launch some tentative punches
Chris Weidman takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Chris Weidman and Jacare engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Chris Weidman is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
The clock says 0:50 in the 2 round
Ronaldo Souza attempts a sweep single...
Ronaldo Souza catches Chris Weidman's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Jacare.
Ronaldo Souza is in closed guard over Weidman
Weidman 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!
Ronaldo Souza is in closed guard over Weidman
Jacare is in closed guard... Weidman tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Ronaldo Souza!
Chris Weidman 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!
Chris Weidman is in half guard over Jacare
Ronaldo Souza tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Jacare misses a step and Chris Weidman sees an opportunity to counter him!
Chris Weidman tries to free his leg
Chris Weidman uses some of his skill by jumping out of Jacare's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Chris Weidman is in side mount over Ronaldo Souza
Weidman tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Chris Weidman is in full mount over Ronaldo Souza
Ronaldo Souza tries to roll to his side and trap Chris Weidman in his guard...
Chris Weidman keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The clock says 2:15 in the 2 round
Chris Weidman is in full mount over Ronaldo Souza
Ronaldo Souza tries to roll to his side and trap Chris Weidman in his guard...
Ronaldo Souza moves to half guard.
Chris Weidman is in half guard over Jacare
Ronaldo Souza attempts to move to full guard
Chris Weidman keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Chris Weidman is in half guard over Jacare
Ronaldo Souza attempts to move to full guard
Ronaldo Souza manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 2:50 in the 2 round
Chris Weidman is in open guard over Jacare
Jacare breaths deeply while on the ground
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 3:00 in the 2 round
Jacare wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Jacare moves forward and holds Weidman
The clock says 3:10 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
Weidman tries to take Ronaldo Souza down... Jacare stumbles backwards and Chris Weidman launches a few punches...
Ronaldo Souza dodges and moves away a couple of steps...
Weidman avoids a dangerous strike from Jacare
and counters with a solid straight!
The clock says 3:30 in the 2 round
Weidman is holding Ronaldo Souza's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Ronaldo Souza loses balance and goes to the ground.
Chris Weidman is in side mount over Ronaldo Souza
Jacare tries to show some ground skills
Ronaldo Souza put Weidman in half guard.
Chris Weidman is in half guard over Jacare
Chris Weidman fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Jacare's face!
Jacare has a small cut in his Forehead
The clock says 4:10 in the 2 round
Chris Weidman is in half guard over Jacare
Weidman tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Jacare from the side mount!
Chris Weidman is in side mount over Ronaldo Souza
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Chris Weidman throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Jacare's face with those brutal elbows! Jacare needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Jacare's Chin is beginning to swell
The clock says 4:30 in the 2 round
Chris Weidman is in side mount over Ronaldo Souza
Weidman shifts to north-south position and tries to finish with a lock!
Jacare pushes Chris Weidman forward against his back and breaks the lock!
Ronaldo Souza is in closed guard over Weidman
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
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.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Jacare.
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Round 3
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Jacare fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Chris Weidman didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Crushing shot to Weidman's body! He's holding his side
Ronaldo Souza is in open guard over Weidman
Jacare moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
The clock says 0:35 in the 3 round
Ronaldo Souza is in half guard over Weidman
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Weidman measures the resilience of Jacare's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Jacare's side.
The clock says 0:45 in the 3 round
Ronaldo Souza is in half guard over Weidman
Chris Weidman was tooling Ronaldo Souza for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Ronaldo Souza lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Ronaldo Souza tries a kimura
Weidman breaks the lock.
Ronaldo Souza is in side mount over Chris Weidman
Ronaldo Souza hooks Weidman's left leg and sits back for a kneebar!
Chris Weidman manages to kick Jacare away and scrambles on top!
Chris Weidman is in open guard over Jacare
Jacare tries to close his guard around Weidman
He succeeds!
Chris Weidman is in closed guard over Jacare
Ronaldo Souza sits up and gets an arm around Weidman's neck!
Weidman pushes Ronaldo Souza back to the ground.
The clock says 1:20 in the 3 round
Chris Weidman is in closed guard over Jacare
Ronaldo Souza overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Weidman pulls his arm out of danger.
The clock says 1:30 in the 3 round
Chris Weidman is in closed guard over Jacare
Jacare attempts a triangle from bottom! Chris Weidman slips out. Jacare quickly turns his hips over and switches to the armbar! He's throwing everything at him.
Chris Weidman slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
Ronaldo Souza gets sloppy and Chris Weidman tries to take advantage...
Weidman cartwheels towards Jacare!
He lands in side mount over a surprised Ronaldo Souza.
Chris Weidman is in side mount over Ronaldo Souza
Ronaldo Souza attempts to trap Chris Weidman in his guard.
Chris Weidman keeps control and remains in side 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.
Ronaldo Souza attempts to trap Chris Weidman in his guard.
Ronaldo Souza manages to switch to full guard.
Chris Weidman is in closed guard over Jacare
Chris Weidman tries to pass Ronaldo Souza's guard...
Chris Weidman manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
The clock says 2:00 in the 3 round
Chris Weidman is in half guard over Jacare
Ronaldo Souza tries to close the guard.
Jacare put Chris Weidman in closed guard.
Chris Weidman is in closed guard over Jacare
Chris Weidman tries to open Jacare's guard...
Jacare breaks the lock and covers himself from Weidman's punches
Weidman misses a step and Ronaldo Souza sees an opportunity to counter him!
Jacare switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Weidman struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
Chris Weidman is in closed guard over Jacare
Weidman is in closed guard... Jacare tries to roll on the ground!
Chris Weidman uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Weidman is trying to counter now!
Weidman gets a good position on the ground. ..
Jacare holds Chris Weidman arms and counters his opponent punches.
Chris Weidman is in closed guard over Jacare
Chris Weidman is a submission wizard. He has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
Chris Weidman tries to better his position on the ground...
Jacare holds Chris Weidman's head against his chin in the closed guard.
The clock says 2:40 in the 3 round
Chris Weidman is in closed guard over Jacare
Weidman is in closed guard... Jacare tries to roll on the ground!
Chris Weidman uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Ronaldo Souza gets sloppy and Chris Weidman tries to take advantage...
Chris Weidman aggressively and repeatedly punches Jacare.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Chris Weidman is in closed guard over Jacare
Weidman fires a barrage of punches at Jacare's head!
The punches go wide.
Chris Weidman is in closed guard over Jacare
Weidman is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Ronaldo Souza, who is barely covering up!
Chris Weidman is in closed guard over Jacare
Weidman is in closed guard... Jacare tries to roll on the ground!
Chris Weidman uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Chris Weidman is in closed guard over Jacare
Ronaldo Souza overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Weidman pulls his arm out of danger.
Chris Weidman is in closed guard over Jacare
Jacare throws his legs up in a triangle attempt!
Chris Weidman realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
Weidman tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Chris Weidman decides to jump inside Jacare's guard.
Jacare fights back with his feet, forcing Weidman to try something else.
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.
Ronaldo Souza shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Chris Weidman is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Jacare into his guard.
Ronaldo Souza is in closed guard over Weidman
Pitty-pat punches from Jacare
They're bothering Weidman even though they aren't hurting him.
Ronaldo Souza is in closed guard over Weidman
Jacare tries to escape from the closed guard
Ronaldo Souza any adventage in the ground.
Jacare clumsily fails here and it's time for Chris Weidman to fight back!
Jacare is in closed guard... Weidman 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 Weidman
Ronaldo Souza tries to pass Chris Weidman's guard...
Ronaldo Souza manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
Ronaldo Souza is in half guard over Weidman
Ronaldo Souza tries to pass Chris Weidman's guard...
Ronaldo Souza manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Ronaldo Souza is in side mount over Chris Weidman
Ronaldo Souza hooks Weidman's right leg and sits back for a kneebar!
Chris Weidman manages to kick Jacare away and scrambles on top!
Weidman is trying to counter now!
Weidman 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 Chris Weidman
Ronaldo Souza hooks Weidman's right leg and sits back for a kneebar!
Chris Weidman manages to kick Jacare away and scrambles on top!
Chris Weidman is in open guard over Jacare
Ronaldo Souza slides his legs high and tries to apply a triangle!
Chris Weidman cuts to the side and manages to pass to side mount!
Jacare misses a step and Chris Weidman sees an opportunity to counter him!
Weidman moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
The clock says 4:50 in the 3 round
Chris Weidman is in half guard over Jacare
Weidman leans back...
He clobbers Ronaldo Souza's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Jacare's Chin is beginning to swell
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
Chris Weidman has to be confident that he won that round.
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Round 4
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The clock says 0:10 in the 4 round
Crisp uppercut by Weidman followed by a hard jab
Ronaldo Souza stumbles back.
Weidman is holding Ronaldo Souza's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Ronaldo Souza shows great balance while pushing away Chris Weidman
The clock says 0:35 in the 4 round
Ronaldo Souza tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Weidman is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Ronaldo Souza is in open guard over Weidman
Jacare is in open guard over Weidman... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Weidman rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Ronaldo Souza gets sloppy and Chris Weidman tries to take advantage...
Weidman moves to high guard and tries to close an armbar!
Ronaldo Souza breaks the lock, rolls on the ground and stands up quickly.
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.
Weidman fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Ronaldo Souza didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
The clock says 1:10 in the 4 round
Chris Weidman is in open guard over Jacare
Chris Weidman throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Jacare's face with those brutal elbows! Jacare needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Chris Weidman is in open guard over Jacare
Chris Weidman throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Jacare's face with those brutal elbows! Jacare needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
The clock says 1:30 in the 4 round
Chris Weidman is in open guard over Jacare
Chris Weidman pushes Ronaldo Souza against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Ronaldo Souza struggles not allowing Chris Weidman improve his position.
Chris Weidman is in open guard over Jacare
Weidman throws a few hammer fists to the face of Ronaldo Souza
Solid shots!
Chris Weidman is in open guard over Jacare
Chris Weidman pushes Ronaldo Souza against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Weidman jumps and tries to free his leg! Jacare doesn't allow this but Chris Weidman is able to get half guard here.
Chris Weidman is in half guard over Jacare
Jacare tries to stand up!
Weidman doesn't allow him!
The clock says 2:10 in the 4 round
Chris Weidman is in half guard over Jacare
Weidman launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Ronaldo Souza is not able to stop Jacare ground skills and Chris Weidman moves to side mount!
Chris Weidman is in side mount over Ronaldo Souza
Jacare cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Weidman can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Chris Weidman looks to mount Ronaldo Souza...
Ronaldo Souza takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
The clock says 2:35 in the 4 round
Chris Weidman is in open guard over Jacare
Weidman is hurt... He should be looking to avoid more damage or he will lose this fight.
Weidman 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.
Weidman misses a step and Ronaldo Souza sees an opportunity to counter him!
Jacare reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Weidman blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
Chris Weidman is in half guard over Jacare
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
Chris Weidman 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
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Ronaldo Souza closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
Jacare moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Weidman with a double overhooks!
The clock says 3:05 in the 4 round
Nice punch by Chris Weidman
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
Weidman seems hesitant as if he would give the initiative to his opponent.
Chris Weidman attempts a sweep single...
Chris Weidman catches Ronaldo Souza's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Weidman.
Chris Weidman is in closed guard over Jacare
Weidman is in closed guard... Jacare tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Chris Weidman!
Ronaldo Souza is in full mount over Chris Weidman
Ronaldo Souza throws a lot of punches
some strikes get through.
The clock says 3:50 in the 4 round
Ronaldo Souza is in full mount over Chris Weidman
Jacare suddenly holds Chris Weidman's arm and tries an armbar!
Weidman can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Ronaldo Souza!
Chris Weidman is in closed guard over Jacare
Not a desiderable position that Jacare is in now. Chris Weidman is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Chris Weidman wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Chris Weidman can't find an opening in his opponent's guard!
Weidman clumsily fails here and it's time for Ronaldo Souza to fight back!
Jacare throws his legs up in a triangle attempt!
Chris Weidman realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
the referee halts the fight to stand up Chris Weidman. 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.
Chris Weidman and Jacare engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Chris Weidman is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Weidman grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Chris Weidman
The clock says 4:35 in the 4 round
Chris Weidman is in open guard over Jacare
Weidman tries to jump to side mount.
Ronaldo Souza jumps and show some wrestling skills as he positions himself for continuing the fight in side control.
Ronaldo Souza is in closed guard over Weidman
Weidman 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 Weidman
Jacare is in closed guard... Weidman tries to roll on the ground!
Ronaldo Souza uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
the referee separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
You have to give that round to Chris Weidman.
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Round 5
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Chris Weidman tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Chris Weidman who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Ronaldo Souza tries to pull guard on Chris Weidman...
He manages to bring him to the ground in his guard.
Chris Weidman is in closed guard over Jacare
Weidman tries to escape from the closed guard
Weidman succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Chris Weidman is in open guard over Jacare
Weidman leans back...
He clobbers Ronaldo Souza's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
The clock says 0:55 in the 5 round
Chris Weidman is in open guard over Jacare
Weidman is looking to end this fight with strikes
Jacare anticipates his moves and avoids danger.
Chris Weidman is in half guard over Jacare
Weidman is looking to end this fight with strikes
Jacare anticipates his moves and avoids danger.
Jacare tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Jacare attempts a triangle from bottom! Chris Weidman slips out. Jacare quickly turns his hips over and switches to the armbar! He's throwing everything at him.
Chris Weidman slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
the referee halts the fight to stand up Chris Weidman. 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.
Ronaldo Souza fakes a punch and launches himself over Weidman!
Nice move by Jacare who clinches and pushes Weidman against the cage
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Weidman has some bruises after a few exchanges with his opponent.
Chris Weidman shoots and grab Ronaldo Souza's ankle trying to take him down with a Heel Trip Reversal
Jacare sprawl and remain on his feet
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
The two exchange wildly
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Chris Weidman moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Chris Weidman tries to bring the fight to the ground
Jacare won't budge, forcing Weidman to pull guard.
Ronaldo Souza is in closed guard over Weidman
Weidman 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.
Jacare is trying to counter now!
Jacare tries to escape from the closed guard
Jacare succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Ronaldo Souza is in open guard over Weidman
Jacare is in open guard over Weidman... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Weidman rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Weidman climbs to his feet and is standing now.
Weidman is standing while Jacare is on the ground on his back
Chris Weidman decides to jump inside Jacare's guard.
Jacare didn't see that coming. Weidman is in open guard over Jacare now.
Chris Weidman is in open guard over Jacare
Chris Weidman is a submission wizard. He has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
Weidman moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Chris Weidman is in half guard over Jacare
Weidman works on the ground with his fingers over Jacare's face
Jacare shakes his head and continues fighting on the ground.
The clock says 2:50 in the 5 round
Chris Weidman is in half guard over Jacare
Chris Weidman tries to pass Ronaldo Souza's guard...
Chris Weidman manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Chris Weidman is in side mount over Ronaldo Souza
Chris Weidman fakes some punches
Jacare ties him up.
Jacare tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Ronaldo Souza attempts to trap Chris Weidman in his guard.
Ronaldo Souza manages to switch to half guard.
Chris Weidman is in half guard over Jacare
Ronaldo Souza overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Weidman pulls his arm out of danger.
Chris Weidman is in half guard over Jacare
Ronaldo Souza attempts to move to full guard
Ronaldo Souza manages to switch to full guard.
Chris Weidman is in closed guard over Jacare
Weidman is in closed guard... Jacare tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Chris Weidman!
Ronaldo Souza is in full mount over Chris Weidman
Ronaldo Souza tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Weidman is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Jacare misses a step and Chris Weidman sees an opportunity to counter him!
Weidman 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.
The clock says 3:40 in the 5 round
Ronaldo Souza is in full mount over Chris Weidman
Weidman measures the resilience of Jacare's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Jacare's side.
The clock says 3:50 in the 5 round
Ronaldo Souza is in full mount over Chris Weidman
Chris Weidman tries to roll to his side and trap Ronaldo Souza in his guard...
Chris Weidman gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Ronaldo Souza is in open guard over Weidman
Chris Weidman launches a few punches to Jacare's cheek from the guard.
Ronaldo Souza uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Weidman clumsily fails here and it's time for Ronaldo Souza to fight back!
Jacare moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Ronaldo Souza is in half guard over Weidman
Ronaldo Souza tries to pass Chris Weidman's guard...
Ronaldo Souza manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
The clock says 4:15 in the 5 round
Ronaldo Souza is in side mount over Chris Weidman
Chris Weidman launches a few punches to Jacare's cheek from the guard.
Ronaldo Souza uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Ronaldo Souza is in side mount over Chris Weidman
Jacare tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Ronaldo Souza is in full mount over Chris Weidman
Ronaldo Souza takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Chris Weidman shoulder and pushes his left arm againts the mat!
Chris Weidman breaks that americana attempt!
Poorly executed technique. Chris Weidman looks to counter!
Weidman 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 full mount over Chris Weidman
Chris Weidman tries to roll to his side and trap Ronaldo Souza in his guard...
Chris Weidman gets his hips out and gets to full guard.
Ronaldo Souza is in closed guard over Weidman
Ronaldo Souza tries to better his position on the ground...
Weidman holds Ronaldo Souza's head against his chin in the closed guard.
Poorly executed technique. Chris Weidman looks to counter!
Jacare is in closed guard... Weidman tries to roll on the ground!
Ronaldo Souza uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
the referee stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
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 ref stops the action. The round is over.
Chris Weidman has to be confident that he won that round.
Winner is Chris Weidman by Unanimous decision at 5:00 Round 5
Statistics: Chris Weidman
Punches 16/25 (64%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/4 (0%)
Takedowns 4/7 (57%)
GnP strikes 60/112 (54%)
Submissions 6/6 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 1147 s
Statistics: Ronaldo Souza
Punches 4/10 (40%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 5/5 (100%)
GnP strikes 3/6 (50%)
Submissions 21/21 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 2/2 (100%)
Time on the ground 1155 s
Wow, Weidman has now won like three fights that he shouldn't have won. He probably shouldn't have beaten Shlemenko. He was definitely losing to Newton, and now he beat Ronaldo Souza. He definitely earned this season's award.
Ronaldo Souza shifts back and forth nervously.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is the referee.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Jacare is holding Chris Weidman's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Chris Weidman loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
Ronaldo Souza is in side mount over Chris Weidman
Ronaldo Souza looks to mount Chris Weidman...
Ronaldo Souza slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Ronaldo Souza is in full mount over Chris Weidman
Weidman is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Jacare's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Chris Weidman is in half guard over Jacare
Weidman is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Ronaldo Souza, who is barely covering up!
Chris Weidman is in half guard over Jacare
Ronaldo Souza attempts to move to full guard
Ronaldo Souza manages to switch to full guard.
Chris Weidman is in open guard over Jacare
Weidman tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Chris Weidman is in half guard over Jacare
Ronaldo Souza tries to close the guard.
Jacare put Chris Weidman in closed guard.
Chris Weidman is in closed guard over Jacare
Weidman tries to escape from the closed guard
Weidman succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Chris Weidman is in open guard over Jacare
Chris Weidman tries to finish with a leg lock!
Jacare is able to break the lock.
Chris Weidman gets sloppy and Ronaldo Souza tries to take advantage...
Ronaldo Souza overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Jacare is locking that Shoulder Lock...
Weidman tries to break the lock slamming Ronaldo Souza against the mat!
Ronaldo Souza doesn't allow Chris Weidman to escape. He is tightening the Shoulder Lock
Weidman struggles to free himself
Chris Weidman lifts his opponent from the ground displaying great power! And down he goes!
Ronaldo Souza doesn't break the lock and Chris Weidman is running out of time!
Weidman struggles to free himself
Weidman pulls his arm out of danger.
The clock says 2:00 in the 1 round
Chris Weidman is in open guard over Jacare
Chris Weidman wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Chris Weidman can't find an opening in his opponent's guard!
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
Chris Weidman is in open guard over Jacare
Weidman tries to jump to side mount.
Ronaldo Souza closed his guard around Chris Weidman.
Chris Weidman is in side mount over Ronaldo Souza
Good looking punches from Chris Weidman on the ground
deflected by Jacare.
Chris Weidman is in side mount over Ronaldo Souza
Weidman is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Ronaldo Souza, who is barely covering up!
Chris Weidman is in side mount over Ronaldo Souza
Chris Weidman looks to pass to mount...
Weidman slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Ronaldo Souza.
Chris Weidman is in full mount over Ronaldo Souza
Weidman tries to open up Ronaldo Souza's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Jacare in the side of the head
Chris Weidman is in full mount over Ronaldo Souza
Chris Weidman tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Jacare is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Jacare tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Jacare is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Weidman's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Ronaldo Souza is in half guard over Weidman
Weidman breaths deeply while on the ground
Ronaldo Souza is in half guard over Weidman
Chris Weidman attempts to move to full guard
Chris Weidman manages to switch to full guard.
Ronaldo Souza is in open guard over Weidman
Weidman measures the resilience of Jacare's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Jacare's side.
The clock says 3:20 in the 1 round
Ronaldo Souza is in open guard over Weidman
Weidman 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.
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
Ronaldo Souza is in open guard over Weidman
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Chris Weidman can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Weidman tries to close his guard around Jacare
He succeeds!
Ronaldo Souza is in closed guard over Weidman
Jacare is in closed guard... Weidman 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 Weidman
Jacare is in closed guard... Weidman 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 Weidman
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Jacare is in closed guard... Weidman tries to roll on the ground!
Ronaldo Souza uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Poorly executed technique. Ronaldo Souza looks to counter!
Jacare tries to escape from closed guard...
Jacare struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
Ronaldo Souza is in half guard over Weidman
Weidman measures the resilience of Jacare's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Jacare's side.
The clock says 4:15 in the 1 round
Ronaldo Souza is in half guard over Weidman
Chris Weidman was tooling Ronaldo Souza for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Ronaldo Souza lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Chris Weidman attempts to move to full guard
Chris Weidman manages to switch to full guard.
Ronaldo Souza is in closed guard over Weidman
Weidman 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 closed guard over Weidman
Chris Weidman launches a few punches to Jacare's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Jacare tries to cover his face,
Ronaldo Souza is in closed guard over Weidman
Chris Weidman launches a few punches to Jacare's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Jacare tries to cover his face,
Ronaldo Souza is in closed guard over Weidman
Jacare is in closed guard... Weidman tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Ronaldo Souza!
Chris Weidman is in full mount over Ronaldo Souza
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
Weidman tries to stand up!
Jacare doesn't allow him!
the referee 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.
the referee separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
You have to give that round to Chris Weidman.
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Round 2
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Chris Weidman goes with a looping right hand while Ronaldo Souza jumps back and jabs
Jacare seems staggered and Chris Weidman runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
The clock says 0:25 in the 2 round
Jacare decides to launch some tentative punches
Chris Weidman takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Chris Weidman and Jacare engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Chris Weidman is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
The clock says 0:50 in the 2 round
Ronaldo Souza attempts a sweep single...
Ronaldo Souza catches Chris Weidman's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Jacare.
Ronaldo Souza is in closed guard over Weidman
Weidman 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!
Ronaldo Souza is in closed guard over Weidman
Jacare is in closed guard... Weidman tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Ronaldo Souza!
Chris Weidman 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!
Chris Weidman is in half guard over Jacare
Ronaldo Souza tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Jacare misses a step and Chris Weidman sees an opportunity to counter him!
Chris Weidman tries to free his leg
Chris Weidman uses some of his skill by jumping out of Jacare's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Chris Weidman is in side mount over Ronaldo Souza
Weidman tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Chris Weidman is in full mount over Ronaldo Souza
Ronaldo Souza tries to roll to his side and trap Chris Weidman in his guard...
Chris Weidman keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The clock says 2:15 in the 2 round
Chris Weidman is in full mount over Ronaldo Souza
Ronaldo Souza tries to roll to his side and trap Chris Weidman in his guard...
Ronaldo Souza moves to half guard.
Chris Weidman is in half guard over Jacare
Ronaldo Souza attempts to move to full guard
Chris Weidman keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Chris Weidman is in half guard over Jacare
Ronaldo Souza attempts to move to full guard
Ronaldo Souza manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 2:50 in the 2 round
Chris Weidman is in open guard over Jacare
Jacare breaths deeply while on the ground
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 3:00 in the 2 round
Jacare wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Jacare moves forward and holds Weidman
The clock says 3:10 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
Weidman tries to take Ronaldo Souza down... Jacare stumbles backwards and Chris Weidman launches a few punches...
Ronaldo Souza dodges and moves away a couple of steps...
Weidman avoids a dangerous strike from Jacare
and counters with a solid straight!
The clock says 3:30 in the 2 round
Weidman is holding Ronaldo Souza's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Ronaldo Souza loses balance and goes to the ground.
Chris Weidman is in side mount over Ronaldo Souza
Jacare tries to show some ground skills
Ronaldo Souza put Weidman in half guard.
Chris Weidman is in half guard over Jacare
Chris Weidman fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Jacare's face!
Jacare has a small cut in his Forehead
The clock says 4:10 in the 2 round
Chris Weidman is in half guard over Jacare
Weidman tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Jacare from the side mount!
Chris Weidman is in side mount over Ronaldo Souza
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Chris Weidman throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Jacare's face with those brutal elbows! Jacare needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Jacare's Chin is beginning to swell
The clock says 4:30 in the 2 round
Chris Weidman is in side mount over Ronaldo Souza
Weidman shifts to north-south position and tries to finish with a lock!
Jacare pushes Chris Weidman forward against his back and breaks the lock!
Ronaldo Souza is in closed guard over Weidman
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
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.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Jacare.
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Round 3
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Jacare fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Chris Weidman didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Crushing shot to Weidman's body! He's holding his side
Ronaldo Souza is in open guard over Weidman
Jacare moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
The clock says 0:35 in the 3 round
Ronaldo Souza is in half guard over Weidman
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Weidman measures the resilience of Jacare's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Jacare's side.
The clock says 0:45 in the 3 round
Ronaldo Souza is in half guard over Weidman
Chris Weidman was tooling Ronaldo Souza for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Ronaldo Souza lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Ronaldo Souza tries a kimura
Weidman breaks the lock.
Ronaldo Souza is in side mount over Chris Weidman
Ronaldo Souza hooks Weidman's left leg and sits back for a kneebar!
Chris Weidman manages to kick Jacare away and scrambles on top!
Chris Weidman is in open guard over Jacare
Jacare tries to close his guard around Weidman
He succeeds!
Chris Weidman is in closed guard over Jacare
Ronaldo Souza sits up and gets an arm around Weidman's neck!
Weidman pushes Ronaldo Souza back to the ground.
The clock says 1:20 in the 3 round
Chris Weidman is in closed guard over Jacare
Ronaldo Souza overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Weidman pulls his arm out of danger.
The clock says 1:30 in the 3 round
Chris Weidman is in closed guard over Jacare
Jacare attempts a triangle from bottom! Chris Weidman slips out. Jacare quickly turns his hips over and switches to the armbar! He's throwing everything at him.
Chris Weidman slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
Ronaldo Souza gets sloppy and Chris Weidman tries to take advantage...
Weidman cartwheels towards Jacare!
He lands in side mount over a surprised Ronaldo Souza.
Chris Weidman is in side mount over Ronaldo Souza
Ronaldo Souza attempts to trap Chris Weidman in his guard.
Chris Weidman keeps control and remains in side 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.
Ronaldo Souza attempts to trap Chris Weidman in his guard.
Ronaldo Souza manages to switch to full guard.
Chris Weidman is in closed guard over Jacare
Chris Weidman tries to pass Ronaldo Souza's guard...
Chris Weidman manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
The clock says 2:00 in the 3 round
Chris Weidman is in half guard over Jacare
Ronaldo Souza tries to close the guard.
Jacare put Chris Weidman in closed guard.
Chris Weidman is in closed guard over Jacare
Chris Weidman tries to open Jacare's guard...
Jacare breaks the lock and covers himself from Weidman's punches
Weidman misses a step and Ronaldo Souza sees an opportunity to counter him!
Jacare switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Weidman struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
Chris Weidman is in closed guard over Jacare
Weidman is in closed guard... Jacare tries to roll on the ground!
Chris Weidman uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Weidman is trying to counter now!
Weidman gets a good position on the ground. ..
Jacare holds Chris Weidman arms and counters his opponent punches.
Chris Weidman is in closed guard over Jacare
Chris Weidman is a submission wizard. He has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
Chris Weidman tries to better his position on the ground...
Jacare holds Chris Weidman's head against his chin in the closed guard.
The clock says 2:40 in the 3 round
Chris Weidman is in closed guard over Jacare
Weidman is in closed guard... Jacare tries to roll on the ground!
Chris Weidman uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Ronaldo Souza gets sloppy and Chris Weidman tries to take advantage...
Chris Weidman aggressively and repeatedly punches Jacare.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Chris Weidman is in closed guard over Jacare
Weidman fires a barrage of punches at Jacare's head!
The punches go wide.
Chris Weidman is in closed guard over Jacare
Weidman is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Ronaldo Souza, who is barely covering up!
Chris Weidman is in closed guard over Jacare
Weidman is in closed guard... Jacare tries to roll on the ground!
Chris Weidman uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Chris Weidman is in closed guard over Jacare
Ronaldo Souza overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Weidman pulls his arm out of danger.
Chris Weidman is in closed guard over Jacare
Jacare throws his legs up in a triangle attempt!
Chris Weidman realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
Weidman tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Chris Weidman decides to jump inside Jacare's guard.
Jacare fights back with his feet, forcing Weidman to try something else.
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.
Ronaldo Souza shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Chris Weidman is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Jacare into his guard.
Ronaldo Souza is in closed guard over Weidman
Pitty-pat punches from Jacare
They're bothering Weidman even though they aren't hurting him.
Ronaldo Souza is in closed guard over Weidman
Jacare tries to escape from the closed guard
Ronaldo Souza any adventage in the ground.
Jacare clumsily fails here and it's time for Chris Weidman to fight back!
Jacare is in closed guard... Weidman 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 Weidman
Ronaldo Souza tries to pass Chris Weidman's guard...
Ronaldo Souza manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
Ronaldo Souza is in half guard over Weidman
Ronaldo Souza tries to pass Chris Weidman's guard...
Ronaldo Souza manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Ronaldo Souza is in side mount over Chris Weidman
Ronaldo Souza hooks Weidman's right leg and sits back for a kneebar!
Chris Weidman manages to kick Jacare away and scrambles on top!
Weidman is trying to counter now!
Weidman 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 Chris Weidman
Ronaldo Souza hooks Weidman's right leg and sits back for a kneebar!
Chris Weidman manages to kick Jacare away and scrambles on top!
Chris Weidman is in open guard over Jacare
Ronaldo Souza slides his legs high and tries to apply a triangle!
Chris Weidman cuts to the side and manages to pass to side mount!
Jacare misses a step and Chris Weidman sees an opportunity to counter him!
Weidman moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
The clock says 4:50 in the 3 round
Chris Weidman is in half guard over Jacare
Weidman leans back...
He clobbers Ronaldo Souza's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Jacare's Chin is beginning to swell
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
Chris Weidman has to be confident that he won that round.
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Round 4
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The clock says 0:10 in the 4 round
Crisp uppercut by Weidman followed by a hard jab
Ronaldo Souza stumbles back.
Weidman is holding Ronaldo Souza's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Ronaldo Souza shows great balance while pushing away Chris Weidman
The clock says 0:35 in the 4 round
Ronaldo Souza tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Weidman is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Ronaldo Souza is in open guard over Weidman
Jacare is in open guard over Weidman... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Weidman rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Ronaldo Souza gets sloppy and Chris Weidman tries to take advantage...
Weidman moves to high guard and tries to close an armbar!
Ronaldo Souza breaks the lock, rolls on the ground and stands up quickly.
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.
Weidman fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Ronaldo Souza didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
The clock says 1:10 in the 4 round
Chris Weidman is in open guard over Jacare
Chris Weidman throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Jacare's face with those brutal elbows! Jacare needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Chris Weidman is in open guard over Jacare
Chris Weidman throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Jacare's face with those brutal elbows! Jacare needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
The clock says 1:30 in the 4 round
Chris Weidman is in open guard over Jacare
Chris Weidman pushes Ronaldo Souza against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Ronaldo Souza struggles not allowing Chris Weidman improve his position.
Chris Weidman is in open guard over Jacare
Weidman throws a few hammer fists to the face of Ronaldo Souza
Solid shots!
Chris Weidman is in open guard over Jacare
Chris Weidman pushes Ronaldo Souza against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Weidman jumps and tries to free his leg! Jacare doesn't allow this but Chris Weidman is able to get half guard here.
Chris Weidman is in half guard over Jacare
Jacare tries to stand up!
Weidman doesn't allow him!
The clock says 2:10 in the 4 round
Chris Weidman is in half guard over Jacare
Weidman launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Ronaldo Souza is not able to stop Jacare ground skills and Chris Weidman moves to side mount!
Chris Weidman is in side mount over Ronaldo Souza
Jacare cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Weidman can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Chris Weidman looks to mount Ronaldo Souza...
Ronaldo Souza takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
The clock says 2:35 in the 4 round
Chris Weidman is in open guard over Jacare
Weidman is hurt... He should be looking to avoid more damage or he will lose this fight.
Weidman 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.
Weidman misses a step and Ronaldo Souza sees an opportunity to counter him!
Jacare reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Weidman blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
Chris Weidman is in half guard over Jacare
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
Chris Weidman 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
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Ronaldo Souza closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
Jacare moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Weidman with a double overhooks!
The clock says 3:05 in the 4 round
Nice punch by Chris Weidman
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
Weidman seems hesitant as if he would give the initiative to his opponent.
Chris Weidman attempts a sweep single...
Chris Weidman catches Ronaldo Souza's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Weidman.
Chris Weidman is in closed guard over Jacare
Weidman is in closed guard... Jacare tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Chris Weidman!
Ronaldo Souza is in full mount over Chris Weidman
Ronaldo Souza throws a lot of punches
some strikes get through.
The clock says 3:50 in the 4 round
Ronaldo Souza is in full mount over Chris Weidman
Jacare suddenly holds Chris Weidman's arm and tries an armbar!
Weidman can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Ronaldo Souza!
Chris Weidman is in closed guard over Jacare
Not a desiderable position that Jacare is in now. Chris Weidman is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Chris Weidman wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Chris Weidman can't find an opening in his opponent's guard!
Weidman clumsily fails here and it's time for Ronaldo Souza to fight back!
Jacare throws his legs up in a triangle attempt!
Chris Weidman realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
the referee halts the fight to stand up Chris Weidman. 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.
Chris Weidman and Jacare engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Chris Weidman is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Weidman grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Chris Weidman
The clock says 4:35 in the 4 round
Chris Weidman is in open guard over Jacare
Weidman tries to jump to side mount.
Ronaldo Souza jumps and show some wrestling skills as he positions himself for continuing the fight in side control.
Ronaldo Souza is in closed guard over Weidman
Weidman 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 Weidman
Jacare is in closed guard... Weidman tries to roll on the ground!
Ronaldo Souza uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
the referee separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
You have to give that round to Chris Weidman.
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Round 5
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Chris Weidman tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Chris Weidman who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Ronaldo Souza tries to pull guard on Chris Weidman...
He manages to bring him to the ground in his guard.
Chris Weidman is in closed guard over Jacare
Weidman tries to escape from the closed guard
Weidman succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Chris Weidman is in open guard over Jacare
Weidman leans back...
He clobbers Ronaldo Souza's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
The clock says 0:55 in the 5 round
Chris Weidman is in open guard over Jacare
Weidman is looking to end this fight with strikes
Jacare anticipates his moves and avoids danger.
Chris Weidman is in half guard over Jacare
Weidman is looking to end this fight with strikes
Jacare anticipates his moves and avoids danger.
Jacare tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Jacare attempts a triangle from bottom! Chris Weidman slips out. Jacare quickly turns his hips over and switches to the armbar! He's throwing everything at him.
Chris Weidman slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
the referee halts the fight to stand up Chris Weidman. 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.
Ronaldo Souza fakes a punch and launches himself over Weidman!
Nice move by Jacare who clinches and pushes Weidman against the cage
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Weidman has some bruises after a few exchanges with his opponent.
Chris Weidman shoots and grab Ronaldo Souza's ankle trying to take him down with a Heel Trip Reversal
Jacare sprawl and remain on his feet
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
The two exchange wildly
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Chris Weidman moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Chris Weidman tries to bring the fight to the ground
Jacare won't budge, forcing Weidman to pull guard.
Ronaldo Souza is in closed guard over Weidman
Weidman 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.
Jacare is trying to counter now!
Jacare tries to escape from the closed guard
Jacare succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Ronaldo Souza is in open guard over Weidman
Jacare is in open guard over Weidman... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Weidman rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Weidman climbs to his feet and is standing now.
Weidman is standing while Jacare is on the ground on his back
Chris Weidman decides to jump inside Jacare's guard.
Jacare didn't see that coming. Weidman is in open guard over Jacare now.
Chris Weidman is in open guard over Jacare
Chris Weidman is a submission wizard. He has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
Weidman moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Chris Weidman is in half guard over Jacare
Weidman works on the ground with his fingers over Jacare's face
Jacare shakes his head and continues fighting on the ground.
The clock says 2:50 in the 5 round
Chris Weidman is in half guard over Jacare
Chris Weidman tries to pass Ronaldo Souza's guard...
Chris Weidman manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Chris Weidman is in side mount over Ronaldo Souza
Chris Weidman fakes some punches
Jacare ties him up.
Jacare tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Ronaldo Souza attempts to trap Chris Weidman in his guard.
Ronaldo Souza manages to switch to half guard.
Chris Weidman is in half guard over Jacare
Ronaldo Souza overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Weidman pulls his arm out of danger.
Chris Weidman is in half guard over Jacare
Ronaldo Souza attempts to move to full guard
Ronaldo Souza manages to switch to full guard.
Chris Weidman is in closed guard over Jacare
Weidman is in closed guard... Jacare tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Chris Weidman!
Ronaldo Souza is in full mount over Chris Weidman
Ronaldo Souza tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Weidman is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Jacare misses a step and Chris Weidman sees an opportunity to counter him!
Weidman 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.
The clock says 3:40 in the 5 round
Ronaldo Souza is in full mount over Chris Weidman
Weidman measures the resilience of Jacare's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Jacare's side.
The clock says 3:50 in the 5 round
Ronaldo Souza is in full mount over Chris Weidman
Chris Weidman tries to roll to his side and trap Ronaldo Souza in his guard...
Chris Weidman gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Ronaldo Souza is in open guard over Weidman
Chris Weidman launches a few punches to Jacare's cheek from the guard.
Ronaldo Souza uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Weidman clumsily fails here and it's time for Ronaldo Souza to fight back!
Jacare moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Ronaldo Souza is in half guard over Weidman
Ronaldo Souza tries to pass Chris Weidman's guard...
Ronaldo Souza manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
The clock says 4:15 in the 5 round
Ronaldo Souza is in side mount over Chris Weidman
Chris Weidman launches a few punches to Jacare's cheek from the guard.
Ronaldo Souza uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Ronaldo Souza is in side mount over Chris Weidman
Jacare tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Ronaldo Souza is in full mount over Chris Weidman
Ronaldo Souza takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Chris Weidman shoulder and pushes his left arm againts the mat!
Chris Weidman breaks that americana attempt!
Poorly executed technique. Chris Weidman looks to counter!
Weidman 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 full mount over Chris Weidman
Chris Weidman tries to roll to his side and trap Ronaldo Souza in his guard...
Chris Weidman gets his hips out and gets to full guard.
Ronaldo Souza is in closed guard over Weidman
Ronaldo Souza tries to better his position on the ground...
Weidman holds Ronaldo Souza's head against his chin in the closed guard.
Poorly executed technique. Chris Weidman looks to counter!
Jacare is in closed guard... Weidman tries to roll on the ground!
Ronaldo Souza uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
the referee stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
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 ref stops the action. The round is over.
Chris Weidman has to be confident that he won that round.
Winner is Chris Weidman by Unanimous decision at 5:00 Round 5
Statistics: Chris Weidman
Punches 16/25 (64%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/4 (0%)
Takedowns 4/7 (57%)
GnP strikes 60/112 (54%)
Submissions 6/6 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 1147 s
Statistics: Ronaldo Souza
Punches 4/10 (40%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 5/5 (100%)
GnP strikes 3/6 (50%)
Submissions 21/21 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 2/2 (100%)
Time on the ground 1155 s
Wow, Weidman has now won like three fights that he shouldn't have won. He probably shouldn't have beaten Shlemenko. He was definitely losing to Newton, and now he beat Ronaldo Souza. He definitely earned this season's award.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!