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Welcome to the PWInsiderXtra.com live coverage of the UFC Ultimate Fighter Brazil III Finale Preliminary Card, live from the Ibirapuera Gymnasium in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Fight #1 - UFC Bantamweight Division Fight
Matt Hobar (8-1-0) vs. Pedro Munhoz (10-1-0)
Referee: Mario Yamasaki
Round One
The round begins with Munhoz cracking Hobar with a right, Hobar responds by popping Munhoz with a right of his own. Munhoz continues to find a home for the rights on Hobar, Munhoz rocks Hobar with a head kick and then he scores a takedown on him. Munhoz goes for the guillotine choke and Hobar escapes after a long struggle to get the fight standing, Munhoz rocks Hobar again with a trio of rights. Munhoz scores a takedown on Hobar and he instantly attacks him with strikes until the referee jumps in.
Fight Result: Pedro Munhoz def. Matt Hobar by TKO via strikes (2:47, R1)
Fight #2 - UFC Heavyweight Division Fight
Marcos Rogerio De Lima (11-3-1) vs. Richardson Moreira (7-2-0)
Referee: Wernei Cardosa
Round One
The round begins with De Lima attacking Moreira with a head kick attempt, De Lima drops Moreira with a right and he follows with a left that forces the referee to jump in.
Fight Result: Marcos Rogerio De Lima def. Richardson Moreira by KO via punch (0:20, R1)
Fight #3 - UFC Middleweight Division Fight
Ricardo Abreu (4-1-0) vs. Wagner Silva (3-1-0)
Referee: Osiris Maia
Round One
The round begins with Abreu swinging wildly at Silva and missing, Abreu then cracks a swinging Silva with a counter right. Silva starts to attack Abreu with a few leg kicks, Abreu chases Silva around the octagon while throwing those rights. Abreu drops Silva with a right and Silva quickly gets back up, Silva tries to keep Abreu at bay by throwing a bunch of kicks. Silva backs up Abreu after attempting a head kick on him, Abreu holds Silva against the cage wall while using some dirty boxing. Silva then hits a swinging Abreu with a pair of counter rights, Abreu attempts a head kick as the round ends.
Round Two
The round begins with Abreu cracking Silva with some wild rights, Abreu holds Silva against the cage wall while using some dirty boxing. Abreu drops Silva with a two punch combo and he quickly gets back control on the downed opponent, Abreu locks in a rear naked choke and a tap out follows.
Fight Result: Ricardo Abreu def. Wagner Silva by submission via rear naked choke (1:06, R2)
Fight #4 - UFC Featherweight Division Fight
Mark Eddiva (6-0-0) vs. Kevin Souza (17-3-0)
Referee: Herb Dean
Round One
The round begins with Eddiva attacking Souza with some leg kicks, Eddiva then cracks a swinging Souza with a counter right. Souza starts connecting with a bunch of rights on Eddiva, Souza trips while throwing a strike and Eddiva gets on top of him. Eddiva starts to attack Souza with some ground and pound, Souza tries to attack Eddiva with submissions from his back. Souza scrambles to get the fight standing again, Eddiva continues attacking Souza with a plethora of kicks. Souza then pops a swinging Eddiva with a counter left hook after landing a few knee strikes, Eddiva recovers by hitting Souza with a counter left hook. Souza rocks a kicking Eddiva with a wild right to the head, Eddiva responds by nailing Souza with a wild right of his own. Souza starts to swarm on a backing Eddiva with a ton of punches as the round ends.
Round Two
The round begins with Eddiva quickly attacking Souza with a kick to the midsection, Eddiva then cracks Souza with a side kick to the face. Eddiva also starts to attack Souza with a bunch of leg kicks, Souza then pops a kicking Eddiva with a two punch combination. Eddiva then nails an incoming Souza with a straight left, Eddiva pops Souza with a few rights after catching his leg on a kick attempt. Souza catches Eddiva with some counter strikes as he eats a bunch of leg kicks, Souza then hits Eddiva with a two punch combination. Souza starts connecting with a plethora of rights on Eddiva, Souza rocks Eddiva with a left hook and he works his body with strikes as well. Souza continues hitting Eddiva with unanswered strikes until the referee jumped in.
Fight Result: Kevin Souza def. Mark Eddiva by TKO via strikes (4:52, R2)
Fight #5 - UFC Welterweight Division Fight
Paulo Thiago (15-6-0) vs. Guslan Umalatov (14-3-1)
Referee: Wernei Cardosa
Round One
The round begins with Umalatov attacking Thiago with a spinning back kick, Thiago responds with a head kick attempt of his own. Umalatov begins to nail Thiago with some leg kicks, Umalatov then pops Thiago with a quick left hook. Umalatov backs up Thiago before hitting him with a right to the rib cage, Umalatov forces Thaigo against the cage wall while hunting for a takedown. The referee separates the fighters after inactivity and Umalatov cracks Thiago with a two punch combination, Thiago looks for a takedown and Umalatov stuffs it while controlling his head. Umalatov again holds Thiago against the cage wall as the round ends.
Round Two
The round begins with Thiago working Umalatov over with some jabs, Umalatov cracks Thiago with a left hook before scoring a takedown. Thiago scrambles at the right time to get the fight standing again, Umalatov responds by quickly catching Thiago with another left hook. Thiago then cracks Umalatov with a wild right to the midsection, Thiago then hits Umalatov with a spin kick to the midsection. Thiago holds Umalatov against the cage wall as he looks for the takedown, Umalatov drags Thiago to the ground by controlling his head. Thiago finds a way to get the fight standing before scoring a takedown on Umalatov, Umalatov quickly scrambles to his feet while eating some rights as the round ends.
Round Three
The round begins with Thiago catching Umalatov with a front kick to the belly region, Thiago also starts hitting Umalatov with some leg kicks. Umalatov responds by cracking Thiago with a left hook preceded by a front kick, Umalatov then hits Thiago with a kick to the midsection. Thiago starts charging at Umalatov with landing a variety of strikes, Umalatov attacks Thiago with a spinning back kick that gets blocked. Thiago and Umalatov both crack each other with simultaneous lefts, Umalatov drags Thiago to the ground using a front headlock. Thiago scrambles to get the fight standing and he cracks Umalatov with a right as the round ends.
Fight Result: Gasan Umalatov def. Paulo Thiago by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
Fight #6 - UFC Lightweight Division Fight
Ernest Chavez (8-0-0) vs. Elias Silverio (10-0-0)
Referee: Osiris Maia
Round One
The round begins with Chavez cracking Silverio with a two punch combo to the midsection, Silverio responds by hitting Chavez with a kick to the rib cage. Silverio begins to attack Chavez with a few leg kicks, Chavez starts to connect with punching combinations on Silverio. Chavez also lands several strikes to the midsection of Silverio, Silverio accidentally catches Chavez low and the fight is halted. The fight resumes with Silverio assaulting Chavez with some knee strikes, Silverio starts throwing a lot of wild strikes at Chavez that miss badly. Chavez starts to hold Silverio up against the cage wall, Silverio charges at Chavez while throwing some strikes at him. Silverio also starts attempting some spinning kicks on Chavez, Chavez cracks Silverio with a right as the round ends.
Round Two
The round begins with Silverio trying to keep Chavez at a distance by throwing jabs, Silverio also starts hitting Chavez with a few knee strikes. Silverio then holds Chavez against the cage wall, the referee separates the fighters after inactivity and Silverio attacks Chavez with some lefts. Silverio also goes back to nailing Chavez with a bunch of leg kicks, Silverio barely connects with a superman punch on Chavez. Silverio connects with a spinning back kick to the chin of Chavez, the fighters connect with simultaneous rights on each other. Silverio rocks Chavez with a knee to the rib cage that was followed by a right as the round ends.
Round Three
The round begins with Silverio dancing around Chavez while popping him with jabs, Chavez backs up Silverio while throwing rights at him. Silverio then cracks Chavez with a hard right to the jaw, Silverio again catches Chavez with a shot to the groin and the fight is halted. The fight resumes with Silverio catching Chavez with a partially blocked spin kick to the head, Chavez begins catching Silverio with some leg kicks. Chavez backs Silverio into the cage wall while looking for a takedown, Chavez starts swinging wildly at Silverio. Chavez again puts Silverio against the cage wall, the referee separates the fighters after inactivity and Chavez catches Silverio with a few punches. Silverio drags Chavez to the ground and he instantly gets back control, Silverio catches Chavez in a rear naked choke to force a tap out.
Fight Result: Elias Silverio def. Ernest Chavez by submission via rear naked choke (4:21, R3)
Fight #7 - UFC Lightweight Division Fight
Rodrigo Damm (12-6-0) vs. Rashid Magomedov (16-1-0)
Referee: Herb Dean
Round One
The round begins with Damm attacking Magomedov with some leg kicks, Magomedov responds by landing some leg kicks of his own on Damm. Magomedov keeps Damm at a distance by attacking him with a plethora of kicks, Magomedov starts catching Damm with kicks to the midsection. Damm starts catching an incoming Magomedov with some counter punches, Damm briefly rocks Magomedov with a short right to the head. Magomedov responds by dropping Damm with a right to the head, Magomedov kicks at the legs of a downed Damm as the round ends.
Round Two
The round begins with Magomedov attacking Damm with a bunch of leg kicks, Magomedov also connects with some front kicks on Damm. Damm responds by trying to attack Magomedov with some kicks of his own, Magomedov cracks Damm with a right to the rib cage. Magomedov then hits Damm with a kick to the midsection, Magomedov then catches an incoming Damm with a two punch combination. Magomedov follows that up by barely hitting Damm with a knee strike to the face, Damm recovers by catching a swinging Magomedov with a counter right. Damm tries for a takedown on Magomedov as the round ends.
Round Three
The round begins with Magomedov cracking Damm with a head kick, Damm responds by nailing Magomedov with a right to the midsection. Damm forces Magomedov against the cage wall while looking for a takedown.
(Note: Unfortunately, my cable box decided to reset itself and I was unable to view the remaining minutes of this round, I apologize for any incovenience this has caused.)
Fight Result: Rashid Magomedov def. Rodrigo Damm by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
