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Coyotile 76:Freire vs Silva PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Thiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Romelu Lukaku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jorge Thiago had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jorge Thiago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Romelu Lukaku !
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Luis Engracia and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lukaku thuds his right hand into Thiago's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lukaku misses with a wild combination.
Lukaku misses with a two punch combination.
And Thiago counters with a quick kick to the body but Lukaku blocks it.
Lukaku connects with a crisp jab.
Thiago avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lukaku misses with a wild body shot.
Lukaku lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thiago circles away quickly and effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lukaku takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lukaku has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Sloppy strikes from Lukaku . Those never looked like landing.
A big right from Thiago misses.
Lukaku is looking for the big counter here.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lukaku .
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Lukaku does no damage.
Lukaku closes the distance and clinches.
Thiago looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Thiago throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lukaku s head.
Thiago lands a nice elbow.
Thiago misses with an elbow over the top.
Thiago misses with an elbow over the top.
A right hook to the body lands for Lukaku .
Lukaku has Thiago pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Thiago manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Lukaku blocks an elbow strike from Thiago.
Lukaku blocks the elbow strike.
Thiago misses with a punch on the inside.
Thiago pushes off an throws an elbow but Lukaku leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Lukaku escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice defenses there by Lukaku .
Lukaku looks to land a combination but Thiago avoids it well.
Thiago went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lukaku throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lukaku feints a jab promting Thiago to slip. Lukaku then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Thiago slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Lukaku lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Thiago fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Thiago misses with a straight left.
Thiago misses with a two punch combination.
Lukaku is looking for the big counter here.
Lukaku misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thiago half committed to a counter leg kick.
Lukaku misses with a combination
and Thiago counters with a crisp one two that drops Lukaku ! Thiago thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Lukaku to his feet! Lukaku is in big trouble!
Lukaku is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lukaku is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thiago.
Lukaku is still on wobbly legs! Can Thiago finish him?
Lukaku fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Thiago avoids it really well and circles away.
Lukaku looks winded!
Lukaku stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Thiago.
A nice inside leg kick there by Thiago. That's going to slow Lukaku down.
Lukaku seems to have recovered his senses.
Lukaku tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lukaku throws a right and a left that Thiago avoids nicely.
Lukaku takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lukaku missing with a left hand there. Thiago was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thiago misses with a straight left.
Thiago scores with a nice body kick.
Lukaku throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lukaku looks to land a combination but Thiago avoids it well.
Thiago throws out a powerful jab.
Lukaku rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thiago moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A solid body kick from Thiago.
Romelu Lukaku seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thiago cracks Lukaku on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Lukaku falls backwards against the ropes. Thiago follows up with more strikes that drop Lukaku to his knees. Thiago keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Lukaku ! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jorge Thiago!
After winning the bout, Jorge Thiago thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luca Rinaldi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicolas Arenas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arenas is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Alive-Krewella. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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190 lbs
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197 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luca Rinaldi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nicolas Arenas!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Seu Braga and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rinaldi shoots in for a takedown but Arenas shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
We've been informed that Arenas has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Arenas scores with a three punch combo!
A solid leg kick lands there for Arenas.
Arenas cracks Rinaldi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Arenas scores with a nice body kick.
Arenas uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rinaldi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Arenas looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rinaldi fails with the takedown
and Arenas counters with a stiff right hand.
Rinaldi is rocked!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luca Rinaldi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rinaldi fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Arenas stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Arenas wants it to stay on the feet.
Arenas cracks Rinaldi with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Rinaldi looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Arenas finish him?
Oh Rinaldi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Arenas flashes Rinaldi a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Rinaldi's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Rinaldi crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Arenas punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nicolas Arenas!
Nicolas Arenas decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Martin Fischer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabio Marques (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marques has chosen mosh as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Martin Fischer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fabio Marques!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Leandro Rodrigues and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fischer tries to clinch there but Marques circles away.
Jab by Marques.
It looks like Martin Fischer has been cut.
Fischer pushes Marques up against the ropes in a clinch.
Marques is trying to push Fischer away but Fischer has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Fischer struggles to land a body shot inside as Marques controls his hands.
Marques breaks from the clinch.
Marques moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A jab from Marques finds it's way through Fischer's defenses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Marques.
Fischer doesn't manage to clinch there - Marques circles away.
A nice side step and Marques releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Marques swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fischer is looking for a counter combo.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
No joy there for Marques, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Marques lands a nice looking body shot.
Marques lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fischer circles away quickly and effectively.
Marques smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marques with a jab.
Martin Fischer's cut is getting worse.
Marques tries to bum rush Fischer with a series of wild strikes but Fischer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Marques tries to keep at a distance but Fischer has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fischer misses with a knee strike.
Marques tries to break the clinch but Fischer is controlling the position.
Marques working hard to break the clinch.
Marques is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Fischer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fischer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Marques blocks it with crossed arms.
Marques is trying to break the clinch but Fischer is controlling him.
Marques's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
It looks like Fabio Marques has been cut.
Marques can't break the clinch.
Fischer looking to throw knees to the head but Marques is blocking nicely.
Fischer lands a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Fischer.
Fischer lands a left hand.
Fischer is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Marques looks winded!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Fischer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fischer tries to land a knee to the head but Marques blocks with his arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marques is trying to force a seperation but Fischer has the dominant position.
Fischer avoiding damage.
Fischer connects with a knee to the head.
Fischer landing knees to the head.
Marques fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marques working hard to break the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Marques is looking to break free of the clinch but Fischer has double underhooks.
Fischer looking to throw knees to the head but Marques is blocking nicely.
Marques is trying to push Fischer away but Fischer has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Fischer lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Marques looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fischer crunches a lovely knee into Marques's ribcage.
Fischer lands with a left to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Marques is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marques tries to circle away but Fischer has him pinned against the ropes.
Fischer lands a body shot.
Fischer putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Marques in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fischer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Fischer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Marques tries to circle away but Fischer has him pinned against the ropes.
Fischer drops Marques with a big knee straight up the middle! Marques is covering up against the ropes but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Marques is rocked!
That has opened up Fabio Marques's cut even more.
Fischer clinches.
Marques is still on wobbly legs! Can Fischer finish him?
Fischer lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fischer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fischer has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Marques - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Fischer, and another! Marques is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Martin Fischer!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Game Time Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Smooth Operator kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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258 lbs
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255 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, James Burns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Game Time Jones!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Felipe Paraventi and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Burns sprawls well initially but Jones persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Burns looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Jones slips a nice elbow through Burns's hands, connecting with Burns's forehead.
It looks like James Burns has been cut.
Jones takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Jones landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Jones looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Burns with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Burns avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jones.
Jones throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jones is nestled in close to Burns, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jones lands a nice short elbow.
Jones looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
James Burns's cut is getting worse.
Jones lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Jeez, James Burns's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at James Burns's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Game Time Jones!
Our winner, Game Time Jones, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Steamboat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafinha Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steamboat's entrance music is Lorde - Tennis Court. A fine choice. Rafinha Silva has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricky Steamboat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rafinha Silva!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Matheus Silva and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
It looks like Ricky Steamboat has been cut.
Silva steps into range and cracks Steamboat with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Steamboat flops backwards and Silva dives into his guard looking to finish!
Steamboat is rocked!
Steamboat had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Silva defends it easily.
Oh Steamboat is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Steamboat seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Steamboat has his foot on Silva's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Silva works his way back into a safe position though.
Steamboat seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steamboat has his foot on Silva's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Silva works his way back into a safe position though.
Steamboat is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Steamboat is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Steamboat working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Silva has passed into half guard!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva wants to free his trapped foot but Steamboat is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Steamboat looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Steamboat looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Steamboat is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Silva pulls his head out easily.
Steamboat is looking for a sweep. Silva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Steamboat looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Still in half guard, Silva seems content to control.
Steamboat might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Steamboat is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Silva pulls his head out easily.
Steamboat is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Steamboat actively working from the bottom here.
Steamboat actively working from the bottom here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Silva is taking a breather. Steamboat says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steamboat misses with a takedown
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
Steamboat shoots in looking for a takedown but Silva manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Steamboat's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Silva jabs at Steamboat's body.
Rafinha Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Steamboat shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Silva as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricky Steamboat. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sloppy strikes from Silva. Those never looked like landing.
Silva scores with a jab to the jaw.
Silva scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Steamboat is rocked!
Silva scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva finds Steamboat's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Steamboat flops back against the ropes, eyes gazing into the distance. Silva lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Steamboat will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rafinha Silva!
In defeat, Ricky Steamboat stepped up to the mic, saying 'Good win to for my opponent '.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Patricky Freire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Patricky Freire!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafael Silva!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Seu Braga and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freire drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Silva is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Freire trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Freire stands and throws Silva's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Freire has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Freire tries to advance to mount but can't.
Freire in side control, throwing shots but Silva defends.
Freire is trying to get an arm triangle but Silva is defending well.
Silva gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Freire thowing shots but they're missing.
Freire sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freire working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Freire goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Silva turns into him and now he's in Freire's guard.
Silva with a flurry of punches that miss.
Freire working for a triangle but Silva defends it easily.
Freire wants to sweep but no luck.
Silva throwing strikes but missing.
Freire seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Freire is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freire looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silva is one step ahead there.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Freire is keeping the position.
Freire throws his legs up looking for a submission but Silva uses it to pass to side control.
Freire tries to bench press Silva off him but Silva keeps the position.
Freire regains half guard.
Freire is staying active underneath Silva, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Silva throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Freire keeps working.
Freire manages to get to full guard.
Freire looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silva is one step ahead there.
Silva must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freire not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Freire is retaining full guard.
Silva preventing the sweep.
Freire looking for a triangle here. Silva is fighting it but it looks tight! Freire pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Silva is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Patricky Freire!
Patricky Freire retains his featherweight title!
An out of breath Patricky Freire thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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