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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Robinson Elle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Batalha Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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185 lbs
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174 cm
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187 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Robinson Elle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodrigo Batalha Silva!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Daniel Cesar and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elle misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Silva bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Elle is looking to reverse the position.
Silva lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Elle down.
Elle misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Elle is looking to reverse the position.
Silva working away.
Silva should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Elle takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Silva trying to control the position but Elle is working away.
Silva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Elle. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Elle wants to control but Silva postures up.
Elle is trying to improve his position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Elle misses with a takedown attempt
and Silva counters with a shoot takedown. Elle fights it but they end up in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva looking to pass the guard.
Elle working a defensive guard here.
Elle keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Elle looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Elle can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Silva controls the pace.
Elle keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
Silva is looking to work some ground and pound but Elle has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Silva thows a big elbow that misses.
Elle not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Elle wants to stand and escape but Silva is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Elle is breathing heavily.
Silva chips away with some ground and pound.
Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Elle is keeping the position for now.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Silva checks a low kick from Elle.
Elle wants to clinch but Silva slips to the side
and Silva counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Still in half guard, Silva seems content to control.
Elle trying to control but Silva postures up.
Elle regains full guard. Nicely done.
Silva sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to control from the top but Elle keeps moving.
Elle has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Silva can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Elle will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Silva is stalling in the full guard.
Silva stands up over Elle, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Elle wants to stand but Silva is controlling the position.
Silva is stalling in the full guard.
Elle trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Silva controlling from the top position.
Silva trying to control but Elle is working from the bottom.
Silva content to stall in guard here.
Despite being in the dominant position, Rodrigo Batalha Silva just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Elle misses with a takedown
and Silva decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Elle's guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robinson Elle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva trying to control but Elle is working from the bottom.
Elle looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Silva is defending well. Elle quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Silva has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Elle celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Robinson Elle!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
48% |
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