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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rickson Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eduardo da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). da Silva has chosen Mister Niterói as his entrance music. 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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210 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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187 cm
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204 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter striker
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rickson Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eduardo da Silva!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Alexandre Firmino and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie leaves da Silva with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gracie throws a sloppy head kick and da Silva moves out of range easily.
da Silva looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
da Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
da Silva wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
da Silva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
da Silva must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Gracie has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think da Silva should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Gracie has tightened it up now! da Silva should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Rickson Gracie!
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hype
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pop
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