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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cristian Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abel Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cristian Gracie has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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190 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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185 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cristian Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Abel Silva!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Russell Pearce and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gracie.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Gracie.
Gracie wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Gracie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gracie shoots in but no luck this time.
Gracie throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gracie.
Gracie wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Cristian Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie tries to clinch up.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slapping leg kick lands for Silva.
Silva swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gracie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Silva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cristian Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Silva.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A slapping leg kick lands for Silva.
Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Silva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Silva.
Gracie is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A good leg kick by Silva.
Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Silva, right into the meat.
Silva connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Silva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gracie takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Silva and Gracie goes tumbling to the canvas! Silva follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Silva sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gracie defending well though.
Silva looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Silva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gracie. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Silva throwing shots but Gracie is blocking nicely.
Silva is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Silva works his foot free and advances to mount.
Silva is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Silva throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Gracie to the ground! Silva dives into full mount looking to finish!
Gracie is rocked!
It looks like Cristian Gracie has been cut.
Silva wants to control the pace but Gracie is squirming around nicely.
Silva controlling his opponent.
Silva looking to control but Gracie is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Silva stands up from mount. Strange move.
Silva throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice leg kick lands there from Silva.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Gracie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Gracie. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Gracie to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Oh Gracie is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silva trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Gracie seems to have got his legs back now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silva.
Silva trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Silva drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Silva jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Silva postures up.
Gracie will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Silva must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva slips nicely into half guard.
Silva is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Gracie has managed to free his arm - good work.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Silva lands a high kick to the side of Gracie's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Silva dives into guard, looking to finish.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abel Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cristian Gracie's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gracie's sensitive parts.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silva connects with a solid leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gracie's sensitive parts.
Gracie chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silva can pounce on him.
Gracie ducks straight into an uppercut from Silva and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Gracie manages to regain guard straight away.
Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gracie is keeping the position for now.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Silva gets to his feet - Gracie follows without any prompting.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silva. That's going to slow Gracie down.
Gracie shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A good leg kick by Silva.
Cristian Gracie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gracie's sensitive parts.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Gracie pushes him off.
Gracie on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Silva. Silva obviously looking to wear him down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A cross from Silva lands.
Silva scores with a leg kick.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Silva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Silva scoring well with a low kick there.
Gracie takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Abel Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gracie stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva rushes Gracie and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gracie avoids a wild elbow strike from Silva.
Gracie takes an elbow to the forehead.
Silva lands a damaging elbow.
Silva manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Gracie takes an elbow to the forehead.
Silva lands an elbow that stopped Gracie in his tracks for a moment.
Cristian Gracie's cut is getting worse.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Silva just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gracie's brow.
Nice elbow from Silva.
Silva throws an elbow that misses.
Silva throws an elbow that misses.
Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Silva throws an elbow but it misses.
Silva stalls.
Silva lands an elbow just above Gracie 's eye.
Silva lands an elbow inside.
Silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Silva misses with an elbow over the top.
Silva lands a damaging elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Silva throws an elbow but misses.
Silva throws an elbow that misses.
Gracie letting Silva take a breather here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gracie as Silva tries to tie him up.
Silva lands a nice elbow.
Silva leaning against his opponent.
Silva lands an elbow inside that Gracie shrugs off.
Silva gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gracie.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Silva takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Silva lands a nice elbow.
Gracie dodges an elbow strike from Silva.
Silva throws an elbow but it misses.
Gracie blocks the elbow strike.
Silva throws an elbow but it misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Silva as Gracie tries to tie him up.
Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Silva lands an elbow that stopped Gracie in his tracks for a moment.
Silva displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gracie up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie avoids a wild elbow strike from Silva.
Gracie takes an elbow to the forehead.
Silva lands a damaging elbow.
Silva lands an elbow that stopped Gracie in his tracks for a moment.
Silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Silva misses with an elbow strike.
Silva misses with an elbow over the top.
Gracie fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cristian Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Silva's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Silva is looking to control Gracie's arms but Gracie gets an underhook and turns him. Now Silva has his back to the cage.
Silva lands an elbow inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Silva misses with an elbow strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracie blocks an elbow strike from Silva.
Silva pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Silva throws an elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abel Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Cristian Gracie's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Silva plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Gracie tries to clinch but Silva moves away
and Silva counters with a leg kick.
Silva tries to clinch up but Gracie circles away and keeps his distance.
Gracie on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Silva. Silva obviously looking to wear him down.
Crack! A monster head kick from Silva and Gracie falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Silva!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Abel Silva!
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