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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Horgorth Whoa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Whoa comes to the cage accompanied by emsiferum-token of time. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight 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, Horgorth Whoa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos da Silva!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Leandro Rodrigues and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
da Silva gets a takedown into half guard.
da Silva lands strikes from half guard.
Whoa is looking for a sweep. da Silva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
da Silva seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
da Silva trying to control from half guard but Whoa is working away.
da Silva might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Whoa kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Whoa is looking to escape.
Whoa is trying to get back to full guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
da Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
da Silva is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Whoa tries a head kick but it misses.
da Silva blocks a head kick by Whoa.
Whoa with a lazy takedown attempt
and da Silva counters with a takedown into side control.
da Silva wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Whoa, who protects the arm well.
Whoa is looking to reverse the position.
da Silva stands up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whoa doesn't manage to clinch there - da Silva circles away.
Whoa wants to clinch
and da Silva decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Whoa's guard.
Whoa is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
da Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
da Silva lands a couple of elbows.
da Silva with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
da Silva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
da Silva pushes down on Whoa's leg and manages to get into half guard.
da Silva working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
da Silva trying to control the pace.
da Silva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Whoa is looking to escape.
da Silva lands strikes from half guard.
Still in half guard, da Silva seems content to control.
da Silva is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
da Silva trying to control the pace.
da Silva wants to free his trapped foot but Whoa is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
da Silva trying to control the pace.
da Silva works his way into full mount!
da Silva with the ground and pound from mount.
da Silva putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Whoa throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Whoa really wants to buck da Silva off and get back to his feet.
da Silva landing strikes, looking to finish!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos da Silva dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
da Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Whoa.
Whoa shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and da Silva counters with a nice double leg into guard.
da Silva works over Whoa with some ground and pound from guard.
da Silva's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Whoa working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because da Silva has passed into half guard!
Ground and pound from da Silva.
da Silva working over Whoa with some ground and pound. Whoa looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. da Silva lands a nice short elbow.
da Silva slips a nice elbow through Whoa's hands, connecting with Whoa's forehead.
da Silva performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
da Silva works his foot free and advances to mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
da Silva controlling from mount.
Whoa defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from da Silva.
Carlos da Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.
da Silva controlling the pace for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
da Silva's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Let's hope that da Silva has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Whoa is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
da Silva controlling the position easily from mount.
Whoa taking shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
da Silva lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
da Silva lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
da Silva fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
da Silva content just to control the position here.
da Silva fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
da Silva controlling from mount.
Whoa is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
da Silva pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
da Silva takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Whoa taking shots to the head.
da Silva dominating with strikes here.
Whoa working to try and regain half guard.
da Silva scores with a couple of good head shots there.
da Silva is in the full mount, landing strikes.
da Silva working Whoa over with strikes here.
Whoa is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos da Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
da Silva closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Still in half guard, da Silva seems content to control.
Whoa has hold of da Silva's hands but da Silva slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
da Silva drops an elbow to the side of Whoa's head.
Whoa looks like he's trying to stand up.
da Silva takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
da Silva drops an elbow to the side of Whoa's head.
da Silva is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
da Silva scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
da Silva controlling the action here.
Whoa wants to control but da Silva is keeping busy.
da Silva passes to side control.
Whoa is letting da Silva control him for a moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Carlos da Silva.
da Silva shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Whoa manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
da Silva passes Whoa's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
da Silva takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
da Silva has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
da Silva lands with some strikes.
da Silva content just to control the position here.
da Silva landing strikes from the mount and Whoa is in trouble!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whoa wants to hold on but da Silva pushes him away.
da Silva prevents Whoa from getting the reversal.
da Silva is landing with some decent strikes but Whoa is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
da Silva looking to finish Whoa with some ground and pound. This is bad for Whoa!
Whoa is trying to stand.
da Silva looking to finish Whoa with some ground and pound. This is bad for Whoa!
The referee warns Whoa that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
da Silva content just to control the position here.
Whoa squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
da Silva pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
da Silva working Whoa over with strikes here.
da Silva controlling his opponent.
da Silva looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Carlos da Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
da Silva lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
da Silva controlling from the full mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carlos da Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got da Silva winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 26:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlos da Silva!
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hype
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