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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Baldwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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220 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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BJJ Brown 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brandon Baldwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Junior Silva!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Summer Carpenter and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva drives through and clinches with Baldwin against the cage.
Silva lands with a left to the head.
It looks like Brandon Baldwin has been cut.
Baldwin pulls guard.
Baldwin lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Silva!
Silva tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Baldwin trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Silva is desperately trying to improve his position but Baldwin has a good base and remains in mount.
Silva sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Baldwin is keen to just control but Silva is a slippery customer.
Silva wants to control but Baldwin is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baldwin stands up from half guard.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Baldwin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Baldwin was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
Silva moves into the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Silva pulls guard.
Silva throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Silva doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Silva is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Silva is working for a kimura but Baldwin is defending it quite comfortably.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Baldwin trying to hold on to Silva's head to control him but Silva postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Baldwin wants to control but Silva is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Silva winds up and cracks Baldwin with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Silva trying to control from half guard but Baldwin is working away.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Baldwin manages to get to full guard.
Baldwin is trying to control the position but Silva postures up.
Silva advances to half guard.
Baldwin is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands strikes from half guard.
Silva passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Baldwin!
Silva lands a big elbow.
Silva landing strikes, looking to finish!
Baldwin has left one of his arms exposed and Silva doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Baldwin screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Junior Silva!
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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
59% |
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