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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Batalha Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wagani Silvia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silvia has chosen Roll With It as his entrance music. Silvia has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Wagani Silvia will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
2 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodrigo Batalha Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wagani Silvia!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Felipe Paraventi and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva lands with a slapping head kick.
Silvia looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Silva drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Silva content to stall in guard here.
Silva wants to control from the top but Silvia keeps moving.
Silva might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Silvia managing to control the position.
Silva has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silvia is keeping the position for now.
Silva knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silvia on the ground.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Silvia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silvia is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Silvia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silvia looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Silva puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Silva wants to take a breather but Silvia is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Silva scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Silva wants to free his trapped foot but Silvia is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Silvia desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Silva looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Silvia is defending well.
Silva frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Silva misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Silva tries to control but Silvia wriggling away.
Silvia is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Silva controlling the position easily from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvia is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Silvia tries to hold on but Silva pushes him away.
Silvia looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Silvia is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Silva gets his way!
Silvia breaks Silva's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Silva trying to control the position.
Silva bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Silvia's guard.
Silva trying to control but Silvia is working from the bottom.
Silva postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Silvia is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Silva, into his guard.
Silva lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Silvia!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Silva jumps guard and drags Silvia to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Silva is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Silvia is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Silvia preventing the sweep.
Silva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
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 tries to pass to full mount but Silvia defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silvia gets back to full guard.
Silva could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Silvia is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Silva passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Silva is looking to take a break and control but Silvia is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Silva is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Silvia has escaped the position, nice work there.
Silva is looking to take a break and control but Silvia is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Silva stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Silvia swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodrigo Batalha Silva dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Silva scores a takedown into full mount!
Silva raining down shots from the mount!
Silva unloading with bombs!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silvia in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Silva.
Silva lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Silva tries to control but Silvia wriggling away.
Silva has hold of Silvia's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Silvia manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silvia wants to control but Silva is having none of it.
Rodrigo Batalha Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva tries to control but Silvia wriggling away.
Silvia is bucking up trying to escape but Silva cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva controlling from mount.
Silvia wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Silvia looking very determined here, making life difficult for Silva.
Silva doesn't have the hooks in and Silvia manages to turn into his guard.
Silvia controlling from the top position.
Silvia trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Silvia manages to get himself to full guard.
Silvia has his foot on Silva's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Silva works his way back into a safe position though.
Silva slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Silva decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Silva scores with a takedown into Silvia's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Silva jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Silvia has his foot on Silva's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Silva works his way back into a safe position though.
Silvia keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Silvia is working an open guard so Silva takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Silva feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silvia preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Silva showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Silva looking to pass the guard.
Silvia 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.
Silva looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvia preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Silvia throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Silva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Silvia keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Silva passes Silvia's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Silva is looking to take a break and control but Silvia is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Silva gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva controlling the position easily from mount.
Silva wants to control the pace but Silvia is squirming around nicely.
Silva swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Silvia is now in Silva's guard. A big mistake from Silva there, giving up the dominant position!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Silvia accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Silva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Silvia is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silvia pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.
Silvia gets to his feet. Silva looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodrigo Batalha Silva dominated that second 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
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 breaks from the clinch.
Silva bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Silva moves into range and clinches up with Silvia.
Silva prevents Silvia from breaking the clinch.
Silva works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Silvia is retaining full guard.
Silva trying to control but Silvia is working from the bottom.
Silva slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Silva is looking to take a break and control but Silvia is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Silvia takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Silva decides to stand back up.
Silva looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Silvia is keeping the position.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Silvia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Silva wants to control from the top but Silvia keeps moving.
Silva gets to his feet - Silvia follows without any prompting.
Silvia gets caught flat footed, as Silva shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Silva works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Silva thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Silva lands a nice short elbow.
Silva stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Silva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Silva breaks from the clinch.
Silva looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Silvia!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Silvia regains half guard.
Silvia keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Silva moves into full mount! Silvia won't be happy about that!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Silva can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Silvia is looking to escape.
Silvia is trying desperately to improve position.
Silva with a couple of short strikes.
Silva controlling from the full mount.
Silva can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Silvia is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Silvia is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Silva looking to control but Silvia is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Silvia defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Silva.
Silva punishing his opponent with strikes.
Silva tries to control but Silvia wriggling away.
Silva is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Silvia is surviving well by controlling Silva's body position as best he can.
Silva raining down shots from the mount!
Silvia sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Silva working the head and body with strikes.
Silvia is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Silvia has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Silva is working away from the top position though.
Silva wants to stand but Silvia has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Silva blocks the strikes from Silvia.
Silvia regains full guard. Nicely done.
Silvia is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Silva looking to sit in guard and control but Silvia gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Wagani Silvia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva looking to control.
Silva looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Silvia passes into side control.
Silva can't do much from the bottom here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rodrigo Batalha Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Silva has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rodrigo Batalha Silva!
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energy
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hype
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