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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eder Freire (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, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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190 lbs
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195 lbs
7 - 15 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eder Freire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wagani Silvia!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Leandro Rodrigues and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freire shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Silvia's guard.
Silvia looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Freire trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Freire would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Freire tries to free his leg and advance position but Silvia is retaining full guard.
Freire controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Freire wants to pass the guard but Silvia is keeping the position.
Silvia keeping moving, preventing Freire from controlling successfully.
Freire working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Silvia gets caught flat footed, as Freire shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Freire throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Freire stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silvia swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freire tries to stand but Silvia is controlling from the bottom.
Freire works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Freire trying to control from half guard but Silvia is working away.
Silvia tries to get to full guard but Freire has control of the leg.
Silvia avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Freire.
Freire stalling.
Silvia looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Freire trying to control the action but Silvia is working from the bottom.
That's two 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.
Silvia tries to get to full guard but Freire has control of the leg.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Freire fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wagani Silvia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Freire shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Silvia's guard.
Freire pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silvia is keeping the position for now.
Freire content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Freire trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Freire preventing the sweep.
Silvia has momentary wrist control but Freire slips an elbow through the middle.
Freire looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Freire throwing strikes from guard but Silvia blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freire chips away with some ground and pound.
Freire has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Silvia is proving hard to escape from.
Freire controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Freire trying to control but Silvia is working from the bottom.
Freire wants to stand but Silvia has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Freire throwing strikes but missing.
Freire pushing down on Silvia's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Freire controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Freire trying to control from half guard but Silvia is working away.
Silvia is looking to improve his position.
Silvia tries to kick Freire off but Freire keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Freire wants to stand up but Silvia is controlling the position.
Silvia looking for submissions off his back.
Freire is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Silvia doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Freire.
Freire wants to free his trapped foot but Silvia is holding on for dear life with his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eder Freire dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wagani Silvia's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Silvia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Freire tries a head kick but it misses.
Silvia gets caught flat footed, as Freire shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Freire tries to free his leg and advance position but Silvia is retaining full guard.
Freire controls from within his opponent's guard.
Freire stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Freire lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Silvia gets caught flat footed, as Freire shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Silvia keeping moving, preventing Freire from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silvia is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freire wants to control from the top but Silvia keeps moving.
Silvia working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Freire.
Freire knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silvia on the ground.
Freire slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Freire is working Silvia over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Freire controlling from the top position.
Freire lands a couple of digs.
Freire looking to pass the guard.
Freire has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Freire trying to control but Silvia is working from the bottom.
Freire controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's two 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.
Freire wants to control from the top but Silvia keeps moving.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Eder Freire just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Freire scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Freire lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Silvia on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Freire is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Silvia manages to get to full guard.
Freire stands up from Silvia's guard - Freire perhaps looking for a knockout.
Freire instigates a clinch.
Freire blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freire manages to break the clinch.
Freire scores with a decent looking hook.
Freire scores a takedown into full mount!
Freire looking to secure an arm triangle but Silvia defends it well.
Freire thowing shots but they're missing.
Silvia tries to hold on but Freire postures up.
Freire tries to control but Silvia wriggling away.
Silvia tries to hold on but Freire postures up.
Freire can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Silvia is looking to escape.
Freire sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freire lands a heavy elbow.
Freire working for a guillotine from mount but Silvia is in no mood to give up.
Eder Freire overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee warns Silvia that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Freire wants to control the pace but Silvia is squirming around nicely.
Freire looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Freire working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
BOOM! Freire connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Freire takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Freire trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eder Freire dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Wagani Silvia's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Silvia avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silvia with a lazy takedown attempt
and Freire counters by moving into the clinch.
Freire manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Freire pushes Silvia off and scrambles back to his feet.
A chopping leg kick lands by Freire.
Freire closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Freire lands in his opponent's guard.
Freire passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Check out the look on Freire's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Silvia is trying to control Freire's posture but Freire avoids it.
Silvia is not content to let Freire control the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silvia regains half guard there - taking advantage of Freire's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freire not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Freire seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Silvia does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Freire slips a nice elbow through Silvia's hands, connecting with Silvia's forehead.
Freire moves into full mount! Silvia won't be happy about that!
Freire controlling his opponent.
Silvia wants to control but Freire is having none of it.
Silvia is trying to escape the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
You get the feeling that Silvia really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Freire sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Silvia is looking to improve his position but Freire isn't that keen on the idea.
Silvia is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Freire working Silvia over with strikes here.
Freire can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Silvia is looking to escape.
Freire dominating with strikes here.
Freire with a couple of short strikes.
Freire scoring with strikes but Silvia is staying in there.
Freire is landing with some decent strikes but Silvia is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Freire landing strikes from the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freire wants to take Silvia's back but he can't do it this time.
Freire lands a nice shot to the head.
Freire can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Silvia is looking to escape.
Freire is working for a guillotine from mount but Silvia frees his head quite easily.
Freire scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Silvia?
Freire tries to control but Silvia wriggling away.
Freire scoring with strikes but Silvia is staying in there.
Freire looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
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.
Freire trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Freire sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Silvia can't escape the position.
Freire tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Silvia is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Silvia is trying desperately to improve position.
Wagani Silvia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Freire landing strikes from the mount.
Silvia is looking to improve his position but Freire isn't that keen on the idea.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eder Freire showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Freire 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eder Freire!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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