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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rob Gracia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcos Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracia comes to the cage accompanied by T.C It's going down. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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140 lbs
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142 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rob Gracia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcos Silva!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Matheus Silva and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Gracia swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva wants to clinch up but Gracia keeps it at a distance.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Gracia circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
An inside leg kick lands from Silva.
Gracia tries for a takedown but Silva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gracia.
Silva clinches up with Gracia and pushes him back against the cage.
Gracia takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Rob Gracia has been cut.
Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
Gracia is breathing heavily.
Knees in the clinch landing for Silva.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Silva stalling against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Silva is working Gracia over against the cage.
Silva crunches a lovely knee into Gracia's ribcage.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva has clasped his hands together around Gracia's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Silva controlling from side mount.
Silva trying to control the action but Gracia is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Silva working the strikes but Gracia uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Silva seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Silva escapes and gets back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva thuds a left hand into Gracia's body.
Silva closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A bit of stalling here from Silva.
Silva breaks from the clinch.
Silva looks to land a combination but Gracia avoids it well.
Silva closes the distance and pushes Gracia back into the cage.
Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracia tries to keep at a distance but Silva has taken the fight into the clinch.
Silva breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcos Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rob Gracia's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gracia ducks right into an uppercut from Silva.
Silva manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Gracia on his heels. He'll look to pass Gracia's guard now, I'm sure.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silva trying to control but Gracia is working from the bottom.
Silva controls from within his opponent's guard.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Marcos Silva hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Gracia shoots in for a double leg but Silva sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gracia misses with a takedown attempt
and Silva counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Gracia!
Silva lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Gracia hang on?
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracia is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Silva cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Silva in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Silva controlling the pace for now.
Silva trying to control but Gracia is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva controlling the pace for now.
Gracia is squirming around, avoiding Silva's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Silva looking to ground and pound but Gracia is blocking nicely.
Marcos Silva has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Silva gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Silva landing knees to the head.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Gracia takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silva wants a takedown.
Silva works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Silva crunches a lovely knee into Gracia's ribcage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcos Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rob Gracia's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Silva is looking to clinch but Gracia is avoiding it.
Silva wants to clinch.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva tries to clinch there but Gracia circles away.
Silva bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gracia's head backwards.
Silva clinches.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gracia.
Good body shot from Silva.
Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gracia with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Silva to score with a decent uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva lands with a nice body punch.
Marcos Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Gracia circles away.
Silva moves into the clinch.
Silva manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Nice elbow from Silva.
Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gracia tries to keep at a distance but Silva has taken the fight into the clinch.
Silva working Gracia over with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva manages to break the clinch.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Silva has Gracia up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gracia or not.
Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Silva lands a left hand.
Silva is stalling here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracia on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gracia has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gracia's defenses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A nice left hand lands by Silva.
Silva breaks the clinch.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Silva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
Gracia fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gracia fails with a takedown attempt.
Silva wants to clinch.
Rob Gracia 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 scores with a three punch combo!
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcos Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Silva has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 24:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 24:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcos Silva!
During a confident post fight interview, Marcos Silva thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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