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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Diego Rios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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168 lbs
3 - 5 - 0 |
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155 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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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
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diego Rios!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafael Silva!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Felipe Paraventi and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rios misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rios is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Silva fails with the takedown.
Rios misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rafael Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rios misses with a two punch combination.
Rios gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Silva to score an easy takedown into full guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Silva forces his way into half guard.
Silva prevents Rios from standing back up.
Silva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Silva seems to be working for a kimura but Rios defends the submission attempt.
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.
Silva seems to be working for a kimura but Rios defends the submission attempt.
Silva not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Silva looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Rios knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.
Silva throws a strike but Rios avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Silva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rios works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking to work some ground and pound but Rios has wrist control.
Silva drops back, looking for a kneebar! Rios looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Rios looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Rios!
Silva tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Rios wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rios gets to mount! Silva was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Rios gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Silva.
Silva looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Silva shoots for a double leg takedown but Rios sprawls well. He's pushed Silva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Diego Rios has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rafael Silva.
Silva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rios but Rios pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rios misses with a head kick.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Rios throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Rios throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rios as he jumps to the side.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown but Rios manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Silva's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rios moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rios swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rios lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Rafael Silva has been cut.
Rios tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Diego Rios will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rafael Silva's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A punch combination from Rios misses.
Silva closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Rios did well to prevent Silva getting side control.
Silva is looking for a kimura but Rios is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Silva to get the leverage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva with the ground and pound but Rios uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Silva drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Rios manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Silva has Rios in his guard.
Silva is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rios defends well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rios is aware though and is defending well.
Silva has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rios can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Rios wants to stand but Silva is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rios is posturing up here but Silva has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Rios tries to roll out but it's too tight and Rios has to tap! Slick submission there by Silva!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rafael Silva!
Rafael Silva looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'I just wanna to thanks The Barbarian FC for this oportunity and for now on im gonna keep this belt for a long time'.
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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