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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Barao DeSilva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerald Minor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barao DeSilva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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163 lbs
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164 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Barao DeSilva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gerald Minor!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Russell Pearce and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DeSilva scores with a hook.
A left and a right from DeSilva both land. Nice combination.
Minor changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Minor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barao DeSilva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Minor doesn't manage to clinch there - DeSilva circles away.
DeSilva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
DeSilva misses with a looping left.
DeSilva shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than DeSilva was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Minor can't do much from the bottom here.
DeSilva landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A lull in the action here as DeSilva stalls from top position.
DeSilva's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minor is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Minor sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Minor looking for submissions off his back.
DeSilva is looking to pass Minor's guard but actually Minor recovers to full guard.
DeSilva postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
DeSilva passes into half guard.
DeSilva sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Minor defending well though.
Minor tries to get to full guard but DeSilva has control of the leg.
DeSilva is looking for a kimura but Minor is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for DeSilva to get the leverage.
Minor told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
DeSilva is taking a breather. Minor says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
DeSilva is keen to just control but Minor is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeSilva is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Minor is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
DeSilva not doing much here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Minor shoots in and drives through. DeSilva sprawls well.
DeSilva lands a lovely overhand right.
Minor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as DeSilva throws out the jab.
Minor avoids a punch combination nicely.
Minor gets caught napping as DeSilva dives in and scores a takedown. Minor manages to retain guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Minor tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Minor is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. DeSilva is aware though and is defending well.
DeSilva 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.
DeSilva seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Minor for as long as he can get away with.
DeSilva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
DeSilva wants to control from the top but Minor keeps moving.
DeSilva 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barao DeSilva dominated that round.
That's time! DeSilva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
DeSilva fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Minor sprawls well initially but DeSilva persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Barao DeSilva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Minor is trying to get back to full guard.
Still in half guard, DeSilva seems content to control.
DeSilva lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Minor looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minor tries to get to full guard but DeSilva has control of the leg.
DeSilva passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Minor!
DeSilva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Minor can do to turn this around?
DeSilva controlling the position easily from mount.
DeSilva scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeSilva controlling his opponent.
Minor regains half guard.
DeSilva is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Minor!
A nice elbow there by DeSilva.
DeSilva has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Minor's face.
DeSilva in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Minor in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
DeSilva tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minor is trying to reverse the position but instead DeSilva has taken his back - oops!
DeSilva trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
DeSilva has good solid back control here.
Minor can't escape the position.
DeSilva lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by DeSilva.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeSilva keeps control of the position easily here as Minor tries to buck him off.
Minor is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get DeSilva off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
The referee is taking a good look at Minor as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from DeSilva!
Minor is trying to defend against the choke here but DeSilva has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. DeSilva Tightens the hold and Minor taps out furiously! DeSilva displays superior BJJ to win the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Barao DeSilva!
A very excited looking Barao DeSilva made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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