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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fernando Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafal Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva's entrance music is Instrumental Core - The Angels Among Demons. A fine choice. Wallace is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Sandaless - Wojownik. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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185 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
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183 cm
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193 lbs
7 - 11 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin |
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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
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fernando Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rafal Wallace!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wallace darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Silva is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Team Tussle that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Wallace prevents Silva from improving his position.
Silva is holding on to half guard well.
Wallace is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Silva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Wallace trying to control from half guard but Silva is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wallace is trying to work for a kimura but Silva is defending well.
Silva is looking to improve his position.
Silva controlling the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace trying to control from half guard but Silva is working away.
Silva is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wallace is thwarting Silva's attempts to control the position.
Silva keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Silva gets full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wallace preventing the sweep.
Wallace postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wallace pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Silva holds on and takes a little breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Silva keeping full guard, as Wallace tries to pass.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Silva holds on and takes a little breather.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Silva throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Wallace tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Silva is in Wallace's guard.
Wallace looking for a triangle here. Silva is fighting it but it looks tight! Wallace pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Silva is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Rafal Wallace!
After winning the bout, Rafal Wallace thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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