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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Batalha Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buffalo Bill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buffalo Bill has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
5 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodrigo Batalha Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Buffalo Bill!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Daniel Cesar and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bill shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Bill was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Silva tries to hold on but Bill postures up.
Silva is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Silva is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Bill is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Bill jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Silva is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Silva and Bill has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Bill creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Silva takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Silva is trying to get back to half guard.
Bill working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Bill is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Silva is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Silva trying his best to control but Bill has mounted him.
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.
Bill has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Silva's face.
Bill looking to control but Silva is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Silva might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Silva defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Bill.
Bill pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Bill breaks from Silva's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Bill avoids the attempt from Silva to control.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Silva is bucking up trying to escape but Bill cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Bill takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is squirming around, avoiding Bill's attempts to control the action.
Bill avoids the attempt from Silva to control.
Bill lands a big shot there that rocks Silva but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Silva takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
A nice elbow there by Bill.
Bill raining down shots from the mount!
Bill tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bill unloading with bombs!
Silva is rocked!
Bill has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bill with shots to the head and body - Silva looks very uncomfortable down there.
Oh Silva is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
BOOM! Bill connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bill takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bill landing punches.
Bill controlling from the full mount.
Silva seems to have got his legs back now.
Silva taking shots to the head.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bill landing punches.
Bill is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Bill raining down shots from the mount!
Bill trying to control but Silva is having none of it.
Bill tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to hold on but Bill pushes him away.
The referee warns Silva that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Bill trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Silva is working to get back to half guard.
Bill with the ground and pound from mount.
Bill looking to finish Silva with some ground and pound. This is bad for Silva!
Silva is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bill lands a big shot there that rocks Silva but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Bill tries to control but Silva wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buffalo Bill dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bill.
Bill scores a takedown into full mount!
Bill cracks Silva with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Silva tries to hold on but Bill postures up.
Silva is bucking up trying to escape but Bill cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bill scoring with strikes but Silva is staying in there.
Silva is bucking up trying to escape but Bill cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Bill has control of Silva's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Silva regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Bill is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Silva is surviving well by controlling Bill's body position as best he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bill raining down shots from the mount!
Silva is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bill connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Silva taking shots to the head.
Bill looking to finish Silva with some ground and pound. This is bad for Silva!
Bill lands a nice shot to the head.
Bill working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Bill controlling his opponent.
Buffalo Bill has got the better of the ground game so far.
Silva wants to hold on but Bill pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bill scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Silva?
Bill fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Bill dominating with strikes here.
Bill is going olschool here, as he tries to force Silva to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Silva shrugs it off.
Bill working the ground and pound effectively.
Bill looking to control but Silva is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bill with the ground and pound from mount.
Bill landing strikes from the mount and Silva is in trouble!
Silva throwing hammer fists to the chest of Bill. What's that going to do exactly?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bill controlling the pace for now.
Bill prevents Silva from getting the reversal.
Silva wants to hold on but Bill pushes him away.
Bill lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The referee warns Silva that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Silva tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Silva is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Silva takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Silva could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Bill with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is bucking up trying to escape but Bill cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Silva defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Bill.
Bill wants to control the pace but Silva is squirming around nicely.
Silva tries to hold on but Bill pushes him away.
Bill lands with some strikes.
Silva is squirming around, avoiding Bill's attempts to control the action.
Bill looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bill goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Silva is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buffalo Bill showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Bill tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bill misses with a takedown attempt - Silva sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Silva tries for a takedown but Bill sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rodrigo Batalha Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bill misses with a takedown
and Silva counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bill won't be happy with that.
Bill can't do much from the bottom here.
Bill manages to work his way to half guard, despite Silva's best efforts.
Bill slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bill manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Bill controlling from mount.
Bill postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Silva looks a forlorn figure.
Bill pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Silva is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bill landing strikes from the mount.
Silva is squirming around, avoiding Bill's attempts to control the action.
Bill fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
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.
Bill looking to control but Silva is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bill wants to finish this one by submission but Silva is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Bill.
Bill scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Silva wants to control but Bill is having none of it.
Silva is in all sorts of trouble here.
Silva taking shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to hold on but Bill postures up.
Bill looking to finish Silva with some ground and pound. This is bad for Silva!
Bill with good strikes from the mount here!
Bill working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Bill landing strikes from the mount and Silva is in trouble!
Bill working the ground and pound effectively.
A nice elbow there by Bill.
Bill with the ground and pound from mount.
Silva takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Bill breaks from Silva's wrist control and lands an elbow.
A nice elbow there by Bill.
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.
Silva tries to hold on but Bill postures up.
Silva is desperately trying to improve his position but Bill has a good base and remains in mount.
Bill looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Bill in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Bill lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Silva hang on?
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bill cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
A nice elbow there by Bill.
Rodrigo Batalha Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee warns Silva that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Bill has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Silva is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Buffalo Bill!
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hype
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