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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Twinkle Four (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexandre Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexandre Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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143 lbs
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162 cm
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140 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Basic striking
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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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 New York, Twinkle Four!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexandre Silva!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, David Schapiro and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Four stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Four wants it to stay on the feet.
Four attempts a counter takedown but Silva avoids it well and moves away.
Four stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Four wants it to stay on the feet.
Four stuffs the takedown attempt from Silva. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Twinkle Four has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexandre Silva.
Four fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Silva to the ground. Four is now in Silva's guard.
Silva is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Four is aware though and is defending well.
Four landing with the ground and pound.
Silva throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Four passes Silva's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva blocking the ground and pound attempt from Four.
Silva is trying to stand back up but Four is controlling him
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is not content to let Four control the position.
Silva won't allow Four to pass to mount.
Silva tries to roll over but Four keeps him under control.
Four is nestled in close to Silva, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Four is trying to control the action in half guard but Silva is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Four wants to free his trapped foot but Silva is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Four not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Four stalling.
Four takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to control but can't.
Silva is refusing to be controlled, as Four sits in half guard.
Silva actively working from the bottom here.
Four with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Four working Silva over with strikes.
Silva looking for submissions off his back.
Four seems to be looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Four landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Four is nestled in close to Silva, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Silva has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Four is working away from the top position though.
Four is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Four trying to mount his opponent but Silva defends it.
Four seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Silva is doing well to control the position and prevent Four from advancing to side control.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Silva is controlling Four's trapped leg to prevent Four from advancing to side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva tries to roll over but Four keeps him under control.
Four has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Four connects with a nice short shot to Silva's temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Twinkle Four dominated that round.
That's time! Four's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Four closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Four cracks Silva with a big elbow.
Silva struggling a bit here.
Four wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working.
Four taking a break here but Silva is having none of it and regains half guard.
Four controlling the action here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Four is trying to control the action in half guard but Silva is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Silva wants to control but Four is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva taking some punishment here, with Four in his half guard.
Ground and pound from Four.
Four takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Silva has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Four is working away from the top position though.
Four lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Silva wants to improve his position but Four is controlling well.
Silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Four scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Four drops an elbow to the side of Silva's head.
Four performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Four wants to take a breather but Silva is having none of it.
Silva wants to control but Four is keeping busy.
Four drops an elbow to the side of Silva's head.
Twinkle Four overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Four working over Silva with some ground and pound. Silva looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Four working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Four connects with a nice short shot to Silva's temple.
Four performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Four wants to take a breather but Silva is having none of it.
Four with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Silva keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Four is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Four landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Four is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Silva is looking to control Four's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Silva avoid being mounted?
Four is looking to stall here but Silva recovers full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking to control.
Four lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Four is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Four from controlling successfully.
Silva has an active guard here but Four has managed to pass into half guard.
Silva trying to hold on to Four's head to control him but Four postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Four is staying active.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Twinkle Four dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Four shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Four showed some decent athleticism there.
Four seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Silva preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Silva trying to control here.
Four working Silva over with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva is staying active underneath Four, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Silva has hold of Four's hands but Four slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Silva wants to control but Four is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Four seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Silva does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Four working over Silva with some ground and pound. Silva looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Four is stalling here. Silva is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Four seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Silva has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Four is looking to regain half guard here but Silva keeps moving and retains side control.
Four struggling a bit here.
Four is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Silva is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Four manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Four not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Silva is looking to control Four's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Silva avoid being mounted?
Four wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working.
Four slips a nice elbow through Silva's hands, connecting with Silva's forehead.
Silva wants to control but Four passes into side.
Silva struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Four working away.
Silva is working to avoid the ground and pound but Four connects with a decent elbow.
Silva tries to improve position but can't.
Four moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Four lands a few punches from side control.
Four lands a nice forearm strike.
Silva on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Four scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Silva to see if he's OK.
Twinkle Four is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A control attempt from Silva but he's now mounted!
Silva wants to hold on but Four pushes him away.
Four looking to control but Silva is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Four controlling the pace for now.
Silva wants to control but Four is having none of it.
Four tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Alexandre Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Four has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Twinkle Four showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Four has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 John Roberts scores the fight for Twinkle Four!
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight for Twinkle Four!
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight for Twinkle Four!
Twinkle Four wins by unanimous decision!
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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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