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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rafa Silva (ranked 3726 p4p, 190 weight class) and Manus Grant (ranked 6007 p4p, 303 weight class). Silva comes to the cage accompanied by UFC Theme Song. Grant has chosen Thunderstruck - AC/DC as his entrance music. Rafa Silva had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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142 lbs
58 - 17 - 3 |
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170 cm
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140 lbs
24 - 18 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank |
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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
58 - 17 - 3, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafa Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Manus Grant!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Thiago Cunha and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Silva.
Silva takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Grant scores with a spinning back kick!
Silva thows a left - swing and a miss!
A shot to the liver by Grant. Beautiful body shot.
Silva throws a looping overhand right but Grant ducks down to avoid it.
Grant lands a body shot.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grant pushes Silva away with a front kick.
Grant slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Silva works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Grant tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Grant.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Grant.
Silva stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Grant.
Grant pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Manus Grant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slapping leg kick lands for Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva looks to throw a body kick
and Grant counters with a stiff right hand.
Silva lands a nice looking body kick.
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Silva is looking to score with low kicks.
Silva walks into a stiff left hand from Grant.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grant throws a lazy body kick
and Silva counters with an inside leg kick.
Grant lands a big head kick that sends Silva tumbling to the mat! Grant takes a step backwards and waves Silva back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Silva is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grant thuds a left hand into Silva's body.
Oh Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Grant moves out of range of the body kick from Silva.
Grant misses with a straight right.
Grant scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Silva doesn't seem bothered though.
Grant changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Grant throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Silva seems to have got his legs back now.
Grant lands a brutal head kick. Silva looks out on his feet and Grant throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Manus Grant!
During a confident post fight interview, Manus Grant thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
A | B |
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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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