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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fabio Iago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shelton Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Iago might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Smells Like Teen Spirit. Silva has chosen Rot as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fabio Iago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Shelton Silva!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Mauricio Rocha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Iago looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Iago looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Silva drives through with a takedown into guard.
Silva landing with the ground and pound.
Silva advances to half guard.
Iago actively working from the bottom here.
Silva is working for a submission of some sort.
Silva performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Iago tries to roll over but Silva keeps him under control.
Silva is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Silva is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Iago has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva controlling the action here.
Silva looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Silva with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Silva seems to be looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Silva is trying to work for a kimura but Iago is defending well.
Silva wants to control but Iago is keeping him busy.
Iago wants to get back to full guard.
Silva is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Silva looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Iago looking for submissions off his back.
Iago manages to get to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iago is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Iago prevents Silva from improving his position.
Iago frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Iago.
Iago is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Silva can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Iago is working for a guillotine from mount but Silva frees his head quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is desperately trying to improve his position but Iago has a good base and remains in mount.
Iago has hold of Silva's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Silva manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Iago is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Silva can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Iago swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Silva is now in Iago's guard. A big mistake from Iago there, giving up the dominant position!
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Iago is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shelton Silva dominated that round.
That's time! Iago's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Iago doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Silva counters with a nice double leg into side control. Iago won't be happy with that.
Silva moves into full mount!
Silva stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Silva shoots in and bounces Iago off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Iago keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Iago has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Silva can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Silva slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iago has his foot on Silva's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Silva works his way back into a safe position though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Iago looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Silva passes into half guard.
Iago wants to improve his position but Silva is controlling well.
Silva is keen to just control but Iago is a slippery customer.
Silva is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Ground and pound from Silva.
Silva is looking to take a break and control but Iago is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Iago won't allow Silva to pass to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Iago keeps working.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Iago shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Silva counters with a nice double leg into side control. Iago won't be happy with that.
Iago is looking for a sweep.
Silva working the ground and pound.
Silva tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Silva has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Silva working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Silva lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to control the action but Iago is working from the bottom.
Iago gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Silva throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Iago is defending against the submission attempts here by Silva.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Iago is trying to get back to full guard.
Iago looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Silva is working for a kimura but Iago is defending it quite comfortably.
Iago is in trouble now - Silva has advanced to mount!
Silva is going olschool here, as he tries to force Iago to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Iago shrugs it off.
Iago wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Silva doesn't have the hooks in and Iago manages to turn into his guard.
Iago looking to pass the guard.
Silva looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shelton Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Horrible takedown by Silva or perhaps it was just good defense by Iago which made him look bad.
Iago has his takedown stuffed
and Silva counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Silva.
Silva works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Iago is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Silva pulls his head out easily.
Silva is trying to control. Iago wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Iago is looking for a sweep. Silva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Silva stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Iago shoots and misses
and Silva counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Silva thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Iago is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Iago looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Silva passes into side control.
Silva decides to stand back up.
Silva throws a nice outside leg kick.
Iago doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Silva decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Iago's guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fabio Iago. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Iago working for a triangle but Silva defends it easily.
Iago looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Fabio Iago has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to control but Iago is working from the bottom.
Iago wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment.
Silva is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Silva gets to his feet - Iago follows without any prompting.
Silva changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Iago looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Iago gets back to half guard.
Iago is looking to improve his position.
Silva trying to control the action but Iago is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iago looking for submissions off his back.
Iago tries to roll over but Silva keeps him under control.
Iago is working hard here to advance position.
Iago looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Shelton Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Silva throws a combination. Iago tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's four 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.
Iago misses with a takedown
and Silva counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Silva is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Iago!
Silva working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Silva prevents Iago from getting the reversal.
Iago sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Iago is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Silva pulls his head out easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Iago actively working from the bottom here.
Shelton Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva wants to work for an arm triangle but Iago is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shelton Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Silva has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shelton Silva!
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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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