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AFC New Breed PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alonzo Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Rivers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alonzo Green!
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, Nathan Rivers!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Leandro Rodrigues and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Green lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Green.
It looks like Nathan Rivers has been cut.
Green moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Rivers shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Rivers was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Green is trying to get back to half guard.
Green dodges the ground and pound from Rivers.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rivers trying to control the position but Green is working away.
Rivers lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers controls the position.
Rivers tries for a kimura but Green is defending well.
Green is trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Green gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Rivers works his way into side control.
Rivers controlling from side mount.
Green is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Rivers asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Green tries to improve position but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green struggling a bit here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rivers decides to stand up, so the ref orders Green to his feet.
Green gets caught napping as Rivers dives in and scores a takedown. Green manages to retain guard.
Green wants to sweep but no luck.
Rivers drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rivers jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Rivers trying to control the position from guard on top but Green is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rivers is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivers stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Green swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Green being controlled here, momentarily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Green is looking to stand up but Rivers isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nathan Rivers will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nathan Rivers's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Rivers scores with a takedown into Green's guard.
Green has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Rivers is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Rivers manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Rivers avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rivers working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Green doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Green manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Green stopping the sweep attempt from Rivers.
Green wants to stand and escape but instead Rivers has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Green looking for a guillotine here but Rivers defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers is stalling in the full guard.
Green looking for a sweep. Not yet Green, not yet.
Green throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Rivers is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Rivers wants to pass the guard but Green is keeping the position.
Rivers is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Rivers won't allow Green to sweep him here.
Rivers controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Rivers pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Green is keeping the position for now.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Rivers controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rivers takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivers shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Rivers engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Green keeping full guard, as Rivers tries to pass.
Rivers trying to stand up but can't free himself from Green's guard.
Rivers trying to control the position from guard on top but Green is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Green tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivers showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Rivers has taken the fight to the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A right hook to the body lands for Green.
Green is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rivers gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Green has been working on his balance at Silva Jiu Jitsu , so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Rivers.
Rivers has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Green is trying to keep an underhook but Rivers manages to get the takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Nathan Rivers will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Nathan Rivers's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Green shoots for a takedown but Rivers saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rivers.
Rivers closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Rivers lands in his opponent's guard.
Rivers gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rivers scores with a body shot.
Rivers instigates a clinch.
Green is trying to break the clinch but Rivers has him pressed against the cage.
Rivers tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Green smiles and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers closes the distance and clinches up with Green, looking for a takedown. Rivers pushes Green against the cage but Green circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Alonzo Green has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nathan Rivers.
Green lands a slapping body shot.
Green scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Rivers takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Rivers is looking to improve his position.
Rivers manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Rivers gets a double leg takedown into Green's guard.
Green has a closed guard, preventing Rivers from standing up.
Green looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Green has an active guard here but Rivers has managed to pass into half guard.
Green looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rivers stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Green tries to close the distance and clinch but Rivers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rivers instigates a clinch.
Green wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivers has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Green is trying to keep an underhook but Rivers manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Green kicks off Rivers and gets to his feet.
Green throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rivers stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rivers moves into the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rivers as Green tries to tie him up.
Rivers has Green pressed against the cage, preventing Green from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rivers lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rivers thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Green's head.
Rivers is nestled in close to Green, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Green trying to control from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivers content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Rivers wants to free his trapped foot but Green is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Rivers controlling the action here.
Green flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nathan Rivers comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rivers winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nathan Rivers!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Cathaway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jimmy Cathaway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eric Brown!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Paulo Santos and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown looks to land a combination. Cathaway sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Brown fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Brown feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cathaway's calf.
Cathaway moves into the clinch successfully.
Brown looking to stall.
Cathaway tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Brown is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cathaway stalling the fight.
Cathaway wants a takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cathaway leaning against his opponent.
Brown being controlled against the cage.
Cathaway with a knee to the head.
It looks like Eric Brown has been cut.
Brown is trying to stall.
Brown tries to pull guard but Cathaway holds him up against the cage and eventually Brown drops back down to his feet.
Jimmy Cathaway has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eric Brown.
Brown has had enough of the clinch but Cathaway keeps him there for the moment.
Brown looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Brown fails to pull the fight into his guard.
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.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Cathaway.
Brown is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Cathaway to keep the fight standing.
Cathaway misses with a knee to the head.
Cathaway looking for a takedown.
Cathaway misses with a knee strike.
Cathaway with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Brown is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cathaway stalling against the cage.
Brown is trying to drag Cathaway to the mat but Cathaway just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cathaway lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Brown.
Brown is trying to pull guard but Cathaway turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cathaway.
Brown misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cathaway.
Cathaway tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brown wants to stall.
Brown fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Brown tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Brown wants a takedown but no success here.
Cathaway is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Brown is trying to pull guard but Cathaway turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Cathaway lands a takedown into guard.
Cathaway wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
Cathaway seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Brown really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cathaway. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cathaway 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 round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Cathaway dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eric Brown's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cathaway buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cathaway shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Brown manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Brown is wriggling around but Cathaway manages to pass to half guard.
Cathaway uses his free foot to push down on Brown's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Brown.
Cathaway working for a guillotine from mount but Brown is in no mood to give up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cathaway with shots to the head and body - Brown looks very uncomfortable down there.
Cathaway takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Cathaway working for a submission but Brown is keeping him at bay.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cathaway takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Cathaway cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Cathaway controlling the position easily from mount.
Brown is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Cathaway jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Brown is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Brown and Cathaway has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cathaway happy to just control the position for now.
Brown is trying to get back to half guard.
Cathaway is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Brown is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Brown tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cathaway trying to control the action but Brown is working from the bottom.
Cathaway taking a breather here.
Brown wants to control but Cathaway postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Cathaway is staying tight to Brown's torso, preventing him from escaping.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Eric Brown is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cathaway scores with a head kick.
Brown will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cathaway is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brown can do to turn this around?
Cathaway throws a front kick aimed at Brown's knee but Brown avoids it well.
We've been told by Cathaway's head coaches at Silva Jiu Jitsu that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Cathaway looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Brown!
Brown is being controlled here.
Brown parries the strikes from Cathaway easily there. Cathaway is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Brown to escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cathaway is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Brown has escaped the position, nice work there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Cathaway dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Eric Brown's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Brown gets a takedown into half guard.
Cathaway manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Brown closes the distance and clinches up with Cathaway, looking for a takedown. Brown pushes Cathaway against the cage but Cathaway circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Cathaway closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Brown's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cathaway showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Cathaway cracks Brown with a solid left hand.
Cathaway is pushing down on Brown's leg trying to pass to half guard. Brown is fighting to maintain full guard but Cathaway has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cathaway content to control rather than advance.
Cathaway is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
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.
Cathaway content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Cathaway is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Cathaway lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown wants to control but Cathaway is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Cathaway is looking to take a break and control but Brown is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cathaway is looking for a kimura here.
Cathaway trying to control from half guard but Brown is working away.
Cathaway is really struggling to control Brown but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
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.
Cathaway keeps the fight on the outside.
Cathaway keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cathaway. That's going to slow Brown down.
Cathaway misses with a leg kick
and Brown counters with a two punch combo.
It looks like Jimmy Cathaway has been cut.
Cathaway lands with a kick to the temple. Brown shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Cathaway gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cathaway scores with a hook to the body.
Jimmy Cathaway is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cathaway tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Brown is trying to pull guard but Cathaway turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Cathaway showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cathaway 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Cathaway!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sean Moses (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Filip Telford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Filip Telford looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sean Moses!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Filip Telford!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Thiago Cunha and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moses takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Telford keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Moses throws a head kick but Telford moves out of range.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Moses enables Telford to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Moses manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Telford preventing the sweep.
Moses keeping moving, preventing Telford from controlling successfully.
Moses striking from the bottom here.
Moses trying to control the position.
Moses is pulling down on Telford's head to control his posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moses controls Telford momentarily but Telford frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Telford slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Telford wants to control from the top but Moses keeps moving.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Moses gets caught flat footed, as Telford shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Telford is fighting to break Moses's control of his arms but Moses is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Telford is looking to work some ground and pound but Moses has wrist control.
Moses is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Telford stopping the sweep attempt from Moses.
Moses controls Telford momentarily but Telford frees himself.
Moses wants to stand and escape but Telford is having none of it.
Moses throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Moses is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Telford distracts Moses with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moses is looking to stand up but Telford isn't so interested in that idea.
Moses has his feet on Telford's thighs here. He's pushed Telford off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Telford screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sean Moses!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Felix Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Porra Caralho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Felix Jones has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Felix Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Porra Caralho!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Thiago Cunha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caralho throws a right hand that Jones ducks under and follows up with a left that Jones also avoids with ease.
Jones scores with a head kick. Caralho tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Caralho.
Porra Caralho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Caralho swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jones counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Caralho!
Caralho throws Jones to one side and escapes!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big left from Jones misses.
Caralho throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.
Jones shoots in looking for a takedown but Caralho manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jones's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Caralho misses with a combination
and Jones counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jones.
Caralho tries to break free but Jones pushes him back against the cage.
Jones pulls Caralho into guard.
Jones looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jones throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caralho wanted to stand there but Jones had control of the position.
Jones looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Jones working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Caralho.
Jones on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jones tries to get out of the position.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Caralho from controlling successfully.
Jones managing to control the position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jones looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Caralho passes into side control.
Caralho has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Jones is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Caralho yanks on the arm and Jones is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Caralho.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Porra Caralho!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Adriano Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Mcmannus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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135 lbs
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143 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good chin |
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adriano Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, James Mcmannus!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Seu Braga and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mcmannus tries to clinch up.
Silva avoids the head kick by Mcmannus.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mcmannus is defended easily by Silva.
Silva throws out a loose jab but Mcmannus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mcmannus lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Mcmannus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Silva throws a looping overhand right but Mcmannus ducks down to avoid it.
Silva throws a nice outside leg kick.
Silva doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mcmannus counters with a series of strikes. Silva will be more careful next time no doubt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcmannus is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Mcmannus shoots for a double leg takedown but Silva sprawls well. He's pushed Mcmannus's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A shot to the body from Silva misses
and Mcmannus counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva moves into range and clinches up with Mcmannus.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Adriano Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Mcmannus.
A jab from Silva misses.
Mcmannus with the counter takedown but Silva avoids it easily.
Silva throws a lazy uppercut
and Mcmannus makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mcmannus shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Mcmannus throws a body kick that misses
and Silva counters with a nice double leg into side control. Mcmannus won't be happy with that.
Silva remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Silva's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Silva working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcmannus is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Mcmannus trying to remain calm as Silva controls from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva scoring with punches from side control.
Silva working away.
Silva lands an elbow.
Silva slows the pace down.
Silva scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Mcmannus to see if he's OK.
Silva scoring with punches and elbows.
Silva thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Silva is staying tight to Mcmannus's torso, preventing him from escaping.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcmannus is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Silva working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Mcmannus wants to control but Silva postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adriano Silva dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Silva drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
A lull in the action here.
Silva definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Mcmannus is trying to get back to half guard.
Mcmannus takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva lands a nice forearm strike.
Silva controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Mcmannus is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Mcmannus tries to bench press Silva off him but Silva keeps the position.
Mcmannus is trying to control Silva's posture but Silva avoids it.
Silva tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Mcmannus wants to get back to his feet but Silva drags him back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcmannus tries to improve position but can't.
Silva working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mcmannus can do to turn this around?
You can see the frustration on Mcmannus's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Silva decides to stand back up. Silva steps back and let's Mcmannus get back to his feet.
Silva connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mcmannus momentarily.
Mcmannus wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcmannus looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mcmannus tries to clinch up.
Horrible takedown attempt by Mcmannus or perhaps it was just good defense by Silva, which made it look bad.
James Mcmannus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mcmannus dives in and grabs Silva's left leg, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes down on Mcmannus's head and hops out.
Silva tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Mcmannus manages to circle out of the way.
Adriano Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Mcmannus.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mcmannus manages to avoid it.
Mcmannus avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva throws a series of punches but Mcmannus avoids them all with ease.
Mcmannus jabs at Silva's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mcmannus circles away quickly and effectively.
Mcmannus gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Silva counters with a slapping leg kick.
Mcmannus is breathing heavily.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mcmannus moves away.
Silva fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mcmannus has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Silva bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Silva controls the position.
Silva stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Mcmannus with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Silva looks for a takedown but Mcmannus sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adriano Silva dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Mcmannus shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Silva crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Mcmannus - the referee stops the clock and Silva gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Mcmannus. Silva manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Mcmannus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Mcmannus looking to score a takedown here. Silva is defending well but Mcmannus drives through and ends up in Silva's guard.
Silva pushes Mcmannus off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Mcmannus fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Silva avoids it really well and circles away.
Silva was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mcmannus misses with an attempted mid kick.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mcmannus was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
Mcmannus misses with a takedown attempt - Silva sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcmannus tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Mcmannus takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mcmannus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mcmannus tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Silva blocks the body kick.
Silva connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mcmannus. Mcmannus circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mcmannus checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mcmannus fails with the takedown.
Adriano Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Mcmannus.
Mcmannus moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Mcmannus fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mcmannus takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mcmannus takes one to the side of the head.
Mcmannus fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcmannus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mcmannus looks for a takedown but Silva sprawls well.
Silva throws a jab but it's blocked by Mcmannus.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Mcmannus enables Silva to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Mcmannus manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Silva drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Mcmannus dives on top into guard.
Silva is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Mcmannus frees his head nicely. Oh but Silva has switched to an armbar! Mcmannus is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Adriano Silva!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brian Dann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Manson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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196 lbs
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185 lbs
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Good kicks
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brian Dann!
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, George Manson!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Paulo Santos and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manson moves into range and clinches up with Dann.
Manson tries to break free but Dann pushes him back against the cage.
Dann breaks from the clinch.
Manson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dann as he avoids it easily.
Manson tries for a takedown but Dann circles away easily
and Dann counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dann.
Dann has picked Manson up - he's going for a ride! Dann dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Manson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Manson trying to control but Dann postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dann stands up and beckons Manson to join him on the feet.
Dann throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Manson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dann has managed to clinch.
Manson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Brian Dann has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Manson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dann pulls guard.
Manson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dann seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Manson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dann. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Manson trying to control the position from guard on top but Dann is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dann wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's two 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.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Dann working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Manson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Manson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Manson tries to free his leg and advance position but Dann is retaining full guard.
Dann is looking for a triangle but Manson pushes his legs off easily.
Dann seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dann keeping moving, preventing Manson from controlling successfully.
Dann looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Manson wants to control from the top but Dann keeps moving.
Dann is pulling down on Manson's head. It's preventing any offense from Manson, at least for the moment.
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.
Dann has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Manson should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Dann has tightened it up now! Manson should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Brian Dann!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ethan Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matheus Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matheus Oliveira is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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185 lbs
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193 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ethan Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matheus Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Alexandre Firmino and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliveira lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Oliveira lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Brown crumples to the floor! Oliveira milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Matheus Oliveira!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jax Teller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sonny White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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195 lbs
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jax Teller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sonny White!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Alexandre Firmino and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Teller, pushing him back against the cage.
White gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Teller.
White fails to pull guard.
White is trying to drag Teller to the mat but Teller just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
White is looking to control Teller's arms but Teller gets an underhook and turns him. Now White has his back to the cage.
Teller wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Teller tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Teller escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Teller keeps the fight on the outside.
White with a poor takedown
and Teller counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Teller.
Jax Teller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sonny White.
Teller pushes down on White's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teller wants to pass to mount but White is defending the position.
Teller wants to work for an arm triangle but White is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Teller keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Teller working White over with strikes.
White is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Teller scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teller lands strikes from half guard.
Teller winds up and cracks White with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Teller works his way into side control.
Teller controls the position.
White gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
White really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Teller. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Teller takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Teller has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Teller has isolated one of White's arms. White looking to fight him off but Teller twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jax Teller!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julio Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viktor Mikhailov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Julio Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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220 lbs
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217 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Julio Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Viktor Mikhailov!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Leandro Rodrigues and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mikhailov misses with a wild combination.
Silva wants to clinch but Mikhailov slips to the side
and Mikhailov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Silva moves out of range as Mikhailov throws a body kick.
Mikhailov shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Mikhailov was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Mikhailov looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Silva tries to bench press Mikhailov off him but Mikhailov keeps the position.
Mikhailov slows the pace down.
Silva tries to bench press Mikhailov off him but Mikhailov keeps the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva is trying to control Mikhailov's posture but Mikhailov avoids it.
Silva is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Mikhailov is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mikhailov punishing his opponent with strikes.
Mikhailov with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Silva slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Mikhailov slows the pace down in half guard.
Silva slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Silva had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mikhailov defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mikhailov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Silva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Silva looking for a guillotine here but Mikhailov defends easily.
Silva keeping full guard, as Mikhailov tries to pass.
Mikhailov with a nice head shot there.
Mikhailov sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mikhailov is aware though and is defending well.
Mikhailov trying to stand up but can't free himself from Silva's guard.
Mikhailov is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Mikhailov wants to get up but he can't break Silva's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Mikhailov postures up and lands a big shot to Silva's brow.
Mikhailov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mikhailov looking to pass the guard.
Silva throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mikhailov controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to control the position but Mikhailov postures up.
Mikhailov tries to free his leg and advance position but Silva is retaining full guard.
Mikhailov stands up over Silva, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Silva working a defensive guard here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mikhailov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Silva looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Viktor Mikhailov dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Silva gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Mikhailov to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Mikhailov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mikhailov landing some decent shots from guard.
Mikhailov seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mikhailov tries to free his leg and advance position but Silva is retaining full guard.
Mikhailov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Silva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Mikhailov should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Silva has tightened it up now! Mikhailov should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Julio Silva!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Adriel Marques (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Jr Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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143 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adriel Marques!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pablo Jr Silva!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Leandro Rodrigues and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marques slaps away a takedown attempt from Silva, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Silva misses with a right hand
and Marques counters by clinching up.
Marques manages to break the clinch.
Marques works over Silva's head and body with a nice combination.
Marques rushes Silva with punches - Silva moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Silva goes down! Marques follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adriel Marques!
Adriel Marques retains his bantamweight title!
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