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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Eder Silva (ranked 2939 p4p, 2501 weight class) and Edgar Bravo (ranked 290 p4p, 248 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 cm 28 150 6 - 4 - 0 |
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176 cm 24 155 7 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling Solid boxing KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt Excellent MT Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eder Silva! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edgar Bravo! The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Fujiwara and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Bravo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Silva looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this! Bravo misses with the combination.
Silva drops down looking for a counter takedown but Bravo sprawls and moves away. Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Bravo tries to roll over but Silva keeps him under control. Bravo gets full guard. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Bravo pulls Silva in to control the position. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Bravo is continuing to stall. Silva won't allow Bravo to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round. Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bravo is keeping the position for now. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Bravo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silva is one step ahead there. Bravo controlling the position. Silva scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Silva won't allow Bravo to get back to his feet.
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.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet. Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Bravo punishes Silva's body with a nice straight punch. Silva has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. Bravo shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Silva eats them both and turns towards Bravo to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo. Bravo throws a shot to the body.
Bravo closes the distance and pushes Silva back into the cage. Bravo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bravo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bravo. Edgar Bravo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Bravo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. Bravo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Bravo dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage. Bravo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Silva up against the cage. Bravo lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bravo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bravo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silva, pushing him back against the cage. A right handed body shot lands from Bravo.
Silva drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bravo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bravo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bravo with a knee to the head.
Bravo landing knees to the body.
Bravo leaning his opponent against the cage. Bravo lands a body punch in the clinch. Bravo controlling the action here for a moment.
Bravo breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bravo has managed to clinch.
Bravo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Nice body punch from Bravo. Bravo closes the distance and pushes Silva back into the cage. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Bravo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Bravo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Bravo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Bravo forces Silva back against the cage and clinches. Bravo scores with an uppercut up the middle. Bravo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Bravo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Bravo lands a body shot. Bravo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Edgar Bravo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Bravo scores with a head kick. Silva tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Silva is rocked! Bravo takes the fight into the clinch. Oh Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Silva is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Edgar Bravo dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!
Silva tries to keep at a distance but Bravo has taken the fight into the clinch. Silva seems to have got his legs back now. Bravo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Silva shoots in and drives through. Bravo sprawls well. Silva gets tackled into the cage by Bravo. Bravo maintains the clinch. Bravo manages to break the clinch.
Edgar Bravo seems to be getting the better of the standup. A head kick misses from Bravo. Bravo moves into the clinch successfully.
Bravo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bravo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bravo throws a head kick that Silva semi-blocks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Bravo lands a high kick!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Sloppy strikes from Bravo. Those never looked like landing. Bravo moves into the clinch. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Bravo scores with a knee to the head.
Bravo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bravo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bravo breaks the clinch.
Bravo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Bravo is struggling to control the position. Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bravo jerks Silva's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Silva drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Bravo goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Bravo because Silva was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Edgar Bravo! Edgar Bravo thanked the fans post fight for their support. Eder Silva was interviewed post fight and said 'I'll be back !!'.
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RATING
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