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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Raigen Rieder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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18
180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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185 cm
20
176 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raigen Rieder!
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, Thiago Silva!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Matheus Silva and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rieder tries to avoid it but Silva manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rieder to the ground. Rieder escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rieder tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rieder moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Rieder fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rieder looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rieder moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Rieder tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rieder is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rieder fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rieder is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rieder looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Raigen Rieder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rieder closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rieder just stands there and leans against the cage.
Rieder tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rieder lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Thiago Silva has been cut.
Silva gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva trying to pass the guard but Rieder defending well.
Rieder tries to kick Silva off but Silva keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva working away from the top, dropping strikes.
You get the feeling that Rieder really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Silva stands up from mount. Strange move.
Silva looks gassed!
Silva stuns Rieder with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Raigen Rieder is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva gets a takedown into half guard.
Rieder wants to get back to his feet.
Silva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rieder makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Rieder closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rieder tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rieder looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Rieder with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Rieder keeps him there for the moment.
Silva lands a body punch.
Rieder tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rieder tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Rieder avoids the damage to the body.
Rieder connects with a knee to the head.
Rieder blocks the elbow strike.
Rieder tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva has hold of one of Rieder's legs. Rieder is fighting the takedown attempt but Silva gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Silva is standing up over Rieder. Rieder looks to escape but Silva dives into side control.
Silva prevents Rieder from escaping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Rieder down.
Rieder on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Silva tries for a kimura but Rieder is defending well.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Rieder wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Rieder is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rieder is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rieder tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rieder is looking to clinch.
Rieder tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Silva decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Rieder's guard.
Rieder manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Rieder tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva shoots for a double leg takedown but Rieder sprawls well. He's pushed Silva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Raigen Rieder has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thiago Silva.
Rieder is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rieder clinches up against the cage.
Rieder throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva decides to pull guard.
Rieder would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Rieder is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Silva Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Rieder's back instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thiago Silva's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rieder clinches with his opponent.
Rieder with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rieder tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Rieder looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Silva has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Rieder uses from the top position.
Rieder decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Rieder tries to clinch up
and Silva counters with a nice double leg into side control. Rieder won't be happy with that.
Thiago Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.
Silva lands a few punches from side control.
Silva decides to stand back up.
Rieder closes the distance looking to clinch
and Silva counters with a shoot takedown. Rieder fights it but they end up in guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva wants to pass the guard but Rieder is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva won't allow Rieder to get back to his feet.
Rieder pushes Silva off and scrambles back to his feet.
Nice body kick there by Silva.
Rieder wants to clinch but Silva slips to the side
and Silva counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Silva's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Silva's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Rieder wants to stand and escape but Silva is having none of it.
Rieder is working an open guard so Silva takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rieder takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rieder wants to clinch but Silva slips to the side
and Silva counters with a two punch combo.
Raigen Rieder is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva tries to clinch there but Rieder circles away.
Rieder tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Rieder looks to clinch
and Silva counters by clinching up.
Rieder tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rieder tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rieder fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Rieder is looking to clinch.
Silva gets a takedown into half guard.
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 prevents Rieder from standing back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Silva stands up out of the half guard.
Rieder doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Silva shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Silva was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Rieder is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva controlling his opponent.
Rieder is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Silva controlling the position easily from mount.
Rieder is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Thiago Silva's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Rieder closes the distance looking to clinch
and Silva holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Rieder tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Rieder is trying to keep an underhook but Silva manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Rieder wants to get back to his feet.
Silva is trying to control. Rieder wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Rieder is trying to stand up here but Silva is controlling him well.
Silva lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Silva stops Rieder from getting back to his feet.
Silva seems to be looking for submissions.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Silva closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Silva lands in his opponent's guard.
Silva prevents Rieder from getting back to his feet.
Silva works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Rieder wants to get back to his feet.
Rieder knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.
Silva with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Rieder pushes Silva off and gets back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rieder tries to clinch but Silva moves away
and Silva counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Silva.
Rieder prevents the takedown attempt.
Rieder tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Silva is trying to stall.
Rieder lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silva has Rieder pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Rieder manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Rieder connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.
Silva gets control of Rieder's arms and successfully pulls guard. Silva will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Rieder is looking to stand up but Silva won't let him.
Silva working for a triangle but Rieder defends it easily.
Silva uses the cage to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a head kick that Rieder semi-blocks.
Rieder closes the distance and pushes Silva back into the cage.
Rieder throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Rieder misses with a knee strike.
Rieder misses with a knee strike.
Silva gets control of Rieder's arms and successfully pulls guard. Silva will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Silva is adopting a defensive guard.
Rieder gets to his feet - Silva follows without any prompting.
Silva gets a takedown into half guard.
Silva stops Rieder from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva not doing much here.
Rieder wants to get back to his feet.
Silva passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Rieder!
Rieder is trying to stand.
Raigen Rieder has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thiago Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thiago Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Silva 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thiago 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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