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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Santa Perez (ranked 1805 p4p, 2540 weight class) and Manuel Silva (ranked 227 p4p, 298 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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14 - 10 - 0 |
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176 cm
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25 - 22 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Heavy handed |
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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 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jorge Santa Perez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Manuel Silva!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Edson Gomes and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santa Perez throws a body shot but no joy.
Santa Perez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Silva tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A jab lands there for Santa Perez.
Santa Perez misses with a low kick.
Silva with the counter takedown but Santa Perez avoids it easily.
Silva chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Santa Perez can pounce on him.
Silva checks a low kick from Santa Perez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva moves out of range as Santa Perez strikes.
Good work by Silva as he checks the leg kick.
Silva tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santa Perez throws a leg kick
and Silva counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Silva postures up and lands a big shot to Santa Perez's brow.
Silva working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Santa Perez's head.
Silva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Silva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Santa Perez has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Silva throws a big right hand that misses.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Santa Perez is keeping the position.
Silva with a flurry of punches that miss.
Silva is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Santa Perez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Santa Perez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santa Perez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva throwing strikes from guard but Santa Perez blocks nicely.
Silva scoring with punches to the head and body.
Santa Perez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Silva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Santa Perez throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Santa Perez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Santa Perez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The fighters circling - Santa Perez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silva is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Jorge Santa Perez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santa Perez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Silva has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santa Perez misses with a looping left.
Silva changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Silva drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Santa Perez throws out the jab.
Silva drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Santa Perez defends it well.
Santa Perez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Santa Perez connects with a good right hand that stumbles Silva. Silva circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
It looks like Manuel Silva has been cut.
Santa Perez connects with a nice looking jab.
Silva checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Silva changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Santa Perez connects with a body shot that sends Silva's belly button to the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santa Perez tries to land a leg kick but Silva saw it coming and moves away.
Silva feints the counter takedown.
Santa Perez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Santa Perez throws a low kick but Silva avoids it.
A low kick from Santa Perez misses
and Silva counters with a single leg into guard. Santa Perez didn't expect that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Silva cracks Santa Perez with a solid left hand.
Santa Perez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Silva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Silva working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Silva with a nice head shot there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Santa Perez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Manuel Silva's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Santa Perez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab lands there for Santa Perez.
That kick from Santa Perez tenderised Silva's leg. Silva is trying to keep his angry face on.
Silva takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Santa Perez tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santa Perez tries to score with a low kick but Silva moves his leg out of the way.
Jorge Santa Perez is winning the standup battle so far.
Santa Perez misses with a low kick.
Silva is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Santa Perez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silva is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santa Perez lands a nice shot to the body.
Santa Perez lands with a cross.
Santa Perez misses with a body shot.
Silva feints the counter takedown.
Santa Perez tries to land a leg kick but Silva saw it coming and moves away.
And Silva tries to counter it with a takedown but Santa Perez pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Santa Perez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Silva with the counter takedown but Santa Perez avoids it easily.
Santa Perez throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silva drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Santa Perez defends it well.
Santa Perez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Silva on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santa Perez misses with a hook.
Santa Perez looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
Santa Perez feints and then cracks Silva's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Silva down.
Jorge Santa Perez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Santa Perez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Silva changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Santa Perez thows a leg kick but Silva checks it
and Silva counters with a single leg into guard. Santa Perez didn't expect that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva chips away with some ground and pound.
Silva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Silva throws a big elbow that misses.
Silva throwing strikes from guard but Santa Perez blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Silva postures up and lands a big shot to Santa Perez's brow.
Silva is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Santa Perez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Silva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Santa Perez's head.
Silva lands a couple of digs.
Silva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Silva with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Silva lands a couple of elbows.
Silva keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Santa Perez's head.
Silva cracks Santa Perez with a solid left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Silva lands a couple of digs.
Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Santa Perez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Silva scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Santa Perez has momentary wrist control but Silva slips an elbow through the middle.
Santa Perez is trying to control the position but Silva postures up.
Silva postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Silva pushing down on Santa Perez's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Silva throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Santa Perez to regain full guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Silva working his ground and pound in the gym.
Silva stands up over Santa Perez, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva is working Santa Perez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Silva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Santa Perez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Manuel Silva's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice defenses there by Silva.
Silva with the counter takedown but Santa Perez avoids it easily.
Manuel Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Santa Perez missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silva changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Santa Perez misses with a low kick as Silva jumps back.
Silva changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Santa Perez misses with a low kick.
Silva feints the counter takedown.
Santa Perez looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santa Perez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Silva counters with a takedown into side control.
Silva tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Silva in side control, throwing shots but Santa Perez defends.
Santa Perez defending against the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva working the ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Silva working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Manuel Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.
Santa Perez takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Silva lands a few punches from side control.
Silva working the head with strikes.
Silva lands a nice forearm strike.
Santa Perez is rocked!
Santa Perez is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Oh Santa Perez is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silva tries for a kimura but Santa Perez is defending well.
Silva looks up at the clock and then as Santa Perez takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Silva smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Silva is putting a hurting on Santa Perez here, landing some big shots from side control.
Silva is working Santa Perez over with some ground and pound from side control.
Silva lands a strong strike to the head of Santa Perez. That's dazed him! Silva looking to finish here. Santa Perez is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Silva lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Manuel Silva!
A relieved looking Manuel Silva thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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hype
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RATING
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