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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dagoberto Pelentier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and wanderlai silva (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 cm
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192 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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207 cm
21
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dagoberto Pelentier! 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, wanderlai silva! The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Leandro Rodrigues and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! silva has a takedown stuffed. Pelentier is looking to clinch but silva is avoiding it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from silva is defended easily by Pelentier. The fight moves into the clinch position. silva fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Dagoberto Pelentier has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of wanderlai silva. Pelentier breaks from the clinch.
Pelentier fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. silva looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. No joy there for silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pelentier moves in looking to clinch but silva pushes him off. silva closes the distance and clinches up with Pelentier, looking for a takedown. silva pushes Pelentier against the cage but Pelentier circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Pelentier is looking to clinch. The fight moves into the clinch position. silva jumps guard but Pelentier stands there with silva around his waist. silva gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. silva drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pelentier breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. silva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pelentier's waist but Pelentier gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing silva off to one side. silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Pelentier tries to clinch there but silva circles away.
Pelentier listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Horrible takedown by silva or perhaps it was just good defense by Pelentier which made him look bad. Pelentier gets in close and instigates a clinch. silva drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Pelentier gets the underhooks and prevents it.
silva looks gassed! Pelentier gets underhooks to prevent silva's takedown attempt.
Pelentier lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A nice left hand lands by Pelentier.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pelentier throws an elbow but misses. silva tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pelentier just stands there and leans against the cage. Pelentier pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Pelentier tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but silva paws at him with a jab and circles away. Pelentier clinches with his opponent.
silva is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. silva tries to pull guard but Pelentier holds him up against the cage and eventually silva drops back down to his feet.
Pelentier breaks the clinch.
silva throws a body punch but Pelentier moves out of range. Pelentier closes the distance and clinches. silva is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Pelentier gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. Pelentier works on silva's body with a couple of short punches. Pelentier breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
silva misses with the combination.
Dagoberto Pelentier is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. silva tries to keep at a distance but Pelentier has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. silva drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Still in the clinch, Pelentier scores with a nice short uppercut. silva is trying to drag Pelentier to the mat but Pelentier just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there. Pelentier escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pelentier lands a nice hook to silva's body. silva takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Pelentier closes the distance and pushes silva back into the cage. Pelentier has silva pressed against the cage, preventing silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Pelentier escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pelentier instigates a clinch. Pelentier lands a nice uppercut. Pelentier breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Dagoberto Pelentier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Pelentier has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Pelentier lands a nice uppercut. Pelentier breaks the clinch.
Pelentier moves into the clinch successfully.
Pelentier's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Pelentier gets a clinch. silva jumps guard but Pelentier stands there with silva around his waist. silva gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Pelentier lands a nice uppercut. Pelentier pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Pelentier moves into the clinch. Still in the clinch, Pelentier scores with a nice short uppercut. Pelentier's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. silva takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pelentier gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. A short right hand to the side of the head by Pelentier. Pelentier breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dagoberto Pelentier dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pelentier moves away. silva fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pelentier avoids it really well and circles away. Pelentier fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pelentier avoids the head kick by silva.
silva shoots in for a double leg but Pelentier sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. Pelentier catches silva with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! silva fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Dagoberto Pelentier has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of wanderlai silva. silva shoots in but no luck this time. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Pelentier scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. Pelentier closes the distance and pushes silva back into the cage. silva tries to pull guard but Pelentier won't allow it.
silva is breathing heavily. Pelentier breaks from the clinch.
silva keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round. A bone on bone clash there as Pelentier blocks the leg kick.
Pelentier moves into the clinch. Pelentier manages to break the clinch.
silva walks into a straight right hand from Pelentier. Pelentier tries to clinch but silva moves out of range. Pelentier moves into range and clinches up with silva. silva fails to pull guard.
silva tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pelentier smiles and moves away.
silva misses with a combination
and Pelentier counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Pelentier instigates a clinch. Pelentier's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Pelentier has silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Pelentier manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Pelentier rushes silva and presses him up against the cage. Pelentier's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Pelentier closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Pelentier breaks the clinch.
Pelentier lands with a shot to the body. Pelentier forces silva back against the cage and clinches. silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Pelentier has double underhooks. A frustrated look appears on silva's face as he tries to break the clinch. A body shot lands from Pelentier.
Pelentier lands a shot to the body. Pelentier breaks from the clinch.
Pelentier gets a clinch. Pelentier pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Pelentier lands with a shot to the body. Pelentier cracks a nice hook into silva's ribs. Pelentier scores with a jab to the head.
silva throws out a token jab with nothing on it. silva fails with the takedown and Pelentier counters by clinching up. Pelentier escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pelentier closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Pelentier escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pelentier closes the distance and lands a one-two. Pelentier clinches with his opponent.
Pelentier scores with a nice hook to the head. Pelentier lands a body punch in the clinch. silva drops down looking for an ankle pick but Pelentier pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Pelentier closes the distance and pushes silva back into the cage. Pelentier lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of silva backwards. silva tries to pull guard but Pelentier holds him up against the cage and eventually silva drops back down to his feet.
Pelentier breaks from the clinch.
silva shoots and misses and Pelentier counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Pelentier has taken the fight to the clinch.
silva changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Pelentier fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Pelentier fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with silva, pushing him back against the cage. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Pelentier lands a body punch. silva's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dagoberto Pelentier 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. And we move into the final round!
Pelentier fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with silva, pushing him back against the cage. Pelentier breaks the clinch.
Pelentier swinging wilding here.
Pelentier fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pelentier thows a body shot but no joy. Pelentier with a hook. Pelentier moves into the clinch successfully.
Pelentier lands with a short head shot on the inside. Pelentier breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
silva misses with a double jab
and Pelentier counters by moving into the clinch. silva drops down looking for an ankle pick but Pelentier pulls his leg out and moves away.
Pelentier clinches. silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round. silva wants a takedown but no success here.
Pelentier has silva pressed against the cage, preventing silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range. silva tries for a takedown but Pelentier manages to get underhooks.
Dagoberto Pelentier has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of wanderlai silva. Pelentier digs a right hand underneath silva's ribcage. silva let out a lung full of air as it connected. Pelentier lands a nice shot to the body. Pelentier breaks the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position. Pelentier manages to break the clinch.
Pelentier misses with a few strikes there.
Pelentier is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that silva can do to turn this around? silva keeps the fight on the outside. Pelentier lands a right hook to the body.
Pelentier moves in looking to clinch but silva pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Pelentier closes the distance and clinches. Pelentier lands a left hand that snaps the head of silva backwards. Pelentier pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Pelentier moves into the clinch. Pelentier breaks the clinch.
silva misses with a takedown and Pelentier moves into the clinch. Pelentier manages to break the clinch.
wanderlai silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Pelentier moves into range and clinches up with silva. silva fails to pull guard.
Pelentier manages to break the clinch.
Pelentier scores with a body shot.
Pelentier clinches up with silva and pushes him back against the cage. Pelentier lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round. silva takes a shot to the head. Pelentier tries to land knees in the clinch but silva avoids the damage to the body. silva tries to pull guard but Pelentier holds him up against the cage and eventually silva drops back down to his feet.
A shot in the inside from Pelentier. silva fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Pelentier lands a shoulder strike. silva fails to pull the fight into his guard.
silva is working for takedown but Pelentier is calmly controlling the position for now. Pelentier escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pelentier closes the distance and clinches. Pelentier avoiding damage.
silva fails to pull guard.
Pelentier softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. A shot in the inside from Pelentier.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Pelentier breaks from the clinch.
Pelentier tries to close the distance and clinch up but silva swats him away and circles back towards the center. silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Pelentier. silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pelentier gets in close and instigates a clinch. silva drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Pelentier gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Pelentier avoiding damage.
silva tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A short left from Pelentier. wanderlai silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Dagoberto Pelentier is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Pelentier is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. silva is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Pelentier gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. silva is trying desperately to land a takedown but Pelentier is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for silva. Pelentier using the Thai plumb to throw knees but silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that's the end of the fight! Dagoberto Pelentier showed his dominance in that final round. Well Pelentier 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:25 Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:25 Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dagoberto Pelentier!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
45% |
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