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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Felipe Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Apollo Thiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva's entrance music is Set the control. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Felipe Silva!
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, Apollo Thiago!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Mauricio Rocha and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Thiago looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Silva has control of an arm but Thiago manages to advance to Silva's back!
Thiago trying to control the hands but Silva won't let him.
Silva working for a choke but Thiago reverses nicely into Silva 's guard.
Thiago wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Thiago wants to stand but Silva has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thiago looking to pass the guard.
Thiago trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Thiago has his takedown stuffed
and Silva counters with an outside leg kick.
Thiago misses with a takedown
and Silva counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Thiago looks gassed!
Silva with a flurry of punches that miss.
Silva decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Silva gets the takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva controls the position from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thiago tries to escape but Silva is in control.
Silva postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Silva knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Thiago on the ground.
Silva has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Thiago throws a head kick that misses
and Silva counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Silva wants to stand but Thiago has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Thiago is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Thiago keeps working.
Thiago is trying to stand back up but Silva is controlling him
Thiago trying to hold on to Silva's head to control him but Silva postures up.
Thiago looking for submissions off his back.
Thiago is trying to get back to full guard.
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.
Silva tries to pass the half guard into mount. Thiago knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Silva looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Thiago wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thiago is trying to stand.
Thiago is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Silva's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Silva's back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Felipe Silva dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Thiago tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Silva counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Silva has managed to clinch.
Silva's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Thiago looking to slow down the pace here.
Thiago is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva jumps guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thiago decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Thiago wants to clinch but Silva slips to the side
and Silva counters with a nice double leg into side control. Thiago won't be happy with that.
Thiago is looking to reverse the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thiago is looking to get back to his feet here but Silva is keeping cool and he's managed to take Thiago's back.
Thiago tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Thiago is trying desperately to improve position.
Silva throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Thiago tries to reverse the position but Silva maintains control.
Silva is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Thiago can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Thiago tries to hold on but Silva pushes him away.
That's two 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.
Thiago is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Silva goes for an armbar but Thiago turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Thiago.
Silva is wriggling around but Thiago manages to pass to half guard.
Thiago is trying to control. Silva wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thiago passes the guard and advances to mount!
Silva might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Thiago throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Thiago sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Silva is wriggling around trying to escape.
Thiago throwing strikes here but Silva is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Thiago looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Thiago working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thiago throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Silva is squirming around, avoiding Thiago's attempts to control the action.
Silva is trying desperately to improve position.
Silva defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Thiago.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Apollo Thiago will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Silva is defended easily by Thiago.
Silva closes the distance and pushes Thiago back into the cage.
Silva manages to pull guard.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Thiago from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thiago looking to sit in guard and control but Silva gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva trying to control but Thiago is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thiago trying to keep a closed guard but Silva is proving a slippery customer.
Silva is looking to stand up but Thiago won't let him.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Thiago is on top in guard.
Thiago is looking to stand up but Silva won't let him.
That's two 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.
Thiago stands up from Silva's guard - Thiago perhaps looking for a knockout.
Thiago gets caught flat footed, as Silva shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Thiago keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Thiago is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Thiago 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Thiago lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Silva!
Silva is trying desperately to improve position.
Thiago punching from mount but Silva doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Thiago with shots to the head and body - Silva looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Thiago throwing strikes here but Silva is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Thiago stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Thiago.
Silva moves out of range of the body kick.
Thiago tries for a takedown but Silva circles away easily
and Silva counters with a series of strikes. Thiago will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thiago wants to clinch but Silva slips to the side
and Silva counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Thiago!
Silva controlling from mount.
Thiago is trying to escape the mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Felipe Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Silva 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Felipe Silva!
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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