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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between rodrigo silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eduardo Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). rodrigo silva is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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170 lbs
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176 cm
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170 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, rodrigo silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eduardo Costa!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Thiago Cunha and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Costa gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows silva to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Costa looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
silva throws a big right hand that misses.
silva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
silva not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Costa had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. silva is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Costa Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take silva's back instead.
Costa is not going to allow silva to sit and survive in this position.
silva tries to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
silva trying to control but not successfully.
silva surviving as best he can, preventing damage.
silva tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
silva wants to control but Costa is having none of it.
silva sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
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.
silva missing with punches from the bottom.
silva trying to control here.
silva regains full guard. Nicely done.
silva kicks Costa off and gets to his feet.
silva looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
silva throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Costa gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Costa is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
silva thows a big elbow that misses.
Costa preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
silva looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
silva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
silva decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Costa, up you get!
silva scoring well with a low kick there.
Costa moves out of range as silva throws a body kick.
silva shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Costa napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Costa avoids any damage from the ground and pound of silva.
silva looks up at the clock and then as Costa takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, silva smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
silva in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
silva is looking to take a break and control but Costa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
rodrigo silva dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
silva rushes Costa and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
silva gets control of Costa's arms and successfully pulls guard. silva will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Costa trying to control the position from guard on top but silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
silva will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
silva is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
silva has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Costa is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
silva pushes Costa off and scrambles back to his feet.
silva gets a takedown into half guard.
silva throwing shots but Costa is blocking nicely.
Costa avoiding damage under a succession of punches from silva.
silva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
silva missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
silva is controlling the pace.
silva lands with a punch from half guard.
silva is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
silva is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
silva not landing any meaningful shots this time.
silva trying to control the action but Costa is working from the bottom.
silva is taking a breather. Costa says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
silva thows a huge punch but Costa dodges it nicely.
silva trying to control the action but Costa is working from the bottom.
silva controlling the action here.
That's four 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.
Costa on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
silva drops an elbow to the side of Costa's head.
rodrigo silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
silva wants to control but Costa is keeping him busy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Costa keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
silva not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
rodrigo silva 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. This is the final round!
silva darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Costa blocking the ground and pound attempt from silva.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with silva in particular looking to stall.
silva wants to take a breather but Costa is having none of it.
Costa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
silva is controlling the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
silva not landing any meaningful shots this time.
silva is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The referee stands the fighters back up. rodrigo silva just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
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!
silva pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
silva pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
silva lands a nice shot to the head.
silva lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
silva has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Costa's face.
silva working away from the top, dropping strikes.
A nice elbow there by silva.
silva thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
silva working away from the top, dropping strikes.
silva throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
silva is landing with some decent strikes but Costa is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
silva sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Costa tries to reverse the position but silva maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costa taking shots to the head.
silva working away from the top, dropping strikes.
silva is landing with some decent strikes but Costa is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
silva controlling the position easily from mount.
silva's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
And that's the end of the fight!
rodrigo 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:25
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... rodrigo silva!
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RATING
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