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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcelo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva has chosen Last look at eden as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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185 cm
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180 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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188 cm
18
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Gracie! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcelo Silva! The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Luis Engracia and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Silva is trying to work for a kimura but Gracie is defending well.
Gracie flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Gracie slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work. Silva looks gassed! Gracie looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
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! Gracie manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Silva is looking to improve his position but Gracie isn't that keen on the idea. Gracie looking to finish Silva with some ground and pound. This is bad for Silva! Gracie lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Silva hang on?
That's one minute gone in the round. Silva is wriggling around trying to escape.
Gracie has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. Silva has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Silva is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Gracie off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted. Gracie lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Silva.
Gracie lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK. Gracie is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Silva taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Gracie.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Anderson Gracie!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
96% |
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