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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brett Benett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Silva Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brett Benett could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Silva Silva's chin.
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198 lbs
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192 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Knockout power |
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brett Benett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Silva Silva!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Matheus Silva and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Benett circles away.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva blocks a head kick by Benett.
Benett throws a lazy head kick
and Silva counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Benett circles away.
Benett darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Benett not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Benett landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Benett throwing shots but Silva is blocking nicely.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Benett connects with a nice short shot to Silva's temple.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Benett is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Silva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Benett. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Silva is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Benett scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benett looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Silva with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Benett thows a huge punch but Silva dodges it nicely.
Silva blocking the ground and pound attempt from Benett.
Benett working the head and body with strikes.
Silva avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Benett.
Silva taking some punishment here, with Benett in his half guard.
Benett not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Benett throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Benett is looking to advance position but Silva won't allow it.
Benett not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Benett lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benett slips a nice elbow through Silva's hands, connecting with Silva's forehead.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Benett missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Silva on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Benett not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Benett tries to pass the half guard into mount. Silva knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Benett not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Benett connects with a nice short shot to Silva's temple.
Benett throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Benett is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benett uses his free foot to push down on Silva's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Silva.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benett punishing his opponent with strikes.
Benett pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Benett 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.
Benett punishing his opponent with strikes.
Silva is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Silva looks gassed!
Benett working Silva over with strikes here.
Benett is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Silva can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Benett fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Benett lands with some strikes.
Silva is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benett working the ground and pound effectively.
Silva is still in real trouble! Can Benett finish him?
Benett connects with a bit shot that sees Silva covering up! More strikes from Benett and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Benett is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brett Benett!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
78% |
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