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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcos Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sahraim Alib (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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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Basic striking
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcos Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sahraim Alib!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Edson Gomes and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva looks for a takedown but Alib sprawls well.
Silva gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Alib to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Silva looking to control.
Alib missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Alib is in close to Silva's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Alib throwing strikes from guard but Silva blocks nicely.
Silva avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Silva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Alib throwing strikes from guard but Silva blocks nicely.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Alib scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alib not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Alib throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Silva trying to control but Alib postures up.
Alib missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Silva wants to get back to full guard.
Silva is pressing down on Alib's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Alib working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Alib throws a strike but Silva rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Silva thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Silva drops back looking for a leg! Alib is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Alib manages to kick Silva off! Silva jumps back into Alib's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Alib can do anything to dispel that myth.
Alib wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Silva manages to pass to side control.
Alib is looking to control Silva's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Alib avoid being mounted?
Alib tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alib makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Alib.
Alib looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Alib working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silva.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Alib holds on and takes a little breather.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Alib wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Alib seems keen to control Silva's posture.
Alib's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sahraim Alib dominated that 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.
Alib shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Silva is trying to defend but Alib finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Alib takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Alib throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Silva has hold of Alib's hands but Alib slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ground and pound from Alib.
Silva blocking the ground and pound attempt from Alib.
Alib throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Alib missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Alib seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Alib throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alib is nestled in close to Silva, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Alib throwing shots but Silva is blocking nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Alib not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Alib thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Silva's head.
Alib not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Alib is thwarting Silva's attempts to control the position.
Silva looks like he's trying to stand up.
Alib missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Alib throwing shots but Silva is blocking nicely.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Alib throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Alib drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Alib postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Alib lands a decent elbow from side control.
Alib wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working.
Alib working the body and head with strikes.
An elbow from Alib crashes against the mat.
Silva managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Alib.
Alib scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Silva to see if he's OK.
Alib in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Silva looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Alib turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sahraim Alib!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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