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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vitor Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Noguera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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178 lbs
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169 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vitor 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, Tim Noguera!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Edson Gomes and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Noguera moves out of range easily.
Noguera misses with a takedown attempt - Silva sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Noguera displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Silva.
Noguera shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Noguera doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Silva counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Vitor Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Noguera.
Silva tries to pass the half guard into mount. Noguera knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Silva in particular looking to stall.
Silva scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Noguera wants to control but Silva is keeping busy.
Noguera punching from the bottom.
Silva seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Noguera does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noguera is trying to control but can't.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Silva lands a nice short elbow.
Noguera actively working from the bottom here.
Noguera looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Silva not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Noguera misses with a takedown attempt
and Silva counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Noguera is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Noguera looks gassed!
Noguera tries for a takedown but Silva circles away easily
and Silva counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Silva seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Noguera utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Noguera has his foot on Silva's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Silva works his way back into a safe position though.
Noguera keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Noguera is retaining full guard.
Silva trying to control but Noguera is working from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Silva forces Noguera back against the cage and clinches.
Silva breaks from the clinch.
Silva shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Noguera wants to get back to full guard but Silva has mounted him!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Noguera wants to hold on but Silva pushes him away.
Silva landing shots from mount.
Silva content just to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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.
Noguera trying desperately to get to his feet.
Noguera in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Silva is landing with some decent strikes but Noguera is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Silva lands a heavy elbow.
Noguera wants to hold on but Silva pushes him away.
Silva controlling the pace for now.
Silva pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vitor Silva 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.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Noguera swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Silva.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Noguera is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
Noguera has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Silva is trying to keep an underhook but Noguera manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Noguera tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Silva is pressing down on Noguera's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Silva knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Noguera on the ground.
Silva wants to sweep here but Noguera controlling him for the moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noguera prevents Silva from getting back to his feet.
Silva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Noguera avoids a punch combination nicely.
Noguera with a lazy takedown attempt
and Silva counters with a nice double leg into side control. Noguera won't be happy with that.
Noguera manages to work his way to half guard, despite Silva's best efforts.
Silva is thwarting Noguera's attempts to control the position.
Noguera is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Silva pulls his head out easily.
Noguera keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noguera is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Silva pulls his head out easily.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Silva in particular looking to stall.
Silva seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Noguera is refusing to be controlled, as Silva sits in half guard.
Noguera punching from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Silva wants to clinch up but Noguera keeps it at a distance.
Silva stuffs the takedown.
Noguera gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Noguera is trying to control the position but Silva postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noguera looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Silva wants to stand but Noguera has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Noguera had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Silva defends it easily.
Noguera will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Noguera working a defensive guard here.
Vitor Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Silva's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Silva trying to control but Noguera is working from the bottom.
Silva is really struggling to control Noguera but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Noguera with a lazy takedown attempt
and Silva counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Vitor Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Noguera.
Silva controls from within his opponent's guard.
Noguera is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Silva trying to control but Noguera is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vitor Silva dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Noguera shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Silva but Silva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Noguera shoots for a double leg takedown but Silva sprawls well. He's pushed Noguera's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Silva with a nice cross.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Noguera is trying desperately to improve position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva landing strikes from the mount.
Silva looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Noguera for as long as he can get away with.
Silva with shots to the head and body - Noguera looks very uncomfortable down there.
Noguera really wants to buck Silva off and get back to his feet.
Noguera is trying desperately to improve position.
Silva takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Silva trying to control but Noguera is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Noguera is trying desperately to improve position.
Noguera taking shots to the head.
Silva controlling from the full mount.
Silva wants to control the pace but Noguera is squirming around nicely.
Noguera can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Noguera shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Silva counters with a takedown into side control.
Vitor Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Noguera.
Silva misses with the ground and pound.
Silva tries for a kimura but Noguera is defending well.
Noguera is looking to reverse the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Noguera!
Silva lands with some strikes.
Noguera is looking to improve his position but Silva isn't that keen on the idea.
Silva punishing his opponent with strikes.
Silva scoring with strikes but Noguera is staying in there.
Silva in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Silva trying to control but Noguera is having none of it.
Tim Noguera has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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 Noguera's face.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vitor 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:26
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vitor Silva!
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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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RATING
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