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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Akira Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xame Dollars (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Akira Silva!
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, Xame Dollars!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Luis Engracia and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dollars sprawls well. Dollars wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Silva shoots for a double leg takedown but Dollars sprawls well. He's pushed Silva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dollars tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Akira Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dollars tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dollars wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dollars looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dollars fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dollars tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dollars gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Silva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Silva is fighting to break Dollars's control of his arms but Dollars is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Dollars really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Silva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva chips away with some ground and pound.
Silva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dollars can do anything to dispel that myth.
Silva throwing strikes but missing.
Silva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Silva throws a big right hand that misses.
Silva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dollars avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Silva throwing strikes from guard but Dollars blocks nicely.
Silva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Dollars throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Dollars is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Silva looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Silva thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Silva working the head and body with strikes.
Silva working Dollars over with strikes.
Silva not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Silva thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dollars's head.
Silva thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dollars's head.
Silva thows a huge punch but Dollars dodges it nicely.
Silva is looking to take a break and control but Dollars is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dollars blocking the ground and pound attempt from Silva.
Silva is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dollars looks like he's trying to stand up.
Dollars avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Silva.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Dollars tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Dollars wants to clinch.
Silva moves into the clinch.
Dollars wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
Dollars creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dollars has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dollars.
Dollars throws an elbow that misses.
Dollars pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Xame Dollars seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dollars throws out a loose jab but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dollars wants to clinch
and Silva counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dollars wants to get back to his feet.
Silva throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dollars is looking to escape.
Silva missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dollars blocking the ground and pound attempt from Silva.
Silva not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Silva throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Silva looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dollars with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ground and pound from Silva.
Silva missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dollars blocking the ground and pound attempt from Silva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akira Silva dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A big right from Dollars misses.
Dollars tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Silva counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Silva.
Dollars is trying to keep Silva in close.
Silva thows a big elbow that misses.
Silva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dollars works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Silva throws a big right hand that misses.
Dollars has momentary wrist control but Silva slips an elbow through the middle.
Silva lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Silva cracks Dollars with a solid left hand.
Dollars working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silva.
Silva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dollars works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Silva's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Silva thows a big elbow that misses.
Silva 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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Silva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Silva with a flurry of punches that miss.
Silva thows a big elbow that misses.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Dollars wants to clinch but Silva slips to the side
and Silva decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Dollars's guard.
Dollars utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Silva postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Silva distracts Dollars with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Silva thows a big elbow that misses.
Silva with a flurry of punches that miss.
Silva thows a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dollars preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Dollars tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Silva counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Dollars!
A nice elbow there by Silva.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dollars trying desperately to get to his feet.
Silva connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Dollars tries to lock up and control but Silva gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Akira Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Silva putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dollars is in a horrible position here. Silva smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Silva cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Silva fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Silva thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Silva looking to secure an arm triangle but Dollars defends it well.
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dollars can do to turn this around?
Dollars tries to reverse the position but Silva maintains control.
Dollars tries to hold on but Silva pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Silva landing strikes from the mount.
Silva fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Silva scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Dollars?
Dollars takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Silva lands a big elbow.
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!
Silva working the ground and pound effectively.
Silva lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva is landing with some decent strikes but Dollars is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Silva landing shots from mount.
Dollars takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akira 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 ducks under a wild hook from Dollars.
Silva slips a jab from Dollars.
Dollars clinches but Silva breaks the clinch
and Silva counters with a nice double leg into side control. Dollars won't be happy with that.
Silva misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Silva scoring with punches from side control.
Silva landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Silva lands some shots froms side control.
Dollars defending against the ground and pound.
Silva working the ground and pound.
Dollars is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Silva asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Dollars takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Silva misses with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to score with some ground and pound. Dollars controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Silva working the ground and pound from side control.
Silva is putting a hurting on Dollars here, landing some big shots from side control.
Dollars parries the strikes from Silva easily there. Silva is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Dollars to escape.
Dollars regains half guard, as Silva was trying to land strikes.
Silva is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Silva drops an elbow to the side of Dollars's head.
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. Silva connects with a nice short shot to Dollars's temple.
Silva has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Dollars to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Dollars shrugs it off.
Silva misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Silva lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Dollars is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Silva throws some wild stikes that Dollars manages to avoid easily.
Silva landing shots from mount.
Dollars tries to lock up and control but Silva gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Silva looking to finish Dollars with some ground and pound. This is bad for Dollars!
Silva lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Silva connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dollars wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Silva.
Dollars tries to lock up and control but Silva gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Dollars is bucking up trying to escape but Silva cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Silva cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Dollars is trying desperately to improve position.
Dollars is in a horrible position here. Silva smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Silva with the ground and pound from mount.
Silva with the ground and pound from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Silva connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Silva looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Silva throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Silva prevents Dollars from getting the reversal.
Silva throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Silva sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Xame Dollars has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dollars squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Silva lands with some strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Akira Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Silva, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight for Akira Silva!
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight for Akira Silva!
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight for Akira Silva!
Akira Silva wins by unanimous decision!
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