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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Davi Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikael Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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180 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
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185 cm
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195 lbs
2 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Davi Rodriguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mikael Silva!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Emerson Jorge and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rodriguez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rodriguez throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rodriguez throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
A jab from Rodriguez misses.
Rodriguez looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range.
Rodriguez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rodriguez scores with a jab to the head.
Silva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rodriguez's waist but Rodriguez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Silva off to one side.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Rodriguez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Silva at a distance.
Silva fails with the takedown.
Rodriguez with a hook.
It looks like Mikael Silva has been cut.
Rodriguez misses with a straight right.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silva shoots in but no luck this time.
Davi Rodriguez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikael Silva.
Rodriguez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rodriguez throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rodriguez misses with a straight right.
Rodriguez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rodriguez.
Davi Rodriguez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rodriguez tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rodriguez throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Rodriguez throws a combination. Silva tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez swinging wildly here.
Rodriguez misses the shot to the body.
Jab by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That has opened up Mikael Silva's cut even more.
Rodriguez misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming.
Rodriguez is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Rodriguez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rodriguez tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rodriguez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silva is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rodriguez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rodriguez throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
A lazy left from Rodriguez finds it's target.
Rodriguez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Rodriguez misses the target.
Rodriguez is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Some wild striking there from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Rodriguez is breathing heavily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Rodriguez sprawls well initially but Silva persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Silva is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Davi Rodriguez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mikael Silva's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rodriguez throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
A combination from Rodriguez does no damage.
Rodriguez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rodriguez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodriguez throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez thuds a left hand into Silva's body.
Davi Rodriguez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rodriguez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rodriguez pinned against the cage. Rodriguez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rodriguez throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Rodriguez connects with a nice looking jab.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rodriguez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Silva on the side of the head.
Davi Rodriguez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rodriguez goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Silva is defended easily by Rodriguez.
Davi Rodriguez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikael Silva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rodriguez throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Rodriguez jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rodriguez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A big left from Rodriguez misses.
Rodriguez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rodriguez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
A punch combination from Rodriguez misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Rodriguez missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez misses with a series of wild punches.
Rodriguez throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Rodriguez misses with a series of wild punches.
Rodriguez scores with a nice right hand.
Silva takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
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 feints and as Rodriguez raises his hands in defense, Silva changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
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.
Silva trying to control but Rodriguez is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Davi Rodriguez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mikael Silva's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Silva scores with a takedown into Rodriguez's guard.
Silva is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Silva trying to control but Rodriguez is working from the bottom.
Silva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rodriguez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva trying to control but Rodriguez is working from the bottom.
Rodriguez can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Silva controls the pace.
Rodriguez keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Silva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
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.
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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rodriguez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rodriguez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Silva shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Silva content to control rather than advance.
Rodriguez pushes Silva off looking to stand but Silva dives back in and keeps control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Davi Rodriguez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva passes the guard and advances to mount!
Silva jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Rodriguez manages to avoid the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Silva is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Rodriguez has escaped the position, nice work there.
Mikael Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rodriguez is pushing Silva's head away, looking to escape. Silva manages to hold on to the position though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mikael Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rodriguez has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Davi Rodriguez!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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