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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and cj gordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). gordan has chosen metallica enter sandman as his entrance music. 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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190 lbs
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193 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ricardo Silva! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, cj gordan! The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Dean Styles and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! gordan throws a nice outside leg kick. Silva shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Silva was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! gordan is desperately trying to improve his position but Silva has a good base and remains in mount. gordan has given up his back here.
gordan preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Silva. gordan covering up well under a barage of strikes. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Silva has good solid back control here. You can see the frustration on gordan's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Silva missing with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round. gordan tries to break free.
gordan trying to control the hands but Silva breaks the grip. Silva working for a choke but gordan is defending well. gordan holding both Silva 's hands and preventing any damage. Silva controls the action. Silva's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground. gordan is really stuck here.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Silva is riding his opponent, not letting gordan buck him off. Silva connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for gordan to escape the position.
gordan is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
gordan holding both Silva 's hands and preventing any damage. Silva trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure gordan doesn't escape. gordan preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Silva. Silva is breathing heavily. Silva controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. gordan trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble. gordan is trying to keep from getting into a worse position than he's already in but gordan is working away and isn't letting himself get tied up. Silva is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. gordan knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften gordan for a finish. Silva is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but gordan has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
That's four minutes gone in the round. My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer. Silva trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Silva is trying to stick to gordan's back but gordan is turning into Silva. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Silva's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by gordan. gordan advances to half guard. gordan trying to control from Silva's half guard. Silva has other ideas though and has regained full guard. Silva avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. gordan works a leg free and moves into half guard. gordan is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Silva trying to control from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Silva dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
gordan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Silva's calf. No luck for Silva with that takedown attempt. Silva wants to clinch. Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but gordan paws at him with a jab and circles away. gordan works over Silva's head and body with a nice combination. gordan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Silva doesn't seem bothered though. gordan lands a head kick. Silva smiles back at him and beckons him forward. Silva closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming gordan to the mat! gordan manages to get full guard. Silva stops gordan from standing up. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but gordan is retaining full guard. Silva is posturing up here but gordan has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Silva tries to roll out but it's too tight and Silva has to tap! Slick submission there by gordan!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). cj gordan!
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hype
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pop
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