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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jim Bang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and anderson silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bang has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Jim Bang looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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140 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jim Bang!
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, anderson silva!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Emerson Jorge and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
silva is looking to clinch but Bang is avoiding it.
Bang looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
silva shoots in and drives through. Bang sprawls well.
silva fails with the takedown.
silva shoots in but no luck this time.
Jim Bang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of anderson silva.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from silva.
silva shoots in but no luck this time.
Bang keeps the fight on the outside.
silva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
silva shoots in but Bang avoids the takedown attempt easily.
silva drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
silva tries to advance position but instead Bang slips a leg back in to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
silva is stalling here. Bang is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! silva seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Bang has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
silva tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Bang presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
silva is working to get back to half guard.
silva flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
silva tries to lock up and control but Bang gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
silva is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Bang trying to control but silva is having none of it.
That's two 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 to get to half guard.
Bang controlling the pace for now.
silva is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bang putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Bang trying to control but he's not successful this time.
silva can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bang with a couple of short strikes.
silva sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Bang keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
silva is looking to improve his position.
Bang is looking for a kimura but silva is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bang to get the leverage.
silva is staying active underneath Bang, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bang content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Bang decides to return to a standing position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
silva tries to keep at a distance but Bang has taken the fight into the clinch.
silva slows down the pace here.
silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
silva fails to pull guard.
Bang manages to break the clinch.
Bang avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
silva has a takedown stuffed.
Bang darts in and clinches silva up against the cage.
silva tries to pull guard but Bang won't allow it.
silva wants a takedown but no success here.
silva is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bang is keeping busy.
Knees in the clinch landing for silva.
silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Bang dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
silva fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bang misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
silva wants to clinch but Bang slips to the side
and Bang counters with a takedown into side control.
silva struggling a bit here.
Bang really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
silva wants to control but Bang postures up.
silva is trying to get back to half guard.
silva wants to control but Bang postures up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
silva is looking for a sweep.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
silva misses with a takedown attempt
and Bang counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bang.
silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bang advances to half guard.
silva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bang. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bang looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
silva is looking to improve his position.
silva is looking to get back to full guard here but Bang has managed to pass to side control instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
silva reaches up to try and control the position but Bang seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! silva rolls and tries to escape and now Bang has his back!
silva tries to break free.
Bang is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bang not allowing silva to control his hands.
Bang is hanging on to silva's back as he tries to escape.
silva breaks Bang's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
silva wanted to stand there but Bang had control of the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
silva shoots and misses
and Bang counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bang.
Jim Bang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of anderson silva.
silva trying to control the position.
Bang stopping the sweep attempt from silva.
silva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
silva working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bang doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bang manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bang content to stall in guard here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Nice sprawl there from silva as Bang shoots in.
silva moves into the clinch.
silva jumps guard.
silva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bang is one step ahead there.
silva isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Bang stacks silva on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Bang!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Bang dominated that second round.
That's time! Bang's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
silva tries to clinch
and Bang counters with a nice double leg into guard.
silva wants to sweep here but Bang controlling him for the moment.
silva is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Bang is fighting to break silva's control of his arms but silva is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
silva working for a triangle but Bang defends it easily.
Bang trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bang decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on silva, up you get!
That's one minute gone in the round.
silva tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bang counters with a two punch combo.
silva has a takedown stuffed.
Bang shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in silva's guard.
Jim Bang overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
silva throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
silva bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bang's guard.
silva wants to control from the top but Bang keeps moving.
silva must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bang is pulling down on silva's head to control his posture.
silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Bang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
silva stands up and waves to Bang to follow him.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by silva!
It looks like Jim Bang has been cut.
silva gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bang decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in silva's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bang postures up.
silva is striking from the bottom but Bang uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
silva looks like he's trying to stand up.
silva wants to control the action here but instead Bang manages to pass to full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bang controlling the position easily from mount.
silva is desperately trying to improve his position but Bang has a good base and remains in mount.
Bang with shots to the head and body - silva looks very uncomfortable down there.
silva tries to lock up and control but Bang gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
silva really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bang wants to control the pace but silva is squirming around nicely.
silva is looking to get to half guard.
silva reaches up to try and control the position but Bang seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! silva rolls and tries to escape and now Bang has his back!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
silva trying to control the action but Bang just sinks the hooks in.
Bang is riding his opponent, not letting silva buck him off.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jim Bang showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bang, 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jim Bang!
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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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