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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Patricio Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Nogueira (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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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight 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, Patricio 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, Rodrigo Nogueira!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Daniel Cesar and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Silva showed some decent athleticism there.
Silva trying to control from half guard but Nogueira is working away.
Silva is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Nogueira sees it coming and defends easily.
Silva is trying to control the action in half guard but Nogueira is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Silva is controlling the pace.
Nogueira is looking to improve his position.
Silva is just content to waste time from the top position. Nogueira takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nogueira keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nogueira wants to improve his position but Silva is controlling well.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nogueira keeps working.
Nogueira wants to get back to full guard.
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.
Silva is controlling the pace.
Patricio Silva has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Silva shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Silva showed some decent athleticism there.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Nogueira is defending well.
Nogueira controlling the position for now.
Silva trying to mount his opponent but Nogueira defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva passes the guard and advances to mount!
Nogueira bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Nogueira is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Silva is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Silva has escaped and now he's on top!
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira is trying to keep Silva in close.
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Nogueira is retaining full guard.
Nogueira controls Silva momentarily but Silva frees himself.
Nogueira keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patricio Silva dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Silva tries to sprawl but Nogueira drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Nogueira seems to be working for a kimura but Silva defends the submission attempt.
Nogueira is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Silva defends it well.
Nogueira is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Silva doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Nogueira.
Silva manages to get to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva looking for a guillotine here but Nogueira defends easily.
Silva trying to keep a closed guard but Nogueira is proving a slippery customer.
Nogueira has gone for a leg lock! Silva slips out almost immediately though and dives into Nogueira's guard.
Silva looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Nogueira keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Nogueira.
Nogueira keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nogueira gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Silva counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Silva is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Nogueira doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Silva.
Silva wants to take a breather but Nogueira is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva prevents Nogueira from improving his position.
Silva moves nicely into side control.
Silva works to advance to full mount. Nogueira defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Nogueira tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nogueira is breathing heavily.
Silva trying to control but Nogueira is having none of it.
Silva is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Nogueira is surviving well by controlling Silva's body position as best he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patricio Silva dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Silva decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Nogueira is trying to get back to full guard.
Silva trying to control from half guard but Nogueira is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva trying to mount his opponent but Nogueira defends it.
Silva is looking for a kimura but Nogueira is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Silva to get the leverage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Silva's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Silva's back!
Silva is having to fend off submission attempts from Nogueira, who is looking to sink in the choke. Nogueira doesn't have the hooks in though and Silva manages to reverse position! He's now on top, in his opponent's guard.
Nogueira takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Silva sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Nogueira's guard.
Silva is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Patricio Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Silva is pressing down on Nogueira's thigh, looking to free his foot. Nogueira is holding on for now.
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 controlling the action here.
Silva is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Nogueira doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Silva.
Nogueira is trying to maintain the position but Silva is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Silva seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Nogueira has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Silva is working away from the top position though.
Silva is working for a submission of some sort.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Silva controlling the pace.
Silva is keen to just control but Nogueira is a slippery customer.
Patricio Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nogueira is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Silva's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Silva's back!
Nogueira is looking for the choke from the back position but Silva is controlling his hands well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Nogueira's arms.
Nogueira is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Silva knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Silva for a finish.
And that's the end of the fight!
Patricio 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patricio Silva!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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