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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Manuel Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Acelino Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva has chosen Steppenwolf - Born To Be Wild as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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155 lbs
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160 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Manuel Costa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Acelino Silva!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Felipe Paraventi and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva scores with a shot to the body.
Costa throws an off balance right hand
and Silva counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Costa gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Costa shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Silva pinned against the cage. Silva gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Costa throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Silva to counter with a crisp jab.
Costa scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Silva keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Costa tries to pass the half guard into mount. Silva knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Silva blocking the ground and pound attempt from Costa.
Costa sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Silva defending well though.
Costa seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Silva does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Silva desperately trying to maintain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Costa thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Silva regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Costa.
Costa wants to pass the guard but Silva is keeping the position.
Costa stopping the sweep attempt from Silva.
Costa trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
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.
Costa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.
Costa has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Silva seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Costa looking to sit in guard and control but Silva gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Silva has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Costa is proving hard to escape from.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Manuel Costa.
Costa throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Costa fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manuel Costa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Costa is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Costa misses with a double jab
and Silva counters with a right hand to the body.
Silva leaves Costa with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Silva scores with a decent looking hook.
Costa with a poor takedown
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costa takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Costa shoots in but Silva avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Silva lands a slapping body shot.
Donk. Silva catches Costa right on the button with a cross.
Costa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silva takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Costa throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Costa with a lazy takedown attempt
and Silva counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Costa is breathing heavily.
Silva stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Silva wants it to stay on the feet.
Costa shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Acelino Silva dominated that round.
That's time! Costa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Silva takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Silva stuffs the takedown.
Costa takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Costa shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Silva defends it nicely.
Manuel Costa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Costa shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Silva stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Silva wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manuel Costa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Costa throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Silva's waist but Silva gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Costa off to one side.
Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva lands a head shot.
Costa moves forwards but Silva connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Silva lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costa tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Silva swivels and escapes.
Costa has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Silva finds it's way round the side to connect with Costa's head.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Costa.
Nice uppercut there from Silva.
Costa walks into a jab.
Silva stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Silva wants it to stay on the feet.
Costa has his takedown stuffed
and Costa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Silva bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Costa's head backwards.
Acelino Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Costa needs to keep his hands up - Silva had a free shot at his head there.
Nice shot by Silva.
Silva bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costa misses with a combination
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
Silva scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Silva feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Costas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Costa takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Costa moves forwards but Silva connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Costa shoots for a double leg takedown but Silva sprawls well. He's pushed Costa's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nice sprawl there from Silva as Costa shoots in.
Silva lands a nice looking body shot.
Silva scores with a nice head shot.
Jab by Silva.
Costa doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Silva to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costa has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Costa takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Silva scores with the left hand. Costa knows he should have avoided that one.
Costa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Costa takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Silva scores with a hook to the body. Costa takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A cross from Silva lands.
Manuel Costa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Costa takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Costa takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nice sprawl there from Silva as Costa shoots in.
Costa misses with a hook to the body
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Costa tries to score a power double leg takedown but Silva sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Costa somewhat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva cracks Costa with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Costa on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Costa looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Costa takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Costa takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Costa with a poor takedown
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Costa looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Silva is fending him off so far but Costa persists. Nope, Silva circles away and we're back to standing.
Silva fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The fighters circle momentarily. Silva darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Costa shoots and misses
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
Silva scores with a body shot.
Silva darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Acelino Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Silva lands with a cross.
Silva connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Silva lands a jab to the nose.
Costa shoots in looking for a takedown. Silva tries to sprawl out of it but Costa keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Silva manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Costa tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Costa tries for a takedown but Silva circles away easily
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
letting Silva counter with a right hand.
Silva lands a head shot.
Costa throws an off balance right hand
and Costa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Costa gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Silva counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manuel Costa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva connects with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costa misses with a double jab
and Silva counters with a nice body shot.
Silva lands a lovely overhand right.
Costa with a poor takedown
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
Silva cracks a nice hook into Costa's ribs.
Costa shoots and misses
and Silva counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Silva!
Costa fails to land the takedown.
Silva getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Silva cracks a nice hook into Costa's ribs.
Costa on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Silva connects with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva jabs Costa right on the nose. Costa blinks but takes it well.
Silva stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Silva wants it to stay on the feet.
Silva digs a good body shot into Costa's ribs.
Costa falls off balance throwing a combination
and Costa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Silva jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Costa fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Costa looks for a takedown but Silva sprawls well.
Nice body punch from Silva.
Silva scores with a decent looking hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a good cross that connects.
Silva works the jab nicely.
Silva paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Silva lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Silva tests Costa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice uppercut there from Silva.
Silva connects with a body shot.
Costa takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Silva dips to his left and cracks Costa with an uppercut!
Costa doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Silva counters with a right hand to the body.
Costa with a lazy takedown attempt
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Silva.
Costa fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Costa closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Silva's jab looks to have found its range, popping Costa under the eye.
Costa falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
Manuel Costa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Costa misses with a body punch
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
Costa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.
Acelino Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Costa closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Silva lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Costa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Acelino Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Costa misses with a lunging right hand
and Costa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that's the end of the fight!
Acelino Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Silva winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 25:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 25:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Acelino Silva!
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hype
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