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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Bolognesi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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185 cm
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191 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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188 cm
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185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid 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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roberto Bolognesi! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alexander Silva! The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Mauricio Rocha and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Bolognesi takes a jab right on the kisser.
Silva moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. Bolognesi with a poor takedown and Silva counters with a nice uppercut. Bolognesi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bolognesi is rocked! Silva is looking to clinch. Bolognesi dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Silva throws a series of punches but Bolognesi avoids them all with ease. Danga de danga de dang - Silva scores with a four punch combination! The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Silva lands a leg kick that knocks Bolognesi off balance momentarily. Silva closes the distance and lands a one-two. Oh Bolognesi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Bolognesi has his takedown stuffed and Silva counters with a leg kick. Bolognesi seems to have got his legs back now. Bolognesi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Silva moves into the clinch. Silva breaks the clinch.
Bolognesi takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Bolognesi shoots and misses and Silva counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Silva. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roberto Bolognesi. That's going to take a lot out of him. Silva breaks from the clinch.
Bolognesi is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bolognesi on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Bolognesi is breathing heavily. Bolognesi scores a takedown into full mount! Silva squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Silva sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though. Silva is trying to maintain the position but Bolognesi is very close to passing his half guard. Bolognesi prevents Silva from improving his position. Silva has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bolognesi is working away from the top position though. The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves. Bolognesi is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Silva is looking to escape. Bolognesi trying to control from half guard but Silva is working away. Silva wants to control but Bolognesi is keeping busy and won't allow it. The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring. Bolognesi is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Silva! Bolognesi with shots to the head and body - Silva looks very uncomfortable down there. Bolognesi unloading with bombs! Bolognesi thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage. Bolognesi pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Silva is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. Bolognesi thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Silva is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. Silva is trying to escape the mount.
Silva taking shots to the head. Bolognesi avoids the attempt from Silva to control. Bolognesi looking to ground and pound but Silva is blocking nicely. Silva is trying desperately to improve position. Bolognesi goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Silva turns into him and now he's in Bolognesi's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bolognesi has his feet on Silva's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work. Bolognesi misses with a takedown and Silva counters with a left and a right that stings Bolognesi. Bolognesi 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. Silva working a defensive guard here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Silva keeping moving, preventing Bolognesi from controlling successfully. Bolognesi won't allow Silva to sweep him here. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Silva dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Silva connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Bolognesi with a lazy takedown attempt and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Silva lunges at Bolognesi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bolognesi's hand. Bolognesi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Silva throws a nice outside leg kick. Bolognesi drives through with a takedown into guard. Silva is trying to keep Bolognesi in close.
Silva seems keen to control Bolognesi's posture. Silva controls Bolognesi momentarily but Bolognesi frees himself.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Alexander Silva. Silva lands with a slapping head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bolognesi with a poor takedown letting Silva counter with a right hand. Bolognesi fails with the takedown and Silva counters with a stiff right hand. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roberto Bolognesi. That's going to take a lot out of him. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. A left and a right from Silva both land. Nice combination. Roberto Bolognesi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Silva scores with a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Silva lands a leg kick that knocks Bolognesi off balance momentarily. Silva looks to land a combination but Bolognesi avoids it well. Silva tries to clinch up but Bolognesi circles away and keeps his distance. Silva tries to clinch but Bolognesi is having none of it. Bolognesi has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. Oooooh!!! Silva has knocked Bolognesi down with a huge combo! Silva steps away and waves a wobbly Bolognesi back to his feet! This one might not go much longer! This has been an exciting period of action! Bolognesi takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bolognesi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A good leg kick by Silva. Roberto Bolognesi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Bolognesi gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Silva! Bolognesi is out on his feet! Silva rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Bolognesi is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Bolognesi is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexander Silva!
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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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