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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Pinsent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pinsent's entrance music is The Pot - Tool. A fine choice. Silva has chosen George Thorogood - Bad to The Bone 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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185 lbs
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191 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jesse Pinsent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Silva!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Alexandre Firmino and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pinsent is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Silva gets the takedown into side control.
Pinsent is looking for a sweep.
Pinsent wants to control but Silva postures up.
Silva is looking to take a break and control but Pinsent is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pinsent regains half guard.
Pinsent slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Pinsent throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Pinsent is looking for a triangle but Silva pushes his legs off easily.
Pinsent is looking for a triangle but Silva pushes his legs off easily.
Silva drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Silva jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinsent working a defensive guard here.
Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pinsent is keeping the position for now.
Pinsent is looking for a triangle but Silva pushes his legs off easily.
Pinsent is breathing heavily.
Pinsent had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Silva is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Pinsent Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Silva's back instead.
Silva tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Silva keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Pinsent jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Silva is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Silva and Pinsent has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Pinsent goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Silva has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Pinsent but great work by Silva.
Pinsent can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinsent tries to buck Silva off but Silva is having none of it.
Silva wants to stand but Pinsent is controlling his arm.
Pinsent struggling a bit here.
Pinsent is looking for a sweep.
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.
Pinsent is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Silva's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Silva looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Pinsent moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Pinsent is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pinsent is on top in guard.
Pinsent pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to strike off his back.
Silva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Silva might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Pinsent kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Pinsent pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet.
Pinsent drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Silva dives on top into guard.
Silva passes Pinsent's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Silva lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Silva perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Silva tries to pass the half guard into mount. Pinsent knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Pinsent looking for submissions off his back.
It looks like Silva is going to stand back up.
Pinsent is not content to let Silva control the position.
Silva looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Silva lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Silva controlling the action here.
Pinsent is not content to let Silva control the position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Silva throws a head kick but Pinsent moves out of range.
Silva shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Pinsent's guard.
Silva postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Pinsent is retaining full guard.
Pinsent is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Silva avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Pinsent is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Silva not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Silva has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Pinsent is proving hard to escape from.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to control but Pinsent is working from the bottom.
Pinsent is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Silva rolls with it to try and escape but Pinsent cranks on the arm and Silva is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jesse Pinsent!
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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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