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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between The Cabbage Snatcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alvaro De Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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186 lbs
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187 cm
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185 lbs
8 - 11 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, The Cabbage Snatcher!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alvaro De Silva!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Silva gets a takedown into half guard.
Snatcher is looking to control De Silva's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Snatcher avoid being mounted?
De Silva throwing shots but Snatcher is blocking nicely.
De Silva is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
De Silva stalling away here and it's allowed Snatcher to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Snatcher looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
De Silva is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Snatcher is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Snatcher has escaped and now he's on top!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Snatcher drops back, looking for a kneebar! De Silva looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. De Silva looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from De Silva!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snatcher is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Snatcher moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Snatcher wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
De Silva passes into half guard.
Snatcher works his way to full guard. Good work.
De Silva stands up from Snatcher's guard - De Silva perhaps looking for a knockout.
De Silva closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Snatcher to the mat! Snatcher manages to get full guard.
Snatcher keeping moving, preventing De Silva from controlling successfully.
De Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Snatcher.
De Silva is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Snatcher is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Snatcher has escaped and now he's on top!
De Silva looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snatcher looking to pass the guard.
Snatcher is pushing down on De Silva's leg trying to pass to half guard. De Silva is fighting to maintain full guard but Snatcher has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Snatcher uses his free foot to push down on De Silva's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for De Silva.
Snatcher is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but De Silva is surviving well by controlling Snatcher's body position as best he can.
Snatcher lands with some vicious ground and pound - can De Silva hang on?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Cabbage Snatcher dominated that round.
That's time! Snatcher's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Snatcher feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Snatcher trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Snatcher stands up from De Silva's guard - Snatcher perhaps looking for a knockout.
De Silva closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Snatcher to the mat! Snatcher manages to get full guard.
De Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Snatcher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Snatcher lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for De Silva!
Snatcher in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
De Silva is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snatcher is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. De Silva can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Snatcher tries to control but De Silva wriggling away.
The Cabbage Snatcher overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Snatcher lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Snatcher with the ground and pound from mount.
Snatcher working for a guillotine from mount but De Silva is in no mood to give up.
De Silva is in a horrible position here. Snatcher smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snatcher is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. De Silva can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
De Silva is bucking up trying to escape but Snatcher cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Snatcher unloading with bombs!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Silva in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
De Silva is rocked!
It looks like Alvaro De Silva has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Snatcher swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and De Silva is now in Snatcher's guard. A big mistake from Snatcher there, giving up the dominant position!
Snatcher wants to sweep here but De Silva controlling him for the moment.
Snatcher is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Snatcher is keen to just control but De Silva is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Cabbage Snatcher dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alvaro De Silva's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Snatcher throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. De Silva tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Snatcher is in De Silva's guard.
De Silva wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Snatcher is now in half guard.
De Silva looking for a kimura from the bottom but Snatcher passes into side control!
Snatcher lands a nice forearm strike.
Snatcher thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
De Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snatcher goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, De Silva has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Snatcher but great work by De Silva.
Snatcher is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked De Silva off and has taken his back!
De Silva is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Snatcher.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Silva staying busy and making it hard for Snatcher to control.
Snatcher is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but De Silva won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Snatcher off his unconscious opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). The Cabbage Snatcher!
The Cabbage Snatcher retains his middleweight title!
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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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