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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dino Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gilberto da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dino Adams has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 lbs
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183 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dino Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gilberto da Silva!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
da Silva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Adams pinned against the cage. Adams gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Adams swats away the attempt to clinch by da Silva.
Adams swinging wilding here.
da Silva shoots in for a double leg but Adams sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Adams throws a series of punches but da Silva moves out of range.
da Silva looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Adams is fending him off so far but da Silva persists. Nope, Adams circles away and we're back to standing.
Dino Adams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gilberto da Silva.
Adams misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams jabs da Silva right on the nose. da Silva blinks but takes it well.
da Silva takes a shot right to the bread basket.
da Silva shoots in looking for a takedown. Adams tries to sprawl out of it but da Silva keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Adams manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Adams swats away the attempt to clinch by da Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams throws a combination but it was largely blocked by da Silva.
Adams gets a takedown into half guard.
da Silva trying to control but Adams postures up.
Adams landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
da Silva trying to control but Adams postures up.
Adams wants to pass the guard but da Silva is defending well.
da Silva is looking to control Adams's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can da Silva avoid being mounted?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams blocks the strikes from da Silva.
da Silva regains full guard. Nicely done.
Adams working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of da Silva's head.
Adams stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. da Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Adams trying to stand up but can't free himself from da Silva's guard.
da Silva throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
da Silva wants to sweep but no luck.
da Silva keeping moving, preventing Adams from controlling successfully.
da Silva looks gassed!
Adams avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Adams 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 three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Adams's corner calls for a 1-2. Adams obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Adams changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. da Silva looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Adams wants to control but da Silva is keeping him busy.
da Silva seems a little lost for a moment, as Adams dominates the positioning.
What's da Silva going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Adams goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, da Silva rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Adams's guard! Nice work there by da Silva!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
da Silva drops back, looking for a kneebar! Adams looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Adams looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Adams!
da Silva can't do much from the bottom here.
da Silva gets back to half guard.
Adams is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Adams wants to pass the guard but da Silva is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dino Adams dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
da Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Adams swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
da Silva misses with a takedown attempt
and Adams counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
da Silva trying to control but Adams postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
da Silva regains full guard. Nicely done.
da Silva controlling the position.
Adams would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
da Silva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
da Silva manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Adams manages to get himself to full guard.
da Silva wants to control from the top but Adams keeps moving.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
da Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Adams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Adams punching from the bottom - just letting da Silva know he's still in a fight.
da Silva trying to control but Adams is working from the bottom.
Despite being in the dominant position, Gilberto da Silva just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Adams looks to land a combination but da Silva avoids it well.
Adams looks to land a combination. da Silva sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
da Silva ducks right into an uppercut from Adams.
da Silva scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
da Silva landing strikes.
da Silva landing a few strikes.
Adams manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
da Silva gets back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams stopping the sweep attempt from da Silva.
Adams trying to control the position from guard on top but da Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
da Silva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Adams trying to control the position from guard on top but da Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
da Silva bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Adams's guard.
da Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Adams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
da Silva is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
da Silva with a nice head shot there.
da Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Adams is keeping the position for now.
Adams working a defensive guard here.
Adams keeping moving, preventing da Silva from controlling successfully.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
da Silva dodges the punch combination from Adams.
da Silva tries to clinch
and Adams counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps da Silva thinking.
da Silva is looking to clinch.
Dino Adams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
da Silva misses with a takedown
and Adams counters with a one-two to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
da Silva gets a takedown into half guard.
Adams tries to get to full guard but da Silva has control of the leg.
da Silva trying to control from half guard but Adams is working away.
Adams is positioning himself well to prevent da Silva advancing to mount.
The fighters are battling for position here. Adams manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
da Silva prevents Adams from getting back to his feet.
Adams kicks da Silva off and gets to his feet.
da Silva with a poor takedown
so Adams counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Dino Adams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gilberto da Silva.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adams passes into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dino Adams dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Adams looks to score with a jab to the body but da Silva is just out of range.
da Silva fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Adams sprawls well initially but da Silva persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
da Silva thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Adams's head.
Adams wants to get back to full guard but da Silva has passed into side control.
da Silva controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, da Silva cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
da Silva looking to control but Adams is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Adams is working to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
da Silva is working to isolate an arm here. It's a choreographed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! da Silva extends the arm and Adams is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gilberto da Silva!
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