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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rickson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Black Sirius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rickson Silva has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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175 cm
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147 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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175 cm
24
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rickson Silva! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Black Sirius! The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Daniel Cesar and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Silva looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Sirius throws a right and a left that both miss. Sirius throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva. Sirius closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Silva did well to prevent Sirius getting side control. Silva gets back to full guard.
Sirius throws a big right hand that misses. Silva is trying to keep Sirius in close.
Silva has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sirius can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. Sirius connects with a couple of short punches. Sirius seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. Sirius trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sirius trying to stand up but can't free himself from Silva's guard. Silva throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Sirius postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Silva is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Sirius, into his guard. Sirius really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Silva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup. Silva wants to control from the top but Sirius keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Rickson Silva has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet. Silva gets caught flat footed, as Sirius shoots in with a quick takedown into guard. Silva is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sirius is aware though and is defending well. Sirius throws a big right hand that misses. Sirius throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Silva works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Silva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sirius lands a couple of digs. Silva has his feet on Sirius's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work. Sirius missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sirius throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Silva counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Sirius's guard now. Sirius keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully. Silva is breathing heavily. The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace. Sirius pushes Silva off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there. Silva gets caught flat footed, as Sirius shoots in with a quick takedown into guard. Sirius stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Sirius lands with a right hand. Sirius misses with a right hand and Silva counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Silva wants to take a breather but Sirius is having none of it. Silva decides to return to a standing position. Sirius leaves Silva with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Silva fails to land the takedown. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rickson Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Sirius misses with a combination
and Silva counters with a nice double leg into half guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rickson Silva dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sirius misses with a lunging right hand
and Silva counters with a nice double leg into half guard. Sirius is defending against the submission attempts here by Silva.
Sirius tries to kick Silva off but Silva keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Silva is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen. We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon. Silva is trying for a kimura here. Sirius looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Silva wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rickson 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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FIGHT
RATING
74% |
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