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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gary Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitor Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee's entrance music is Big Man With A Big Gun-Nine Inch Nails. A fine choice. Vitor Silva acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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182 cm
18
195 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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185 cm
25
192 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gary Lee! 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, Vitor Silva! The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Paulo Santos and Mauricio Rocha.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/round1.jpg) The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Danga de danga de dang - Silva scores with a four punch combination! Silva shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lee defends it nicely. Silva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lee's calf. Silva goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Silva closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. This has been an exciting period of action! Lee is looking for a sweep. You can see the frustration on Lee's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. Lee knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground. Lee is not content to let Silva control the position.
Silva decides to stand back up. Silva steps back and let's Lee get back to his feet.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round. Silva fails with a takedown attempt. Silva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lee's waist but Lee gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Silva off to one side. Gary Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vitor Silva. Lee connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Silva's hands. Lee gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Silva.
Silva pushes Lee up against the cage in a clinch. Lee tries for a takedown but Silva manages to get underhooks.
Silva fails to pull guard.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Lee has double underhooks. Lee avoiding damage.
Silva is trying to stall.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/2.gif) That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Silva is trying to keep Lee in close.
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Lee cracks Silva with a solid left hand. Lee wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving. Silva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Silva is trying to keep Lee in close.
Silva keeping full guard, as Lee tries to pass. Lee lands a couple of digs.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/3.gif) That's three minutes gone in the round. Silva keeping moving, preventing Lee from controlling successfully. Silva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Lee with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Silva has momentary wrist control but Lee slips an elbow through the middle. Lee postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Lee postures up in Silva's guard and throws a big left but Silva blocks it.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/4.gif) That's four minutes gone in the round. Lee wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving. Silva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lee. Lee working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Lee controls the pace of the fight for a moment. Silva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Silva looks gassed!
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/refstandup3.gif) The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Lee gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Lee throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it. Silva gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lee counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Gary Lee will probably get the nod. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lee. Silva with a lazy takedown attempt and Lee counters with a straight right hand. Lee swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Lee gets in close and instigates a clinch. Silva is trying to break the clinch but Lee has him pressed against the cage. Silva drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lee gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Lee turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Lee manages to end up in side control. Lee lands a nice forearm strike. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Silva is looking for a sweep. Silva is breathing heavily. Lee working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round. Lee lands a nice forearm strike. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Lee cracks Silva with a big elbow. Lee lands a nice forearm strike. Silva taking a bit of punishment here - Lee scoring with strikes. Lee landing a few strikes. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Lee working the head with strikes. Silva struggling a bit here. Silva taking a bit of punishment here - Lee scoring with strikes. Lee lands a few punches from side control. Silva seems a little lost for a moment, as Lee dominates the positioning. Silva is working to avoid the ground and pound but Lee connects with a decent elbow. Lee scoring with punches from side control.
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Silva is rocked!
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/2.gif) That's two minutes gone in the round. Silva takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better. Silva is still in real trouble! Can Lee finish him? Lee in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Silva looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Lee turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gary Lee!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
80% |
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