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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Legisnaldo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neibert Ibrahim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is HINO NACIONAL BRASILEIRO ( FORRO). Silva is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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220 lbs
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254 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Legisnaldo 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, Neibert Ibrahim!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Leandro Rodrigues and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ibrahim fails to land the takedown.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Ibrahim clinches.
Ibrahim pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ibrahim holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Silva prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ibrahim lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ibrahim blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ibrahim blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ibrahim is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Silva gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Legisnaldo Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Neibert Ibrahim.
Ibrahim is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Silva gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Ibrahim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ibrahim pulls Silva into guard.
Ibrahim is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Silva preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibrahim has control of Silva's left arm, preventing Silva from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ibrahim tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ibrahim not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Neibert Ibrahim wasn't active enough on the ground.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Silva misses with some punches.
Silva working aggressively here.
Ibrahim drops down looking for an ankle pick but Silva pulls his leg out and moves away.
Silva wants to clinch but Ibrahim slips to the side
and Ibrahim holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Silva really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Silva gets through Ibrahim's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ibrahim is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ibrahim's elbow.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Ibrahim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ibrahim manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ibrahim is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ibrahim is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Silva is controlling him.
Silva thows a big elbow that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ibrahim pulls Silva in close to prevent any damage.
Ibrahim thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Ibrahim looking for a guillotine here but Silva defends easily.
Silva will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Ibrahim holds on and takes a little breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ibrahim looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silva is one step ahead there.
Ibrahim not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Neibert Ibrahim has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Ibrahim throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva tries to clinch up
and Ibrahim counters by moving into the clinch.
Ibrahim is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Silva pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ibrahim looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ibrahim blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ibrahim is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
Ibrahim trying to land knees to the body.
Ibrahim is trying to break the clinch but Silva is controlling him.
Ibrahim pulls Silva into guard.
Silva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ibrahim pulls Silva in close to prevent any damage.
Silva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva wants to get up but he can't break Ibrahim's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Silva won't allow Ibrahim to get back to his feet.
Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Neibert Ibrahim dominated that round.
That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ibrahim closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Ibrahim jabs at Silva's body.
Ibrahim closes the distance and pushes Silva back into the cage.
Ibrahim is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Silva gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ibrahim manages to break the clinch.
Ibrahim lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ibrahim shoots in looking for a takedown but Silva manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ibrahim's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ibrahim is pushing Silva up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ibrahim lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ibrahim is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Silva pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Legisnaldo Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Neibert Ibrahim.
Ibrahim escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Silva prevents Ibrahim from breaking the clinch.
Ibrahim effectively controlling the action here.
Ibrahim has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Silva avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Ibrahim.
Ibrahim breaks the clinch.
Ibrahim tries to score a power double leg takedown but Silva sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ibrahim somewhat.
Silva tries to clinch but Ibrahim moves away
and Ibrahim counters by clinching up.
Silva gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ibrahim.
Ibrahim breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ibrahim circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ibrahim counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Silva tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ibrahim counters by moving into the clinch.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ibrahim's elbow.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ibrahim gets control of Silva's arms and successfully pulls guard. Ibrahim will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Ibrahim is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ibrahim preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ibrahim wants to stand but Silva is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ibrahim not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Silva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ibrahim works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ibrahim working a defensive guard but Silva passes into half guard.
Ibrahim is trying to stand.
Silva throwing shots but Ibrahim is blocking nicely.
Ibrahim throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Silva throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ibrahim tries to get to full guard but Silva has control of the leg.
Silva is thwarting Ibrahim's attempts to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ibrahim tries to get to full guard but Silva has control of the leg.
Silva scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ibrahim 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.
Silva thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ibrahim's head.
Ibrahim controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Ibrahim wants to control but Silva is keeping busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Neibert Ibrahim showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Ibrahim gets a clinch.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ibrahim's elbow.
Ibrahim stalls.
Ibrahim blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ibrahim taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ibrahim breaks from the clinch.
Silva tries to clinch up
and Ibrahim holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ibrahim's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ibrahim fails with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva looks to clinch
and Ibrahim counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Silva stops a takedown attempt from Ibrahim.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibrahim is trying to drag Silva to the mat but Silva just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Legisnaldo Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Neibert Ibrahim.
Ibrahim is trying to break free.
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Ibrahim.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ibrahim drags the fight down to the ground.
Silva is looking to work some ground and pound but Ibrahim has wrist control.
Ibrahim looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Silva looking to pass the guard.
Ibrahim wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throwing strikes from guard but Ibrahim blocks nicely.
Silva is looking to work some ground and pound but Ibrahim has wrist control.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Ibrahim is keeping the position.
Silva scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ibrahim wants to stand but Silva is controlling the position.
Ibrahim wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment.
Ibrahim working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silva.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Silva with a flurry of punches that miss.
Silva thows a big elbow that misses.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Ibrahim.
Silva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Silva is pushing down on Ibrahim's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ibrahim is fighting to maintain full guard but Silva has managed to sneak the leg through.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Silva lands a nice short elbow.
Silva working the head and body with strikes.
Silva throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Silva throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ibrahim wants to improve his position but Silva is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ibrahim looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ibrahim keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Neibert Ibrahim has got the better of the ground game so far.
Silva sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ibrahim defending well though.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Ibrahim is defending well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Legisnaldo Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Neibert Ibrahim is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Silva looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
And that's the end of the fight!
Legisnaldo Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ibrahim has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Neibert Ibrahim!
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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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