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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Manu Capote (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lorenzo Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lorenzo Da Silva is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Manu Capote!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lorenzo Da Silva!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Thiago Cunha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Capote closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Capote lands in his opponent's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Capote 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.
Capote throws a big elbow that misses.
Da Silva throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Capote sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Silva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Capote not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We're going to have a standup here because Manu Capote wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Capote clinches up with Da Silva and pushes him back against the cage.
Da Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Da Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Capote blocks with his arms.
Da Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Da Silva looks gassed!
Capote wants to break the clinch but can't.
Capote looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nice body punch from Capote - that landed with a thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Capote wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Da Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Da Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Capote blocks it with crossed arms.
Da Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Capote is looking to break free of the clinch but Da Silva has double underhooks.
Capote tries to break free but Da Silva pushes him back against the cage.
Capote throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Capote is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Capote wants to break the clinch but can't.
Capote ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Capote no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Capote seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
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!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Capote throws a nice looking combination but Da Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Capote closes the distance and clinches.
Capote tries for a takedown but Da Silva manages to get underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Capote wants to break free but Da Silva has control.
Capote wants to break the clinch but can't.
Da Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Capote is blocking nicely.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Capote is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Capote is trying to break the clinch but Da Silva is controlling him.
Capote scores with a shot to the side of Da Silva's head.
Da Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Capote has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Capote has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Da Silva avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Capote tries to circle away but Da Silva has him pinned against the cage.
Capote is trying to break the clinch but Da Silva has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Capote's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Capote can't break the clinch.
Capote manages to pull guard.
Capote looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Capote is controlling Da Silva's posture.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Manu Capote.
Capote swings for the body but Da Silva moves out of range.
Lorenzo Da Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Capote goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Capote cracks Da Silva with a good jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Da Silva walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Capote lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manu Capote dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A low kick from Capote misses
and Da Silva moves into the clinch.
Da Silva keeps control of Capote as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Da Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Capote blocks it with crossed arms.
A frustrated look appears on Capote's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Da Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Capote wants to break free but Da Silva has control.
Da Silva prevents a takedown attempt there.
Capote working hard to break the clinch.
Da Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Da Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Capote blocks with his arms.
Capote wants to get back to striking at distance but Da Silva won't allow it.
Capote wants to break free but Da Silva has control.
Capote wants to get back to striking at distance but Da Silva won't allow it.
Da Silva is breathing heavily.
Capote pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Capote throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Silva displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Capote.
Capote changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Da Silva tries to avoid it but Capote manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Da Silva to the ground. Da Silva escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manu Capote. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Capote gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Capote is trying to break free.
Capote tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Da Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Da Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Capote is trying to push Da Silva away but Da Silva has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Da Silva tries a knee to the head but Capote blocks it.
Capote has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Capote.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Capote wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Da Silva has Capote pressed against the cage, preventing Capote from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Da Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Capote blocks it with crossed arms.
Da Silva misses with a knee strike.
Capote wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Capote successfully pulls guard.
Da Silva being controlled here momentarily.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Capote scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Capote throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Capote takes a knee right on the jaw!
Capote has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Capote tries to circle away but Da Silva has him pinned against the cage.
Da Silva misses with a knee strike.
Da Silva has Capote pressed against the cage, preventing Capote from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Capote is trying to push Da Silva away but Da Silva has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Da Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Da Silva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Capote's efforts to push away.
Capote tries to break free but Da Silva pushes him back against the cage.
Capote can't break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Capote wants to get back to striking at distance but Da Silva won't allow it.
Da Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Capote is blocking nicely.
Capote tries to break free but Da Silva pushes him back against the cage.
Da Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Capote has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Capote jumps into guard, dragging Da Silva to the mat.
Capote manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Capote scores with a one two! Da Silva had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Capote gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Da Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Da Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Manu Capote has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Capote pulls Da Silva into guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Capote holds on and takes a little breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manu Capote dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Capote digs a good body shot into Da Silva's ribs.
Capote scores with a takedown into Da Silva's guard.
Capote controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Manu Capote wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Capote bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Capote controls the position from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Capote creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Da Silva sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Capote taking a breather here.
Capote creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Da Silva sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Capote in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Da Silva defending against the ground and pound.
Da Silva avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Capote.
Capote stands up and we're back to a striking position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Capote jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Good standup being displayed there by Capote as he connects with a hook.
Capote bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Da Silva's head.
Manu Capote seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Capote darts in and clinches Da Silva up against the cage.
Capote has Da Silva pressed against the cage.
Capote is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Capote tries to break free but Da Silva pushes him back against the cage.
Da Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Da Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Capote is blocking nicely.
Capote is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Da Silva can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Capote drags the fight down to the ground.
Capote knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Da Silva on the ground.
Capote is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Manu Capote just wasn't active enough.
Da Silva drops his hands momentarily and Capote takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Capote throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Da Silva.
Capote scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Capote fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Capote throws a low kick, looking for Da Silva's leg but Da Silva calmly moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manu Capote showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Capote has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:26
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manu Capote!
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