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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Cesar Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felipe Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes to the cage accompanied by It's My Life. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cesar Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Felipe Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Felipe Paraventi and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva cracks Cruz with a good jab.
Silva throws a right hand that Cruz ducks under and follows up with a left that Cruz also avoids with ease.
Cruz moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Cruz pushes Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cruz is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Cruz tries to score a body lock takedown but Silva shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Cruz tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Cruz is trying to pull guard but Silva turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Cruz with a knee to the head.
Cruz is trying to maintain a safe position but Silva gets an underhook and turns Cruz into the cage.
Silva is trying to push Cruz away but Cruz has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Cruz is controlling him.
Cruz keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cruz successfully pulls guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Cruz is working an open guard so Silva takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva throws a series of punches but Cruz moves out of range.
Silva moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Cesar Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva throws a series of punches but Cruz moves out of range.
Silva wants to clinch.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cruz listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Silva lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Silva's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Silva duly obliges.
Cruz lands a high kick!
A punch combination from Silva misses.
Cruz moves into the clinch.
Silva blocks an elbow strike.
Silva is trying to break free.
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 working hard to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz breaks the clinch.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cruz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva tries to bum rush Cruz with a series of wild strikes but Cruz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Cruz tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cruz tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Cruz gets a clinch.
Cruz breaks from the clinch.
Silva throws a right and a left that Cruz avoids nicely.
Cruz has Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Cruz breaks from the clinch.
Cruz thuds his right hand into Silva's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
Cruz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz shoots for a double leg takedown but Silva sprawls well. He's pushed Cruz's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Cesar Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Felipe Cruz.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Cruz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Cruz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Silva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Silva gets tackled into the cage by Cruz. Cruz maintains the clinch.
Cruz throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cruz is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Silva to keep the fight standing.
Cruz lands a knee to the head.
Cruz fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Cruz has Silva pressed against the cage, preventing Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cruz misses with a knee to the head.
Cruz has Silva pushed against the cage.
Silva is trying to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz is trying to pull guard but Silva turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Cruz trying to stall but Silva improves his position.
Cruz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cruz breaks the clinch.
Silva misses with the combination.
Silva has managed to clinch.
Cruz struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A combination from Silva does no damage.
Cruz clinches with his opponent.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cruz has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Felipe Cruz will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Cruz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Cesar Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Cruz gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cruz fails to pull guard.
Cruz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cesar Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horrible takedown by Cruz or perhaps it was just good defense by Silva which made him look bad.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
Cesar Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Cruz to counter with a crisp jab.
Cruz moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Cruz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cruz has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cruz tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Cruz throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Silva's head.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Cruz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Cruz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Silva is trying to break free.
Felipe Cruz seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cruz fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Cesar Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Felipe Cruz.
The referee is keeping an eye on Cruz - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Cruz keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to break free but Cruz pushes him back against the cage.
A knee to the head by Cruz.
Cruz tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Silva smiles and moves away.
Cruz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Cruz circles away.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva throws a one two combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cruz lands a front kick.
Silva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cruz gets control of Silva's arms and successfully pulls guard. Cruz will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Cruz wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to stand but Cruz has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cruz is working an open guard so Silva takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Cruz pushes him off.
Cruz fails with a takedown attempt.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Cruz pushes him off.
Cruz misses with a few strikes there.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva throws a right and a left that Cruz avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Silva sprawls well. Silva wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cruz gets slowly back to his feet.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva throws a series of punches but Cruz moves out of range.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Cruz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva tries to clinch there but Cruz circles away.
Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cruz counters by clinching up.
A short uppercut from Cruz.
Cruz tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Cruz throws a knee to the head but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cruz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silva is trying to force a seperation but Cruz has the dominant position.
Cruz looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Cesar Silva will probably get the nod.
That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Silva throws a series of punches but Cruz moves out of range.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cruz lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Silva tries to clinch but Cruz moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Silva. Those never looked like landing.
Silva takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Silva throws a series of punches but Cruz moves out of range.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cruz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Cruz. Those never looked like landing.
Cruz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silva, pushing him back against the cage.
Cruz effectively controlling the action here.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Cruz has double underhooks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz breaks from the clinch.
Cruz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Silva. Those never looked like landing.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Cruz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cruz darts in trying to clinch
and Silva counters by clinching up.
Cruz manages to break the clinch.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
Cruz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva tries to clinch there but Cruz circles away.
Cruz is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Cruz tries to keep at a distance but Silva has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cruz gets a clinch.
Cruz breaks from the clinch.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cruz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cruz lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
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 avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cruz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Silva prevents a takedown attempt there.
Cruz tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Cesar Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Felipe Cruz.
Silva tries to break free but Cruz pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Silva is keeping busy.
Cruz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Silva's efforts to push away.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva can't break the clinch.
Cruz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Cruz is controlling the position.
Silva tries to break free but Cruz pushes him back against the cage.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Cruz has double underhooks.
Cruz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cruz tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva swinging wildly here.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Cruz pushes Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Cruz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cruz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silva, pushing him back against the cage.
Cruz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A frustrated look appears on Silva's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cruz scores with a knee to the head.
Silva tries to circle away but Cruz has him pinned against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cruz lands an uppercut.
Silva working hard to break the clinch.
Cruz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Felipe Cruz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cruz has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Felipe Cruz!
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