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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Prudente (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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188 cm
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200 lbs
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187 cm
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210 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight 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, Thiago Prudente! 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, Marco Silva! The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Leandro Rodrigues and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Silva throws a series of strikes that have Prudente backpedaling.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Prudente swats him away and circles back towards the center. Silva lands with a nice combination. Prudente backs away looking to recover. Silva forces Prudente back against the cage and clinches. Prudente is trying to trip Silva. He has hold of a leg but Silva is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Prudente persists though and gets the takedown into guard. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup. Silva is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Prudente dives into side control.
Prudente is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Silva has escaped the position, nice work there. Silva taking a bit of punishment here - Prudente scoring with strikes. Prudente has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. Silva is pushing Prudente's head away, looking to escape. Prudente manages to hold on to the position though. Prudente has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Silva! Prudente controlling from mount. Prudente's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round. Prudente working Silva over with strikes here. Prudente controlling from the full mount. Prudente stands up from mount. Strange move. Prudente is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Marco Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Prudente gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Prudente misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silva tries to pull guard but Prudente forces him back to his feet, against the cage. Prudente wants the takedown. Silva is fighting it off but Prudente persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Silva's guard against the cage. Silva scrambles and gets back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
Prudente feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position. Prudente drops back looking for a leg! Silva is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Silva manages to kick Prudente off! Prudente jumps back into Silva's guard. Prudente passes into half guard. Silva tries to kick Prudente off but Prudente keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. Silva looks gassed! Prudente is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Silva is trying to stand.
Silva scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Prudente manages to mount him!
Silva is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Prudente controlling from the full mount. Silva is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Prudente controlling the pace for now. Prudente is landing with some decent strikes but Silva is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue. Prudente controlling from mount. Prudente with the ground and pound from mount. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Prudente controlling the position easily from mount. Prudente landing punches. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Prudente dominated that round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Prudente looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well. Silva throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Prudente manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Silva on his heels. He'll look to pass Silva's guard now, I'm sure. Silva wants to stand and escape but Prudente is having none of it. Prudente not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. Prudente slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Silva is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Prudente decides to stand back up. Silva stuffs the takedown attempt from Prudente. Prudente gets slowly back to his feet. Prudente has a takedown stuffed. Thiago Prudente is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Prudente scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Prudente wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working. Silva is trying to get back to his feet. Prudente is chipping away with strikes.
Prudente tries to advance to mount but can't. Silva is trying to get back to his feet.
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 tries to escape but Prudente is in control. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Thiago Prudente overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Prudente cracks Silva with a big elbow. Prudente just content to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Silva is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Prudente is controlling him well. Prudente is working to tighten is grip on Silva's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Silva has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Prudente is really squeezing tight and eventually Silva passes out! Prudente breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Thiago Prudente!
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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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