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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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198 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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, Bruno Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Junior Silva!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Paulo Santos and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Silva on the side of the head.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Santos shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Santos moves into the clinch.
Santos is fighting off a takedown attempt but Silva is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Santos to the mat. Santos regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Silva is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Santos trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Silva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Silva postures up in Santos's guard and throws a big left but Santos blocks it.
Santos keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
Silva is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Silva wants to control from the top but Santos keeps moving.
Silva looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Santos keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
Santos lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Silva!
Santos wants to control the pace but Silva is squirming around nicely.
Silva is working to get back to half guard.
Silva tries to hold on but Santos postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Silva tries to reverse the position but Santos maintains control.
Santos tries to control but Silva wriggling away.
Silva can't escape the position.
Santos avoids the attempt from Silva to control.
Silva is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Santos is pulling down on Silva's head. It's preventing any offense from Silva, at least for the moment.
Silva is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Silva postures up.
Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Santos is keeping the position for now.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Santos's head.
Santos controls Silva momentarily but Silva frees himself.
Silva drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Silva seems to have locked his on tight now - Santos screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Silva, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Junior Silva!
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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
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