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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jose Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Habanero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Habanero is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: NERD - Rockstar. On his way into the cage it seems that Jose Silva has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jose Silva seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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180 cm
27
185 lbs
13 - 8 - 0 |
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196 cm
33
200 lbs
20 - 5 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Silva! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
20 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafael Habanero! The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Felipe Paraventi and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Silva lands a right hook to the body.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva tries to bum rush Habanero with a series of wild strikes but Habanero uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Silva slips under a jab. Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Habanero waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva. Silva closes the distance and clinches. Habanero softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Silva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Habanero gets through Silva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Still in the clinch, Habanero scores with a nice short uppercut. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Silva stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Habanero lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards. Silva throws a head punch that misses. Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Habanero is defending well for now. Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva needs to keep his hands up - Habanero had a free shot at his head there.
That's one minute gone in the round. Silva takes one on the button. Habanero lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Silva is rocked! Silva misses with a kick to the body.
Habanero throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Habanero moves forwards but Silva connects with a nice, crisp jab. Silva is looking to score with low kicks. Silva looks to throw the jab but Habanero is out of range. Silva looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Silva drives through and clinches with Habanero against the cage.
Silva lands an elbow that stopped Habanero in his tracks for a moment. Habanero lands a shoulder strike. 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! Habanero on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Habanero lands with a short head shot on the inside. The pace really dropping off here, momentarily. Silva scores with a shot to the side of Habanero's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A short left from Silva. Silva blocks a body shot from Habanero. Silva leaning against his opponent.
Silva lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Silva throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Habaneros head. Silva lands a body punch. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Habanero. Habanero's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Habanero misses with a short punch on the inside. Habanero throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva. Silva lands an elbow inside that Habanero shrugs off. Habanero taking a breather. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Habanero creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Habanero misses with a punch on the inside.
Habanero misses with a short punch on the inside. Habanero keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Habanero misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Habanero struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Silva is leaning against Habanero and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Silva slowing the pace effectively. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Habanero. Habanero stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Silva is stalling here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Habanero. Habanero lands with a short head shot on the inside. Silva pushes Habanero back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. A nice glancing elbow lands by Silva. Habanero misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Habanero breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Habanero wants to land a leg kick but Silva is out of range. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Nice shot lands for Habanero. Silva scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Habanero doesn't seem bothered though. Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Habanero.
Silva scores with a three punch combo!
Habanero swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Silva tries to clinch up. Silva misses with a body shot.
Silva throws out a loose jab but Habanero uses good head movement to avoid it. Habanero is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range. Silva shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Habanero eats them both and turns towards Silva to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo. Silva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Silva clobbers Habanero with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Habanero paws at him with a jab and circles away. Habanero throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body. Habanero throws a body kick that misses. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Habanero lands a jab. A head kick misses from Habanero. Habanero has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. Silva connects with a nice looking jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jose Silva will probably get the nod. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Silva tries to clinch but Habanero moves out of range. Habanero throws a half hearted mid kick. A big left from Silva misses. Jose Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Habanero looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range. Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Habanero misses with a head kick.
Habanero tries to work over Silva's front leg with a kick but Silva checks it. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Habanero, as that shot connected.
Habanero pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva pivots, looking for a leg kick but Habanero is out of range and Silva settles back down. Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Habanero closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Habanero lands a brutal head kick. Silva looks out on his feet and Habanero throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Rafael Habanero! Rafael Habanero made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'I'm gonna eat some good steaks at Mad Bank.'.
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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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