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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Silvas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diogo Pontes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Anderson Silvas has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Silvas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diogo Pontes!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Leandro Rodrigues and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silvas closes the distance and clinches.
Silvas stalling in the clinch but Pontes improves position.
Pontes is trying to pull guard but Silvas turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Pontes can't get the takedown.
Silvas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silvas clinches up with Pontes and pushes him back against the cage.
Pontes tries for a takedown. No joy.
Anderson Silvas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Diogo Pontes.
Silvas working Pontes over with knees to the body.
Pontes tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Silvas throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Knees in the clinch landing for Silvas.
Pontes is trying to pull guard but Silvas has him pressed against the cage.
Pontes is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Silvas gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Silvas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silvas closes the distance and clinches.
Pontes is looking for a takedown.
Pontes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silvas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silvas defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pontes.
Silvas throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pontes moves out of range of the body kick from Silvas.
A head kick misses from Silvas.
Pontes manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Silvas on his heels. He'll look to pass Silvas's guard now, I'm sure.
Pontes advances position into side control!
Pontes thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Pontes is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Silvas has escaped the position, nice work there.
Pontes has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Silvas is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Pontes yanks on the arm and Silvas is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Pontes.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Diogo Pontes!
A victorious Diogo Pontes thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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