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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darth Vader (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Da Silva comes to the cage accompanied by Good Time. Rafael Da Silva is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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210 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafael Da Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Darth Vader!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Seu Braga and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vader forces Da Silva back against the cage and clinches.
Vader's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Da Silva looking to score a takedown here. Vader is defending well but Da Silva drives through and ends up in Vader's guard.
Vader working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Da Silva doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Da Silva manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Vader avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Da Silva thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Da 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.
Da Silva's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Da Silva 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.
Da Silva wants to stand but Vader is controlling his posture from full guard.
Da Silva drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Da Silva jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Silva drops back looking for a leg! Vader is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Vader manages to kick Da Silva off! Da Silva jumps back into Vader's guard.
Da Silva trying to control but Vader is working from the bottom.
Da Silva stops Vader from standing up.
Vader wants to sweep but no luck.
Da Silva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Da Silva controlling from the top position.
Da Silva throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vader preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Vader working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Da Silva doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Da Silva manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Da Silva drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Da Silva jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Da Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Da Silva drops back looking for a leg! Vader is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Vader manages to kick Da Silva off! Da Silva jumps back into Vader's guard.
Da Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Vader is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vader wants to stand up but Da Silva is controlling him.
Da Silva throws a big elbow that misses.
Da Silva working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Vader's head.
Vader is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Da Silva is stalling in the full guard.
Vader throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Vader looks gassed!
Vader preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Da Silva looking to sit in guard and control but Vader gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Da Silva trying to keep a closed guard but Vader is proving a slippery customer.
Da Silva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vader is one step ahead there.
Da Silva looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Vader has picked Da Silva up and slammed him! Da Silva can't keep hold of the triangle and Vader manages to pass to side control!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Da Silva tries to escape but Vader is in control.
Da Silva can't do much from the bottom here.
Da Silva manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Da Silva dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Da Silva fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Vader to the ground. Da Silva is now in Vader's guard.
Da Silva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Da Silva trying to control but Vader is working from the bottom.
Vader manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Da Silva manages to get himself to full guard.
Da Silva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vader is one step ahead there.
Da Silva controls Vader momentarily but Vader frees himself.
Vader really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Da Silva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Da Silva working for submissions but it's allowed Vader to get to half guard.
Da Silva moves into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vader passes Da Silva's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Da Silva is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Vader's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Vader's back!
Da Silva controlling well, preventing Vader from escaping the position.
Vader showing good submission defense here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Da Silva gets his hands free as Vader looks to control.
Vader is really stuck here.
Vader is breathing heavily.
Da Silva has managed to slip his arm under Vader's chin. This could be all over... yep, Vader is tapping out! Submission win for Da Silva.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Rafael Da Silva!
Rafael Da Silva bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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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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