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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rousimar Palhares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberto Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 lbs
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190 lbs
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rousimar Palhares !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roberto Silva!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Leandro Rodrigues and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Silva manages to break the clinch.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Palhares swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Palhares has a takedown stuffed.
Palhares closes the distance and clinches up with Silva, looking for a takedown. Palhares pushes Silva against the cage but Silva circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Palhares scores with a takedown into Silva's guard.
Palhares won't allow Silva to get back to his feet.
Palhares throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Silva works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Silva wriggles free and stands up.
Silva has taken the fight to the clinch.
Silva taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Palhares gets underhooks to prevent Silva's takedown attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva lands with a short shot to the head.
Palhares fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rousimar Palhares . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva throws an elbow that misses.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva avoiding damage.
Silva has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Palhares clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Silva throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Silva doesn't have the hooks in and Palhares manages to turn into his guard.
Palhares throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Silva works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Palhares works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Palhares misses with a head shot. Silva uses the momentum to regain guard.
Silva wriggles free and stands up.
Silva scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Palhares keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Silva is trying to control. Palhares wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Palhares keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Silva not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Silva thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Palhares 's head.
Silva missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Silva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Palhares tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Silva stands up and beckons Palhares to join him on the feet.
Silva throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Palhares was covering up waiting for the punch and Silva finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Silva scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva pushing down on Palhares 's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Palhares might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Silva takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Palhares is staying active underneath Silva, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Palhares moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Palhares is breathing heavily.
Silva working some strikes from top position.
Palhares has his foot on Silva's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Silva works his way back into a safe position though.
Silva pushing down on Palhares 's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Silva decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Palhares takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Rousimar Palhares has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to clinch there but Palhares circles away.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Palhares paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Palhares on the side of the head.
Silva darts in and clinches Palhares up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Silva.
Silva lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Silva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Silva winds up and cracks Palhares with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Silva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Silva stands up out of the half guard.
Palhares closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva tries to escape but Palhares is in control.
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.
Roberto Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rousimar Palhares 's cut.
That's time! Palhares 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Silva tries to keep at a distance but Palhares has taken the fight into the clinch.
Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Palhares clinches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Silva.
Silva has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Palhares clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
A lull in the action here.
Palhares is taking damage to the body and head.
Silva lands a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Palhares turns into Silva and is now in his guard.
Silva wriggles free and stands up.
Nice sprawl there from Palhares as Silva shoots in.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short left from Silva.
Silva has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Palhares after a bit of a struggle.
Palhares could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Silva lands a hook that snaps the head of Palhares backwards.
With the fighters up against the cage, Silva throws an elbow but misses.
Silva wants the takedown. Palhares is fighting it off but Silva persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Palhares 's guard against the cage.
Silva stands up from Palhares 's guard - Silva perhaps looking for a knockout.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Palhares manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Palhares keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rousimar Palhares has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roberto Silva.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Palhares swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva moves into range and clinches up with Palhares .
Silva lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Palhares backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right from Silva on the inside.
Palhares tries to pull guard but Silva won't allow it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Silva.
Palhares tries to pull guard but Silva won't allow it.
Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Palhares fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Palhares closes the distance and clinches up with Silva, looking for a takedown. Palhares pushes Silva against the cage but Silva circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Palhares swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Silva.
Palhares is pressed up against the cage. Silva has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Palhares down to the mat. Palhares avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Silva tries to clinch but Palhares moves out of range.
Silva pushes Palhares up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva wants to take the fight to the mat but Palhares manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Silva.
Silva can't get the takedown.
Palhares takes a shot to the head.
Silva working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Silva manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Palhares trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Palhares prevents Silva from getting back to his feet.
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Palhares accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Silva uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Silva is looking to clinch but Palhares is avoiding it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palhares gets a double leg takedown into Silva's guard.
Silva trying to control the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet.
Palhares wants to get up but he can't break Silva's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Silva is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Palhares accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Palhares trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roberto Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rousimar Palhares 's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Silva clinches up against the cage.
Silva lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Palhares wants a takedown but no success here.
Palhares fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A body shot lands from Silva.
Silva throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Palhares s head.
Silva has clasped his hands together around Palhares 's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Silva controls the position.
Silva connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Palhares some visible discomfort.
Palhares dodges the ground and pound from Silva.
Silva working the body and head with strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Palhares avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Silva.
Silva works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is trying to get an arm triangle but Palhares is defending well.
Silva is chipping away with strikes.
Palhares is looking to reverse the position.
Silva in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Palhares is trying to improve his position.
Palhares takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Silva is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Palhares is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Silva decides to take the fight back to the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva rushes Palhares and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Palhares pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Palhares wants to stall.
Silva lands with a left to the head.
Silva pushes Palhares back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silva softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Silva is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Silva wants the takedown. Palhares is fighting it off but Silva persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Palhares 's guard against the cage.
Silva throws a big right hand that misses.
Silva throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palhares utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silva passes Palhares 's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Silva throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Silva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Silva decides to stand and escape the position.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rousimar Palhares seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Palhares swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Silva turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Silva manages to end up in side control.
Silva lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Palhares down.
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!
Silva lands a few punches from side control.
Palhares on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva stands up.
Silva drives through and clinches with Palhares against the cage.
Palhares is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Silva lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silva has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Palhares clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Silva is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Palhares won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Silva off his unconscious opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Roberto Silva!
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