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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Silva Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cesar Sampaio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Da Silva comes to the cage accompanied by The Ken Song. Silva Da Silva has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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168 cm
18
152 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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178 cm
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145 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Silva Da Silva! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cesar Sampaio! The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Sergei Dronov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Sampaio throws a series of punches but Da Silva moves out of range. Sampaio fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Da Silva blocks a head kick by Sampaio.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Da Silva. A head kick by Da Silva misses and Sampaio counters with a lovely shot to the body. Da Silva slips a jab and a cross from Sampaio.
Sampaio lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Da Silva fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sampaio avoids it really well and circles away. Some wild striking there from Sampaio.
That's one minute gone in the round. Da Silva tries for a takedown but Sampaio sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Silva Da Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him. Da Silva feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position. Da Silva stops Sampaio from standing up. Sampaio looking for a sweep. Not yet Sampaio, not yet. Da Silva wants to control from the top but Sampaio keeps moving. Da Silva is really struggling to control Sampaio but he's trying to hold on to the position. Da Silva has gone for a leg lock! Sampaio slips out almost immediately though and dives into Da Silva's guard. Da Silva keeping moving, preventing Sampaio from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Da Silva wants to sweep here but Sampaio controlling him for the moment. Sampaio wants to control from the top but Da Silva keeps moving. Sampaio postures up in Da Silva's guard and throws a big left but Da Silva blocks it. Sampaio trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Sampaio won't allow Da Silva to sweep him here. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Sampaio is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Sampaio has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Sampaio 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. Sampaio slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Da Silva keeping moving, preventing Sampaio from controlling successfully. Sampaio slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Da Silva is looking for a sweep. Da Silva gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard. Da Silva is pressing down on Sampaio's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it. Da Silva trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Da Silva controls Sampaio momentarily but Sampaio frees himself. Sampaio trying to control but Da Silva is working from the bottom. Da Silva working a defensive guard here.
Da Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy. Sampaio avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sampaio with a flurry of punches that miss. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Sampaio trying to control the position from guard on top but Da Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Da Silva has his feet on Sampaio's thighs here. He's pushed Sampaio off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Sampaio screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Silva Da Silva! Silva Da Silva thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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