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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fatih Emir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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185 cm
22
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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189 cm
22
185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Prefers standup |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fatih Emir! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Silva! The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Daniel Cesar and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Emir closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. Silva looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight! Emir tries to move to mount but Silva blocks the move with his legs. Emir scores with punches from side control. Emir cracks Silva with an elbow. That is naaassty. Emir is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Silva knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. Emir 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. Emir passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Silva! Emir landing strikes, looking to finish! Emir with shots to the head and body - Silva looks very uncomfortable down there. Emir is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Silva can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's one minute gone in the round. Emir scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Silva?
Emir scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Silva?
Emir controlling from the full mount. Emir punishing his opponent with strikes.
Silva is rocked! The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Emir lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Silva is still in real trouble! Can Emir finish him? Emir content just to control the position here. Silva seems to have recovered his senses. Emir trying to control but Silva is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Emir is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Silva has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Silva! Emir wants to sweep but no luck. Emir keeping busy on the bottom but Silva has passed one foot through into half guard.
Emir is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Emir is looking to improve his position.
Emir moves into full guard.
Emir isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Silva stacks Emir on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Silva! Emir is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Silva's leg. He's managed it. Nice work. Emir makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Emir.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Emir manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Emir throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage. Emir breaks from Silva's wrist control and lands an elbow. Emir wants to control the action but instead Silva gets a body lock and reverses into Emir's guard! Nice work! The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Emir isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Silva stacks Emir on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Silva! And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fatih Emir dominated that round. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Silva is looking to clinch. Emir closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. Fatih Emir overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Emir is nestled in close to Silva, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure. Silva is breathing heavily. Well, if Emir is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Emir has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round. Emir is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Emir lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. Emir works his way into full mount! Emir controlling the position easily from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Emir landing shots from mount. Emir takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Silva is trying to get back to his feet but Emir has full control of the position and if anything, Silva has just worked his way into a worse spot. Emir is working for a rear naked choke. Silva is not defending it well and Emir has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Silva refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Silva's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Fatih Emir!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
59% |
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