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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samuel Barreras (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barreras is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Hellshock - Walking Death. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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178 cm
25
255 lbs
16 - 12 - 0 |
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184 cm
26
216 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Robson Silva! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Samuel Barreras! The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Emerson Jorge and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! No joy there for Barreras, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barreras uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silva. Silva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Barreras circles away. Silva takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Silva fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Barreras to the ground. Silva is now in Barreras's guard. Silva prevents Barreras from getting back to his feet. Barreras keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully. Silva with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Silva with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. 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 trying to control the position from guard on top but Barreras is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring. Barreras wants to stand up but Silva is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round. Silva not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. Silva throws a big elbow that misses. Silva wants to control from the top but Barreras keeps moving. 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.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Robson Silva wasn't doing enough on the ground. Barreras leaves Silva with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Barreras lands a head kick!
Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barreras. Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barreras.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A head kick from Barreras lands but Silva takes it in his stride. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Silva with a nice cross. Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Barreras wants to clinch. Barreras is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside. Silva fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robson Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him. Horrible takedown by Silva or perhaps it was just good defense by Barreras which made him look bad. Robson Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Silva tries for a takedown but Barreras sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Barreras closes the distance and pushes Silva back into the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Barreras breaks the clinch.
Silva tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Barreras is able to avoid easily. Silva has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Barreras. Barreras throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Silva misses with a takedown attempt - Barreras sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Thud! ouch! good body kick from Barreras - that will leave a mark!
Silva shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Barreras is trying to defend but Silva finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further. Barreras is looking to escape. Silva missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Silva missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Barreras pushes Silva off looking to stand but Silva dives back in and keeps control.
Silva working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that. Barreras is trying to stand.
Silva is looking to take a break and control but Barreras is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Silva is stalling here. Barreras is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Silva seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Barreras has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. Silva is trying to get back to his feet. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Silva is trying to improve his position. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Samuel Barreras will probably get the nod. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Barreras enables Silva to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Barreras manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat. Silva trying to control but Barreras is working from the bottom. Silva wants to pass the guard but Barreras is keeping the position. Barreras wants to get back to his feet but Silva is in a dominant position and won't allow it. Silva wants to control from the top but Barreras keeps moving. We've been hearing that Silva has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish. The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robson Silva has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet. Silva looks for a takedown but Barreras sprawls well. Silva gets tackled into the ropes by Barreras. Barreras maintains the clinch. Barreras's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Silva scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Barreras wants to clinch. Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Silva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Barreras's waist but Barreras gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Silva off to one side. Silva is trying hard to land a takedown here. Barreras sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robson Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him. Silva scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Silva scoring with punches and elbows. Silva misses with the ground and pound. This has been an exciting period of action! Silva is putting a hurting on Barreras here, landing some big shots from side control. Barreras wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done! Silva tries to score with some ground and pound. Barreras controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage. Silva working the ground and pound but Barreras is defending the strikes. Silva throwing strikes but Barreras manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control! Barreras stands up. Barreras gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Barreras is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Silva is controlling him. Silva is looking to work some ground and pound but Barreras has wrist control. Silva postures up in Barreras's guard and throws a big left but Barreras blocks it. Silva with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Barreras wants to stand up but Silva is controlling him. Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Silva postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Silva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Barreras works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Barreras is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Barreras swivels though and keeps the full guard. Barreras is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Silva is controlling him. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Silva throws a strike but Barreras rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. Silva wants to stand up but Barreras is controlling him. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robson Silva dominated that second round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Silva blocks a head kick by Barreras.
Silva shoots for a takedown but Barreras saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Barreras is just out of range. Silva shoots for a double leg takedown but Barreras sprawls well. He's pushed Silva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Silva avoids a kick to the body.
Barreras slaps away a takedown attempt from Silva, before circling back to the center of the mat. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robson Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him. Barreras tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Silva with a poor takedown and Barreras counters with a lovely straight right hand! Barreras throws a head kick that Silva semi-blocks.
Silva shoots for a takedown but Barreras saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Barreras.
Samuel Barreras is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round. Silva closes the distance and clinches up with Barreras, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes Barreras against the ropes but Barreras circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Barreras tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Barreras scores with a nice body kick.
Silva misses with a takedown and Barreras counters with a two punch combo. Barreras lands a big head kick that sends Silva tumbling to the mat! Barreras takes a step backwards and waves Silva back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Silva is rocked! Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Barreras blocks a jab. Oh Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Barreras misses with a head kick.
Barreras throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily. Silva takes one to the side of the head.
Barreras misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barreras instigates a clinch. Barreras breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick misses from Barreras. Nice takedown defense from Barreras. No joy for Silva on that attempt. Barreras misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva swings widly with a right hand
and Barreras counters with a nice leg kick. Barreras circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Silva drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Barreras follows Silva to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Samuel Barreras! Samuel Barreras seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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