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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Imma Bag (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rejinaldo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva has chosen Roy Jones - Can't be touched as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 cm
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195 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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188 cm
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200 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank |
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Imma Bag! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Rejinaldo Silva! The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Richard Clark and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Bag lands with a good body shot. Bag buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bag uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
It looks like Rejinaldo Silva has been cut. Bag misses with a few strikes there.
Bag checks a leg kick. Silva tried to score with a low kick but Bag checks it. Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva throws a series of punches but Bag avoids them all with ease. Bag with a body punch. A glancing blow. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Bag throws a leg kick but Silva sees it coming and checks it nicely. A bone on bone clash there as Bag blocks the leg kick.
Silva throws a lazy right hand but Bag sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Bag tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Bag misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming. Bag fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silva, pushing him back against the cage. Silva avoiding damage as Bag throws knees to the body.
Bag wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round. Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bag avoids it. Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bag has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bag pushes off an throws an elbow but Silva leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Bag lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Silva cracks Bag with a nice body shot. Silva tries to work over Bag's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Bag avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Bag misses with an elbow over the top. With the fighters up against the cage, Bag throws an elbow but misses. Bag throws an elbow that misses.
Bag lands a hook that snaps the head of Silva backwards. Bag throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bag looks to throw an elbow but misses. Silva has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Bag seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Silva can turn it around. Bag throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms. Silva utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Silva avoiding damage as Bag throws knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Bag fails to land. Bag on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bag blocks a body shot from Silva. Silva tries a body shot but Bag blocks it.
Bag is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now. Silva avoids the elbow strike from Bag, against the cage.
Bag lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silva backwards. 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 managing to block the knees to the body from Bag.
Bag misses with an elbow strike.
Bag tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Bag controls the action.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Bag avoids it by throwing Silva back against the cage. Bag lands an elbow inside that Silva shrugs off. A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva. Silva lands a good knee to the midsection. Bag won't want to take too many of those. Bag has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Silva blocks an elbow strike. Bag tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it. Bag missing with knees to the body.
Silva dodges an elbow strike from Bag.
Bag takes a shot to the head. Bag is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now. Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Bag controls the action.
Bag unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Silva working Bag over with knees to the body. Silva tries a body shot but Bag blocks it.
Bag blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Bag prevents a body shot from Silva. Bag misses with an elbow over the top. Bag missing with knees to the body.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bag is defending well for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bag looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Nice elbow from Bag. This has been an exciting period of action! Bag swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bag is pushing Silva up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. Bag creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Silva's defenses. Bag lands a nice elbow. Bag trying to land knees to the body.
Bag pushes off an throws an elbow but Silva leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Silva avoids a wild elbow strike from Bag. Bag tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Silva works on Bag's body with a couple of short punches. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bag looks to throw an elbow but misses. Bag pushes off an throws an elbow but Silva leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Bag pushes off an throws an elbow but Silva leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Imma Bag dominated that round. The cut man is working on Rejinaldo Silva's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bag throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily. Bag avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Bag throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Silva throws a combination. Bag tries to block but a couple of punches get through. A head kick misses from Bag. Bag misses with a straight right. Bag tries to move into range but Silva moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Silva throws a jab but it's blocked by Bag. Silva slips under a jab. Silva takes a swing at Bag's ribcage but misses. Silva misses with a straight left. The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky. Silva scores with a jab to the body. Bag gets a clinch. Bag misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bag.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bag with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bag blocks a body shot from Silva. Bag lands with a right to the head. Silva pushes Bag back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Silva scores with an uppercut up the middle. Imma Bag has scored more points in the clinch so far. Bag looks to throw an elbow but misses. Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Silva is trying to stall.
Bag misses with a punch on the inside.
Bag throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bag tries to circle away but Silva has him pinned against the cage. Bag misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Bag throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva. Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bag's elbow. Bag is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now. Bag throws an elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Bag controls the action.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Bag.
Bag throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bag throws an elbow but misses. Silva lands with a short shot to the head. This has been an exciting period of action! Silva misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bag throws an elbow but misses. Bag throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Silva misses with a punch to the body.
Bag is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now. Silva takes an elbow to the temple. Bag with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Silva misses with a knee to the head. Bag misses with some punches.
Bag misses with a body punch.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bag misses with an elbow over the top. Silva working Bag over with knees to the body. Silva lands a body shot. Bag working some nice short punches in the clinch. Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silva avoids a wild elbow strike from Bag. Silva blocks an elbow strike from Bag.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bag misses with an elbow strike.
A shot in the inside from Bag. Silva avoids the elbow strike from Bag, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bag. Bag misses with a knee to the head. Silva takes an elbow to the temple. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Bag trying to land knees to the body.
Bag looks to throw an elbow but misses. Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bag blocks it with crossed arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A nice glancing elbow lands by Bag. Bag leaning his opponent against the cage. Bag comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Bag tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body. Bag lands an elbow that stopped Silva in his tracks for a moment. Bag throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bag looks to throw an elbow but misses. Bag stalling in the clinch but Silva improves position. Bag managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Bag tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Silva blocks the elbow strike.
Bag lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bag throws an elbow that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bag as Silva tries to tie him up. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Imma Bag dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Rejinaldo Silva's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Silva scores with a jab. Bag acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Imma Bag is winning the standup battle so far. Silva scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Silva takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Bag's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym. Silva with a nice cross. Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bag manages to avoid it. Bag tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Silva scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Bag moves into the clinch successfully.
Bag throws an elbow but it misses.
Silva lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Silva tries to work over Bag's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Bag tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it. Silva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bag backwards. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bag lands an elbow inside that Silva shrugs off.
That's one minute gone in the round. Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bag.
Bag lands with a light punch inside. A right hook to the body lands for Silva.
A nice left hand lands by Bag.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Bag.
Bag tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Bag managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Silva avoids the elbow strike from Bag, against the cage.
Silva takes an elbow to the temple. The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Silva takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. Bag looks to throw an elbow but misses. Bag lands a body shot. Bag is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now. Bag misses with an elbow strike.
Rejinaldo Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bag blocks it with crossed arms. Bag tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Silva takes an elbow to the temple. Bag throws an elbow that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Nice body punch from Bag. Silva tries to throw a body punch but Bag avoids it by throwing Silva back against the cage. Silva avoids the elbow strike from Bag, against the cage.
Silva pressing his opponent against the cage. Bag misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Bag misses with some punches.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Bag controls the action.
Silva blocks an elbow strike. Bag's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Bag trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bag misses with an elbow over the top. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bag just misses with a elbow thrown towards Silva's brow. Bag blocks a body shot from Silva. Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Bag controls his hands.
Bag misses with an elbow over the top. Bag has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Silva dodges an elbow strike from Bag.
Bag throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Silva blocks an elbow strike from Bag.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bag - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Silva misses with a punch to the body.
Bag looks to throw an elbow but misses. Silva avoiding damage.
Bag using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Bag lands an elbow just above Silva 's eye. Bag working aggressively here.
Bag tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it. Silva lands a nice knee to the body. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Silva working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Silva's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not. Imma Bag is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Bag looks to throw an elbow but misses. Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bag's elbow. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Bag wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silva tries to stall but Bag uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Bag with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva lands a body shot. Bag throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bag misses with some punches.
Bag doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that's the end of the fight! That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Imma Bag. Well Bag has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27 Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27 Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Imma Bag! After winning the bout, Imma Bag thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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