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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Salam Abdulrahim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iglecio Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight 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, Salam Abdulrahim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Iglecio Silva!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Emerson Jorge and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva fails with the takedown.
Abdulrahim shoots and misses
and Silva counters with a shoot takedown. Abdulrahim fights it but they end up in guard.
Abdulrahim is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Silva is aware though and is defending well.
Abdulrahim working for submissions but it's allowed Silva to get to half guard.
Abdulrahim tries to roll over but Silva keeps him under control.
Abdulrahim is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Silva pulls his head out easily.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Silva in particular looking to stall.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Abdulrahim looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Abdulrahim is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Silva tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Abdulrahim.
Silva is looking to take a break and control but Abdulrahim is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdulrahim slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Abdulrahim throws his legs up looking for a submission but Silva uses it to pass to side control.
Abdulrahim is breathing heavily.
Silva wants to stand but Abdulrahim is controlling his arm.
Abdulrahim sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Silva is looking for a kimura here.
Silva is looking to take a break and control but Abdulrahim is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Abdulrahim is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Abdulrahim is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Silva pulls his head out easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdulrahim is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Abdulrahim looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Silva lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Silva lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Abdulrahim moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Abdulrahim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Abdulrahim looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silva is one step ahead there.
Silva content to stall in guard here.
Abdulrahim working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Silva doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Silva manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Silva wants to get up but he can't break Abdulrahim's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva sitting in guard, not really doing much.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Iglecio Silva hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Abdulrahim misses with a takedown attempt
and Silva decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Abdulrahim's guard.
Silva makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Silva lands a couple of digs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva wants to stand but Abdulrahim is controlling his posture from full guard.
Silva passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Abdulrahim is looking for a sweep.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Abdulrahim is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iglecio Silva dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Abdulrahim slips under a jab from Silva.
Abdulrahim shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Abdulrahim showed some decent athleticism there.
Abdulrahim looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Silva is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva trying to control but Abdulrahim postures up.
Abdulrahim is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Iglecio Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdulrahim seems to be looking for submissions.
Silva striking from half guard on the bottom.
Abdulrahim wants to work for an arm triangle but Silva is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Silva slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Abdulrahim drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Silva dives on top into guard.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Abdulrahim.
Abdulrahim looking for subs off his back but Silva has passed one foot through into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to control but Abdulrahim is keeping him busy.
Silva wants to pass to mount but Abdulrahim is defending the position.
Silva prevents Abdulrahim from improving his position.
Silva is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Abdulrahim doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Silva.
Silva not doing much here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to mount his opponent but Abdulrahim defends it.
Abdulrahim tries to get to full guard but Silva has control of the leg.
Abdulrahim moves into full guard.
Silva avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Abdulrahim has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Silva can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abdulrahim looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Abdulrahim escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Silva gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Abdulrahim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Abdulrahim haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Abdulrahim has an active guard here but Silva has managed to pass into half guard.
Ground and pound from Silva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Salam Abdulrahim will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Abdulrahim throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Abdulrahim wants to improve his position but instead Silva has moved into half guard.
Abdulrahim is staying active underneath Silva, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Abdulrahim works his way to full guard. Good work.
Abdulrahim is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Silva defends well.
Silva wants to control from the top but Abdulrahim keeps moving.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Abdulrahim wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment.
Silva wants to control from the top but Abdulrahim keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Abdulrahim working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Silva doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Silva manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Abdulrahim looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Silva scoring with punches to the head and body.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Abdulrahim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Abdulrahim is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdulrahim working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Silva has passed into half guard!
Abdulrahim wants to get back to full guard.
Abdulrahim is defending against the submission attempts here by Silva.
Abdulrahim looking for a kimura from the bottom but Silva passes into side control!
Silva wants to control but Abdulrahim is keeping him busy.
Silva in side control, just content to control the action for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Abdulrahim down.
Silva controlling the position.
Abdulrahim is looking for a sweep.
Abdulrahim is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Abdulrahim looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Silva wants to free his trapped foot but Abdulrahim is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abdulrahim looking for subs from the bottom but Silva mounts him!
Abdulrahim is looking to get to half guard.
Silva with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva looking to control but Abdulrahim is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Abdulrahim is controlling an arm, preventing Silva from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
And that's the end of the fight!
Iglecio Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Silva has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Iglecio Silva!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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