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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Marcos Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thurgood Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jenkins is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Mary Jane. Thurgood Jenkins acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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146 lbs
16 - 15 - 0 |
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170 cm
33
143 lbs
22 - 19 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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
16 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marcos Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Thurgood Jenkins!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Silva fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Silva misses with a lunging right hand
and Jenkins counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Silva looking for submissions off his back.
Jenkins not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Silva tries to roll over but Jenkins keeps him under control.
Jenkins is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Jenkins throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Silva is not content to let Jenkins control the position.
Jenkins is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Silva has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jenkins wants to free his trapped foot but Silva is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Jenkins trying to control from half guard but Silva is working away.
My spies in Nights Watch MMA Academy inform me that Jenkins has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Jenkins is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Silva works his way to full guard. Good work.
Silva seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Silva sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Jenkins looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Silva is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Jenkins is tapping! Great win for Silva!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Marcos Silva!
A victorious Marcos Silva thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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