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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Josef Rocha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexandre Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Josef Rocha has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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193 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Brawler
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Josef Rocha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Alexandre Silva!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Daniel Bishop and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rocha's waist but Rocha gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Silva off to one side.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Rocha shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rocha feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Silva's calf.
Rocha motions for Silva to come forward. Rocha throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
A shot in the inside from Silva.
Silva manages to break the clinch.
Alexandre Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rocha paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Rocha pushes him off.
Silva feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Silva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rocha 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.
Rocha might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Rocha trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rocha swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rocha looking for a guillotine here but Silva defends easily.
Rocha is looking for a triangle but Silva pushes his legs off easily.
Silva pushing down on Rocha's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Silva looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Silva is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Silva is thwarting Rocha's attempts to control the position.
Silva missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking for a kimura but Rocha is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Silva to get the leverage.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Rocha is defending well.
Rocha blocking the ground and pound attempt from Silva.
Silva trying to pass the guard but Rocha defending well.
Silva is trying to work for a kimura but Rocha is defending well.
Rocha has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Silva is working away from the top position though.
Silva is pressing down on Rocha's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rocha is holding on for now.
Silva stops Rocha from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is working for a kimura but Rocha is defending it quite comfortably.
Silva thows a huge punch but Rocha dodges it nicely.
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.
Rocha is looking to escape.
Rocha is breathing heavily.
Silva lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Rocha is defending against the submission attempts here by Silva.
Ground and pound from Silva.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rocha blocking the ground and pound attempt from Silva.
Silva tries to pass to full mount but Rocha defends it.
Rocha is trying to maintain the position but Silva is very close to passing his half guard.
Rocha is looking to improve his position.
Rocha has one foot on Silva's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Rocha throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rocha throws a lazy head kick
and Silva counters with a low kick, right behind Rocha 's knee.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Rocha circles away.
Silva connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rocha. Rocha circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexandre Silva dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Silva cracks the inside of Rocha's front leg.
Rocha on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Josef Rocha is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rocha manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Silva shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Rocha is trying to defend but Silva finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Silva looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Silva is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Silva lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva trying to mount his opponent but Rocha defends it.
Silva is trying to work for a kimura but Rocha is defending well.
Silva tries to pass the half guard into mount. Rocha knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Silva is looking for a kimura but Rocha is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Silva to get the leverage.
Silva is working for a kimura but Rocha is defending it quite comfortably.
Silva thows a huge punch but Rocha dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rocha is defending against the submission attempts here by Silva.
Rocha looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Alexandre Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rocha tries to kick Silva off but Silva keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Rocha looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rocha won't allow Silva to pass to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rocha on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Silva is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Rocha has managed to free his arm - good work.
Silva is looking for a kimura but Rocha is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Silva to get the leverage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a strike but Rocha avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Silva throwing strikes from guard but Rocha blocks nicely.
Silva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rocha controls Silva momentarily but Silva frees himself.
Silva scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rocha utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Silva advances position into side control!
Rocha is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Silva has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Rocha defending against the ground and pound.
Rocha is pushing Silva's head away, looking to escape. Silva manages to hold on to the position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rocha takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Silva swings around for an armbar but Rocha sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Silva's guard.
Silva trying to keep a closed guard but Rocha is proving a slippery customer.
Rocha wants to stand but Silva is controlling his posture from full guard.
Silva isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Rocha stacks Silva 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 Rocha!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexandre Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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 with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rocha counters with a good low kick that Silva was not able to check.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Silva.
Rocha avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rocha shoots in looking for a takedown. Silva tries to sprawl out of it but Rocha keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Silva manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Silva tries to clinch but Rocha moves out of range.
Silva shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Rocha napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Silva tries to advance to mount but Rocha denies him.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Rocha to see if he's OK.
Silva works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Silva has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Rocha regains half guard.
Rocha is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Silva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Silva tries to pass to full mount but Rocha defends it.
Rocha trying to control from the bottom.
Ground and pound from Silva.
Silva wants to free his trapped foot but Rocha is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Silva missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rocha regains full guard. Nicely done.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rocha can't keep his opponent in guard - Silva advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Silva thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rocha's head.
Silva trying to mount his opponent but Rocha defends it.
Rocha actively working from the bottom here.
Silva 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 missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Silva is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Silva seems to be working for a kimura but Rocha defends the submission attempt.
Alexandre Silva is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rocha is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Silva's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Silva's back!
Rocha controls the action.
Silva trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Silva trying to control but Rocha postures up.
Silva wants to improve his position but Rocha is controlling well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rocha seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexandre Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Silva has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexandre Silva!
A very excited looking Alexandre Silva made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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