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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Alves Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toby Harrah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes to the cage accompanied by The Rolling Stones - Shattered. Toby Harrah has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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180 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Counter striker
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Paulo Alves Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Toby Harrah!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Harrah moves out of range easily.
Harrah shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harrah advances position into side control!
Harrah is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Silva knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Harrah thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Harrah swings around for an armbar but Silva sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Harrah's guard.
Silva has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Harrah is proving hard to escape from.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Silva has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Harrah is proving hard to escape from.
Harrah is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Harrah looks gassed!
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Harrah swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silva counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Harrah showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Harrah sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Harrah fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Silva sprawls well initially but Harrah persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Harrah is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Silva avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Harrah.
Harrah slips a nice elbow through Silva's hands, connecting with Silva's forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrah is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Harrah is trying to work for a kimura but Silva is defending well.
Harrah is looking to pass Silva's guard but actually Silva recovers to full guard.
Harrah has gone for a leg lock! Silva slips out almost immediately though and dives into Harrah's guard.
Silva has gone for a leg lock! Harrah slips out almost immediately though and dives into Silva's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to stand but Harrah is controlling the position.
Silva is trying to keep Harrah in close.
Harrah sitting in guard here, content to control.
Harrah prevents Silva from getting back to his feet.
Harrah stands and throws Silva's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Silva is trying to control Harrah's posture but Harrah avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toby Harrah dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Silva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Silva throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Harrah slips nicely into half guard.
Harrah thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Silva's head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrah thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Silva is staying active underneath Harrah, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Harrah is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Harrah wants to work for an arm triangle but Silva is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Harrah wants to work for an arm triangle but Silva is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Harrah is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrah is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Harrah frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Harrah throwing strikes here but Silva is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Harrah avoids the attempt from Silva to control.
Harrah swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Silva is now in Harrah's guard. A big mistake from Harrah there, giving up the dominant position!
Harrah manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Silva manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrah is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Silva is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Silva has escaped and now he's on top!
Harrah is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Harrah has his feet on Silva's thighs here. He's pushed Silva off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Silva screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Toby Harrah!
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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
RATING
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