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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodolfo Carvalho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carvalho is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Casa do Sol Nascente. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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30
155 lbs
11 - 8 - 0 |
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176 cm
26
150 lbs
8 - 8 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Basic striking
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafael Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodolfo Carvalho!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Edson Gomes and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva moves out of range as Carvalho strikes.
Silva moves out of range as Carvalho strikes.
Carvalho throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silva wants to clinch.
Carvalho falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silva counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Carvalho is staying active underneath Silva, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ground and pound from Silva.
Silva is trying to control the action in half guard but Carvalho is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carvalho wants to get back to his feet.
Silva landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Carvalho can do anything to dispel that myth.
Carvalho is trying to stand up here but Silva is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva wants to control but Carvalho is keeping him busy.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Silva is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Silva wants to control but Carvalho is keeping him busy.
Silva stalling.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Silva looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Carvalho looks to land a left hand but Silva moved out of range nicely.
Carvalho throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rodolfo Carvalho is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Carvalho throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carvalho swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Carvalho throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sloppy strikes from Carvalho. Those never looked like landing.
Carvalho lands a jab-cross combination.
Carvalho swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carvalho throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho lands a nice looking body shot.
Silva misses with a double jab.
Carvalho ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva dives in for a single leg takedown but Carvalho sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Horrible takedown attempt by Silva or perhaps it was just good defense by Carvalho, which made it look bad.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Jab from Silva.
Carvalho fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rafael Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva clinches up with Carvalho and pushes him back against the ropes.
Carvalho can't break the clinch.
Carvalho breaks the clinch.
Carvalho scores with a hook to the body. Silva takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Carvalho thuds his right hand into Silva's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Carvalho throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Carvalho's waist but Carvalho gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Silva off to one side.
Carvalho throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Carvalho ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho with a jab.
Carvalho misses with a few strikes there.
Carvalho throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Carvalho connects with a body shot that sends Silva's belly button to the back.
Carvalho feints a jab promting Silva to slip. Carvalho then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Silva slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A slow jab from Carvalho misses its intended target.
Silva looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Silva lands with a punch from half guard.
Silva trying to control the action but Carvalho is working from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Silva lands a nice short elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva works his foot free and advances to mount.
Carvalho is trying to stand.
Silva trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Silva in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Silva tries to control but Carvalho wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodolfo Carvalho dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Silva looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Carvalho misses with a double jab
and Silva counters with a single leg into guard. Carvalho didn't expect that.
Silva won't allow Carvalho to get back to his feet.
Carvalho keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Carvalho is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Silva is controlling him.
Silva trying to control but Carvalho is working from the bottom.
Rafael Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Carvalho wants to get back to his feet but Silva is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Rodolfo Carvalho seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
No joy there for Carvalho, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Carvalho wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silva jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Carvalho walks away with a smile on his face. Silva gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Silva has managed to clinch.
Silva has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Carvalho is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rafael Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva tries to pull guard but Carvalho holds him up against the ropes and eventually Silva drops back down to his feet.
Silva is working for takedown but Carvalho is calmly controlling the position for now.
Carvalho has had enough of the clinch but Silva keeps him there for the moment.
Carvalho can't break the clinch.
Silva tries to pull guard but Carvalho won't allow it.
Carvalho is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Carvalho fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carvalho. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carvalho dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Carvalho misses with a two punch combination.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Silva is defended easily by Carvalho.
Carvalho with a nice cross.
Carvalho scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Carvalho misses with a double jab.
Silva looks to land a left hand but Carvalho moved out of range nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Carvalho swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Carvalho misses with a wild combination.
Silva takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to clinch but Carvalho is having none of it.
Silva shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Carvalho defends it nicely.
Carvalho throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Nice takedown defense from Carvalho. No joy for Silva on that attempt.
As Silva backs off Carvalho throws a huge counter combo but Silva manages to avoid it all.
Silva staying out of range there.
Carvalho will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown. Carvalho tries to sprawl out of it but Silva keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Carvalho manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Carvalho wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Carvalho misses with the combination.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Carvalho circles away.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Carvalho.
Silva shoots in but Carvalho avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Silva wants to clinch.
Carvalho throws out a counter right but Silva avoids it with no problem.
Carvalho throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Carvalho looks to land a left hand but Silva moved out of range nicely.
Carvalho scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rodolfo Carvalho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Carvalho circles away.
Silva has a takedown stuffed.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carvalho throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Silva tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Carvalho manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Carvalho looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodolfo Carvalho showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Silva shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Carvalho is trying to stand back up but Silva is controlling him
Silva moves nicely into side control.
Silva trying to control the action but Carvalho is working from the bottom.
Carvalho is trying to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva cracks Carvalho with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
You get the feeling that Carvalho really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Silva raining down hammerfists from mount.
Silva scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Carvalho is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Silva locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Carvalho is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rafael Silva!
Rafael Silva thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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