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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leandro Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitor Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vitor Penn has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 Rio de Janeiro, Leandro Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vitor Penn!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Emerson Jorge and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Penn circles away.
Penn throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Silva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Penn, pushing him back against the cage.
Penn missing with knees to the body.
Penn can't get the takedown.
Silva drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Penn gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Penn prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leandro Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Penn misses with a knee to the head.
Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Penn throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva tries to bum rush Penn with a series of wild strikes but Penn uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Penn scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Silva is looking to get back to full guard here but Penn has managed to pass to side control instead.
Penn goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Silva turns into him and now he's in Penn's guard.
Penn working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Silva manages to get himself to full guard.
Silva trying to keep a closed guard but Penn is proving a slippery customer.
Silva pushes Penn off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt - Penn sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Penn tries a head kick but it misses.
Penn feints and as Silva raises his hands in defense, Penn changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Penn looks gassed!
Penn controlling from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Penn trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva trying to control the position here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Penn's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Silva had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Penn is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Silva Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Penn's back instead.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Penn is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Penn turns into Silva and is now in his guard.
Silva working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Penn doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Penn manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Penn slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Penn passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Penn advances nicely into full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Penn working for a submission but Silva is keeping him at bay.
Silva wants to control but Penn is having none of it.
Silva can't escape the position.
Penn lands a big shot there that rocks Silva but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Silva is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vitor Penn dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Penn darts in trying to clinch
and Silva counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Silva.
Penn 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 stands up and waves to Penn to follow him.
Penn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva successfully pulls guard.
Silva looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Penn passes into side control.
Penn tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is looking for a sweep.
Vitor Penn has got the better of the ground game so far.
Silva struggling a bit here.
Penn scores with punches from side control.
Penn tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Penn has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Silva is looking to regain half guard here but Penn keeps moving and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Penn tries for a kimura but Silva is defending well.
Silva is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Penn is controlling him well.
Silva wants to control but Penn postures up.
Silva is looking to reverse the position.
Penn tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn gets to mount! Silva was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Silva can't escape the position.
Penn avoids the attempt from Silva to control.
Penn wants to finish this one by submission but Silva is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Penn.
Silva wants to try and get back to his feet.
Silva can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Penn lands a nice shot to the head.
Penn prevents Silva from getting the reversal.
Penn throws some wild stikes that Silva manages to avoid easily.
Silva wants to hold on but Penn pushes him away.
Silva can't escape the position.
Penn avoids the attempt from Silva to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leandro Silva dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Silva closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Penn throws a leg kick that misses.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Penn as he jumps to the side.
Penn darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Penn looks to clinch
and Silva counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Silva.
Silva can't get the takedown.
Penn is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Penn taking a breather.
Penn lands with a light punch inside.
Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Penn connects with a crisp jab.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Penn as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leandro Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Penn looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Silva is fending him off so far but Penn persists. Nope, Silva circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn closes the distance looking to clinch
and Silva counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Penn's guard now.
Penn will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Penn looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Penn is looking to stand up but Silva isn't so interested in that idea.
Silva has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Penn is proving hard to escape from.
Silva is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Penn trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Silva lands a couple of digs.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Penn misses with a double jab.
Penn stuffs the takedown attempt from Silva. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Penn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Penn fails to land the takedown.
Penn darts in trying to clinch
and Silva counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Penn!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Penn keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Silva looking to secure an arm triangle but Penn defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Penn wants to improve his position but Silva is controlling well.
Penn is looking to control Silva's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Penn avoid being mounted?
Silva slows the pace down in half guard.
Penn works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Silva controlling from the top position.
Penn wants to sweep but no luck.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Penn is keeping the position.
Penn manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Penn putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
And that's the end of the fight!
Leandro Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Silva has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leandro Silva!
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