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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mario Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edison Arantes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Cult Of Personality. Mario Silva could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Edison Arantes's chin.
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223 lbs
6 - 26 - 0 |
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235 lbs
6 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mario Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Edison Arantes!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Thiago Cunha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arantes closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Silva looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Silva is trying to get back to half guard.
A lull in the action here as Arantes stalls from top position.
Silva can't do much from the bottom here.
You can see the frustration on Silva's face as Arantes controls the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva is looking to reverse the position.
Silva is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Arantes is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva is desperately trying to improve his position but Arantes has a good base and remains in mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arantes manages to capitalize on a mistake by Silva to take his back!
Silva is in bad spot here.
Arantes is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Silva is in bad spot here.
Silva's coaches at Cozad MMA Rio have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Silva is working hard here to advance position.
Arantes controlling the position well here. Silva rolled but Arantes kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva can't escape the position.
Arantes really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Silva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Arantes controlling from the back.
Silva can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arantes just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
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.
Silva wants to escape the position.
Arantes trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Silva doesn't escape.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Let's hope that Arantes has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edison Arantes dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Arantes throws a front kick aimed at Silva's knee but Silva avoids it well.
Arantes gets a takedown into half guard.
Silva wants to control the action here but instead Arantes manages to pass to full mount!
Arantes sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Silva is looking to improve his position but Arantes isn't that keen on the idea.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arantes content just to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Arantes controlling from the full mount.
Edison Arantes has got the better of the ground game so far.
Arantes forces the positional change into back control.
Silva is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Arantes.
That's two 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.
Arantes is continuing to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to escape the position.
Arantes biding his time, looking for the opening.
Silva manages to reverse the position and now he's in Arantes's guard. Nice work there by Silva.
Arantes tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Arantes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arantes is pulling down on Silva's head to control his posture.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Arantes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Arantes pulls Silva in close to prevent any damage.
Silva throws an elbow that misses. Arantes uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Silva's guard. Nice move by Arantes!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edison Arantes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Silva gets caught napping as Arantes dives in and scores a takedown. Silva manages to retain guard.
Arantes controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Silva had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Arantes defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva looking for a guillotine here but Arantes defends easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Arantes slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Silva is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two 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 needs to keep his hands up - Arantes had a free shot at his head there.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
Arantes was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A left lands for Arantes.
Arantes swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Silva.
Arantes misses with a low kick.
It looked like Silva was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Arantes feints and as Silva raises his hands in defense, Arantes changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Arantes avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arantes got a little sloppy there for a moment and Silva has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Arantes has managed to get both his arms back between Silva's legs - danger averted.
Silva is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Edison Arantes is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Arantes content to stall in guard here.
Mario Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet.
Arantes must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Silva looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Silva is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Arantes works Silva's body with a nice hook.
Arantes drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva is trying to control the position but Arantes postures up.
Silva is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that's the end of the fight!
Edison Arantes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Arantes 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edison Arantes!
Mario Silva spoke after the fight, saying 'I Will Get Back To Train Harder And Improve To Win My Next Fight'.
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