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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mark Lang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eder Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eder Silva is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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137 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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143 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mark Lang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eder Silva!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Thiago Cunha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva throws a series of punches but Lang moves out of range.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lang moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
Silva swinging wildly here.
Silva misses with a combination
and Lang counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Eder Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva looks to land a combination but Lang avoids it well.
Lang scores with a nice right hand.
A jab from Lang misses.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sloppy strikes from Silva. Those never looked like landing.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lang.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lang feints and as Silva raises his hands in defense, Lang changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Silva throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Lang wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Lang looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Lang postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Lang controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Lang stops Silva from standing up.
Lang controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Lang lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lang trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva is striking but Lang is not phased and passes to half guard.
Lang perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is not content to let Lang control the position.
Lang lands with a punch from half guard.
Lang is looking for a kimura but Silva is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Lang to get the leverage.
Lang with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Lang not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Silva misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Lang has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lang is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Silva is looking to escape.
Silva has hold of Lang's hands but Lang slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva taking some punishment here, with Lang in his half guard.
Silva missing with punches from the bottom.
Lang drops an elbow to the side of Silva's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lang keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva looks like he's trying to stand up.
Lang trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
Lang slows the pace down in half guard.
Lang looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Lang is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Silva is trying to stand back up but Lang is controlling him
Silva tries to get to full guard but Lang has control of the leg.
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.
Lang moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Lang content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Silva is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Lang is controlling him well.
Silva takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Lang working the body and head with strikes.
Lang lands some shots froms side control.
Lang wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working.
Lang lands some shots froms side control.
Lang moves into full mount!
Lang pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Lang dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lang throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lang 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.
Lang passes Silva's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Lang slips a nice elbow through Silva's hands, connecting with Silva's forehead.
Lang slips a nice elbow through Silva's hands, connecting with Silva's forehead.
Lang is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Silva is looking to escape.
Lang is trying to control. Silva wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Lang is really struggling to control Silva but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Lang slows the pace down in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Silva throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Lang stops Silva from getting back to his feet.
Silva manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Lang keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lang tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
Lang tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lang throws a head punch that misses.
Silva working aggressively here.
Lang lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lang.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
Lang controlling the action here for a moment.
Lang blocking some punches.
Silva lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lang drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.
Lang is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva gets through Lang's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Silva working aggressively here.
Lang struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Lang.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lang blocks an uppercut.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lang tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lang blocks an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva misses with some punches.
Lang blocks an uppercut.
Silva scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Silva lands with a light punch inside.
Silva misses with the head strike.
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Lang.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lang drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Silva gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lang.
Lang wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
Lang is trying to force a seperation but Silva has the dominant position.
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Lang.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Lang.
Silva prevents Lang from breaking the clinch.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Lang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lang misses with a punch to the body.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
Silva misses with the head strike.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lang has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Silva clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Silva trying to get back to his feet but Lang is in full control for now.
What can Silva do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Lang is punishing Silva with some ground and pound.
Silva is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Lang is landing with strikes from the back.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Lang controlling the positon.
Silva is trying to get back to his feet but Lang has full control of the position and if anything, Silva has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Lang.
Lang trying to control.
Lang lands shots from the back.
Silva is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Eder Silva will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Some wild striking there from Silva.
Lang throws a big counter combination but Silva scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Silva throws a series of punches but Lang avoids them all with ease.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lang moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lang swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lang throws out a loose jab but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva throws a right and a left that Lang avoids nicely.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A little feinted left hand from Lang on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The fighters circling - Lang throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lang.
Silva is looking for the big counter here.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lang moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Lang bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Eder Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Lang.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lang lands a nice forearm strike.
Lang working the head with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Silva's face as Lang controls the position.
Silva is trying to get back to his feet.
Lang lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Silva is pushing Lang's head away, looking to escape. Lang manages to hold on to the position though.
Lang lands an elbow.
Lang working the ground and pound from side control.
Silva is still in real trouble! Can Lang finish him?
Lang advances nicely into full mount.
Lang scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Silva?
Lang looking for a guillotine from mount but Silva is having none of it.
Silva is trying to stand up.
Lang working Silva over with strikes here.
Lang is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Lang lands a big shot to the head and Silva winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Mark Lang!
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RATING
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