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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Shirley Higgins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomas Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tomas Silva acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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140 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Shirley Higgins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tomas Silva!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Higgins throws a big counter combination but Silva scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Silva avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Silva tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Silva loads up on a big right hand but Higgins slips the punch.
Higgins clinches up with Silva and pushes him back against the cage.
Silva ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Silva no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Higgins is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Silva can do anything to dispel that myth.
Silva avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Higgins's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Higgins won't allow Silva to sweep him here.
Higgins working some strikes from top position.
Higgins scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva has an active guard here but Higgins has managed to pass into half guard.
Higgins scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Higgins working the head and body with strikes.
Higgins is nestled in close to Silva, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Higgins content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Higgins not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Higgins slows the pace down in half guard.
Higgins really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Higgins's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Silva tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Higgins has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Silva wants to hold on but Higgins pushes him away.
Higgins landing punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva working to try and regain half guard.
Higgins controlling his opponent.
Silva is trying to stand up.
Silva is looking to get to half guard.
Higgins is landing with some decent strikes but Silva is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Higgins lands a couple of good shots and Silva has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Silva is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Higgins controlling the positon.
Higgins is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Silva looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Higgins 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!
Higgins is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Silva defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shirley Higgins dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Higgins fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Silva lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Higgins at a distance.
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Silva breaks the clinch.
Silva is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Higgins's half guard.
Higgins pushes Silva off and gets back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Higgins at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Higgins has one foot on Silva's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva feints and as Higgins raises his hands in defense, Silva changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Higgins has his feet on Silva's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Silva moves into the clinch.
Higgins tries for a takedown but Silva manages to get underhooks.
Silva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Higgins's efforts to push away.
Silva decides to pull guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Higgins sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Higgins lands a couple of elbows.
Silva wants to improve his position but instead Higgins has moved into half guard.
Higgins is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Higgins is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to control but Higgins passes into side control!
Higgins lands a decent elbow from side control.
Higgins is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Silva is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Higgins's leg. Oh but that's left an opportunity for Higgins! He's got an arm triangle... it looks tight! He's rotating and Silva has tapped! This one is allllll over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Shirley Higgins!
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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