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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fernando Augusto Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willem Kriel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kriel has chosen Jack Parow & Freshlyground - Army Of One as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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186 lbs
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178 cm
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183 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fernando Augusto Da Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Willem Kriel!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kriel throws a hook but Augusto Da Silva avoids it easily.
Kriel scores with the left hand. Augusto Da Silva knows he should have avoided that one.
Augusto Da Silva ducks under a wild hook from Kriel.
Kriel connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kriel motions for Augusto Da Silva to come forward. Kriel throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kriel moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kriel throws a leg kick but Augusto Da Silva sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Good leg kick by Kriel there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kriel sizes up Augusto Da Silva with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kriel looks to land a body kick but Augusto Da Silva moved away.
Augusto Da Silva misses with a hook. Kriel ducked under it nicely.
Kriel tries to clinch but Augusto Da Silva is having none of it.
Augusto Da Silva takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kriel thumps Augusto Da Silva with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kriel throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kriel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Augusto Da Silva moves away.
Willem Kriel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kriel takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kriel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've been hearing reports that Augusto Da Silva has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Kriel misses with a jab, cross combination.
It looked like Augusto Da Silva wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kriel - that will leave a mark!
Augusto Da Silva changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kriel shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Augusto Da Silva swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Augusto Da Silva throws a good cross that connects.
Kriel misses with a series of wild punches.
Kriel missing with a left hand there. Augusto Da Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kriel misses with a looping left.
Decent striking displayed by Kriel there.
Augusto Da Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kriel was well out of range. Poor timing from Augusto Da Silva.
Augusto Da Silva has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kriel.
Kriel throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Augusto Da Silva appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kriel throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kriel turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kriel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Augusto Da Silva takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A swing and a miss from Kriel.
Augusto Da Silva slips a straight right by Kriel.
Kriel avoids the body shot from Augusto Da Silva.
Augusto Da Silva misses with a hook.
Kriel looks to throw the jab but Augusto Da Silva is out of range.
Augusto Da Silva connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kriel momentarily.
Kriel moves into range and connects with a jab.
Augusto Da Silva misses with a straight left.
Augusto Da Silva lands a head shot.
Kriel feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Augusto Da Silva's calf.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kriel.
Augusto Da Silva lands with a hook. Kriel tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kriel.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kriel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kriel blocks a jab.
Augusto Da Silva takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kriel misses with a body shot.
It looked like Augusto Da Silva was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kriel.
Kriel throws a body shot but no joy.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kriel lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Augusto Da Silva has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Augusto Da Silva and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kriel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Augusto Da Silva swings for the body but Kriel moves out of range.
Kriel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Augusto Da Silva.
Kriel tries to clinch there but Augusto Da Silva circles away.
No joy there for Augusto Da Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kriel appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Augusto Da Silva checks a leg kick.
Augusto Da Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Kriel unleashes a big counter combination but Augusto Da Silva bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Kriel misses with a looping right.
Augusto Da Silva appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Kriel slips a straight right by Augusto Da Silva.
Kriel throws a body punch but Augusto Da Silva moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Augusto Da Silva lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Augusto Da Silva tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice defenses there by Kriel.
Augusto Da Silva changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kriel pushes Augusto Da Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Kriel fails to land.
Augusto Da Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kriel can't find room to land a body shot as Augusto Da Silva controls the action.
Augusto Da Silva dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Augusto Da Silva has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kriel after a bit of a struggle.
Kriel stops a takedown attempt from Augusto Da Silva.
Kriel can't find room to land a body shot as Augusto Da Silva controls the action.
Kriel scores with a shoulder strike.
Augusto Da Silva changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kriel fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fernando Augusto Da Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Augusto Da Silva misses with a looping left.
Kriel misses with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Willem Kriel dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Augusto Da Silva misses the shot to the body.
Kriel misses with a right hand
and Augusto Da Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kriel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Augusto Da Silva.
Nice uppercut lands for Augusto Da Silva. That snapped Kriel's head back.
Kriel goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A slow jab from Augusto Da Silva misses its intended target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kriel lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Augusto Da Silva has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Augusto Da Silva and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A looping hook to the body misses from Augusto Da Silva. Kriel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good standup being displayed there by Augusto Da Silva as he connects with a hook.
Kriel throws a sloppy head kick and Augusto Da Silva moves out of range easily.
Augusto Da Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Kriel is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kriel cracks a nice hook into Augusto Da Silva's ribs.
Augusto Da Silva takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kriel.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kriel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Augusto Da Silva chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kriel can pounce on him.
Kriel tries to clinch up.
Horrible takedown attempt by Augusto Da Silva or perhaps it was just good defense by Kriel, which made it look bad.
Augusto Da Silva walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Augusto Da Silva throws a body shot but no joy.
Augusto Da Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kriel.
Kriel throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Augusto Da Silva counters with a straight right hand.
Kriel explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kriel.
Kriel connects with a leg kick. Augusto Da Silva looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kriel swings for the body but Augusto Da Silva moves out of range.
Willem Kriel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Augusto Da Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kriel.
Kriel is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Augusto Da Silva takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kriel lands with a thumping leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Augusto Da Silva throws a hook but Kriel avoids it easily.
Kriel fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Augusto Da Silva.
Kriel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Augusto Da Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kriel throws an off balance right hand
and Augusto Da Silva counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Augusto Da Silva.
Augusto Da Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Kriel is retaining full guard.
Kriel is trying to control the position but Augusto Da Silva postures up.
Kriel really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Augusto Da Silva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kriel keeping full guard, as Augusto Da Silva tries to pass.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kriel is on top in guard.
Kriel trying to control the position from guard on top but Augusto Da Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Augusto Da Silva controlling the position.
Augusto Da 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.
Augusto Da Silva looking for a guillotine here but Kriel defends easily.
Kriel must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kriel trying to control the position from guard on top but Augusto Da Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Augusto Da Silva looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Augusto Da Silva looking for a triangle here. Kriel is fighting it but it looks tight! Augusto Da Silva pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Kriel is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Fernando Augusto Da Silva!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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