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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Adriel Marques (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adriano Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adriel Marques!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adriano Silva!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Edson Gomes and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy body kick from Marques
enabling Silva to counter with a crisp jab.
Silva tries to keep at a distance but Marques has taken the fight into the clinch.
Marques is trying to pull guard but Silva turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Silva breaks the clinch.
Marques throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva throws a body punch but Marques moves out of range.
Marques drops down looking for a counter takedown but Silva sprawls and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marques tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Marques tries for a takedown but Silva circles away easily
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Marques walks into a jab.
Silva throws a poor cross that misses
and Marques counters with a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva wants to clinch up but Marques keeps it at a distance.
Marques tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Silva manages to circle out of the way.
Marques pushes Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Marques fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adriel Marques. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marques working hard to break the clinch.
Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Marques clinches up with Silva and pushes him back against the cage.
Marques tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.
Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marques manages to avoid it.
Marques keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Marques fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva throws out a counter right but Marques avoids it with no problem.
Silva looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a leg kick but Marques sees it coming and moves out of range.
As Silva tries to get set, Marques tries to push him back and clinch up but Silva manages to avoid the attempt.
Marques shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Marques was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Silva is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Marques tries to move to mount but Silva blocks the move with his legs.
Marques wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working.
Silva keeps Marques under control for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marques trying to control the position but Silva is working away.
Silva is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Marques trying to control the position but Silva is working away.
Marques taking a breather here.
Marques moves into full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Marques can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Silva is looking to escape.
Silva is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Silva is trying to stand.
Marques swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Silva is now in Marques's guard. A big mistake from Marques there, giving up the dominant position!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Marques trying to keep a closed guard but Silva is proving a slippery customer.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Marques is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Adriel Marques will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Silva swings for the body but Marques moves out of range.
Marques walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Silva checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Marques.
Silva moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Silva throws a big shot that misses.
Silva lands a glancing blow to the side of Marques's head.
Adriano Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Marques closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Silva did well to prevent Marques getting side control.
Silva pushes Marques off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marques looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Marques to the ground. Silva is now in Marques's guard.
Adriano Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.
Silva looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is looking to advance position but Marques has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Marques throws some wild stikes that Silva manages to avoid easily.
Silva tries to hold on but Marques pushes him away.
Silva is trying to escape the mount.
Silva wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Marques.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marques can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Silva is looking to escape.
Marques scoring with strikes but Silva is staying in there.
Marques looking to control and managing it successfully.
Marques throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to control Marques's body but Marques pushes him off. Silva squirms to his side and now Marques has his back!
Silva is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Marques.
Marques has the hooks in. Silva is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
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 is still trying to improve position.
Marques struggling to keep hold of the position.
Silva tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva can't escape the position.
Silva wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Silva is trying to defend against the choke here but Marques has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Marques Tightens the hold and Silva taps out furiously! Marques displays superior BJJ to win the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Adriel Marques!
Adriel Marques is the new bantamweight champion!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
42% |
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