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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zane Hollister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes to the cage accompanied by Roots Bloody Roots - Sepultura. Rodrigo Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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192 cm
33
251 lbs
17 - 25 - 0 |
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195 cm
22
275 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Brawler
Experienced |
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Decent wrestler
Good elbows
Heavy handed |
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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
17 - 25 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rodrigo Silva! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zane Hollister! The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/round1.jpg) The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hollister closes the distance and pushes Silva back into the cage. Hollister scores with a shot to the side of Silva's head. Hollister throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva. Silva blocks an uppercut.
Hollister throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Silvas head. Hollister should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete. Hollister lands a shoulder strike. Hollister lands a right hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards. Hollister misses with the head strike.
Silva has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hollister avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch. Hollister misses with an elbow strike.
Hollister throws a head punch that misses. Hollister's coach down at The Bear's Den ($300) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Hollister's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight. Hollister lands an elbow that stopped Silva in his tracks for a moment. Silva wants a takedown.
Hollister creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Silva's defenses.
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It looks like Rodrigo Silva has been cut. Hollister pushes Silva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. This has been an exciting period of action! Hollister lands a nice uppercut.
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Silva is rocked! Hollister lands with a short shot to the head. Oh Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Clinched against the cage, Hollister lands a big elbow that drops Silva! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Silva is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zane Hollister!
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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
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