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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alex Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulo Barbosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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135 lbs
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166 cm
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134 lbs
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
Good chin |
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alex Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paulo Barbosa!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Luis Engracia and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbosa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva gets the takedown into side control.
Silva tries to advance to mount but can't.
Silva wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Barbosa, who protects the arm well.
Silva is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Barbosa knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Silva tries to move into full mount but can't pass Barbosa's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Barbosa knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Silva is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Barbosa has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Silva has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The referee asks Silva politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Silva prefers to stall for the moment though.
Silva working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Barbosa keeps working.
Silva tries to advance to mount but Barbosa instead regains half guard.
That's two 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.
Barbosa is staying active underneath Silva, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva controlling the pace.
Silva trying to pass the guard but Barbosa defending well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Barbosa trying to hold on to Silva's head to control him but Silva postures up.
Silva is trying to control. Barbosa wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Silva wants to free his trapped foot but Barbosa is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Silva seems to be working for a kimura but Barbosa defends the submission attempt.
Silva trying to control from half guard but Barbosa is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Silva frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Barbosa can't escape the position.
Barbosa stops Silva from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Silva lands a nice shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking to control and managing it successfully.
Silva wants to finish this one by submission but Barbosa is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Silva.
Barbosa is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Silva controlling his opponent.
Silva fails to move to back control.
Silva trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Barbosa prevents Silva from taking his back.
Silva has control of Barbosa's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Barbosa regains control of the situation pretty easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Silva dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Silva shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Barbosa napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barbosa can do to turn this around?
Silva tries to advance to mount but can't.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Barbosa can do anything to dispel that myth.
Silva connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Barbosa some visible discomfort.
Silva working away.
Barbosa really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Silva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Silva wants to control but Barbosa is keeping him busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva advances to full mount.
Barbosa tries to reverse the position but Silva maintains control.
Alex Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Silva can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Barbosa is looking to escape.
Silva is looking to work his way around to Barbosa's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Silva working for a submission but Barbosa is keeping him at bay.
Silva controlling from the full mount.
Barbosa is squirming around, avoiding Silva's attempts to control the action.
Silva with a couple of short strikes.
Silva wants to control the pace but Barbosa is squirming around nicely.
Silva moves to take his opponent's back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Barbosa to escape the position.
Barbosa wants to get back to his feet.
Silva has got one arm under Barbosa's chin. This could be trouble... Barbosa trying to control the other hand but Silva gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Barbosa has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Alex Silva!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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