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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alex Silva (ranked 2554 p4p, 131 weight class) and Freddie Zamora (ranked 3041 p4p, 154 weight class). Alex Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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135 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
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142 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Basic striking
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Powerful takedowns
Good low kicks
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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
9 - 5 - 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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Freddie Zamora!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Illya Tyunina and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Silva showed some decent athleticism there.
Silva controlling the action here.
Zamora is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Silva pulls his head out easily.
Silva seems to be working for a kimura but Zamora defends the submission attempt.
Silva moves into full mount! Zamora won't be happy about that!
Silva content just to control the position here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee warns Zamora that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Zamora tries to reverse the position but Silva maintains control.
We've been hearing that Silva has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Silva scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Silva lands a big elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zamora really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Silva can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Zamora is looking to escape.
Zamora tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva content just to control the position here.
Silva lands a big elbow.
Zamora is desperately trying to improve his position but Silva has a good base and remains in mount.
Silva wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Zamora told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Silva prevents Zamora from getting the reversal.
Silva working for a submission but Zamora is keeping him at bay.
Silva cracks Zamora with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Silva controlling the position easily from mount.
Zamora regains half guard.
Silva has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zamora regains full guard. Nicely done.
Zamora looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Silva content to stall in guard here.
Zamora looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Zamora is keeping the position for now.
Silva is working hard here to advance position.
Silva makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Silva cracks Zamora with a solid left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Zamora is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is stalling in the full guard.
Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Silva trying to control but Zamora is working from the bottom.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Zamora.
Silva pushes down on Zamora's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Zamora wants to get back to full guard.
Silva slows the pace down in half guard.
Zamora is refusing to be controlled, as Silva sits in half guard.
Zamora moves into full guard.
Silva is stalling in the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zamora is looking to stand back up but Silva counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Zamora.
Silva passes to side control.
Silva controlling from side mount.
Zamora manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Zamora works his way to full guard. Good work.
Silva passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Zamora is looking to reverse the position.
Silva controls the position.
Zamora tries to improve position but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Silva dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Silva drives through and clinches with Zamora against the cage.
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zamora can do to turn this around?
Silva lands a takedown into guard.
Alex Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Zamora is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Zamora is retaining full guard.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Zamora is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zamora is looking for a triangle but Silva pushes his legs off easily.
Silva pushes down on Zamora's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Zamora is refusing to be controlled, as Silva sits in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva stalling.
Silva is trying to control the action in half guard but Zamora is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Nice strikes from Silva there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zamora wants to get back to full guard.
Silva passes to side control.
Zamora is looking to reverse the position.
Silva taking a breather here.
Silva grinds an elbow into Zamora's temple.
Zamora is trying to buck Silva off.
Zamora is trying to work for a sweep but Silva has mounted him!
Zamora is controlling an arm, preventing Silva from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Zamora can't escape the position.
Silva in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Silva looking to control but Zamora is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Zamora stops Silva from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zamora gets back to half guard.
Zamora looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Silva trying to pass the guard but Zamora defending well.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Silva lands a nice short elbow.
Zamora kicks off Silva and gets to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Zamora to the mat! Zamora manages to get full guard.
Zamora has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Silva off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Zamora lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Zamora misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Silva slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zamora keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Silva looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Silva passes Zamora's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Zamora looking for submissions off his back.
Zamora is looking to improve his position.
Silva is pressing down on Zamora's thigh, looking to free his foot. Zamora is holding on for now.
Zamora looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Silva is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Silva wants to take Zamora's back but he can't do it this time.
Silva controlling the position easily from mount.
Silva in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Zamora tries to reverse the position but Silva maintains control.
Silva trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Zamora working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Silva dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A head kick misses from Zamora.
Silva checks a low kick from Zamora.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Silva.
Silva looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Zamora is fending him off so far but Silva persists. Nope, Zamora circles away and we're back to standing.
Zamora throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Silva closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Zamora to the mat! Zamora manages to get full guard.
Silva looking to pass the guard.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Zamora is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Zamora's head.
Silva pushing down on Zamora's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Zamora wants to get back to full guard.
Silva passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zamora sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Zamora is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Silva is working for a submission of some sort.
Silva landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Zamora makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Zamora.
Silva working some strikes from top position.
Silva stands up over Zamora, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Silva lands a couple of digs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Zamora is keeping the position for now.
Silva won't allow Zamora to sweep him here.
Silva got a little sloppy there for a moment and Zamora has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Silva has managed to get both his arms back between Zamora's legs - danger averted.
Silva pushing down on Zamora's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Zamora trying to get back to full guard but Silva takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Silva content just to control the position here.
You get the feeling that Zamora really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Silva controlling his opponent.
Silva scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Zamora?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva cracks Zamora with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Zamora is rocked!
Zamora is in a horrible position here. Silva smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Zamora is still in real trouble! Can Silva finish him?
BOOM! Silva connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Silva is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Zamora is in real trouble.
Silva throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Zamora!
Silva trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Zamora doesn't escape.
Silva is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Zamora is tapping out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 3, 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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RATING
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