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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Felipe Silva (ranked 4827 p4p, 455 weight class) and Kari Kaataja (ranked 5583 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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155 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight 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, Felipe Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kari Kaataja!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Seu Braga and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaataja showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Silva clinches up with Kaataja and pushes him back against the cage.
Kaataja throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kaataja smiles and moves away.
Kaataja avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva thuds his right hand into Kaataja's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kaataja has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kaataja using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Silva fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kaataja tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice left hand lands by Kaataja.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Felipe Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kaataja lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kaataja landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Silva is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kaataja misses with an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaataja stalling the fight.
Kaataja throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kaataja tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Silva's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kaataja taking a breather.
Kaataja working Silva over with knees to the body.
Kaataja lands a knee to the body.
Kaataja creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Silva's defenses.
Silva takes an elbow to the forehead.
Silva manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Kaataja is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaataja stands up and waves to Silva to follow him.
Kaataja drives through and clinches with Silva against the cage.
Kaataja using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
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!
Kaataja leaning against his opponent.
A shot in the inside from Kaataja.
Kaataja with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kaataja lands a body shot.
Kaataja unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kaataja lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A knee to the head by Kaataja.
Kaataja works on Silva's body with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kaataja is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
Kaataja misses with a punch to the body.
Kaataja leaning against his opponent.
Silva trying to stall but Kaataja improves his position.
Kaataja swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kaataja misses with some punches.
Kaataja connects with a knee to the head.
Kaataja lands a damaging elbow.
Kaataja scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short uppercut from Kaataja.
The referee calls for Kaataja to work.
Kaataja lands a good knee to the midsection. Silva won't want to take too many of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Silva no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Kaataja's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Silva working for a triangle but Kaataja defends it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva trying to keep a closed guard but Kaataja is proving a slippery customer.
Silva manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kaataja manages to get himself to full guard.
Silva preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kari Kaataja dominated that 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.
Silva throws a leg kick but Kaataja moved away.
Kaataja rushes Silva and presses him up against the cage.
Silva jumps guard but Kaataja stands there with Silva around his waist. Silva gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kaataja using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kaataja has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kaataja.
Kaataja lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Kaataja avoiding damage.
Kaataja throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva is trying to pull guard but Kaataja has him pressed against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Kaataja scores with a nice short uppercut.
Silva tries to pull guard but Kaataja won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Felipe Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva takes an elbow to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva blocks the elbow strike.
Kaataja missing with knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Kaataja scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kaataja lands an elbow inside that Silva shrugs off.
Kaataja has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kaataja prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
Silva jumps guard and drags Kaataja to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Silva can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kaataja controls the pace.
Kaataja got a little sloppy there for a moment and Silva has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kaataja has managed to get both his arms back between Silva's legs - danger averted.
Silva throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Silva bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kaataja's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaataja keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
Silva trying to control but Kaataja is working from the bottom.
Silva drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Silva as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Kaataja screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Silva! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Felipe Silva!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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