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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zlatan Ibrahimovic (ranked 4237 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Silva (ranked 4667 p4p, 0 weight class). Zlatan Ibrahimovic has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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205 lbs
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186 cm
25
218 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily |
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Zlatan Ibrahimovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alex Silva!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Bart Greer and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ibrahimovic lands a head kick. Silva smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ibrahimovic moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Silva throws a body punch but Ibrahimovic moves out of range.
Ibrahimovic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ibrahimovic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Ibrahimovic to the mat! Ibrahimovic manages to get full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ibrahimovic working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silva.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ibrahimovic trying to keep a closed guard but Silva is proving a slippery customer.
Ibrahimovic will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ibrahimovic working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silva.
Silva slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Silva distracts Ibrahimovic with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Silva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Silva is looking to work some ground and pound but Ibrahimovic has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Silva postures up in Ibrahimovic's guard and throws a big left but Ibrahimovic blocks it.
Silva throwing strikes from guard but Ibrahimovic blocks nicely.
Silva cracks Ibrahimovic with a solid left hand.
Silva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ibrahimovic utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Silva throws a big right hand that misses.
Ibrahimovic is breathing heavily.
Silva is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Silva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Silva working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ibrahimovic is rocked!
Silva works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Silva is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Silva lands a big elbow - Ibrahimovic is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Silva!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alex Silva!
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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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