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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alex Escobedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and anderson silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). anderson silva told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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197 lbs
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186 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Intelligent |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alex Escobedo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, anderson silva!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Edson Gomes and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
silva shoots in for a takedown but Escobedo shows good takedown defense.
Escobedo throws a head kick but silva moves out of range.
silva misses with a few strikes there.
Some bone on bone action there as Escobedo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Escobedo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
silva gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Escobedo trying to control the position from guard on top but silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Escobedo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Escobedo trying to control but silva is working from the bottom.
silva trying to keep a closed guard but Escobedo is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Escobedo looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobedo is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Escobedo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but silva avoids it really well and circles away.
Escobedo is breathing heavily.
Escobedo scoring well with a low kick there.
silva tries to clinch but Escobedo moves out of range.
silva throws out a loose jab but Escobedo uses good head movement to avoid it.
silva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Escobedo counters with a takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobedo wants to control but silva is keeping him busy.
silva explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Escobedo lands a jab to silva's midsection.
Escobedo misses with a head kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Escobedo.
silva closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Escobedo tries to get to full guard but silva has control of the leg.
silva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Escobedo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Escobedo is working hard here to advance position.
Escobedo has a hand on silva's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. silva takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
silva tries to control but Escobedo wriggling away.
Escobedo keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
silva looking to control but Escobedo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
silva prevents Escobedo from getting the reversal.
Escobedo gets back to half guard.
silva wants to get back to his feet.
Escobedo makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Escobedo.
That's four 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.
Escobedo lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for silva!
Escobedo takes silva's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, silva is in trouble.
Escobedo has his arm under silva's chin here. Game over son! Escobedo squeezes tightly and silva is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Alex Escobedo!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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