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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sebastiao da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardinho Gabriel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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162 lbs
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163 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sebastiao da Silva!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricardinho Gabriel!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Thiago Cunha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gabriel tries to close the distance and clinch up but da Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
da Silva bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
da Silva thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Gabriel wants to get back to his feet.
da Silva taking a breather here.
Gabriel gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Gabriel sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
da Silva is working for a kimura but Gabriel is defending it quite comfortably.
That's one minute gone in the round.
da Silva is thwarting Gabriel's attempts to control the position.
da Silva works his way into side control.
Gabriel is trying to control da Silva's posture but da Silva avoids it.
da Silva wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gabriel, who protects the arm well.
Gabriel regains half guard there - taking advantage of da Silva's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gabriel is looking for a sweep. da Silva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
da Silva is trying to work for a kimura but Gabriel is defending well.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
da Silva is looking for submissions but instead, Gabriel has regained full guard.
da Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
da Silva trying to control but Gabriel is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gabriel looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
da Silva wants to control from the top but Gabriel keeps moving.
Gabriel trying to control the position.
Gabriel looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gabriel is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gabriel is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Gabriel is looking for a triangle but da Silva pushes his legs off easily.
da Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Gabriel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
da Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gabriel is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Gabriel controlling the position.
da Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gabriel is keeping the position for now.
Gabriel is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
da Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Gabriel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
da Silva is really struggling to control Gabriel but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Gabriel escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. da Silva gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
da Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Gabriel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Sebastiao da Silva will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gabriel misses with a takedown attempt
and Gabriel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
da Silva closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
da Silva tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Gabriel is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but da Silva has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Gabriel struggling a bit here.
Gabriel manages to get back to half guard.
Gabriel pushes da Silva off looking to stand but da Silva dives back in and keeps control.
da Silva trying to pass the guard but Gabriel defending well.
Gabriel is trying to maintain the position but da Silva is very close to passing his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
da Silva content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Gabriel trying to control here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ricardinho Gabriel was stalling too much, according to the referee.
da Silva closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Gabriel struggling a bit here.
da Silva tries for a kimura but Gabriel is defending well.
Gabriel wants to control but da Silva postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but da Silva wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
da Silva in side control, just content to control the action for now.
da Silva is trying to get an arm triangle but Gabriel is defending well.
Gabriel is trying to get back to his feet.
da Silva passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Gabriel!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel regains half guard.
Gabriel is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
da Silva stalling.
Gabriel is trying to stand back up but da Silva is controlling him
da Silva is keen to just control but Gabriel is a slippery customer.
Gabriel looking for submissions off his back.
da Silva prevents Gabriel from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
da Silva is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Gabriel has managed to free his arm - good work.
da Silva tries to pass to full mount but Gabriel defends it.
Gabriel wants to improve his position but da Silva is controlling well.
da Silva is looking to take a break and control but Gabriel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
da 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sebastiao da Silva dominated that second round.
That's time! da Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gabriel tries to clinch there but da Silva circles away.
Gabriel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but da Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gabriel misses with a takedown
and da Silva counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Gabriel is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gabriel looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
da Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gabriel swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gabriel is trying to control the position but da Silva postures up.
da Silva trying to control but Gabriel is working from the bottom.
da Silva stays in close to Gabriel's body and controls the position.
da Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Gabriel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sebastiao da Silva has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
da Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
da Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gabriel darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Gabriel trying to control the action but da Silva is working from the bottom.
da Silva manages to get to full guard.
Gabriel stays in close to da Silva's body and controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel drops back looking for a leg! da Silva is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and da Silva manages to kick Gabriel off! Gabriel jumps back into da Silva's guard.
Gabriel stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Gabriel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from da Silva.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gabriel tries to close the distance and clinch up but da Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gabriel has his takedown stuffed
and da Silva counters with a takedown into side control.
Gabriel is trying to get back to his feet.
Gabriel struggling a bit here.
Gabriel manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Gabriel trying to pass the guard but da Silva defending well.
Gabriel is looking to stall here but da Silva recovers full guard.
Gabriel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
da Silva is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sebastiao da Silva clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
da Silva has his takedown stuffed
and Gabriel counters with a takedown into side control.
Gabriel decides to stand back up. Gabriel steps back and let's da Silva get back to his feet.
da Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A slow jab from da Silva misses its intended target.
A decent looking cross lands there for da Silva.
da Silva misses with a takedown
and Gabriel counters with a straight right hand.
Gabriel lands a straight punch to the body, keeping da Silva at a distance.
Gabriel defending well as da Silva loads up on a big left hand.
Gabriel ducks under a wild hook from da Silva.
Gabriel with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling da Silva to score with a decent uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gabriel bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Gabriel is looking to take a break and control but da Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gabriel decides to stand up, so the ref orders da Silva to his feet.
da Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gabriel.
Gabriel slips under a jab from da Silva.
da Silva feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Sebastiao da Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
da Silva forces his way into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but da Silva pulls his head out easily.
Gabriel tries to get to full guard but da Silva has control of the leg.
da Silva is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
da Silva is thwarting Gabriel's attempts to control the position.
da Silva wants to control but Gabriel is keeping him busy.
da Silva is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Gabriel manages to get to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
da Silva looking to sit in guard and control but Gabriel gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
da Silva wants to sweep but no luck.
Gabriel decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on da Silva, up you get!
Gabriel bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Gabriel lands some shots froms side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Gabriel crashes against the mat.
Gabriel has hold of da Silva's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! da Silva tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Gabriel cranks the arm and da Silva screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from da Silva, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Ricardinho Gabriel!
Ricardinho Gabriel is the new lightweight champion!
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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