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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sully Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rox Dante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes to the cage accompanied by Can't Believe. Rox Dante will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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186 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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BJJ White Belt
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sully Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rox Dante!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Silva sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dante defending well though.
Silva sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dante defending well though.
Silva seems to be looking for submissions.
Silva stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Sully Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva misses with a hook.
Dante avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Horrible takedown by Silva or perhaps it was just good defense by Dante which made him look bad.
Dante swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Silva scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Dante pushes Silva away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Silva gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Silva decides to stand back up. Silva steps back and let's Dante get back to his feet.
Rox Dante is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Dante keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
Dante is looking to stand up but Silva isn't so interested in that idea.
Silva gets to his feet. Dante looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Silva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dante but Dante pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dante misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Dante shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sully Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dante is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
No joy there for Dante, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dante misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva thows a body shot but no joy.
Dante misses with a double jab.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Dante really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Silva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Silva trying to control from half guard but Dante is working away.
Silva controlling the action here.
Dante has hold of Silva's hands but Silva slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Silva stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick
and Dante counters with a big head kick but Silva shrugs it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva scores a takedown into full mount!
Silva looking to control but Dante is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Silva is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Silva can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dante is looking to escape.
Silva sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Silva is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Dante is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sully Silva!
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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
RATING
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