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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mauricio Cabral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mauricio Cabral has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mauricio Cabral!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricardo Silva!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Daniel Cesar and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cabral shoots in and drives through. Silva sprawls well.
Horrible takedown by Silva or perhaps it was just good defense by Cabral which made him look bad.
Silva tries for a takedown but Cabral sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Silva with a poor takedown
and Cabral counters with a nice double leg into side control. Silva won't be happy with that.
Mauricio Cabral has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Silva.
Cabral moves into full mount!
Silva taking shots to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cabral is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Silva can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva tries to buck Cabral off but he can't manage it.
Cabral looking to control but Silva is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Cabral fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Cabral in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Cabral controlling the pace for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cabral prevents Silva from getting the reversal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabral controlling his opponent.
Silva can't escape the position.
Cabral trying to control but Silva is having none of it.
Silva is trying to stand up.
Silva defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Cabral.
Cabral scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Silva?
Silva is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Cabral is working for a guillotine from mount but Silva frees his head quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Silva working to try and regain half guard.
Cabral controlling his opponent.
Cabral raining down hammerfists from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cabral looking to control but Silva is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Cabral has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cabral content just to control the position here.
Silva keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabral lands a big shot there that rocks Silva but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Cabral tries to control but Silva wriggling away.
Cabral with shots to the head and body - Silva looks very uncomfortable down there.
Cabral is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Silva can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Cabral trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Silva tries to reverse the position but Cabral maintains control.
Silva is trying to stand.
Cabral tries to control but Silva wriggling away.
Cabral with good strikes from the mount here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to escape the mount.
Cabral postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Silva looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cabral tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Silva is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Cabral looking for a guillotine from mount but Silva is having none of it.
Cabral can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Silva is looking to escape.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mauricio Cabral dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cabral closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Silva quickly recovers to half guard.
Cabral stalling.
Silva looks like he's trying to stand up.
Silva actively working from the bottom here.
Cabral is pressing down on Silva's thigh, looking to free his foot. Silva is holding on for now.
Mauricio Cabral overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cabral wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working.
Cabral tries to pass the half guard into mount. Silva knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Cabral is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabral stops Silva from getting back to his feet.
Cabral seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Silva does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Mauricio Cabral just wasn't active enough.
Cabral fails to land the takedown.
Silva tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cabral sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Silva somewhat.
Silva looks for a takedown but Cabral sprawls well.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Silva closes the distance and clinches up with Cabral, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes Cabral against the cage but Cabral circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mauricio Cabral has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Silva.
Cabral closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Silva to the mat! Silva manages to get full guard.
Cabral slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Silva is working an open guard so Cabral takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Cabral.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cabral scoring with punches from side control.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Silva on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Cabral is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cabral decides to stand back up.
Cabral tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Silva swivels and escapes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Cabral misses the target.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cabral throws a head kick that misses.
Silva tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cabral sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Silva somewhat.
Cabral shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Silva sprawls well. Silva wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cabral gets slowly back to his feet.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown. Cabral tries to sprawl out of it but Silva keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cabral manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Silva.
Silva has his takedown stuffed
and Cabral counters with a one-two to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabral drives through with a takedown into Silva's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Silva wants to stand but Cabral is controlling the position.
Silva had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cabral defends it easily.
Cabral trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cabral pushes down on Silva's leg and manages to get into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cabral passes to side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Cabral has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Cabral is working Silva over with some ground and pound from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mauricio Cabral dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Cabral tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Silva with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cabral counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Cabral wants to take a breather but Silva is having none of it.
Cabral is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Cabral won't let Silva get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Cabral content just to control the position here.
Silva is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Cabral tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
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!
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cabral unloading with bombs!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabral looking to control but Silva is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Silva wants to try and get back to his feet.
The referee warns Silva that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Cabral lands a heavy elbow.
Cabral putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Cabral tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Cabral lands a couple of good shots and Silva has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Silva is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Cabral.
Silva is in bad spot here.
What can Silva do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabral is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Silva defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva is keeping busy.
Silva looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Cabral working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Cabral lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Silva trying to get back to his feet but Cabral is in full control for now.
Cabral is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Cabral controlling the position well here. Silva rolled but Cabral kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabral is looking to control Silva but Silva is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Cabral is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Cabral trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Cabral controls the action.
Silva is trying to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to stand back up.
Cabral has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Silva is defending well but eventually Cabral manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Silva has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Mauricio Cabral!
Mauricio Cabral is the new welterweight champion!
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RATING
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