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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Vargas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zezinho Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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135 lbs
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173 cm
25
134 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Vargas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zezinho Silva!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Seu Braga and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vargas throws a leg kick
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vargas looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Silva is fending him off so far but Vargas persists. Nope, Silva circles away and we're back to standing.
Silva shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Vargas eats them both and turns towards Silva to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Vargas fails with the takedown
and Silva makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Vargas with a poor takedown
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thiago Vargas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva looks to land a combination but Vargas avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vargas misses with a takedown
and Silva counters with a one-two to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vargas looks for a takedown but Silva sprawls well.
Vargas shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Silva manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Silva is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Silva can do anything to dispel that myth.
Vargas thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Vargas thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Vargas drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Vargas jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Vargas drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Vargas jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vargas 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.
Vargas thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Vargas drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Vargas jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Vargas thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vargas trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Vargas drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Vargas jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Vargas 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.
Vargas drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Vargas seems to have locked his on tight now - Silva screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Vargas, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Thiago Vargas!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Thiago Vargas waved his t-shirt featuring Fatty's 's logo in front of the cameras.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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