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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Manus Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafa Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grant comes to the cage accompanied by Thunderstruck - AC/DC. Silva has chosen UFC Theme Song as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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140 lbs
24 - 17 - 0 |
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45
142 lbs
57 - 17 - 3 |
Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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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
24 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Manus Grant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
57 - 17 - 3, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafa Silva!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Seu Braga and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grant tries a head kick but it misses.
Grant misses with a straight right.
Grant cracks Silva with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Grant fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Silva has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Grant looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Grant scores with a four punch combination!
Grant takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A swing and a miss from Grant.
A little jabbing left from Silva on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Silva throws a quick inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Silva lands a big head kick that sends Grant tumbling to the mat! Silva takes a step backwards and waves Grant back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Grant is rocked!
It looks like Manus Grant has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grant looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Oh Grant is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva blocks a head kick by Grant.
Grant seems to have got his legs back now.
Silva throws a leg kick
and Grant counters with a slapping leg kick.
Silva throws a low kick but Grant avoids it.
Silva keeps Grant at a distance using the push kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva pivots, looking for a leg kick but Grant is out of range and Silva settles back down.
Grant lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Grant throws a head kick that misses
and Silva counters with a leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Silva.
A slapping leg kick lands for Silva.
Silva tries to land a front kick but Grant steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Silva throws a jab when Grant was well out of range.
Manus Grant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva throws a wild body kick that Grant sees coming a mile off.
Grant throws a predictable looking body shot
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.
Grant feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Silva's calf.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Grant.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grant.
Grant connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Silva throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Grant counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva avoids a kick to the body.
Silva only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Grant with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silva.
Silva throws a head kick but Grant moves out of range.
Silva lands a big head kick that sends Grant tumbling to the mat! Silva takes a step backwards and waves Grant back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Grant lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Silva throws a nice inside leg kick.
Grant lands with a right hand.
Grant takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Silva tries a low kick but Grant avoids it.
Grant on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Silva looks for the body kick but Grant saw that one coming.
Silva fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Grant checks it well.
Grant throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Silva is rocked!
Silva delivers a nice body kick.
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Grant finish him?
Grant throws a head kick that misses.
Silva on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Grant. Grant obviously looking to wear him down.
Grant misses with a kick to the body.
Silva seems to have recovered his senses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant misses with an attempted mid kick.
Grant on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Silva is looking to score with low kicks.
Silva misses with a hook. Grant ducked under it nicely.
Grant walks forward, straight into a front kick from Silva.
Nice body kick there by Grant.
Silva scores with a spinning back kick!
Grant pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Grant will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Silva staying out of range there.
Silva looks for the body kick but Grant saw that one coming.
Crunch! Silva slams his shin into Grant's torso.
Grant does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Grant just misses with a punch to the body.
Grant jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Silva raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Grant misses with a head kick.
Nice shot by Silva.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grant fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Grant moves out of range of the leg kick from Silva.
Silva pushes Grant away with a front kick.
Silva looks for the body kick but Grant saw that one coming.
Grant throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Silva there as he acknowledges the shot.
Grant ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Grant lands with a good body shot.
Silva lets loose with a powerful body kick. Grant will feel that in the morning.
Grant avoids a kick to the body.
Grant lands with a good body shot.
Grant avoids a kick to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grant swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Grant checks it well.
Silva checks a leg kick.
Grant lands a nice hook to Silva's body. Silva takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafa Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Manus Grant's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Grant. That's going to slow Silva down.
Grant lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Silva.
Silva loads up on a big right hand but Grant slips the punch.
Silva keeps Grant at a distance using the push kick.
Grant scores with a body shot.
Grant tries a head kick but it misses.
Grant is looking to wear down Silva with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Silva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Silva looks to land a body kick but Grant moved away.
Grant tries a head kick but it misses.
Grant misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva blocks a head kick by Grant.
Grant throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva misses with a kick to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Silva.
Grant lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Grant misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva lands with a cross.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Grant.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grant misses with a low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Silva.
The crowd cheers as Silva lands an impressive looking overhand right. Grant doesn't seem phased though.
Grant has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Silva.
Grant scores with a jab to the body.
Grant scores with a body shot.
Rafa Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Grant ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Grant fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Silva looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Grant tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva thinks about the counter body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from Grant.
Silva unleashes a big counter combination but Grant bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Silva scores with a leg kick.
Silva tries to score with a low kick but Grant moves his leg out of the way.
It looked like Grant was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A shot to the body from Grant misses
and Silva counters with a thumping low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a shot from downtown. Grant moves away and avoids it.
Silva goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Grant fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Grant looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Silva swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Silva throws a body kick that misses.
Silva tried to score with a low kick but Grant checks it.
A shot to the liver by Grant. Beautiful body shot.
Nice body punch from Grant.
Grant scores with a body shot.
Silva lands with a kick to the temple. Grant shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A head kick misses from Silva.
A little feinted left hand from Grant on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grant.
Silva is looking to chop away at Grant's legs.
Silva lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Grant jabs at Silva's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a half hearted mid kick.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grant dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva tries to bum rush Grant with a series of wild strikes but Grant uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Grant throws a leg kick
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Grant cracks Silva with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Grant closes the distance but Silva moves to the side
and Silva counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Grant misses with a right hand
and Silva counters with a nice leg kick.
Grant walks forward, straight into a front kick from Silva.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Silva.
Silva shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Grant throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Silva stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Silva has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Grant.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grant throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Grant takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grant wants to land a leg kick but Silva is out of range.
Grant swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Grant misses with a wild combination.
Grant misses with a wild body shot.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Silva. Grant shrugs it off though.
An inside leg kick lands from Silva.
Grant is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grant misses the body punch
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Silva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grant. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grant swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
And Silva responds with a good body kick, but Grant manages to step out the way in time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rafa Silva will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Manus Grant's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Grant throws a lazy body kick
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silva throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Grant's head.
A clash of legs there as Grant blocks the low kick.
It looked like Grant was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Silva.
Silva is looking to slow Grant down with leg kicks.
Nice body punch from Grant.
Silva avoids the body shot from Grant.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grant. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grant lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Silva at a distance.
Silva cracks the inside of Grant's front leg.
Silva sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Grant moves out of range of the body kick.
Grant swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Grant blocks the body kick.
Silva takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grant misses with a head kick.
Silva throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva avoids the head kick by Grant.
Silva lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva throws a body kick that misses.
Silva lands a head kick!
Manus Grant's cut is getting worse.
Grant punishes Silva's body with a nice straight punch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Grant, right into the meat.
Silva slips a jab from Grant.
Silva follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Grant's sensitive parts.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grant throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Silva misses the jab.
Grant misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Some bone on bone action there as Grant checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant throws a nice head kick!
Grant throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Grant takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva lands with a kick to the temple. Grant shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Silva throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Grant.
Grant is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Grant misses with a leg kick.
Silva lands a head kick!
Silva misses with a low kick.
Grant avoids a kick to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Grant checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A nice leg kick lands there from Grant.
Grant scores with a kick to the body.
Silva goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Silva lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Grant was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Grant getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Grant tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Grant.
Silva takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Grant throws a body shot but no joy.
Grant throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from Silva misses.
A right-left combo lands from Grant.
Silva pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Silva throws a chopping leg kick but Grant manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Grant scores with a hook to the body. Silva takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Silva lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Silva.
Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
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 scores with a nice strike.
Grant misses with a head kick.
Silva now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva takes a kick to the side of the head.
Grant throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
Silva takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Silva moves out of range of the body kick from Grant.
A head kick misses from Silva.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Grant is looking for a counter combo.
Silva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Manus Grant has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rafa Silva is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Silva throws a head kick that Grant semi-blocks.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silva. That's going to slow Grant down.
Grant misses with a body shot.
Grant misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grant throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Grant tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Grant.
Silva swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A good leg kick by Silva.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rafa Silva.
Well Silva has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 28:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rafa Silva!
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hype
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RATING
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