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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ronaldo Silva (ranked 3871 p4p, 418 weight class) and Donald Markham (ranked 6881 p4p, 601 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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159 lbs
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151 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ronaldo Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Donald Markham!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Markham gets a double leg takedown into Silva's guard.
Markham wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Silva is trying to keep Markham in close.
Silva throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Markham from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Markham preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Markham trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Markham is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Markham looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Silva!
Silva regains half guard.
Silva is trying to control but can't.
Silva tries to get to full guard but Markham has control of the leg.
Markham winds up and cracks Silva with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Markham not doing much here.
Markham is pressing down on Silva's thigh, looking to free his foot. Silva is holding on for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is doing well to control the position and prevent Markham from advancing to side control.
Silva actively working from the bottom here.
Silva is looking to control Markham's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Silva avoid being mounted?
My spies in Melhor Lutador MMA inform me that Markham has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Nice strikes from Markham there.
Silva wants to control but Markham is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Markham with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Silva trying to control here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Markham closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Silva did well to prevent Markham getting side control.
Silva tries to roll over but Markham keeps him under control.
Silva is refusing to be controlled, as Markham sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Markham not doing much here.
Silva blocking the ground and pound attempt from Markham.
Markham lands with a punch from half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Markham takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Silva is looking to control Markham's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Silva avoid being mounted?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donald Markham dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Markham clinches.
Silva pushes off an throws an elbow but Markham leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Silva looking to slow down the pace here.
Silva pulls guard effortlessly.
Markham has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Markham pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.
Markham slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Markham from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markham preventing the sweep.
Markham wants to pass the guard but Silva is keeping the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Markham throwing strikes but missing.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Markham shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Silva has his feet on Markham's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Silva has his takedown stuffed
and Markham counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's two 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!
Markham is looking for a kimura here.
Markham thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Silva's head.
Silva makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Silva.
Markham postures up.
Silva has his feet on Markham's thighs here. He's pushed Markham off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Markham screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ronaldo Silva!
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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