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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zed Baby! (ranked 2141 p4p, 286 weight class) and Virgulino Ferreira Da Silva (ranked 2271 p4p, 302 weight class). Baby! kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Rage Against The Machine: Know Your Enemy. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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181 lbs
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193 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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Great elbows
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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
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zed Baby!!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Virgulino Ferreira Da Silva!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baby! throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ferreira Da Silva was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Ferreira Da Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Baby!.
As Baby! backs off Ferreira Da Silva throws a huge counter combo but Baby! manages to avoid it all.
Baby! misses with a hook. Ferreira Da Silva ducked under it nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ferreira Da Silva! But no joy.
Ferreira Da Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ferreira Da Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Baby! paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Baby! is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Baby! digs a good hook to Ferreira Da Silva's body.
Baby! throws a leg kick
and Ferreira Da Silva counters with a one-two to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baby! scores with a hook.
Baby! lands a leg kick that knocks Ferreira Da Silva off balance momentarily.
Ferreira Da Silva avoids the head kick by Baby!.
Ferreira Da Silva throws the left hand but Baby! avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baby! scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ferreira Da Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Baby!.
Ferreira Da Silva now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ferreira Da Silva has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Baby!.
Baby! throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ferreira Da Silva throws out a counter right but Baby! avoids it with no problem.
Baby! fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ferreira Da Silva manages to avoid it.
Ferreira Da Silva is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Baby! with a body shot.
Ferreira Da Silva is looking to clinch but Baby! is avoiding it.
Baby! throws out a loose jab but Ferreira Da Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baby! throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Ferreira Da Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
A combination from Baby! does no damage.
Ferreira Da Silva is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Ferreira Da Silva connects with a leg kick. Baby! looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira Da Silva closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Baby! scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ferreira Da Silva doesn't seem bothered though.
Baby! lands a lovely overhand right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baby! misses with a two punch combination.
Baby! missing with a left hand there. Ferreira Da Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ferreira Da Silva appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Baby! cracks Ferreira Da Silva with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Baby! swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ferreira Da Silva counters with a body kick.
Virgulino Ferreira Da Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ferreira Da Silva moves in looking to clinch but Baby! pushes him off.
Baby! throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ferreira Da Silva on the side of the head.
Good exchange - Baby! coming out on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baby! comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Baby! scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ferreira Da Silva in his tracks.
Baby! takes a swing at Ferreira Da Silva's ribcage but misses.
Baby! seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
A slow jab from Baby! misses its intended target.
Ferreira Da Silva is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Ferreira Da Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Ferreira Da Silva lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Baby! lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ferreira Da Silva backwards.
A short right from Baby! on the inside.
Baby! swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ferreira Da Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Baby! controls his hands.
Ferreira Da Silva lands with a light punch inside.
Baby! lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baby! lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Baby! swings wildly with an uppercut but Ferreira Da Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Ferreira Da Silva.
Baby! misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ferreira Da Silva gets underhooks to prevent Baby!'s takedown attempt.
Ferreira Da Silva tries to work over Baby!'s body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ferreira Da Silva throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Ferreira Da Silva fails to land.
Baby! struggles to land a body shot inside as Ferreira Da Silva controls his hands.
Ferreira Da Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Baby! controls the action.
Ferreira Da Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Baby! can't break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Ferreira Da Silva - that landed with a thud.
Baby! prevents a body shot from Ferreira Da Silva.
Ferreira Da Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Baby! controls the action.
Ferreira Da Silva lands a hook to the side of the head.
Baby! breaks from the clinch.
Baby! misses with a leg kick.
Baby! throws a leg kick but Ferreira Da Silva sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ferreira Da Silva swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zed Baby! dominated that round.
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.
Baby! throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ferreira Da Silva makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ferreira Da Silva checks a leg kick nicely.
Ferreira Da Silva avoids the body shot from Baby!.
Baby! throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Baby! throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Baby! lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Baby! throws a leg kick
and Ferreira Da Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baby! lands a body shot.
Baby! takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Baby! lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Baby!.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baby! swings widly with a right hand
and Ferreira Da Silva counters with a right hand to the body.
Baby! is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ferreira Da Silva can do to turn this around?
Baby! works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Baby! misses with a right hand
and Ferreira Da Silva counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Baby! thinking.
Baby! waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ferreira Da Silva.
Ferreira Da Silva looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ferreira Da Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Baby!.
Ferreira Da Silva throws out a counter right but Baby! avoids it with no problem.
Ferreira Da Silva slips a jab from Baby!.
Baby! lands a jab to the nose.
Baby! lands a head kick!
Ferreira Da Silva tries to clinch up but Baby! circles away and keeps his distance.
Baby! misses with a right hand
and Ferreira Da Silva counters with a body kick that stops Baby! in his tracks momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baby! shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ferreira Da Silva as he avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Baby! misses the target.
Ferreira Da Silva unleashes a big counter combination but Baby! bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Baby! throws a right hand that Ferreira Da Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Ferreira Da Silva also avoids with ease.
Baby! backing away here, and Ferreira Da Silva unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ferreira Da Silva takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Baby! throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ferreira Da Silva avoids the body shot from Baby!.
Ferreira Da Silva slips under a jab.
Ferreira Da Silva lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Baby! throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Baby! uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ferreira Da Silva.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira Da Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Baby!.
Baby! misses the shot to the body.
Ferreira Da Silva is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Virgulino Ferreira Da Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A low kick from Baby! misses
and Ferreira Da Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Baby! throws a jab but it's blocked by Ferreira Da Silva.
Ferreira Da Silva gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ferreira Da Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Baby! wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ferreira Da Silva scores with a nice hook to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ferreira Da Silva.
Ferreira Da Silva prevents Baby! from breaking the clinch.
Baby! trying to stall but Ferreira Da Silva improves his position.
Baby! wants a takedown.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Baby! creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ferreira Da Silva lands a right hand.
Ferreira Da Silva throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Baby!s head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira Da Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Virgulino Ferreira Da Silva seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Baby! tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ferreira Da Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ferreira Da Silva throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ferreira Da Silva lands an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Ferreira Da Silva.
Ferreira Da Silva misses with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Ferreira Da Silva.
Ferreira Da Silva is leaning against Baby! and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ferreira Da Silva lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ferreira Da Silva.
Ferreira Da Silva scores with a shot to the side of Baby!'s head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ferreira Da Silva.
Ferreira Da Silva lands with a short shot to the head.
Ferreira Da Silva lands a right hand that snaps the head of Baby! backwards.
Ferreira Da Silva throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ferreira Da Silva has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Baby! seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Ferreira Da Silva can turn it around.
Ferreira Da Silva lands an uppercut.
Ferreira Da Silva lands a body punch.
Ferreira Da Silva softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ferreira Da Silva.
Ferreira Da Silva lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Virgulino Ferreira Da Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Ferreira Da Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Baby!. That did some damage!
Baby! throws a jab but it's blocked by Ferreira Da Silva.
Ferreira Da Silva appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Baby! tries for a takedown but Ferreira Da Silva circles away easily
and Ferreira Da Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Baby! attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Baby! throws a combination that misses
and Ferreira Da Silva counters with a nice body shot.
Baby! looks to throw the jab but Ferreira Da Silva is out of range.
Ferreira Da Silva lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baby! misses with a hook.
Ferreira Da Silva explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Baby! takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Zed Baby! is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baby! throws a sloppy head kick and Ferreira Da Silva moves out of range easily.
Ferreira Da Silva swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ferreira Da Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Baby! throws out the jab.
Baby! moves out of range as Ferreira Da Silva throws a body kick.
A quick step to the side and Baby! tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Baby! throws a shot to the body.
Baby! throws a body punch but Ferreira Da Silva moves out of range.
Ferreira Da Silva thinks about the counter body kick.
Baby! fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Ferreira Da Silva. No joy for Baby! on that attempt.
Baby! throws an off balance right hand
and Ferreira Da Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Baby! throws a jab but it's blocked by Ferreira Da Silva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baby! goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A low kick from Baby! misses
and Ferreira Da Silva counters with a straight right hand.
Baby! throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ferreira Da Silva.
Ferreira Da Silva scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ferreira Da Silva lands a head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baby! just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ferreira Da Silva. Baby! does a little dance to reset his feet.
Baby! throws a head kick that misses
and Ferreira Da Silva counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Baby! throws an off balance right hand
and Ferreira Da Silva makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira Da Silva misses with a double jab.
Ferreira Da Silva connects with a single shot there.
Ferreira Da Silva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice shot by Baby!.
Baby! throws a lazy uppercut
and Baby! takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Baby! misses with a looping left.
Baby! throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ferreira Da Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zed Baby! seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baby! throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ferreira Da Silva tries to clinch up but Baby! circles away and keeps his distance.
Baby! was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baby! lands a nice shot to the body.
Ferreira Da Silva takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ferreira Da Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Baby!.
Ferreira Da Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Baby! misses the target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ferreira Da Silva moves in looking to clinch but Baby! pushes him off.
Baby! misses with a shot to the body
and Ferreira Da Silva counters with a good low kick that Baby! was not able to check.
Baby! misses with a hook.
Baby! misses with an uppercut
and Ferreira Da Silva counters with a nice leg kick.
Baby! swings for the body but Ferreira Da Silva moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Virgulino Ferreira Da Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ferreira Da Silva has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Virgulino Ferreira Da Silva!
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energy
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hype
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