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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lyoto Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pounding Ground (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes to the cage accompanied by Goldberg Theme. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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321 lbs
14 - 4 - 0 |
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300 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lyoto Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pounding Ground!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ground paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ground jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Silva is looking to clinch but Ground is avoiding it.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ground paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A slow jab from Ground misses its intended target.
Ground misses with a hook.
Ground connects with a good right hand that stumbles Silva. Silva circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
It looks like Lyoto Silva has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva throws a front kick aimed at Ground's knee but Ground avoids it well.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva tries to clinch but Ground is having none of it.
Silva defending well as Ground loads up on a big left hand.
Silva tries to clinch but Ground moves out of range.
Ground misses with a hook.
Silva misses with an uppercut. Ground saw that one coming.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Silva is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Silva gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ground.
Ground has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Silva is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Ground is blocking nicely.
Silva gets underhooks to prevent Ground's takedown attempt.
Lyoto Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pounding Ground.
Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Silva prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ground tries to score a body lock takedown but Silva shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Silva landing knees to the head.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ground's face.
Ground is working for takedown but Silva is calmly controlling the position for now.
Silva landing knees to the head.
It looks like Pounding Ground has been cut.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ground up against the cage.
Good body shot from Silva.
Silva stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Silva lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Silva.
Ground drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ground looks gassed!
Ground drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Silva gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Silva lands an uppercut.
Silva is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ground drops down looking for an ankle pick but Silva pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ground lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Ground circles away.
Ground misses with a wild body shot.
Silva takes the fight into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ground goes for a takedown in the clinch but Silva prevents it.
Ground is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Silva gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ground's face.
Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Silva obliges.
Silva is pressed up against the cage. Ground has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Silva down to the mat. Silva avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ground circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ground takes one to the chin there.
Silva pushes Ground up against the cage in a clinch.
Ground wants a takedown but no success here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Silva.
Silva lands a nice uppercut.
Silva working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Silva is struggling to control the position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Silva.
Silva scores with a nice hook to the head.
Silva throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Grounds head.
Ground drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Silva gets the underhooks and prevents it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ground letting Silva take a breather here.
Ground tries to score a body lock takedown but Silva shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ground has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Silva is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Silva stalling the fight.
Silva seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Silva landing knees to the head.
Silva gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ground.
Silva throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ground takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silva stalling against the cage.
Ground is working for takedown but Silva is calmly controlling the position for now.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ground's face.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Silva.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Silva prevents the takedown attempt.
Ground takes a knee to the side of the body.
Silva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ground backwards.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ground's face.
Silva lands a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lyoto Silva dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Silva closes the distance and pushes Ground back into the cage.
Ground takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ground goes for a takedown in the clinch but Silva prevents it.
A short uppercut from Silva.
Ground goes for a takedown attempt but Silva pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Silva blocks a jab.
Silva wants to clinch.
Silva has closed the distance and engaged Ground in a clinch.
Ground is breathing heavily.
Silva just leaning against Ground, taking a breather.
Ground has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Silva avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Lyoto Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pounding Ground.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ground's face.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Ground is blocking nicely.
Silva prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva controlling the action here for a moment.
Ground looking for a takedown.
Silva gets underhooks to prevent Ground's takedown attempt.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silva scores with a nice hook to the head.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ground's face.
Silva is pressed up against the cage. Ground has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Silva down to the mat. Silva avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Silva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ground, pushing him back against the cage.
Silva stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Silva.
Ground tries for a takedown but Silva manages to get underhooks.
Silva lands with a left to the head.
Silva leaning against his opponent.
Silva scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ground wants a takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Silva creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ground takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Silva stalling in the clinch.
Silva lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ground backwards.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Silva takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Silva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ground backwards.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ground has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ground drops down looking for an ankle pick but Silva pulls his leg out and moves away.
Pounding Ground seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ground paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ground misses with a straight right.
Silva blocks a jab.
Silva tries to clinch up.
A slow jab from Ground misses its intended target.
Silva tries to clinch there but Ground circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ground just misses with a punch to the body.
Ground lands with a right hand.
Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Ground connects with the punch.
Silva tries a low kick but Ground avoids it.
Ground thows a body shot but no joy.
Ground throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Ground missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva tries to clinch but Ground is having none of it.
Ground misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ground digs a good body shot into Silva's ribs.
Ground misses with an uppercut.
Ground throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ground.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ground checks a leg kick.
Ground looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
Silva looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ground fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Ground looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range.
Silva staying out of range there.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Ground swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ground throws out the jab.
Silva finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Silva tries to clinch but Ground is having none of it.
A telegraphed right hand from Ground misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pounding Ground showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Silva throws a body punch but Ground moves out of range.
Ground lands with a right hand.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ground misses with a straight right.
Ground jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ground swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Silva counters by clinching up.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Ground is blocking nicely.
Silva gets underhooks to prevent Ground's takedown attempt.
Ground goes for a takedown attempt but Silva pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Ground swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva clinches up against the cage.
Silva stops a takedown attempt from Ground.
Lyoto Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pounding Ground.
Ground drops down looking for an ankle pick but Silva pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Ground misses the target.
Silva forces Ground back against the cage and clinches.
Silva gets underhooks to prevent Ground's takedown attempt.
Ground takes a shot to the head.
Ground has Silva pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Silva manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Silva avoiding damage.
Silva softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A knee to the head by Silva.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Silva creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Silva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ground backwards.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ground's face.
Silva working Ground over with knees to the body.
Silva pressing his opponent against the cage.
Silva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Silva is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Lyoto Silva has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Silva gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ground.
Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Silva.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Silva takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Ground wants a takedown.
Ground drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Silva gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Silva prevents a takedown attempt there.
Silva dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Ground has Silva pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Silva manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Silva gets underhooks to prevent Ground's takedown attempt.
Silva landing knees to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Silva working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Silva slowing the pace effectively.
Ground has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Silva is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Silva scores with a shot to the side of Ground's head.
Silva stalling in the clinch.
Ground tries for a takedown but Silva manages to get underhooks.
Silva gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ground.
Silva prevents a takedown attempt there.
Silva dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Silva crunches a lovely knee into Ground's ribcage.
Silva is pushing Ground up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ground has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ground has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Silva avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Silva lands a good knee to the midsection. Ground won't want to take too many of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ground can't get the takedown.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Ground has Silva pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Silva manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Silva creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ground wants a takedown but no success here.
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ground's face.
A shot in the inside from Silva.
Silva works on Ground's body with a couple of short punches.
Silva slowing the pace effectively.
Ground is working for takedown but Silva is calmly controlling the position for now.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ground's face.
Ground is working for takedown but Silva is calmly controlling the position for now.
Silva has Ground pressed against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ground changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Silva fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lyoto Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Silva has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lyoto Silva!
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