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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rickson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cauliflower Ears (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rickson Silva looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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147 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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Good wrestler
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight 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, Rickson Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cauliflower Ears!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Paulo Santos and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ears closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ears lands in his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Ears tries to free his leg and advance position but Silva is retaining full guard.
Silva has a closed guard, preventing Ears from standing up.
Ears is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Ears gets to his feet - Silva follows without any prompting.
Ears shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ears showed some decent athleticism there.
It looks like Ears is going to stand back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva actively working from the bottom here.
Ears is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ears keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Ears's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ears wants to stand up but Silva has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Ears decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Ears should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Ears scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Ears tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Ears stands up.
Cauliflower Ears seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Ears.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking for a sweep.
Silva struggling a bit here.
Ears stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Ears changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Silva looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Silva tries to improve position but can't.
Ears controlling the position from side mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva sneaks back into half guard.
Silva trying to control from the bottom.
Ears stops Silva from getting back to his feet.
Ears tries to stand and escape but Silva is controlling the position.
Silva trying to control here.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The fighters are battling for position here. Silva manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cauliflower Ears dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ears drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Silva is trying to get back to half guard.
Cauliflower Ears has got the better of the ground game so far.
Silva is working hard here to advance position.
Ears decides to stand back up.
Ears is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Silva's half guard.
Ears wants to stand up but Silva has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva actively working from the bottom here.
Ears is thwarting Silva's attempts to control the position.
Silva is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ears's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ears's back!
Ears is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Ears trying to control the position but Silva manages to sink in the hooks.
Silva will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ears trying to survive by controlling the hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ears rolls, trying to escape but Silva keeps control of the position.
Ears is trying to get back to his feet but Silva has full control of the position and if anything, Ears has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Ears preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Silva.
Ears is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ears controlling his opponent's hands, preventing the submission attempt.
Ears has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Ears manages to reverse the position and now he's in Silva's guard. Nice work there by Ears.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Silva can't keep his opponent in guard - Ears advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Ears trying to advance position but Silva counters by regaining guard.
Silva being controlled here, momentarily.
Silva looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Silva working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ears doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ears manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Silva is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ears defends well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cauliflower Ears showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Ears is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Silva's half guard.
Ears tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Ears stands up out of the half guard.
Ears feints and as Silva raises his hands in defense, Ears changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ears tries to stand but Silva is controlling from the bottom.
Ears slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ears pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Ears!
Ears can't escape the position.
Silva won't let Ears get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Ears is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ears is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Ears keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Silva working for a guillotine from mount but Ears is in no mood to give up.
Silva looking to ground and pound but Ears is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ears wants to get back to his feet.
Silva looking to secure an arm triangle but Ears defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ears wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cauliflower Ears comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ears 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 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cauliflower Ears!
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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