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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Justin Case (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rickson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Case comes to the cage accompanied by Aki & Turo - Mahtisonni. Rickson Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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217 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
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190 cm
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218 lbs
18 - 10 - 0 |
Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Justin Case!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rickson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Case shoots in and drives through. Silva sprawls well.
Silva misses with a hook.
Silva lands a front kick.
Silva throws a leg kick but Case sees it coming and moves out of range.
Case connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Silva momentarily.
Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Case throws out the jab.
Silva throws an overhand right that lands on Case's shoulder, as Case tries to avoid the shot.
Silva rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Case to counter with a crisp jab.
Silva on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Case swings widly with a right hand
and Silva counters with a nice low kick that buckles Case's knee momentarily.
Case lands a really nice looking cross but Silva seems unphased.
Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
and Case counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
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 wants to control but Case is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Silva tries to get to full guard but Case has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva pushes Case off looking to stand but Case dives back in and keeps control.
Silva keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Case throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Case thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Silva to regain full guard.
Case throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Case working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Silva working a defensive guard here.
Case thows a big elbow that misses.
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.
Case trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Case with a flurry of punches that miss.
Case trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Case is stalling in the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Case postures up in Silva's guard and throws a big left but Silva blocks it.
Case throws a big right hand that misses.
Case with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Case is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Case.
Rickson Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Case closes the distance and clinches.
Case tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Silva just stands there and leans against the cage.
Case drops down looking for an ankle pick but Silva pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justin Case. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A slapping leg kick lands for Silva.
Silva connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Case's hands.
Case fails with the takedown.
Silva lands a right hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Case throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Silva moves into the clinch.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Case blocks it.
Case goes for a takedown attempt but Silva pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
Case lands a really nice looking cross but Silva seems unphased.
Silva dips to his left and cracks Case with an uppercut!
It looks like Justin Case has been cut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva wants to slow Case down by chopping away at his legs.
Silva throws a body punch but Case moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Justin Case will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Justin Case's cut.
That's time! Case's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Case swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Silva counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Case thinking.
Case staying out of range there.
Case misses with a right hand
and Silva counters with a head kick.
Silva avoids a kick to the body.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Silva throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Case is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Silva gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Case blocking some punches.
Case fails to pull guard.
Silva presses Case against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Case managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Case is trying to drag Silva to the mat but Silva just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justin Case. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva blocks a body shot from Case.
Case gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Case is stalling here. Silva is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Case seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Silva has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Silva stands up.
Case rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Silva counters with an outside leg kick.
A lazy left from Case finds it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Case walks into a straight right hand from Silva.
Case misses with a right hand
and Silva counters with an inside leg kick.
Case is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Case throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Silva counters with a head kick.
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!
Case tries for a takedown but Silva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sloppy strikes from Case. Those never looked like landing.
A low kick from Case misses
and Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Case throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva thuds his shin into the meat of Case's side.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Case shoots for a takedown but Silva saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A big right from Case misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Case avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silva misses with a hook to the body
and Case counters with a nice body shot.
Case throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Silva works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Silva misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Case counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rickson Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva moves away from the strike by Case.
Case checks a low kick from Silva.
Case walks into a jab.
Case closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Silva did well to prevent Case getting side control.
Case thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Silva to regain full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Case accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Case trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva is trying to keep Case in close.
Case is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva wants to stand up but Case is controlling him.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Silva tries to work over Case's front leg with a kick but Case checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rickson Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Justin Case's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Silva misses with a body shot.
Silva misses with a straight left.
Silva staying out of range there.
Case tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Case.
Case dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Silva scores with a body shot.
Case misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva pushes Case up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Case blocks with his arms.
Silva gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Case.
Case is working for takedown but Silva is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Silva looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Case.
Case has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Silva avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justin Case. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Case fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Case tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A short right from Silva on the inside.
Silva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Case backwards.
Case wants a takedown.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Silva.
Case gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Silva regains guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Case postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Case has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Case working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Silva controls Case momentarily but Case frees himself.
Case with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Silva avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Case throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Case sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Case throwing strikes from guard but Silva blocks nicely.
Silva working a defensive guard here.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Rickson Silva.
Case lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Silva at a distance.
Case misses with a wild body shot.
Case slips a jab from Silva.
Silva drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Case throws an off balance right hand
and Silva counters with a one-two to the body.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Silva cracks Case with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Case throws a lazy uppercut
and Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Case lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Silva throws a lazy uppercut
and Case counters with a nice double leg into side control. Silva won't be happy with that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Case working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Case fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Case landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Case in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Case scores with a couple of short elbows.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Case takes a little break here. Silva wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Justin Case showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Case 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Justin Case!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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