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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Bobby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruno Silva has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruno Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, James Bobby!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Leandro Rodrigues and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bobby shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Bobby controlling from mount.
Bobby tries to control but Silva wriggling away.
Silva wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Silva keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Bobby can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Silva is looking to escape.
Bobby takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Silva is looking to get to half guard.
Silva is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bobby tries to control but Silva wriggling away.
Silva can't escape the position.
Bobby fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Bobby controlling his opponent.
Silva tries to hold on but Bobby pushes him away.
Bobby can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Silva is looking to escape.
Bobby lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Silva tries to hold on but Bobby postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bobby controlling from the full mount.
Bobby wants to control the pace but Silva is squirming around nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bobby can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Silva is looking to escape.
Bobby controlling from mount.
Bobby wants to control the pace but Silva is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bobby content just to control the position here.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. James Bobby wasn't active enough on the ground.
Bobby shoots in and bounces Silva off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Bobby trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Bobby lands a couple of elbows.
Silva is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bobby is looking to stand up but Silva won't let him.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Bobby from controlling successfully.
Silva is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bobby is aware though and is defending well.
Silva is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bobby is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bobby wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Silva had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bobby defends it easily.
Bobby with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bobby avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bobby is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Bobby dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bobby shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Bobby seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Bobby trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva has his foot on Bobby's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bobby works his way back into a safe position though.
Bobby wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Silva is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Silva working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bobby doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bobby manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bobby can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bobby trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva has his foot on Bobby's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bobby works his way back into a safe position though.
Bobby is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Bobby from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bobby engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. James Bobby wasn't active enough on the ground.
Bobby feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Bobby avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bobby not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
James Bobby has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bobby trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bobby lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bobby wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. James Bobby wasn't active enough on the ground.
Silva fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bobby drives through with a takedown into Silva's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Bobby is stalling in the full guard.
Bobby trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bobby defends well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bobby stands up over Silva, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bobby sitting in guard here, content to control.
Bobby trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
OK we're going to have a standup here. James Bobby hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
No luck for Silva with that takedown attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bobby scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Bobby is staying tight to Silva's torso, preventing him from escaping.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Bobby showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Silva tries for a takedown but Bobby sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Silva with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bobby counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Bobby wants to take a breather but Silva is having none of it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Silva actively working from the bottom here.
Bobby sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Bobby is pressing down on Silva's thigh, looking to free his foot. Silva is holding on for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bobby wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bobby is taking a breather. Silva says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. James Bobby was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Bobby looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Silva on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Silva won't allow Bobby to pass to mount.
Silva looking for submissions off his back.
Still in half guard, Bobby seems content to control.
Bobby looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Bobby takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Bobby really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Silva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bobby content to control rather than advance.
James Bobby has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Bobby gets a takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bobby is trying to control. Silva wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bobby pulls his head out easily.
Bobby passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Silva!
Bobby content just to control the position here.
Silva is trying to escape the mount.
Bobby has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bobby looking to control and managing it successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bobby trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bobby controlling from the full mount.
James Bobby is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
OK we're going to have a standup here. James Bobby hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Silva shoots in and drives through. Bobby sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruno Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bobby shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Silva napping and manages to drive through into side control!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva tries to buck Bobby off but Bobby is having none of it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bruno Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee asks Bobby politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Bobby prefers to stall for the moment though.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Bobby comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bobby 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Bobby!
James Bobby seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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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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