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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ronaldo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Johnsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jim Johnsson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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178 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ronaldo Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jim Johnsson!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Thiago Cunha and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Johnsson is defended easily by Silva.
Johnsson slips under a jab from Silva.
Johnsson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silva is looking to clinch but Johnsson is avoiding it.
Johnsson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva forces Johnsson back against the cage and clinches.
Silva lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Johnsson.
Silva lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnsson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silva misses with a punch to the body.
Johnsson looking for a takedown.
Silva stalling.
Nice body punch from Silva - that landed with a thud.
Silva throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Johnssons head.
Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Silva prevents a body shot from Johnsson.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Johnsson keeps him there for the moment.
Johnsson blocks an uppercut.
Johnsson misses with a punch to the body.
Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ronaldo Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva cracks Johnsson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Johnsson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Silva sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ronaldo Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jim Johnsson.
Johnsson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnsson fails with the takedown
and Silva counters with a right hand to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva throws a series of strikes that have Johnsson backpedaling.
Silva drops Johnsson with a nice combination! Silva dives into Johnsson's guard, looking to finish!
Johnsson is rocked!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Johnsson is retaining full guard.
Johnsson is still in real trouble! Can Silva finish him?
Silva works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Johnsson seems to have recovered his senses.
Johnsson tries to get to full guard but Silva has control of the leg.
Johnsson looking for submissions off his back.
Silva is looking to take a break and control but Johnsson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Silva takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to control the action but Johnsson is working from the bottom.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Johnsson is defending well.
Johnsson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Silva wants to control from the top but Johnsson keeps moving.
Silva is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We're going to have a standup here because Ronaldo Silva wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Sloppy strikes from Silva. Those never looked like landing.
Ronaldo Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva misses with the combination.
Silva slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Johnsson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Silva sprawls well. Silva wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Johnsson gets slowly back to his feet.
Johnsson fails with a takedown attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnsson throws a combination that misses
and Silva counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
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 lands with a shot to the body.
Johnsson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronaldo Silva dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva throws a body punch but Johnsson moves out of range.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Silva scores with a hook.
Ronaldo Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva looks to land a right hand but Johnsson moved out of range.
Silva displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Silva slips under a jab.
Johnsson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Silva.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ronaldo Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnsson shoots in looking for a takedown. Silva tries to sprawl out of it but Johnsson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Silva manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Johnsson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva with a hook.
Silva misses with a double jab.
Silva wants to clinch up but Johnsson keeps it at a distance.
Silva gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Johnsson is fighting to break Silva's control of his arms but Silva is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Johnsson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Silva is trying to control the position but Johnsson postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ronaldo Silva.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Johnsson shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnsson ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Johnsson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Silva pinned against the cage. Silva gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ronaldo Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jim Johnsson.
Nice sprawl there from Silva as Johnsson shoots in.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva connects with a looping right hand.
Silva tests Johnsson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Johnsson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva takes a swing at Johnsson's ribcage but misses.
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnsson can do to turn this around?
Johnsson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Silva swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnsson.
Johnsson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silva.
Silva connects with a crisp jab.
Johnsson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Silva as he avoids it easily.
Silva moves into the clinch successfully.
Johnsson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Johnsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnsson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice combination there by Silva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronaldo Silva dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Nice shot by Silva.
Silva jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Silva slips a jab from Johnsson.
Silva misses with a looping right.
A punch lands to the side of Johnsson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Silva lands a jab.
Silva connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Johnsson's hands.
Silva cracks Johnsson with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Johnsson falls to his knees and Silva doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ronaldo Silva!
A relieved looking Ronaldo Silva thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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