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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Helson Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryle Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is My Life. Ryle Silva is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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182 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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180 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent knees
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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Helson Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryle Silva!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gracie avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Gracie is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Silva is keeping busy.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Gracie blocks with his arms.
Gracie tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.
Gracie has Silva pressed against the cage.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gracie avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Silva landing knees to the body.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gracie avoids it.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Gracie blocks with his arms.
Gracie wants to break free but Silva has control.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gracie has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gracie avoids it.
Gracie will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Silva up against the cage.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Gracie is blocking nicely.
Silva is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Gracie blocks with his arms.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Gracie wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gracie has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gracie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gracie tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Gracie can't break the clinch.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gracie blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Silva looks winded!
Gracie is stalling here.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Gracie blocks with his arms.
Gracie managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Gracie drops down looking for an ankle pick but Silva pulls his leg out and moves away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd cheers as Gracie lands an impressive looking overhand right. Silva doesn't seem phased though.
Silva clinches up with Gracie and pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gracie has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gracie's efforts to push away.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gracie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva wants to clinch
and Gracie counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva closes the distance but Gracie moves to the side
and Gracie counters with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie blocks a head kick by Silva.
Gracie throws a push kick but Silva slaps the foot to one side.
Gracie takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Silva takes one to the side of the head.
Silva instigates a clinch.
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Gracie.
Gracie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Gracie has had enough of the clinch but Silva keeps him there for the moment.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gracie has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Gracie is blocking nicely.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryle Silva dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva looks to clinch
enabling Gracie to counter with a crisp jab.
Silva is looking to clinch.
A clash of legs there as Silva blocks the low kick.
Gracie tries a low kick but Silva avoids it.
Silva closes the distance but Gracie moves to the side
and Gracie counters with a right hand to the body.
Gracie comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gracie. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gracie looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Silva looks to clinch
and Gracie counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Silva blocks the body kick.
Silva wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a series of wild punches.
Silva is looking to clinch but Gracie is avoiding it.
Silva moves to clinch but Gracie breaks away
and Gracie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gracie is looking to wear down Silva with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gracie misses with a few strikes there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gracie.
A slow jab from Gracie misses its intended target.
Silva wants to clinch.
Gracie misses with a straight left.
Silva is looking to clinch but Gracie is avoiding it.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Gracie pushes him off.
Silva clinches.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Silva.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Gracie avoids the damage to the body.
Ryle Silva seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva landing knees to the head.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Gracie blocks it.
Gracie avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Gracie - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Silva blocks a body shot from Gracie.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva blocks a body shot from Gracie.
Gracie is trying to break the clinch but Silva is controlling him.
Gracie working aggressively here.
Gracie avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gracie.
Gracie is trying to maintain a safe position but Silva gets an underhook and turns Gracie into the cage.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Gracie tries to circle away but Silva has him pinned against the cage.
Gracie wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gracie wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie tries to break free but Silva pushes him back against the cage.
Gracie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Silva.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ryle Silva will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gracie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A combination from Gracie does no damage.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva pushes Gracie up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gracie is defending well for now.
Gracie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gracie just leaning against Silva, taking a breather.
Gracie pulls guard effortlessly.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Gracie is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Silva rolls with it to try and escape but Gracie cranks on the arm and Silva is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Helson Gracie!
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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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