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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Delmar Mullen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodrigo Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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279 lbs
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246 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Delmar Mullen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodrigo Silva!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Paulo Santos and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mullen throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Silva tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Mullen is in Silva's guard.
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mullen cracks Silva with a solid left hand.
Silva trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Mullen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mullen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.
Silva has Mullen pulled in close to control his posture.
Silva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Mullen from controlling successfully.
Silva is pulling down on Mullen's head to control his posture.
Mullen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Mullen postures up in Silva's guard and throws a big left but Silva blocks it.
Mullen could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Silva is looking to stand up but Mullen isn't so interested in that idea.
Mullen stopping the sweep attempt from Silva.
Mullen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Mullen leaves Silva with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Silva has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Silva wants to slow Mullen down by chopping away at his legs.
Silva shoots for a takedown but Mullen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Mullen drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Mullen trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Mullen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mullen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mullen postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Silva is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Mullen, into his guard.
Mullen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.
Mullen is looking for a triangle here but Silva uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Mullen taking a bit of punishment here - Silva scoring with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mullen is not content to let Silva control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Mullen is looking to regain half guard here but Silva keeps moving and retains side control.
Silva is trying to get an arm triangle but Mullen is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The referee asks Silva politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Silva prefers to stall for the moment though.
Mullen tries to improve position but can't.
Silva misses with the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva tries to stand but Mullen is controlling his head.
Mullen defending against the ground and pound.
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 Delmar Mullen will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Silva shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mullen defends it nicely.
Silva tries for a takedown but Mullen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mullen shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Mullen was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Silva is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Mullen scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Silva to see if he's OK.
Mullen sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Silva is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Silva is working to avoid the ground and pound but Mullen connects with a decent elbow.
Mullen looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Sloppy strikes there by Mullen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva manages to get back to half guard.
Silva has hold of Mullen's hands but Mullen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Silva wants to control but Mullen is keeping busy.
Mullen slips a nice elbow through Silva's hands, connecting with Silva's forehead.
Silva works his way to full guard. Good work.
Mullen throwing strikes but missing.
Mullen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Silva is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mullen is controlling him.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Mullen throws a strike but Silva rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Mullen is trying to hold Silva in close to prevent damage but Silva has managed to pass into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a head shot. Mullen uses the momentum to regain guard.
Silva throwing strikes from guard but Mullen blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mullen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Silva is pushing down on Mullen's leg trying to pass to half guard. Mullen is fighting to maintain full guard but Silva has managed to sneak the leg through.
Silva is looking for a kimura here.
Silva is trying to control. Mullen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mullen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Silva throwing shots but Mullen is blocking nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mullen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Delmar Mullen dominated that second round.
That's time! Mullen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Silva shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Silva showed some decent athleticism there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are battling for position here. Mullen manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Mullen working a defensive guard here.
Silva is in close to Mullen's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Silva is looking to stand up but Mullen won't let him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mullen keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Mullen trying to control the position.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Mullen.
We're going to have a standup here because Delmar Mullen wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Mullen closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Delmar Mullen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Silva trying to control but Mullen postures up.
Silva keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mullen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Silva regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Mullen.
Mullen is looking to work some ground and pound but Silva has wrist control.
Mullen throws a strike but Silva rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Mullen is proving hard to escape from.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mullen is striking from the bottom but Silva uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Mullen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Silva.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Silva seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Silva is looking to take a break and control but Mullen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Silva is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mullen defends it well.
Silva is keen to just control but Mullen is a slippery customer.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rodrigo Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mullen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Delmar Mullen!
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FIGHT
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