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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Junior Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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246 lbs
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228 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Junior Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlo Silva!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Alexandre Firmino and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Junior Dos Santos has been cut.
Silva swinging wildly here.
Silva is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dos Santos sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Silva tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Dos Santos counters with a nice body shot.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Carlo Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva has managed to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva pulls guard successfully.
Silva is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dos Santos is controlling him.
Dos Santos loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Dos Santos from controlling successfully.
Dos Santos controlling from the top position.
Silva pulls Dos Santos in close to prevent any damage.
Silva's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Dos Santos looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Carlo Silva.
Silva shoots in and drives through. Dos Santos sprawls well.
Junior Dos Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlo Silva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Silva tries to score a body lock takedown but Dos Santos shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Dos Santos fails to pull guard.
Silva has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Dos Santos is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Silva prevents a body shot from Dos Santos.
Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dos Santos tries to clinch up.
Dos Santos is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dos Santos misses with a takedown attempt - Silva sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Silva clinches up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos gets underhooks to prevent Silva's takedown attempt.
Silva gets control of Dos Santos's arms and successfully pulls guard. Silva will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Dos Santos from controlling successfully.
Silva is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dos Santos defends well.
Dos Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dos Santos wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Dos Santos stopping the sweep attempt from Silva.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dos Santos avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Silva managing to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlo Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Junior Dos Santos's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Silva fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Silva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dos Santos's waist but Dos Santos gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Silva off to one side.
Dos Santos is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Silva looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Junior Dos Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlo Silva.
Dos Santos stuffs the takedown attempt from Silva. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Silva closes the distance and clinches up with Dos Santos, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes Dos Santos against the cage but Dos Santos circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Silva is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva connects with a leg kick. Dos Santos looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Silva tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Dos Santos defends well and Silva ends up having to push Dos Santos into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Dos Santos fails to pull guard.
Dos Santos pulls guard successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dos Santos is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Silva sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Silva is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Silva jumps into guard, dragging Dos Santos to the mat.
Silva managing to control the position.
Dos Santos wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Dos Santos might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Silva is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Dos Santos takes a kick to the side of the head.
Silva scores with a head kick.
Silva throws a nice head kick!
Dos Santos takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Dos Santos tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Dos Santos stops a takedown attempt from Silva.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dos Santos trying to stall but Silva improves his position.
Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Horrible takedown by Silva or perhaps it was just good defense by Dos Santos which made him look bad.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Silva has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Dos Santos uses from the top position.
Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dos Santos wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlo Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Junior Dos Santos's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Silva lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Silva connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dos Santos momentarily.
Carlo Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva tries for a takedown but Dos Santos sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Silva goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Dos Santos slaps away a takedown attempt from Silva, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dos Santos tries for a takedown but Silva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Junior Dos Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlo Silva.
Silva goes for a double leg but Dos Santos avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Dos Santos continues to drive forward.
Silva prevents a body shot from Dos Santos.
Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dos Santos shoots in for a double leg but Silva sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Silva gets a clinch.
Silva breaks the clinch.
Silva drives through and clinches with Dos Santos against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva stalling.
Silva jumps guard.
Dos Santos is looking to work some ground and pound but Silva has wrist control.
Silva looking to control.
Silva doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Dos Santos from controlling successfully.
Silva working for a triangle but Dos Santos defends it easily.
Dos Santos showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Dos Santos wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Silva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dos Santos.
Silva has Dos Santos pulled in close to control his posture.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Silva is looking to clinch but Dos Santos is avoiding it.
Silva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dos Santos pinned against the cage. Dos Santos gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Silva rushes Dos Santos and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Silva scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dos Santos is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Silva to keep the fight standing.
Silva leaning his opponent against the cage.
Silva ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Silva no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Dos Santos wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Junior Dos Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carlo Silva is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Silva controlling the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carlo Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Silva 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlo Silva!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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