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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Waterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva has chosen Hunting High and Low as his entrance music. Rodrigo Silva looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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265 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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192 cm
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243 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Knockout power |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, George Waterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodrigo Silva!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Edson Gomes and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Waterson shoots in and gets a takedown into Silva's guard.
Silva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Waterson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Waterson from controlling successfully.
Waterson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Waterson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Waterson being controlled here momentarily.
Waterson looking to pass the guard.
Waterson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Silva is proving hard to escape from.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Waterson from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of George Waterson.
Waterson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Waterson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.
Silva throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Waterson looking to sit in guard and control but Silva gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Waterson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waterson wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Silva is now in half guard.
Waterson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.
Waterson wants to control but Silva is keeping busy.
Waterson tries to roll over but Silva keeps him under control.
Silva tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Waterson.
Waterson trying to control here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waterson is trying to stand back up but Silva is controlling him
Waterson is trying to maintain the position but Silva is very close to passing his half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up because George Waterson just wasn't active enough.
Waterson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva tries to sprawl but Waterson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Silva gets full guard.
Waterson trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Waterson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Silva trying to control the position.
Silva looks winded!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waterson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Silva avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Silva working for a triangle but Waterson defends it easily.
Waterson trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Waterson looking to sit in guard and control but Silva gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Waterson looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Silva passes into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Waterson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Silva takes a swing at Waterson's ribcage but misses.
Waterson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Waterson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Waterson stalks Silva and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Silva's face. Silva staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Rodrigo Silva has been cut.
A head kick misses from Waterson.
Waterson shoots in and gets a takedown into Silva's guard.
Silva is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Waterson lands a couple of digs.
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!
Waterson throwing strikes but missing.
Silva is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waterson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Waterson wanted to stand there but Silva had control of the position.
Waterson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Waterson wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Silva has a closed guard, preventing Waterson from standing up.
Waterson is looking to work some ground and pound but Silva has wrist control.
Silva trying to strike off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waterson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Waterson looking to sit in guard and control but Silva gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Waterson controls Silva momentarily but Silva frees himself.
Silva wants to stand but Waterson is controlling his posture from full guard.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Waterson.
Waterson has a closed guard, preventing Silva from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva won't allow Waterson to sweep him here.
Silva wants to control from the top but Waterson keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A head kick misses from Waterson.
Waterson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Waterson wants to stand but Silva has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Waterson sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waterson trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Waterson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Silva's guard.
Silva working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Waterson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Waterson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Silva is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Waterson actively working from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Waterson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rodrigo Silva's cut.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Waterson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva working a defensive guard here.
Silva has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Waterson should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Silva has tightened it up now! Waterson should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Rodrigo Silva!
During a confident post fight interview, Rodrigo Silva thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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