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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ronaldo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Loholt Pendragon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pendragon has chosen Counting Stars as his entrance music. Ronaldo Silva is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 12 - 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
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Loholt Pendragon!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Chris Saunders and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pendragon lands a glancing blow to the side of Silva's head.
Silva scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pendragon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pendragon shoots in but Silva avoids the takedown attempt easily.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Pendragon misses the target.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pendragon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Pendragon.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Pendragon.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva is looking for a sweep.
We've been hearing good reports from Silva's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Pendragon trying to control the position but Silva is working away.
Silva is trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is working hard here to advance position.
Pendragon lands a nice forearm strike.
Silva wants to control but Pendragon postures up.
Pendragon looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
You can see the frustration on Silva's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Silva is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Pendragon is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Silva is looking to regain half guard here but Pendragon keeps moving and retains side control.
Silva wants to control but Pendragon postures up.
Pendragon in side control, throwing shots but Silva defends.
Silva looks to move to half guard but instead Pendragon has passed into mount! Damn!
Pendragon looking to control but Silva is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Silva tries to hold on but Pendragon pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva regains half guard.
Silva wants to get back to full guard.
Pendragon wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.
Silva wants to control but Pendragon is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Silva won't allow Pendragon to pass to mount.
Pendragon is trying to work for a kimura but Silva is defending well.
Pendragon prevents Silva from improving his position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Pendragon misses with a wild body shot.
Pendragon takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Silva takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Silva misses the jab.
Pendragon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pendragon.
Silva swings for the body but Pendragon moves out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pendragon throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pendragon misses with an uppercut.
Pendragon is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Silva rather than just go for the knockout.
Pendragon lands with a straight right. Silva didn't see that one coming.
Pendragon shoots and misses
and Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Loholt Pendragon dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A jab from Silva misses.
Silva thows a left - swing and a miss!
Silva's corner calls for a 1-2. Silva obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Silva connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Pendragon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Silva, right into the meat.
Pendragon keeps the fight on the outside.
Pendragon jabs Silva to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pendragon checks the leg kick.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
Pendragon with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Silva to score with a decent uppercut.
The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Some wild striking there from Pendragon.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Silva throws the kick towards the body but Pendragon avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pendragon tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Silva is able to avoid easily.
Pendragon misses with a looping right.
Pendragon scores with a hook to the body. Silva takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Good standup being displayed there by Pendragon as he connects with a hook.
Pendragon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva lands a jab.
Silva thuds his right hand into Pendragon's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Silva slips a straight right by Pendragon.
Silva keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Pendragon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pendragon. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pendragon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pendragon moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Pendragon just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pendragon slips a straight right by Silva.
Silva misses with an uppercut. Pendragon saw that one coming.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Pendragon is just out of range.
Pendragon throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.
Pendragon misses with a low kick.
A cross from Silva lands.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pendragon shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
Pendragon gets the takedown into side control.
Silva is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Silva trying to hold on to Pendragon's head to control him but Pendragon postures up.
Silva is staying active underneath Pendragon, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva gets full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Silva holds on and takes a little breather.
Silva is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Pendragon is aware though and is defending well.
Pendragon loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Silva seems keen to control Pendragon's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pendragon trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pendragon is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Pendragon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pendragon takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Silva uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Pendragon takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Pendragon throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.
Silva throws a jab but it's blocked by Pendragon.
Pendragon cracks Silva with a right hand to the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Pendragon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silva scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pendragon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pendragon misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronaldo Silva dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Silva ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Silva throws a body shot but no joy.
Pendragon takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Pendragon trying to control from the bottom.
Silva trying to control from half guard but Pendragon is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pendragon has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Silva escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Silva!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pendragon is not content to let Silva control the position.
Silva tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Silva moves into full mount!
Silva can't control as he wanted to and Pendragon manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Silva trying to mount his opponent but Pendragon defends it.
Pendragon trying to control but Silva postures up.
Pendragon is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Silva pulls his head out easily.
Pendragon controlling the position for now.
Silva trying to control from Pendragon's half guard. Pendragon has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking to pass the guard.
Silva pushes down on Pendragon's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Pendragon manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Silva postures up in Pendragon's guard and throws a big left but Pendragon blocks it.
Silva is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Silva wants to control from the top but Pendragon keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Pendragon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pendragon just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Silva. That snapped Pendragon's head back.
Silva moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pendragon.
Pendragon throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva works Pendragon's body with a nice hook.
A big left from Pendragon misses.
Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pendragon shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Pendragon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Silva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Silva has Pendragon pulled in close to control his posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronaldo Silva clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pendragon misses with a looping right.
Pendragon gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Silva slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Pendragon tries to improve position but can't.
Silva has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Pendragon!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Silva with shots to the head and body - Pendragon looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva landing shots from mount.
Pendragon tries to hold on but Silva pushes him away.
Silva looking to control and managing it successfully.
Silva wants to control the pace but Pendragon is squirming around nicely.
Silva is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Pendragon can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Pendragon avoids a series of strikes thrown by Silva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Pendragon is squirming around, avoiding Silva's attempts to control the action.
Silva sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Pendragon is wriggling around trying to escape.
Silva punishing his opponent with strikes.
Silva with a couple of short strikes.
Pendragon wants to control but Silva is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Silva working the ground and pound effectively.
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pendragon can do to turn this around?
Pendragon has given up his back. Will we see Silva going for some submissions?
Pendragon felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Silva working for a choke but Pendragon is defending well.
Pendragon is really stuck here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to control momentarily.
Pendragon preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Silva.
Pendragon is keeping busy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pendragon trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronaldo Silva had his way with Loholt Pendragon in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Pendragon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.
Silva takes a swing at Pendragon's ribcage but misses.
Silva avoids the body shot from Pendragon.
Silva looks to land a right hand but Pendragon moved out of range.
A left lands for Silva.
Silva scores with a jab.
Pendragon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Silva scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheers as Silva lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pendragon doesn't seem phased though.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Pendragon throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silva moves out of range as Pendragon throws a body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Pendragon misses the target.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pendragon.
Silva looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Pendragon has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Pendragon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pendragon lands an overhand right.
Pendragon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva misses with a looping right.
Pendragon misses with a body kick.
Nice body punch from Silva.
Pendragon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Pendragon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silva.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Jab, jab by Silva - just one landing.
Loholt Pendragon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Pendragon.
Pendragon lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva jabs Pendragon to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Silva connects with the punch.
Silva looks to land a right hand but Pendragon moved out of range.
Pendragon fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ronaldo Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Pendragon is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Pendragon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Silva cracks Pendragon with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pendragon.
Good shot there by Silva.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Pendragon.
Pendragon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silva.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Silva closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Pendragon did well to prevent Silva getting side control.
Silva is thwarting Pendragon's attempts to control the position.
Silva passes to full mount!
Pendragon slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Silva is looking to advance position but Pendragon won't allow it.
Silva is trying to control. Pendragon wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon wants to improve his position but Silva is controlling well.
Pendragon wants to control but Silva is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Pendragon is trying is best to control the position here.
Silva wants to control but Pendragon is keeping him busy.
Pendragon has hold of Silva's hands but Silva slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Pendragon is not content to let Silva control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ronaldo Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Silva 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 49:45
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 49:45
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 49:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ronaldo Silva!
Ronaldo Silva seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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