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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Carneiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carneiro has chosen The Rasmus - In the Shadows as his entrance music. Daniel Carneiro is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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271 lbs
5 - 6 - 1 |
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45
223 lbs
36 - 18 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Brawler
KO power |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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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
5 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafael Da Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Daniel Carneiro!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Radbod Blank and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Da Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Carneiro lands with a straight right. Da Silva didn't see that one coming.
Carneiro throws a right and a left that Da Silva avoids nicely.
Carneiro takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
It looks like Daniel Carneiro has been cut.
Da Silva changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Carneiro tries to avoid it but Da Silva manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Carneiro to the ground. Carneiro escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Carneiro with the counter takedown but Da Silva avoids it easily.
Carneiro tries to bum rush Da Silva with a series of wild strikes but Da Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Carneiro closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Da Silva did well to prevent Carneiro getting side control.
Carneiro content to control rather than advance.
Carneiro takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Carneiro is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carneiro not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Carneiro is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Carneiro trying to mount his opponent but Da Silva defends it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carneiro throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Carneiro is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Carneiro has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Carneiro stalling.
Ground and pound from Carneiro.
Carneiro is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Carneiro passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Da Silva!
Da Silva holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Carneiro tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carneiro tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Carneiro avoids the attempt from Da Silva to control.
Carneiro throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Carneiro throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Carneiro punishing his opponent with strikes.
Carneiro controlling the position easily from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carneiro throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Carneiro has hold of Da Silva's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Da Silva manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Carneiro has control of Da Silva's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Da Silva regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Carneiro tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Carneiro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Carneiro's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Da Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
No joy there for Carneiro, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Carneiro defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Da Silva.
Carneiro feints the counter takedown.
Carneiro has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Da Silva with a lazy takedown attempt
and Carneiro decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Da Silva's guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rafael Da Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carneiro content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Da Silva managing to control the position.
Carneiro looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carneiro engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carneiro throws an elbow that misses. Da Silva uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Carneiro's guard. Nice move by Da Silva!
Carneiro has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Da Silva off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Carneiro throws a nice inside leg kick.
Carneiro has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Carneiro shoots in and gets a takedown into Da Silva's guard.
Da Silva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Carneiro.
Carneiro not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carneiro has gone for a leg lock! Da Silva slips out almost immediately though and dives into Carneiro's guard.
Carneiro looking for a guillotine here but Da Silva defends easily.
Carneiro has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Da Silva is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Carneiro. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carneiro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Da Silva walks into a left hand.
Daniel Carneiro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Carneiro feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Carneiro content to stall in guard here.
Da Silva wants to sweep here but Carneiro controlling him for the moment.
Carneiro slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carneiro pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Da Silva is keeping the position for now.
Carneiro trying to control but Da Silva is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Carneiro shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carneiro looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Carneiro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Daniel Carneiro's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Carneiro throws a series of punches but Da Silva avoids them all with ease.
Da Silva is looking to counter punch.
Da Silva shoots in and drives through. Carneiro sprawls well.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Carneiro fails to land with a series of punches.
Da Silva shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Carneiro sprawls well. Carneiro wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Da Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Carneiro is looking to slow Da Silva down with leg kicks.
Carneiro closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Carneiro lands in his opponent's guard.
Carneiro pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Da Silva is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carneiro seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Carneiro's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Carneiro throws a nice outside leg kick.
Carneiro manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Da Silva on his heels. He'll look to pass Da Silva's guard now, I'm sure.
Carneiro is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Carneiro throwing strikes but missing.
Carneiro is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Carneiro has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Daniel Carneiro has got the better of the ground game so far.
Carneiro works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Carneiro misses with a head shot. Da Silva uses the momentum to regain guard.
Carneiro controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's four 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.
Carneiro throws a big elbow that misses.
Da Silva can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Carneiro controls the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Da Silva shoots for a takedown but Carneiro saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rafael Da Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Da Silva fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Carneiro avoids it really well and circles away.
Rafael Da Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Daniel Carneiro is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Da Silva bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Carneiro's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Carneiro comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Carneiro 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Carneiro!
Daniel Carneiro 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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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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