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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Carruthers (ranked 2410 p4p, 128 weight class) and Adriano Silva (ranked 1931 p4p, 98 weight class). Adriano Silva has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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145 lbs
11 - 9 - 0 |
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135 lbs
17 - 10 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jimmy Carruthers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adriano Silva!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Felipe Paraventi and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carruthers just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Carruthers.
Carruthers stuns Silva with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Silva ducks right into an uppercut from Carruthers.
Carruthers lands with a straight right. Silva didn't see that one coming.
Carruthers ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Carruthers misses with a body shot.
Carruthers punishes Silva's body with a nice straight punch.
Silva swinging wildly here.
Carruthers throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Carruthers throws a leg kick but Silva moved away.
And Silva tries to counter it with a takedown but Carruthers pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Silva.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carruthers throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva defending well as Carruthers loads up on a big left hand.
Silva tries to score with a low kick but Carruthers moves his leg out of the way.
Silva takes a swing at Carruthers's ribcage but misses.
Carruthers was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Carruthers throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Carruthers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Carruthers works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Carruthers.
Carruthers cracks a nice hook into Silva's ribs.
A punch combination from Carruthers misses.
Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
As Silva looks to move away, Carruthers throws a big counter combo but Silva just gets out of the way.
Silva throws a jab when Carruthers was well out of range.
Carruthers lands an overhand right.
Carruthers is looking to wear down Silva with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Carruthers misses the shot to the body.
Silva changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Carruthers pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Silva back to the cage. Carruthers follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carruthers cracks Silva with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carruthers bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Carruthers ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Silva takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A low kick from Silva is predictable there
and Carruthers counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Carruthers just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva drives through with a takedown into Carruthers's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Silva looking to pass the guard.
Carruthers looking to control.
Silva stays in close to Carruthers's body and controls the position.
Carruthers is trying to keep Silva in close.
Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Silva is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Silva throws a series of punches but Carruthers moves out of range.
Silva lands with a shot to the body.
Silva misses with a looping right.
Carruthers lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silva's sensitive parts.
Carruthers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Silva throws a low kick but it's checked well by Carruthers.
Carruthers misses with a wild body shot.
Carruthers ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Carruthers appears to be looking for a big counter.
Jimmy Carruthers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Carruthers misses with a looping right.
Carruthers misses with a body shot.
Carruthers takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Silva tries to score with a low kick but Carruthers moves his leg out of the way.
Silva misses with a combination
and Carruthers counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carruthers is working to avoid the ground and pound but Silva connects with a decent elbow.
Silva decides to stand back up.
Carruthers is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Carruthers takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
And Silva tries to counter it with a takedown but Carruthers pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Carruthers throws a leg kick but Silva moved away.
Silva changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva avoids the body shot from Carruthers.
Carruthers misses with a body shot.
Carruthers throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Carruthers throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva avoids the body shot from Carruthers.
Silva drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Carruthers defends it well.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Carruthers dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Silva lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Carruthers is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Carruthers changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva checks a leg kick nicely.
Carruthers throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Carruthers showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silva takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Carruthers misses with a leg kick
and Silva counters with a single leg into guard. Carruthers didn't expect that.
Silva sitting in guard here, content to control.
Silva passes Carruthers's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Silva decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Carruthers counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A jab from Carruthers misses.
And Silva tries to counter it with a takedown but Carruthers pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Silva does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Silva thows a left - swing and a miss!
Adriano Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Carruthers throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Carruthers rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva wants to slow Carruthers down by chopping away at his legs.
Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Carruthers.
Carruthers staying out of range there.
Silva throws out a powerful jab.
A jab from Carruthers misses.
Silva takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva fakes the leg kick and cracks Carruthers in the body.
Carruthers closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carruthers misses with a wild body shot.
Silva looks to land a left hand but Carruthers moved out of range nicely.
Carruthers appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Carruthers connects with the punch.
Carruthers keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Carruthers. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Carruthers.
Silva misses with a straight left.
Carruthers is looking for a counter combo.
Silva throws a body punch but Carruthers moves out of range.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carruthers misses with a looping left.
Carruthers tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Silva is able to avoid easily.
Silva feints the counter takedown.
Carruthers just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carruthers. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws the left hand but Carruthers avoids the punch easily.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Carruthers bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Carruthers uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Carruthers finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Carruthers fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva lands with a cross.
Silva lands a nice looking body shot.
Silva throws a body punch but Carruthers moves out of range.
Silva slips a straight right by Carruthers.
Silva throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Carruthers fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Silva scores with a jab to the body.
Carruthers ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jimmy Carruthers is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It looked like Carruthers was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Silva.
Carruthers misses with a two punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Silva misses with a looping right.
A counter left hand to the body from Carruthers misses its target.
Carruthers throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Silva is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Silva decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Silva lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Silva.
Silva misses with an uppercut. Carruthers saw that one coming.
As Silva looks to move away, Carruthers throws a big counter combo but Silva just gets out of the way.
Carruthers stuns Silva with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Carruthers missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silva blocks a low kick nicely.
A cross from Carruthers lands.
Silva misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Adriano Silva will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Silva misses with a right hand
and Carruthers makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd cheers as Carruthers lands an impressive looking overhand right. Silva doesn't seem phased though.
Carruthers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carruthers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carruthers takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown but Carruthers manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Silva's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Carruthers bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Carruthers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Carruthers.
Silva throws a shot from downtown. Carruthers moves away and avoids it.
It looked like Carruthers was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Silva.
Silva throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good work by Carruthers as he checks the leg kick.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Carruthers.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carruthers scores with a sloppy right hand. Silva should have avoided that one.
Silva looks to land a combination but Carruthers avoids it well.
Silva misses with a leg kick
and Carruthers counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silva misses with a left hand
and Carruthers cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Carruthers misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva connects with a leg kick. Carruthers looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jimmy Carruthers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carruthers misses with a body shot.
Carruthers jabs at Silva's body.
Carruthers wants to slow Silva down by chopping away at his legs.
A big left from Silva misses.
Silva misses with a body shot
and Carruthers cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Carruthers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Carruthers slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws out a loose jab but Carruthers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva moves into range and connects with a jab.
Silva drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Carruthers throws a series of strikes that have Silva backpedaling.
Sloppy strikes from Carruthers. Those never looked like landing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva thuds his right hand into Carruthers's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Carruthers avoids the head kick by Silva.
Carruthers takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Silva misses with a left hand
and Carruthers counters with a left to the body.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Carruthers displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Silva.
Silva throws a body shot but no joy.
Carruthers slips under a jab from Silva.
Carruthers swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carruthers moves into range and connects with a jab.
Carruthers displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silva throws out the jab.
Carruthers throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Carruthers fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Carruthers.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carruthers manages to avoid it.
Silva throws a chopping leg kick but Carruthers manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carruthers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Silva drops his hands momentarily and Carruthers takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Silva needs to keep his hands up - Carruthers had a free shot at his head there.
Carruthers moves out of range as Silva strikes.
Silva looks to throw the jab but Carruthers is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva fails with the takedown
and Carruthers counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jimmy Carruthers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adriano Silva.
Carruthers scores with a hook.
Silva throws a lazy head kick
and Carruthers counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva throws a nice head kick!
Carruthers misses with a wild body shot.
Silva 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.
Carruthers wants to stand and escape but Silva is having none of it.
Silva not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Carruthers keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
Silva controlling from the top position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Carruthers showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Carruthers has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Carruthers!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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