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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between iam getcha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samuel Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). iam getcha has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
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202 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, iam getcha!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Samuel Silva!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
getcha misses with a double jab.
Silva checks a low kick from getcha.
getcha shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Silva is trying to get back to full guard.
getcha wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working.
getcha 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.
Silva is looking to improve his position.
Silva pushes getcha off looking to stand but getcha dives back in and keeps control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva wants to get back to full guard.
Silva is pressing down on getcha's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
getcha is breathing heavily.
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Silva stuffs the takedown attempt from getcha. getcha gets slowly back to his feet.
getcha tries to clinch up.
Silva lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Silva darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Silva clinches up against the ropes.
Silva looking for a takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning getcha up against the ropes.
Silva manages to break the clinch.
Silva looks for a takedown but getcha sprawls well.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Silva.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva controls the position from side control.
Silva works to advance to full mount. getcha defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva landing strikes from the mount.
getcha is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
getcha is in a horrible position here. Silva smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Silva with shots to the head and body - getcha looks very uncomfortable down there.
getcha in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Silva tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Silva working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva controlling the pace for now.
Silva looking to control but getcha is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Silva content just to control the position here.
Silva looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samuel Silva dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Silva looks for a takedown but getcha sprawls well.
getcha closes this distance looking for a takedown but Silva circles away.
Silva throws a head kick that getcha semi-blocks.
getcha misses the shot to the body.
Silva has taken the fight to the clinch.
Silva tries to pull guard but getcha won't allow it.
Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Silva pushing down on getcha's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
getcha is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Silva sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. getcha defending well though.
getcha is trying to stand up here but Silva is controlling him well.
Silva seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Silva looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Silva tries to stand but can't do so whilst getcha controls his leg.
getcha is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but getcha bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
getcha with a poor takedown
and Silva counters with a left and a right that stings getcha.
Silva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with getcha but getcha pushes him off and we're back to square one.
iam getcha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Samuel Silva.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva moves into the clinch.
Silva lands a damaging elbow.
Silva jumps guard and drags getcha to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Silva throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Silva is pulling down on getcha's head. It's preventing any offense from getcha, at least for the moment.
getcha really is a fat lump.
getcha is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
getcha has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Silva manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. getcha manages to get himself to full guard.
Silva is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
getcha is trying to keep Silva in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samuel Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Silva shoots in but getcha avoids the takedown attempt easily.
iam getcha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
getcha has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
getcha throws a head kick that misses
and Silva counters with a left and a right that stings getcha.
Silva drives through with a takedown into guard.
getcha is working an open guard so Silva takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Silva shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in getcha's guard.
getcha is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. getcha is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
getcha wants to get back to his feet but Silva is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
getcha working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Silva has passed into half guard!
Silva decides to stand and escape the position.
Silva throws a series of strikes that have getcha backpedaling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but getcha paws at him with a jab and circles away.
getcha throws a leg kick
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - getcha circles away.
Silva throws a nice head kick!
Silva closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
getcha is trying to control Silva's posture but Silva avoids it.
A lull in the action here as Silva stalls from top position.
You can see the frustration on getcha's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva decides to stand back up.
getcha takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Silva closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silva clinches but getcha breaks the clinch
and getcha counters by moving into the clinch.
Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A left and a right from Silva both land. Nice combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
getcha with a lazy takedown attempt
and Silva holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Silva pulls guard successfully.
Silva trying to control the position.
Silva manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
getcha working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samuel Silva really dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Silva looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
getcha is working an open guard so Silva takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
A right-left combo lands from Silva.
getcha closes the distance but Silva moves to the side
and Silva counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps getcha thinking.
Silva lands a high kick!
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Silva drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
getcha trying his best to control but Silva has mounted him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva controlling the pace for now.
getcha tries to hold on but Silva postures up.
getcha is trying desperately to improve position.
Silva scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish getcha?
getcha might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
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 lands with some vicious ground and pound - can getcha hang on?
Silva avoids the attempt from getcha to control.
Silva lands a big shot there that rocks getcha but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Silva tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
getcha keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
getcha swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking to control but getcha is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Silva lands a big elbow.
Silva lands with some strikes.
Silva is landing with some decent strikes but getcha is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Silva content just to control the position here.
Let's hope that Silva 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
getcha is trying desperately to improve position.
Silva lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Silva in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Silva tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Silva is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. getcha can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samuel Silva dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Silva closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
getcha trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Silva manages to pass to mount!
Silva tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Silva cracks getcha with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Samuel Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Silva looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
getcha tries to reverse the position but Silva maintains control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva controlling his opponent.
getcha is looking to get to half guard.
Silva tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
getcha is looking to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Silva breaks from getcha's wrist control and lands an elbow.
getcha is looking to improve his position but Silva isn't that keen on the idea.
Silva lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Silva controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to finish this one by submission but getcha is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Silva.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Silva working getcha over with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
getcha is in all sorts of trouble here.
Silva tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
getcha tries to reverse the position but Silva maintains control.
Silva controlling the pace for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Samuel 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 43:50
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 44:50
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 44:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samuel Silva!
Samuel Silva is the new light heavyweight champion!
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