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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dominic Gotti (ranked 601 p4p, 606 weight class) and Rich Silva Jr (ranked 83 p4p, 84 weight class). Gotti comes to the cage accompanied by King Of Kings. Silva Jr has chosen Sleeping Giant as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Dominic Gotti has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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215 cm 34 288 21 - 9 - 0 |
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198 cm 29 235 16 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling World class boxer Cardio machine |
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Excellent grappler World class MT Good gas tank |
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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 21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Dominic Gotti ! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rich Silva Jr! The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Gotti swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva Jr. Good exchange - Silva Jr coming out on top. Rich Silva Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Gotti cracks Silva Jr with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Silva Jr takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Gotti looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Good shot there by Silva Jr. Silva Jr lands with a straight right. Gotti didn't see that one coming. Silva Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch. As Silva Jr looks to move away, Gotti throws a big counter combo but Silva Jr just gets out of the way. Silva Jr lands a nice shot that snaps Gotti 's head back.
Gotti slips a jab and a cross from Silva Jr.
Silva Jr throws the kick towards the body but Gotti avoids it. Gotti looks to land a right hand but Silva Jr moved out of range. Gotti slips a straight right by Silva Jr. Silva Jr gets in close and instigates a clinch. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Gotti throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva Jr. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gotti . A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva Jr. Silva Jr blocks a body shot from Gotti . Gotti throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Silva Jr stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Gotti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Gotti scores with a nice short uppercut. Gotti tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva Jr's elbow. Silva Jr gets control of Gotti 's arms and successfully pulls guard. Silva Jr will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back. Silva Jr looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gotti trying to stand up but can't free himself from Silva Jr's guard. Gotti knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva Jr on the ground. Silva Jr controlling the position. Gotti wanted to stand there but Silva Jr had control of the position. Silva Jr looking for a triangle here. Gotti is fighting it but it looks tight! Silva Jr pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Gotti is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Rich Silva Jr! During a confident post fight interview, Rich Silva Jr thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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