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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Blue Balls (ranked 1931 p4p, 2658 weight class) and Rickson Silva (ranked 252 p4p, 337 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Blue Balls!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rickson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Winston Alpacca and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva shoots in and bounces Balls off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Silva got a little sloppy there for a moment and Balls has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Silva has managed to get both his arms back between Balls's legs - danger averted.
Silva is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Silva got a little sloppy there for a moment and Balls has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Silva has managed to get both his arms back between Balls's legs - danger averted.
Silva postures up in Balls's guard and throws a big left but Balls blocks it.
Balls is looking for a triangle but Silva pushes his legs off easily.
Balls working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silva.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Silva trying to control but Balls is working from the bottom.
Silva slips nicely into half guard.
Balls knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balls tries to get to full guard but Silva has control of the leg.
Silva not doing much here.
Balls tries to roll over but Silva keeps him under control.
Silva is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Silva working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Silva looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Silva winds up and cracks Balls with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Balls is not content to let Silva control the position.
Silva is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Balls defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Balls doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Silva.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Silva connects with a nice short shot to Balls's temple.
Silva is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Balls sees it coming and defends easily.
Silva is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Balls defends it well.
Silva working the head and body with strikes.
Balls looking for submissions off his back.
Balls wants to improve his position but Silva is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balls is working hard here to advance position.
Silva is nestled in close to Balls, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Silva sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Balls defending well though.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Silva lands a nice short elbow.
Silva seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Silva not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Balls looking for submissions off his back.
Balls is looking for a sweep. Silva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Balls with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Balls is defending well.
Balls is looking for a sweep. Silva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Balls looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Silva is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Balls is just riding it out for now. Silva eventually gives up the hold.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva working over Balls with some ground and pound. Balls looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rickson Silva dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Silva is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Balls's half guard.
Balls wants to control but Silva is keeping busy.
Silva looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Balls with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
My spies in HB Training center inform me that Silva has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Silva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Silva scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Silva is working for a kimura but Balls is defending it quite comfortably.
Balls definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Silva not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Silva lands strikes from half guard.
Rickson Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.
Balls is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Silva scores with a couple of nice shots.
Balls is looking to improve his position.
Silva looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Silva seems content to control.
Silva is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Silva wants to take a breather but Balls is having none of it.
Silva working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Silva is thwarting Balls's attempts to control the position.
Balls is staying active underneath Silva, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Silva connects with a nice short shot to Balls's temple.
Silva trying to control from half guard but Balls is working away.
Balls actively working from the bottom here.
Silva is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Balls actively working from the bottom here.
Silva is trying for a kimura here. Balls looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Silva wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rickson Silva!
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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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