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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Slaughter Rico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex das meses Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slaughter Rico has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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130 lbs
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130 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Slaughter Rico!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex das meses Silva!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
das meses Silva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rico moves into the clinch.
Rico breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rico keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rico throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A big right from Rico misses.
Rico lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but das meses Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
das meses Silva tries to keep at a distance but Rico has taken the fight into the clinch.
das meses Silva jumps guard but Rico stands there with das meses Silva around his waist. das meses Silva gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Slaughter Rico has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex das meses Silva.
Rico scores a nice knee to the body.
das meses Silva fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Rico manages to break the clinch.
das meses Silva shoots in and drives through. Rico sprawls well.
das meses Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
das meses Silva wants to clinch up but Rico keeps it at a distance.
das meses Silva shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rico as he jumps to the side.
Rico misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rico looks for a takedown but das meses Silva sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rico bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Rico wants to lay and pray for a moment but das meses Silva keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
das meses Silva struggling a bit here.
Rico decides to stand back up.
Rico looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for das meses Silva!
Rico is breathing heavily.
Rico tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rico trying to control but he's not successful this time.
das meses Silva keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
das meses Silva is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Rico controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rico unloading with bombs!
das meses Silva in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Rico controlling the pace for now.
Rico has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of das meses Silva's face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rico sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Rico will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Slaughter Rico just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
das meses Silva walks into a stiff left hand from Rico.
Rico swinging wilding here.
Rico throws a jab but it's blocked by das meses Silva.
das meses Silva shoots in and drives through. Rico sprawls well.
Rico throws a series of strikes that have das meses Silva backpedaling.
Rico pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rico has closed the distance and engaged das meses Silva in a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rico manages to break the clinch.
Rico misses with a wild body shot.
Rico decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rico escapes and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Slaughter Rico 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.
Rico connects with a high kick.
Rico misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rico stuffs the takedown attempt from das meses Silva. das meses Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
das meses Silva shoots in looking for a takedown. Rico tries to sprawl out of it but das meses Silva keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rico manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
das meses Silva should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Rico will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rico tries for a takedown but das meses Silva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rico tries to close the distance and clinch up but das meses Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rico dodges the punch combination from das meses Silva.
Rico swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and das meses Silva counters with a three punch combo that has Rico backing up. Rico nods at das meses Silva to acknowledge the strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rico takes the fight into the clinch.
Rico is trying to trip das meses Silva. He has hold of a leg but das meses Silva is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Rico persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
das meses Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
das meses Silva trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rico slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
das meses Silva is looking for a sweep.
Rico working the body and head with strikes.
Rico lands a decent elbow from side control.
Rico creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Rico working the ground and pound.
das meses Silva is looking to regain half guard here but Rico keeps moving and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Rico working the ground and pound.
das meses Silva being controlled for a moment.
das meses Silva prevents Rico from improving position.
Rico advances to full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rico is landing with some decent strikes but das meses Silva is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Rico controlling the position easily from mount.
Rico lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Rico sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rico scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Rico takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Rico scores with a couple of good head shots there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Slaughter Rico dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Rico uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
das meses Silva blocks a jab.
das meses Silva blocks a head kick by Rico.
A head kick misses from Rico.
das meses Silva fails to land the takedown.
Rico circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rico gets a clinch.
Rico breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
das meses Silva moves away from the strike by Rico.
Rico shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
das meses Silva is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
das meses Silva defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Rico.
das meses Silva wants to control but Rico is having none of it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rico content just to control the position here.
Rico's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The referee warns das meses Silva that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Rico controlling his opponent.
Rico lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Rico sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Rico is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that das meses Silva can do to turn this around?
A nice elbow there by Rico.
Rico content just to control the position here.
Slaughter Rico overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Slaughter Rico just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Rico changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. das meses Silva looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
A control attempt from das meses Silva but he's now mounted!
das meses Silva tries to lock up and control but Rico gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Rico controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slaughter Rico is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Alex das meses Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Slaughter Rico showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rico has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:25
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Slaughter Rico!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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