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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between OJ Simpson (ranked 3728 p4p, 3268 weight class) and Michael Silva (ranked 464 p4p, 422 weight class). Simpson's entrance music is Get Juiced. A fine choice. OJ Simpson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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BJJ White Belt
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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, OJ Simpson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michael Silva!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Simpson.
OJ Simpson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Simpson misses with a looping left.
Silva has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Simpson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.
Simpson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Simpson keeps the fight on the outside.
Simpson swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Simpson defending well as Silva loads up on a big left hand.
Silva wants to clinch up but Simpson keeps it at a distance.
A little feinted left hand from Simpson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Simpson loads up on a big right hand but Silva slips the punch.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Simpson.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice jab there from Simpson.
Silva darts in trying to clinch
and Simpson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silva tries to clinch up but Simpson circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Simpson throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Simpson.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Simpson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva misses with a looping left.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Simpson throws a big shot that misses.
Silva is looking to clinch but Simpson is avoiding it.
Simpson ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Simpson keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Simpson misses with a straight right.
Silva shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A punch lands to the side of Silva 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Simpson throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Simpson circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Simpson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Simpson circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Simpson to counter with a crisp jab.
Silva tries to clinch but Simpson moves out of range.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Simpson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Simpson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Silva is looking to clinch but Simpson is avoiding it.
Simpson misses with a straight right.
Simpson throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Silva moves away from the strike by Simpson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Simpson throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.
Silva loads up on a big right hand but Simpson slips the punch.
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've been told by Simpson's head coaches at The Nonce Hunters that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Simpson scores with a decent looking hook.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Simpson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva tries to clinch there but Simpson circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Simpson counter with a right hand.
Simpson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Simpson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Silva on the side of the head.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Simpson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Simpson lands with an overhand left.
Silva looks to clinch
and Simpson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silva tries to clinch
and Simpson counters with a stiff right hand.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Simpson circles away.
Silva slips under a jab from Simpson.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Simpson pushes him off.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Simpson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Simpson.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Simpson.
Silva closes the distance but Simpson moves to the side
and Simpson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Simpson looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Simpson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Simpson!
Silva wants to clinch but Simpson slips to the side
and Simpson counters with a nice uppercut.
Silva tries to clinch there but Simpson circles away.
A slow jab from Simpson misses its intended target.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Silva scores with a shot to the side of Simpson's head.
Simpson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva is looking to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Simpson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Simpson.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Simpson pushes him off.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
OJ Simpson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Silva tries to clinch but Simpson is having none of it.
A little feinted left hand from Simpson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Silva tries to clinch up but Simpson circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva tries to clinch there but Simpson circles away.
Simpson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva wants to clinch.
Silva clinches.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Simpson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Simpson blocks it with crossed arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Simpson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Simpson.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Simpson is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simpson is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Simpson is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.
Simpson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Simpson is blocking nicely.
Simpson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Simpson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Simpson's efforts to push away.
Simpson is trying to push Silva away but Silva has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Simpson blocks it.
Simpson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Simpson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Simpson.
Silva wants to clinch up but Simpson keeps it at a distance.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Simpson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Simpson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Simpson.
Silva walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice jab there from Silva.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Simpson.
Simpson misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming.
Simpson looks to land a left hand but Silva moved out of range nicely.
Silva wants to clinch up but Simpson keeps it at a distance.
Silva wants to clinch
and Simpson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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!
Simpson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Silvas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Simpson misses with a looping left.
Simpson backing away here, and Silva unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Silva tries to clinch but Simpson is having none of it.
A jab from Silva does it's job there.
Simpson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva darts in trying to clinch
letting Simpson counter with a right hand.
Simpson throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Silva swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Simpson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Simpson misses with a looping right.
Silva swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Silva tries to clinch but Simpson is having none of it.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Simpson circles away.
Simpson looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range.
Silva is looking to clinch.
OJ Simpson is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simpson scores with a jab to the head.
The fighters circling - Simpson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Simpson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Simpson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Simpson swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Simpson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Silva has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Silva there as he acknowledges the shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva darts in trying to clinch
letting Simpson counter with a right hand.
Simpson keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Simpson.
Simpson keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice defenses there by Silva.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
OJ Simpson dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Simpson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Simpson.
Silva looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Silva moves away from the strike by Simpson.
A jab from Simpson misses.
Simpson throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
Silva looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Simpson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Silva tries to clinch up but Simpson circles away and keeps his distance.
Simpson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Simpson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silva has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Silva slips under a jab.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simpson throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Simpson circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Simpson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Silva slips under a jab.
Silva swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simpson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Silva throws out a counter right but Simpson avoids it with no problem.
Silva defending well as Simpson loads up on a big left hand.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Simpson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Simpson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Simpson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Simpson.
Simpson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Simpson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silva throws a jab when Simpson was well out of range.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Simpson pushes him off.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva slips a jab from Simpson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Simpson scores with a hook.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Simpson circles away.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Simpson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva is looking to clinch but Simpson is avoiding it.
Silva wants to clinch up but Simpson keeps it at a distance.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Simpson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A slow jab from Simpson misses its intended target.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Simpson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Simpson is looking to counter punch.
Simpson keeps the fight on the outside.
Simpson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Silva walks into a straight right hand from Simpson.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Simpson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva wants to clinch.
Silva slips a straight right by Simpson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Silva is looking to clinch but Simpson is avoiding it.
Simpson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silva staying out of range there.
Silva misses with a hook
and Simpson counters with a nice uppercut.
Simpson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Silva momentarily.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Simpson lands with an uppercut that bounces Silva off the cage and back into range.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Simpson pushes him off.
Simpson throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Simpson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Simpson lands with a hook. Silva tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Silva clinches up against the cage.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Simpson is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Simpson blocks it.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Simpson is defending well for now.
Simpson manages to break the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva tries to clinch but Simpson is having none of it.
Silva wants to clinch up but Simpson keeps it at a distance.
Simpson looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range.
Michael Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva moves to clinch but Simpson breaks away
and Simpson counters with a nice uppercut.
Silva tries to clinch up but Simpson circles away and keeps his distance.
Simpson looks to land a left hand but Silva moved out of range nicely.
Silva moves away from the strike by Simpson.
Silva blocks a jab.
OJ Simpson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva dips to his left and cracks Simpson with an uppercut!
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Simpson circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
OJ Simpson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Simpson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... OJ Simpson!
OJ Simpson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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