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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ralf Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edson Maciel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes to the cage accompanied by i gotta feeling. Maciel is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Nego Drama. Ralf Silva has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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275 lbs
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260 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ralf Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Edson Maciel!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Matheus Silva and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maciel gets caught flat footed, as Silva shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Maciel throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Maciel swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Maciel looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silva is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maciel keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Maciel controls Silva momentarily but Silva frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva trying to control but Maciel is working from the bottom.
Silva slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Maciel wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maciel is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Silva avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Maciel wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Maciel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva won't allow Maciel to get back to his feet.
Maciel looks gassed!
Silva stays in close to Maciel's body and controls the position.
Silva wants to stand but Maciel has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Maciel looking for a sweep. Not yet Maciel, not yet.
Maciel is looking for a triangle but Silva pushes his legs off easily.
Maciel manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Silva manages to get himself to full guard.
Maciel drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Silva manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Maciel has Silva in his guard.
Silva content to stall in guard here.
Maciel keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maciel is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Maciel looking for a sweep. Not yet Maciel, not yet.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Maciel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Maciel is keeping the position.
Maciel keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Maciel is looking to stand up but Silva isn't so interested in that idea.
That's four 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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Maciel misses with a takedown
and Silva counters with a single leg into guard. Maciel didn't expect that.
Silva prevents Maciel from getting back to his feet.
Silva sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Maciel wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment.
Silva slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Silva preventing the sweep.
Maciel wants to stand up but Silva is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ralf Silva dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Silva misses with a takedown attempt
and Maciel counters by moving into the clinch.
Silva pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Maciel using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Maciel manages to pull guard.
Maciel thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Maciel is looking for a triangle but Silva pushes his legs off easily.
Maciel looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Silva is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Maciel working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Silva doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Silva manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Maciel tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Maciel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maciel bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Silva's guard.
Silva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Maciel trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva trying to keep a closed guard but Maciel is proving a slippery customer.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Maciel from controlling successfully.
Maciel wants to stand but Silva has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
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.
Silva controlling Maciel's posture.
Maciel would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Maciel misses with a takedown attempt
and Silva counters with a nice double leg into side control. Maciel won't be happy with that.
Maciel tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Silva wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Maciel manages to get back to half guard.
Silva looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Silva stops Maciel from getting back to his feet.
Maciel looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Maciel 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maciel wants to get back to full guard.
Silva performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Maciel wants to control but Silva is keeping busy.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Silva in particular looking to stall.
Silva is keen to just control but Maciel is a slippery customer.
Maciel is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Silva pulls his head out easily.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Maciel tries to clinch but Silva moves away
and Silva holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Maciel is trying to drag Silva to the mat but Silva just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Maciel is trying to stall.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Maciel has double underhooks.
Maciel is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Silva pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ralf Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edson Maciel.
Silva wants to break free but Maciel has control.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Maciel.
Maciel pulls Silva into guard.
Maciel working for a triangle but Silva defends it easily.
Maciel keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
Silva not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Edson Maciel will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Maciel gets a clinch.
Maciel successfully pulls guard.
Maciel looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silva is one step ahead there.
Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Maciel swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Maciel throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maciel is looking for a triangle but Silva pushes his legs off easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva trying to control but Maciel is working from the bottom.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Maciel is keeping the position.
Silva sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Silva postures up.
Maciel scores with a nice shot.
Silva postures up.
Maciel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
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.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Maciel tries for a takedown but Silva circles away easily
and Silva counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Maciel trying to control the position.
Silva is stalling in the full guard.
Silva wants to control from the top but Maciel keeps moving.
Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Maciel swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Maciel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Silva's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Maciel striking from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Maciel doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Silva counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Maciel keeps working.
Silva seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Silva is keen to just control but Maciel is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maciel is looking to control Silva's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Maciel avoid being mounted?
Maciel gets full guard.
Maciel working for a triangle but Silva defends it easily.
Maciel looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Silva not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ralf Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Silva has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ralf 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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