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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Royce Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Gracie's choice of entrance music: face the pain. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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215 lbs
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185 cm
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200 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alderson Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Royce Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Felipe Paraventi and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Silva.
Silva blocks the body kick.
Gracie defending well as Silva loads up on a big left hand.
Silva scores with a takedown into Gracie's guard.
Gracie is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Silva is aware though and is defending well.
Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gracie is keeping the position for now.
Gracie preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Silva stops Gracie from standing up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gracie is looking for a triangle but Silva pushes his legs off easily.
Gracie managing to control the position.
Silva postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Silva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gracie looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Silva thows a big elbow that misses.
Gracie looking for a guillotine here but Silva defends easily.
Silva won't allow Gracie to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie looks gassed!
Gracie throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Silva wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Silva pushing down on Gracie's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Gracie is holding on to half guard well.
Silva is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
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 Gracie's temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie trying to control from the bottom.
Gracie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Silva is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gracie sees it coming and defends easily.
Gracie trying to control here.
Silva not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Silva is thwarting Gracie's attempts to control the position.
Gracie avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Silva.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Gracie wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Alderson Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Gracie gets the takedown into side control.
Silva is trying to get back to his feet.
Gracie tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gracie has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Gracie fails to land a wild elbow strike.
You can see the frustration on Silva's face as Gracie controls the position.
Gracie laying and praying for a moment but Silva takes advantage and regains half guard.
Silva is trying to stand back up but Gracie is controlling him
Silva trying to control from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking to improve his position.
Silva is trying to stand.
Gracie works his way into full mount!
Gracie is going olschool here, as he tries to force Silva to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Silva shrugs it off.
Gracie wants to finish this one by submission but Silva is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Gracie.
Gracie thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Silva is in all sorts of trouble here.
Gracie throwing strikes here but Silva is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Royce Gracie dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Silva throws a one two combo.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt
and Gracie counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Silva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie throws a big right hand that misses.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva working for a triangle but Gracie defends it easily.
Gracie throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Silva works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Gracie showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Gracie lands a couple of digs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Gracie gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gracie is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Silva can't fight it off and eventually Gracie manages to take the fight to the floor. Silva looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Gracie throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Silva works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Silva is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gracie defends well.
Gracie trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Gracie decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Silva, up you get!
Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Silva shoots for a double leg takedown but Gracie sprawls well. He's pushed Silva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alderson Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Still in half guard, Gracie seems content to control.
Silva avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gracie.
Gracie thows a huge punch but Silva dodges it nicely.
Silva trying to get back to full guard but Gracie takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Royce Gracie has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gracie misses with a head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying desperately to improve position.
Silva regains half guard.
Gracie is looking for a kimura here.
Gracie prevents Silva from standing back up.
Gracie thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gracie missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Silva tries to roll over but Gracie keeps him under control.
Gracie is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Silva doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gracie.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gracie is trying to control the action in half guard but Silva is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Silva is defending against the submission attempts here by Gracie.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gracie moves into range and clinches up with Silva.
Silva goes for a takedown attempt but Gracie pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gracie.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Royce Gracie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Gracie stuffs the takedown.
Nice takedown defense from Silva. No joy for Gracie on that attempt.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Silva as he jumps to the side.
Silva connects with a nice looking jab.
Silva tries to bum rush Gracie with a series of wild strikes but Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Silva misses with a double jab
so Gracie counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Gracie preventing the sweep.
Silva throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gracie stands and steps away. Silva gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Silva fails with the takedown
and Gracie counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie won't allow Silva to get back to his feet.
Gracie content to stall in guard here.
Gracie has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gracie postures up in Silva's guard and throws a big left but Silva blocks it.
Gracie thows a big elbow that misses.
Gracie thows a big elbow that misses.
Silva is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Silva throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gracie is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Silva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gracie.
Gracie prevents Silva from getting back to his feet.
Gracie drops back looking for a leg! Silva is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Silva manages to kick Gracie off! Gracie jumps back into Silva's guard.
Silva looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Silva is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gracie defends well.
Silva trying to keep a closed guard but Gracie is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Gracie tries to stand but Silva is controlling from the bottom.
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet.
Gracie passes into half guard.
Gracie scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Gracie is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Silva tries to roll over but Gracie keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Gracie throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Silva is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Gracie pulls his head out easily.
Gracie decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Gracie dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Gracie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gracie darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Alderson Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva is defending against the submission attempts here by Gracie.
And that's the end of the fight!
Royce Gracie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gracie winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Royce Gracie!
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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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