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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rickson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hue Jazz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva's entrance music is system of a down - violent pornography. A fine choice. Hue Jazz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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218 lbs
9 - 4 - 2 |
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190 cm
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213 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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
9 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rickson Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hue Jazz!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva misses with an uppercut.
Jazz closes the distance and clinches.
Jazz prevents a takedown attempt there.
Jazz manages to break the clinch.
Jazz thows a body shot but no joy.
Silva throws a right and a left that Jazz avoids nicely.
Jazz shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jazz gets a clinch.
Silva is trying to force a seperation but Jazz has the dominant position.
Jazz is stalling here.
Jazz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jazz.
Jazz throws a leg kick that misses.
Jazz misses with a looping right.
Silva jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
It looks like Hue Jazz has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva lands a really nice looking cross but Jazz seems unphased.
Silva doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jazz moves into the clinch.
Silva working hard to break the clinch.
Silva jumps guard but Jazz stands there with Silva around his waist. Silva gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rickson Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jazz gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Silva.
Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jazz.
Good work by Silva as he checks the leg kick.
Jazz goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jazz feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Silva's calf.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jazz feints and as Silva raises his hands in defense, Jazz changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jazz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Silva is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jazz is aware though and is defending well.
Jazz won't allow Silva to sweep him here.
Silva working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jazz doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jazz manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jazz is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Jazz passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Jazz tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jazz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working.
Silva stops Jazz from passing to mount.
Jazz looks gassed!
Silva is trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jazz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Silva looks to throw the jab but Jazz is out of range.
Silva lands with a cross.
Jazz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silva.
Jazz tries for a takedown but Silva circles away easily
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silva fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jazz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva lands a really nice looking cross but Jazz seems unphased.
Jazz displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Silva.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rickson Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hue Jazz's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jazz defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Silva.
Silva misses with a takedown
and Jazz counters with an outside leg kick.
Jazz throws a push kick but Silva slaps the foot to one side.
Jazz misses with a wild combination.
Silva looks to land a right hand but Jazz moved out of range.
Silva is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Silva thuds his right hand into Jazz's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Silva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jazz swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rickson Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jazz pinned against the cage. Jazz gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Silva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jazz is breathing heavily.
A bone on bone clash there as Silva blocks the leg kick.
Jazz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jazz misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jazz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Silva is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Silva throws a head kick but Jazz moves out of range.
Jazz goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hue Jazz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva throws a lazy right hand but Jazz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jazz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva throws a head kick but Jazz moves out of range.
Silva fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Silva moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Silva throws a lazy head kick
and Jazz counters with a straight right hand.
Silva fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jazz on the side of the head.
Silva doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Jazz counter with a right hand.
Silva swinging wilding here.
Silva looks to land a left hand but Jazz moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jazz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jazz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jazz wants to clinch.
Jazz doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Jazz lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nice defenses there by Jazz.
Jazz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Silva slips a straight right by Jazz.
Jazz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jazz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Jazz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silva.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jazz slips under a jab.
Jazz shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jazz as he avoids it easily.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jazz sprawls well. Jazz wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Silva has his takedown stuffed
and Jazz counters with a good low kick that Silva was not able to check.
Jazz misses with a double jab
and Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silva looks to land a right hand but Jazz moved out of range.
Jazz misses with a head kick.
Jazz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silva.
Jazz throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jazz avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva loads up on a big right hand but Jazz slips the punch.
Jazz changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Silva tries to avoid it but Jazz manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Silva to the ground. Silva escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva cracks Jazz with a good jab.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Jazz.
A swing and a miss from Silva.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva misses with a takedown
and Jazz counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jazz.
Stalling in the clinch from Jazz.
Jazz prevents the takedown attempt.
Silva can't get the takedown.
Jazz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jazz but Jazz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hue Jazz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hue Jazz's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Jazz looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jazz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jazz slips a straight right by Silva.
Jazz slips a straight right by Silva.
Silva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jazz's waist but Jazz gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Silva off to one side.
A slow jab from Silva misses its intended target.
Jazz tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Jazz tries to land a front kick but Silva steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jazz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rickson Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jazz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jazz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Silva throws the left hand but Jazz avoids the punch easily.
Jazz shoots in for a double leg but Silva sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Silva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jazz counters with a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jazz.
Jazz moves out of range of the strikes.
Jazz shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Jazz wants to control the pace but Silva is squirming around nicely.
Silva avoids a series of strikes thrown by Jazz.
Jazz lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Silva hang on?
Silva is squirming around, avoiding Jazz's attempts to control the action.
Jazz is stalling here but it's allowed Silva to get half guard.
Jazz trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jazz moves into full mount! Silva won't be happy about that!
Jazz trying to control but Silva is having none of it.
Silva regains half guard.
Silva is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jazz's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jazz's back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Jazz up.
Silva is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Jazz has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Silva has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Jazz taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Silva doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Rickson Silva!
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hype
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