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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mel Gray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lyoto Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva has chosen Goldberg Theme as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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150 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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201 cm
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300 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mel Gray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lyoto Silva!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Thiago Cunha and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva is looking to clinch.
Silva closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Gray to the mat! Gray manages to get full guard.
Gray is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Silva avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gray is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Silva advances to half guard.
Silva works his way into side control.
Silva scoring with punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gray is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Gray manages to get back to half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Silva is keen to just control but Gray is a slippery customer.
Gray tries to get to full guard but Silva has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray blocking the ground and pound attempt from Silva.
Gray missing with punches from the bottom.
Gray might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gray is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Silva pulls his head out easily.
Silva is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Silva blocks the strikes from Gray.
Silva works his way into full mount!
Silva working the ground and pound effectively.
Silva trying to control but Gray is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gray swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Gray is looking to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Silva.
Gray is squirming around, avoiding Silva's attempts to control the action.
Silva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gray slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Silva is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Gray has managed to free his arm - good work.
Gray blocking the ground and pound attempt from Silva.
Silva stands up out of the half guard.
Silva blocks a jab.
Gray throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.
Gray swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Gray displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silva throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gray tries for a takedown but Silva circles away easily
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
Silva cracks Gray with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gray looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Gray misses.
Silva fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gray on the side of the head.
It looks like Mel Gray has been cut.
Silva drops Gray with a straight right hand, right on the button! Silva follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lyoto Silva!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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