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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Silveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fish Lover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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210 lbs
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206 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodrigo Silveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fish Lover!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Luis Engracia and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lover jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Silveira uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lover.
Lover works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lover looks to land a combination but Silveira avoids it well.
Silveira fails with a takedown attempt.
Silveira throws a right hand that Lover ducks under and follows up with a left that Lover also avoids with ease.
Silveira throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lover.
A head kick from Silveira lands but Lover takes it in his stride.
Silveira bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lover swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silveira counters with a good, hard body kick but Lover shrugs it off.
Lover tries to bum rush Silveira with a series of wild strikes but Silveira uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lover misses the shot to the body.
Lover misses with an uppercut.
Lover fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silveira ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lover lands a nice hook to Silveira's body. Silveira takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lover scores with the left hand. Silveira knows he should have avoided that one.
Nice shot lands for Lover.
Fish Lover seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silveira throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lover.
Lover misses with a looping left.
Silveira keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lover.
Lover looks gassed!
Lover misses with a combination
and Silveira counters with a nice uppercut.
Lover misses with a double jab
and Silveira counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Lover's guard now.
Silveira is looking to work some ground and pound but Lover has wrist control.
Silveira is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lover has a closed guard, preventing Silveira from standing up.
Silveira trying to control the position from guard on top but Lover is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lover is wriggling around but Silveira manages to pass to half guard.
Silveira escapes and gets back to his feet.
Silveira throws a one two combo.
Silveira fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lover takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Silveira misses.
Silveira fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lover falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silveira counters with a straight right hand.
Silveira throws a combination. Lover tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Lover swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Silveira counters with a big head kick but Lover shrugs it off.
Silveira's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Silveira duly obliges.
Lover misses with a double jab
and Silveira counters with a body kick.
Silveira throws a series of punches but Lover moves out of range.
Silveira throws a head kick that half lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lover throws a combination that misses
and Silveira counters with a solid body kick.
Silveira avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silveira shoots in for a double leg but Lover sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodrigo Silveira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lover throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silveira lands with a shot to the body.
Silveira dives in and grabs Lover's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lover pushes down on Silveira's head and hops out.
Lover misses with a combination
so Silveira counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silveira postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Lover wants to get back to his feet but Silveira is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Silveira wants to pass the guard but Lover is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodrigo Silveira dominated that round.
That's time! Silveira's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Silveira bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Silveira defending well as Lover loads up on a big left hand.
Lover misses with an uppercut. Silveira saw that one coming.
Lover throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silveira counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Silveira ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lover swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Silveira.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silveira closes the distance and clinches.
Lover is breathing heavily.
Silveira pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rodrigo Silveira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silveira fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rodrigo Silveira is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silveira shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lover sprawls well. Lover wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Silveira gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodrigo Silveira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lover slaps away a takedown attempt from Silveira, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lover!
Lover throws a series of strikes that have Silveira backpedaling.
Lover throws a good cross that connects.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lover dips to his left and cracks Silveira with an uppercut!
Lover falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silveira counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lover ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silveira moves away.
Silveira tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lover sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Silveira somewhat.
Silveira takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lover swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silveira tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lover paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silveira throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fish Lover is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silveira shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silveira slips a jab and a cross from Lover.
Silveira shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lover defends it nicely.
Lover looks to throw the jab but Silveira is out of range.
Silveira closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lover avoids a wild elbow strike from Silveira.
Lover is trying to break the clinch but Silveira is controlling him.
Silveira lands an elbow that stopped Lover in his tracks for a moment.
Silveira tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lover avoids it.
Lover is trying to break free.
Lover wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silveira has him pressed against the cage.
Silveira lands an elbow just above Lover 's eye.
Silveira tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A frustrated look appears on Lover's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's four 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.
Lover has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lover wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silveira has him pressed against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Silveira throws an elbow but misses.
Silveira lands a nice elbow.
Lover tries to break the clinch but Silveira is controlling the position.
A frustrated look appears on Lover's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lover is trying to break the clinch but Silveira is controlling him.
Silveira manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Silveira working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lover doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lover manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Silveira is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Lover gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Lover swings away with a body shot that misses
and Silveira counters with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fish Lover 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! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Lover throws out a loose jab but Silveira uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silveira lands a head kick!
A big right from Lover misses.
Lover waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Silveira.
Silveira throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Lover was covering up waiting for the punch and Silveira finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Lover wants to get back to his feet but Silveira is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lover really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Silveira. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Silveira trying to control the position from guard on top but Lover is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lover scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Silveira shoots in and drives through. Lover sprawls well.
Lover misses with a straight left.
A combination from Lover does no damage.
A lazy left from Lover finds it's target.
Silveira shoots in and drives through. Lover sprawls well.
Silveira misses with a takedown attempt - Lover sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodrigo Silveira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A big left from Lover misses.
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.
Silveira ducks under a wild hook from Lover.
Lover throws a looping overhand right but Silveira ducks down to avoid it.
Silveira will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silveira fails with a takedown attempt.
Silveira throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lover's waist but Lover gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Silveira off to one side.
Lover smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lover misses with a double jab
and Silveira counters with a thumping low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lover looks to land a right hand but Silveira moved out of range.
Silveira fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Silveira steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lover.
A swing and a miss from Lover.
Lover stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lover wants it to stay on the feet.
Lover pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silveira drives through and clinches with Lover against the cage.
Silveira is looking to control Lover's arms but Lover gets an underhook and turns him. Now Silveira has his back to the cage.
Lover looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lover wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silveira tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Lover has had enough of the clinch but Silveira keeps him there for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lover is trying to break the clinch but Silveira is controlling him.
Silveira jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lover walks away with a smile on his face. Silveira gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Lover tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silveira was well out of range. Poor timing from Lover.
Lover displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Silveira.
Lover throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silveira counters with a thumping low kick.
Lover throws a shot from downtown. Silveira moves away and avoids it.
Silveira scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Lover throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silveira counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Lover is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Silveira throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silveira throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lover's waist but Lover gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Silveira off to one side.
Lover misses with a double jab.
Silveira shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lover sprawls well. Lover wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Silveira gets slowly back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Fish Lover.
I think Lover has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fish Lover!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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