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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Giant Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buck Russell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buck Russell will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Giant Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Buck Russell!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Alexandre Firmino and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Russell.
Russell throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Russell shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Silva as he jumps to the side.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Silva looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Russell punching from the bottom.
Silva stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Russell to get to his feet.
Silva lands a nice hook to Russell's body. Russell takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Silva scores with a body shot.
Russell tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Russell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Russell wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Russell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva thows a body shot but no joy.
Russell with a lazy takedown attempt
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Russell misses with a takedown attempt
and Silva counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Giant Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Buck Russell.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Russell moves away.
Silva scores with a body shot.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Russell was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
Good exchange - Silva coming out on top.
Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Russell.
Russell with a lazy takedown attempt
and Silva holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Russell wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva breaks the clinch.
Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Silva controlling from the top position.
Russell has an active guard here but Silva has managed to pass into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Russell scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Silva manages to mount him!
Russell tries to reverse the position but Silva maintains control.
Silva controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russell tries to hold on but Silva pushes him away.
Silva controlling the position easily from mount.
Silva dominating with strikes here.
Silva landing strikes from the mount and Russell is in trouble!
Russell wants to hold on but Silva pushes him away.
Silva content just to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a heavy elbow.
Silva sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Russell is trying to escape the mount.
Russell is in a horrible position here. Silva smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Russell is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Giant Silva dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Silva has Russell up against the cage in a clinch.
Russell looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Russell is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Silva is keeping busy.
Russell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Russell looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Russell jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Silva walks away with a smile on his face. Russell gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Silva lands with a shot to the body.
Russell leaves Silva with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Giant Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Russell tries for a takedown but Silva circles away easily
and Silva counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Silva is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russell is looking to sweep but instead, Silva has passed into half guard.
Silva moves into full mount! Russell won't be happy about that!
Silva looking to control and managing it successfully.
Russell wants to control but Silva is having none of it.
Silva controlling from the full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Silva lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Silva tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Russell tries to reverse the position but Silva maintains control.
Silva controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russell is working to get back to half guard.
Silva controlling his opponent.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Giant Silva just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Russell gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Silva counters with a one-two to the body.
Giant Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Buck Russell.
Russell misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Silva throws a looping overhand right but Russell ducks down to avoid it.
Russell with a lazy takedown attempt
and Silva counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Silva.
Silva controlling from the top position.
Silva content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Giant Silva dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Russell gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Silva holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Russell working hard to break the clinch.
Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Nice body punch from Silva.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt
and Silva counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Russell shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
A combination from Russell does no damage.
Russell tries for a takedown but Silva circles away easily
enabling Silva to counter with a crisp jab.
Russell shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Silva counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Russell thinking.
Giant Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Buck Russell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva forces Russell back against the cage and clinches.
Russell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Russell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Russell throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Silva dips to his left and cracks Russell with an uppercut!
Russell tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Silva counters with a nice double leg into side control. Russell won't be happy with that.
A lull in the action here as Silva stalls from top position.
Russell is trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva cracks Russell with a big elbow.
Silva slows the pace down.
Giant Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Silva cracks Russell with a big elbow.
Giant Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Russell can do to turn this around?
Silva has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russell is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Silva in side control, just content to control the action for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Silva's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
And that's the end of the fight!
Giant Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Silva has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:25
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Giant Silva!
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hype
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