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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oscar Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Rico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Oscar Silva has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Oscar 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, Johnny Rico!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Leandro Rodrigues and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Silva fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rico shoots in and bounces Silva off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Silva wants to sweep but no luck.
Silva is looking to stand up but Rico isn't so interested in that idea.
Rico sitting in guard, not really doing much.
I looks like Rico might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Silva will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Rico slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rico working the head with strikes.
Check out the look on Rico's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Silva struggling a bit here.
Silva takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Silva trying to remain calm as Rico controls from the top position.
Rico works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Silva takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Rico lands a decent elbow from side control.
Silva knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rico on the ground.
Rico scores with a couple of short elbows.
Rico is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Rico working the ground and pound from side control.
Rico has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Silva tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Rico wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Silva is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rico wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working.
Silva really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Rico in side control lands a decent elbow.
Silva takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Rico creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rico controls the position.
Rico working the body and head with strikes.
Silva takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Rico cracks Silva with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Silva on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Rico cracks Silva with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Silva is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rico lands a decent elbow from side control.
Oh Silva is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rico working the body and head with strikes.
Silva seems to have got his legs back now.
Silva gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Silva is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to control from the bottom.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Rico misses with a head shot. Silva uses the momentum to regain guard.
Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Silva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Silva is looking to stand up but Rico isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Silva goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Silva moves into the clinch successfully.
Rico drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Silva breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva has his takedown stuffed
and Rico counters with a nice double leg into side control. Silva won't be happy with that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oscar Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rico landing a few strikes.
Rico is putting a hurting on Silva here, landing some big shots from side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Silva feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Rico throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Rico.
Rico manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Silva manages to get himself to full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rico throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Silva works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rico preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Rico dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rico blocks a head kick by Silva.
Rico uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Oscar Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva tries to bum rush Rico with a series of wild strikes but Rico uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rico shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Rico blocks Silva's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Silva really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Rico trying to control but Silva is having none of it.
Rico is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Silva can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Rico lands a nice shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Rico tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Rico with the ground and pound from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rico landing punches.
You get the feeling that Silva really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Rico lands a heavy elbow.
Rico is landing with some decent strikes but Silva is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rico is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Silva can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Rico is landing with some decent strikes but Silva is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Silva tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rico in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Silva in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Silva is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Silva taking shots to the head.
Silva is working to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to lock up and control but Rico gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Rico fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Rico landing strikes from the mount and Silva is in trouble!
Silva is wriggling around trying to escape.
Rico landing strikes from the mount.
Johnny Rico has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rico landing shots from mount.
Silva wants to hold on but Rico pushes him away.
Rico lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Silva tries to reverse the position but Rico maintains control.
Rico with good strikes from the mount here!
Rico dominating with strikes here.
Rico lands with some strikes.
Rico scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Silva?
Silva flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Silva is in all sorts of trouble here.
Silva sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rico stops Silva from getting back to his feet.
Rico sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Silva defending well though.
Rico is thwarting Silva's attempts to control the position.
Rico passes the guard and advances to mount!
Silva wants to control but Rico is having none of it.
Silva wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Rico putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Silva throwing hammer fists to the chest of Rico. What's that going to do exactly?
Silva tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rico punishing his opponent with strikes.
Rico in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Silva tries to reverse the position but Rico maintains control.
Silva wants to hold on but Rico pushes him away.
Rico putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Silva tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Silva is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Silva tries to lock up and control but Rico gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Rico prevents Silva from getting the reversal.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rico breaks from Silva's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Rico showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Silva tries to clinch
and Rico counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Rico has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rico trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rico controls from within his opponent's guard.
Silva is trying to keep Rico in close.
Rico is looking to work some ground and pound but Silva has wrist control.
Rico slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Silva is trying to control Rico's posture but Rico avoids it.
Rico grinds an elbow into Silva's temple.
Silva is looking for a sweep.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rico is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rico working the ground and pound.
Rico in side control lands a decent elbow.
Rico lands an elbow.
Rico connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Silva some visible discomfort.
Rico works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Silva struggling a bit here.
Rico scoring with punches from side control.
Silva is looking for a sweep.
Rico scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Silva to see if he's OK.
Rico scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Silva to see if he's OK.
Silva is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Silva wants to control but Rico postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Rico prevents Silva from escaping the position.
Rico advances nicely into full mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rico sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Rico looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Rico punishing his opponent with strikes.
Silva takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Rico working Silva over with strikes here.
A nice elbow there by Rico.
Rico breaks from Silva's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Rico landing shots from mount.
Silva working to try and regain half guard.
Rico has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Silva's face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to hold on but Rico pushes him away.
Rico with a couple of short strikes.
Silva is in a horrible position here. Rico smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Silva wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Rico punishing his opponent with strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Rico cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
A nice elbow there by Rico.
Silva is trying to escape the mount.
Rico fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Silva is trying to escape the mount.
Rico with shots to the head and body - Silva looks very uncomfortable down there.
Rico tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The referee warns Silva that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking to get to half guard.
Rico lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Silva keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Rico can't control as he wanted to and Silva manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Silva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rico thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Silva wants to control but Rico is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rico prevents Silva from standing back up.
Oscar Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rico wants to pass the guard but Silva is defending well.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rico slips a jab from Silva.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Rico comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rico 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 25:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 25:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Rico!
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