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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabe Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sponge Bob Squarepants (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Squarepants is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Squarepaaaants. This should be fireworks!
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220 cm
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210 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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194 cm
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203 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Self confident |
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Determined |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gabe Silva! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sponge Bob Squarepants! The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Squarepants closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. Silva tries to bench press Squarepants off him but Squarepants keeps the position. You can see the frustration on Silva's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. Silva manages to get back to half guard. Silva is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Squarepants pulls his head out easily. Squarepants missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Squarepants sitting and controlling from the half guard. Squarepants is pressing down on Silva's thigh, looking to free his foot. Silva is holding on for now. Squarepants is thwarting Silva's attempts to control the position. Silva is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Silva makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work! Squarepants throws a push kick but Silva slaps the foot to one side. Squarepants decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard. Squarepants missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Silva is trying to get back to full guard. Squarepants is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. Squarepants is looking to advance position but Silva won't allow it. Silva keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Squarepants moves into full mount! Silva won't be happy about that! Squarepants tries to control but Silva wriggling away. Squarepants controlling his opponent. Silva is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. Silva can't escape the position.
Silva tries to hold on but Squarepants pushes him away. Silva takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position. Silva takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position. Silva defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Squarepants.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Silva keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Squarepants. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Squarepants content just to control the position here. Squarepants tries to control but Silva wriggling away. Squarepants landing shots from mount. Silva tries to hold on but Squarepants postures up. 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Squarepants with shots to the head and body - Silva looks very uncomfortable down there. Silva keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Silva takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position. The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Squarepants cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Silva takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position. Silva is in all sorts of trouble here.
Squarepants controlling from the full mount. Squarepants punishing his opponent with strikes. Squarepants trying to control but he's not successful this time. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sponge Bob Squarepants dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Squarepants 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. Squarepants trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Squarepants thows a big elbow that misses. Silva will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions. Squarepants trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Squarepants prevents Silva from getting back to his feet. Squarepants must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu. Squarepants avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Squarepants really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Silva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Silva is trying to keep Squarepants in close.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Silva throws his legs up looking for a submission but Squarepants uses it to pass to side control.
Squarepants has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand. Silva stuffs the takedown attempt from Squarepants. Squarepants gets slowly back to his feet. Squarepants shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. Squarepants drives through with a takedown into guard. Squarepants trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Squarepants wanted to stand there but Silva had control of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Silva looking to control.
Silva is looking for a triangle but Squarepants pushes his legs off easily.
Squarepants stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard. Silva trying to control the position.
Silva looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground. Squarepants 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Squarepants postures up in Silva's guard and throws a big left but Silva blocks it. Silva keeping moving, preventing Squarepants from controlling successfully. Squarepants stands up from guard. Let's bang! Squarepants shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Squarepants showed some decent athleticism there. Silva trying to control from the bottom.
Silva is looking to improve his position.
Silva is staying active underneath Squarepants, who seems content to just control the action from this position. Silva wants to control but Squarepants is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Squarepants thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Squarepants is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Sponge Bob Squarepants has got the better of the ground game so far. Silva won't allow Squarepants to pass to mount. Squarepants is trying to control the action in half guard but Silva is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. Squarepants shoots in for a double leg but Silva sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. Gabe Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sponge Bob Squarepants. Squarepants fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Silva avoids it really well and circles away. Squarepants closes the distance and clinches up with Silva, looking for a takedown. Squarepants pushes Silva against the cage but Silva circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Squarepants looks for a takedown but Silva sprawls well. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sponge Bob Squarepants showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Silva stuffs the takedown attempt from Squarepants. Squarepants gets slowly back to his feet. Squarepants is trying hard to land a takedown here. Silva sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Squarepants swats him away and circles back towards the center. Silva tries to clinch but Squarepants is having none of it. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Squarepants fakes the leg kick and cracks Silva in the body. Squarepants closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. Squarepants is working for a kimura but Silva is defending it quite comfortably.
Both fighters are breathing heavily. Silva works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's one minute gone in the round. Silva looking for a triangle here. Squarepants is fighting it but it looks tight! Silva pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Squarepants is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Gabe Silva!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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