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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Glenardo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jones Jr Roy Levesta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roy Levesta has chosen .. as his entrance music. Glenardo Silva could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jones Jr Roy Levesta's chin.
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197 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
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Good low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Glenardo Silva!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jones Jr Roy Levesta!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Leandro Rodrigues and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Roy Levesta sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Roy Levesta attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Roy Levesta throws a low kick but Silva avoids it.
Roy Levesta looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range.
Roy Levesta throws a push kick but Silva slaps the foot to one side.
Roy Levesta pivots, looking for a leg kick but Silva is out of range and Roy Levesta settles back down.
A low kick from Silva is predictable there
and Roy Levesta counters with a flying knee. Nice.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Silva.
Silva shoots in and drives through. Roy Levesta sprawls well.
A shot to the body from Silva misses
and Roy Levesta counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Silva bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Silva tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Roy Levesta throws a lazy head kick
enabling Silva to counter with a crisp jab.
Roy Levesta throws a leg kick that is checked
and Silva counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Roy Levesta is controlling Silva's posture.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Silva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Roy Levesta is keeping the position.
Silva trying to control but Roy Levesta is working from the bottom.
Roy Levesta preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Silva has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Roy Levesta has control of Silva's left arm, preventing Silva from doing any damage.
Silva preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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.
Silva is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Silva drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Silva jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Silva misses with a double jab.
Roy Levesta misses with a jab, cross combination.
Roy Levesta tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
and Roy Levesta counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Glenardo Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Roy Levesta's sensitive parts.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
Roy Levesta ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Roy Levesta is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Silva off and has taken his back!
Silva tries to roll but Roy Levesta sticks to his back.
Silva trying to control the hands but Roy Levesta breaks the grip.
Roy Levesta controls the action.
Silva tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Silva is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Silva can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roy Levesta controlling the position easily from mount.
Silva is desperately trying to improve his position but Roy Levesta has a good base and remains in mount.
Roy Levesta looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Glenardo Silva will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Silva misses with an uppercut.
Silva shoots in but Roy Levesta avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Silva lands the left hand.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Roy Levesta moves away.
Silva tries a low kick but Roy Levesta avoids it.
Silva throws a big shot that misses.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Roy Levesta.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva misses with a combination
and Roy Levesta finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Roy Levesta throws a low kick, looking for Silva's leg but Silva calmly moves out of range.
Roy Levesta lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Silva at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva misses with an uppercut.
A nice inside leg kick there by Roy Levesta. That's going to slow Silva down.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Roy Levesta moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva swings away with a body shot that misses
and Roy Levesta counters with a nice uppercut.
Roy Levesta is looking to clinch.
Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Roy Levesta throws out the jab.
Silva takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Silva throws and low kick but Roy Levesta moves out of range easily.
Roy Levesta falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silva counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Silva trying to control the action but Roy Levesta is working from the bottom.
Silva throwing shots but Roy Levesta is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva thows a huge punch but Roy Levesta dodges it nicely.
Silva is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Roy Levesta sees it coming and defends easily.
Roy Levesta is defending against the submission attempts here by Silva.
Roy Levesta desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Silva scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Roy Levesta is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Silva's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Silva's back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roy Levesta has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Silva's body.
Silva is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Roy Levesta doesn't have the hooks in and Silva manages to turn into his guard.
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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Silva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Roy Levesta is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Roy Levesta.
Silva has gone for a leg lock! Roy Levesta slips out almost immediately though and dives into Silva's guard.
Roy Levesta seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jones Jr Roy Levesta showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Silva cracks Roy Levesta with a right hand to the side of the head.
A jab from Silva misses.
Roy Levesta uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silva.
Nice shot by Roy Levesta.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Roy Levesta.
Silva throws the kick towards the body but Roy Levesta avoids it.
Silva misses the body punch
and Roy Levesta counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Silva thinking.
Roy Levesta looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Roy Levesta throws a half hearted mid kick.
Silva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Roy Levesta's waist but Roy Levesta gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Silva off to one side.
Roy Levesta throws a half hearted mid kick.
Silva throws a front kick aimed at Roy Levesta's knee but Roy Levesta avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
The fighters circle momentarily. Silva darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Silva misses with a straight left.
Roy Levesta chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Silva with a lazy takedown attempt
and Roy Levesta connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Roy Levesta takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Roy Levesta counters with a nice low kick that buckles Silva's knee momentarily.
Jones Jr Roy Levesta seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva fails with the takedown
and Roy Levesta counters with a nice body kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Glenardo Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A slapping leg kick lands for Roy Levesta.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Good exchange - Roy Levesta coming out on top.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Silva.
Roy Levesta tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roy Levesta throws a nice outside leg kick.
Roy Levesta throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roy Levesta falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silva makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Roy Levesta moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Roy Levesta counters with an inside leg kick.
Silva takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Roy Levesta lands a nice shot that snaps Silva's head back.
Roy Levesta throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Silva moves out of range of the leg kick from Roy Levesta.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Roy Levesta, right into the meat.
Silva looks to throw the jab but Roy Levesta is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roy Levesta scores with a kick to the body.
Roy Levesta lands a nice shot that snaps Silva's head back.
Roy Levesta throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Roy Levesta misses with a body kick.
Roy Levesta moves out of range as Silva throws a body kick.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt
and Roy Levesta counters with a nice low kick that buckles Silva's knee momentarily.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Roy Levesta.
Silva is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A thudding body kick lands there by Roy Levesta!
Silva throws a lazy head kick
and Roy Levesta counters by clinching up.
Roy Levesta lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Silva is trying to drag Roy Levesta to the mat but Roy Levesta just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Roy Levesta scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roy Levesta lands a nice shot to the body.
Roy Levesta cracks Silva with a nice body shot.
A hook to the body from Roy Levesta.
Roy Levesta breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Roy Levesta lands a head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roy Levesta throws a nice inside leg kick.
Silva takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Roy Levesta lands a right hook to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Roy Levesta.
Silva doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Roy Levesta scores with a shot to the body.
A left lands for Roy Levesta.
Roy Levesta lands with a good body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jones Jr Roy Levesta really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Silva ducks right into an uppercut from Roy Levesta.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Roy Levesta as he jumps to the side.
Roy Levesta thumps Silva with a low kick.
Roy Levesta misses with a body shot.
Glenardo Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Roy Levesta throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Silva with a lazy takedown attempt
and Roy Levesta counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Silva checks a low kick from Roy Levesta.
Roy Levesta with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Roy Levesta throws a chopping leg kick but Silva manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Silva checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Roy Levesta slips a straight right by Silva.
Roy Levesta fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Silva looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roy Levesta lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silva's sensitive parts.
Jones Jr Roy Levesta is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Roy Levesta scores with a one two! Silva had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Roy Levesta changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice body punch from Roy Levesta.
Roy Levesta feints and then cracks Silva's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Silva down.
Roy Levesta is looking to slow Silva down with leg kicks.
Roy Levesta wants to clinch.
Roy Levesta lands with a kick to the temple. Silva shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Silva misses with a combination
and Roy Levesta counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roy Levesta thows a body shot but no joy.
Roy Levesta thows a body shot but no joy.
Roy Levesta lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Roy Levesta looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A big left from Silva misses.
Roy Levesta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Silva takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Roy Levesta circles away quickly and effectively.
A slow jab from Silva misses its intended target.
Silva fails with the takedown
and Roy Levesta counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Glenardo Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Roy Levesta sprawls well. Roy Levesta wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
and Roy Levesta counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Roy Levesta tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Roy Levesta throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Silva stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Roy Levesta lands a glancing blow to the side of Silva's head.
Roy Levesta goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Roy Levesta fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Silva looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Silva is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Roy Levesta.
Roy Levesta buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Roy Levesta.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roy Levesta cracks the inside of Silva's front leg.
Roy Levesta jabs Silva right on the nose. Silva blinks but takes it well.
Roy Levesta scoring well with a low kick there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Roy Levesta thuds a left hand into Silva's body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Roy Levesta looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A good leg kick by Roy Levesta.
Roy Levesta throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice shot by Roy Levesta.
Silva will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Roy Levesta throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Silva on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva misses with a body punch
and Roy Levesta counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Silva avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Roy Levesta lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Silva at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jones Jr Roy Levesta dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Roy Levesta fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Roy Levesta slips a straight right by Silva.
Roy Levesta misses with a body shot.
Silva throws a head kick but Roy Levesta moves out of range.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Roy Levesta counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Roy Levesta slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Roy Levesta lands with a good body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Roy Levesta does a little dance to reset his feet.
Danga de danga de dang - Roy Levesta scores with a four punch combination!
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Silva throws a body punch but Roy Levesta moves out of range.
Roy Levesta scores with a nice head shot.
A leg kick checked by Silva.
Roy Levesta tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roy Levesta throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A jab from Silva does it's job there.
Roy Levesta fails with an attempt to clinch.
Roy Levesta tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A swing and a miss from Silva.
Roy Levesta throws out a leg kick but Silva moves out of range and Roy Levesta only half commits.
Silva blocks a head kick by Roy Levesta.
Roy Levesta blocks a head kick by Silva.
The crowd cheers as Roy Levesta lands an impressive looking overhand right. Silva doesn't seem phased though.
Roy Levesta has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Roy Levesta throws a low kick but Silva avoids it.
That's two 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.
Silva lands a two punch combo.
Silva misses with a straight left.
Roy Levesta lands with a nice body punch.
Silva throws a sloppy body shot
and Roy Levesta counters with a nice body shot.
Silva misses with a straight right.
Roy Levesta misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming.
Glenardo Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Roy Levesta does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Silva avoids the body shot from Roy Levesta.
Nice cross by Roy Levesta.
Roy Levesta does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Roy Levesta looks to land a left hand but Silva moved out of range nicely.
Silva misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roy Levesta stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Roy Levesta wants it to stay on the feet.
Roy Levesta is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Silva rather than just go for the knockout.
Roy Levesta throws a wild body kick that Silva sees coming a mile off.
Roy Levesta scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Silva is defended easily by Roy Levesta.
Roy Levesta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Silva avoids the head kick by Roy Levesta.
Roy Levesta gets caught flat footed, as Silva shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Roy Levesta looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silva is one step ahead there.
Silva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jones Jr Roy Levesta is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Roy Levesta.
Silva thows a big elbow that misses.
Roy Levesta pulls Silva in close to prevent any damage.
Silva is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Roy Levesta is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Roy Levesta has escaped and now he's on top!
Roy Levesta trying to stand up but can't free himself from Silva's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jones Jr Roy Levesta comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Roy Levesta 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 44:50
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 44:50
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 44:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jones Jr Roy Levesta!
Jones Jr Roy Levesta is the new middleweight champion!
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