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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Seaman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ricardo Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 lbs
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189 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Counter striker
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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ricardo Silva!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, David Seaman!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Roberts and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva scores a takedown into full mount!
Silva unloads with some shots from mount but Seaman bucks and avoids them well.
Silva has hold of Seaman's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Seaman manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Silva throwing strikes but Seaman bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
Silva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Seaman 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 wants to pass the guard but Seaman is keeping the position.
Silva postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Seaman is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Silva, into his guard.
Silva had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Seaman defends it easily.
Silva wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seaman looking to pass the guard.
Seaman trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Seaman got a little sloppy there for a moment and Silva has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Seaman has managed to get both his arms back between Silva's legs - danger averted.
Silva will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Silva throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Seaman wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Silva looking for a guillotine here but Seaman defends easily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Silva will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seaman won't allow Silva to sweep him here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Seaman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Silva is looking for a triangle but Seaman pushes his legs off easily.
Seaman wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Seaman drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Seaman jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Silva is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Silva manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Seaman manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Seaman is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Silva tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Silva has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Silva tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Silva wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Seaman, who protects the arm well.
Silva is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Seaman has escaped the position, nice work there.
Seaman can't do much from the bottom here.
An elbow from Silva crashes against the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Silva dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Seaman shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Silva scores with a takedown into Seaman's guard.
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.
Silva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Seaman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Seaman working a defensive guard here.
Silva postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Seaman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Seaman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Silva won't allow Seaman to get back to his feet.
Seaman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Silva feints and as Seaman raises his hands in defense, Silva changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Seaman looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva stops Seaman from standing up.
Seaman is breathing heavily.
Silva thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Silva stands and throws Seaman's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Silva is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Seaman is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Silva tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Silva looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
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.
Seaman sneaks back into half guard.
Seaman keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Silva is looking for a kimura but Seaman is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Silva to get the leverage.
Silva is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Seaman doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Silva.
Seaman trying to control but Silva postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seaman avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Silva.
Silva is trying to work for a kimura but Seaman is defending well.
Seaman is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Silva looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Seaman with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Silva is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Seaman defends it well.
Seaman avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Silva.
Silva is looking for a kimura but Seaman is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Silva to get the leverage.
Silva is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Seaman doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Silva.
Silva is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Seaman is just riding it out for now. Silva eventually gives up the hold.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Silva dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Seaman misses with a head kick.
Seaman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice takedown defense from Silva. No joy for Seaman on that attempt.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Silva bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Seaman can't do much from the bottom here.
Silva is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Seaman has escaped the position, nice work there.
Silva in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Silva thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Seaman tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Silva is trying to get an arm triangle but Seaman is defending well.
Seaman manages to get back to half guard.
Silva is pressing down on Seaman's thigh, looking to free his foot. Seaman is holding on for now.
Seaman has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Silva is working away from the top position though.
Seaman is pressing down on Silva's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Silva thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva has gone for a leg lock! Seaman slips out almost immediately though and dives into Silva's guard.
Seaman got a little sloppy there for a moment and Silva has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Seaman has managed to get both his arms back between Silva's legs - danger averted.
Silva is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Seaman defends well.
Seaman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Silva is looking for a triangle here but Seaman uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Seaman is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Silva has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Silva dodges the ground and pound from Seaman.
Silva manages to get back to half guard.
Silva moves into full guard.
Silva has his feet on Seaman's thighs here. He's pushed Seaman off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Seaman screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ricardo Silva!
Ricardo Silva is the new middleweight champion!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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