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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Luan Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and henry four (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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140 lbs
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142 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luan Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, henry four!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Leandro Rodrigues and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva slips a jab from four.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from four.
four takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
four misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming.
four misses with a kick to the body.
henry four seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
four waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.
four misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
A jab from four misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
four throws a wild body kick that Silva sees coming a mile off.
Silva moves out of range as four strikes.
four is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A leg kick checked by Silva.
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.
Silva shoots for a double leg takedown but four sprawls well. He's pushed Silva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from four as Silva shoots in.
Silva slips a straight right by four.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
four misses with a few strikes there.
four shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Silva manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
four missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
four controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Silva throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
four sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Silva will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
I looks like four 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 avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
four postures up in Silva's guard and throws a big left but Silva blocks it.
four controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Silva trying to control the position.
Silva keeping full guard, as four tries to pass.
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
four misses with a looping right.
four misses the shot to the body.
Silva shoots and misses
and four counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luan Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
four is figuring out what he wants to do next.
four landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
four is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
four content to control rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
four is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
four missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Silva on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
four drops an elbow to the side of Silva's head.
four not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Silva keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
four looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
four is nestled in close to Silva, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
four keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
four throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
four working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
four drops an elbow to the side of Silva's head.
Still in half guard, four seems content to control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Nice strikes from four there.
Silva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
four working the head and body with strikes.
four not doing much here.
four's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
four not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
four lands strikes from half guard.
four slows the pace down in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
henry four dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Silva gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Silva controlling the position.
four working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Silva's head.
four's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
four postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
four's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Despite being in the dominant position, henry four just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Silva gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows four to score an easy takedown into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
four's corner is telling him to maintain position.
four pushes down on Silva's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Silva is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but four pulls his head out easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
four controlling the pace.
four lands strikes from half guard.
four with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
four lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
four working the head and body with strikes.
four content to control rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
four lands with a punch from half guard.
four is controlling the pace.
four is nestled in close to Silva, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
four stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
four looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Silva with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Silva on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
four slips a nice elbow through Silva's hands, connecting with Silva's forehead.
Silva taking some punishment here, with four in his half guard.
Silva trying to control from the bottom.
four lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
four seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
four content to control rather than advance.
Despite being in the dominant position, henry four just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
four throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
four shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
four throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. four connects with a nice short shot to Silva's temple.
four seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
four perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
four has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
four looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Silva is looking for a sweep. four is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
four is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with four in particular looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
henry four showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
four will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from four.
Silva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
so four counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
four stays in close to Silva's body and controls the position.
four working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
four stopping the sweep attempt from Silva.
four working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Silva's head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
four slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
henry four has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
four won't allow Silva to get back to his feet.
four looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
four is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
four slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
four working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
four keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Silva's head.
four postures up and lands a big shot to Silva's brow.
four is working Silva over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
four is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
four with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
four content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
four keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Silva's head.
four is stalling in the full guard.
Silva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
four landing some decent shots from guard.
four not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
henry four is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
four tries to free his leg and advance position but Silva is retaining full guard.
four slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Despite being in the dominant position, henry four just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice defenses there by Silva.
four scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
four slows the pace down in half guard.
four has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking for a sweep. four is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
four is taking a breather. Silva says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Despite being in the dominant position, henry four just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
four shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than four was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
And that's the end of the fight!
henry four comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well four has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 24:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 24:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... henry four!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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