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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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210 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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205 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
Good in bed |
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Counter striker
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Rocky Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Thiago Da Silva!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Glass and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Da Silva throws a jab when Gracie was well out of range.
A slow jab from Gracie misses its intended target.
Da Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gracie. That did some damage!
Da Silva closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Gracie did well to prevent Da Silva getting side control.
Da Silva frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Gracie can't escape the position.
Da Silva is working for a guillotine from mount but Gracie frees his head quite easily.
Da Silva cracks Gracie with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Da Silva scoring with strikes but Gracie is staying in there.
Gracie is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Silva landing punches.
Gracie could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Da Silva prevents Gracie from getting the reversal.
Da Silva wants to get back to his feet but Gracie is holding on tight.
Gracie really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Gracie bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Gracie knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Da Silva on the ground.
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Da Silva is keeping the position for now.
Da Silva is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but Da Silva is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Da Silva keeps moving.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Da Silva is keeping the position.
Gracie postures up.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but Da Silva is retaining full guard.
Gracie trying to control but Da Silva is working from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Da Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily.
Da Silva bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is trying to work for a sweep but Da Silva has mounted him!
Da Silva has control of Gracie's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Gracie regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Da Silva with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Da Silva looks gassed!
Gracie is looking to get to half guard.
Da Silva avoids the attempt from Gracie to control.
Gracie is trying desperately to improve 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.
Da Silva looking to control but Gracie is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gracie keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Gracie is working hard here to advance position.
Da Silva takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Gracie is wriggling around trying to escape.
Gracie wants to control but Da Silva is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Da Silva dominated that 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.
Da Silva misses with a body kick.
Da Silva defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gracie.
Da Silva wants to clinch up but Gracie keeps it at a distance.
Gracie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Da Silva shoots and misses
so Gracie counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Da Silva is keeping the position.
Gracie throws a strike but Da Silva rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Gracie wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Da Silva is now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie wants to control but Da Silva is keeping busy.
Gracie wants to improve his position but Da Silva is controlling well.
Gracie is staying active underneath Da Silva, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gracie is trying to maintain the position but Da Silva is very close to passing his half guard.
Gracie wants to improve his position but Da Silva is controlling well.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Gracie avoids the body shot from Da Silva.
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.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Da Silva doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gracie decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Da Silva's guard.
Gracie throwing strikes but missing.
Gracie throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Da Silva works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Da Silva keeps moving.
Gracie has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gracie looking to sit in guard and control but Da Silva gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Da Silva preventing the sweep.
Gracie on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gracie tries to get out of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva wants to stand but Gracie has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Gracie is looking to sweep but instead, Da Silva has passed into half guard.
Gracie tries to get to full guard but Da Silva has control of the leg.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Gracie fails to land with a series of punches.
Da Silva gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gracie counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Rocky Gracie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thiago Da Silva.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva gets full guard.
Gracie postures up.
Gracie looking to sit in guard and control but Da Silva gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gracie tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gracie wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Da Silva is now in half guard.
Da Silva is thwarting Gracie's attempts to control the position.
Da Silva throwing shots but Gracie is blocking nicely.
Gracie tries to roll over but Da Silva keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocky Gracie dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Da Silva looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Gracie is pressing down on Da Silva's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Da Silva drops back looking for a leg! Gracie is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gracie manages to kick Da Silva off! Da Silva jumps back into Gracie's guard.
Da Silva gets to his feet - Gracie follows without any prompting.
Da Silva gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gracie counters with a takedown into side control.
Da Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Silva is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Gracie off and has taken his back!
Gracie covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Gracie tries to escape but Da Silva has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Well, with Da Silva on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Gracie is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Da Silva's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Gracie tries to escape the position.
Da Silva is not going to allow Gracie to sit and survive in this position.
Gracie is in bad spot here.
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.
The referee is taking a good look at Gracie as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Da Silva!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Da Silva tries to keep control of the position but Gracie is staying busy.
Da Silva is not going to allow Gracie to sit and survive in this position.
Gracie tries to roll but Da Silva sticks to his back.
Thiago Da Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Da Silva's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Da Silva doesn't have the hooks in and Gracie manages to turn into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva wants to stand but Gracie is controlling the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Da Silva scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gracie doesn't seem bothered though.
Gracie keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gracie gets caught flat footed, as Da Silva shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Gracie wants to sweep but no luck.
Gracie trying to control the position.
Gracie looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Da Silva puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Gracie is looking for a sweep. Da Silva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva is thwarting Gracie's attempts to control the position.
Da Silva is keen to just control but Gracie is a slippery customer.
Da Silva lands strikes from half guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Gracie has his takedown stuffed
and Da Silva counters with a shoot takedown. Gracie fights it but they end up in guard.
Da Silva trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thiago Da Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Da Silva 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 James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thiago Da 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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