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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Virgulino da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Huevos Rancheros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rancheros has chosen Trouble as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Virgulino da Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Huevos Rancheros!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Skip Squint and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
da Silva takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A punch combination from Rancheros misses.
Huevos Rancheros seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rancheros lands a jab.
Nice takedown defense from Rancheros. No joy for da Silva on that attempt.
da Silva slips under a jab.
Rancheros lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
da Silva slips a straight right by Rancheros.
Rancheros stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rancheros wants it to stay on the feet.
Rancheros throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big right from Rancheros misses.
Rancheros stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Virgulino da Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fighters circling - Rancheros throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rancheros throws a series of punches but da Silva moves out of range.
Rancheros stuffs the takedown attempt from da Silva. da Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Rancheros stuffs the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
da Silva fails with the takedown.
da Silva looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rancheros is fending him off so far but da Silva persists. Nope, Rancheros circles away and we're back to standing.
Rancheros pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rancheros scores with a body shot.
Rancheros misses with a double jab.
Rancheros throws a shot to the body.
Rancheros throws a right and a left that da Silva avoids nicely.
Rancheros throws a hook but da Silva avoids it easily.
Rancheros throws a hook to the side of da Silva's head but da Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rancheros throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rancheros looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rancheros thuds his right hand into da Silva's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
da Silva takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rancheros fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
da Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rancheros misses with a wild combination.
Rancheros swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by da Silva.
Rancheros throws a right and a left that da Silva avoids nicely.
Horrible takedown by da Silva or perhaps it was just good defense by Rancheros which made him look bad.
Rancheros stuffs the takedown attempt from da Silva. da Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
da Silva is breathing heavily.
Rancheros tries to work over da Silva's front leg with a kick but da Silva checks it.
Rancheros connects with a single shot there.
Rancheros scores with the left hand. da Silva knows he should have avoided that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
da Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rancheros.
No luck with that takedown attempt from da Silva.
da Silva shoots in for a double leg but Rancheros sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
da Silva shoots in looking for a takedown. Rancheros tries to sprawl out of it but da Silva keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rancheros manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rancheros throws a hook but da Silva avoids it easily.
Rancheros misses with the combination.
Nice uppercut there from Rancheros.
Rancheros is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! da Silva had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Rancheros throws a nice looking combination but da Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rancheros is looking to chop away at da Silva's legs.
Rancheros scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. da Silva doesn't seem bothered though.
Rancheros misses with a double jab.
Rancheros swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rancheros throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rancheros throws a right and a left that da Silva avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
da Silva misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rancheros throws a shot from downtown. da Silva moves away and avoids it.
Rancheros moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rancheros looks to land a combination but da Silva avoids it well.
Rancheros lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for da Silva. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
da Silva slips a straight right by Rancheros.
Rancheros lands a jab to the head.
da Silva shoots in for a double leg but Rancheros sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rancheros missing with a left hand there. da Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rancheros will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rancheros looks to score with a jab to the body but da Silva is just out of range.
Nice shot lands for Rancheros.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Huevos Rancheros dominated that round.
That's time! da Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rancheros throws a body punch but da Silva moves out of range.
da Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
da Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rancheros ducks down and throws a hook to the body but da Silva moves away.
Rancheros leaves da Silva with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
da Silva fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rancheros avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Virgulino da Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice takedown defense from Rancheros. No joy for da Silva on that attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
da Silva misses with a takedown attempt - Rancheros sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rancheros thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rancheros waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract da Silva.
Rancheros stuffs the takedown attempt from da Silva. da Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rancheros throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Virgulino da Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rancheros tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but da Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Rancheros.
Huevos Rancheros seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Some wild striking there from Rancheros.
da Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rancheros swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and da Silva counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Rancheros is trying to stand.
da Silva not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
da Silva seems to be looking for submissions.
Rancheros is trying to stand up here but da Silva is controlling him well.
da Silva thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rancheros really doesn't want to stay on the ground with da Silva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
da Silva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
da Silva scoring with strikes to the body and head.
da Silva sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rancheros defending well though.
da Silva not landing any meaningful shots this time.
da Silva is looking for a kimura here.
da 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.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rancheros is trying to stand.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rancheros can do anything to dispel that myth.
da Silva missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rancheros is trying to get back to full guard.
da Silva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
da Silva stops Rancheros from getting back to his feet.
da Silva thows a huge punch but Rancheros dodges it nicely.
da Silva missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
da Silva throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rancheros avoiding damage under a succession of punches from da Silva.
da Silva throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
da Silva prevents Rancheros from standing back up.
da Silva is trying to work for a kimura but Rancheros is defending well.
da Silva uses his free foot to push down on Rancheros's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Rancheros.
da Silva punching from mount but Rancheros doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
da Silva throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Rancheros because da Silva loaded up on that one.
da Silva sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
da Silva avoids the attempt from Rancheros to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Virgulino da Silva dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Rancheros throws a hook but da Silva blocks it.
Rancheros throws a nice looking combination but da Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
da Silva shoots for a double leg takedown but Rancheros sprawls well. He's pushed da Silva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nice sprawl there from Rancheros as da Silva shoots in.
Rancheros misses with a double jab
and da Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
Rancheros misses with a jab to the body
and da Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rancheros misses with a double jab
and da Silva counters with a three punch combo that has Rancheros backing up. Rancheros nods at da Silva to acknowledge the strikes.
Horrible takedown by da Silva or perhaps it was just good defense by Rancheros which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Virgulino da Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
da Silva misses with a wild combination.
A nice combination there by Rancheros.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Rancheros misses.
da Silva slips a straight right by Rancheros.
Huevos Rancheros is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rancheros digs a good body shot into da Silva's ribs.
Rancheros thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rancheros throws a shot to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from da Silva.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rancheros misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice sprawl there from Rancheros as da Silva shoots in.
da Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rancheros scores with a hook to the body. da Silva takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rancheros swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and da Silva counters with a nice double leg into side control. Rancheros won't be happy with that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rancheros avoids any damage from the ground and pound of da Silva.
An elbow from da Silva crashes against the mat.
da Silva works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Rancheros is looking for a sweep.
da Silva misses with the ground and pound.
Rancheros tries to escape but da Silva is in control.
da Silva tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no da Silva has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Rancheros defending against the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by da Silva.
Sloppy strikes there by da Silva.
da Silva looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Rancheros is avoiding damage well.
Rancheros is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but da Silva has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Rancheros parries the strikes from da Silva easily there. da Silva is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Rancheros to escape.
Rancheros is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
da Silva working the ground and pound but Rancheros is defending the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
da Silva misses with the ground and pound.
da Silva throwing shots but missing, from side control.
da Silva trying to control the position but Rancheros is working away.
Rancheros managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by da Silva.
Rancheros on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
da Silva throws a strike aimed at the side of Rancheros's head but Rancheros avoids it well.
da Silva tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Rancheros is looking to regain half guard here but da Silva keeps moving and retains side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Virgulino da Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
I think da Silva has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:28
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:28
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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