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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rich Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buck Norris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes into the arena with Sleep When I'm Dead blaring out of the sound system. Norris is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Six Feet Under - Lycanthropy. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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285 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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181 lbs
18 - 7 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rich Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Buck Norris!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norris slips a straight right by Silva.
Norris dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Silva fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Norris avoids it really well and circles away.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Norris pivots, looking for a leg kick but Silva is out of range and Norris settles back down.
Silva swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva checks a low kick from Norris.
Silva connects with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Silva, as that shot connected.
Rich Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva catches Norris with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Norris takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Silva throws an overhand right that lands on Norris's shoulder, as Norris tries to avoid the shot.
Norris blocks a head kick by Silva.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown but Norris manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Silva's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Buck Norris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Norris buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Silva blocks a head kick by Norris.
Silva scores with a hook.
Norris is looking to slow Silva down with leg kicks.
Silva throws a head kick that misses
and Norris counters with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to clinch but Norris slips to the side
and Norris counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Norris misses with a low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Norris. That's going to slow Silva down.
A big right from Norris misses.
Silva throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Norris looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
Silva throws a combination that misses
and Norris counters with a low kick, right behind Silva 's knee.
Norris sizes up Silva with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Norris just misses with a punch to the body.
Norris jabs Silva to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norris misses with a body punch
and Silva counters with a big head kick but Norris shrugs it off.
Silva drives through with a takedown into guard.
Norris 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.
Norris looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Silva puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Silva with the ground and pound but Norris uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Norris looking for a sweep. Not yet Norris, not yet.
Norris controls Silva momentarily but Silva frees himself.
Norris has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Silva has passed into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norris tries to buck Silva off but Silva is having none of it.
Silva lands a nice forearm strike.
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!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Norris tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Silva working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Silva will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Norris is working to avoid the ground and pound but Silva connects with a decent elbow.
Norris is trying to control Silva's posture but Silva avoids it.
An elbow from Silva crashes against the mat.
Norris manages to get back to half guard.
Norris wants to improve his position but Silva is controlling well.
Norris is positioning himself well to prevent Silva advancing to mount.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Norris is pressing down on Silva's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Silva makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Norris wants to control the position but Silva says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Silva not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Silva is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Norris has managed to free his arm - good work.
Silva is working for a submission of some sort.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Norris 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!
Norris gets his hands free as Silva looks to control.
Silva manages to reverse the position and now he's in Norris's guard. Nice work there by Silva.
Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Norris is keeping the position for now.
That's eight 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 trying to control but Norris is working from the bottom.
Silva thows a big elbow that misses.
Norris preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Silva won't allow Norris to sweep him here.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Norris avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Silva being controlled here momentarily.
Silva preventing the sweep.
Silva lands a couple of digs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Norris tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Silva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Norris works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Silva keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Norris's head.
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 Rich Silva will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Silva throws a shot from downtown. Norris moves away and avoids it.
Silva tries to work over Norris's front leg with a kick but Norris checks it.
Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silva fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Norris avoids it really well and circles away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Norris.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Silva there as he acknowledges the shot.
Norris lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd cheers as Silva lands an impressive looking overhand right. Norris doesn't seem phased though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Norris.
Norris takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Norris thows a leg kick but Silva checks it
and Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Norris is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Silva rather than just go for the knockout.
Norris pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silva misses the jab.
Norris tries to work over Silva's front leg with a kick but Silva checks it.
Silva throws a wild body kick that Norris sees coming a mile off.
Silva is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Silva closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Norris did well to prevent Silva getting side control.
Silva throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris has a hand on Silva's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Silva takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Silva putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Norris wants to hold on but Silva pushes him away.
Silva landing strikes from the mount.
Norris is rocked!
It looks like Buck Norris has been cut.
Rich Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Norris is out cold! Silva jumps to his feet and celebrates on the ropes with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rich Silva!
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hype
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FIGHT
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