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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bucky The Badger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francisco Everardo Oliveira Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Bucky The Badger has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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160 cm
19
152 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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180 cm
26
145 lbs
2 - 2 - 1 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bucky The Badger! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Francisco Everardo Oliveira Silva! The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Damien Edna and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The Badger misses the jab. Oliveira Silva fails with a takedown attempt. Oliveira Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from The Badger.
The Badger fakes the leg kick and cracks Oliveira Silva in the body. The Badger swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Oliveira Silva stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from The Badger. The Badger pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Oliveira Silva is defended easily by The Badger. Oliveira Silva blocks a head kick by The Badger.
Oliveira Silva avoids the head kick by The Badger.
The Badger tries to clinch up. The Badger could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely. The Badger jabbing away but nothing is landing. No joy there for The Badger, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round. Oliveira Silva fails with the takedown. Bucky The Badger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Francisco Everardo Oliveira Silva. The Badger misses with a head kick.
The Badger stuffs the takedown attempt from Oliveira Silva. Oliveira Silva gets slowly back to his feet. Oliveira Silva shoots in for a double leg but The Badger sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. Oliveira Silva shoots in for a takedown but The Badger shows good takedown defense. The Badger throws a jab when Oliveira Silva was well out of range. A nice leg kick lands there from The Badger. The Badger explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work. Oliveira Silva looks gassed! The Badger connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. A head kick misses from The Badger. The Badger dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Oliveira Silva. That did some damage! Oliveira Silva drops his hands momentarily and The Badger takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The Badger throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The Badger with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The Badger closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. A right hand to the body from The Badger.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. The Badger lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. The Badger scores with a hook to the body. Oliveira Silva is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though. The Badger scores with a shot to the side of Oliveira Silva's head. The Badger throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Oliveira Silvas head. The Badger lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Oliveira Silva backwards. The Badger lands with a short head shot on the inside. The Badger throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. The Badger presses Oliveira Silva against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. The Badger lands with a left to the head. The Badger lands a hook that snaps the head of Oliveira Silva backwards. A left hand lands to the body for The Badger.
The Badger stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. The Badger misses with a hook from the clinch. Oliveira Silva being controlled against the cage. Oliveira Silva tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Oliveira Silva takes a shot to the head. The Badger lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. The Badger lands a hook to the side of the head. The Badger is leaning against Oliveira Silva and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. The Badger misses with a body punch.
The Badger working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. The Badger lands a right hand that snaps the head of Oliveira Silva backwards. The Badger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. A head punch blocked on the inside by Oliveira Silva. Oliveira Silva tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Oliveira Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Oliveira Silva is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but The Badger is keeping busy. The Badger stalling in the clinch.
The Badger scores with a shoulder strike. The Badger just leaning against Oliveira Silva, taking a breather. The Badger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Oliveira Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
A hook to the body from The Badger.
The Badger lands a body punch in the clinch. Oliveira Silva blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The Badger lands a body punch in the clinch. The Badger lands a left hand.
A short uppercut from The Badger. The Badger lands an uppercut. The Badger pushes Oliveira Silva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. The Badger dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage. The Badger lands a shoulder strike. The Badger scores with a hook to the body. A hook to the body from The Badger.
Nice body punch from The Badger. The Badger doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A body shot lands from The Badger.
The Badger stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Oliveira Silva is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. The Badger lands with a left to the head. An uppercut to the body lands inside from The Badger. Oliveira Silva blocks an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. The Badger lands with a light punch inside. Oliveira Silva blocks an uppercut.
The Badger leaning against his opponent.
A nice left hand lands by The Badger.
The Badger digs a right hand underneath Oliveira Silva's ribcage. Oliveira Silva let out a lung full of air as it connected. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bucky The Badger dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Oliveira Silva moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Oliveira Silva shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says The Badger as he avoids it easily. The Badger fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Oliveira Silva takes a kick to the body and keeps moving. Oliveira Silva misses with a takedown attempt - The Badger sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. The Badger throws a head kick that Oliveira Silva semi-blocks.
The Badger misses with a head kick.
The Badger instigates a clinch. The Badger lands with a short shot to the head. Oliveira Silva is breathing heavily. The Badger is leaning against Oliveira Silva and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. The Badger lands with a left to the head. Nice body punch from The Badger. Oliveira Silva misses with a hook from the clinch. The Badger cracks Oliveira Silva with a nice body shot. An uppercut to the body lands inside from The Badger. The Badger pushes Oliveira Silva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round. The Badger throws a punch but it's blocked by Oliveira Silva. The Badger lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The Badger softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. A short right hand to the side of the head by The Badger. Oliveira Silva fails to pull guard.
Bucky The Badger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Francisco Everardo Oliveira Silva. The Badger stalling against the cage.
The Badger working some nice short punches in the clinch. Oliveira Silva goes for a takedown attempt but The Badger pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
The Badger drives through and clinches with Oliveira Silva against the cage.
The Badger lands a hook that snaps the head of Oliveira Silva backwards. The Badger lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. The Badger misses with some punches.
The Badger lands a right hand that snaps the head of Oliveira Silva backwards. A head punch blocked on the inside by Oliveira Silva. Oliveira Silva is trying desperately to land a takedown but The Badger is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Oliveira Silva. Oliveira Silva lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A nice right hand lands inside from The Badger. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Oliveira Silva jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as The Badger walks away with a smile on his face. Oliveira Silva gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. The Badger throws a head kick that misses. Francisco Everardo Oliveira Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. No luck with that takedown attempt from Oliveira Silva. Oliveira Silva dives in and grabs The Badger's left leg, looking for a takedown. The Badger pushes down on Oliveira Silva's head and hops out. Oliveira Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from The Badger.
Bucky The Badger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. The Badger has taken the fight to the clinch.
The Badger misses with some punches.
The Badger has Oliveira Silva pressed against the cage.
Oliveira Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The Badger throws a punch but it's blocked by Oliveira Silva. The Badger stalling against the cage.
Oliveira Silva goes for a takedown in the clinch but The Badger prevents it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Oliveira Silva working hard to break the clinch. The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows. A right hook to the body lands for The Badger.
Oliveira Silva prevents a body shot from The Badger. Oliveira Silva tries to pull guard but The Badger won't allow it.
The Badger tries to throw a body punch but Oliveira Silva avoids it by throwing The Badger back against the cage. The Badger lands a right hand. A head punch blocked on the inside by Oliveira Silva. The Badger leaning against his opponent.
Oliveira Silva jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as The Badger walks away with a smile on his face. Oliveira Silva gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. The Badger tries to clinch up. The Badger wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. The Badger keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The Badger throws a head kick that Oliveira Silva semi-blocks.
The Badger misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Oliveira Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. The Badger sees it coming and avoids it easily. No luck with that takedown attempt from Oliveira Silva. The Badger just misses with a punch to the body.
The Badger looks to score with a jab to the body but Oliveira Silva is just out of range. The Badger cracks Oliveira Silva with a good jab. Oliveira Silva dives in and grabs The Badger's left leg, looking for a takedown. The Badger pushes down on Oliveira Silva's head and hops out. The Badger clinches up with Oliveira Silva and pushes him back against the cage. The Badger digs a right hand into Oliveira Silva's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Oliveira Silva's gas tank. Bucky The Badger has scored more points in the clinch so far. The Badger lands with a left to the head. The Badger has Oliveira Silva pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from The Badger fails to land. The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bucky The Badger 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
The Badger throws a head kick that half lands.
The Badger misses with a hook. Oliveira Silva takes a kick to the side of the head. Oliveira Silva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with The Badger but The Badger pushes him off and we're back to square one. Oliveira Silva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around The Badger's waist but The Badger gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Oliveira Silva off to one side. The Badger scoring well with a low kick there.
The Badger moves into range and clinches up with Oliveira Silva. The Badger digs a right hand underneath Oliveira Silva's ribcage. Oliveira Silva let out a lung full of air as it connected. The Badger is pushing Oliveira Silva up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. Oliveira Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. The Badger lands a right hand. The Badger digs a right hand into Oliveira Silva's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Oliveira Silva's gas tank.
That's one minute gone in the round. A nice right hand lands inside from The Badger. A left hand lands to the body for The Badger.
The Badger lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Oliveira Silva or not. An uppercut to the body lands inside from The Badger. The Badger doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The Badger misses with the head strike.
A short body shot lands from The Badger as the two fighters clinch.
The Badger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Oliveira Silva tries to score a body lock takedown but The Badger shows good agility there to stay on his feet. Bucky The Badger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Francisco Everardo Oliveira Silva. The Badger controlling the action here for a moment.
The Badger seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression. Oliveira Silva takes a shot to the head. The Badger digs a right hand into Oliveira Silva's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Oliveira Silva's gas tank. The Badger lands with a right to the head. The Badger lands with a right to the head. A short right from The Badger. The Badger lands a shot to the body. The Badger misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The Badger scores with a hook to the body. Oliveira Silva takes a shot to the head. The Badger misses with the head strike.
The Badger softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. The Badger lands a nice uppercut. The Badger lands with a left to the head. The Badger lands a shoulder strike. The Badger is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Oliveira Silva can do to turn this around? The Badger softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. The Badger lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. The Badger lands a right hand. The Badger misses with a short punch on the inside. The Badger lands a nice shot to the body. The Badger lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Oliveira Silva or not. The Badger lands an uppercut. The Badger avoiding damage.
The Badger lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The Badger lands a body shot. The Badger gets through Oliveira Silva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. The Badger lands a body punch in the clinch. The Badger lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Nice body punch from The Badger - that landed with a thud.
The Badger stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. The Badger working aggressively here.
The Badger pressing his opponent against the cage. The Badger scores with a shoulder strike. The Badger scores with a shoulder strike. The Badger has a couple of punches blocked by Oliveira Silva.
The Badger misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, The Badger scores with a nice short uppercut. The Badger lands a body punch in the clinch. The Badger lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Oliveira Silva or not. The Badger lands a body punch. A right handed body shot lands from The Badger.
A right handed body shot lands from The Badger.
The Badger lands a right hand that snaps the head of Oliveira Silva backwards. A head punch on the inside from The Badger fails to land. A left hand lands to the body for The Badger.
A body shot lands from The Badger.
Oliveira Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Oliveira Silva tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. The Badger smiles and moves away.
Oliveira Silva sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs. The Badger moves into the clinch successfully.
The Badger tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. The Badger avoids a wild elbow strike from Oliveira Silva. The Badger tries a body shot but Oliveira Silva blocks it.
Oliveira Silva prevents a body shot from The Badger. The Badger scores with a shoulder strike. The Badger stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. The Badger pressing his opponent against the cage. The Badger lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Oliveira Silva or not. A short left from The Badger. Francisco Everardo Oliveira Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! A short right from The Badger on the inside. Oliveira Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight! Bucky The Badger showed his dominance in that final round. Well The Badger has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 John Mangel scores the fight 30:24 Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:25 Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bucky The Badger!
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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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