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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zuzen Chen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiho Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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176 lbs
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175 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Intelligent |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zuzen Chen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hiho Silva!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Emerson Jorge and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chen closes the distance and clinches.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Chen.
Silva is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Chen pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Chen gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Silva regains guard.
Silva looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Chen wants to stand and escape but instead Silva has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Silva drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Silva jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Silva drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Silva jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Silva wants to control from the top but Chen keeps moving.
Chen seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Silva postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Chen is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Silva, into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chen is stalling in the full guard.
Silva 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.
Silva looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva looks gassed!
Silva can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Chen controls the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Zuzen Chen just wasn't active enough.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Chen sprawls well. Chen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Chen pushes Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva is fighting off a takedown attempt but Chen is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Silva to the mat. Silva regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chen's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Chen's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Silva being controlled here, momentarily.
Chen pushes down on Silva's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking for submissions off his back.
Chen perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Chen slips a nice elbow through Silva's hands, connecting with Silva's forehead.
Chen sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's four 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 ref stands the fighters back up because Zuzen Chen just wasn't active enough.
Silva tries to keep at a distance but Chen has taken the fight into the clinch.
Chen turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Check out the look on Chen's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Chen tries to advance to mount but Silva denies him.
Chen moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Chen wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zuzen Chen dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Chen scores a takedown into full mount!
Chen blocks Silva's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Silva is trying to escape the mount.
Chen sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Chen lands a big elbow.
Chen controlling from the full mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is desperately trying to improve his position but Chen has a good base and remains in mount.
Silva is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Chen controlling from the full mount.
Chen landing punches.
Chen lands with some strikes.
Chen avoids the attempt from Silva to control.
Chen cracks Silva with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Chen takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chen lands a big shot there that rocks Silva but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Silva really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Chen looking to control and managing it successfully.
Silva working to try and regain half guard.
Chen content just to control the position here.
Chen has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chen's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Silva tries to reverse the position but Chen maintains control.
Chen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.
Chen content just to control the position here.
Zuzen Chen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Silva is looking to get to half guard.
Chen controlling from mount.
Silva tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Chen looking to control and managing it successfully.
Silva is bucking up trying to escape but Chen cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Chen unloading with bombs!
Chen content just to control the position here.
Chen seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Silva for as long as he can get away with.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zuzen Chen dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Chen shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Chen showed some decent athleticism there.
Silva misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Chen drops an elbow to the side of Silva's head.
Chen really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Chen takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Silva is trying to get back to full guard.
Chen wants to free his trapped foot but Silva is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Chen wants to pass the guard but Silva is defending well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chen slows the pace down in half guard.
Silva wants to improve his position but Chen is controlling well.
Silva actively working from the bottom here.
Chen is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Silva!
Silva is in all sorts of trouble here.
Chen landing strikes, looking to finish!
Chen sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Chen landing strikes, looking to finish!
Chen tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Silva is desperately trying to improve his position but Chen has a good base and remains in mount.
Chen controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to control but Chen is having none of it.
Chen takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Silva is looking to get to half guard.
Chen looking to control and managing it successfully.
Chen working the ground and pound effectively.
Chen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Chen content just to control the position here.
Chen raining down shots from the mount!
Chen sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zuzen Chen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chen 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zuzen Chen!
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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