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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Low (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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135 lbs
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133 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Johnny Low!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rafael da Silva!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, John Mangel and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
da Silva has Low up against the cage in a clinch.
A short body shot lands from da Silva as the two fighters clinch.
da Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Low goes for a takedown attempt but da Silva pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Low is breathing heavily.
Low tries to keep at a distance but da Silva has taken the fight into the clinch.
A hook to the body from da Silva.
da Silva tries to circle away but Low has him pinned against the cage.
A short right from da Silva on the inside.
da Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Low won't allow it.
da Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
da Silva makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
da Silva gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Low.
da Silva lands a body shot in the clinch.
da Silva presses Low against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Low tries for a takedown but da Silva manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Low. That's going to take a lot out of him.
da Silva misses with some punches.
da Silva is trying to push Low away but Low has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Low.
Low drops to a knee looking for a takedown but da Silva gets the underhooks and prevents it.
da Silva wants to break free but Low has control.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Low.
A right hand to the body from da Silva.
da Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Low's elbow.
Low prevents da Silva from breaking the clinch.
A short right from da Silva.
da Silva tries to break the clinch but Low is controlling the position.
da Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Low blocks a body shot from da Silva.
da Silva works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
da Silva lands with a right to the head.
da Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
da Silva tries to break free but Low pushes him back against the cage.
da Silva lands a hook that snaps the head of Low backwards.
da Silva is trying to force a seperation but Low has the dominant position.
A short right from da Silva.
da Silva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
da Silva has had enough of the clinch but Low keeps him there for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
da Silva can't break the clinch.
Low keeps control of da Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
da Silva is trying to push Low away but Low has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
da Silva lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Low backwards.
da Silva scores with a shoulder strike.
da Silva wants to break free but Low has control.
A right hand to the body from da Silva.
da Silva is trying to push Low away but Low has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
da Silva makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A hook to the body from da Silva.
Low keeps control of da Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A nice left hand lands by da Silva.
Low prevents da Silva from breaking the clinch.
da Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Low has him pressed against the cage.
da Silva throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for da Silva.
da Silva is trying to force a seperation but Low has the dominant position.
da Silva tries to circle away but Low has him pinned against the cage.
da Silva wants to break free but Low has control.
da Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Low has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from da Silva.
da Silva can't break the clinch.
da Silva digs a right hand into Low's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Low's gas tank.
da Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
da Silva is trying to break free.
da Silva lands a shot to the body.
Low blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Low blocks a body shot from da Silva.
da Silva works on Low's body with a couple of short punches.
A right handed body shot lands from da Silva.
da Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Low won't allow it.
da Silva tries to circle away but Low has him pinned against the cage.
da Silva digs a right hand into Low's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Low's gas tank.
da Silva scores with a hook to the body.
da Silva tries to work over Low's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
da Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Low won't allow it.
Low blocks a punch to the side of the head.
da Silva can't break the clinch.
da Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Low won't allow it.
da Silva tries to work over Low's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
da Silva presses Low against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
da Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for da Silva.
Low prevents da Silva from breaking the clinch.
da Silva can't break the clinch.
da Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
da Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
da Silva cracks Low with a nice body shot.
da Silva is trying to push Low away but Low has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
da Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Low has double underhooks.
da Silva cracks Low with a nice body shot.
Low blocks an uppercut.
da Silva works on Low's body with a couple of short punches.
da Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
da Silva tries to throw a body punch but Low avoids it by throwing da Silva back against the cage.
da Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
da Silva has had enough of the clinch but Low keeps him there for the moment.
da Silva lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Low or not.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Low has da Silva pressed against the cage, preventing da Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael da Silva dominated that round.
That's time! Low's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
da Silva moves into the clinch.
da Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Low won't allow it.
A right hand to the body from da Silva.
da Silva is leaning against Low and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
da Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A body shot lands from da Silva.
da Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
da Silva is leaning against Low and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
da Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
da Silva lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
da Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rafael da Silva seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
da Silva is trying to break the clinch but Low is controlling him.
Low has da Silva pressed against the cage, preventing da Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
da Silva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Low backwards.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from da Silva.
A frustrated look appears on da Silva's face as he tries to break the clinch.
da Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
da Silva working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
da Silva is trying to break the clinch but Low is controlling him.
da Silva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
da Silva working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
da Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
da Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Low controls his hands.
da Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Low.
da Silva is trying to break free.
da Silva gets through Low's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
da Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
da Silva lands with a right to the head.
da Silva lands a body shot in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on da Silva's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Low's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
da Silva lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Low backwards.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A nice right hand lands inside from da Silva.
da Silva misses with the head strike.
Low prevents da Silva from breaking the clinch.
da Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
da Silva tries to break the clinch but Low is controlling the position.
da Silva lands with a short punch from the clinch.
da Silva is leaning against Low and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
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.
Low blocks a punch to the side of the head.
da Silva lands a shot to the body.
da Silva is leaning against Low and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short uppercut from da Silva.
da Silva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
da Silva scores with a hook to the body.
da Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
da Silva tries to circle away but Low has him pinned against the cage.
da Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Low is working for takedown but da Silva is calmly controlling the position for now.
da Silva lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Low backwards.
da Silva can't break the clinch.
da Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Good body shot from da Silva.
da Silva working hard to break the clinch.
da Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hand to the body from da Silva.
da Silva throws a head punch that misses.
da Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, da Silva creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
da Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Low has him pressed against the cage.
da Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Low uses good head movement to avoid it.
da Silva lands a shot to the body.
da Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Low controls his hands.
da Silva is trying to force a seperation but Low has the dominant position.
da Silva lands an uppercut.
Low keeps the fight in the clinch, despite da Silva's efforts to push away.
da Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Low has him pressed against the cage.
da Silva lands with a left to the head.
da Silva presses Low against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
da Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Low won't allow it.
Low blocks an uppercut.
da Silva lands a hook that snaps the head of Low backwards.
da Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Low's elbow.
A right hook to the body lands for da Silva.
da Silva has had enough of the clinch but Low keeps him there for the moment.
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 scores with a nice hook to the head.
da Silva is leaning against Low and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
da Silva scores with an uppercut up the middle.
da Silva lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
da Silva tries to break the clinch but Low is controlling the position.
da Silva lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
da Silva lands a left hand.
Low tries to score a body lock takedown but da Silva shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A short body shot lands from da Silva as the two fighters clinch.
A hook to the body from da Silva.
da Silva has had enough of the clinch but Low keeps him there for the moment.
da Silva is trying to break the clinch but Low has him pressed against the cage.
Still in the clinch, da Silva scores with a nice short uppercut.
da Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Low uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good body shot from da Silva.
da Silva tries to break the clinch but Low is controlling the position.
Low keeps the fight in the clinch, despite da Silva's efforts to push away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael da Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
da Silva lands a jab-cross combination.
Rafael da Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
da Silva clinches with his opponent.
da Silva working aggressively here.
Low wants a takedown but no success here.
da Silva can't break the clinch.
da Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
da Silva can't break the clinch.
da Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Low.
da Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Low won't allow it.
da Silva wants to break free but Low has control.
Low blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
da Silva stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from da Silva.
da Silva throws a head punch that misses.
da Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
da Silva pushes Low back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
da Silva working hard to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
da Silva throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
da Silva throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
da Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
da Silva presses Low against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
da Silva is trying to force a seperation but Low has the dominant position.
da Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Low has him pressed against the cage.
Low takes a shot to the head.
A frustrated look appears on da Silva's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Low keeps control of da Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Low tries to pull guard but da Silva won't allow it.
da Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Low has him pressed against the cage.
da Silva is trying to break the clinch but Low has him pressed against the cage.
A short left from da Silva.
da Silva can't break the clinch.
da Silva lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Low backwards.
da Silva digs a right hand underneath Low's ribcage. Low let out a lung full of air as it connected.
da Silva lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
da Silva tries to work over Low's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
da Silva lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
da Silva lands with a short shot to the head.
da Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
da Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
da Silva throws a head punch that misses.
da Silva lands an uppercut.
da Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
da Silva scores with a hook to the body.
da Silva working some nice short punches in the clinch.
da Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Low won't allow it.
da Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
da Silva lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Low.
da Silva presses Low against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
da Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Low has him pressed against the cage.
da Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
Low tries for a takedown but da Silva manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Low. That's going to take a lot out of him.
da Silva pushes Low back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Low has da Silva pressed against the cage, preventing da Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from da Silva as the two fighters clinch.
da Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A right hand to the body from da Silva.
da Silva pushes Low back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
da Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
da Silva stops a takedown attempt from Low.
da Silva is pressed up against the cage. Low has hold of a leg and is looking to drag da Silva down to the mat. da Silva avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
da Silva drives through and clinches with Low against the cage.
da Silva lands with a short shot to the head.
Low is trying to drag da Silva to the mat but da Silva just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
da Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Low has double underhooks.
da Silva has had enough of the clinch but Low keeps him there for the moment.
Low looking for a takedown.
da Silva is trying to break the clinch but Low is controlling him.
da Silva lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Low.
Good body shot from da Silva.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
da Silva tries to circle away but Low has him pinned against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, da Silva creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
da Silva pushes Low back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
da Silva lands a right hand that snaps the head of Low backwards.
da Silva tries to circle away but Low has him pinned against the cage.
da Silva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
da Silva working hard to break the clinch.
da Silva tries to break the clinch but Low is controlling the position.
da Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Low has him pressed against the cage.
da Silva lands a right hand that snaps the head of Low backwards.
da Silva misses with some punches.
da Silva tries to circle away but Low has him pinned against the cage.
Low keeps control of da Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A nice left hand lands by da Silva.
Low blocking some punches.
da Silva misses with some punches.
Low drops to a knee looking for a takedown but da Silva gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Johnny Low has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rafael da Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
da Silva stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rafael 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 26:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 26:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rafael da Silva!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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