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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight 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, Ricardo Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, King Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Alexandre Firmino and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva tries to clinch but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Silva as he jumps to the side.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Gracie takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Silva clinches up against the cage.
Silva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A hook to the body from Silva.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Silva holds him up against the cage and eventually Gracie drops back down to his feet.
Silva lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Silva holds him up against the cage and eventually Gracie drops back down to his feet.
Ricardo Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of King Gracie.
Silva throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Silva holds him up against the cage and eventually Gracie drops back down to his feet.
Gracie tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Silva smiles and moves away.
Silva scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A punch lands to the side of Gracie 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gracie with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Silva to score with a decent uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gracie tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Silva manages to break the clinch.
Gracie gets tackled into the cage by Silva. Silva maintains the clinch.
Silva is stalling here.
Gracie fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Gracie fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Silva holds him up against the cage and eventually Gracie drops back down to his feet.
Gracie jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Silva walks away with a smile on his face. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Silva lands with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Silva as Gracie shoots in.
Gracie keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gracie on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gracie's sensitive parts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gracie fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Silva avoids it really well and circles away.
Gracie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gracie drops his hands momentarily and Silva takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Silva dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Gracie takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Good shot there by Silva.
Silva connects with a single shot there.
Gracie takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gracie is trying hard to land a takedown here. Silva sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gracie shoots in but Silva avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gracie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva rushes Gracie and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Silva lands with a light punch inside.
Gracie tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Silva smiles and moves away.
Ricardo Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of King Gracie.
Gracie has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gracie there as he acknowledges the shot.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Silva swivels and escapes.
Silva connects with a solid leg kick.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt.
King Gracie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gracie fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Silva tries to clinch but Gracie moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a jab to the nose.
Silva lands a jab-cross combination.
Gracie shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Silva is trying to defend but Gracie finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Silva wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Silva dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Gracie takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Silva swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gracie.
Silva stuns Gracie with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gracie takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Silva, right into the meat.
Silva thuds his right hand into Gracie's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva gets a clinch.
Silva lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Silva stalling the fight.
Silva lands a left hand.
Silva lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva clobbers Gracie with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Silva lands a glancing blow to the side of Gracie's head.
Silva connects with a body shot that sends Gracie's belly button to the back.
Ricardo Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gracie's head backwards.
Silva moves into the clinch.
Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva cracks Gracie with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Silva connects with a body shot.
Silva throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ricardo Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva punishes Gracie's body with a nice straight punch.
Silva has managed to clinch.
Silva manages to break the clinch.
Silva wants to clinch up but Gracie keeps it at a distance.
Silva wants to clinch.
Silva scores with a jab to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a body kick that misses.
Silva has Gracie up against the cage in a clinch.
Good body shot from Silva.
Gracie takes a shot to the head.
King Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricardo Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Silva, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:25
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:25
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricardo Silva!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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