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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thiago Silva is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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216 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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BJJ White Belt
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricardo Alves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Silva!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Luis Engracia and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva drops Alves with a left and a right! Oh, Alves is hurt - Silva dives into side control looking to finish!
It looks like Ricardo Alves has been cut.
Silva stands up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Alves is trying to defend but Silva finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Silva decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Alves shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Silva but Silva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Alves throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Alves gets tackled into the cage by Silva. Silva maintains the clinch.
Alves has Silva pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Silva manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Alves is breathing heavily.
Silva breaks from the clinch.
Alves clinches up against the cage.
Alves pulls guard effortlessly.
Silva wants to stand but Alves has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva stands up and waves to Alves to follow him.
Silva closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Silva stands up and beckons Alves to his feet.
Silva takes the fight into the clinch.
Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Thiago Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Silva breaks the clinch.
Alves misses with a series of wild punches.
Silva tries to clinch but Alves is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Alves's hands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Alves, pushing him back against the cage.
Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Alves!
Silva content just to control the position here.
Silva gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Oooh a lovely combination from Silva sends Alves down but not out. Silva dives into side control looking to finish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Silva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva has taken the fight to the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Silva takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Silva stops a takedown attempt from Alves.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Alves. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The referee calls for Silva to work.
Alves takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ricardo Alves's cut is getting worse.
Silva manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Alves, pushing him back against the cage.
Alves blocks an elbow strike from Silva.
Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva shoots in but Alves avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Silva closes the distance and pushes Alves back into the cage.
Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva jabs Alves to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Alves avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva lands with a hook. Alves tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ricardo Alves's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Alves tries for a takedown but Silva circles away easily
and Silva holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva moves into the clinch.
Silva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Silva has Alves pressed against the cage.
Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alves has closed the distance and engaged Silva in a clinch.
Alves is looking to control Silva's arms but Silva gets an underhook and turns him. Now Alves has his back to the cage.
Silva manages to break the clinch.
Silva feints a jab promting Alves to slip. Silva then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Alves slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Alves tries to keep at a distance but Silva has taken the fight into the clinch.
Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva digs a good body shot into Alves's ribs.
Silva instigates a clinch.
Silva lands a body punch.
Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva forces Alves back against the cage and clinches.
Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Alves, pushing him back against the cage.
Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thiago Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva drives through and clinches with Alves against the cage.
Silva pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A knee to the head by Silva.
Silva has Alves pushed against the cage.
Alves looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Silva obliges.
Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Silva!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Silva misses with the combination.
Silva tries to clinch but Alves is having none of it.
Silva tries to clinch but Alves moves out of range.
Ricardo Alves is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva has taken the fight to the clinch.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silva manages to break the clinch.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva stuffs the takedown.
Silva has managed to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a shot to the body.
Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva moves into the clinch successfully.
Alves tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Silva just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Alves. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
The referee calls for Silva to work.
Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva scores with a one two! Alves had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alves paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alves gets a clinch.
Silva manages to break the clinch.
Silva gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Silva displaying some good clinch control by pressing Alves up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Thiago Silva seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alves fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silva, pushing him back against the cage.
Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alves shoots in looking for a takedown but Silva manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Alves's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Silva closes the distance and pushes Alves back into the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Silva throws an elbow but misses.
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
Silva stalling the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ricardo Alves's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Alves as he avoids it easily.
Alves shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Alves trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Silva is working an open guard so Alves takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Alves circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alves swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Danga de danga de dang - Alves scores with a four punch combination!
Silva shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Alves's guard.
Silva has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Alves is proving hard to escape from.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Silva gets to his feet - Alves follows without any prompting.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Alves gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Silva stalling the fight.
Alves can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.
Alves drops down looking for an ankle pick but Silva pulls his leg out and moves away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Alves tries to pull guard but Silva holds him up against the cage and eventually Alves drops back down to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Silva breaks the clinch.
Silva wants to clinch up but Alves keeps it at a distance.
Silva drives through and clinches with Alves against the cage.
Silva dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Silva prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Alves. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees to the body from Silva.
Silva lands a knee to the body.
Silva breaks from the clinch.
Silva scores with a shot to the body.
Alves gets tackled into the cage by Silva. Silva maintains the clinch.
Silva scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Alves shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Alves takes the fight into the clinch.
Silva manages to break the clinch.
Alves dives in and grabs Silva's left leg, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes down on Alves's head and hops out.
Silva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Alves, pushing him back against the cage.
Alves fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Silva lands a body shot in the clinch.
Silva breaks from the clinch.
Silva takes the fight into the clinch.
Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ricardo Alves has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alves takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Alves will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thiago Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 26:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 25:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thiago Silva!
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FIGHT
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