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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Virgulino da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Linus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). da Silva's entrance music is Snow by RHCP. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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240 lbs
1 - 2 - 1 |
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250 lbs
5 - 12 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Virgulino da Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ben Linus!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Winston Howard and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - da Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
da Silva forces Linus back against the cage and clinches.
da Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
da Silva is leaning against Linus and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Linus looks gassed!
Linus tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. da Silva just stands there and leans against the cage.
Linus prevents da Silva from breaking the clinch.
da Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
da Silva clinches.
da Silva lands a shoulder strike.
da Silva is looking to control Linus's arms but Linus gets an underhook and turns him. Now da Silva has his back to the cage.
Linus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
da Silva dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
da Silva gets through Linus's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
da Silva is looking to control Linus's arms but Linus gets an underhook and turns him. Now da Silva has his back to the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for da Silva.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
da Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
da Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Linus circles away.
da Silva tries to clinch up but Linus circles away and keeps his distance.
da Silva stalks Linus and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Linus's face. Linus staggers backwards, shaken.
da Silva moves in looking to clinch but Linus pushes him off.
da Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
da Silva wants to clinch.
Linus tries to keep at a distance but da Silva has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for da Silva.
da Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short right from da Silva.
da Silva manages to break the clinch.
da Silva wants to clinch.
da Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Linus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
da Silva wants to clinch.
da Silva moves in looking to clinch but Linus pushes him off.
da Silva has taken the fight to the clinch.
da Silva can't break the clinch.
da Silva is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
da Silva lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice body punch from da Silva.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
da Silva is leaning against Linus and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
da Silva can't break the clinch.
da Silva is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Linus is keeping busy.
da Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linus jumps guard but da Silva stands there with Linus around his waist. Linus gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A hook to the body from da Silva.
da Silva taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
da Silva lands a nice uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
da Silva will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Linus up against the cage.
da Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
da Silva dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for da Silva.
A frustrated look appears on da Silva's face as he tries to break the clinch.
da Silva lands a left hand.
Linus jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as da Silva walks away with a smile on his face. Linus gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Virgulino da Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Linus.
da Silva is looking to clinch.
da Silva gets in close and instigates a clinch.
da Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
da Silva scores with a hook to the body.
da Silva is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Linus is keeping busy.
da Silva lands a nice uppercut.
da Silva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
da Silva lands a hook that snaps the head of Linus backwards.
da Silva looking to slow down the pace here.
da Silva lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
da Silva lands a hook to the side of the head.
da Silva trying to control the position but instead, Linus has worked for underhooks and has pushed da Silva into the cage.
da Silva slowing the pace effectively.
da Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
da Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
da Silva tries to clinch up but Linus circles away and keeps his distance.
da Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
da Silva lands with a nice combination. Linus backs away looking to recover.
da Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
da Silva tries to clinch up but Linus circles away and keeps his distance.
da Silva closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
da Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from da Silva.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Linus as da Silva tries to tie him up.
da Silva lands with a left to the head.
da Silva content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from da Silva.
da Silva lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from da Silva.
Linus misses with some punches.
da Silva can't break the clinch.
da Silva makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from da Silva - that landed with a thud.
da Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Linus swats away the attempt to clinch by da Silva.
da Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Linus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
da Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Linus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
da Silva throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Linus takes the fight into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
da Silva breaks from the clinch.
da Silva lands a jab-cross combination.
da Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Linus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
da Silva cracks Linus with a good jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Virgulino da Silva dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Linus swats away the attempt to clinch by da Silva.
Linus swats away the attempt to clinch by da Silva.
Linus keeps the fight on the outside.
Linus has managed to clinch.
Virgulino da Silva has scored more points in the clinch so far.
da Silva lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Linus backwards.
da Silva is trying to maintain a safe position but Linus gets an underhook and turns da Silva into the cage.
Linus's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
da Silva content to slow the pace in the clinch.
da Silva lands a body shot in the clinch.
da Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Linus fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with da Silva, pushing him back against the cage.
da Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
da Silva takes the fight into the clinch.
da Silva is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
da Silva taking a breather.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
da Silva stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linus has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Linus swings wildly with an uppercut but da Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
da Silva scores with a nice hook to the head.
da Silva stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
da Silva stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
da Silva lands a right hand.
da Silva slows down the pace here.
da Silva cracks Linus with a nice body shot.
Linus tries to pull guard but da Silva won't allow it.
Linus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
da Silva throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
da Silva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
da Silva trying to control the position but instead, Linus has worked for underhooks and has pushed da Silva into the cage.
da Silva stalling against the cage.
da Silva lands with a short punch from the clinch.
da Silva is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
da Silva lands on the inside with an uppercut.
da Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
da Silva lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
da Silva is pushing Linus up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
da Silva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from da Silva on the inside.
da Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for da Silva.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
da Silva breaks the clinch.
da Silva is looking to clinch but Linus is avoiding it.
da Silva scores with a nice strike.
da Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Linus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Linus closes the distance and clinches up with da Silva, looking for a takedown. Linus pushes da Silva against the cage but da Silva circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
da Silva wants to clinch up but Linus keeps it at a distance.
da Silva clinches with his opponent.
da Silva lands with a right to the head.
da Silva lands a body shot in the clinch.
da Silva is trying to break free.
Linus jumps guard but da Silva stands there with Linus around his waist. Linus gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Virgulino da Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Linus.
da Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
da Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
da Silva wants to clinch.
da Silva is looking to clinch.
Linus tries a head kick but it misses.
Linus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
da Silva tries to clinch there but Linus circles away.
da Silva clinches.
da Silva digs a right hand into Linus's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Linus's gas tank.
Linus wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but da Silva has him pressed against the cage.
A short uppercut from da Silva.
da Silva lands with a left to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from da Silva.
da Silva stalling in the clinch but Linus improves position.
da Silva taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
da Silva scores with a nice hook to the head.
Linus is trying to break the clinch but da Silva has him pressed against the cage.
da Silva breaks the clinch.
da Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Linus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
da Silva moves into the clinch.
da Silva has had enough of the clinch but Linus keeps him there for the moment.
da Silva looking to slow down the pace here.
Linus misses with a body punch.
da Silva lands a nice uppercut.
da Silva lands a right hand that snaps the head of Linus backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from da Silva.
da Silva is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Linus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
da Silva tries to clinch up.
da Silva pushes Linus up against the cage in a clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from da Silva.
da Silva tries to stall but Linus uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
da Silva is leaning against Linus and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Linus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
da Silva lands a body shot in the clinch.
da Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
da Silva instigates a clinch.
da Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Linus misses with a hook
and da Silva counters by clinching up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Virgulino da Silva dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
da Silva is looking to clinch but Linus is avoiding it.
da Silva tries to clinch but Linus moves out of range.
Linus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
da Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Linus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Linus clinches up against the cage.
Linus jumps guard but da Silva stands there with Linus around his waist. Linus gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
da Silva is trying to break free.
Linus tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. da Silva just stands there and leans against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for da Silva.
da Silva taking a breather.
Come on da Silva - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
da Silva is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Linus.
A body shot lands from da Silva.
da Silva works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
da Silva pushes Linus back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Linus fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Virgulino da Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Linus.
Linus looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
da Silva taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
da Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Linus has him pressed against the cage.
Linus is trying to work for a single leg takedown but da Silva pulls him back up using the underhooks.
da Silva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
da Silva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
da Silva lands with a light punch inside.
da Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Linus can do to turn this around?
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Linus can't break the clinch.
da Silva is trying to maintain a safe position but Linus gets an underhook and turns da Silva into the cage.
da Silva breaks from the clinch.
da Silva gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Linus wants to stall.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
da Silva lands a shot to the body.
da Silva has had enough of the clinch but Linus keeps him there for the moment.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
da Silva scores with a shot to the side of Linus's head.
Linus tries to pull guard but da Silva holds him up against the cage and eventually Linus drops back down to his feet.
da Silva slows down the pace here.
da Silva presses Linus against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
da Silva lands a left hand.
da Silva is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A hook to the body from da Silva.
da Silva stalling against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Virgulino da Silva.
da Silva tries to clinch but Linus is having none of it.
Virgulino da Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Linus throws a combination that misses
and da Silva counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by da Silva.
da Silva prevents a takedown attempt there.
Linus is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
da Silva looking to stall.
da Silva is trying to force a seperation but Linus has the dominant position.
A short body shot lands from da Silva as the two fighters clinch.
da Silva lands a left hand that snaps the head of Linus backwards.
Linus is looking for a takedown up against the cage. da Silva gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
da Silva lands a body shot in the clinch.
da Silva lands an uppercut.
Ben Linus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee calls for da Silva to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Linus tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. da Silva just stands there and leans against the cage.
da Silva has had enough of the clinch but Linus keeps him there for the moment.
da Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Linus has double underhooks.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Linus as da Silva tries to tie him up.
da Silva makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
da Silva is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Linus is keeping busy.
Linus jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as da Silva walks away with a smile on his face. Linus gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
da Silva tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Linus counters with a series of strikes. da Silva will be more careful next time no doubt.
da Silva moves into the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
da Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
da Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
da Silva is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Linus misses with a punch on the inside.
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 lands a right hand.
da Silva breaks from the clinch.
da Silva tries to clinch up but Linus circles away and keeps his distance.
da Silva wants to clinch
and Linus counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Linus.
Linus pulls guard.
da Silva tries to stand but Linus is controlling from the bottom.
Linus 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.
da Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Linus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Virgulino da Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for da 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 30:26
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:26
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Virgulino da Silva!
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hype
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