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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenji Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Busta Rhymes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rhymes has chosen Winter Warz as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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213 lbs
15 - 3 - 0 |
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215 lbs
18 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed |
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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
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kenji Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Busta Rhymes!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rhymes avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva takes one to the side of the head.
Rhymes throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Rhymes moves out of range of the leg kick from Silva.
Rhymes defending well as Silva loads up on a big left hand.
Silva throws a front kick that sends Rhymes stumbling back into the cage.
Rhymes wants to slow Silva down by chopping away at his legs.
Rhymes lands a nice shot that snaps Silva's head back.
Silva tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That kick from Silva tenderised Rhymes's leg. Rhymes is trying to keep his angry face on.
Silva scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Silva scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rhymes in his tracks.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Rhymes moves out of range as Silva strikes.
A lazy left from Rhymes finds it's target.
Rhymes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silva's sensitive parts.
Silva throws a head kick but Rhymes moves out of range.
Silva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rhymes checks the leg kick.
Rhymes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Rhymes misses its intended target.
Rhymes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva throws the kick towards the body but Rhymes avoids it.
Rhymes fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Silva is out of range.
Silva looks for the body kick but Rhymes saw that one coming.
Silva scores with a sloppy right hand. Rhymes should have avoided that one.
Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rhymes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Silva on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Rhymes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rhymes throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
Silva misses with a combination
and Rhymes counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Rhymes looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rhymes throws a strike but Silva rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Silva postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rhymes keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Rhymes.
Rhymes has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rhymes has control of Silva's left arm, preventing Silva from doing any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rhymes lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Silva!
Silva holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Rhymes tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Busta Rhymes will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rhymes.
Rhymes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Silva looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rhymes.
A telegraphed right hand from Rhymes misses the target.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Silva. Rhymes shrugs it off though.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Rhymes moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Some wild striking there from Rhymes.
A leg kick checked by Silva.
Silva cracks Rhymes with a good jab.
Silva misses with a leg kick
and Rhymes counters with a two punch combo.
Rhymes throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Rhymes misses with a leg kick.
Silva looks to land a body kick but Rhymes moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rhymes swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Silva.
Kenji Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva connects with a body shot that sends Rhymes's belly button to the back.
Silva lands with a slapping head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rhymes checks it well.
Kenji Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva connects with a body shot.
Rhymes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Silva avoids the body shot from Rhymes.
Rhymes attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Silva looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Silva jabs Rhymes to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Silva throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rhymes counters with a two punch combo.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Rhymes closes this distance looking for a takedown but Silva circles away.
Silva moves out of range as Rhymes strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva checks a low kick from Rhymes.
Nice defenses there by Silva.
Rhymes blocks a head kick by Silva.
A solid body kick from Silva.
Rhymes misses with a leg kick
and Silva counters with a slapping leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rhymes's sensitive parts.
Silva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rhymes is breathing heavily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big left from Rhymes misses.
Silva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenji Silva dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Rhymes misses with a hook
and Silva counters with a solid body kick.
No luck for Rhymes with that takedown attempt.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rhymes lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Silva connects with the punch.
Rhymes misses with a left hand
and Silva counters with a head kick. That will keep Rhymes thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Silva throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Rhymes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rhymes will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhymes walks into a straight right hand from Silva.
Rhymes throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Silva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Silva scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rhymes in his tracks.
Silva cracks the inside of Rhymes's front leg.
Silva misses with a low kick.
A jab from Rhymes misses.
Silva feints a jab promting Rhymes to slip. Silva then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Rhymes slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rhymes dodges the punch combination from Silva.
A big left from Rhymes misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva feints and then cracks Rhymes's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rhymes down.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Rhymes on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Rhymes is looking to score with low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.
Silva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Silva thows a body kick. Rhymes tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Rhymes throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.
Silva plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Silva connects with an inside leg kick.
Silva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva lets loose with a powerful body kick. Rhymes will feel that in the morning.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva connects with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A leg kick checked by Rhymes.
Silva scores with a head kick.
Rhymes throws a chopping leg kick but Silva manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rhymes has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Silva.
Silva lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rhymes's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Silva connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rhymes scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rhymes. That did some damage!
Silva throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kenji Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Silva has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenji Silva!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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