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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bigfoot Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Val Loko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. The key to victory for Bigfoot Silva has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bigfoot Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Val Loko!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Paulo Santos and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loko shoots for a takedown but Silva saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Loko gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Loko taking a breather.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Loko has him pressed against the cage.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Loko has him pressed against the cage.
Loko has Silva pressed against the cage.
Loko pulls guard.
Loko scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Loko pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Loko looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Silva is fending him off so far but Loko persists. Nope, Silva circles away and we're back to standing.
Loko closes this distance looking for a takedown but Silva circles away.
Bigfoot Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Val Loko.
A head kick misses from Loko.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
Loko darts in and clinches Silva up against the cage.
Loko manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loko gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Loko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Loko throws a head kick that misses.
Loko darts in and clinches Silva up against the cage.
Loko jumps guard and drags Silva to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Silva preventing the sweep.
Loko lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Silva!
Loko unloading with bombs!
Silva is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Loko punching from mount but Silva doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Silva wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Loko is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Silva has managed to escape the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loko sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Loko wants to finish this one by submission but Silva is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Loko.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Loko controlling from the full mount.
Loko is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Silva is surviving well by controlling Loko's body position as best he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loko looking to finish with strikes here!
Loko controlling his opponent.
Loko looking to finish with strikes here!
Loko moves to take his opponent's back.
Loko is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Silva knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Silva for a finish.
Loko controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Loko just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva covering up well under a series of strikes from Loko.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Loko is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Loko throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Val Loko dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Loko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Loko jabs Silva to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Silva blocks a head kick by Loko.
Loko throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Loko shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Loko shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Silva but Silva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Horrible takedown by Loko or perhaps it was just good defense by Silva which made him look bad.
Bigfoot Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Val Loko.
Loko fails with a takedown attempt.
Loko moves into range and clinches up with Silva.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Loko drags the fight down to the ground.
Loko working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Silva doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Silva manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Silva won't allow Loko to sweep him here.
Silva might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loko has a closed guard, preventing Silva from standing up.
Loko tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Silva drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Loko dives on top into guard.
Silva is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Silva wants to stand but Loko is controlling the position.
Silva looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Loko passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Loko seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Loko throwing shots but Silva is blocking nicely.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Loko has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva working to try and regain half guard.
Silva is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Loko tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loko controlling from the full mount.
Silva is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Loko lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Silva hang on?
Silva blocking the ground and pound.
Loko unloads with some shots from mount but Silva bucks and avoids them well.
Val Loko has got the better of the ground game so far.
Loko thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Silva blocking the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Loko controlling from the full mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Val Loko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Loko changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Silva tries to avoid it but Loko manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Silva to the ground. Silva escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Loko throws a head kick that misses.
Loko gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Loko stalling the fight.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Loko won't allow it.
Loko decides to pull guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Loko holds on and takes a little breather.
Silva drops back, looking for a kneebar! Loko looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Loko looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Loko!
Loko decides to stand back up. Loko steps back and let's Silva get back to his feet.
Silva blocks a head kick by Loko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loko manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Silva on his heels. He'll look to pass Silva's guard now, I'm sure.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva is working an open guard so Loko takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Loko misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Silva gets tackled into the cage by Loko. Loko maintains the clinch.
Silva is trying to force a seperation but Loko has the dominant position.
Loko is struggling to control the position.
Loko manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Loko is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Loko has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Loko is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bigfoot Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Loko dives on top into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Loko accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Silva looking for a guillotine here but Loko defends easily.
Loko controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Silva throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Loko escapes and throws Silva's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Loko tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Loko has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loko moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Silva is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
A lull in the action here as Loko stalls from top position.
Silva tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Loko misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Loko throwing strikes here but Silva is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Silva swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Loko throwing strikes here but Silva is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Silva holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Loko tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Loko controlling the pace for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Val Loko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Loko 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Val Loko!
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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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