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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rich Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reuf Reuf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva's entrance music is Human Sacrifice. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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267 lbs
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278 lbs
15 - 5 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rich Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Reuf Reuf!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reuf stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silva.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Silva, right into the meat.
Silva swings for the body but Reuf moves out of range.
Silva looks to land a body kick but Reuf moved away.
Silva tries to score with a low kick but Reuf moves his leg out of the way.
Silva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Silva walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Reuf checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Reuf misses with a hook
and Silva counters with a nice kick to the body.
Nice cross by Reuf.
Silva tried to score with a low kick but Reuf checks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reuf 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.
Silva fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Silva is defended easily by Reuf.
Reuf gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Reuf throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Reuf dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva scoring well with a low kick there.
Reuf uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a right hook to the body.
Reuf takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Silva scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Silva!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reuf scores with a jab to the jaw.
Silva scores with a body shot.
Silva lands a front kick.
Silva drives through with a takedown into Reuf's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Silva wants to control from the top but Reuf keeps moving.
Silva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Reuf works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Silva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Silva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Silva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Silva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Reuf is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva throwing strikes from guard but Reuf blocks nicely.
Silva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Reuf keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a big right hand that misses.
Reuf utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Silva postures up in Reuf's guard and throws a big left but Reuf blocks it.
Silva wants to control from the top but Reuf keeps moving.
Silva is in close to Reuf's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Silva has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Silva wants to control from the top but Reuf keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reuf preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rich Silva dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Reuf takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Reuf throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
Reuf takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Silva misses with a body kick.
Silva cracks a nice hook into Reuf's ribs.
Silva is looking to wear down Reuf with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Silva goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Reuf walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Silva tries to land a front kick but Reuf steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Reuf lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Silva checks a leg kick nicely.
Reuf takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Reuf blocks the low kick.
Reuf ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
A slapping body kick lands there for Silva.
Silva shoots for a takedown but Reuf saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Silva misses with an attempted mid kick.
Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
Reuf thows a body shot but no joy.
Reuf gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Silva.
Silva clobbers Reuf with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rich Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Reuf keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reuf on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Silva drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Silva trying to control but Reuf is working from the bottom.
Silva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Silva trying to control but Reuf is working from the bottom.
Reuf really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Silva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Silva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Reuf works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to control from the top but Reuf keeps moving.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Silva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Silva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Silva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Reuf works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Silva wants to control from the top but Reuf keeps moving.
Reuf avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Silva trying to control but Reuf is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reuf is looking to stand up but Silva isn't so interested in that idea.
Silva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva trying to control but Reuf is working from the bottom.
Silva not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Silva chips away with some ground and pound.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Reuf is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rich Silva dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Silva closes the distance but Reuf moves to the side
and Reuf counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silva lands with a kick to the ribs.
Silva catches Reuf with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nice sprawl there from Reuf as Silva shoots in.
Reuf has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Silva.
Reuf takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Reuf misses with a right hand
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A decent looking cross lands there for Silva.
Reuf takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Silva swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Reuf.
Silva wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva misses with a body kick.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Reuf sprawls well. Reuf wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
A low kick from Silva is predictable there
and Reuf counters with a body kick that stops Silva in his tracks momentarily.
Rich Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt - Reuf sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rich Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva lands a nice looking kick to the body. Reuf takes a step back to recover.
Silva looks for the body kick but Reuf saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reuf takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Reuf 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 gets the takedown into side control.
Rich Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Silva is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Reuf is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva throws an elbow but Reuf slips to the side and avoids it well.
Reuf is not content to let Silva control the position.
Silva tries to score with some ground and pound. Reuf controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries for a kimura but Reuf is defending well.
Silva postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Silva lands an elbow.
Sloppy strikes there by Silva.
Silva working the head with strikes.
Silva looks up at the clock and then as Reuf takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Silva smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Silva landing strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva just content to control the position.
Reuf defending against the ground and pound.
Reuf pushes Silva away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Silva gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Reuf Reuf has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Reuf is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Silva tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rich Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Silva has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rich Silva!
After the fight, Rich Silva was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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