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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arjan Boudewijn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabiano DeSilva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Boudewijn might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Search for the Holy Grail. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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208 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Decent boxing
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arjan Boudewijn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fabiano DeSilva!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Seu Braga and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boudewijn throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around DeSilva's waist but DeSilva gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Boudewijn off to one side.
Boudewijn tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice cross by DeSilva.
Boudewijn misses with an uppercut.
Boudewijn tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but DeSilva swivels and escapes.
DeSilva ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Boudewijn scores with a takedown into DeSilva's guard.
Boudewijn won't allow DeSilva to get back to his feet.
Boudewijn looking to pass the guard.
Boudewijn missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
DeSilva is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
DeSilva has momentary wrist control but Boudewijn slips an elbow through the middle.
Boudewijn won't allow DeSilva to get back to his feet.
DeSilva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeSilva is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A nice combination there by DeSilva.
Boudewijn throws a leg kick that misses.
DeSilva lands a with a good body shot.
Boudewijn misses with a lunging right hand
and DeSilva counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Boudewijn thinking.
DeSilva misses with a series of wild punches.
Boudewijn throws the left hand but DeSilva avoids the punch easily.
Boudewijn misses with a hook
and DeSilva counters with a stiff right hand.
Boudewijn takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
DeSilva misses with a hook. Boudewijn ducked under it nicely.
Boudewijn misses with a combination
and DeSilva counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Boudewijn is breathing heavily.
Boudewijn swings widly with a right hand
and DeSilva counters with a stiff right hand.
Boudewijn on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boudewijn throws a poor cross that misses
and DeSilva counters with a right hand to the body.
DeSilva throws a right hand that Boudewijn ducks under and follows up with a left that Boudewijn also avoids with ease.
DeSilva scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
DeSilva lands with a nice combination. Boudewijn backs away looking to recover.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
DeSilva slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Boudewijn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boudewijn throws and low kick but DeSilva moves out of range easily.
Boudewijn throws a poor cross that misses
and DeSilva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
DeSilva works over Boudewijn's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Arjan Boudewijn has been cut.
Boudewijn on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Boudewijn gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Boudewijn takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Boudewijn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and DeSilva counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
DeSilva cracks Boudewijn with an open hand slap.
DeSilva lands a jab-cross combination.
DeSilva lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nice body punch from DeSilva.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeSilva stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fabiano DeSilva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boudewijn rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and DeSilva counters with a two punch combo.
Boudewijn walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Boudewijn lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
DeSilva works Boudewijn's body with a nice hook.
Boudewijn takes one on the chin but seems OK.
DeSilva fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Boudewijn on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Boudewijn misses with a left hand
and DeSilva counters with a three punch combo that has Boudewijn backing up. Boudewijn nods at DeSilva to acknowledge the strikes.
DeSilva lands a nice hook to Boudewijn's body. Boudewijn takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
DeSilva cracks Boudewijn with a right hand to the side of the head.
DeSilva throws a right and a left that Boudewijn avoids nicely.
Boudewijn throws a lazy uppercut
and DeSilva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
DeSilva scores with a sloppy right hand. Boudewijn should have avoided that one.
DeSilva gets caught flat footed, as Boudewijn shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
DeSilva is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boudewijn wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but DeSilva has him pressed against the cage.
Boudewijn is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Boudewijn's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Boudewijn wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
DeSilva breaks from the clinch.
A choreographed right hand from Boudewijn misses the target.
Boudewijn avoids a punch combination nicely.
DeSilva looks to land a combination but Boudewijn avoids it well.
DeSilva just misses with a punch to the body.
Boudewijn scores with a jab.
It looks like Fabiano DeSilva has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
A combination from DeSilva does no damage.
Boudewijn misses with a low kick.
DeSilva throws a right and a left that Boudewijn avoids nicely.
Boudewijn misses with a double jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
DeSilva takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
DeSilva misses with a double jab
and Boudewijn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
DeSilva scores with a jab to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fabiano DeSilva dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Boudewijn throws a body kick that misses.
DeSilva gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Boudewijn postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Boudewijn trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
DeSilva manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Boudewijn looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
DeSilva misses with a hook. Boudewijn ducked under it nicely.
DeSilva looks to land a combination but Boudewijn avoids it well.
Fabiano DeSilva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
DeSilva defending well as Boudewijn loads up on a big left hand.
Boudewijn throws a leg kick but DeSilva sees it coming and moves out of range.
DeSilva lands with an overhand left.
DeSilva lands a jab to Boudewijn's midsection.
Boudewijn wants to clinch
and DeSilva counters with a nice uppercut.
Boudewijn tries to land a leg kick but DeSilva saw it coming and moves away.
Boudewijn with a lazy takedown attempt
and DeSilva counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Boudewijn throws and low kick but DeSilva moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Boudewijn.
Boudewijn scoring with punches from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
DeSilva is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Boudewijn has just dragged him back down to the mat.
DeSilva dodges the ground and pound from Boudewijn.
Boudewijn 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.
DeSilva wants to get back to his feet but Boudewijn drags him back down.
DeSilva is not content to let Boudewijn control the position.
Check out the look on Boudewijn's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Boudewijn thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
DeSilva is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Boudewijn has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Boudewijn throws a poor cross that misses
and DeSilva counters with a one-two to the body.
DeSilva avoids the body shot from Boudewijn.
DeSilva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boudewijn.
Boudewijn throws out a loose jab but DeSilva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boudewijn misses with a straight left.
DeSilva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boudewijn.
Boudewijn throws a hook but DeSilva blocks it.
Boudewijn shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says DeSilva as he avoids it easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Boudewijn lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and DeSilva has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from DeSilva and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Boudewijn shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has DeSilva pinned against the cage. DeSilva gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arjan Boudewijn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boudewijn doesn't manage to clinch there - DeSilva circles away.
DeSilva gets caught flat footed, as Boudewijn shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Boudewijn working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of DeSilva's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeSilva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Boudewijn is working DeSilva over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Boudewijn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
DeSilva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Boudewijn. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
DeSilva has momentary wrist control but Boudewijn slips an elbow through the middle.
DeSilva is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Boudewijn is working DeSilva over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
DeSilva is looking to stand up but Boudewijn isn't so interested in that idea.
DeSilva uses the cage to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeSilva fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
DeSilva throws out a powerful jab.
Boudewijn misses with a lunging right hand
and DeSilva counters with a one-two to the body.
A left and a right from DeSilva both land. Nice combination.
DeSilva throws a one two combo.
DeSilva scores with a jab.
Boudewijn is rocked!
DeSilva is working the combinations to good effect here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
DeSilva has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from DeSilva there as he acknowledges the shot.
DeSilva is rocked!
Boudewijn swings widly with a right hand
letting DeSilva counter with a right hand.
DeSilva is still on wobbly legs! Can Boudewijn finish him?
A right-left combo lands from DeSilva.
Boudewijn missing with a left hand there. DeSilva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
DeSilva seems to have recovered his senses.
Boudewijn lands a lovely overhand right.
Boudewijn throws an overhand right that lands on DeSilva's shoulder, as DeSilva tries to avoid the shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boudewijn wants to clinch up but DeSilva keeps it at a distance.
Boudewijn wants to clinch but DeSilva slips to the side
and DeSilva counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
DeSilva gets caught flat footed, as Boudewijn shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
DeSilva wants to get back to his feet but Boudewijn is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Arjan Boudewijn will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Boudewijn lands a brutal uppercut that launches DeSilva off his feet! DeSilva tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Arjan Boudewijn!
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