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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Welsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rickson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Welsh comes into the arena with Wicked blaring out of the sound system. Silva has chosen system of a down - violent pornography as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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265 lbs
11 - 10 - 1 |
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233 lbs
19 - 12 - 2 |
BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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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
11 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Welsh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rickson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
A bone on bone clash there as Silva blocks the leg kick.
A slow jab from Welsh misses its intended target.
Silva drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Silva uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Silva catches Welsh with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Welsh throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Silva checks a leg kick.
A big left from Silva misses.
A good leg kick by Welsh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good leg kick by Welsh there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Welsh looks to throw a body kick
and Silva counters with a left to the body.
Silva misses with a left hand
and Welsh makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Silva closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Welsh missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Welsh is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Silva gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Welsh looking to slow down the pace here.
Silva scores with a hook to the body.
Welsh taking a breather.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Silva stalling in the clinch.
Silva lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Silva softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Welsh lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Silva or not.
Welsh throws an elbow but it misses.
Silva fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Silva blocks a body shot from Welsh.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silva breaks the clinch.
Silva checks the leg kick.
No luck for Silva with that takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Johnny Welsh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Silva throws a shot from downtown. Welsh moves away and avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Welsh swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Welsh throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
Welsh pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Welsh ducks right into an uppercut from Silva.
Silva lands with a right hand.
Silva misses with a hook. Welsh ducked under it nicely.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Welsh takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Welsh bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Welsh lands a nice hook to Silva's body. Silva takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Welsh misses with a straight right.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Welsh. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Welsh is defended easily by Silva.
Silva with a poor takedown
and Welsh counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Johnny Welsh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rickson Silva.
Silva checks a leg kick.
A big right from Welsh misses.
Welsh shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Silva pinned against the cage. Silva gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Silva misses with a hook.
Welsh moves out of range of the strikes.
Silva lands a really nice looking cross but Welsh seems unphased.
Silva misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Welsh swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Welsh tries a low kick but Silva avoids it.
A leg kick checked by Silva.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Welsh thows a leg kick but Silva checks it
letting Silva counter with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Silva misses with a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Welsh looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Welsh on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Silva throws an overhand right that lands on Welsh's shoulder, as Welsh tries to avoid the shot.
Welsh throws a leg kick but Silva checks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Welsh tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Silva swivels and escapes.
Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Welsh misses with a double jab
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rickson Silva 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.
Silva throws a shot to the body.
Welsh avoids the head kick by Silva.
Welsh uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Silva blocks a jab.
Silva throws a hook but Welsh avoids it easily.
Silva moves out of range of the leg kick from Welsh.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Silva misses with a low kick as Welsh jumps back.
Welsh closes the distance and clinches.
Silva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Welsh putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Silva in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Silva has clasped his hands together around Welsh's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Welsh tries to bench press Silva off him but Silva keeps the position.
Welsh struggling a bit here.
Welsh is trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws an elbow but Welsh slips to the side and avoids it well.
Silva goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Welsh rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Silva's guard! Nice work there by Welsh!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Silva manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Silva cracks Welsh with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Welsh is looking to get to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva cracks Welsh with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Silva controlling the pace for now.
Welsh regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Welsh is defending against the submission attempts here by Silva.
Welsh won't allow Silva to pass to mount.
Silva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Welsh blocking the ground and pound attempt from Silva.
Silva throws a strike but Welsh avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Silva sitting in guard here, content to control.
Welsh trying to keep a closed guard but Silva is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to control but Welsh is working from the bottom.
Silva sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Silva postures up in Welsh's guard and throws a big left but Welsh blocks it.
Silva scoring with punches to the head and body.
Silva showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Welsh utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Silva drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Silva jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Welsh had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Silva defends it easily.
Silva is in close to Welsh's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Silva wants to control from the top but Welsh keeps moving.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Welsh is keeping the position.
Silva preventing the sweep.
Welsh is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva with a nice head shot there.
Silva content to stall in guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rickson Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Welsh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Welsh counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Welsh defending well as Silva loads up on a big left hand.
Silva shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Welsh sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silva misses with a right hand
and Welsh counters with a shoot takedown. Silva fights it but they end up in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Welsh accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Welsh wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Welsh throwing strikes but missing.
Silva is controlling Welsh's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Silva escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Welsh gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Welsh throws a strike but Silva rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Welsh is keeping the position for now.
Welsh working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silva.
Welsh wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Welsh controls Silva momentarily but Silva frees himself.
Silva trying to control but Welsh is working from the bottom.
Rickson Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.
Welsh has an active guard here but Silva has managed to pass into half guard.
Silva is trying to control the action in half guard but Welsh is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Silva throws a strike but Welsh avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Silva throwing strikes from guard but Welsh blocks nicely.
Welsh wants to stand but Silva is controlling the position.
Silva throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Welsh wants to get back to his feet but Silva is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Silva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Welsh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva is looking to work some ground and pound but Welsh has wrist control.
Silva trying to control but Welsh is working from the bottom.
Silva cracks Welsh with a solid left hand.
Silva connects with a couple of short punches.
Silva works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Silva throwing shots but Welsh is blocking nicely.
Silva is thwarting Welsh's attempts to control the position.
Silva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Welsh is trying to get back to full guard.
Welsh gets back to full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva passes Welsh's left leg - he's now in half guard.
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 scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Welsh is refusing to be controlled, as Silva sits in half guard.
Johnny Welsh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Welsh with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Welsh wants to get back to full guard.
Silva sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Welsh defending well though.
Silva missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rickson Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Silva 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rickson Silva!
During a confident post fight interview, Rickson Silva thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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