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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joey Rodinerio Bravo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenji Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bravo 's entrance music is Damian Marley - Confrontation. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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216 lbs
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200 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joey Rodinerio Bravo !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kenji Silva!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Silva wants it to stay on the feet.
Bravo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Silva sprawls well. Silva wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bravo gets slowly back to his feet.
A jab from Silva does it's job there.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bravo .
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joey Rodinerio Bravo . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva tries a low kick but Bravo avoids it.
Bravo wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva cracks Bravo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Silva tries a low kick but Bravo avoids it.
Bravo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Silva connects with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bravo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Bravo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva seems keen to control Bravo 's posture.
Silva keeping full guard, as Bravo tries to pass.
Silva pulls Bravo in close to prevent any damage.
Bravo tries to free his leg and advance position but Silva is retaining full guard.
Kenji Silva has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Silva throws a low kick, looking for Bravo 's leg but Bravo calmly moves out of range.
Bravo gets a double leg takedown into Silva's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bravo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bravo stops Silva from standing up.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Bravo from controlling successfully.
Bravo trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Silva manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Silva sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Bravo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bravo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Silva gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bravo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Silva gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bravo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Bravo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bravo wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Silva is now in half guard.
Bravo has a hand on Silva's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Silva takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kenji Silva will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Silva.
Bravo blocks a low kick nicely.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Bravo .
Bravo is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Silva is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Silva is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Joey Rodinerio Bravo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Silva manages to get back to half guard.
Bravo tries to pass to full mount but Silva defends it.
Silva controlling the position well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravo is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Bravo is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Silva doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bravo .
Bravo wants to pass the guard but Silva is defending well.
Bravo is looking for a kimura here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking to improve his position.
Bravo tries to pass to full mount but Silva defends it.
Bravo is working for an americana but Silva has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Bravo was thinking about the submission.
Silva wants to sweep here but Bravo controlling him for the moment.
Silva seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bravo trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Bravo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A nice leg kick lands there from Silva.
Silva throws a leg kick but Bravo moved away.
Bravo tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Bravo takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Bravo moves out of range as Silva throws a body kick.
Bravo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Silva but Silva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva connects with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bravo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bravo misses with a wild body shot.
Silva throws a head kick but Bravo moves out of range.
Bravo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bravo .
Bravo fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joey Rodinerio Bravo . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice shot by Silva.
Silva throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Silva pushes Bravo away with a front kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenji Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Bravo needs to keep his hands up - Silva had a free shot at his head there.
Bravo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva throws a leg kick but Bravo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Silva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Silva throws a head kick but Bravo moves out of range.
Bravo takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Silva connects with a solid leg kick.
Bravo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bravo blocks a head kick by Silva.
A swing and a miss from Bravo .
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bravo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nice body kick from Silva.
Bravo fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Silva. Those never looked like landing.
Silva misses with an uppercut.
Bravo fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Silva to the ground. Bravo is now in Silva's guard.
Bravo wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Silva trying to keep a closed guard but Bravo is proving a slippery customer.
Silva wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Bravo tries to free his leg and advance position but Silva is retaining full guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenji Silva has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Nice takedown defense from Silva. No joy for Bravo on that attempt.
Silva throws the kick towards the body but Bravo avoids it.
Silva cracks Bravo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bravo moves out of range of the leg kick from Silva.
Silva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Silva lands a slapping body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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 lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nice cross by Silva.
An inside leg kick from Silva misses.
Silva thuds his right hand into Bravo 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bravo is rocked!
Bravo walks straight into a right hand from Silva - that's dropped him! Silva jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Bravo from any more punishment! Bravo complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Kenji Silva!
Kenji Silva managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Conviction, into his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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