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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Izzy Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Audioslave - Like a Stone kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be a great matchup!
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280 lbs
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255 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Izzy Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mike Silva!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Felipe Paraventi and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Silva keeping full guard, as Davis tries to pass.
Silva had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Davis is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Silva Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Davis's back instead.
Davis wriggles onto his back under a barage of strikes.
Silva landing strikes from the mount.
Davis is working to get back to half guard.
Davis is working hard here to advance position.
Davis just holding on.
Davis is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Silva tries to control but Davis wriggling away.
Davis really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Silva thowing shots but they're missing.
Silva is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Silva working some short elbows here. He postures up to throw some more ground and pound but Davis slips a leg through to get back to half guard. Nice work.
Davis is defending against the submission attempts here by Silva.
Silva content to control rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Silva is keen to just control but Davis is a slippery customer.
Davis is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Silva's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Silva's back!
Silva wants to control his opponent's hands but Davis gets his hands free.
Davis lands a shot to the body.
Davis biding his time, controlling Silva.
Davis has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Silva.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis is persistently looking for the submission but Silva is defending it well.
Silva turns into Davis and is now in his guard.
Davis wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment.
Silva is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Davis is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Davis has escaped and now he's on top!
Davis pushing down on Silva's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Silva wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to maintain the position but Davis is very close to passing his half guard.
Davis perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Silva is in trouble now - Davis has advanced to mount!
Silva is trying to escape the mount.
Davis looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Izzy Davis dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Silva with a lazy takedown attempt
and Davis counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Davis throws a strike but Silva avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Silva trying to control the position.
Davis sitting in guard here, content to control.
Silva is trying to control the position but Davis postures up.
Davis working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Silva trying to keep a closed guard but Davis is proving a slippery customer.
Davis controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis stands and throws Silva's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Davis taking a breather here.
Silva wants to control but Davis postures up.
Silva striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Silva is looking to regain half guard here but Davis keeps moving and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Silva is breathing heavily.
You can see the frustration on Silva's face as Davis controls the position.
Davis working the ground and pound from side control.
Davis lands an elbow.
Davis happy to just control the position for now.
Silva tries to improve position but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Silva tries to improve position but can't.
Silva can't do much from the bottom here.
Silva tries to buck Davis off but Davis is having none of it.
Davis working away.
Davis lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Silva down.
A lull in the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Silva is looking for a sweep.
Davis landing a few strikes.
Silva is trying to escape the position but Davis is controlling the position.
Davis seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Silva for as long as he can get away with.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Izzy Davis dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Silva misses with a takedown attempt
and Davis counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Davis.
Silva wants to sweep but no luck.
Silva lands a good elbow from the bottom.
Davis content to stall in guard here.
Silva is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Davis stopping the sweep attempt from Silva.
Davis content to stall in guard here.
Davis postures up and lands a big shot to Silva's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Silva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Silva has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Davis can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Davis slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Silva controls Davis momentarily but Davis frees himself.
Silva tries to strike from the bottom.
Silva can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Davis controls the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva 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.
Davis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Davis shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Davis showed some decent athleticism there.
Davis keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Silva tries to roll over but Davis keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Davis takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis stalling.
Davis moves into full mount! Silva won't be happy about that!
Davis controlling the pace for now.
BOOM! Davis connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Davis working Silva over with strikes here.
Mike Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
BOOM! Davis connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that's the end of the fight!
Izzy Davis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Davis 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Izzy Davis!
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hype
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