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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Erico De Le Silvio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larry Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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291 lbs
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194 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Good wrestler
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Erico De Le Silvio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Larry Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Le Silvio is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
De Le Silvio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
De Le Silvio tries to clinch up.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by De Le Silvio.
De Le Silvio tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
De Le Silvio tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
De Le Silvio tries to clinch
and Johnson counters with a shoot takedown. De Le Silvio fights it but they end up in guard.
Johnson trying to control but De Le Silvio is working from the bottom.
Johnson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of De Le Silvio's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but De Le Silvio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De Le Silvio preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Johnson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but De Le Silvio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De Le Silvio preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
De Le Silvio working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Johnson.
Johnson looking to sit in guard and control but De Le Silvio gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Johnson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Johnson seems keen to control De Le Silvio's posture.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Johnson can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Le Silvio missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
De Le Silvio pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Johnson is keeping the position for now.
De Le Silvio throws a big right hand that misses.
De Le Silvio trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Johnson misses with a head kick.
De Le Silvio fails with an attempt to clinch.
De Le Silvio wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
De Le Silvio tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Le Silvio fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
De Le Silvio tries to sprawl but Johnson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Johnson is nestled in close to De Le Silvio, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Johnson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Johnson working De Le Silvio over with strikes.
De Le Silvio blocking the ground and pound attempt from Johnson.
De Le Silvio blocking the ground and pound attempt from Johnson.
Johnson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Johnson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a head shot. De Le Silvio uses the momentum to regain guard.
Johnson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Johnson connects with a couple of short punches.
De Le Silvio looking to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
De Le Silvio not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Johnson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Larry Johnson 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.
De Le Silvio tries a head kick but it misses.
De Le Silvio blocks the body kick.
De Le Silvio tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
De Le Silvio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
De Le Silvio wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
De Le Silvio wants to clinch.
De Le Silvio fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johnson throws a low kick, looking for De Le Silvio's leg but De Le Silvio calmly moves out of range.
Johnson throws a leg kick that misses.
De Le Silvio fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
De Le Silvio tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Johnson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson scores with a takedown into De Le Silvio's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Le Silvio utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Johnson stands up over De Le Silvio, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Johnson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Johnson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. De Le Silvio is keeping the position for now.
Johnson postures up.
Johnson chips away with some ground and pound.
De Le Silvio wants to stand but Johnson is controlling the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnson trying to control but De Le Silvio is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but De Le Silvio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson scoring with some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Le Silvio utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Johnson wants to control from the top but De Le Silvio keeps moving.
De Le Silvio preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Johnson lands a couple of digs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Johnson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Johnson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
De Le Silvio will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Johnson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
De Le Silvio being controlled here, momentarily.
Johnson tries to free his leg and advance position but De Le Silvio is retaining full guard.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but De Le Silvio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De Le Silvio has momentary wrist control but Johnson slips an elbow through the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson works over De Le Silvio with some ground and pound from guard.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but De Le Silvio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson passes De Le Silvio's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Johnson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks De Le Silvio with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Johnson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Johnson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Johnson is trying to control. De Le Silvio wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
De Le Silvio taking some punishment here, with Johnson in his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Larry Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
De Le Silvio blocks a leg kick.
De Le Silvio wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
De Le Silvio wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
De Le Silvio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
De Le Silvio is looking to clinch.
De Le Silvio tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Johnson counters with a shoot takedown. De Le Silvio fights it but they end up in guard.
Johnson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Johnson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Johnson cracks De Le Silvio with a solid left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Le Silvio working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Johnson.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Johnson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
De Le Silvio is rocked!
Larry Johnson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Johnson distracts De Le Silvio with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Oh De Le Silvio is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Johnson loads up on a big left hand. De Le Silvio felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Johnson looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! De Le Silvio can't hide his disappointment, as Johnson celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Larry Johnson!
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energy
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hype
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