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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rousimar Palhares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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196 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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210 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rousimar Palhares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricardo Silva!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Seu Braga and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva swinging wildly here.
Silva misses with a double jab.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Silva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Palhares has Silva pressed against the cage, preventing Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Silva scores with a shot to the side of Palhares's head.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Palhares keeps him there for the moment.
Silva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Silva.
Silva is trying to force a seperation but Palhares has the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Silva is trying to force a seperation but Palhares has the dominant position.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Palhares has him pressed against the cage.
Palhares keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silva is trying to push Palhares away but Palhares has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Silva lands a body shot in the clinch.
Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Palhares looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Silva is fending him off so far but Palhares persists. Nope, Silva circles away and we're back to standing.
Palhares dodges the punch combination from Silva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
Silva moves into the clinch successfully.
Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Silva works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Palhares has double underhooks.
Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice shot by Silva.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palhares shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Silva counters with a two punch combo.
Silva looks to land a combination but Palhares avoids it well.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Palhares is defended easily by Silva.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rousimar Palhares. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Palhares eats them both and turns towards Silva to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Silva lands a right hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Palhares is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Palhares circles away quickly and effectively.
Palhares shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Silva scores with a three punch combo!
Ricardo Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Palhares is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Silva.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sloppy strikes from Silva. Those never looked like landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Silva dominated that round.
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.
Silva throws a series of strikes that have Palhares backpedaling.
Palhares tries for a takedown but Silva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Silva!
Palhares tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Palhares bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Palhares fails with the takedown
and Silva counters with a one-two to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palhares fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rousimar Palhares. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Palhares takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Rousimar Palhares has been cut.
Silva lands a jab-cross combination.
Silva throws a series of punches but Palhares moves out of range.
Silva lands a jab-cross combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Ricardo Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Danga de danga de dang - Silva scores with a four punch combination!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Palhares is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Silva.
Silva moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Palhares has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Silva lands with a nice combination. Palhares backs away looking to recover.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva moves into the clinch successfully.
Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Silva presses Palhares against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Silva stalling.
A hook to the body from Silva.
Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A shot to the liver by Silva. Beautiful body shot.
Silva darts in and clinches Palhares up against the cage.
Silva wants to break free but Palhares has control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva breaks the clinch.
Palhares is trying hard to land a takedown here. Silva sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Silva closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Silva throws a series of punches but Palhares moves out of range.
Silva scores with a three punch combo!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva throws a series of strikes that have Palhares backpedaling.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva lands a two punch combo.
Silva's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Silva duly obliges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rousimar Palhares's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Palhares showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Palhares takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Silva rushes Palhares and presses him up against the cage.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Palhares. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Silva tries to break free but Palhares pushes him back against the cage.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Palhares has him pressed against the cage.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Palhares has him pressed against the cage.
Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ricardo Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Palhares misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Palhares tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Palhares tries to keep at a distance but Silva has taken the fight into the clinch.
Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Rousimar Palhares has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palhares shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Sloppy strikes from Silva. Those never looked like landing.
Palhares looks to clinch
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Palhares tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Silva holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Palhares prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Palhares keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nice body punch from Silva - that landed with a thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Palhares is controlling the position.
Silva throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Palharess head.
Silva is trying to push Palhares away but Palhares has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Palhares has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Silva pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Palhares back to the cage. Silva follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A right-left combo lands from Silva.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Palhares.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rousimar Palhares. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Silva moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Silva lands a jab-cross combination.
A right-left combo lands from Silva.
Silva lands a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Palhares throws a poor cross that misses
and Silva counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricardo 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 26:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 26:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricardo Silva!
Ricardo Silva was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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