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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Boss King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Boss King has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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300 lbs
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286 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, The Boss King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Antonio Silva!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Chris Saunders and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King stuffs the takedown.
Silva has taken the fight to the clinch.
King is trying to stall.
Silva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite King's efforts to push away.
King's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
King shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Silva sprawls well. Silva wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. King gets slowly back to his feet.
Silva scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Silva trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but King manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
King postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet.
Silva managing to control the position.
King trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. King manages to get himself to full guard.
Silva postures up and lands a big shot to King's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to pass the guard but King is keeping the position.
King looking to control.
Silva sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed King's guard.
Silva missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
King tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
King is trying to control but can't.
Silva is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so King is just riding it out for now. Silva eventually gives up the hold.
King is staying active underneath Silva, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Silva ducks right into an uppercut from King.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
King doesn't succeed with the takedown
so Silva counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
King is breathing heavily.
King looking for a sweep. Not yet King, not yet.
King knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Silva looking to sit in guard and control but King gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is striking off his back. King thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Silva moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
King won't allow Silva to sweep him here.
Silva controls King momentarily but King frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Silva dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
King stalks Silva and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Silva's face. Silva staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Antonio Silva has been cut.
Silva scores with a head kick.
King tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Silva swivels and escapes.
Silva is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
King tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva leaves King with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
King gets caught napping as Silva dives in and scores a takedown. King manages to retain guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Silva gets to his feet - King follows without any prompting.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Silva's waist but Silva gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing King off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for The Boss King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
King leaves Silva with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
King fails with the takedown
and Silva counters by clinching up.
Silva gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, King regains guard.
Silva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but King is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva stands up and waves to King to follow him.
The Boss King is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Silva thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on King if he has to take too many more of those.
Silva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has King pinned against the cage. King gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
King lands with a hook. Silva tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
King closes the distance and clinches up with Silva, looking for a takedown. King pushes Silva against the cage but Silva circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
King throws a wild body kick that Silva sees coming a mile off.
King is looking to land body kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
King dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Silva. That did some damage!
The Boss King is winning the standup battle so far.
King fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Silva tries to score a power double leg takedown but King sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Silva somewhat.
A head kick misses from King.
King closes this distance looking for a takedown but Silva circles away.
King tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva shoots for a double leg takedown but King sprawls well. He's pushed Silva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Silva on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Silva closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
King is trying to pull guard but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva jumps guard and drags King to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
King preventing the sweep.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as King accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Silva keeping moving, preventing King from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. King manages to get himself to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Antonio Silva's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Silva stuffs the takedown.
The fight stays on the outside here - King looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Horrible takedown by King or perhaps it was just good defense by Silva which made him look bad.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but King shows good takedown defense.
Silva drives through with a takedown into guard.
Silva advances position into side control!
Silva fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Silva decides to stand up, so the ref orders King to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for The Boss King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva clinches with his opponent.
Silva decides to pull guard.
King wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Silva looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
King sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Silva looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Antonio Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.
King stands up from Silva's guard - King perhaps looking for a knockout.
No luck for King with that takedown attempt.
King swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. King tries to avoid it but Silva manages to keep hold of a leg and drag King to the ground. King escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
King stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and King wants it to stay on the feet.
King throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown. King tries to sprawl out of it but Silva keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. King manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
King scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Silva is trying to control King's posture but King avoids it.
King has control of an arm but Silva manages to advance to King's back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but King has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
King looking very determined here, making life difficult for Silva.
Silva is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
The Boss King has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Antonio Silva is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
King rolls, trying to escape but Silva keeps control of the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Antonio Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Silva winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Josh West scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Silva!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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