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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joao Ribeiro da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Bennett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ribeiro da Silva's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Soulfly - Pain. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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221 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
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180 cm
34
222 lbs
12 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joao Ribeiro da Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Charles Bennett!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Daniel Cesar and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bennett takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bennett moves out of range as Ribeiro da Silva strikes.
Joao Ribeiro da Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bennett shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ribeiro da Silva but Ribeiro da Silva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ribeiro da Silva sizes up Bennett with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ribeiro da Silva lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Bennett sprawling to the canvas. Ribeiro da Silva follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Bennett hang on?
Bennett is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ribeiro da Silva thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bennett's head.
Ribeiro da Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bennett keeps working.
Ribeiro da Silva frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Ribeiro da Silva landing shots from mount.
Ribeiro da Silva looking to control but Bennett is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The referee warns Bennett that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bennett manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Bennett is trying to get back to full guard.
Bennett keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bennett wants to improve his position but Ribeiro da Silva is controlling well.
Ribeiro da Silva has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ribeiro da Silva trying to control from half guard but Bennett is working away.
Bennett wants to get back to full guard.
Bennett wants to sweep but Ribeiro da Silva has passed to side control!
The strikes coming from Ribeiro da Silva are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ribeiro da Silva is working Bennett over with some ground and pound from side control.
Ribeiro da Silva trying to control the position but Bennett is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro da Silva works to advance to full mount. Bennett defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Bennett regains half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ribeiro da Silva is trying to control. Bennett wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ribeiro da Silva throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bennett tries to roll over but Ribeiro da Silva keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ribeiro da Silva wants to free his trapped foot but Bennett is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennett is not content to let Ribeiro da Silva control the position.
Ribeiro da Silva wants to pass to mount but Bennett is defending the position.
Ribeiro da Silva stops Bennett from getting back to his feet.
Bennett wants to improve his position but Ribeiro da Silva is controlling well.
Nice strikes from Ribeiro da Silva there.
Ribeiro da Silva is nestled in close to Bennett, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bennett is trying to control but Ribeiro da Silva manages to pass to mount!
Ribeiro da Silva landing strikes from the mount and Bennett is in trouble!
Bennett tries to hold on but Ribeiro da Silva pushes him away.
Bennett really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bennett is bucking up trying to escape but Ribeiro da Silva cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Bennett is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ribeiro da Silva breaks from Bennett's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Ribeiro da Silva working the ground and pound effectively.
Ribeiro da Silva landing punches.
Bennett is still in real trouble! Can Ribeiro da Silva finish him?
Bennett tries to lock up and control but Ribeiro da Silva gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bennett seems to have recovered his senses.
Ribeiro da Silva punishing his opponent with strikes.
Ribeiro da Silva trying to control but Bennett is having none of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bennett tries to hold on but Ribeiro da Silva pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joao Ribeiro da Silva dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bennett doesn't manage to clinch there - Ribeiro da Silva circles away.
Ribeiro da Silva throws a jab but it's blocked by Bennett.
Ribeiro da Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bennett.
Ribeiro da Silva lands the left hand.
Bennett shoots and misses
and Ribeiro da Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
Bennett steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ribeiro da Silva.
Nice defenses there by Bennett.
Bennett fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ribeiro da Silva fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Bennett to the ground. Ribeiro da Silva is now in Bennett's guard.
Ribeiro da Silva cracks Bennett with a solid left hand.
Ribeiro da Silva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ribeiro da Silva is looking to work some ground and pound but Bennett has wrist control.
Ribeiro da Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Bennett is retaining full guard.
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!
Ribeiro da Silva is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribeiro da Silva slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Bennett is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bennett sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Ribeiro da Silva seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bennett does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bennett wants to control but Ribeiro da Silva is keeping busy.
Bennett is staying active underneath Ribeiro da Silva, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ribeiro da Silva moves into full mount! Bennett won't be happy about that!
Bennett is trying desperately to improve position.
Bennett is in a horrible position here. Ribeiro da Silva smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bennett is looking to get to half guard.
Bennett throwing hammer fists to the chest of Ribeiro da Silva. What's that going to do exactly?
Ribeiro da Silva is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bennett can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Bennett is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ribeiro da Silva lands a big shot there that rocks Bennett but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Ribeiro da Silva prevents Bennett from getting the reversal.
Ribeiro da Silva tries to control but Bennett wriggling away.
Ribeiro da Silva scoring with strikes but Bennett is staying in there.
Ribeiro da Silva lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Bennett! Ribeiro da Silva sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Bennett and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Joao Ribeiro da Silva!
Joao Ribeiro da Silva very nearly forgot to thank $10 amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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hype
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