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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kid Chocolate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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193 cm
25
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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200 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kid Chocolate! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucas Silva! The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Emerson Jorge and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A slow jab from Chocolate misses its intended target. Silva wants to clinch. Chocolate misses the shot to the body. Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chocolate. Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chocolate was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva. Chocolate avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chocolate is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva. Chocolate throws a big shot that misses. Kid Chocolate seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Silva misses with a double jab.
Chocolate throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chocolate scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Silva doesn't seem bothered though. Silva shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard. Chocolate is breathing heavily. The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup. Silva wants to pass to mount but Chocolate is defending the position.
That's one minute gone in the round. Silva is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Chocolate is just riding it out for now. Silva eventually gives up the hold. Silva is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Chocolate doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Silva. Chocolate knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so. Silva seems to be looking for submissions.
Silva is trying to control. Chocolate wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Chocolate is trying to maintain the position but Silva is very close to passing his half guard. Silva stops Chocolate from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Silva controlling the action here. Chocolate is staying active underneath Silva, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Lucas Silva. Silva gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Chocolate gets caught napping as Silva dives in and scores a takedown. Chocolate manages to retain guard. Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Chocolate is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Silva trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Chocolate manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! Silva working a defensive guard here.
Silva looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas Silva dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Silva drives through with a takedown into Chocolate's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position. Silva wants to control from the top but Chocolate keeps moving. Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Chocolate is retaining full guard. Silva works over Chocolate with some ground and pound from guard. Silva content to stall in guard here.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Lucas Silva hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart. Silva gets a clinch. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Chocolate tries to break free but Silva pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round. A bit of stalling here from Chocolate.
Chocolate is trying to break the clinch but Silva is controlling him. Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Silva. Chocolate circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Silva was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! Silva wants to control the pace but Chocolate is squirming around nicely. Silva has hold of Chocolate's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Chocolate manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Chocolate is squirming around, avoiding Silva's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Silva is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Chocolate has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Silva thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Silva trying to control but Chocolate is having none of it. Silva punching from mount but Chocolate doing a good job of avoiding damage. Silva looking to control but Chocolate is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. Lucas Silva has got the better of the ground game so far. Silva works his way to his opponent's back.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Silva has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Chocolate has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Silva misses with punches from the back. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Will Silva go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Silva really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Chocolate. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Chocolate moves out of range as Silva strikes. Silva dives in and scores a takedown into Chocolate's guard. Silva trying to control but Chocolate is working from the bottom. Silva is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. Silva postures up in Chocolate's guard and throws a big left but Chocolate blocks it. Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Silva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Chocolate can't keep his opponent in guard - Silva advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. Silva seems to be working for a kimura but Chocolate defends the submission attempt. Silva uses his free foot to push down on Chocolate's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Chocolate.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Silva controlling his opponent. Silva throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Kid Chocolate has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Silva is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet! Chocolate checks a leg kick. Silva shoots in and gets a takedown into Chocolate's guard. Silva stands up from guard. Let's bang! Silva is trying hard to land a takedown here. Chocolate sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Chocolate just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice. Silva is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Chocolate looks calm but he's in trouble here. Silva gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Chocolate is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Silva lets go of the hold and Chocolate can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Lucas Silva!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
38% |
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