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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Day Bright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Da Silva comes to the cage accompanied by Good Time. Bright has chosen I'll House You as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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210 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Purple 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, Rafael Da Silva!
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, Day Bright!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Emerson Jorge and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Da Silva drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bright tries to close the distance and clinch but Da Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bright tests Da Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Da Silva misses the shot to the body.
Bright punishes Da Silva's body with a nice straight punch.
Bright changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Da Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bright.
Da Silva lands a nice hook to Bright's body. Bright takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Da Silva misses with a hook to the body
and Bright counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Da Silva is looking to score with low kicks.
Bright scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bright tries to clinch but Da Silva is having none of it.
Bright fails to land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Bright, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Silva on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
It looks like Rafael Da Silva has been cut.
Da Silva thows a body shot but no joy.
Good work by Bright as he checks the leg kick.
Day Bright seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bright throws a body punch but Da Silva moves out of range.
Bright misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Da Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Bright is just out of range.
Da Silva scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bright doesn't seem bothered though.
Da Silva throws a right hand that Bright ducks under and follows up with a left that Bright also avoids with ease.
Nice shot lands for Bright.
Da Silva throws a low kick, looking for Bright's leg but Bright calmly moves out of range.
Da Silva is looking to wear down Bright with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bright closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bright thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bright looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Bright throwing shots but Da Silva is blocking nicely.
Bright seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Da Silva is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bright pulls his head out easily.
Da Silva is looking for a sweep. Bright is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Da Silva is trying to maintain the position but Bright is very close to passing his half guard.
Bright slows the pace down in half guard.
Da Silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Da Silva is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bright uses his free foot to push down on Da Silva's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Da Silva.
Bright wants to control the pace but Da Silva is squirming around nicely.
Bright takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Da Silva tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bright avoids the attempt from Da Silva to control.
Bright trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bright controlling from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Da Silva is trying to escape the mount.
Bright wants to control the pace but Da Silva is squirming around nicely.
Bright controlling from the full mount.
Bright connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bright looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bright prevents Da Silva from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Day Bright dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rafael Da Silva's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bright throws a combination that misses
and Da Silva counters with a three punch combo that has Bright backing up. Bright nods at Da Silva to acknowledge the strikes.
Da Silva scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Da Silva misses with the combination.
Bright slaps away a takedown attempt from Da Silva, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bright swings for the body but Da Silva moves out of range.
Da Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Bright feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Bright gets to his feet - Da Silva follows without any prompting.
Bright closes the distance and lands a one-two.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bright misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bright wants to clinch up but Da Silva keeps it at a distance.
Day Bright is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Da Silva throws a body punch but Bright moves out of range.
Da Silva takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bright misses with a jab, cross combination.
Da Silva swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bright counters with a left and a right that stings Da Silva.
Rafael Da Silva's cut is getting worse.
Bright throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
An inside leg kick from Da Silva misses.
Da Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bright looks to land a combination but Da Silva avoids it well.
Bright checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Da Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Da Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bright wants to clinch up but Da Silva keeps it at a distance.
Some wild striking there from Bright.
Da Silva has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bright finds it's way round the side to connect with Da Silva's head.
Day Bright seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bright fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Da Silva throws a jab when Bright was well out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Da Silva. Bright does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bright scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Da Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bright dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Da Silva has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Da Silva there as he acknowledges the shot.
Da Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bright moves away.
Bright avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Da Silva takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Da Silva fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bright changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bright tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Da Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Bright.
Bright tries to clinch but Da Silva is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bright works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rafael Da Silva's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Da Silva loads up on a big right hand but Bright slips the punch.
Bright throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Da Silva walks into a straight right hand from Bright.
Da Silva swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bright counters with a series of strikes. Da Silva will be more careful next time no doubt.
Da Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Da Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bright defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Da Silva.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rafael Da Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bright uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Da Silva.
Bright stuffs the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Day Bright showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rafael Da Silva's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Bright ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Da Silva avoids the head kick by Bright.
Da Silva misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Da Silva misses with a body punch
and Bright counters with a left to the body.
Bright stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bright wants it to stay on the feet.
Bright connects with a body shot that sends Da Silva's belly button to the back.
Bright lands a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Da Silva has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Da Silva there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bright lands a nice hook to Da Silva's body. Da Silva takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bright closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bright lands in his opponent's guard.
Bright trying to control the position from guard on top but Da Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bright must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bright with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Da Silva trying to keep a closed guard but Bright is proving a slippery customer.
Bright really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Da Silva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Da Silva can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bright controls the pace.
Da Silva working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Bright has passed into half guard!
Bright wants to pass the guard but Da Silva is defending well.
Da Silva is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bright pulls his head out easily.
Da Silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bright decides to stand up.
Bright gets a double leg takedown into Da Silva's guard.
Bright decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Da Silva, up you get!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot to the liver by Bright. Beautiful body shot.
Bright tries to clinch up but Da Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Da Silva walks into a jab.
Bright checks a leg kick.
Bright lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bright connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva throws a nice looking combination but Bright bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Da Silva takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bright has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bright lands a nice shot that snaps Da Silva's head back.
Jeez, Rafael Da Silva's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Bright cracks Da Silva with an open hand slap.
Bright connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Rafael Da Silva's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Day Bright!
A victorious Day Bright thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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