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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chico Lincoln (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitor Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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181 cm
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181 lbs
3 - 5 - 0 |
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185 cm
22
195 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chico Lincoln! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vitor Silva! The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A head kick misses from Lincoln. Silva instigates a clinch. Lincoln drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lincoln misses with the head strike.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lincoln has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lincoln manages to break the clinch.
Lincoln gets in close and instigates a clinch. Lincoln is trying to stall.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Lincoln blocks with his arms.
Lincoln using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lincoln smiles and moves away.
Lincoln takes the fight into the clinch. A hook to the body from Lincoln.
Lincoln can't break the clinch.
A knee to the head by Silva.
It looks like Chico Lincoln has been cut. Silva trying to stall but Lincoln improves his position.
Lincoln with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lincoln using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva lands a knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lincoln using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lincoln wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lincoln is pressed up against the cage. Silva has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lincoln down to the mat. Lincoln avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. Silva tries to clinch but Lincoln moves away and Lincoln counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lincoln. Silva blocks the elbow strike.
Lincoln can't break the clinch.
Lincoln is pressed up against the cage. Silva has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lincoln down to the mat. Lincoln avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. Chico Lincoln has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vitor Silva. Lincoln forces Silva back against the cage and clinches. Lincoln has had enough of the clinch but Silva keeps him there for the moment. Silva tries to pull guard but Lincoln won't allow it.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lincoln has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lincoln has Silva pressed against the cage.
Lincoln misses with a knee strike.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Lincoln.
Lincoln is breathing heavily. Lincoln wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lincoln.
Silva is looking to control Lincoln's arms but Lincoln gets an underhook and turns him. Now Silva has his back to the cage. Knees to the body from Lincoln.
Lincoln wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva landing knees to the body.
Silva is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Lincoln on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lincoln takes an elbow to the temple. Silva comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lincoln lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Silva is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Silva is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lincoln pulls him back up using the underhooks. Silva pulls guard successfully.
Silva pulls Lincoln in to control the position. Lincoln passes Silva's left leg - he's now in half guard. Lincoln looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Silva tries to get to full guard but Lincoln has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Lincoln decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet. Lincoln scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Lincoln looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well. Lincoln tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range. Lincoln closes the distance and clinches. Lincoln breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lincoln misses with a head kick.
Silva avoids the head kick by Lincoln.
The fight moves into the clinch position. Nice elbow from Silva. Lincoln tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Lincoln tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Lincoln blocks with his arms.
Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lincoln breaks from the clinch.
Silva tries to clinch but Lincoln moves away and Lincoln moves into the clinch. A knee to the head by Lincoln.
Lincoln misses with a knee to the head. Lincoln tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva keeps control of Lincoln as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Lincoln tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chico Lincoln dominated that round. The cut man is working on Chico Lincoln's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lincoln tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Lincoln tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lincoln tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range. Silva tries to clinch but Lincoln moves away and Lincoln counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lincoln. Lincoln trying to land knees to the body.
Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
Lincoln is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks. Come on Silva - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Lincoln throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms. Silva tries to pull guard but Lincoln holds him up against the cage and eventually Silva drops back down to his feet.
Silva tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lincoln just stands there and leans against the cage. Silva ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Silva no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Silva is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lincoln scoring with punches to the head and body. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Silva is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched. Lincoln tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position. Lincoln prevents the takedown attempt.
Chico Lincoln has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vitor Silva. Silva breaks the clinch.
Lincoln closes the distance but Silva moves to the side and Silva counters with a thumping low kick. Lincoln tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center. Lincoln throws a body kick, spinning off balance and Silva holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Silva drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lincoln pulls his leg out and moves away.
Silva tries to clinch but fails miserably and Lincoln counters with a left and a right that stings Silva. Lincoln has Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva blocks the elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Lincoln can't break the clinch.
Silva drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lincoln pulls his leg out and moves away.
Lincoln will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Chico Lincoln is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Lincoln gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Lincoln with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Lincoln wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
Lincoln is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks. Lincoln slows down the pace here.
Lincoln breaks from the clinch.
Lincoln tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away. Silva closes the distance but Lincoln moves to the side and Lincoln counters by moving into the clinch. Lincoln wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Lincoln wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lincoln creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Silva looks to throw an elbow but misses. Lincoln landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lincoln tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body. Lincoln manages to break the clinch.
Silva pushes Lincoln up against the cage in a clinch. Lincoln looking to slow down the pace here. Lincoln wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage. Lincoln breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Chico Lincoln seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Lincoln. Lincoln has taken the fight to the clinch.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Silva throws an elbow but it misses.
The referee calls for Lincoln to work.
Lincoln is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Silva misses with a knee to the head. Silva prevents Lincoln from breaking the clinch. Lincoln is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks. Silva has picked Lincoln up - he's going for a ride! Silva dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard. Silva stalling away here and it's allowed Lincoln to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard. Silva won't allow Lincoln to sweep him here. Lincoln is working hard here to advance position. Silva has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Lincoln is proving hard to escape from. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Chico Lincoln will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Chico Lincoln's cut. That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Lincoln fails in his attempt to clinch. Silva wants to clinch and Lincoln moves into the clinch. Silva decides to pull guard. Silva lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Lincoln! Silva takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though. Lincoln is desperately trying to improve his position but Silva has a good base and remains in mount. Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lincoln is squirming around, avoiding Silva's attempts to control the action. Silva controlling the pace for now. Silva takes Lincoln's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Lincoln is in trouble. Silva is not going to allow Lincoln to sit and survive in this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Lincoln looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands. I really don't envy Lincoln right now.
Silva struggling to keep hold of the position.
I really don't envy Lincoln right now.
Lincoln looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Silva is hanging on to Lincoln's back as he tries to escape.
Silva is not going to allow Lincoln to sit and survive in this position. Vitor Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Lincoln is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Lincoln tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell! Lincoln tries to improve his position but instead Silva has taken his back! Lincoln can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Lincoln tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell! Silva get's back to his feet. Lincoln falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silva counters with a good, hard body kick but Lincoln shrugs it off. Silva fails in his attempt to clinch. Lincoln moves into the clinch successfully.
Chico Lincoln has scored more points in the clinch so far. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Silva avoids the elbow strike from Lincoln, against the cage.
Lincoln throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms. Lincoln can't break the clinch.
Lincoln tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position. Silva is trying to maintain a safe position but Lincoln gets an underhook and turns Silva into the cage. Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva takes a shot to the head.
And that's the end of the fight! Vitor Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think Lincoln has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Suge Night scores the fight 29:28 Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28 Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chico Lincoln!
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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
48% |
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