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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonardo Leonardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robson Silva is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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225 lbs
13 - 8 - 0 |
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291 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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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
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Robson Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Leonardo Leonardo!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Alexandre Firmino and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Leonardo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silva shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Leonardo napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Silva looks up at the clock and then as Leonardo takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Silva smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Silva takes a little break here. Leonardo wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Silva in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The strikes coming from Silva are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Silva throws a strike aimed at the side of Leonardo's head but Leonardo avoids it well.
Silva in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Leonardo managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Silva.
Silva throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Leonardo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws an elbow but Leonardo slips to the side and avoids it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Leonardo defending against the ground and pound.
Silva in side control, throwing shots but Leonardo defends.
Silva working the ground and pound but Leonardo is defending the strikes.
Silva working the ground and pound but Leonardo is defending the strikes.
Silva misses with the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Leonardo is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Silva off and has taken his back!
Silva tries to escape but Leonardo has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Silva is trying to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good control from Leonardo.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Leonardo's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Leonardo is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Leonardo trying to control momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonardo controlling the position well here. Silva rolled but Leonardo kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Leonardo Leonardo.
Silva shoots in but Leonardo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Leonardo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Silva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Leonardo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Leonardo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Leonardo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to control from the top but Leonardo keeps moving.
Leonardo pulls Silva in close to prevent any damage.
Leonardo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silva.
Leonardo keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
Silva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leonardo keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Leonardo controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robson Silva dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Silva shoots in but no luck this time.
A good leg kick by Leonardo.
Silva takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Leonardo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Leonardo.
Silva avoids the body shot from Leonardo.
Silva shoots in but Leonardo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robson Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Leonardo stuffs the takedown attempt from Silva. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt - Leonardo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Leonardo throws a solid leg kick but Silva takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Leonardo.
Silva is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Leonardo's half guard.
Silva not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Leonardo is looking to control Silva's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Leonardo avoid being mounted?
Silva is trying to work for a kimura but Leonardo is defending well.
Leonardo wants to control but Silva is keeping busy.
Robson Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to take a breather but Leonardo is having none of it.
Silva thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Leonardo's head.
Silva sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Leonardo defending well though.
Silva throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Silva throwing shots but Leonardo is blocking nicely.
Silva wants to free his trapped foot but Leonardo is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Leonardo regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva with a flurry of punches that miss.
Silva throws a strike but Leonardo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Leonardo preventing the sweep.
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.
Silva wants to stand and escape but Leonardo is having none of it.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Leonardo from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Leonardo Leonardo.
Leonardo tries to score with a low kick but Silva moves his leg out of the way.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Silva checks a leg kick.
Leonardo misses with a low kick.
A leg kick checked by Silva.
Silva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Leonardo circles away.
Leonardo Leonardo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leonardo slaps away a takedown attempt from Silva, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Silva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Leonardo swivels and escapes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonardo Leonardo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Silva fails to land the takedown.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Silva is defended easily by Leonardo.
Leonardo misses the jab.
Leonardo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Leonardo cracks Silva with a right hand to the side of the head.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Leonardo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robson Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva staying out of range there.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Leonardo.
Leonardo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Silva.
Leonardo throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Leonardo throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Leonardo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva blocks a head kick by Leonardo.
Silva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Leonardo pinned against the cage. Leonardo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Leonardo misses with an uppercut.
Leonardo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Leonardo Leonardo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leonardo misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonardo looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Silva.
Silva shoots in and drives through. Leonardo sprawls well.
Leonardo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Silva shoots in for a double leg but Leonardo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Leonardo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Leonardo wants it to stay on the feet.
Leonardo misses with a wild body shot.
Silva checks a low kick from Leonardo.
Silva checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonardo fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Leonardo throws out the jab.
Silva moves away from the strike by Leonardo.
A swing and a miss from Leonardo.
Leonardo throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
Leonardo misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Leonardo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Silva's calf.
Leonardo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Silva checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva fails to land the takedown.
Silva closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Leonardo's guard.
Silva wants to control from the top but Leonardo keeps moving.
Silva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Leonardo.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva trying to control but Leonardo is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leonardo Leonardo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Leonardo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leonardo Leonardo!
Leonardo Leonardo decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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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
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