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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jose Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kale Ravenal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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185 lbs
15 - 13 - 0 |
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185 lbs
20 - 14 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kale Ravenal!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Alexandre Firmino and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ravenal pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ravenal misses with a straight left.
Ravenal looking to score a takedown here. Silva is defending well but Ravenal drives through and ends up in Silva's guard.
Ravenal trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ravenal is looking to work some ground and pound but Silva has wrist control.
Silva is looking to stand up but Ravenal isn't so interested in that idea.
Ravenal pushing down on Silva's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Ravenal throwing shots but Silva is blocking nicely.
Silva is trying to control but can't.
Silva has one foot on Ravenal's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ravenal manages to avoid it.
Silva gets a clinch.
A short right from Silva.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ravenal misses with a looping right.
Ravenal takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ravenal fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ravenal wants to slow Silva down by chopping away at his legs.
Ravenal tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ravenal closes the distance but Silva moves to the side
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.
Ravenal wants to clinch
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Kale Ravenal has been cut.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ravenal shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Silva sprawls well. Silva wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ravenal gets slowly back to his feet.
Silva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with some punches.
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!
Silva has Ravenal pressed against the cage.
Silva throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Silva misses with some punches.
Silva lands a hook that snaps the head of Ravenal backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
A short right from Silva.
Ravenal is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.
Ravenal tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Silva prevents a body shot from Ravenal.
Silva taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ravenal staying out of range there.
Silva slips under a jab from Ravenal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva looks to land a right hand but Ravenal moved out of range.
Silva misses with a right hand
and Ravenal counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Silva thinking.
Ravenal swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Jose Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ravenal blocking some punches.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ravenal's elbow.
Ravenal will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Silva up against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Silva.
Silva lands a left hand.
Silva wants to break free but Ravenal has control.
Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Silva wants it to stay on the feet.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ravenal throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Silva's waist but Silva gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ravenal off to one side.
Jose Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kale Ravenal.
Silva throws a lazy right hand but Ravenal sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Silva thows a body shot but no joy.
Ravenal is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Ravenal tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva leaves Ravenal with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva lands a lovely overhand right.
Silva throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ravenal stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva clobbers Ravenal with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Silva scores with a punch to the head.
A clash of legs there as Ravenal blocks the low kick.
Silva has closed the distance and engaged Ravenal in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kale Ravenal's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ravenal takes a kick to the side of the head.
Some bone on bone action there as Silva checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ravenal darts in and clinches Silva up against the cage.
Ravenal is trying to break free.
Ravenal is trying to push Silva away but Silva has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ravenal lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ravenal ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Ravenal no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Silva wants to stand but Ravenal has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Ravenal trying to control the position here.
Silva trying to stand up but can't free himself from Ravenal's guard.
Ravenal throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Silva won't allow Ravenal to get back to his feet.
Ravenal keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Silva wanted to stand there but Ravenal had control of the position.
Ravenal working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Silva doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Silva manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva preventing the sweep.
Ravenal controls Silva momentarily but Silva frees himself.
Ravenal has a closed guard, preventing Silva from standing up.
Ravenal looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Silva is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Ravenal working for a triangle but Silva defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Ravenal not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Silva decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Silva is looking to chop away at Ravenal's legs.
Silva throws a front kick aimed at Ravenal's knee but Ravenal avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ravenal tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ravenal tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Silva lands a really nice looking cross but Ravenal seems unphased.
Silva is looking to clinch but Ravenal is avoiding it.
Silva tries to work over Ravenal's front leg with a kick but Ravenal checks it.
Ravenal tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Ravenal avoids the head kick by Silva.
Ravenal shoots for a double leg takedown but Silva sprawls well. He's pushed Ravenal's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva lands a front kick.
Silva throws a lazy right hand but Ravenal sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Ravenal moves out of range of the leg kick from Silva.
Silva paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ravenal moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Silva dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kale Ravenal's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
That kick from Ravenal tenderised Silva's leg. Silva is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ravenal has managed to clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Ravenal.
Ravenal's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Silva.
Ravenal manages to break the clinch.
Silva scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Ravenal circles away.
Silva lands with a cross.
Silva stuns Ravenal with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ravenal fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Silva avoids it really well and circles away.
Silva scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ravenal tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva scores with a shot to the body.
Silva instigates a clinch.
Silva breaks from the clinch.
A slow jab from Ravenal misses its intended target.
Ravenal tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Ravenal swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Ravenal tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Silva swivels and escapes.
Jose Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Ravenal closes the distance and clinches.
Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice shot by Silva.
Ravenal tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Ravenal gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ravenal on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ravenal takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva clinches up with Ravenal and pushes him back against the cage.
Silva makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ravenal tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ravenal tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ravenal takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ravenal moves out of range as Silva strikes.
Ravenal is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ravenal.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ravenal!
Silva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ravenal, pushing him back against the cage.
Silva throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ravenals head.
Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ravenal fails with the takedown.
Jose Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kale Ravenal.
Silva rushes Ravenal and presses him up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Silva.
Ravenal ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Ravenal no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Kale Ravenal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ravenal bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Silva's guard.
Ravenal pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.
Ravenal trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva controls Ravenal momentarily but Ravenal frees himself.
Ravenal preventing the sweep.
Silva is working hard here to advance position.
Silva wants to stand but Ravenal is controlling the position.
Jose Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ravenal takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Silva clinches.
Ravenal tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva pushes Ravenal up against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ravenal is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Silva working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ravenal jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Silva walks away with a smile on his face. Ravenal gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Silva slaps away a takedown attempt from Ravenal, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ravenal shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Silva but Silva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Silva, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Silva!
Jose Silva seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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