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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rorion Liborio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rorion Liborio has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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210 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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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, Rorion Liborio!
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, Thiago Silva!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Seu Braga and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Liborio circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Liborio pinned against the cage. Liborio gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva lands a head kick that stumbles Liborio and the fighters go to the mat.
Liborio is rocked!
It looks like Rorion Liborio has been cut.
Liborio wants to stand but Silva is controlling the position.
Oh Liborio is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Liborio is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Silva throws a big right hand that misses.
Silva works over Liborio with some ground and pound from guard.
Silva avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Liborio seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liborio looking for a sweep. Not yet Liborio, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Liborio keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Liborio is looking to sweep but instead, Silva has passed into half guard.
Silva looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Liborio with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Liborio is looking to control Silva's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Liborio avoid being mounted?
Liborio is trying to get back to full guard.
Liborio is breathing heavily.
Silva wants to free his trapped foot but Liborio is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Liborio is looking to clinch.
Crunch! Silva slams his shin into Liborio's torso.
Some wild striking there from Liborio.
Liborio throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
No luck for Liborio with that takedown attempt.
Silva drives through and clinches with Liborio against the cage.
Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Liborio.
Liborio has his takedown stuffed
and Silva counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Silva.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rorion Liborio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Liborio tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt - Liborio sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Liborio gets caught flat footed, as Silva shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Silva trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Liborio manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Liborio is looking to work some ground and pound but Silva has wrist control.
Liborio stands and throws Silva's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Silva is looking to reverse the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liborio trying to control the position but Silva is working away.
Liborio stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Silva fails with the takedown
and Liborio counters with a single leg into guard. Silva didn't expect that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva has an active guard here but Liborio has managed to pass into half guard.
Liborio is trying to control the action in half guard but Silva is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Silva tries to get to full guard but Liborio has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Thiago Silva will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rorion Liborio's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Liborio looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Silva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Silva looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Silva is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Liborio trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Liborio wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Silva manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Liborio manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Liborio is keeping the position for now.
Liborio is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Liborio wants to control the position but Silva says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Liborio is looking for a sweep. Silva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Silva is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Liborio manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Liborio is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Liborio bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Silva's guard.
Liborio is pushing down on Silva's leg trying to pass to half guard. Silva is fighting to maintain full guard but Liborio has managed to sneak the leg through.
Liborio throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Liborio in particular looking to stall.
Liborio trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
Liborio decides to stand and escape the position.
Liborio tests Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Liborio throws out a loose jab but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Liborio as Silva shoots in.
Rorion Liborio is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva throws a good cross that connects.
A good leg kick by Silva.
Silva shoots in but no luck this time.
Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rorion Liborio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thiago Silva.
Liborio shoots in but no luck this time.
Silva takes a swing at Liborio's ribcage but misses.
Liborio fails to land the takedown.
Silva tries for a takedown but Liborio circles away easily
and Liborio counters with a stiff right hand.
Silva changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Liborio tries to avoid it but Silva manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Liborio to the ground. Liborio escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liborio circles away from the clinch attempt
and Liborio counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Liborio tries to pull guard but Silva holds him up against the cage and eventually Liborio drops back down to his feet.
Silva tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Liborio smiles and moves away.
Liborio swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva fails with the takedown
and Liborio counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rorion Liborio dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rorion Liborio'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. And we move into the final round!
Liborio throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Silva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Liborio but Liborio pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Silva swings for the body but Liborio moves out of range.
Silva tries to clinch but Liborio moves away
and Liborio decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Silva's guard.
Silva wants to sweep here but Liborio controlling him for the moment.
Silva is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Silva managing to control the position.
Liborio postures up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liborio won't allow Silva to sweep him here.
Silva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Liborio.
Silva looking for a guillotine here but Liborio defends easily.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Silva scores with a head kick.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Liborio keeps the fight on the outside.
Liborio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva gets the takedown into side control.
Liborio tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Silva trying to control the action but Liborio is working from the bottom.
Liborio is trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Liborio's face as Silva controls the position.
Silva tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Silva has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Rorion Liborio overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Silva has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Silva gets a takedown into half guard.
Liborio is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liborio gets full guard.
Liborio lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Silva!
Silva is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Liborio working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Silva keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Liborio in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rorion Liborio showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Liborio 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rorion Liborio!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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