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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joao Ribeiro da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Phil Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ribeiro da Silva comes to the cage accompanied by Soulfly - Pain. The key to victory for Joao Ribeiro da Silva has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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221 lbs
13 - 5 - 0 |
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222 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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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
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joao Ribeiro da Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mr Phil Davis!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Thiago Cunha and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ribeiro da Silva throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Davis to counter with a crisp jab.
Davis throws a hook but Ribeiro da Silva blocks it.
Davis with a jab.
Ribeiro da Silva defending well as Davis loads up on a big left hand.
Ribeiro da Silva throws an off balance right hand
and Davis counters with a straight right hand.
Davis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ribeiro da Silva.
Ribeiro da Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
and Davis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Davis shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ribeiro da Silva defends it nicely.
Ribeiro da Silva misses with a hook.
Davis throws a series of punches but Ribeiro da Silva moves out of range.
Ribeiro da Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Davis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ribeiro da Silva scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribeiro da Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Davis.
Davis takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ribeiro da Silva cracks Davis with an open hand slap.
Davis works Ribeiro da Silva's body with a nice hook.
Ribeiro da Silva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Davis's waist but Davis gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ribeiro da Silva off to one side.
Davis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Davis slaps away a takedown attempt from Ribeiro da Silva, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Davis takes a swing at Ribeiro da Silva's ribcage but misses.
Ribeiro da Silva misses with a straight left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Davis. Ribeiro da Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Davis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ribeiro da Silva.
Davis lands with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Davis connects with a body shot that sends Ribeiro da Silva's belly button to the back.
Davis ducks under a wild hook from Ribeiro da Silva.
Ribeiro da Silva fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joao Ribeiro da Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Davis slips a straight right by Ribeiro da Silva.
The fighters circling - Davis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big right from Davis misses.
Davis shoots for a double leg takedown but Ribeiro da Silva sprawls well. He's pushed Davis's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ribeiro da Silva is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Ribeiro da Silva cracks Davis with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ribeiro da Silva misses with a straight left.
Ribeiro da Silva lands with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro da Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Davis was well out of range. Poor timing from Ribeiro da Silva.
Ribeiro da Silva throws a hook but Davis blocks it.
Ribeiro da Silva lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Davis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ribeiro da Silva.
Davis throws a body punch but Ribeiro da Silva moves out of range.
Ribeiro da Silva missing with a left hand there. Davis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Davis looks to land a left hand but Ribeiro da Silva moved out of range nicely.
Davis moves out of range of the strikes.
Decent striking displayed by Ribeiro da Silva there.
The crowd cheers as Ribeiro da Silva lands an impressive looking overhand right. Davis doesn't seem phased though.
Davis misses with a two punch combination.
Davis scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Davis keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Ribeiro da Silva is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Davis defends well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Davis throws an elbow that misses. Ribeiro da Silva uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Davis's guard. Nice move by Ribeiro da Silva!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ribeiro da Silva is fighting to break Davis's control of his arms but Davis is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Davis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Davis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ribeiro da Silva.
Ribeiro da Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Davis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ribeiro da Silva is really struggling to control Davis but he's trying to hold on to the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Joao Ribeiro da Silva will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A punch combination from Ribeiro da Silva misses.
Ribeiro da Silva throws out a loose jab but Davis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Davis ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Davis moves out of range of the strikes.
Davis misses with a wild body shot.
Davis throws an off balance right hand
and Ribeiro da Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Davis shoots for a takedown but Ribeiro da Silva saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ribeiro da Silva throws a looping overhand right but Davis ducks down to avoid it.
Ribeiro da Silva rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Davis counters with a nice uppercut.
Davis misses with a straight left.
Ribeiro da Silva misses with a body shot.
Ribeiro da Silva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribeiro da Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ribeiro da Silva thows a left - swing and a miss!
Davis swings for the body but Ribeiro da Silva moves out of range.
Davis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ribeiro da Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A telegraphed right hand from Davis misses the target.
Ribeiro da Silva shoots in for a takedown but Davis shows good takedown defense.
Ribeiro da Silva looks to throw the jab but Davis is out of range.
A jab from Ribeiro da Silva misses.
Ribeiro da Silva throws a lazy right hand but Davis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ribeiro da Silva throws a good cross that connects.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Davis wants it to stay on the feet.
Ribeiro da Silva swinging wildly here.
Ribeiro da Silva connects with a right hand. Davis shakes it off.
Davis 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.
Ribeiro da Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Davis.
Some wild striking there from Davis.
Davis keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Joao Ribeiro da Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Davis misses with a looping left.
Ribeiro da Silva slips a straight right by Davis.
Ribeiro da Silva shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Davis as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joao Ribeiro da Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Davis swings for the body but Ribeiro da Silva moves out of range.
Davis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Davis throws a right and a left that Ribeiro da Silva avoids nicely.
Davis throws an overhand right that lands on Ribeiro da Silva's shoulder, as Ribeiro da Silva tries to avoid the shot.
Ribeiro da Silva jabs Davis right on the nose. Davis blinks but takes it well.
Ribeiro da Silva takes one to the chin there.
Davis is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ribeiro da Silva sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ribeiro da Silva misses with an uppercut. Davis saw that one coming.
Davis takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ribeiro da Silva gets the takedown into side control.
Ribeiro da Silva throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro da Silva has knee on belly and moves into mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ribeiro da Silva looking to finish Davis with some ground and pound. This is bad for Davis!
Davis slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Ribeiro da Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Davis keeps working.
Ribeiro da Silva is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ribeiro da Silva is keen to just control but Davis is a slippery customer.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joao Ribeiro da Silva dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice body punch from Davis.
Davis scores with a punch to the head.
Ribeiro da Silva scores with a sloppy right hand. Davis should have avoided that one.
Davis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ribeiro da Silva throws out the jab.
Davis misses with a looping right.
Ribeiro da Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Ribeiro da Silva walks into a stiff left hand from Davis.
Davis takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ribeiro da Silva misses with a hook.
Davis ducks under a wild hook from Ribeiro da Silva.
Nice shot by Ribeiro da Silva.
Ribeiro da Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis slips under a jab.
Davis scores with a jab to the body.
Davis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ribeiro da Silva.
Davis lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ribeiro da Silva throws out a leg kick but Davis moves out of range and Ribeiro da Silva only half commits.
Ribeiro da Silva takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ribeiro da Silva throws the left hand but Davis avoids the punch easily.
Nice defenses there by Davis.
Davis connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Davis catches Ribeiro da Silva with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Davis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ribeiro da Silva fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Davis has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mr Phil Davis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro da Silva thuds a left hand into Davis's body.
Ribeiro da Silva throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Davis counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davis scores with a three punch combo!
Ribeiro da Silva misses with a straight right.
Davis misses the shot to the body.
Davis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Davis misses with a hook. Ribeiro da Silva ducked under it nicely.
Ribeiro da Silva misses with a straight left.
Davis swinging wildly here.
Davis lands a nice shot to the body.
Joao Ribeiro da Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis stuffs the takedown attempt from Ribeiro da Silva. Ribeiro da Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Davis misses with a body shot.
Ribeiro da Silva misses with a straight right.
Ribeiro da Silva doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Davis counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ribeiro da Silva slips under a jab.
Ribeiro da Silva lands with an uppercut that bounces Davis off the cage and back into range.
Ribeiro da Silva throws a body punch but Davis moves out of range.
Davis takes one to the chin there.
Davis misses with a hook
and Ribeiro da Silva counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Davis thinking.
Ribeiro da Silva wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro da Silva thows a body shot but no joy.
Davis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ribeiro da Silva.
Ribeiro da Silva connects with a single shot there.
Davis thows a body shot but no joy.
Davis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Davis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Davis throws a shot from downtown. Ribeiro da Silva moves away and avoids it.
Ribeiro da Silva misses the jab.
Davis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Davis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ribeiro da Silva misses with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mr Phil Davis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ribeiro da Silva 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Joao Ribeiro da Silva!
Joao Ribeiro da Silva very nearly forgot to thank $300 amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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