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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kron Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rickson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie's entrance music is The Bravery - time won't let me go. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Silva's choice of entrance music: system of a down - violent pornography. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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198 lbs
27 - 20 - 0 |
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233 lbs
27 - 26 - 2 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kron Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 26 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rickson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, William Gold and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie shoots and misses
and Silva counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gracie looking to control.
Silva avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Gracie working a defensive guard here.
Gracie is pulling down on Silva's head to control his posture.
Silva wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie looking to control.
Silva looking to pass the guard.
Gracie is trying to keep Silva in close.
We're going to have a standup here because Kron Gracie wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Gracie misses with a takedown
and Silva counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Gracie!
Silva thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
We've been hearing good reports from Gracie's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Gracie is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Silva off and has taken his back!
Silva tries to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Silva has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
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 defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
I really don't envy Silva right now.
Gracie has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Silva has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Gracie working for the choke.
Silva can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to control the position but Gracie manages to sink in the hooks.
Gracie looking to finish the fight with a rear naked choke. Silva is controlling Gracie 's left arm and he spins nicely into guard.
My spies in Hellcademy inform me that Silva has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Gracie is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Silva wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Silva preventing the sweep.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Gracie is keeping the position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Gracie holds on and takes a little breather.
Silva slips nicely into half guard.
Gracie slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Gracie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Gracie is retaining full guard.
Gracie looking to control.
Silva trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Silva pushing down on Gracie's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Silva is thwarting Gracie's attempts to control the position.
Silva is trying to work for a kimura but Gracie is defending well.
Gracie wants to get back to full guard.
Silva is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Gracie has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Silva is working away from the top position though.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gracie is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Silva's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Silva's back!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Gracie has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Gracie is persistently looking for the submission but Silva is defending it well.
Gracie goes for a risky armbar from back mount and it's not paid off. Silva escapes and is now in half guard on top.
Silva seems to be looking for submissions.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking for a kimura but Gracie is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Silva to get the leverage.
Silva is working for a kimura here but Gracie manages to reverse the position and he's now in Silva's guard.
Silva is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Gracie has his hands clasped together but Silva extends and breaks Gracie's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Silva.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rickson Silva!
Our winner, Rickson Silva, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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