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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Scottie Chase (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benji Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scottie Chase has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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163 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Scottie Chase!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Benji Silva!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Felipe Paraventi and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chase tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Silva dives in and grabs Chase's left leg, looking for a takedown. Chase pushes down on Silva's head and hops out.
Chase pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Silva wants it to stay on the feet.
Chase dives in for a single leg takedown but Silva sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Chase really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Chase breaks the clinch.
Chase 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 Chase off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Scottie Chase. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A big left from Silva misses.
Chase fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Chase tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Silva swivels and escapes.
Silva wants to land a leg kick but Chase is out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Silva. Chase shrugs it off though.
Horrible takedown by Chase or perhaps it was just good defense by Silva which made him look bad.
Silva throws a head kick but Chase moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Chase blocks the body kick.
Benji Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva moves into the clinch.
Chase drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Silva gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Chase is breathing heavily.
Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva tries to clinch but Chase is having none of it.
Silva has closed the distance and engaged Chase in a clinch.
Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chase has taken the fight to the clinch.
Chase works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Chase blocks it.
Silva is looking for a takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chase has Silva pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Silva manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Silva changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Chase fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Chase fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Silva tries to clinch there but Chase circles away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Chase swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Silva as Chase shoots in.
Silva tries to bum rush Chase with a series of wild strikes but Chase uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chase fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva has closed the distance and engaged Chase in a clinch.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva tries for a takedown but Chase manages to get underhooks.
Chase's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva misses with a leg kick
and Chase counters with a left and a right that stings Silva.
Chase avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva misses with a kick to the body
and Chase makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Chase!
Chase closes this distance looking for a takedown but Silva circles away.
Chase dives in and grabs Silva's left leg, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes down on Chase's head and hops out.
Chase tries for a takedown but Silva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to land a front kick but Chase steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Chase has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Chase shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Silva defends it nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Chase misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chase fails with a takedown attempt.
Silva looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benji Silva dominated that round.
That's time! Chase's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Silva moves into the clinch successfully.
Chase is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Silva to keep the fight standing.
Silva avoiding damage.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chase.
Chase pulls guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chase swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Chase controls Silva momentarily but Silva frees himself.
Chase will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Silva trying to control but Chase is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benji Silva has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Chase shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Silva defends it nicely.
Chase shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Silva as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Scottie Chase. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chase swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Silva has managed to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chase looking to slow down the pace here.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Chase has double underhooks.
Silva prevents a takedown attempt there.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Chase ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Chase no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Chase moves out of range easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Chase.
Chase looks to land a body kick but Silva moved away.
Silva darts in looking for a takedown but Chase gets double underhooks and turns Silva into the cage.
Chase prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva working hard to break the clinch.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Chase 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. Chase gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Chase moves into range and clinches up with Silva.
Silva tries to circle away but Chase has him pinned against the cage.
Silva tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Chase smiles and moves away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Chase misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to force a seperation but Chase has the dominant position.
Chase lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Silva jumps guard and drags Chase to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Chase trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva is pulling down on Chase's head to control his posture.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chase stays in close to Silva's body and controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benji Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Chase shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Chase gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Chase is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Silva to keep the fight standing.
Chase breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chase darts in looking for a takedown but Silva gets double underhooks and turns Chase into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Scottie Chase. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Chase 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 Chase off to one side.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt - Chase sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Silva throws a body kick that misses
and Chase counters with a left to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chase paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Silva.
Silva darts in looking for a takedown but Chase gets double underhooks and turns Silva into the cage.
Benji Silva seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Silva wants to break free but Chase has control.
Silva creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Silva tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Chase just stands there and leans against the cage.
Silva tries to pull guard but Chase forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Silva wants to take the fight to the mat but Chase manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Chase wants to break free but Silva has control.
Chase tries for a takedown. No joy.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Chase keeps him there for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Chase fails to pull guard.
Chase breaks from the clinch.
Chase avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Chase shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Chase tries for a takedown but Silva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Chase misses with a head kick.
Nice sprawl there from Silva as Chase shoots in.
Silva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Chase but Chase pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chase slaps away a takedown attempt from Silva, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Silva tries to clinch but Chase is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chase lands a nice hook to Silva's body. Silva takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
An inside leg kick from Silva misses.
Silva moves into range and clinches up with Chase.
Chase breaks from the clinch.
Silva tries to clinch up but Chase circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva moves into the clinch.
Silva tries to pull guard but Chase holds him up against the cage and eventually Silva drops back down to his feet.
Silva tries to stall but Chase uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Chase is controlling him.
Chase has Silva pressed against the cage, preventing Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Chase is controlling him.
Silva is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Silva is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Chase to keep the fight standing.
Chase pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chase swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chase closes this distance looking for a takedown but Silva circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chase tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Silva swivels and escapes.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Scottie Chase has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Benji Silva is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Chase will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that's the end of the fight!
Benji Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Silva has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benji Silva!
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RATING
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