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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Waterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Silva might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Hunting High and Low. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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246 lbs
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265 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent 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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodrigo Silva!
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, George Waterson!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Thiago Cunha and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Waterson misses with a head kick.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Waterson.
Silva is trying to get back to his feet.
Silva defending against the ground and pound.
Waterson controlling the position from side mount.
Waterson tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Waterson trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
Waterson blocks the strikes from Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Silva throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Silva blocks the strikes from Waterson.
Waterson wants to get back to full guard.
Waterson is defending against the submission attempts here by Silva.
Waterson is refusing to be controlled, as Silva sits in half guard.
Waterson wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Waterson tries to roll over but Silva keeps him under control.
Silva missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Waterson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Silva is keen to just control but Waterson is a slippery customer.
Silva thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Waterson's head.
Silva is keen to just control but Waterson is a slippery customer.
Waterson tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waterson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Silva wants to take a breather but Waterson is having none of it.
Waterson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Silva.
Waterson is staying active underneath Silva, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Silva tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Waterson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Waterson wants to get back to full guard.
Silva seems to be working for a kimura but Waterson defends the submission attempt.
Waterson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Silva.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva stops Waterson from getting back to his feet.
Silva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Silva thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Silva seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Waterson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Waterson wants to control but Silva is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Waterson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Silva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Waterson is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Waterson trying to control from the bottom.
Silva throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Silva has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Waterson is trying to get back to full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Waterson trying to hold on to Silva's head to control him but Silva postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but George Waterson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Waterson gets a double leg takedown into Silva's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Waterson trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Waterson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Waterson postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Silva is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Waterson, into his guard.
Silva preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waterson wants to hit a switch here but Silva passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Waterson there!
Silva has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Silva trying to control but Waterson is having none of it.
Waterson is looking to get to half guard.
Waterson wants to control but Silva is having none of it.
George Waterson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Silva looking to finish Waterson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Waterson!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waterson tries to hold on but Silva pushes him away.
Silva looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Silva looking to secure an arm triangle but Waterson defends it well.
Silva controlling from mount.
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 thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Waterson wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Waterson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Waterson holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Silva tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Waterson wants to control but Silva is having none of it.
Silva can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Waterson is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waterson tries to reverse the position but Silva maintains control.
Waterson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Silva is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Silva extends the arm and Waterson is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rodrigo Silva!
A relieved looking Rodrigo Silva thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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