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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Constrictor Boa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dante Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Constrictor Boa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 cm
27
205 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
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185 cm
24
215 lbs
16 - 9 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Constrictor Boa! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
16 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Dante Silva! The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Boa shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. Nice uppercut lands for Silva. That snapped Boa's head back.
Boa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Silva counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Dante Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Silva looks to throw the jab but Boa is out of range. Boa lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Silva at a distance.
Silva tries to score with a low kick but Boa moves his leg out of the way. Boa changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit. Boa has taken the fight to the clinch.
Silva working hard to break the clinch. We've been hearing reports that Boa has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight. Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Boa closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Silva to the mat! Silva manages to get full guard. Silva trying to keep a closed guard but Boa is proving a slippery customer.
Boa seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. Boa trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round. Boa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Silva wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now. Silva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Boa is one step ahead there. Boa trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom. Silva has momentary wrist control but Boa slips an elbow through the middle. Boa throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. Silva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Silva has Boa pulled in close to control his posture. Silva keeping full guard, as Boa tries to pass.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity. A big left from Silva misses. Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boa was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva. Silva throws a hook but Boa blocks it. As Silva tries to get set, Boa tries to push him back and clinch up but Silva manages to avoid the attempt. Silva throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Boa throws a body shot but no joy. Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Boa circles away quickly and effectively. Silva works the jab nicely. Boa misses with a body shot.
Silva missing with a left hand there. Boa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Boa is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Boa tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it. Silva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. A leg kick checked by Silva. Silva throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Boa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva looks to land a right hand but Boa moved out of range. Silva scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Silva changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Boa throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily. Dante Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Boa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away. Boa moves forwards but Silva connects with a nice, crisp jab. Silva takes one to the chin there. Silva changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Silva checks a leg kick nicely. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Nice defenses there by Boa. Silva lands a jab. Boa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva. Boa scores with a jab. Boa moves out of range of the strikes. Boa just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Boa with a body shot. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Boa. Boa tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Boa. Boa shoots in and drives through. Silva sprawls well. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Constrictor Boa. That's going to take a lot out of him. Silva misses with a hook. Boa walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dante Silva dominated that round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nice uppercut lands for Boa. That snapped Silva's head back.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Boa tries to counter by clinching up but Silva breaks away and moves out of range. Boa lands with a nice body punch. Boa scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Silva doesn't seem bothered though. Boa shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Silva pinned against the cage. Silva gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. A telegraphed right hand from Silva misses the target. Boa is looking to wear down Silva with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky. Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Silva getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Boa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silva throws out the jab. Boa pushes Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Boa takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. Boa looking to slow down the pace here. Silva is trying to force a seperation but Boa has the dominant position. Boa gets through Silva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Boa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Boa misses with a body punch.
Boa jumps guard but Silva stands there with Boa around his waist. Boa gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Boa being controlled against the cage. Boa turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control! Silva is trying to control Boa's posture but Boa avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Silva is looking to regain half guard here but Boa keeps moving and retains side control. Boa lands an elbow. Boa landing a few strikes. Boa works to advance to full mount. Silva defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs. Boa looking to control but Silva is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Boa breaks from Silva's wrist control and lands an elbow. Boa lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning. Boa postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Silva looks a forlorn figure.
Silva is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Silva takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position. Silva is still in real trouble! Can Boa finish him? Boa scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Silva?
Boa postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Silva badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Boa around the waist but Boa pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Boa is the winner by TKO! Boa jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Constrictor Boa! During a confident post fight interview, Constrictor Boa thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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pop
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