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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jefferson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John West has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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161 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John West!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jefferson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Seu Braga and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva shoots in for a takedown but West shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
West keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and West counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by West.
West gets underhooks to prevent Silva's takedown attempt.
John West has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jefferson Silva.
Silva is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but West is defending well.
West has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Silva uses from the top position.
West utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Silva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva pushing down on West's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Silva thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed West's head.
Silva throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West is not content to let Silva control the position.
West could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Silva missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Silva drops an elbow to the side of West's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
West is trying to get back to full guard.
Silva stops West from getting back to his feet.
Silva throws a strike but West avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
West keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
West is trying to keep Silva in close.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
West gets a takedown into half guard.
West thows a huge punch but Silva dodges it nicely.
Silva trying to hold on to West's head to control him but West postures up.
Silva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Silva is looking to improve his position.
West throwing shots but Silva is blocking nicely.
West working Silva over with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
West missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
West is thwarting Silva's attempts to control the position.
Silva tries to kick West off but West keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Silva has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. West is working away from the top position though.
West looks to land a strike but Silva avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Silva trying to control the position.
Silva working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. West doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. West manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Silva wants to stand and escape but West is having none of it.
West landing with the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Silva pulls West in close to his closed guard and prevents West from doing any damage or advancing position.
Silva looks winded!
Silva is trying to keep West in close.
Silva has momentary wrist control but West slips an elbow through the middle.
West is working Silva over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
West in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Silva throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
West in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John West dominated that round.
That's time! West's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
West gets the takedown into side control.
West working the ground and pound from side control.
Silva struggling a bit here.
Silva is trying to get back to half guard.
West working the body and head with strikes.
John West overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
West wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Silva, who protects the arm well.
Silva tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but West wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
West is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva is trying to get back to his feet.
West is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Silva is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Silva on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West working the ground and pound from side control.
Silva takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
West tries for a kimura but Silva is defending well.
Silva dodges the ground and pound from West.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
West tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no West has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
West goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Silva rolls with the submission and now he's on top in West's guard! Nice work there by Silva!
Silva throwing strikes from guard but West blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Silva trying to control but West is working from the bottom.
Silva is pushing down on West's leg trying to pass to half guard. West is fighting to maintain full guard but Silva has managed to sneak the leg through.
Silva is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Silva lands a couple of good shots and West has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
West turns into Silva and is now in his guard.
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Silva bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in West's guard.
Silva throwing strikes but missing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva trying to stand up but can't free himself from West's guard.
Silva throws an elbow that misses. West uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Silva's guard. Nice move by West!
West working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
West postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
West loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
West scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Silva has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. West has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Silva wants a takedown.
West working Silva over with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva tries a body shot but West blocks it.
Silva is trying to stall.
Silva is trying to pull guard but West has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John West 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!
West scores with a takedown into Silva's guard.
West is in close to Silva's body, working some short punches and elbows.
West is working Silva over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Silva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
West trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Silva avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Silva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
West throws a big elbow that misses.
West works over Silva with some ground and pound from guard.
Silva looking to control.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
West is working Silva over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is trying to control the position from the bottom.
West working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
West landing with the ground and pound.
West with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
West postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
West loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Silva working a defensive guard here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Silva gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows West to score an easy takedown into full guard.
West content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
West knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
West stands up over Silva, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Silva has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but West can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
West with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Silva has momentary wrist control but West slips an elbow through the middle.
West postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
West postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Silva is trying to keep West in close.
West postures up and lands a big shot to Silva's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
West connects with a couple of short punches.
West with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
West has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
West tries to stand but Silva is controlling from the bottom.
West scoring with punches to the head and body.
West works over Silva with some ground and pound from guard.
West postures up and lands a big shot to Silva's brow.
West lands a couple of decent looking shots.
West landing with the ground and pound.
Silva tries to strike from the bottom.
West is in close to Silva's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Silva throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
West missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
West makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Silva is trying to control the position from the bottom.
West throwing strikes but missing.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
West fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Silva sprawls well initially but West persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
West seems to be working for a kimura but Silva defends the submission attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva actively working from the bottom here.
And that's the end of the fight!
John West showed his dominance in that final round.
Well West has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:26
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:26
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John West!
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RATING
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