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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lath Hoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlton Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lath Hoy has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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190 cm
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195 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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190 cm
22
185 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Experienced |
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lath Hoy! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlton Silva! The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Alexandre Firmino and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Silva misses with a double jab.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hoy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Hoy shoots in and drives through. Silva sprawls well. Carlton Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Silva throws a nice looking combination but Hoy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Hoy misses with a low kick. Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hoy ducks right into an uppercut from Silva.
It looks like Lath Hoy has been cut. A jab-cross combination lands for Silva and sends Hoy crashing to the mat! Silva follows him down to the mat - Hoy regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Hoy is rocked! Silva tries to stand but can't do so whilst Hoy controls his leg. Oh Hoy is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves. Hoy gets full guard. Hoy seems to have got his legs back now. A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Hoy holds on and takes a little breather. 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. Hoy looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round. Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Hoy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Silva avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Silva stands and steps away. Hoy gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. Hoy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Silva as he avoids it easily. The crowd cheers as Silva lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hoy doesn't seem phased though. Silva throws a leg kick which misses Hoy's front leg but catches the back leg as Hoy tries to avoid it. Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A nice inside leg kick there by Silva. That's going to slow Hoy down. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Silva drops Hoy with a left and a right! Oh, Hoy is hurt - Silva dives into side control looking to finish!
Hoy manages to work his way to half guard, despite Silva's best efforts. Hoy is looking to control Silva's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hoy avoid being mounted? Hoy is breathing heavily. Hoy actively working from the bottom here. Silva postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Hoy to stand up. Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Hoy is looking to chop away at Silva's legs. Silva feints and then cracks Hoy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hoy down. Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Silva lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hoy takes a step back to recover. Silva misses with a body kick. Silva connects with a solid leg kick. Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Hoy circles away.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Hoy blocks the body kick.
A solid body kick from Hoy. Hoy shoots for a takedown but Silva saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lath Hoy. That's going to take a lot out of him. Silva tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hoy shoots in and bounces Silva off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard. Hoy working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Silva's head. Hoy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now. Hoy pushes down on Silva's leg and manages to get into half guard. Hoy is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Hoy wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlton Silva dominated that round. The cut man is working on Lath Hoy's cut. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Hoy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Hoy blocks a head kick by Silva.
Hoy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Silva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Silva tries to clinch up. Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Hoy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Silva scores with a leg kick.
Silva scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. Silva throws a mid kick that lands with a slap. Silva goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Lath Hoy's cut is getting worse. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Hoy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silva. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Silva looks to land a combination but Hoy avoids it well. Silva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hoy's calf. Carlton Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round. Some wild striking there from Silva.
Silva swinging wilding here.
Hoy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Carlton Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Silva pushes Hoy away with a front kick. Hoy keeps the fight on the outside. Hoy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Silva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Silva throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hoy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Silva closes the distance looking to clinch and Hoy counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground. Hoy 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 Hoy, into his guard. Hoy working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Silva doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Silva manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Hoy looking for subs off his back but Silva has passed one foot through into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hoy wants to control the action here but instead Silva manages to pass to full mount! Hoy regains half guard. Hoy tries to kick Silva off but Silva keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. Hoy 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! Silva is trying to get back to his feet but Hoy has full control of the position and if anything, Silva has just worked his way into a worse spot. Silva defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Hoy's arms. Silva defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Hoy's arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Silva trying to control the hands but Hoy won't let him. Hoy is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Silva is tapping out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Lath Hoy!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
67% |
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