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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Douglas Morrisson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafinha Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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202 lbs
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193 cm
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212 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Douglas Morrisson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rafinha Silva!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrisson needs to keep his hands up - Silva had a free shot at his head there.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Morrisson seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Morrisson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Silva lands with a shot to the body.
Silva throws an overhand right that lands on Morrisson's shoulder, as Morrisson tries to avoid the shot.
Morrisson seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Silva throws a combination that misses
and Morrisson counters with a takedown into side control.
Morrisson cracks Silva with a big right hand but Silva just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Silva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Morrisson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Morrisson throws a strike aimed at the side of Silva's head but Silva avoids it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morrisson working the ground and pound but Silva is defending the strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva is trying to control Morrisson's posture but Morrisson avoids it.
Silva pushes Morrisson away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Morrisson gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Morrisson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Morrisson grinds an elbow into Silva's temple.
Morrisson in side control lands a decent elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrisson in side control lands a decent elbow.
Morrisson misses with the ground and pound.
Silva told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Sloppy strikes there by Morrisson.
Morrisson tries to score with some ground and pound. Silva controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Morrisson throws an elbow but Silva slips to the side and avoids it well.
Morrisson working the ground and pound.
The strikes coming from Morrisson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Morrisson wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.
Silva takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Morrisson creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Morrisson cracks Silva with a big right hand but Silva just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Morrisson is working Silva over with some ground and pound from side control.
Silva is trying to get back to his feet.
Morrisson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Silva has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrisson throws a strike aimed at the side of Silva's head but Silva avoids it well.
Morrisson scores with a couple of short elbows.
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!
Morrisson is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Silva is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Morrisson is controlling him well.
Morrisson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Morrisson working the head with strikes.
Silva is looking to regain half guard here but Morrisson keeps moving and retains side control.
Morrisson misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Silva is looking for a sweep.
Morrisson postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Morrisson cracks Silva with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Silva on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Silva is trying to buck Morrisson off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is not content to let Morrisson control the position.
Morrisson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Silva knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Morrisson scores with a couple of short elbows.
Silva takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Morrisson scores with punches from side control.
Morrisson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Silva down.
Silva defending against the ground and pound.
Silva dodges the ground and pound from Morrisson.
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Morrisson creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Silva is working to avoid the ground and pound but Morrisson connects with a decent elbow.
Morrisson postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Morrisson working the ground and pound but Silva is defending the strikes.
Silva defending against the ground and pound.
Silva tries to improve position but can't.
Morrisson throwing strikes but Silva manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Morrisson can't do much from the bottom here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Morrisson keeps working.
Morrisson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Morrisson is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Silva off and has taken his back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Douglas Morrisson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Morrisson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Morrisson tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Silva manages to circle out of the way.
Morrisson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Douglas Morrisson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Morrisson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Morrisson lands in his opponent's guard.
Morrisson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Morrisson misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Silva sneaks back into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrisson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Morrisson is looking for a kimura here.
Morrisson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
It looks like Rafinha Silva has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrisson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Morrisson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Silva sees it coming and defends easily.
Morrisson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Morrisson winds up and cracks Silva with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Morrisson connects with a nice short shot to Silva's temple.
Silva is looking to escape.
Morrisson is nestled in close to Silva, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Morrisson is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Silva still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Silva has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Morrisson sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Silva prevents Morrisson from improving his position.
Silva slows the pace down in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrisson is trying to maintain the position but Silva is very close to passing his half guard.
Morrisson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Morrisson 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.
Morrisson wants to get back to full guard.
Morrisson trying to control but Silva postures up.
Morrisson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Silva seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Silva gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Morrisson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Morrisson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Silva was covering up waiting for the punch and Morrisson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Morrisson stops Silva from standing up.
Morrisson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Morrisson stops Silva from standing up.
Morrisson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Silva wants to stand but Morrisson is controlling the position.
Morrisson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrisson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Silva works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Morrisson connects with a couple of short punches.
Morrisson drops back looking for a leg! Silva is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Silva manages to kick Morrisson off! Morrisson jumps back into Silva's guard.
Morrisson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Silva looking to control.
Morrisson lands a couple of elbows.
Morrisson with a nice head shot there.
Silva wants to stand but Morrisson is controlling the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Morrisson throwing strikes from guard but Silva blocks nicely.
Silva wants to stand and escape but Morrisson is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Douglas Morrisson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rafinha Silva's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Silva scores with a punch to the head.
Silva connects with a body shot.
Silva scores with a jab to the body.
Silva misses with a double jab
and Morrisson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Morrisson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That has opened up Rafinha Silva's cut even more.
Morrisson is nestled in close to Silva, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The cut above Rafinha Silva's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Morrisson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Morrisson slips a nice elbow through Silva's hands, connecting with Silva's forehead.
Morrisson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Morrisson stops Silva from getting back to his feet.
Morrisson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morrisson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Silva defends it well.
Morrisson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to kick Morrisson off but Morrisson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Morrisson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Morrisson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Silva knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Morrisson throws a strike but Silva avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Morrisson lands a couple of digs.
Silva wants to get back to his feet but Morrisson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Morrisson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Morrisson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Morrisson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Morrisson lands a couple of digs.
Morrisson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Rafinha Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrisson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Morrisson stands up over Silva, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Morrisson won't allow Silva to get back to his feet.
Morrisson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Morrisson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Silva is looking to stand up but Morrisson isn't so interested in that idea.
Morrisson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Silva throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Morrisson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Morrisson trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Douglas Morrisson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Morrisson with a nice head shot there.
Rafinha Silva's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Rafinha Silva's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Douglas Morrisson!
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