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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mophaf Bungradidoa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva has chosen Roots Bloody Roots - Sepultura as his entrance music. Bungradidoa has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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250 lbs
15 - 17 - 0 |
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251 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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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
15 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mophaf Bungradidoa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rodrigo Silva!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bungradidoa looking to score a takedown here. Silva is defending well but Bungradidoa drives through and ends up in Silva's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bungradidoa not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Silva had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bungradidoa defends it easily.
Bungradidoa definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Silva trying to control the position.
Silva wants to sweep here but Bungradidoa controlling him for the moment.
Bungradidoa controlling from the top position.
Our spies down at at Bonsai Club MMA inform us that Silva has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Bungradidoa has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bungradidoa makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bungradidoa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Silva looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bungradidoa feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Bungradidoa is breathing heavily.
Bungradidoa looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet.
Bungradidoa not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Silva wants to sweep here but Bungradidoa controlling him for the moment.
Bungradidoa controlling from the top position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Silva working a defensive guard here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bungradidoa tightens his grip and picks Silva up, before dumping him to the ground. Silva manages to land in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bungradidoa 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.
Bungradidoa preventing the sweep.
Silva being controlled here, momentarily.
Silva is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bungradidoa not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Silva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bungradidoa is one step ahead there.
Bungradidoa controlling from the top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bungradidoa has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bungradidoa lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Bungradidoa is taking a breather. Silva says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bungradidoa seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Silva for as long as he can get away with.
Bungradidoa continues to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mophaf Bungradidoa dominated that round.
That's time! Bungradidoa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bungradidoa avoids the head kick by Silva.
Mophaf Bungradidoa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bungradidoa has managed to clinch.
Bungradidoa has clasped his hands together around Silva's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Bungradidoa is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Silva's shoulder. That is not cool.
Silva misses with a strike from the bottom.
Mophaf Bungradidoa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva is trying to work for a sweep but Bungradidoa has mounted him!
Silva regains half guard.
Still in half guard, Bungradidoa seems content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bungradidoa stops Silva from getting back to his feet.
Silva is looking for a sweep. Bungradidoa is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Bungradidoa perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Silva is looking to improve his position.
Bungradidoa stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Silva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bungradidoa is controlling the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bungradidoa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva looks to land a right hand but Bungradidoa moved out of range.
Bungradidoa instigates a clinch.
Bungradidoa stops a takedown attempt from Silva.
Bungradidoa is trying to trip Silva. He has hold of a leg but Silva is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Bungradidoa persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Bungradidoa preventing the sweep.
Bungradidoa slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
More hug and hope from Bungradidoa.
Silva wants to stand but Bungradidoa is controlling the position.
Bungradidoa is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bungradidoa clinches up against the cage.
That's four 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.
Bungradidoa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bungradidoa has hold of one of Silva's legs. Silva is fighting the takedown attempt but Bungradidoa gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Silva is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Bungradidoa dives into side control.
Bungradidoa is staying tight to Silva's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Silva tries to buck Bungradidoa off but Bungradidoa is having none of it.
Silva is still trying to improve position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bungradidoa controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mophaf Bungradidoa dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bungradidoa fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Silva sprawls well initially but Bungradidoa persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Bungradidoa seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Bungradidoa's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Further stalling from Bungradidoa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva tries to roll over but Bungradidoa keeps him under control.
Bungradidoa looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Bungradidoa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is trying to get back to full guard.
Bungradidoa sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Silva tries to get to full guard but Bungradidoa has control of the leg.
Silva is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bungradidoa with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bungradidoa.
Bungradidoa shoots in and gets a takedown into Silva's guard.
Silva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bungradidoa not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bungradidoa preventing the sweep.
Bungradidoa is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Bungradidoa.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Silva is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Mophaf Bungradidoa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bungradidoa drives through with a takedown into Silva's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Bungradidoa trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Silva is on top in guard.
Mophaf Bungradidoa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rodrigo Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bungradidoa wants to stand and escape but Silva is having none of it.
Bungradidoa keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
Bungradidoa pushes Silva off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Bungradidoa throws a sloppy head kick
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bungradidoa throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Silva tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Bungradidoa is in Silva's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bungradidoa trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Bungradidoa from controlling successfully.
Bungradidoa is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mophaf Bungradidoa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bungradidoa, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mophaf Bungradidoa!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Mophaf Bungradidoa made sure he mentioned Kemists ↑ 5x160Q - $149-199, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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