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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Bush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rafael Da Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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271 lbs
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280 lbs
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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
1 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafael Da Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, George Bush!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bush drives through with a takedown into Da Silva's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Bush working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Da Silva has momentary wrist control but Bush slips an elbow through the middle.
Bush landing with the ground and pound.
Bush scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bush's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bush is in close to Da Silva's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bush lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Da Silva is breathing heavily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bush's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Da Silva is rocked!
Da Silva has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Bush must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Da Silva is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Oh Da Silva is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bush chips away with some ground and pound.
Bush is working Da Silva over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Da Silva seems to have got his legs back now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bush wants to control from the top but Da Silva keeps moving.
Da Silva has momentary wrist control but Bush slips an elbow through the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bush controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bush scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bush really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Da Silva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bush landing with the ground and pound.
Bush scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bush should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Bush is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bush landing some decent shots from guard.
Bush lands a couple of elbows.
Bush lands a couple of digs.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bush's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bush is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bush landing some decent shots from guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bush works over Da Silva with some ground and pound from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bush postures up and lands a big shot to Da Silva's brow.
Da Silva has momentary wrist control but Bush slips an elbow through the middle.
Da Silva looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bush makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bush connects with a couple of short punches.
Bush cracks Da Silva with a solid left hand.
Bush landing with the ground and pound.
Bush keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Da Silva's head.
Bush lands a couple of digs.
Bush trying to control the position from guard on top but Da Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bush chips away with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva keeping moving, preventing Bush from controlling successfully.
Bush landing some decent shots from guard.
Bush lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bush cracks Da Silva with a solid left hand.
Bush lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bush landing some decent shots from guard.
Bush scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bush with a nice head shot there.
Bush is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Da Silva working for a triangle but Bush defends it easily.
Bush postures up and lands a big shot to Da Silva's brow.
Bush content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bush lands a couple of elbows.
Bush lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bush lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bush working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Da Silva's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Bush dominated that round.
That's time! Da Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bush dives in and scores a takedown into Da Silva's guard.
Bush makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bush with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bush stands up over Da Silva, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bush lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Da Silva keeping full guard, as Bush tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bush postures up and lands a big shot to Da Silva's brow.
Bush chips away with some ground and pound.
Bush content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bush postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Da Silva can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bush controls the pace.
Bush got a little sloppy there for a moment and Da Silva has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bush has managed to get both his arms back between Da Silva's legs - danger averted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bush trying to control but Da Silva is working from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bush's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bush has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bush landing with the ground and pound.
Bush scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bush stands up over Da Silva, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bush connects with a couple of short punches.
George Bush has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bush's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bush connects with a couple of short punches.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bush's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bush lands a couple of digs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bush landing with the ground and pound.
Bush postures up and lands a big shot to Da Silva's brow.
Da Silva keeping moving, preventing Bush from controlling successfully.
Bush lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bush with a nice head shot there.
Da Silva can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bush controls the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Da Silva throws a jab but it's blocked by Bush.
Bush drives through with a takedown into guard.
Da Silva keeping moving, preventing Bush from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bush content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Da Silva keeping moving, preventing Bush from controlling successfully.
Da Silva working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bush doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bush manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bush is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bush trying to control but Da Silva is working from the bottom.
Bush lands a couple of digs.
Da Silva is trying to keep Bush in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva keeping moving, preventing Bush from controlling successfully.
Bush content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bush is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Da Silva is looking to cinch up a triangle. Bush throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Da Silva's body to avoid the submission. Da Silva has instead reached around Bush's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Da Silva arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Rafael Da Silva!
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RATING
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