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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Evan Fulton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimbo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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214 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin |
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Evan Fulton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kimbo Silva!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Daniel Cesar and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva moves into the clinch.
Silva is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Fulton is defending well.
Silva jumps guard.
Silva is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Silva kicks Fulton off and gets to his feet.
Silva tries to keep at a distance but Fulton has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fulton misses with a knee strike.
Fulton lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fulton is trying to pull guard but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva fails to pull guard.
Silva wants to take the fight to the mat but Fulton manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Evan Fulton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kimbo Silva.
Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown but Fulton manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Silva's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fulton keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Fulton fails with a takedown attempt.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt - Fulton sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Silva gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Fulton counters with a one-two to the body.
Silva is trying hard to land a takedown here. Fulton sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Fulton thinks about countering with a head kick.
Silva throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Silva looks winded!
Silva misses with a takedown attempt
and Fulton counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva has closed the distance and engaged Fulton in a clinch.
Fulton is trying to force a seperation but Silva has the dominant position.
Fulton is pressed up against the cage. Silva has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Fulton down to the mat. Fulton avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Silva swings for the body but Fulton moves out of range.
Fulton fails with a takedown attempt.
Silva fails with the takedown
and Fulton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Silva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fulton, pushing him back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fulton with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kimbo Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva has closed the distance and engaged Fulton in a clinch.
Fulton keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Silva's efforts to push away.
Silva pushes off an throws an elbow but Fulton leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Fulton wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silva manages to break the clinch.
Silva tries for a takedown but Fulton circles away easily
and Fulton counters with a straight right hand.
Silva avoids the head kick by Fulton.
Silva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fulton, pushing him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fulton tries to break free but Silva pushes him back against the cage.
Fulton wants to break the clinch but can't.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Silva tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Fulton just stands there and leans against the cage.
Silva changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Fulton fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Fulton leaves Silva with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Fulton shoots in and bounces Silva off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Evan Fulton will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Fulton changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Silva tries to avoid it but Fulton manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Silva to the ground. Silva escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Fulton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva tries for a takedown but Fulton sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
A knee to the head by Fulton.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fulton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silva wants the takedown. Fulton is fighting it off but Silva persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Fulton's guard against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Fulton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fulton bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Silva's guard.
Fulton might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Silva wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Fulton trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Silva holds on and takes a little breather.
That's two 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 working a defensive guard but Fulton manages to pass into side control anyway.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Silva is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Fulton has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Silva tries to buck Fulton off but Fulton is having none of it.
Silva can't do much from the bottom here.
Silva throws Fulton to one side and escapes!
Silva moves into range and clinches up with Fulton.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fulton really is a fat lump.
Fulton stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Fulton wants it to stay on the feet.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Silva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fulton swivels and escapes.
Fulton looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Evan Fulton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kimbo Silva.
Silva fails with the takedown
and Fulton counters with a two punch combo.
Silva lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Fulton tries for a takedown but Silva circles away easily
and Silva counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Silva throws a leg kick
and Fulton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva stuffs the takedown.
Silva throws a counter combo.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Fulton is just out of range.
Fulton fails with the takedown.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Fulton moves out of range easily.
Fulton shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Silva but Silva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fulton fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kimbo Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Silva instigates a clinch.
Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva fails with the takedown.
Silva looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fulton is fending him off so far but Silva persists. Nope, Fulton circles away and we're back to standing.
Fulton throws a big counter combination but Silva scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Silva plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Evan Fulton has been cut.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fulton throws a counter high kick but Silva was just alert enough to avoid it.
Evan Fulton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kimbo Silva.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fulton looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Fulton shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Silva defends it nicely.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Fulton shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Fulton lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Silva instigates a clinch.
Fulton tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Fulton wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silva dodges an elbow strike from Fulton.
Fulton tries to break free but Silva pushes him back against the cage.
Fulton fails to pull guard.
Silva is trying to pull guard but Fulton has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Fulton's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Fulton.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Silva goes for a takedown attempt but Fulton pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Fulton shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Silva is trying to defend but Fulton finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Silva wants to stand back up but Fulton manages to pass into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to bench press Fulton off him but Fulton keeps the position.
Silva is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Fulton off and has taken his back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Fulton wants to control his opponent's hands but Silva gets his hands free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to get the hooks in deep but Fulton pushed the leg off.
Silva keeps control of the position as Fulton tries to break free.
Fulton is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Fulton wants to control his opponent's hands but Silva gets his hands free.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Fulton defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fulton turns into Silva and is now in his guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kimbo Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Silva has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kimbo Silva!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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