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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rich Silva Jr (ranked 1136 p4p, 173 weight class) and Rhymin Slayin (ranked 864 p4p, 132 weight class). Silva Jr comes to the cage accompanied by Sleeping Giant. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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209 lbs
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223 lbs
11 - 7 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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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
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rich Silva Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rhymin Slayin!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva Jr lands a lovely overhand right.
Silva Jr lands with a good body shot.
Slayin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva Jr circles away quickly and effectively.
A head kick misses from Slayin.
Silva Jr misses with an uppercut. Slayin saw that one coming.
Silva Jr fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Silva Jr looks to land a left hand but Slayin moved out of range nicely.
Slayin throws a leg kick but Silva Jr sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Silva Jr misses the target.
Silva Jr takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Silva Jr has closed the distance and engaged Slayin in a clinch.
Slayin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Slayin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva Jr blocks it with crossed arms.
Slayin breaks from the clinch.
Silva Jr looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
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!
Slayin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Slayin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva Jr missing with a left hand there. Slayin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Slayin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slayin misses with a head kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Silva Jr.
Silva Jr swings for the body but Slayin moves out of range.
Slayin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva Jr keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Slayin shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Silva Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Slayin.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Slayin! But no joy.
Slayin throws a right and a left that both miss.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva Jr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Slayin throws a big counter head kick but Silva Jr avoids it with no problem.
Silva Jr tries to close the distance and clinch but Slayin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Slayin throws out a counter right but Silva Jr avoids it with no problem.
The fighters circling - Silva Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silva Jr moves into range and connects with a jab.
Silva Jr ducks under a wild hook from Slayin.
Silva Jr throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Slayin lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva Jr throws a jab when Slayin was well out of range.
Silva Jr fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Slayin, pushing him back against the cage.
Silva Jr tries a body shot but Slayin blocks it.
Silva Jr tries to throw a body punch but Slayin avoids it by throwing Silva Jr back against the cage.
Silva Jr has Slayin pressed against the cage, preventing Slayin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Silva Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Slayin lands a right hand.
Silva Jr digs a right hand underneath Slayin's ribcage. Slayin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slayin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silva Jr works on Slayin's body with a couple of short punches.
Slayin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva Jr avoids it.
Silva Jr scores with a shoulder strike.
Silva Jr lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Slayin misses with a punch on the inside.
Slayin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silva Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
Slayin looks winded!
Silva Jr tries to pull guard but Slayin holds him up against the cage and eventually Silva Jr drops back down to his feet.
Silva Jr tries a body shot but Slayin blocks it.
Silva Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Slayin controls his hands.
Slayin tries to work over Silva Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Silva Jr.
Silva Jr pushes Slayin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Slayin blocks a body shot from Silva Jr.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva Jr.
Still in the clinch, Silva Jr scores with a nice short uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Silva Jr scores with a nice short uppercut.
Silva Jr lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Silva Jr.
Silva Jr lands a body shot in the clinch.
Slayin prevents a body shot from Silva Jr.
Silva Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Silva Jr keeps control of Slayin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A nice left hand lands by Silva Jr.
Silva Jr lands with a right to the head.
Slayin working aggressively here.
Silva Jr successfully pulls guard.
Silva Jr is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Slayin wants to stand but Silva Jr is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva Jr is adopting a defensive guard.
Slayin would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Silva Jr is trying to keep Slayin in close.
Silva Jr is pulling down on Slayin's head. It's preventing any offense from Slayin, at least for the moment.
Silva Jr looking to control.
Slayin decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rich Silva Jr dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Silva Jr throws a shot from downtown. Slayin moves away and avoids it.
Silva Jr uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Slayin misses with a looping right.
Slayin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Slayin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Silva Jr sizes up Slayin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Slayin slips a straight right by Silva Jr.
Slayin misses the jab.
Slayin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Silva Jr chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva Jr scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Silva Jr clobbers Slayin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That kick from Silva Jr tenderised Slayin's leg. Slayin is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva Jr is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Slayin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva Jr scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Silva Jr digs a good hook to Slayin's body.
Silva Jr lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Slayin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rich Silva Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Silva Jr darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Silva Jr lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Slayin misses with a double jab.
Silva Jr has closed the distance and engaged Slayin in a clinch.
Silva Jr pushes Slayin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Slayin is breathing heavily.
Slayin swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva Jr tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Slayin is trying to break the clinch but Silva Jr is controlling him.
Slayin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Slayin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva Jr scores with a sloppy right hand. Slayin should have avoided that one.
Slayin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Slayin throws a jab when Silva Jr was well out of range.
Silva Jr has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Silva Jr scores with a nice right hand.
Slayin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Silva Jr lands the left hand.
Silva Jr scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Slayin lands a jab to the head.
Silva Jr gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Slayin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva Jr scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Slayin doesn't seem bothered though.
Silva Jr connects with the punch.
Silva Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Slayin can do to turn this around?
Donk. Silva Jr catches Slayin right on the button with a cross.
Rich Silva Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Slayin misses with a low kick.
Slayin tries to move into range but Silva Jr moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva Jr lands a nice hook to Slayin's body. Slayin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Silva Jr staying out of range there.
Silva Jr paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Silva Jr cracks Slayin with a good jab.
Silva Jr uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Silva Jr lands with a right hand.
Slayin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Slayin takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Slayin tries to bum rush Silva Jr with a series of wild strikes but Silva Jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva Jr fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
An inside leg kick from Slayin misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva Jr fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Slayin throws a sloppy head kick and Silva Jr moves out of range easily.
Silva Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Slayin slips a straight right by Silva Jr.
Silva Jr clobbers Slayin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Slayin throws a front kick aimed at Silva Jr's knee but Silva Jr avoids it well.
A jab from Silva Jr misses.
Silva Jr tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Slayin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Silva Jr is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Slayin looks to land a right hand but Silva Jr moved out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva Jr throws a right hand that misses
and Slayin counters with a good low kick that Silva Jr was not able to check.
Silva Jr sizes up Slayin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Silva Jr checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Slayin avoids the body shot from Silva Jr.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rich Silva Jr dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Silva Jr fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Slayin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Slayin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Slayin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva Jr slips under a jab.
Silva Jr misses with an uppercut. Slayin saw that one coming.
A swing and a miss from Slayin.
Silva Jr scores with a nice strike.
Nice body punch from Silva Jr.
Slayin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Slayin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silva Jr.
Slayin throws out a counter right but Silva Jr avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Slayin.
Slayin throws out a counter right but Silva Jr avoids it with no problem.
Slayin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Slayin needs to keep his hands up - Silva Jr had a free shot at his head there.
Silva Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Slayin's shoulder, as Slayin tries to avoid the shot.
Slayin scores with a head kick. Silva Jr tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slayin misses with a hook.
Slayin throws a lazy right hand but Silva Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Slayin misses with a hook. Silva Jr ducked under it nicely.
Silva Jr swings for the body but Slayin moves out of range.
Silva Jr has managed to clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Silva Jr.
Slayin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Silva Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silva Jr pushes Slayin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Silva Jr.
A body shot lands from Silva Jr.
Silva Jr scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Silva Jr has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Slayin uses from the top position.
Silva Jr working for a triangle but Slayin defends it easily.
Silva Jr throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rhymin Slayin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva Jr had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Slayin defends it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slayin got a little sloppy there for a moment and Silva Jr has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Slayin has managed to get both his arms back between Silva Jr's legs - danger averted.
Slayin got a little sloppy there for a moment and Silva Jr has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Slayin has managed to get both his arms back between Silva Jr's legs - danger averted.
Slayin stands up from Silva Jr's guard - Slayin perhaps looking for a knockout.
Silva Jr scores with a punch to the head.
Silva Jr tests Slayin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Slayin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Silva Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slayin lands with a straight right. Silva Jr didn't see that one coming.
Slayin throws a head kick that misses.
Silva Jr seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Slayin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva Jr scores with a jab.
Silva Jr ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A decent looking cross lands there for Silva Jr.
Rich Silva Jr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva Jr dips to his left and cracks Slayin with an uppercut!
Slayin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva Jr circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva Jr paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Silva Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Slayin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silva Jr.
Silva Jr lands with a hook. Slayin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Slayin swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Slayin throws a right and a left that Silva Jr avoids nicely.
Jab from Silva Jr.
Silva Jr cracks Slayin with a good jab.
Slayin missing with a left hand there. Silva Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Slayin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Silva Jr scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Slayin doesn't seem bothered though.
Slayin gets tackled into the cage by Silva Jr. Silva Jr maintains the clinch.
Silva Jr works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A shot in the inside from Slayin.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva Jr.
Silva Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Silva Jr jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Slayin walks away with a smile on his face. Silva Jr gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Slayin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Slayin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva Jr counters by clinching up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rich Silva Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Silva Jr has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rich Silva Jr!
Rich Silva Jr decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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hype
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