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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between YB Sol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rickson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sol's entrance music is SFIV - Theme of Ryu 2. A fine choice. Silva comes into a darkened arena with his song building. system of a down - violent pornography kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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210 lbs
17 - 10 - 1 |
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200 cm
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218 lbs
12 - 6 - 2 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
17 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, YB Sol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Rickson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva throws a hook but Sol avoids it easily.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Silva thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sol is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sol moves away.
Silva throws a hook but Sol avoids it easily.
Sol uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Silva shoots for a double leg takedown but Sol sprawls well. He's pushed Silva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
YB Sol has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rickson Silva.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva throws a hook but Sol blocks it.
Sol jabs Silva right on the nose. Silva blinks but takes it well.
Sol blocks a jab.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sol.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sol swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silva misses with a straight left.
Nice shot by Silva.
Silva on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sol ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Silva looks to throw the jab but Sol is out of range.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
Sol keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sol lands a jab-cross combination.
Silva bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sol's head.
Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sol counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sol jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rickson Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sol.
Sol is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva.
Sol gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sol breaks from the clinch.
Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sol takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Silva moves out of range as Sol strikes.
Silva lands with a hook. Sol tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Silva tries for a takedown but Sol circles away easily
and Sol counters with a series of strikes. Silva will be more careful next time no doubt.
Silva gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sol connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sol keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silva.
Sol uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Silva staying out of range there.
Silva fails with the takedown
and Sol counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sol moves into range and clinches up with Silva.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sol has him pressed against the cage.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Sol has double underhooks.
Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sol pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Decent striking displayed by Sol there.
Sol throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva counters with a three punch combo that has Sol backing up. Sol nods at Silva to acknowledge the strikes.
Silva lands the left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sol uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silva.
Sol misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sol thows a body shot but no joy.
Sol is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Sol wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
YB Sol is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sol counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Silva throws a jab when Sol was well out of range.
Silva throws a head kick but Sol moves out of range.
Sol uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silva.
Sol throws out a loose jab but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
YB Sol dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sol.
Silva throws a big shot that misses.
A swing and a miss from Sol.
Silva scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Silva scores with a nice right hand.
Silva looks to throw the jab but Sol is out of range.
Silva lands a right hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sol wants to clinch but Silva slips to the side
and Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sol swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A cross from Silva lands.
Silva thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva connects with a right hand. Sol shakes it off.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva thows a body shot but no joy.
A big left from Sol misses.
Sol misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
A shot to de liver by Silva. Beautiful body shot.
Silva gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sol counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice defenses there by Sol.
Silva throws a hook but Sol blocks it.
Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Sol.
Sol takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Silva misses with a body punch
and Sol counters with a nice uppercut.
Silva closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Silva throws a hook to the side of Sol's head but Sol sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Sol bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sol is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sol throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
Silva throws a head kick but Sol moves out of range.
Silva with a poor takedown
and Sol counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Silva working hard to break the clinch.
Sol breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva cracks Sol with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Silva drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Silva postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Silva wants to control but Sol is keeping him busy.
Sol might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The ground and pound from Silva seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Silva in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Silva trying to control the action but Sol is working from the bottom.
Sol tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Silva wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Sol dodges the ground and pound from Silva.
Silva swings around for an armbar but Sol sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Silva's guard.
Silva looking for a guillotine here but Sol defends easily.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Sol would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rickson Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Sol uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sol.
Silva looks to throw the jab but Sol is out of range.
Sol connects with a single shot there.
Rickson Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva throws out a powerful jab.
Sol closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sol throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Sol.
Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sol throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sol tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Silva tests Sol's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sol uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silva.
Sol takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Silva thows a body shot but no joy.
Sol falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Silva looks to land a left hand but Sol moved out of range nicely.
Silva shoots for a double leg takedown but Sol sprawls well. He's pushed Silva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sol takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Sol.
Sol slips under a jab.
Silva throws a shot from downtown. Sol moves away and avoids it.
Silva scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice defenses there by Sol.
Sol wants to clinch.
Silva slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Sol.
Nice defenses there by Silva.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva takes a swing at Sol's ribcage but misses.
Silva falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sol counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Sol throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sol tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sol takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sol.
Silva keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sol doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Sol moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Silva throws an overhand right that lands on Sol's shoulder, as Sol tries to avoid the shot.
Silva with a poor takedown
and Sol counters with a left to the body.
Sol gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Silva throws a big shot that misses.
Silva throws a jab when Sol was well out of range.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sol moves out of range as Silva strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sol sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice body punch from Silva.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rickson 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rickson Silva!
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energy
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hype
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