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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rich Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Floyd Mayweather Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes to the ring accompanied by Sleep When I'm Dead. Rich Silva has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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285 lbs
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160 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rich Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Floyd Mayweather Jr!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Mayweather Jr misses with a body shot
and Silva counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Silva sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mayweather Jr working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silva.
Silva landing some decent shots from guard.
Silva is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Mayweather Jr is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Mayweather Jr has escaped and now he's on top!
Mayweather Jr stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Silva wants to sweep but no luck.
Mayweather Jr postures up.
Mayweather Jr trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
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.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Mayweather Jr is pressing down on Silva's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Mayweather Jr looking to control.
Mayweather Jr preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Silva lands a couple of elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mayweather Jr is keeping the position for now.
Silva wants to control from the top but Mayweather Jr keeps moving.
Mayweather Jr controls Silva momentarily but Silva frees himself.
Silva passes into half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Silva is looking to take a break and control but Mayweather Jr is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Silva working Mayweather Jr over with strikes.
Silva is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Silva will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to work for an arm triangle but Mayweather Jr is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Silva wants to take a breather but Mayweather Jr is having none of it.
Mayweather Jr trying to control here.
Silva missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mayweather Jr tries to roll over but Silva keeps him under control.
Silva is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Silva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Silva throwing shots but Mayweather Jr is blocking nicely.
Silva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Silva slips a nice elbow through Mayweather Jr's hands, connecting with Mayweather Jr's forehead.
Silva not doing much here.
Silva not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Silva thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Mayweather Jr to regain full guard.
Silva lands a couple of elbows.
Silva 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.
Silva drops back, looking for a kneebar! Mayweather Jr looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Mayweather Jr looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Mayweather Jr!
Mayweather Jr is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Silva has escaped the position, nice work there.
Mayweather Jr is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Silva has escaped the position, nice work there.
Mayweather Jr looks gassed!
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Silva striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Mayweather Jr is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Silva knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Silva is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Mayweather Jr's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Mayweather Jr is thwarting Silva's attempts to control the position.
Silva moves into full guard.
Silva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mayweather Jr is one step ahead there.
Silva throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Silva is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mayweather Jr is aware though and is defending well.
Silva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mayweather Jr is one step ahead there.
Silva is trying to control the position but Mayweather Jr postures up.
Mayweather Jr postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Silva is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Mayweather Jr, into his guard.
Mayweather Jr keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Silva is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Mayweather Jr is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Silva distracts Mayweather Jr with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Silva's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Mayweather Jr is rocked!
Silva gets to his feet and stands over Mayweather Jr, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Mayweather Jr felt that one! Silva unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Mayweather Jr from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rich Silva!
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FIGHT
RATING
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