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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rickson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by system of a down - violent pornography. 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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197 lbs
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233 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
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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
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brock Michaels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rickson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Michaels can pounce on him.
Michaels misses with a head kick.
Silva shoots in and bounces Michaels off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Silva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Michaels looking to control.
Silva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Michaels is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva scoring with punches to the head and body.
Silva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Michaels trying to keep a closed guard but Silva is proving a slippery customer.
Michaels might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Silva throws a big right hand that misses.
Michaels is trying to control the position but Silva postures up.
Silva wants to control from the top but Michaels keeps moving.
Silva passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Michaels is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michaels regains half guard, as Silva was trying to land strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Silva working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Silva missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Michaels keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Michaels blocking the ground and pound attempt from Silva.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels is holding on to half guard well.
Silva seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Michaels does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Michaels knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.
Silva thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Michaels's head.
Silva not doing much here.
Silva looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Silva is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Michaels reverses the position - he's now on top in Silva's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Michaels has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Silva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Michaels is one step ahead there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Brock Michaels just wasn't active enough.
Silva loads up on a big right hand but Michaels slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rickson Silva dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Nice sprawl there from Silva as Michaels shoots in.
Silva looks to land a left hand but Michaels moved out of range nicely.
Michaels fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Silva looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Michaels shoots for a double leg takedown but Silva sprawls well. He's pushed Michaels's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Michaels walks into a jab.
Michaels tries to work over Silva's front leg with a kick but Silva checks it.
Silva displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Michaels.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brock Michaels. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Michaels tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Silva is able to avoid easily.
Michaels connects with a high kick.
It looks like Rickson Silva has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Michaels throws a low kick but it's checked well by Silva.
Silva scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A slow jab from Silva misses its intended target.
Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Michaels misses with a takedown
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Silva scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Brock Michaels has been cut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Michaels gets caught napping as Silva dives in and scores a takedown. Michaels manages to retain guard.
Silva postures up in Michaels's guard and throws a big left but Michaels blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Silva throws a big right hand that misses.
Silva throws a big elbow that misses.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Michaels is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Silva thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Silva wants to control from the top but Michaels keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throwing strikes from guard but Michaels blocks nicely.
Michaels avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Michaels working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silva.
Silva postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Silva is looking to work some ground and pound but Michaels has wrist control.
Michaels preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Silva is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Michaels is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Michaels has escaped and now he's on top!
Silva is controlling Michaels's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Michaels from controlling successfully.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Brock Michaels wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Michaels just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four 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.
Michaels throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Michaels with a poor takedown
and Silva counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Michaels closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Silva is trying to control Michaels's posture but Michaels avoids it.
Silva gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Silva trying to control here.
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.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Michaels looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Silva is fending him off so far but Michaels persists. Nope, Silva circles away and we're back to standing.
Michaels shoots in looking for a takedown. Silva tries to sprawl out of it but Michaels keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Silva manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Silva fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Michaels shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Silva sprawls well. Silva wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Michaels gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brock Michaels. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Michaels shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Silva but Silva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Michaels takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Silva takes one to the chin there.
Rickson Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Michaels.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva connects with a body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Silva.
Silva lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Michaels backs up against the cage.
Brock Michaels's cut is getting worse.
Silva looks to throw the jab but Michaels is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva lands a jab to the head.
Silva bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Michaels's head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Michaels gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Michaels is rocked!
Brock Michaels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva lands a head shot.
Oh Michaels is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silva drops Michaels with a naaaaasty hook - Michaels is in real trouble here! Silva dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rickson Silva!
Rickson Silva very nearly forgot to thank Hellbent, Inc.™ amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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