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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonardo da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Sewell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Leonardo da Silva has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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204 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leonardo da Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Sewell!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Matheus Silva and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sewell moves out of range of the strikes.
da Silva avoids the head kick by Sewell.
da Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Leonardo da Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
da Silva misses with a double jab.
da Silva throws a right hand that Sewell ducks under and follows up with a left that Sewell also avoids with ease.
da Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
da Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Sewell looks to score with a jab to the body but da Silva is just out of range.
da Silva tries for a takedown but Sewell sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
da Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sewell slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
da Silva shoots in for a takedown but Sewell shows good takedown defense.
da Silva throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sewell on the side of the head.
Sewell fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sewell keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sewell moves out of range of the body kick.
da Silva has his takedown stuffed
and Sewell counters with a nice double leg into side control. da Silva won't be happy with that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leonardo da Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sewell looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
da Silva is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Sewell is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Sewell controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
da Silva working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
da Silva trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
da Silva is trying to keep Sewell in close.
da Silva wants to stand and escape but Sewell is having none of it.
Sewell controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
da Silva keeping full guard, as Sewell tries to pass.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
da Silva throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sewell's head.
Sewell closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming da Silva to the mat! da Silva manages to get full guard.
da Silva is breathing heavily.
da Silva is trying to keep Sewell in close.
da Silva is working an open guard so Sewell takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
da Silva throws a nice inside leg kick.
da Silva misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sewell has managed to clinch.
A shot in the inside from da Silva.
Sewell prevents da Silva from breaking the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by da Silva as Sewell tries to tie him up.
Sewell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sewell lands a takedown into guard.
da Silva trying to keep a closed guard but Sewell is proving a slippery customer.
da Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet da Silva, not yet.
Sewell pushes down on da Silva's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Sewell in particular looking to stall.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sewell is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, da Silva has managed to free his arm - good work.
Sewell trying to pass the guard but da Silva defending well.
That's six 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.
Sewell is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
da Silva regains full guard. Nicely done.
da Silva is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sewell thows a big elbow that misses.
Sewellis looking to pass into half guard but da Silva pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now da Silva is in guard.
Sewell working a defensive guard here.
da Silva wants to control from the top but Sewell keeps moving.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sewell looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sewell is trying to control the position but da Silva postures up.
da Silva wanted to stand there but Sewell had control of the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sewell takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Sewell takes one on the button.
Sewell on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Sewell has da Silva up against the ropes in a clinch.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sewell has da Silva pressed up against the ropes. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Sewell pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending da Silva tumbling to the mat - Sewell dives into da Silva's guard.
Sewell tries to free his leg and advance position but da Silva is retaining full guard.
da Silva wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Sewell manages to pass to side control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Sewell takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Sewell missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sewell trying to control from half guard but da Silva is working away.
Sewell has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, da Silva works to full guard.
Sewell preventing the sweep.
da Silva is working hard here to advance position.
Sewell stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. da Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sewell wants to control from the top but da Silva keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Sewell dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
da Silva lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
da Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
da Silva tries to clinch up.
da Silva tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sewell holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
da Silva has had enough of the clinch but Sewell keeps him there for the moment.
da Silva can't break the clinch.
Sewell keeps control of da Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sewell drags the fight down to the ground.
Sewell working a defensive guard here.
da Silva advances to half guard.
da Silva sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sewell wants to get back to full guard.
Sewell is trying to maintain the position but da Silva is very close to passing his half guard.
Sewell regains full guard. Nicely done.
da Silva looking to sit in guard and control but Sewell gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
da Silva wants to stand but Sewell is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sewell trying to control the position from guard on top but da Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sewell stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. da Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
da Silva is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sewell pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. da Silva is keeping the position for now.
Sewell avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sewell connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
da Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
da Silva moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Sewell darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
da Silva is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sewell scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sewell is figuring out what he wants to do next.
da Silva is trying to control but can't.
Sewell stops da Silva from getting back to his feet.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Sewell in particular looking to stall.
da Silva wants to control but Sewell is keeping busy.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
da Silva is defending against the submission attempts here by Sewell.
Sewell thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
da Silva wants to control but Sewell is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's six 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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
da Silva throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
da Silva throws a series of punches but Sewell moves out of range.
Sewell stuns da Silva with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sewell shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says da Silva as he avoids it easily.
Sewell scores a takedown into full mount!
da Silva tries to lock up and control but Sewell gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sewell looking to control and managing it successfully.
da Silva is looking to get to half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sewell tries to control but da Silva wriggling away.
da Silva manages to control the position for a moment.
da Silva is in all sorts of trouble here.
Sewell breaks from da Silva's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
da Silva slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
da Silva moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Sewell has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of da Silva is proving hard to escape from.
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.
Sewell trying to control but da Silva is working from the bottom.
Sewell trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
da Silva manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sewell manages to get himself to full guard.
da Silva slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Sewell lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for da Silva!
Sewell avoids the attempt from da Silva to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Sewell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sewell 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight for Michael Sewell!
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight for Michael Sewell!
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight for Michael Sewell!
Michael Sewell wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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