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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Silva (ranked 1584 p4p, 1239 weight class) and Juan Carlos (ranked 237 p4p, 191 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Juan Carlos enters the cage!
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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 20 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alex Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juan Carlos!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva takes a swing at Carlos's ribcage but misses.
Carlos throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown but Carlos manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Silva's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nice defenses there by Silva.
Silva feinted with a counter takedown.
Carlos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Carlos catches Silva with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Carlos throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Silva stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Silva misses the jab.
Carlos throws out a counter right but Silva avoids it with no problem.
Carlos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A slow jab from Carlos misses its intended target.
A jab from Silva misses.
Silva throws out a loose jab but Carlos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carlos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Carlos stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Carlos wants it to stay on the feet.
Carlos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've been hearing reports that Silva has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Carlos ducks right into an uppercut from Silva.
Silva misses with an uppercut. Carlos saw that one coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carlos's jab looks to have found its range, popping Silva under the eye.
Carlos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silva.
Carlos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Silva misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Carlos uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Silva has time to react.
Silva gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nice uppercut lands for Carlos. That snapped Silva's head back.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Carlos cracks Silva with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Silva swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Carlos counter with a right hand.
Carlos might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Carlos throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
Carlos avoids the body shot from Silva.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Carlos is just out of range.
Carlos lands with a kick to the temple. Silva shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carlos was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
Carlos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carlos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Carlos has time to react.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Carlos sprawls well. Carlos wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Silva misses with a hook
and Carlos counters with a nice uppercut.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carlos connects with a single shot there.
Silva throws a poor cross that misses
and Carlos counters with a straight right hand.
Carlos looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Carlos shows good takedown defense.
Carlos fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Alex Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Carlos finds it's way through Silva's defenses.
Carlos throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Silva was covering up waiting for the punch and Carlos finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Silva trying to keep a closed guard but Carlos is proving a slippery customer.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Silva working over Carlos with some ground and pound. Carlos looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Carlos is looking for a sweep. Silva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Carlos has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Silva seems to be looking for submissions.
Carlos is trying to get back to full guard.
Silva is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Carlos gets full guard.
Carlos keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Carlos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Silva throwing strikes from guard but Carlos blocks nicely.
Carlos is trying to keep Silva in close.
Silva trying to control but Carlos is working from the bottom.
Carlos is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Carlos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Carlos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Silva will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Silva wants to control from the top but Carlos keeps moving.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Carlos dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A cross from Carlos lands.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Good leg kick by Carlos.
Silva misses with a straight left.
Silva throws a body punch but Carlos moves out of range.
Carlos misses with a wild body shot.
Silva changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Carlos tries to avoid it but Silva manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Carlos to the ground. Carlos escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Carlos looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Carlos misses with a two punch combination.
Carlos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Carlos chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Silva connects with a body shot.
Carlos avoids the body shot from Silva.
Carlos raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Silva lands a slapping body shot.
Carlos scores with a nice strike.
Silva looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Carlos!
Carlos bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carlos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Juan Carlos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Carlos throws a hook but Silva blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlos lands a head kick. Silva smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Silva connects with the punch.
Carlos swinging wildly here.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carlos manages to avoid it.
Carlos feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Silva is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Carlos looking to pass the guard.
Silva looking to control.
Carlos is fighting to break Silva's control of his arms but Silva is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Carlos seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Silva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Carlos is now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carlos drops an elbow to the side of Silva's head.
Silva is not content to let Carlos control the position.
Silva manages to get to full guard.
Carlos stopping the sweep attempt from Silva.
Carlos slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Silva trying to control the position.
Carlos wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet.
Juan Carlos has got the better of the ground game so far.
Carlos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Carlos passes Silva's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Silva is trying to get back to full guard.
Carlos is looking for a kimura here.
Silva trying to control from the bottom.
Carlos throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four 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.
Carlos controlling the action here.
Carlos missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Carlos is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Silva doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Carlos.
Carlos slows the pace down in half guard.
Silva moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Silva trying to control the position here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Carlos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Carlos moves away from the strike by Silva.
Carlos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Carlos with the inside leg kick.
Carlos throws a leg kick which misses Silva's front leg but catches the back leg as Silva tries to avoid it.
Silva throws a looping overhand right but Carlos ducks down to avoid it.
Carlos lands with a good body shot.
Silva fails with the takedown
and Carlos counters with a stiff right hand.
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Silva throws a poor cross that misses
and Carlos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Carlos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Carlos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva misses with a hook. Carlos ducked under it nicely.
Silva avoids the head kick by Carlos.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carlos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Carlos avoids it really well and circles away.
Carlos lands a lovely overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva takes a kick to the side of the head.
Silva closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Carlos quickly recovers to half guard.
Carlos wants to control but Silva is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Carlos gets back to full guard.
Carlos controls Silva momentarily but Silva frees himself.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Carlos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva is looking to work some ground and pound but Carlos has wrist control.
Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Carlos is keeping the position for now.
Carlos is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Carlos keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carlos utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Carlos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Carlos bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Silva's guard.
Carlos wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Carlos trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Silva bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Carlos's guard.
Silva advances to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carlos is trying is best to control the position here.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Carlos trying to control but Silva postures up.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Carlos keeps working.
Silva trying to control the pace.
Silva's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva working Carlos over with strikes.
Carlos controlling the position for now.
Silva prevents Carlos from improving his position.
Silva looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Carlos keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Carlos wants to control but Silva is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Carlos tries to roll over but Silva keeps him under control.
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 wants to lay and pray for a moment but Carlos keeps working.
Silva prevents Carlos from improving his position.
Silva performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Alex Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva slips a nice elbow through Carlos's hands, connecting with Carlos's forehead.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carlos has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Silva is working away from the top position though.
Juan Carlos is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Juan Carlos.
Well Carlos has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Carlos!
Juan Carlos seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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