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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Denny Chun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rich Silva Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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272 lbs
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225 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Big heart |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Denny Chun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rich Silva Jr!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jorge Garcia and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva Jr throws a nice inside leg kick.
Chun throws a right hand that Silva Jr ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva Jr also avoids with ease.
Silva Jr tries to land a front kick but Chun steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Chun throws a right and a left that Silva Jr avoids nicely.
Silva Jr throws a leg kick but Chun moved away.
Silva Jr takes one on the button.
Silva Jr takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Chun fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Chun swings for the body but Silva Jr moves out of range.
Silva Jr takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good leg kick by Silva Jr there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nice body kick there by Silva Jr.
Chun jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chun throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva Jr.
Silva Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva Jr cracks the inside of Chun's front leg.
Chun waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva Jr.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chun misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva Jr.
Chun fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Silva Jr slips a jab and a cross from Chun.
Silva Jr throws a leg kick but Chun checks it.
Chun is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Silva Jr closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Chun on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva Jr gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Chun on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva Jr trying to land knees to the body.
Silva Jr putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Chun in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Silva Jr prevents Chun from breaking the clinch.
Chun wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silva Jr lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Chun managing to block the knees to the body from Silva Jr.
Silva Jr landing knees to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva Jr throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva Jr using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva Jr trying to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Silva Jr.
Silva Jr scores with a knee to the head.
Silva Jr is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chun is defending well for now.
Chun blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chun avoiding damage as Silva Jr throws knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Silva Jr obliges.
Silva Jr is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chun is defending well for now.
Chun on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chun wants to break free but Silva Jr has control.
Silva Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva Jr scores with a kick to the midsection.
Chun throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silva Jr closes the distance and clinches.
Silva Jr lands an elbow inside.
Chun tries to circle away but Silva Jr has him pinned against the cage.
Chun tries to break the clinch but Silva Jr is controlling the position.
Silva Jr landing knees to the body.
Silva Jr creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Chun's defenses.
Silva Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva Jr lands a leg kick that knocks Chun off balance momentarily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silva Jr. That's going to slow Chun down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva Jr slips a jab and a cross from Chun.
Silva Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chun.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chun just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva Jr is looking to slow Chun down with leg kicks.
Chun misses with a body shot.
Silva Jr ducks under a wild hook from Chun.
Silva Jr connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Chun on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Chun stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silva Jr.
Chun is breathing heavily.
Chun on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Silva Jr. Silva Jr obviously looking to wear him down.
Chun moves out of range of the body kick from Silva Jr.
Nice body kick from Silva Jr.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva Jr drives through and clinches with Chun against the cage.
Silva Jr landing knees to the head.
Chun blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chun is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva Jr has double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rich Silva Jr dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silva Jr. That's going to slow Chun down.
Denny Chun seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva Jr moves into range and clinches up with Chun.
Silva Jr pushes off an throws an elbow but Chun leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Chun is trying to break the clinch but Silva Jr has him pressed against the cage.
Chun on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva Jr landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Silva Jr trying to land knees to the body.
Chun wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva Jr won't allow it.
Chun is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Silva Jr tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chun avoids it.
Silva Jr is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chun is defending well for now.
Silva Jr using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chun has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva Jr landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva Jr misses with a knee strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva Jr lands an elbow that stopped Chun in his tracks for a moment.
Silva Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Silva Jr. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Silva Jr there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Silva Jr scores with a kick to the midsection.
Silva Jr throws a chopping leg kick but Chun manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Chun blocks a low kick nicely.
Chun sizes up Silva Jr with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Silva Jr feints and then cracks Chun's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chun down.
Chun ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva Jr moves away.
Chun is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Silva Jr throws a front kick that sends Chun stumbling back into the cage.
A clash of legs there as Chun blocks the low kick.
Silva Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chun misses with a wild body shot.
Chun throws a combination. Silva Jr tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Silva Jr throws a chopping leg kick but Chun manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva Jr lets loose with a powerful body kick. Chun will feel that in the morning.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chun scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Chun avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A chopping leg kick lands by Silva Jr.
Silva Jr lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Chun moves out of range of the body kick from Silva Jr.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Silva Jr.
Chun fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva Jr manages to avoid it.
Chun scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A jab from Chun misses.
Silva Jr slips under a jab from Chun.
Chun throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Silva Jr on the side of the head.
A punch lands to the side of Silva Jr 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Chun moves out of range of the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chun on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Chun misses with an uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chun. Silva Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva Jr slips a jab and a cross from Chun.
Silva Jr throws a nice inside leg kick.
Chun swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silva Jr slips under a jab from Chun.
Chun moves into range and connects with a jab.
Chun missing with a left hand there. Silva Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silva Jr avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva Jr throws a quick inside leg kick.
Silva Jr takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Chun has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Silva Jr.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva Jr tries to land a leg kick but Chun saw it coming and moves away.
Silva Jr has managed to clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva Jr tries to land knees in the clinch but Chun avoids the damage to the body.
Chun managing to block the knees to the body from Silva Jr.
Silva Jr pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Silva Jr lands an elbow inside that Chun shrugs off.
Silva Jr is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chun is defending well for now.
Silva Jr landing knees to the head.
Chun avoiding damage as Silva Jr throws knees to the body.
Silva Jr lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva Jr utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Chun tries to circle away but Silva Jr has him pinned against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rich Silva Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Silva Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chun paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chun throws a nice looking combination but Silva Jr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Chun throws the left hand but Silva Jr avoids the punch easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chun. Silva Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chun tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Silva Jr is looking to land body kicks.
Chun scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Chun will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Chun scores with a punch to the head.
Chun fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
No joy there for Chun, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva Jr lands a nice looking body kick.
Silva Jr throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva Jr lands a nice leg kick that just misses Chun's sensitive parts.
Chun looks to throw the jab but Silva Jr is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Silva Jr.
Silva Jr is looking to slow Chun down with leg kicks.
Silva Jr throws a chopping leg kick but Chun manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rich Silva Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chun cracks Silva Jr with an open hand slap.
Silva Jr chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Silva Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chun swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice shot by Chun.
Chun on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Silva Jr. Silva Jr obviously looking to wear him down.
Silva Jr wants to slow Chun down by chopping away at his legs.
Danga de danga de dang - Chun scores with a four punch combination!
Silva Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva Jr instigates a clinch.
Silva Jr tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chun avoids it.
Silva Jr tries to land knees in the clinch but Chun avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva Jr trying to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chun is trying to push Silva Jr away but Silva Jr has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Silva Jr lands a knee to the body.
Chun avoiding damage as Silva Jr throws knees to the body.
Chun blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva Jr lands an elbow that stopped Chun in his tracks for a moment.
Chun wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Chun is trying to push Silva Jr away but Silva Jr has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Silva Jr missing with knees to the body.
Silva Jr tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chun avoids it.
Silva Jr trying to land knees to the body.
Silva Jr missing with knees to the body.
Silva Jr keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Chun's efforts to push away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva Jr is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Chun is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva Jr has double underhooks.
Silva Jr unloads a knee to the mid-section. Chun lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Silva Jr is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rich Silva Jr seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Silva Jr using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Silva Jr lands a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva Jr lands an elbow inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Silva Jr obliges.
Silva Jr tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chun avoids it.
Silva Jr missing with knees to the body.
Chun blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chun avoiding damage as Silva Jr throws knees to the body.
Rich Silva Jr is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chun wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Chun wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva Jr has him pressed against the cage.
Chun has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Chun wants to break free but Silva Jr has control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chun is trying to break the clinch but Silva Jr is controlling him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rich Silva Jr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Silva Jr 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rich Silva Jr!
During a confident post fight interview, Rich Silva Jr thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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