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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnnie Flowers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leandro Silvestro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leandro Silvestro has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Johnnie Flowers's chin.
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278 lbs
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250 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Brawler
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Johnnie Flowers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leandro Silvestro!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Matheus Silva and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silvestro moves into the clinch.
Silvestro works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Flowers trying to control the position.
Silvestro stands up and waves to Flowers to follow him.
Flowers with a poor takedown
and Silvestro counters with an inside leg kick.
Silvestro takes the fight into the clinch.
Flowers managing to block the knees to the body from Silvestro.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Flowers blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Flowers is working for takedown but Silvestro is calmly controlling the position for now.
Flowers is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnnie Flowers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flowers tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Silvestro smiles and moves away.
Flowers gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Silvestro throws a big elbow that misses.
Silvestro wants to control from the top but Flowers keeps moving.
Silvestro scoring with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silvestro trying to move into half guard but instead Flowers has managed to sweep!
Flowers is standing up over Silvestro. Silvestro looks to escape but Flowers dives into side control.
Silvestro is trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvestro manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Silvestro is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Flowers's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Flowers's back!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silvestro has got his arm under Flowers's chin working for the choke… has he got it? It looks pretty tight! Oh! Flowers has spun round into Silvestro's guard beautifully! Well done that man!
Silvestro striking off his back but it's not causing Flowers any problems.
Flowers controlling from the top position.
Flowers in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Silvestro has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Silvestro looks winded!
Silvestro is trying to control the position but Flowers postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flowers is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Silvestro 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.
Silvestro looking to pass the guard.
Flowers pulls Silvestro in to control the position.
Flowers not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Flowers is adopting a defensive guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Johnnie Flowers wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Flowers fails with a takedown attempt.
Silvestro looking to score a takedown here. Flowers is defending well but Silvestro drives through and ends up in Flowers's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Flowers has Silvestro pulled in close to control his posture.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Flowers is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Flowers missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leandro Silvestro dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Flowers darts in looking for a takedown but Silvestro gets double underhooks and turns Flowers into the cage.
Silvestro decides to pull guard.
Flowers is working Silvestro over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Flowers looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Flowers postures up in Silvestro's guard and throws a big left but Silvestro blocks it.
Silvestro is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Flowers is aware though and is defending well.
Silvestro has his hands on Flowers's head, controlling the position.
Flowers is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Silvestro is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flowers working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Flowers is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Flowers accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Flowers would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Johnnie Flowers wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Flowers throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Silvestro tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Flowers is in Silvestro's guard.
Flowers has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Silvestro trying to keep a closed guard but Flowers is proving a slippery customer.
Flowers lands a couple of digs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvestro preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Flowers trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Flowers scoring with some ground and pound.
Flowers throwing strikes but missing.
Silvestro looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Flowers in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Silvestro. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Flowers is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Johnnie Flowers just wasn't active enough.
Flowers feints and as Silvestro raises his hands in defense, Flowers changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Silvestro preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Flowers throwing strikes from guard but Silvestro blocks nicely.
Flowers postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Flowers loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Flowers working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Silvestro's head.
Silvestro working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Flowers.
Flowers decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flowers shoots for a double leg takedown but Silvestro sprawls well. He's pushed Flowers's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nice takedown defense from Silvestro. No joy for Flowers on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnnie Flowers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silvestro shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Flowers napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Flowers struggling a bit here.
Flowers sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silvestro wants to lay and pray for a moment but Flowers keeps working.
Flowers won't allow Silvestro to pass to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnnie Flowers dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Flowers tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Silvestro swivels and escapes.
Silvestro moves into the clinch.
Silvestro working hard to break the clinch.
Flowers wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Flowers goes for a takedown attempt but Silvestro pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Oooooh!!! Silvestro has knocked Flowers down with a huge combo! Silvestro steps away and waves a wobbly Flowers back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Johnnie Flowers has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Some bone on bone action there as Flowers checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silvestro shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Flowers napping and manages to drive through into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvestro grinds an elbow into Flowers's temple.
Silvestro wants to control but Flowers is keeping him busy.
Flowers struggling a bit here.
Silvestro in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Flowers prevents Silvestro from moving into mount.
Flowers is trying to get back to half guard.
Who's going to make the next move?
Flowers can't do much from the bottom here.
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.
Silvestro is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Flowers has escaped the position, nice work there.
Silvestro is looking to take a break and control but Flowers is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Flowers is trying to control Silvestro's posture but Silvestro avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Flowers tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Flowers gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Silvestro drops an elbow to the side of Flowers's head.
Flowers is controlling Silvestro's trapped leg to prevent Silvestro from advancing to side control.
Silvestro looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flowers is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Flowers fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnnie Flowers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silvestro has taken the fight to the clinch.
Silvestro is defending well against a takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Flowers is trying to pull guard but Silvestro turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Flowers pulls guard effortlessly.
Flowers wants to sweep here but Silvestro controlling him for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leandro Silvestro comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Silvestro 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leandro Silvestro!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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