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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Barry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
270 lbs
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200 cm
25
275 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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 London, Big Barry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Diego Silva!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, William Gold and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva misses with a looping left.
Barry is looking to clinch.
Silva throws a predictable looking body shot
and Barry connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barry bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Silva throws out a loose jab but Barry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barry tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Silva defends well and Barry ends up having to push Silva into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Silva's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Barry tries to pull guard but Silva holds him up against the cage and eventually Barry drops back down to his feet.
Silva lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Silva wants to break free but Barry has control.
Barry tries to pull guard but Silva won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Big Barry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barry letting Silva take a breather here.
Silva tries to break free but Barry pushes him back against the cage.
Silva has Barry pushed against the cage.
Silva lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to break free but Barry pushes him back against the cage.
Barry tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Barry has double underhooks.
Silva taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Silva is trying to push Barry away but Barry has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Barry has him pressed against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Silva - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Barry is trying to pull guard but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva manages to break the clinch.
Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barry.
Nice takedown defense from Silva. No joy for Barry on that attempt.
Barry looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Silva!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barry trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
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.
Barry tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Silva wants to control but Barry postures up.
Barry in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva can't do much from the bottom here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Silva can do anything to dispel that myth.
Silva sneaks back into half guard.
Barry wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barry is really struggling to control Silva but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Silva is controlling Barry's trapped leg to prevent Barry from advancing to side control.
Barry not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Silva blocking the ground and pound attempt from Barry.
Silva wants to improve his position but Barry is controlling well.
Barry wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.
Barry prevents Silva from improving his position.
Barry is keen to just control but Silva is a slippery customer.
Big Barry has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Barry fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva throws a body punch but Barry moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a lovely overhand right.
Silva takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Silva stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Silva wants it to stay on the feet.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Barry.
Barry displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silva throws out the jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barry misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Silva thuds a left hand into Barry's body.
Silva sizes up Barry with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Silva takes a jab right on the kisser.
Barry shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Silva napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Silva is looking for a sweep.
Silva prevents Barry from improving position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barry is chipping away with strikes.
Silva struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Diego Silva will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nice shot lands for Silva.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Barry.
Barry shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Silva but Silva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silva stuffs the takedown attempt from Barry. Barry gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Big Barry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silva misses with a looping right.
Barry fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice shot by Silva.
Silva's corner calls for a 1-2. Silva obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
It looks like Big Barry has been cut.
Silva scores with a sloppy right hand. Barry should have avoided that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva scores with a nice strike.
Barry closes this distance looking for a takedown but Silva circles away.
Silva connects with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barry wants to clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Barry 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A big left from Silva misses.
Diego Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice cross by Silva.
Barry fails with the takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva misses with a left hand
and Barry counters with a shoot takedown. Silva fights it but they end up in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva is pulling down on Barry's head to control his posture.
Silva doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Silva is adopting a defensive guard.
Barry trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva has control of Barry's left arm, preventing Barry from doing any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Diego Silva was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Silva throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Barry cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Barry slips under a jab.
Silva throws a body punch but Barry moves out of range.
Barry is trying hard to land a takedown here. Silva sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Barry darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Big Barry overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Silva is positioning himself well to prevent Barry advancing to mount.
Barry is trying to control the action in half guard but Silva is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Silva keeping control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Diego Silva hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Barry throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Silva throws a big shot that misses.
Nice body punch from Silva.
Barry shoots in looking for a takedown. Silva tries to sprawl out of it but Barry 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 tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barry was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
Silva misses with a hook. Barry ducked under it nicely.
Barry has a takedown stuffed.
Barry fails to land the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barry shoots in and drives through. Silva sprawls well.
Silva lands with a shot to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Silva as he connects with a hook.
Silva stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Silva connects with a right hand. Barry shakes it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barry gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Silva.
Barry darts in looking for a takedown but Silva gets double underhooks and turns Barry into the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Silva's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Silva is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Silva continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Silva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva wants to break free but Barry has control.
A bit of stalling here from Silva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Big Barry's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Barry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barry bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Silva is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Barry connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Silva some visible discomfort.
Barry trying to control the position but Silva is working away.
Silva is looking to reverse the position.
Silva controls the position for a moment.
Barry trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva struggling a bit here.
Barry working the ground and pound.
You can see the frustration on Silva's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Silva is trying to get back to half guard.
Silva keeps trying to improve his position.
Barry has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Silva defending against the ground and pound.
Barry is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking to regain half guard here but Barry keeps moving and retains side control.
Silva wants to control but Barry postures up.
Barry misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Silva is trying to get back to half guard.
Barry wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.
Barry working away.
Barry is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Silva's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Silva regains half guard.
Silva has his hands clasped together around Barry's back. He's all about the action.
Silva is looking to improve his position.
Barry looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Silva with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Silva regains full guard. Nicely done.
Silva pulls Barry in to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
Silva is controlling the pace.
Silva is thwarting Barry's attempts to control the position.
Barry won't allow Silva to pass to mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva not doing much here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Diego Silva.
I've got Silva winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diego Silva!
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energy
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FIGHT
RATING
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