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Bamma 6-Bulge v Silva PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ewen Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cicero Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davis kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is We Are The Fallen-Bury Me Alive. Cicero Santos has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ewen Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cicero Santos!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Alexandre Firmino and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Davis is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Santos's half guard.
Davis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Santos keeps working.
Santos really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Davis. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Santos wants to sweep but Davis has passed to side control!
Davis tries to score with some ground and pound. Santos controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Davis is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Davis has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Davis working the ground and pound but Santos is defending the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Davis 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.
Santos tries to improve his position but Davis has taken his back! Davis has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Santos tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Davis pushes Santos away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ewen Davis!
An intense looking Ewen Davis took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'I am in no rush to destroy anyone in my way.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Irvin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Logan Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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212 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Good knees
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, James Irvin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Logan Harris!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Seu Braga and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Irvin.
Irvin circles away from the clinch attempt
and Irvin counters by clinching up.
Harris managing to block the knees to the body from Irvin.
Harris is trying to maintain a safe position but Irvin gets an underhook and turns Harris into the cage.
Harris stalling.
Irvin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Harris stalling in the clinch.
Harris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harris avoids the head kick by Irvin.
Irvin tries to clinch up.
Logan Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Irvin tries a head kick but it misses.
Harris tries to clinch up but Irvin circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Irvin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A head kick misses from Irvin.
Harris takes the fight into the clinch.
Irvin tries a knee to the head but Harris blocks it.
Irvin looking to throw knees to the head but Harris is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irvin tries to stall but Harris uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Irvin tries a knee to the head but Harris blocks it.
Harris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Harris moves into the clinch.
Irvin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Harris blocks it with crossed arms.
Irvin taking a breather.
Stalling in the clinch from Harris.
A bit of stalling here from Irvin.
Harris tries to stall but Irvin uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Harris doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harris has Irvin pushed against the cage.
Irvin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Harris blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris looking to slow down the pace here.
Irvin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Harris with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Irvin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Harris tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Harris using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Irvin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Harris taking a breather.
Irvin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Harris's face.
Irvin misses with a knee strike.
Irvin slowing the pace effectively.
Harris wants to get back to striking at distance but Irvin won't allow it.
Irvin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Irvin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Irvin taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Irvin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Harris just leaning against Irvin, taking a breather.
Harris is trying to stall.
Irvin tries to land knees in the clinch but Harris avoids the damage to the body.
Irvin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Harris has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Irvin.
Harris blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A bit of stalling here from Irvin.
Irvin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Harris lands a body shot in the clinch.
Irvin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Harris is defending well for now.
Irvin misses with a knee to the head.
Irvin trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Irvin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Harris avoids it.
Irvin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Irvin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Harris avoids it.
Harris on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Harris takes a knee to the side of the body.
Irvin misses with a knee to the head.
Irvin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Harris has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Harris is struggling to control the position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Irvin as Harris tries to tie him up.
Irvin trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harris takes a knee right on the jaw!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Irvin 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.
The fight stays on the outside here - Harris looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Irvin throws a head kick that misses.
Harris moves in looking to clinch but Irvin pushes him off.
Harris misses with a jab, cross combination.
Harris fails with an attempt to clinch.
Harris blocks a head kick by Irvin.
A bone on bone clash there as Harris blocks the leg kick.
Harris avoids the head kick by Irvin.
Irvin drives through and clinches with Harris against the cage.
Harris manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Irvin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Harris is defending well for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harris throws a one two combo.
Logan Harris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Irvin plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Irvin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Harris. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Harris, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Irvin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harris can do to turn this around?
Irvin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Harris looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Harris throws a looping overhand right but Irvin ducks down to avoid it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Both fighters circling a little - Irvin finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Irvin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nice body kick there by Irvin.
Harris misses with a hook.
Harris takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Harris takes a kick to the side of the head.
Harris swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Harris tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Irvin counters with an outside leg kick.
Harris fails in his attempt to clinch.
Harris is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Irvin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris doesn't manage to clinch there - Irvin circles away.
Harris avoids the head kick by Irvin.
Harris wants to clinch
and Irvin finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
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!
Harris takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
James Irvin is winning the standup battle so far.
Harris avoids the head kick by Irvin.
Harris is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Harris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Irvin.
Harris checks a leg kick.
Irvin tries a head kick but it misses.
Irvin closes the distance and clinches.
Harris tries to stall but Irvin uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Irvin misses with a knee to the head.
Harris pressing his opponent against the cage.
Harris is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irvin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Harris avoids it.
Harris wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Irvin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Irvin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Harris.
James Irvin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Harris creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Harris blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Harris working aggressively here.
Irvin crunches a lovely knee into Harris's ribcage.
Harris fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Irvin avoiding damage.
Irvin connects with a knee to the head.
Harris wants to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Irvin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Harris is defending well for now.
Irvin missing with knees to the body.
Irvin tries to land a knee to the head but Harris blocks with his arms.
Irvin tries a knee to the head but Harris blocks it.
Irvin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Harris is defending well for now.
Irvin missing with knees to the body.
Irvin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Harris has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Harris looking to slow down the pace here.
Good body shot from Harris.
Harris avoiding damage as Irvin throws knees to the body.
Harris throws a knee to the head but misses.
Harris working hard to break the clinch.
Harris stalling in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Irvin dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Harris fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Irvin needs to keep his hands up - Harris had a free shot at his head there.
Harris tries to clinch but Irvin is having none of it.
Harris tries to clinch but Irvin is having none of it.
Irvin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Irvin misses with a head kick.
Harris has closed the distance and engaged Irvin in a clinch.
Irvin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Irvin tries a knee to the head but Harris blocks it.
Irvin landing knees to the body.
Harris stalling the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Irvin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Harris tries to land a knee to the head but Irvin blocks with his arms.
Irvin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irvin lands a nice knee to the body.
Harris takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Harris tries a body shot but Irvin blocks it.
Irvin blocks a body shot from Harris.
Harris manages to break the clinch.
Irvin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Irvin circles away from the clinch attempt.
No joy there for Harris, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Irvin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Irvin throws a head kick but Harris moves out of range.
Irvin closes the distance and clinches.
Irvin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Harris is defending well for now.
Harris trying to stall but Irvin improves his position.
Irvin missing with knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Irvin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Harris.
Harris lands a nice shot to the body.
Irvin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Irvin.
Harris is trying to break the clinch but Irvin has him pressed against the cage.
Irvin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Harris avoids it.
Harris managing to block the knees to the body from Irvin.
Irvin missing with knees to the body.
Irvin missing with knees to the body.
The referee calls for Irvin to work.
Irvin tries to land a knee to the head but Harris blocks with his arms.
Harris avoiding damage as Irvin throws knees to the body.
A short right from Harris on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irvin has Harris pressed against the cage, preventing Harris from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Irvin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Harris is defending well for now.
Irvin tries to land a knee to the head but Harris blocks with his arms.
Irvin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Irvin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Harris managing to block the knees to the body from Irvin.
Irvin missing with knees to the body.
Harris on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Irvin keeps control of Harris as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Irvin prevents Harris from breaking the clinch.
Irvin tries a knee to the head but Harris blocks it.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Irvin connects with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Irvin misses with a knee to the head.
Harris on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Harris landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Irvin tries to land a knee to the head but Harris blocks with his arms.
Harris is trying to stall.
Irvin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Logan Harris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harris throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Irvin looking to throw knees to the head but Harris is blocking nicely.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Harris breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
James Irvin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Irvin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Irvin tries to clinch but Harris is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Irvin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Irvin has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Irvin!
After winning the bout, James Irvin thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yank Christof (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Swaggy P (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Yank Christof has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Yank Christof seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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210 lbs
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yank Christof!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nick Swaggy P!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Mauricio Rocha and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swaggy P uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Christof has time to react.
The fighters circle momentarily. Swaggy P darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
It looks like Yank Christof has been cut.
Christof looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Good exchange - Swaggy P coming out on top.
Christof tries for a takedown but Swaggy P sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Christof drives through with a takedown into guard.
Christof stands up from Swaggy P's guard - Christof perhaps looking for a knockout.
Swaggy P gets caught flat footed, as Christof shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Swaggy P is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Christof trying to control the position from guard on top but Swaggy P is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christof is really struggling to control Swaggy P but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Swaggy P really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Christof. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Swaggy P is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Christof defends well.
Swaggy P working a defensive guard here.
Christof looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Christof working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Christof throws a big right hand that misses.
Christof wants to control from the top but Swaggy P keeps moving.
Swaggy P looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Christof showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Christof drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Christof jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swaggy P is looking for a triangle but Christof pushes his legs off easily.
Christof wants to control from the top but Swaggy P keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Christof closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Swaggy P did well to prevent Christof getting side control.
We've been hearing that Christof has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Swaggy P is trying to maintain the position but Christof is very close to passing his half guard.
Christof not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Christof is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christof is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Swaggy P is just riding it out for now. Christof eventually gives up the hold.
Swaggy P is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Christof pulls his head out easily.
Christof stalling.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Christof'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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yank Christof dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yank Christof's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Christof shoots in for a double leg but Swaggy P sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Christof takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Christof closes the distance and pushes Swaggy P back into the cage.
Swaggy P wants to break free but Christof has control.
Christof breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swaggy P tests Christof's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Christof fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Swaggy P avoids it really well and circles away.
A head kick misses from Christof.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christof is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. Swaggy P just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! Now a right hook, right on the button! Christof has gone limp and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Nick Swaggy P!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eduardo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alastair Stirling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alastair Stirling has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eduardo Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alastair Stirling!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Luis Engracia and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva tries to clinch but Stirling is having none of it.
Stirling gets tackled into the cage by Silva. Silva maintains the clinch.
Stirling misses with a punch on the inside.
Stirling lands a body shot.
Stirling tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
Stirling working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Stirling tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Alastair Stirling has been cut.
Stirling taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Stirling tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
Silva scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Stirling blocks with his arms.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stirling has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stirling tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Stirling back against the cage.
Silva blocks a body shot from Stirling.
Stirling softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Stirling tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stirling lands a left hand.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva prevents a body shot from Stirling.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Stirling is rocked!
Stirling tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Stirling back against the cage.
Stirling breaks the clinch.
Silva wants to clinch
and Stirling makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Silva moves into range and clinches up with Stirling.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Stirling blocks it.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stirling.
Stirling lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Silva or not.
Stirling can't break the clinch.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stirling has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stirling tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
Silva blocks a body shot from Stirling.
Stirling tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Stirling back against the cage.
Stirling managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Stirling can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Stirling blocks with his arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stirling misses with a punch to the body.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stirling lands a body shot in the clinch.
Silva landing knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Stirling in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stirling managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stirling struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
Silva with a knee to the head.
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Stirling avoids the damage to the body.
Stirling lands a shoulder strike.
Stirling blocks a body shot from Silva.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stirling lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Stirling wants to break free but Silva has control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stirling avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Stirling can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stirling avoids it.
Stirling pushes Silva back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Stirling lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Stirling scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Stirling tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
Stirling digs a right hand underneath Silva's ribcage. Silva let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nice body punch from Stirling.
Stirling lands a body punch in the clinch.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Silva prevents a body shot from Stirling.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stirling avoids it.
Stirling managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Stirling tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stirling wants to break the clinch but can't.
Stirling lands a body punch in the clinch.
Stirling tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
Stirling blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stirling tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
A short right from Stirling.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva prevents a body shot from Stirling.
Stirling goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stirling blocks it with crossed arms.
Stirling throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Stirling stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Stirling.
A hook to the body from Stirling.
Stirling lands a body punch in the clinch.
Stirling tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stirling avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Eduardo Silva will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alastair Stirling's cut.
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.
Some wild striking there from Stirling.
Stirling steps in with a hook that catches Silva right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Stirling follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Silva looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alastair Stirling!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Malcom Mandoza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aapo Lollo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Malcom Mandoza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aapo Lollo!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Mauricio Rocha and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lollo shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Mandoza manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Mandoza looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lollo with a nice head shot there.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Lollo working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Mandoza looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lollo is one step ahead there.
Mandoza is looking to cinch up a triangle. Lollo throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Mandoza's body to avoid the submission. Mandoza has instead reached around Lollo's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Mandoza arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Malcom Mandoza!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Bulge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcelo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Billy Bulge!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcelo Silva!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Silva throws a body shot but no joy.
Bulge attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Silva on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bulge. Bulge obviously looking to wear him down.
Bulge ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Silva takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bulge, right into the meat.
Bulge throws a leg kick but Silva sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bulge manages to avoid it.
Silva misses with a left hand
and Bulge counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silva scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bulge throws a wild body kick that Silva sees coming a mile off.
A lazy left from Silva finds it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bulge moves out of range as Silva strikes.
Bulge keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marcelo Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bulge throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva slips under a jab from Bulge.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva throws a lazy right hand but Bulge sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Silva checks a leg kick nicely.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bulge manages to avoid it.
Bulge connects with a looping right hand.
Bulge keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silva.
A big left from Bulge misses.
No luck for Silva with that takedown attempt.
Silva throws a combination. Bulge tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bulge circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva takes a swing at Bulge's ribcage but misses.
Silva moves out of range of the body kick from Bulge.
Billy Bulge is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bulge was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bulge takes one to the chin there.
Bulge takes one to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bulge lands with a right hand.
Silva darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bulge throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Silva throws a hook but Bulge avoids it easily.
Silva tries to clinch but Bulge moves out of range.
Bulge takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bulge takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bulge displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silva throws out the jab.
Bulge misses with a looping left.
Silva ducks right into an uppercut from Bulge.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bulge will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bulge throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bulge swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bulge misses with a low kick.
Bulge doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bulge wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A big left from Silva misses.
Jab by Silva.
Bulge ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Silva changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bulge tries to avoid it but Silva manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bulge to the ground. Bulge escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bulge throws a low kick but Silva avoids it.
Silva missing with a left hand there. Bulge was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bulge moves away.
Silva misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bulge lands a glancing blow to the side of Silva's head.
Bulge uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Bulge goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bulge.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bulge tried to score with a low kick but Silva checks it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bulge!
Good leg kick by Bulge there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Silva throws a one two combo.
Bulge displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silva throws out the jab.
Bulge scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Silva works the jab nicely.
Silva is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bulge had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A big left from Silva misses.
Silva getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Silva throws an overhand right that lands on Bulge's shoulder, as Bulge tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Marcelo Silva will probably get the nod.
That's time! Bulge's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jab from Silva.
Bulge throws a leg kick but Silva moved away.
Silva throws a sloppy body shot
and Bulge counters with a left to the body.
Bulge throws a right hand that misses
and Silva makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bulge pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bulge looks to land a body kick but Silva moved away.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Bulge is looking to score with low kicks.
Marcelo Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bulge.
Silva misses with an uppercut
and Bulge counters with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bulge, right into the meat.
Silva shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva seems to be working for a kimura but Bulge defends the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva trying to control the action but Bulge is working from the bottom.
Silva tries to pass to full mount but Bulge defends it.
Silva is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's two 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.
Bulge is looking to improve his position.
Silva is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Bulge is trying to maintain the position but Silva is very close to passing his half guard.
Silva is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bulge defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a strike but Bulge avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Silva passes Bulge's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Silva is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bulge defends it well.
Bulge is trying to get back to full guard.
Silva is trying to control. Bulge wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Silva thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bulge's head.
Silva is trying to control. Bulge wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Silva takes one to the side of the head.
Jab by Silva.
Silva avoids the head kick by Bulge.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bulge moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bulge. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Bulge does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva throws an off balance right hand
and Bulge counters with a body kick.
Bulge uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silva.
Bulge throws a head kick that misses.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bulge.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Marcelo Silva will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Silva throws the left hand but Bulge avoids the punch easily.
We've been told by Bulge's head coaches at The Pitbull Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bulge goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Bulge takes one to the chin there.
Silva thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bulge feints and then cracks Silva's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Silva down.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bulge bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bulge scores with a leg kick.
Bulge misses with a low kick.
Silva lands with a hook. Bulge tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bulge is looking to slow Silva down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bulge misses with a head kick.
Bulge takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bulge misses with a low kick.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bulge bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bulge throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bulge connects with a solid leg kick.
Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bulge.
Bulge slips a jab from Silva.
Silva 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.
Silva tries to clinch there but Bulge circles away.
Bulge feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Silva's calf.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bulge.
Bulge misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a really nice looking cross but Bulge seems unphased.
Silva lands the left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bulge is looking to land body kicks.
Bulge thuds his right hand into Silva's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Silva's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Silva checks a leg kick nicely.
Silva misses with a right hand
and Bulge counters with an inside leg kick.
Bulge throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bulge lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silva's sensitive parts.
Silva lands a right hook to the body.
A jab from Silva finds it's way through Bulge's defenses.
Silva throws a body punch but Bulge moves out of range.
A left and a right from Silva both land. Nice combination.
Bulge connects with a solid leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Silva.
Silva scores with a jab to the head.
Bulge takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bulge throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bulge gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Silva shoots for a double leg takedown but Bulge sprawls well. He's pushed Silva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bulge uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silva.
Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bulge uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silva.
Bulge throws a half hearted mid kick.
Silva rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bulge counters with an inside leg kick.
Bulge throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a big shot that misses.
Silva looks to land a left hand but Bulge moved out of range nicely.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Bulge is just out of range.
Silva throws a hook but Bulge avoids it easily.
Bulge keeps the fight on the outside.
Bulge scores with a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Silva misses with a body punch
and Bulge counters with a head kick. That will keep Silva thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bulge on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bulge manages to avoid it.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bulge manages to avoid it.
Bulge lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Marcelo Silva just about did enough to take it.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bulge displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silva throws out the jab.
Bulge uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Silva throws a jab but it's blocked by Bulge.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bulge blocks a jab.
Silva throws a hook but Bulge blocks it.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bulge.
Bulge looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bulge uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Good standup being displayed there by Silva as he connects with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bulge swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Silva counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bulge won't be happy with that.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bulge keeps working.
Silva is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bulge has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is working to tighten his grip on Bulge's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Bulge has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Silva is really squeezing tight and eventually Bulge passes out! Silva breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Marcelo Silva!
Marcelo Silva is the new light heavyweight champion!
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