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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between George Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Duvel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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192 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jim Duvel!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva throws a right hand that Duvel ducks under and follows up with a left that Duvel also avoids with ease.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva gets a takedown into half guard.
Silva stands up from half guard.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Duvel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Silva fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Duvel sprawls well initially but Silva persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Silva stands up and beckons Duvel to join him on the feet.
Duvel looks gassed!
Duvel moves away from the strike by Silva.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Duvel pushes him off.
Silva listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Duvel lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duvel takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Duvel keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Silva changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Duvel looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva decides to stand back up. Silva steps back and let's Duvel get back to his feet.
Duvel dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Silva fails to land the takedown.
Duvel dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva lands with a nice combination. Duvel backs away looking to recover.
Silva takes a swing at Duvel's ribcage but misses.
Nice takedown defense from Silva. No joy for Duvel on that attempt.
Silva throws a right and a left that Duvel avoids nicely.
George Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Duvel circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva stalks Duvel and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Duvel's face. Duvel staggers backwards, shaken.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Silva shoots and misses
and Duvel counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Duvel.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva has his feet on Duvel's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duvel takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Silva misses with a kick to the body.
Silva ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Duvel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Duvel stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Silva goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Duvel pushes him off.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Duvel gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Silva misses the body punch
and Duvel counters with a head kick. That will keep Silva thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
No luck for Silva with that takedown attempt.
Silva scores with a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a series of punches but Duvel avoids them all with ease.
Silva rushes Duvel and presses him up against the cage.
Duvel taking a breather.
Duvel prevents a takedown attempt there.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Silva as Duvel tries to tie him up.
Duvel wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva lands a two punch combo.
Silva digs a good hook to Duvel's body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Duvel crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Silva - the referee stops the clock and Duvel gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Silva. Duvel manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Silva dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Silva bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Silva stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Silva scores with a body shot.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Duvel as he avoids it easily.
Silva fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
George Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Duvel misses with a looping left.
George Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Duvel doesn't seem bothered though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Silva closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Silva lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Duvel circles away.
Silva shoots in for a double leg but Duvel sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Silva.
A slapping body kick lands there for Silva.
Silva tries for a takedown but Duvel sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Silva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
so Duvel counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Silva wants to stand and escape but Duvel is having none of it.
Silva wriggles free and stands up.
Silva fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Duvel avoids a kick to the body.
Silva throws a right and a left that Duvel avoids nicely.
Silva scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Duvel doesn't seem bothered though.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Duvel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva 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.
George Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Duvel thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Silva decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Duvel manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Duvel gets a clinch.
Duvel prevents a takedown attempt there.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Duvel has double underhooks.
Duvel has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Silva avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Silva drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Duvel gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Silva changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Duvel fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Silva scores with a jab to the body.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
Silva scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Duvel gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Silva.
Duvel with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Silva to score with a decent uppercut.
Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice takedown defense from Duvel. No joy for Silva on that attempt.
Silva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Duvel counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Silva dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Silva fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Duvel sprawls well initially but Silva persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
It looks like Silva is going to stand back up.
Silva stands up out of the half guard.
Silva fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Duvel sprawls well initially but Silva persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Silva stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Duvel misses with a few strikes there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Duvel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
Silva is looking to wear down Duvel with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown. Duvel tries to sprawl out of it but Silva keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Duvel manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Duvel fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Duvel tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Duvel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Duvel counters by moving into the clinch.
Silva lands a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva stands up and waves to Duvel to follow him.
Duvel throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva looks to land a combination. Duvel sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Duvel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Duvel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Duvel has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Duvel there as he acknowledges the shot.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Duvel pushes him off.
Silva gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Duvel counters with a body kick that stops Silva in his tracks momentarily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva tries to clinch up but Duvel circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Silva stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Duvel to get to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duvel scores a takedown into full mount!
Silva squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Duvel controlling the position easily from mount.
Silva has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.
Duvel trying to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duvel really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Silva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Silva looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Silva trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Duvel wants to control but Silva is keeping busy.
Duvel is trying to control but Silva is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
Duvel looking to finish with strikes here!
Jim Duvel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
George Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva really wants to buck Duvel off and get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
George Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Silva, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Silva!
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