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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Manuel Silva (ranked 1341 p4p, 1525 weight class) and Spurgu Nator (ranked 208 p4p, 236 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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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 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Manuel Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Spurgu Nator!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nator fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Silva has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nator throws the kick towards the body but Silva avoids it.
Nator throws a head kick that misses
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
Nator throws a leg kick but Silva moved away.
Silva throws a right hand that misses
and Nator counters with a nice body shot.
Nator has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Silva dives in for a single leg takedown but Nator sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Nator takes one to the side of the head.
Silva on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
It looks like Manuel Silva has been cut.
Silva is trying hard to land a takedown here. Nator sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Horrible takedown attempt by Silva or perhaps it was just good defense by Nator, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manuel Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Silva with a nice calf kick.
Silva doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva with a hook.
Silva has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Randall's Top Team in the buildup to the fight.
Nator lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Nator works over Silva's head and body with a nice combination.
Nator jabs Silva to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd cheers as Silva lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nator doesn't seem phased though.
Silva lands a glancing blow to the side of Nator's head.
Silva connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nator momentarily.
Spurgu Nator is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Silva cracks Nator with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Silva takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nator on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nator uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silva.
Nice jab there from Silva.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nator.
Nator is looking to land body kicks.
Silva throws out a leg kick but Nator moves out of range and Silva only half commits.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Nator throws a fast counter high kick but Silva manages to duck under it in time.
A clash of legs there as Nator blocks the low kick.
Manuel Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nator throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Silva tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Nator defends well and Silva ends up having to push Nator into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Nice shot lands for Silva.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Nator looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva grinds an elbow into Nator's temple.
Nator tries to bench press Silva off him but Silva keeps the position.
Silva in side control, throwing shots but Nator defends.
Silva tries to score with some ground and pound. Nator controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Silva misses with the ground and pound.
Nator is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva looks to land a strike but Nator avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Silva postures up.
Silva throws a strike but Nator rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Nator looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Silva is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva controlling the position.
Nator stopping the sweep attempt from Silva.
Silva pulls Nator in to control the position.
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.
Nator tries to get to full guard but Silva has control of the leg.
Nator is in trouble now - Silva has advanced to mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nator is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Silva lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Nator hang on?
Silva punching from mount but Nator doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Silva postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Nator looks a forlorn figure.
Silva throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Silva raining down hammerfists from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nator is in a horrible position here. Silva smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Silva cracks Nator with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manuel Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Manuel Silva's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Silva scores with a hook.
Silva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nator throws a solid leg kick but Silva takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nator.
Silva scores with a jab to the body.
Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nator tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nator lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nator can do to turn this around?
Silva tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Nator defends well and Silva ends up having to push Nator into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Silva cracks Nator with a right hand to the side of the head.
Silva connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Silva closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva working the head and body with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nator is trying to control Silva's posture but Silva avoids it.
Nator is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Silva throws a strike but Nator avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Nator.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Silva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Silva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Silva cracks Nator with a solid left hand.
Nator looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silva is one step ahead there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Silva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Silva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Silva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking to work some ground and pound but Nator has wrist control.
Silva lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Silva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Silva makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Nator trying to keep a closed guard but Silva is proving a slippery customer.
Nator tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nator is adopting a defensive guard.
Silva with a nice head shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throwing strikes from guard but Nator blocks nicely.
Silva cracks Nator with a solid left hand.
Silva is working Nator over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Silva is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Silva scoring with some ground and pound.
Nator looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silva is one step ahead there.
Silva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nator works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Silva won't allow Nator to sweep him here.
Silva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Nator's head.
Nator utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Silva connects with a couple of short punches.
Nator wants to sweep but no luck.
Silva works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Silva wants to free his trapped foot but Nator is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Silva working the head and body with strikes.
Nator trying to control from the bottom.
Silva thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nator's head.
Nator is looking for a sweep. Silva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manuel Silva dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Manuel Silva's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Nator throws a push kick but Silva slaps the foot to one side.
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nator was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
Spurgu Nator seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nator moves out of range as Silva strikes.
Despite the aggression on Nator's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Nator takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A jab lands there for Silva.
Silva blocks a head kick by Nator.
Nator misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Nator throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Nator lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
A swing and a miss from Nator.
Nator misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nator takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva fails with the takedown.
Nator throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Silva misses.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Jab, jab by Silva - just one landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nator pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Silva back to the cage. Nator follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Silva shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Nator's guard.
Silva is looking to work some ground and pound but Nator has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Silva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nator not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Silva postures up and lands a big shot to Nator's brow.
Nator utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Silva scoring with punches to the head and body.
Nator tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Silva sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Nator's guard.
Silva missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Silva is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Spurgu Nator has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nator is controlling Silva's trapped leg to prevent Silva from advancing to side control.
Silva missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Silva thows a huge punch but Nator dodges it nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva winds up and cracks Nator with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Nator is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Silva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Silva connects with a nice short shot to Nator's temple.
Silva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Silva drops an elbow to the side of Nator's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nator preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Silva is thwarting Nator's attempts to control the position.
Silva working Nator over with strikes.
Ground and pound from Silva.
Silva scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nator trying to control from the bottom.
Manuel Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva thows a huge punch but Nator dodges it nicely.
Silva performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Nator is trying is best to control the position here.
Nator is looking to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manuel 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manuel Silva!
A very excited looking Manuel Silva made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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