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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thor Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes to the cage accompanied by Vlad the Impaler. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Thor Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nate Riley!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riley tries to score a power double leg takedown but Silva sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Riley somewhat.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Riley moves out of range easily.
Silva bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Silva.
Silva thumps Riley with a low kick.
Silva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Thor Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Riley looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Riley takes a kick to the side of the head.
Riley takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
An inside leg kick lands from Silva.
Silva throws a front kick that sends Riley stumbling back into the cage.
Silva lands a big head kick that sends Riley tumbling to the mat! Silva takes a step backwards and waves Riley back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Riley is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Riley is still on wobbly legs! Can Silva finish him?
Silva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Riley seems to have recovered his senses.
Silva lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Silva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Riley stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silva.
Thor Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Riley's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Silva connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Silva throws a leg kick which misses Riley's front leg but catches the back leg as Riley tries to avoid it.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Riley.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands with a kick to the temple. Riley shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Silva throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Riley.
Silva lands a head kick!
Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Riley. That did some damage!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Silva, right into the meat.
Silva throws a quick inside leg kick.
Riley takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Silva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Silva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Silva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a nice looking body kick.
Nice body kick there by Silva.
Silva connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Silva lands a high kick!
A head kick from Silva lands but Riley takes it in his stride.
Silva connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Riley's sensitive parts.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Silva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
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!
Silva lands a high kick!
Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riley takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Riley's calf.
Silva connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Silva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Silva.
Silva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Riley's calf.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head kick from Silva lands but Riley takes it in his stride.
Riley takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Riley takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thor Silva dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Silva throws a leg kick which misses Riley's front leg but catches the back leg as Riley tries to avoid it.
Silva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Crunch! Silva slams his shin into Riley's torso.
Silva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Silva goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Silva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Silva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Silva throws a front kick that sends Riley stumbling back into the cage.
Riley chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silva can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Riley moves out of range easily.
Riley takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Riley's sensitive parts.
Riley on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Silva. Silva obviously looking to wear him down.
Silva pushes Riley away with a front kick.
Thor Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Silva feints and then cracks Riley's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Riley down.
Crunch! Silva slams his shin into Riley's torso.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva is looking to slow Riley down with leg kicks.
Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Riley. That did some damage!
Silva is looking to slow Riley down with leg kicks.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Silva - that will leave a mark!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Silva explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Riley stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silva.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Silva. Riley shrugs it off though.
Silva explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
An inside leg kick lands from Silva.
A head kick from Silva lands but Riley takes it in his stride.
Silva goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Silva cracks the inside of Riley's front leg.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Silva.
A head kick from Silva lands but Riley takes it in his stride.
Silva plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Silva.
Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Riley. That did some damage!
Riley steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Silva. That one must have hurt.
Good leg kick by Silva there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Thor Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva throws a quick inside leg kick.
Silva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Silva lands a nice looking kick to the body. Riley takes a step back to recover.
Silva feints and then cracks Riley's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Riley down.
Silva throws a leg kick which misses Riley's front leg but catches the back leg as Riley tries to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riley takes a kick to the side of the head.
Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Riley.
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!
Silva connects with a high kick.
Silva lands a big head kick that sends Riley tumbling to the mat! Silva takes a step backwards and waves Riley back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Riley stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silva.
A slapping leg kick lands for Silva.
Silva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Silva throws a nice inside leg kick.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Riley can do to turn this around?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Silva. That's going to slow Riley down.
Silva cracks the inside of Riley's front leg.
Silva throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thor Silva dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Silva cracks the inside of Riley's front leg.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Nice takedown defense from Silva. No joy for Riley on that attempt.
Riley takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Silva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Silva feints and then cracks Riley's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Riley down.
Riley chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silva can pounce on him.
Silva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Silva lands a big head kick that sends Riley tumbling to the mat! Silva takes a step backwards and waves Riley back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Riley takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva scoring well with a low kick there.
Silva delivers a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Silva.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Riley might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Silva has got the better of the exchanges.
Silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Riley's sensitive parts.
Silva explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Riley takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Silva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A solid leg kick lands there for Silva.
Silva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva scoring well with a low kick there.
Riley takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Silva lands with a kick to the temple. Riley shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Silva lands a high kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riley takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riley chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silva can pounce on him.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva scores with a push kick.
Riley takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silva. That's going to slow Riley down.
Silva scoring well with a low kick there.
Silva throws a quick inside leg kick.
Riley has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Silva.
A thudding body kick lands there by Silva!
Silva feints and then cracks Riley's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Riley down.
Silva throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Riley.
Silva throws a head kick that Riley semi-blocks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Riley crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Silva - the referee stops the clock and Riley gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Silva. Riley manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Silva lands with a slapping head kick.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Silva throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Riley.
A solid body kick from Silva.
Silva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Silva throws a leg kick which misses Riley's front leg but catches the back leg as Riley tries to avoid it.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Silva throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A head kick from Silva lands but Riley takes it in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riley chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silva can pounce on him.
Silva throws a front kick that sends Riley stumbling back into the cage.
Silva throws a nice head kick!
Silva throws a head kick that Riley semi-blocks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva throws a leg kick which misses Riley's front leg but catches the back leg as Riley tries to avoid it.
Silva throws a quick inside leg kick.
Silva lands with a slapping head kick.
Silva bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Silva. That's going to slow Riley down.
Nate Riley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thor Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick from Silva lands but Riley takes it in his stride.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thor Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Silva 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:24
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:24
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thor Silva!
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