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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Laidlaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kyle Laidlaw is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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142 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kyle Laidlaw!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Paulo Santos and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Laidlaw circles away quickly and effectively.
Laidlaw tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Laidlaw tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Laidlaw fails in his attempt to clinch.
Laidlaw tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Silva swivels and escapes.
Laidlaw shoots in but Silva avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Silva lands a two punch combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laidlaw looks for a takedown but Silva sprawls well.
Thiago Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyle Laidlaw.
Laidlaw just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laidlaw drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Laidlaw stays in close to Silva's body and controls the position.
Laidlaw is standing up over Silva. Silva looks to escape but Laidlaw dives into side control.
Silva is trying to escape the position but Laidlaw is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Laidlaw wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.
Laidlaw in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Silva avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Laidlaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laidlaw looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Laidlaw looks gassed!
Laidlaw trying to control the position but Silva is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laidlaw is trying to get an arm triangle but Silva is defending well.
Laidlaw is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Silva knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Laidlaw dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Laidlaw changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Silva tries to avoid it but Laidlaw manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Silva to the ground. Silva escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Laidlaw throws a body kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Laidlaw tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Laidlaw is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Laidlaw shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Silva as he avoids it easily.
Silva throws a series of punches but Laidlaw avoids them all with ease.
A punch lands to the side of Silva 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Laidlaw misses with a double jab
and Silva counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Laidlaw shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Silva defends it nicely.
Thiago Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyle Laidlaw.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
A nice combination there by Silva.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a series of strikes that have Laidlaw backpedaling.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Laidlaw counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Laidlaw misses with a combination
and Silva counters with a three punch combo that has Laidlaw backing up. Laidlaw nods at Silva to acknowledge the strikes.
Danga de danga de dang - Silva scores with a four punch combination!
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Laidlaw circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Laidlaw bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Laidlaw tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva throws a combination. Laidlaw tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Laidlaw.
Silva works over Laidlaw's head and body with a nice combination.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Laidlaw moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva looks to land a combination. Laidlaw sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Silva dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!
Some wild striking there from Silva.
Silva slaps away a takedown attempt from Laidlaw, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Laidlaw is defended easily by Silva.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laidlaw wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Laidlaw takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laidlaw shoots in and drives through. Silva sprawls well.
Thiago Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyle Laidlaw.
Laidlaw misses with a body shot
and Silva counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Laidlaw showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Laidlaw avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Laidlaw fails with the takedown
and Silva counters with a two punch combo.
Thiago Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva throws a right and a left that Laidlaw avoids nicely.
Silva stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Silva wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva throws a series of punches but Laidlaw moves out of range.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Laidlaw fails with a takedown attempt.
Silva throws a series of punches but Laidlaw moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Silva!
Laidlaw with a poor takedown
and Silva counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Silva throws a series of punches but Laidlaw avoids them all with ease.
Kyle Laidlaw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva throws a series of strikes that have Laidlaw backpedaling.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thiago Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Silva has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thiago Silva!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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