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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Elvis Poluga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chad Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Poluga comes to the cage accompanied by My Time Is Now . Chad Silver will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Dangerous GnP
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elvis Poluga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Silver!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silver fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Silver lands with a shot to the body.
Silver misses with a low kick as Poluga jumps back.
Silver is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Poluga.
Silver takes a swing at Poluga's ribcage but misses.
Silver throws and low kick but Poluga moves out of range easily.
Chad Silver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silver tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Poluga was well out of range. Poor timing from Silver.
Poluga throws a hook but Silver blocks it.
Poluga looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Poluga stalling.
Silver wants to get back to his feet.
Poluga stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poluga not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Silver is trying to stand up here but Poluga is controlling him well.
Poluga working the head and body with strikes.
Well, if Poluga is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Poluga not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two 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.
Poluga throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Poluga is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Silver is just riding it out for now. Poluga eventually gives up the hold.
Poluga is taking a breather. Silver says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Elvis Poluga.
Poluga drives through with a takedown into guard.
Silver avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Poluga wants to pass the guard but Silver is keeping the position.
Poluga sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poluga missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Poluga controlling from the top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elvis Poluga dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Poluga misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Elvis Poluga is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Good shot there by Silver.
Poluga shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Poluga is working for a kimura but Silver is defending it quite comfortably.
Silver is refusing to be controlled, as Poluga sits in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Elvis Poluga.
Poluga shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Silver napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Poluga in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Silver is pushing Poluga's head away, looking to escape. Poluga manages to hold on to the position though.
Poluga is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Silver's shoulder. That is not cool.
Poluga advances nicely into full mount.
Poluga tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poluga working the ground and pound effectively.
Poluga looking to control and managing it successfully.
Poluga lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poluga controlling the pace for now.
Poluga is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Silver has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Silver!
Poluga tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Poluga might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Silver is looking to stand up but Poluga won't let him.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Poluga is on top in guard.
Poluga working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poluga slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Elvis Poluga.
Poluga tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silver throws a nice looking combination but Poluga bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elvis Poluga dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Silver throws a looping overhand right but Poluga ducks down to avoid it.
Silver scores with the left hand. Poluga knows he should have avoided that one.
Poluga shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Silver but Silver pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Silver pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd cheers as Silver lands an impressive looking overhand right. Poluga doesn't seem phased though.
Silver misses with an uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Silver.
Silver scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Poluga fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poluga uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silver.
Silver tries for a takedown but Poluga circles away easily
and Poluga counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Silver's guard now.
Poluga throwing strikes but missing.
Elvis Poluga overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Poluga stops Silver from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poluga wants to pass the guard but Silver is keeping the position.
Poluga is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Poluga wants to control from the top but Silver keeps moving.
Poluga is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Poluga stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silver swivels though and keeps the full guard.
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.
Silver avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Poluga fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Silver avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Elvis Poluga. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silver jabs Poluga right on the nose. Poluga blinks but takes it well.
Silver connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Silver lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Silver moves into range and connects with a jab.
Silver moves out of range of the body kick from Poluga.
Poluga keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silver.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver misses with a low kick.
Silver throws a jab when Poluga was well out of range.
Silver misses with a wild body shot.
Silver is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Poluga throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Silver was covering up waiting for the punch and Poluga finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Poluga seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Elvis Poluga is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
And that's the end of the fight!
Elvis Poluga showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Poluga, 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elvis Poluga!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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