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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Junior Silva enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Junior Silva!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Santos.
Silva looks gassed!
Santos shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Silva defends it nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Santos.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Santos shoots in looking for a takedown. Silva tries to sprawl out of it but Santos keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Silva manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
No luck for Santos with that takedown attempt.
Santos changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Silva tries to avoid it but Santos manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Silva to the ground. Silva escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Silva gets caught flat footed, as Santos shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Silva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Santos.
Santos landing some decent shots from guard.
Santos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Santos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Santos is controlling him.
Santos postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Santos is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Santos scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Silva is on top in guard.
Santos trying to keep a closed guard but Silva is proving a slippery customer.
Santos throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Santos throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Santos throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Silva gets to his feet - Santos follows without any prompting.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Silva as he avoids it easily.
Santos fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Santos shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Silva as he avoids it easily.
Santos fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Silva slaps away a takedown attempt from Santos, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Santos changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Silva tries to avoid it but Santos manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Silva to the ground. Silva escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Chris Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Santos enables Silva to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Santos manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Santos controls Silva momentarily but Silva frees himself.
Santos is striking but Silva is not phased and passes to half guard.
Silva decides to return to a standing position.
Santos doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Silva counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Silva counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Santos's guard now.
Silva slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Santos.
Silva decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Santos gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Santos doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Santos scores with a nice shot.
Santos throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Silva stands up from guard. Let's bang!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt
and Silva counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos strikes from the bottom but Silva passes into mount!
Silva blocks Santos's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Santos throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Santos is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Silva get's back to his feet.
Silva throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santos gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Silva counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Silva decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Santos misses with a takedown attempt
and Silva counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior Silva dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Silva closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Santos quickly recovers to half guard.
Santos is looking to improve his position.
Silva seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Santos does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Santos flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Santos flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Silva blocks the strikes from Santos.
Silva blocks the strikes from Santos.
Santos strikes from the bottom but Silva uses the opportunity to move to side control.
Santos is trying to control Silva's posture but Silva avoids it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Santos tries to strike but it doesn't land.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Santos has his takedown stuffed
and Silva counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Silva wanted to stand there but Santos had control of the position.
Silva gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Silva rushes Santos and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Santos throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Santos throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Santos managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Silva crunches a lovely knee into Santos's ribcage.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Santos.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Santos makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Santos jumps guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santos trying to strike off his back.
Santos striking off his back.
Silva gets to his feet - Santos follows without any prompting.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Silva.
Silva decides to stand back up. Silva steps back and let's Santos get back to his feet.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Santos tries for a takedown but Silva circles away easily
and Silva counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Silva.
Silva wanted to stand there but Santos had control of the position.
Santos throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos is working an open guard so Silva takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Santos gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Silva decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Santos's guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santos is looking to sweep but instead, Silva has passed into half guard.
Silva postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Santos to stand up.
Santos gets caught flat footed, as Silva shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Santos.
Santos misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Silva blocks the strikes from Santos.
Silva tries to stand and escape but Santos is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
Santos is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Santos tries to lock up and control but Silva gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Santos is looking to get to half guard.
Santos throwing hammer fists to the chest of Silva. What's that going to do exactly?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santos wants to control but Silva is having none of it.
Silva looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Santos fails with the takedown
and Silva counters with a nice double leg into side control. Santos won't be happy with that.
Santos throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Junior Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.
Silva decides to stand up, so the ref orders Santos to his feet.
Silva closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Santos shoots and misses
and Silva counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santos trying to strike off his back.
Santos trying to strike off his back.
Santos looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silva is one step ahead there.
Silva stands and steps away. Santos gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Santos misses with a takedown attempt
and Silva counters with a head kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva moves into the clinch successfully.
Santos is trying to push Silva away but Silva has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Silva crunches a lovely knee into Santos's ribcage.
Silva utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Santos takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silva with a knee to the head.
Santos managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Santos managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Silva putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Santos in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Knees to the body from Silva.
Santos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Santos avoids it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Santos avoids it.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Santos.
Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Santos managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Santos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Santos is trying to drag Silva to the mat but Silva just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Santos.
Santos is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Silva gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Santos lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Santos managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Silva with a knee to the head.
Santos misses with an elbow over the top.
Santos working aggressively here.
Santos comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Silva is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Santos tries to score a body lock takedown but Silva shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Knees in the clinch landing for Silva.
Silva lands a good knee to the midsection. Santos won't want to take too many of those.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Santos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Santos misses with some punches.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Santos avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Santos.
Santos avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Santos takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Santos avoids it.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Silva.
Junior Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Santos swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Santos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Santos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Santos misses with an elbow strike.
Santos misses with some punches.
Santos lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Santos lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Santos.
A head punch on the inside from Santos fails to land.
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.
Santos lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Santos misses with an elbow strike.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva dodges an elbow strike from Santos.
Santos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Santos trying to stall but Silva improves his position.
Santos wants to break free but Silva has control.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Santos avoids it.
Santos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
A head punch on the inside from Santos fails to land.
Santos takes a knee to the side of the body.
Chris Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Santos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Junior Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Silva has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 25:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 25:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Junior Silva!
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