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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dan Kudo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chad Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kudo comes to the cage accompanied by the game by Motorhead. Chad Silver is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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170 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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170 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
Self confident |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dan Kudo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Silver!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silver throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silver misses with a few strikes there.
Silver tries to clinch but Kudo moves away
and Kudo counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Kudo controlling the action here.
Kudo looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Silver with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kudo landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kudo wants to take a breather but Silver is having none of it.
Silver regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Kudo.
Kudo throws a big right hand that misses.
Kudo throwing strikes from guard but Silver blocks nicely.
Kudo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kudo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kudo wants to pass the guard but Silver is keeping the position.
Kudo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Silver is controlling Kudo's posture.
Kudo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kudo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silver is keeping the position for now.
Kudo trying to control but Silver is working from the bottom.
Kudo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kudo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Silver's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kudo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kudo throws a strike but Silver rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kudo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Silver stays in close to Kudo's body and controls the position.
Silver wants to control from the top but Kudo keeps moving.
Silver won't allow Kudo to get back to his feet.
Silver controlling from the top position.
Kudo throws his legs up looking for a submission but Silver uses it to pass to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kudo tries to bench press Silver off him but Silver keeps the position.
Kudo is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Silver trying to control the position but Kudo is working away.
Kudo is looking to regain half guard here but Silver keeps moving and retains side control.
Silver staying calm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Kudo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kudo is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Silver asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Kudo is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Kudo dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Silver tries a low kick but Kudo avoids it.
Silver misses with a series of wild punches.
Silver tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kudo counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Silver is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Silver is trying to control. Kudo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kudo looks like he's trying to stand up.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Kudo pushes Silver off looking to stand but Silver dives back in and keeps control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Silver prevents Kudo from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Kudo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kudo is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Silver pulls his head out easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silver passes into side control, despite Kudo's attempt to control the position.
Kudo is pushing Silver's head away, looking to escape. Silver manages to hold on to the position though.
Kudo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kudo tries to get out of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Silver controlling the position.
Let's hope that Silver has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Silver prevents Kudo from escaping the position.
Silver working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver trying to control the action but Kudo is working from the bottom.
Kudo is trying to get back to his feet.
Dan Kudo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Silver working away.
Silver taking a breather here.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Some wild striking there from Silver.
Silver looks to land a combination but Kudo avoids it well.
Silver closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kudo counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kudo thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Silver to regain full guard.
Kudo pushes down on Silver's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Kudo thows a huge punch but Silver dodges it nicely.
Silver trying to control here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Silver manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Kudo throws a big right hand that misses.
Kudo tries to free his leg and advance position but Silver is retaining full guard.
Kudo throwing strikes but missing.
Kudo throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Kudo dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Kudo slips a jab and a cross from Silver.
Silver defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kudo.
Silver throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kudo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silver.
Kudo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Silver sprawls well. Silver wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kudo gets slowly back to his feet.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Kudo enables Silver to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Kudo manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Silver won't allow Kudo to get back to his feet.
Silver sitting in guard here, content to control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver wants to control from the top but Kudo keeps moving.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Chad Silver.
Silver tries to clinch up
and Kudo counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Kudo is thwarting Silver's attempts to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kudo with the ground and pound but Silver uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kudo is looking to advance position but Silver has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Silver controlling the pace for now.
Kudo is trying to stand up.
Silver tries to control but Kudo wriggling away.
Kudo tries to buck Silver off but Silver takes his back!
Kudo trying to get back to his feet but Silver is in full control for now.
Silver is trying to stick to Kudo's back but Kudo is turning into Silver. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Silver's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Kudo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver keeping moving, preventing Kudo from controlling successfully.
Silver controlling the position.
Silver keeping moving, preventing Kudo from controlling successfully.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Silver controlling Kudo's posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Chad Silver.
Kudo gets a double leg takedown into Silver's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kudo.
Kudo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kudo with a nice head shot there.
Kudo trying to control but Silver is working from the bottom.
Chad Silver has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silver wants to sweep here but Kudo controlling him for the moment.
Kudo throwing strikes but missing.
Kudo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dan Kudo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silver keeping moving, preventing Kudo from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dan Kudo.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kudo, 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 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Kudo!
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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