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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dasani Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Smilehoven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smilehoven has chosen Iran national song as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
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160 lbs
14 - 16 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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World class boxer
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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 Rio de Janeiro, Dasani Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jim Smilehoven!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Alexandre Firmino and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva throws a big shot that misses.
Silva takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Smilehoven closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Smilehoven escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smilehoven swings widly with a right hand
and Silva makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Smilehoven misses with the combination.
Smilehoven misses with a few strikes there.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smilehoven was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
Smilehoven throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silva counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Smilehoven thinking.
Silva keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Silva scores with a one two! Smilehoven had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Smilehoven does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva tries to bum rush Smilehoven with a series of wild strikes but Smilehoven uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva feints a jab promting Smilehoven to slip. Silva then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Smilehoven slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Smilehoven throws a series of strikes that have Silva backpedaling.
Smilehoven throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silva scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jim Smilehoven seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smilehoven throws a combination that misses
and Silva counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Smilehoven moves into the clinch successfully.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smilehoven escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smilehoven cracks Silva with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smilehoven has Silva up against the ropes in a clinch.
Silva misses with a punch to the body.
Smilehoven pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smilehoven misses with a looping left.
Smilehoven uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Smilehoven looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Smilehoven will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva ducks right into an uppercut from Smilehoven.
Smilehoven displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Smilehoven misses with a right hand
and Silva counters with a left and a right that stings Smilehoven.
Silva has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Silva there as he acknowledges the shot.
Smilehoven on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
Smilehoven throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Sloppy strikes from Silva. Those never looked like landing.
Smilehoven throws a big shot that misses.
Silva takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Smilehoven closes the distance and clinches.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Smilehoven controls the action.
Smilehoven breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva is looking to wear down Smilehoven with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Smilehoven.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smilehoven.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smilehoven moves away.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Smilehoven waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.
Smilehoven uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Smilehoven uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smilehoven was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
Smilehoven moves into range and clinches up with Silva.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smilehoven's elbow.
Smilehoven breaks from the clinch.
Silva scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Silva throws a series of punches but Smilehoven avoids them all with ease.
Smilehoven misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva looks to land a right hand but Smilehoven moved out of range.
Smilehoven uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silva.
Nice defenses there by Silva.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva takes a swing at Smilehoven's ribcage but misses.
Smilehoven falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silva counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Smilehoven loads up on a big right hand but Silva slips the punch.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Smilehoven throws a combination that misses
and Silva counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Smilehoven lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Smilehoven is just out of range.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva swinging wildly here.
Smilehoven clinches up against the ropes.
Smilehoven manages to break the clinch.
Silva connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Smilehoven momentarily.
Smilehoven throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Smilehoven throws an off balance right hand
letting Silva counter with a right hand.
Silva throws a body punch but Smilehoven moves out of range.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smilehoven misses the body punch
and Smilehoven takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A right-left combo lands from Smilehoven.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva jabs Smilehoven to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Smilehoven rushes Silva and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Smilehoven breaks from the clinch.
Smilehoven throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Smilehoven misses with a straight left.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice combination there by Smilehoven.
Silva throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Smilehoven stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Smilehoven swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silva throws a body punch but Smilehoven moves out of range.
Smilehoven uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Silva throws a series of punches but Smilehoven avoids them all with ease.
Silva wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Smilehoven misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smilehoven throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silva counters with a left and a right that stings Smilehoven.
Smilehoven is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Silva.
Silva throws a shot from downtown. Smilehoven moves away and avoids it.
Good exchange - Silva coming out on top.
Smilehoven misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jim Smilehoven will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Smilehoven misses with a two punch combination.
Smilehoven uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Smilehoven moves forwards but Silva connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smilehoven.
Smilehoven throws a combination that misses
and Silva counters with a left and a right that stings Smilehoven.
Smilehoven takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Smilehoven misses the jab.
Jab from Smilehoven.
Smilehoven forces Silva back against the ropes and clinches.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Smilehoven controls his hands.
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smilehoven breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smilehoven avoids the body shot from Silva.
Smilehoven closes the distance and pushes Silva back into the ropes.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smilehoven's elbow.
Silva misses with a body punch.
Smilehoven's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smilehoven throws a one two combo.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
Smilehoven looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smilehoven falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silva counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Smilehoven.
Silva swinging wildly here.
Silva looks to land a combination but Smilehoven avoids it well.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smilehoven moves away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Silva.
Silva throws a body punch but Smilehoven moves out of range.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Dasani Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Smilehoven fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smilehoven rushes Silva and presses him up against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Silva's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Smilehoven pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva jabs Smilehoven to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Smilehoven jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Smilehoven misses with a straight right.
Silva throws a jab when Smilehoven was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a looping right.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jab by Smilehoven.
Silva swings for the body but Smilehoven moves out of range.
Smilehoven has managed to clinch.
Silva misses with a body punch.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Smilehoven breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva swings for the body but Smilehoven moves out of range.
Silva throws a right and a left that Smilehoven avoids nicely.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Smilehoven circles away quickly and effectively.
Smilehoven clinches up against the ropes.
Smilehoven pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smilehoven misses with a double jab.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smilehoven.
Smilehoven cracks Silva with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Silva lands a body shot.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dasani Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sloppy strikes from Silva. Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva stuns Smilehoven with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Silva. Those never looked like landing.
Silva stalks Smilehoven and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Smilehoven's face. Smilehoven staggers backwards, shaken.
Smilehoven walks into a left hand.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smilehoven misses with a right hand
and Silva counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smilehoven bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Silva's head.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Silva throws a body punch but Smilehoven moves out of range.
Smilehoven throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Smilehoven misses with a double jab.
Silva has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Smilehoven finds it's way round the side to connect with Silva's head.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A big left from Silva misses.
Smilehoven closes the distance and clinches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Smilehoven breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smilehoven misses with a left hand
and Smilehoven takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Smilehoven closes the distance and pushes Silva back into the ropes.
Smilehoven escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smilehoven throws a half hearted mid kick.
A swing and a miss from Silva.
Smilehoven slips under a jab from Silva.
Smilehoven connects with a looping right hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Smilehoven. That snapped Silva's head back.
Smilehoven throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Smilehoven scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Smilehoven forces Silva back against the ropes and clinches.
Silva is trying to force a seperation but Smilehoven has the dominant position.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smilehoven breaks the clinch.
Smilehoven gets a clinch.
Silva misses with a body punch.
Smilehoven escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smilehoven misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Smilehoven gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Smilehoven showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smilehoven.
Silva wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Silva scores with a nice head shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Smilehoven.
Silva tries to keep at a distance but Smilehoven has taken the fight into the clinch.
Silva trying to stall but Smilehoven improves his position.
Silva is trying to force a seperation but Smilehoven has the dominant position.
Smilehoven's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smilehoven throws a hook but Silva blocks it.
Silva takes a swing at Smilehoven's ribcage but misses.
Silva scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Smilehoven takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Silva gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Smilehoven.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smilehoven.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Smilehoven.
Silva punishes Smilehoven's body with a nice straight punch.
Silva thuds a left hand into Smilehoven's body.
Smilehoven will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Smilehoven tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva scores with a sloppy right hand. Smilehoven should have avoided that one.
Smilehoven takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Silva moves out of range as Smilehoven strikes.
Smilehoven slips under a jab from Silva.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Smilehoven instigates a clinch.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Smilehoven manages to break the clinch.
Silva scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
A punch combination from Smilehoven misses.
Silva throws a series of punches but Smilehoven moves out of range.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Smilehoven throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smilehoven.
Silva connects with a crisp jab.
Smilehoven throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silva throws a right and a left that Smilehoven avoids nicely.
Silva with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dasani Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smilehoven closes the distance and clinches.
Silva is trying to maintain a safe position but Smilehoven gets an underhook and turns Silva into the ropes.
Smilehoven breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Smilehoven has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Smilehoven pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silva lands with a good body shot.
Silva is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Smilehoven.
Jab, jab by Smilehoven - just one landing.
Smilehoven closes the distance and pushes Silva back into the ropes.
Smilehoven manages to break the clinch.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Silva takes a swing at Smilehoven's ribcage but misses.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Nice shot by Silva.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Smilehoven.
Smilehoven clinches with his opponent.
Smilehoven breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smilehoven scores with a jab. Silva acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Smilehoven drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Silva lands a jab-cross combination.
Silva scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Smilehoven slips under a jab from Silva.
Smilehoven avoids the body shot from Silva.
Left hook, right uppercut from Smilehoven.
Smilehoven takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silva tries to move into range but Smilehoven moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Smilehoven.
Smilehoven avoids the body shot from Silva.
Jim Smilehoven is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Smilehoven rushes Silva and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smilehoven prevents a body shot from Silva.
Smilehoven breaks from the clinch.
Smilehoven defending well as Silva loads up on a big left hand.
Silva shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Smilehoven clinches.
Smilehoven's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smilehoven misses with a double jab
and Silva counters with a one-two to the body.
Smilehoven jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
Silva throws a right and a left that Smilehoven avoids nicely.
Smilehoven misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Silva counters with a nice body shot.
Smilehoven on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Smilehoven throws a combination that misses
and Silva makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smilehoven.
Smilehoven moves into the clinch.
Silva wants to break free but Smilehoven has control.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Smilehoven is controlling the position.
Smilehoven blocks a body shot from Silva.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Smilehoven controls his hands.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jim Smilehoven.
I've got Smilehoven winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jim Smilehoven!
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