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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thom Sawyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominick Silvic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sawyer comes to the cage accompanied by RUSH - THOM SAWYER. Dominick Silvic will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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175 lbs
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174 lbs
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Great wrestler
Basic striking
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thom Sawyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dominick Silvic!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silvic clinches with his opponent.
Silvic gets underhooks to prevent Sawyer's takedown attempt.
Silvic tries a knee to the head but Sawyer blocks it.
Silvic using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sawyer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sawyer is trying to trip Silvic. He has hold of a leg but Silvic is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Sawyer persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Sawyer drops back looking for a leg! Silvic is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Silvic manages to kick Sawyer off! Sawyer jumps back into Silvic's guard.
Sawyer drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Silvic manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Sawyer has Silvic in his guard.
Sawyer is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sawyer working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Silvic doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Silvic manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sawyer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silvic.
Silvic trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvic drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Silvic jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Silvic has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Silvic trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Silvic wants to get up but he can't break Sawyer's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Silvic got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sawyer has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Silvic has managed to get both his arms back between Sawyer's legs - danger averted.
Silvic throws a big elbow that misses.
Sawyer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silvic.
Silvic trying to control the position from guard on top but Sawyer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sawyer working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Silvic doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Silvic manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sawyer had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Silvic defends it easily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Silvic throwing strikes but missing.
Sawyer keeping moving, preventing Silvic from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silvic wants to stand but Sawyer has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sawyer is looking for a triangle but Silvic pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silvic postures up and lands a big shot to Sawyer's brow.
Silvic wants to control from the top but Sawyer keeps moving.
Silvic pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sawyer is keeping the position for now.
Sawyer on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sawyer tries to get out of the position.
Sawyer is looking for a triangle but Silvic pushes his legs off easily.
Sawyer is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Silvic defends well.
Silvic wanted to stand there but Sawyer had control of the position.
Sawyer is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silvic trying to control the position from guard on top but Sawyer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvic wants to stand but Sawyer is controlling his posture from full guard.
Silvic lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sawyer has a closed guard, preventing Silvic from standing up.
Silvic working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sawyer escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Silvic gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Silvic pushes down on Sawyer's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Silvic wants to control but Sawyer is keeping him busy.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sawyer looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Silvic lands with a punch from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sawyer actively working from the bottom here.
Silvic postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Sawyer to stand up.
Silvic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sawyer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sawyer circles away from the clinch attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silvic misses with the combination.
Silvic leaves Sawyer with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Silvic shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silvic defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sawyer.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thom Sawyer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silvic closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sawyer looking for a takedown.
Silvic creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sawyer tries to score a body lock takedown but Silvic shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominick Silvic dominated that 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.
Silvic keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Silvic stuffs the takedown attempt from Sawyer. Sawyer gets slowly back to his feet.
Silvic clinches with his opponent.
Sawyer is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thom Sawyer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silvic lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Silvic with a knee to the head.
It looks like Thom Sawyer has been cut.
Sawyer gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Silvic regains guard.
Sawyer drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Silvic dives on top into guard.
Silvic wants to stand but Sawyer has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Silvic wants to control from the top but Sawyer keeps moving.
Silvic throwing strikes but missing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silvic avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvic with a nice head shot there.
Silvic slips nicely into half guard.
Sawyer is defending against the submission attempts here by Silvic.
Silvic thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sawyer's head.
Silvic missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sawyer is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Silvic pulls his head out easily.
Silvic is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Sawyer slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Silvic with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvic trying to control the position from guard on top but Sawyer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sawyer has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Silvic can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Silvic pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sawyer is keeping the position for now.
Sawyer looking for a sweep. Not yet Sawyer, not yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Silvic accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Silvic wants to pass the guard but Sawyer is keeping the position.
Sawyer is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Silvic defends well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sawyer looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dominick Silvic has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sawyer escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Silvic gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Silvic postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvic tries to stand but Sawyer is controlling from the bottom.
Sawyer working for a triangle but Silvic defends it easily.
Sawyer is looking for a triangle but Silvic pushes his legs off easily.
Sawyer is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Silvic stays in close to Sawyer's body and controls the position.
Sawyer is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Silvic throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sawyer is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silvic postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Silvic is pushing down on Sawyer's leg trying to pass to half guard. Sawyer is fighting to maintain full guard but Silvic has managed to sneak the leg through.
Sawyer looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sawyer actively working from the bottom here.
Sawyer tries to roll over but Silvic keeps him under control.
Silvic wants to stand but Sawyer has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Silvic tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sawyer knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silvic looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Sawyer taking some punishment here, with Silvic in his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominick Silvic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Thom Sawyer's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Sawyer swats away the attempt to clinch by Silvic.
Silvic feints and then cracks Sawyer's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sawyer down.
Thom Sawyer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sawyer tries for a takedown but Silvic sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Silvic looks for the body kick but Sawyer saw that one coming.
Sawyer takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Silvic tries to clinch but Sawyer moves out of range.
Silvic moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Silvic digs a good body shot into Sawyer's ribs.
Sawyer shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Silvic pinned against the cage. Silvic gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sawyer fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thom Sawyer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sawyer closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Silvic is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sawyer pulls his head out easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sawyer seems to be working for a kimura but Silvic defends the submission attempt.
Silvic looking for submissions off his back.
Sawyer is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Sawyer is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Silvic defends it well.
Sawyer is trying to work for a kimura but Silvic is defending well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silvic is looking for a sweep. Sawyer is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvic wants to get back to his feet.
Silvic actively working from the bottom here.
Sawyer is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Silvic sees it coming and defends easily.
Silvic gets back to full guard.
Silvic is looking for a triangle but Sawyer pushes his legs off easily.
Silvic is pulling down on Sawyer's head. It's preventing any offense from Sawyer, at least for the moment.
Silvic throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sawyer drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sawyer jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Silvic will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Sawyer drops back looking for a leg! Silvic is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Silvic manages to kick Sawyer off! Sawyer jumps back into Silvic's guard.
Sawyer drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sawyer jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Sawyer drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sawyer jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Silvic looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sawyer drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Silvic dives on top into guard.
Sawyer is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Silvic trying to control but Sawyer is working from the bottom.
Silvic drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Silvic jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Sawyer escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Silvic gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silvic avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Thom Sawyer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sawyer is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Silvic defends well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dominick Silvic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Silvic 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dominick Silvic!
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