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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ayo Anoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Silvers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anoy comes to the cage accompanied by Massive Attack - Teardrop. Silvers has chosen Con te Partiro as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Ayo Anoy has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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183 lbs
12 - 14 - 0 |
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145 lbs
20 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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Counter striker
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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
12 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ayo Anoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris Silvers!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Konstantin Menshow and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silvers shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Anoy throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Anoy trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Anoy throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Silvers controlling from the top position.
Anoy thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Anoy tries to strike from the bottom.
Silvers slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Anoy is trying to improve his position.
Anoy throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Silvers trying to control the position but Anoy is working away.
Anoy sneaks back into half guard.
Anoy misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Silvers is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvers trying to control the action but Anoy is working from the bottom.
Silvers is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Anoy doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Silvers.
Silvers seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Anoy does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Anoy missing with punches from the bottom.
Silvers seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Anoy does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Silvers sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Anoy defending well though.
Anoy gets back to full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Anoy doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anoy striking from his own guard.
Anoy doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Anoy keeping moving, preventing Silvers from controlling successfully.
Anoy will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Anoy striking off his back but it's not causing Silvers any problems.
Anoy will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Anoy throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Silvers throws a big right hand that misses.
Silvers wants to control from the top but Anoy keeps moving.
Anoy throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anoy throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Anoy will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Silvers passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Anoy manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Silvers tries to pass the half guard into mount. Anoy knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvers is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Anoy missing with punches from the bottom.
Anoy flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Anoy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Silvers is trying to control the action in half guard but Anoy is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Anoy missing with punches from the bottom.
Anoy avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Silvers.
Anoy tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Anoy throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Anoy is not content to let Silvers control the position.
Anoy tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anoy is defending against the submission attempts here by Silvers.
Anoy striking from half guard on the bottom.
Silvers is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Anoy tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Silvers wants to lay and pray for a moment but Anoy keeps working.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anoy strikes from the bottom but Silvers passes into mount!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silvers looking to control and managing it successfully.
Anoy is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Chris Silvers will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Silvers drives through with a takedown into Anoy's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Anoy striking off his back but it's not causing Silvers any problems.
Silvers trying to control the position from guard on top but Anoy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anoy wants to sweep here but Silvers controlling him for the moment.
Anoy trying to strike off his back.
Anoy thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Anoy throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Anoy trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Silvers trying to control but Anoy is working from the bottom.
Anoy throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Anoy will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Anoy trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Anoy is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anoy got a little sloppy there for a moment and Silvers has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Anoy has managed to get both his arms back between Silvers's legs - danger averted.
Silvers has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Silvers is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chris Silvers has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Anoy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silvers takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Chris Silvers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Anoy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A solid body kick from Anoy.
Silvers shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Silvers was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Anoy throws a strike from the bottom but Silvers uses the opportunity to take his back.
Anoy rolls, trying to escape but Silvers keeps control of the position.
Anoy manages to reverse the position and now he's in Silvers's guard. Nice work there by Anoy.
Silvers looking for a sweep. Not yet Silvers, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvers working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Anoy has passed into half guard!
Anoy wants to stand up but Silvers has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Silvers has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Anoy is working away from the top position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silvers is controlling Anoy's trapped leg to prevent Anoy from advancing to side control.
Silvers looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silvers is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ayo Anoy will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Anoy looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Anoy tries to stand but can't do so whilst Silvers controls his leg.
Silvers looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Anoy decides to stand and escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvers shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Anoy sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Anoy slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Anoy trying to strike off his back.
Silvers trying to control the position from guard on top but Anoy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anoy striking off his back but it's not causing Silvers any problems.
Anoy striking off his back but it's not causing Silvers any problems.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Anoy is on top in guard.
Silvers tries to strike from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvers is trying to keep Anoy in close.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Chris Silvers hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Silvers takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silvers closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Anoy's guard.
Anoy thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Anoy throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Anoy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Silvers engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Silvers stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Anoy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anoy wriggles free and stands up.
Anoy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Silvers's head.
Anoy shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Anoy was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anoy controlling the pace for now.
Silvers really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anoy is looking to stand but Anoy has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Silvers is in all sorts of trouble here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anoy trying to control but Silvers is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ayo Anoy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Anoy has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight for Ayo Anoy!
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight for Ayo Anoy!
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight for Ayo Anoy!
Ayo Anoy wins by unanimous decision!
Ayo Anoy gave a mention to Hellbent in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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