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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chad Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bronco Buster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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170 lbs
12 - 11 - 0 |
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180 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chad Silver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bronco Buster!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buster ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silver moves away.
Silver on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Silver fails with a takedown attempt.
Buster dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Silver. That did some damage!
Nice cross by Silver.
Buster tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silver was well out of range. Poor timing from Buster.
Buster throws out a leg kick but Silver moves out of range and Buster only half commits.
Silver takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Buster throws a body kick that misses.
A lazy body kick from Buster
so Silver counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Buster has Silver pulled in close to control his posture.
Silver looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver looking to sit in guard and control but Buster gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Buster missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Buster preventing the sweep.
Silver keeping full guard, as Buster tries to pass.
Buster missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Silver being controlled here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver keeping moving, preventing Buster from controlling successfully.
Buster is in close to Silver's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Buster postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Buster wants to pass the guard but Silver is keeping the position.
Buster missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Silver keeping full guard, as Buster tries to pass.
Buster being controlled here momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buster advances position into side control!
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Silver takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Silver takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Buster thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Buster misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Silver's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The referee asks Buster politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Buster prefers to stall for the moment though.
Silver prevents Buster from improving position.
Buster happy to just control the position for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Buster misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bronco Buster dominated that round.
That's time! Silver's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Buster waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silver.
Nice defenses there by Silver.
Silver showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Buster.
Silver connects with a right hand. Buster shakes it off.
Buster swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Buster throws a head kick that Silver semi-blocks.
Buster throws a jab but it's blocked by Silver.
Silver rushes Buster and presses him up against the cage.
Silver tries to pull guard but Buster won't allow it.
Buster throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buster is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Silver avoids a wild elbow strike from Buster.
Buster is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Silver jumps guard but Buster turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Buster is trying to drag Silver to the mat but Silver just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Buster manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buster feints and as Silver raises his hands in defense, Buster changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Buster trying to control but Silver is working from the bottom.
Silver preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Buster trying to control but Silver is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Buster stands and throws Silver's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Buster throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Buster misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Buster seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Buster is trying to work for a kimura but Silver is defending well.
Buster not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Buster trying to control from Silver's half guard. Silver has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Buster trying to control but Silver is working from the bottom.
Silver is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Buster trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Silver looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Buster accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Buster slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Silver working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Buster.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bronco Buster showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Buster looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Buster throws a jab but it's blocked by Silver.
Buster swings for the body but Silver moves out of range.
Buster looks to land a right hand but Silver moved out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Buster.
Buster connects with a jab.
Buster throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Buster slaps away a takedown attempt from Silver, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Buster swings for the body but Silver moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Buster misses with a lunging right hand
and Silver counters with a nice double leg into side control. Buster won't be happy with that.
Buster sneaks back into half guard.
Buster actively working from the bottom here.
Buster is looking to improve his position.
Buster is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Silver works his way into full mount!
Buster is looking to improve his position but Silver isn't that keen on the idea.
Silver jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Buster manages to avoid the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver trying to control the action but Buster is working from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silver lands an elbow.
Silver takes a little break here. Buster wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Buster manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Buster makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Buster.
Buster pulls Silver in to control the position.
Buster keeping full guard, as Silver tries to pass.
Buster is pulling down on Silver's head. It's preventing any offense from Silver, at least for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver throws a strike but Buster rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Buster wants to pass the guard but Silver is keeping the position.
Bronco Buster is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Silver working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Buster.
Buster trying to control but Silver is working from the bottom.
Buster throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buster working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Silver working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Buster.
Buster trying to control the position from guard on top but Silver is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silver wants to sweep but no luck.
Buster working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silver working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Buster.
Buster stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silver swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Chad Silver has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Buster wants to control from the top but Silver keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bronco Buster comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Buster 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bronco Buster!
Bronco Buster gave a mention to Sharon Needles Nutrition (Donation givebacks PROMO 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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