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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gentleman Ghost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ghost's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Castle in the Mist. Silva is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Thunderstruck by AC/DC. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
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186 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gentleman Ghost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Andy Silva!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left and a right from Silva both land. Nice combination.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Silva throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Silva throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ghost.
Ghost bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Ghost working the ground and pound from side control.
Silva taking punishment in the form of punches.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ghost in side control lands a decent elbow.
Silva wants to control but Ghost postures up.
Silva tries to buck Ghost off but Ghost is having none of it.
Ghost working away.
Ghost is trying to ground and pound but Silva uses the momentary lack of control by Ghost to regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ghost wants to take a breather but Silva is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is trying to maintain the position but Ghost is very close to passing his half guard.
Ghost throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Silva is looking for a sweep. Ghost is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Silva is not content to let Ghost control the position.
Silva is trying to get back to full guard.
Silva holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghost trying to pass the guard but Silva defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Silva takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ghost misses with an uppercut.
Ghost thumps Silva with a low kick.
Silva throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting Ghost counter with a right hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Silva.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silva cracks Ghost with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ghost lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silva's sensitive parts.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ghost counters by clinching up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to stall but Ghost uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Silva is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Ghost goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ghost avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ghost is defending well for now.
Silva landing knees to the head.
Ghost scores with a shoulder strike.
Ghost misses with the head strike.
Silva prevents a body shot from Ghost.
Silva blocking some punches.
Silva prevents a takedown attempt there.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short body shot lands from Ghost as the two fighters clinch.
Ghost lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ghost is working Silva over against the cage.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ghost scores with a shot to the side of Silva's head.
Ghost lands a right hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ghost struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
Ghost pushes Silva back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Silva is trying to push Ghost away but Ghost has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Silva trying to stall but Ghost improves his position.
Nice body punch from Ghost - that landed with a thud.
Silva looks gassed!
Ghost lands a left hand.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ghost.
A short uppercut from Ghost.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ghost lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ghost works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ghost digs a right hand into Silva's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Silva's gas tank.
Ghost can't get the takedown.
Ghost can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gentleman Ghost dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ghost paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ghost scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ghost avoids a kick to the body.
Ghost scores with a jab.
Silva throws a leg kick but Ghost sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ghost takes one to the chin there.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Ghost circles away.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Ghost is just out of range.
Silva throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ghost tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva misses with a low kick as Ghost jumps back.
Ghost cracks the inside of Silva's front leg.
Silva throws a push kick but Ghost slaps the foot to one side.
Ghost takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ghost lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ghost closes this distance looking for a takedown but Silva circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghost throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Silva.
Gentleman Ghost is winning the standup battle so far.
Ghost is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ghost misses with a low kick as Silva jumps back.
Ghost looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Ghost throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ghost fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ghost avoids the head kick by Silva.
Ghost fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ghost dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Silva. That did some damage!
Ghost sizes up Silva with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ghost just misses with a punch to the body.
Ghost lands with a cross.
Silva on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ghost tries to work over Silva's front leg with a kick but Silva checks it.
Ghost works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Silva walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ghost checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ghost misses with a double jab
and Silva counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ghost closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ghost lands in his opponent's guard.
Ghost lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Silva is controlling Ghost's posture.
Ghost is looking to work some ground and pound but Silva has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghost looking to pass the guard.
Ghost working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ghost throws a strike but Silva rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ghost is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ghost working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Silva doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Silva manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Silva wants to control from the top but Ghost keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Andy Silva hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Ghost moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ghost blocks a jab.
Gentleman Ghost seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva checks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gentleman Ghost dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Silva is looking to slow Ghost down with leg kicks.
Ghost fails to land the takedown.
Ghost slips under a jab from Silva.
Silva throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ghost.
Ghost misses with a body kick.
Silva lands with a nice body kick.
Silva throws a hook to the side of Ghost's head but Ghost sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ghost fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ghost instigates a clinch.
Ghost makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ghost pushes Silva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ghost tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ghost fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ghost tries for a takedown. No joy.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ghost.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Ghost is blocking nicely.
Ghost lands a shoulder strike.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ghost tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gentleman Ghost. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ghost gets through Silva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ghost tries for a takedown. No joy.
Silva gets underhooks to prevent Ghost's takedown attempt.
Silva throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ghosts head.
Ghost lands with a short shot to the head.
Ghost misses with the head strike.
Ghost swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghost pushes Silva back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ghost misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ghost drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A head punch on the inside from Ghost fails to land.
Ghost doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ghost misses with a body punch.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ghost lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silva stalling in the clinch.
Ghost has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Silva after a bit of a struggle.
Ghost swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghost tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ghost lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ghost tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
Ghost prevents a body shot from Silva.
Ghost swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Ghost keeps him there for the moment.
Ghost struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
Ghost throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Ghost has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Gentleman Ghost has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ghost avoids the elbow strike from Silva, against the cage.
Ghost swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Ghost blocks it.
Ghost lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ghost tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Ghost fails to land.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ghost.
Ghost gets through Silva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ghost.
Ghost wants a takedown.
Ghost is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Ghost wants to take the fight to the mat but Silva manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Silva lands a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ghost scores with a hook to the body.
Andy Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva blocks an uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ghost has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ghost working aggressively here.
Ghost lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gentleman Ghost is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gentleman Ghost showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ghost 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gentleman Ghost!
A very excited looking Gentleman Ghost made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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