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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Timo Silakka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie has chosen Kung Fu Fighting as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Bruce Gracie enters the cage!
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174 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Timo Silakka!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bruce Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Summer Carpenter and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie drops his hands momentarily and Silakka takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Silakka as he avoids it easily.
Silakka throws an overhand right that lands on Gracie's shoulder, as Gracie tries to avoid the shot.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Silakka lands a lovely overhand right.
Silakka throws a lazy right hand but Gracie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silakka scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gracie takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silakka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silakka misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gracie shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Silakka pinned against the cage. Silakka gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gracie moves away from the strike by Silakka.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Silakka looks to land a combination but Gracie avoids it well.
Silakka throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silakka.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gracie.
Timo Silakka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Gracie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silakka just misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie moves out of range of the strikes.
Gracie bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Silakka is trying to improve his position.
Gracie working the ground and pound but Silakka is defending the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Silakka, who protects the arm well.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Silakka is looking to regain half guard here but Gracie keeps moving and retains side control.
Gracie misses with the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silakka is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Gracie's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Gracie is trying to work for a kimura but Silakka is defending well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silakka is looking for a sweep. Gracie is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timo Silakka dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Silakka jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gracie fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Silakka connects with a nice looking jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Silakka.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silakka scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Timo Silakka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silakka misses with a body kick.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt - Silakka sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gracie checks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Silakka throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silakka keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Timo Silakka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Gracie.
Silakka misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silakka slow jab from Gracie misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silakka tries to score with a low kick but Gracie moves his leg out of the way.
Silakka throws a right and a left that Gracie avoids nicely.
Gracie moves in looking to clinch but Silakka pushes him off.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Silakka tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Silakka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A combination from Silakka does no damage.
Silakka lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Timo Silakka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gracie shoots in and drives through. Silakka sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timo Silakka dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Silakka scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gracie in his tracks.
Silakka closes the distance and lands a one-two.
No luck for Gracie with that takedown attempt.
Danga de danga de dang - Silakka scores with a four punch combination!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silakka keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Silakka jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Silakka connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Silakka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gracie throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Silakka's waist but Silakka gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gracie off to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gracie on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Silakka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gracie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silakka.
Bruce Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silakka rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gracie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silakka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Gracie shoots in and drives through. Silakka sprawls well.
Timo Silakka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Gracie.
No joy there for Silakka, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silakka throws a leg kick but Gracie sees it coming and moves out of range.
Silakka misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Silakka throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gracie.
Gracie shoots for a double leg takedown but Silakka sprawls well. He's pushed Gracie's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silakka throws a shot from downtown. Gracie moves away and avoids it.
Silakka moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timo Silakka clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Silakka throws a combination. Gracie tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Silakka closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Nice takedown defense from Silakka. No joy for Gracie on that attempt.
Silakka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
Silakka throws a leg kick which misses Gracie's front leg but catches the back leg as Gracie tries to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silakka misses with a series of wild punches.
Silakka throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Silakka as he avoids it easily.
Silakka buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Gracie avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A lazy left from Silakka finds it's target.
Silakka thuds a left hand into Gracie's body.
Timo Silakka is winning the standup battle so far.
Silakka walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gracie checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Silakka scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Silakka.
Silakka throws a right and a left that Gracie avoids nicely.
Silakka lands a lovely overhand right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Timo Silakka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Gracie.
Silakka cracks Gracie with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A big right from Silakka misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silakka misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timo Silakka had his way with Bruce Gracie in that round.
That's time! Silakka's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Silakka throws a series of punches but Gracie avoids them all with ease.
Silakka lands a body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Silakka. No joy for Gracie on that attempt.
Silakka throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice takedown defense from Silakka. No joy for Gracie on that attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A choreographed right hand from Silakka misses the target.
Some wild striking there from Silakka.
Silakka throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silakka throws a wild body kick that Gracie sees coming a mile off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Silakka looks to land a left hand but Gracie moved out of range nicely.
Silakka lands a nice shot that snaps Gracie's head back.
Gracie takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gracie will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Timo Silakka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Gracie.
Some wild striking there from Silakka.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silakka swinging wilding here.
Gracie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silakka throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Silakka swinging wilding here.
Bruce Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silakka looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
Silakka misses with a jab, cross combination.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but Silakka shows good takedown defense.
And that's the end of the fight!
Timo Silakka showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Silakka, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 50:45
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 50:45
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Timo Silakka!
Timo Silakka retains his welterweight title!
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