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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dirt McGirk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sebastiao da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGirk comes to the cage accompanied by This Is Who I Am . Dirt McGirk had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 156.6lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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172 lbs
14 - 17 - 0 |
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162 lbs
15 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Powerful takedowns
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dirt McGirk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sebastiao da Silva!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Josh West and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
da Silva walks into a stiff left hand from McGirk.
McGirk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
da Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
da Silva takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
McGirk connects with a looping right hand.
da Silva looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Some wild striking there from da Silva.
McGirk takes the fight into the clinch.
McGirk is trying to break the clinch but da Silva is controlling him.
McGirk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McGirk jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
McGirk lands with a nice combination. da Silva backs away looking to recover.
da Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McGirk moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No joy there for McGirk, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McGirk scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. da Silva doesn't seem bothered though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circling - da Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
da Silva tries to bum rush McGirk with a series of wild strikes but McGirk uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
da Silva ducks under a wild hook from McGirk.
A combination from da Silva does no damage.
da Silva wants to clinch up but McGirk keeps it at a distance.
A jab from McGirk finds it's way through da Silva's defenses.
McGirk lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
McGirk forces da Silva back against the cage and clinches.
da Silva wants to take the fight to the mat but McGirk manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
McGirk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
da Silva staying out of range there.
da Silva looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
McGirk moves into range and connects with a jab.
da Silva throws a combination that misses
and McGirk counters with a nice uppercut.
McGirk scores with a nice right hand.
McGirk throws a looping overhand right but da Silva ducks down to avoid it.
A jab from McGirk misses.
McGirk throws a series of strikes that have da Silva backpedaling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
da Silva gets cracked with a nice right hand there by McGirk.
McGirk pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces da Silva back to the cage. McGirk follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
da Silva is rocked!
McGirk drops da Silva with a straight left! Oh this is bad for da Silva! McGirk dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dirt McGirk!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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