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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryle Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Allen Iverson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Iverson's choice of entrance music: The Champ-nelly. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryle Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Allen Iverson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Iverson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Iverson gets a clinch.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silva looking for a takedown.
Iverson jumps into guard, dragging Silva to the mat.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Iverson is looking for a triangle but Silva pushes his legs off easily.
Iverson keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Silva preventing the sweep.
Iverson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Iverson is proving hard to escape from.
Silva has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We're going to have a standup here because Ryle Silva wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A head kick misses from Iverson.
Silva has managed to clinch.
Silva jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Iverson walks away with a smile on his face. Silva gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Iverson fails with a takedown attempt.
Iverson ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Silva.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryle Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva shoots in but Iverson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Iverson. That snapped Silva's head back.
Silva gets tackled into the cage by Iverson. Iverson maintains the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iverson has Silva pressed against the cage, preventing Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Silva is trying to pull guard but Iverson has him pressed against the cage.
Iverson is trying to pull guard but Silva turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Iverson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Silva gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Silva has Iverson pressed against the cage, preventing Iverson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Iverson keeps him there for the moment.
Iverson leaning his opponent against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva tries to pull guard but Iverson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Silva ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Silva no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Iverson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Iverson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Silva wants to sweep here but Iverson controlling him for the moment.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Iverson wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Silva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Iverson wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Allen Iverson was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Iverson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Iverson wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Iverson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Iverson clinches with his opponent.
Iverson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Iverson misses with an uppercut.
Iverson rushes Silva and presses him up against the cage.
Iverson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Silva to keep the fight standing.
Silva wants a takedown but no success here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Iverson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Silva pulls his leg out and moves away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva shoots for a double leg takedown but Iverson sprawls well. He's pushed Silva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Allen Iverson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Iverson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Iverson.
Iverson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Iverson has managed to clinch.
Iverson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Silva up against the cage.
Iverson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Iverson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Iverson drags the fight down to the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iverson throws his legs up looking for a submission but Silva uses it to pass to side control.
Iverson struggling a bit here.
Silva knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Iverson on the ground.
Silva throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Silva laying and praying for a moment but Iverson takes advantage and regains half guard.
Iverson tries to kick Silva off in order to stand up. Silva Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Iverson takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Silva decides to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Iverson looks for a takedown but Silva sprawls well.
Iverson rushes Silva and presses him up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Iverson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Iverson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Ryle Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Allen Iverson.
Iverson is breathing heavily.
Iverson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iverson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Silva.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Iverson circles away.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Iverson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Iverson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Iverson shoots in and drives through. Silva sprawls well.
Iverson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ryle Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Silva.
Iverson is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Iverson holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva prevents Iverson from improving his position.
Silva stalling.
Silva is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Iverson is trying to stand back up but Silva is controlling him
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva is trying to control. Iverson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
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 Ryle Silva will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Iverson doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Iverson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Silva has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Silva and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Iverson scores with a leg kick.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Iverson has managed to clinch.
Iverson has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Silva uses from the top position.
Iverson kicks Silva off and gets to his feet.
Iverson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Silva sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Iverson somewhat.
Iverson circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Iverson sprawls well. Iverson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Iverson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryle Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Iverson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Iverson lands with a nice combination. Silva backs away looking to recover.
Iverson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Iverson is looking to clinch.
Iverson tries for a takedown but Silva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Iverson shows good takedown defense.
A head kick from Iverson lands but Silva takes it in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iverson closes the distance and clinches.
Iverson jumps guard and drags Silva to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Allen Iverson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Iverson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Silva wants to control from the top but Iverson keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva wants to stand and escape but instead Iverson has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Iverson from controlling successfully.
Iverson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Silva might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Iverson.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Iverson from controlling successfully.
Iverson is pushing down on Silva's leg trying to pass to half guard. Silva is fighting to maintain full guard but Iverson has managed to sneak the leg through.
Iverson not doing much here.
Iverson stands up out of the half guard.
Iverson instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iverson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Silva prevents it.
Iverson effectively controlling the action here.
A knee to the head by Iverson.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Iverson as Silva tries to tie him up.
Silva tries to pull guard but Iverson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Iverson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Allen Iverson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Iverson 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Allen Iverson!
After the fight, Allen Iverson was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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