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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thor Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BJ Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes into the arena with Sandstorm blaring out of the sound system. Penn comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Awesome kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! BJ Penn told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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185 lbs
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190 lbs
14 - 15 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
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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 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thor Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, BJ Penn!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Penn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Penn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Silva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Good standup being displayed there by Silva as he connects with a hook.
Penn throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Silva clinches with his opponent.
A frustrated look appears on Penn's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Penn is trying to force a seperation but Silva has the dominant position.
Silva softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Silva breaks the clinch.
Penn changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva tries a low kick but Penn avoids it.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva wants to clinch.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Penn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn misses with a jab, cross combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Silva misses the target.
Good exchange - Silva coming out on top.
Silva is looking to clinch but Penn is avoiding it.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Penn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Penn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva rushes Penn and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Penn has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Silva avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Penn is trying to push Silva away but Silva has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Penn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Penn is looking to clinch.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Penn circles away.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Penn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to clinch.
A swing and a miss from Penn.
Silva moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Silva throws a hook but Penn avoids it easily.
Penn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Silva moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Penn misses with the combination.
Silva walks into a straight right hand from Penn.
Penn moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Penn tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva thows a body shot but no joy.
Penn connects with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silva counters with a low kick, right behind Penn 's knee.
Penn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Penn.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Penn was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
Silva jabs Penn to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Penn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva gets a clinch.
Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva tries to clinch there but Penn circles away.
Silva thumps Penn with a low kick.
Penn misses with a two punch combination.
Penn throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Silva slips under a jab.
Penn throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Penn was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva instigates a clinch.
Penn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Penn throws a big shot that misses.
Silva connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Penn looks to land a left hand but Silva moved out of range nicely.
Some wild striking there from Penn.
Penn swinging wildly here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva wants to clinch.
Silva misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thor Silva dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Penn swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Silva tries to clinch there but Penn circles away.
Silva cracks Penn with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Silva lands a lovely overhand right.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Penn throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Penn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Penn ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Jab from Silva.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Penn.
Silva gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Penn goes for a takedown in the clinch but Silva prevents it.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Penn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Penn on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Penn lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Silva looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Thor Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva scores with a decent looking hook.
Penn lands a head shot.
A combination from Penn does no damage.
Penn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Penn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silva slips under a jab.
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Penn wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Silva stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
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!
Silva prevents Penn from breaking the clinch.
Silva keeps control of Penn as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva stalks Penn and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Penn's face. Penn staggers backwards, shaken.
Penn lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Silva backs up against the ropes.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Silva.
Penn swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Penn thows a body shot but no joy.
Penn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Penn misses with a two punch combination.
Silva takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Penn throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
A combination from Penn does no damage.
Penn throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Silva connects with a crisp jab.
Silva throws a series of punches but Penn avoids them all with ease.
Penn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Penn misses with a looping left.
Thor Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Penn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Penn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Penn misses with a two punch combination.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Penn misses with a series of wild punches.
Penn throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Silva blocks a jab.
A big left from Penn misses.
A shot to the liver by Silva. Beautiful body shot.
Penn is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Penn circles away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Silva, as that shot connected.
Penn swinging wildly here.
Penn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Penn throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Penn looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range.
Penn connects with a looping right hand.
Silva pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thor Silva dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva throws a lazy uppercut
and Penn counters with a series of strikes. Silva will be more careful next time no doubt.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Penn loads up on a big right hand but Silva slips the punch.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Penn scores with a nice strike.
Penn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Penn misses with a two punch combination.
Silva connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Silva lands a two punch combo.
Penn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva tries to clinch up but Penn circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Silva throws a right and a left that Penn avoids nicely.
Silva clinches up against the ropes.
Penn drops down looking for an ankle pick but Silva pulls his leg out and moves away.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Silva with a hook.
Penn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Penn on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Penn throws a big shot that misses.
Penn connects with a single shot there.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Penn swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva works the jab nicely.
Penn misses with a double jab.
Penn listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Silva lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Penn dips to his left and cracks Silva with an uppercut!
BJ Penn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Penn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Penn lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Penn throws a hook but Silva blocks it.
Penn falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Penn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Penn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Penn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Penn circles away.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sloppy strikes from Penn. Those never looked like landing.
Silva throws a series of punches but Penn avoids them all with ease.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Penn throws a combination that misses
and Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Silva avoids the body shot from Penn.
Silva closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Silva avoiding damage as Penn throws knees to the body.
Silva tries to break free but Penn pushes him back against the ropes.
Penn blocks a body shot from Silva.
Silva lands a body punch.
Penn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva has taken the fight to the clinch.
Silva lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Penn.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva closes the distance and pushes Penn back into the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Silva.
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!
Penn wants to break the clinch but can't.
A frustrated look appears on Penn's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Penn throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Penn throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Penn.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Penn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thor Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Penn misses with a double jab
and Silva counters with a slapping leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thor Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Silva 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thor Silva!
Our winner, Thor Silva, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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