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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bradly Danielson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jakob Silfversberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bradly Danielson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bradly Danielson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jakob Silfversberg!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danielson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A nice side step and Silfversberg releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Danielson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That kick from Danielson tenderised Silfversberg's leg. Silfversberg is trying to keep his angry face on.
Danielson misses with a hook. Silfversberg ducked under it nicely.
Danielson throws a front kick aimed at Silfversberg's knee but Silfversberg avoids it well.
Silfversberg fails in his attempt to clinch.
Good exchange - Danielson coming out on top.
Silfversberg closes the distance and clinches.
A short right from Silfversberg on the inside.
Silfversberg pushes Danielson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silfversberg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Danielson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Danielson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Danielson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silfversberg has him pressed against the cage.
Danielson wants to get back to striking at distance but Silfversberg won't allow it.
Silfversberg tries to score a body lock takedown but Danielson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danielson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silfversberg swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Danielson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Silfversberg.
Danielson throws a head kick that misses.
Silfversberg throws a body punch but Danielson moves out of range.
Silfversberg checks the leg kick.
Silfversberg rushes Danielson and presses him up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Danielson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Danielson manages to break the clinch.
Silfversberg shoots in for a takedown but Danielson shows good takedown defense.
Danielson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silfversberg.
Silfversberg fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bradly Danielson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jakob Silfversberg.
Danielson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Silfversberg in his tracks.
Silfversberg cracks Danielson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Silfversberg dives in and grabs Danielson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Danielson pushes down on Silfversberg's head and hops out.
Danielson throws an overhand right that lands on Silfversberg's shoulder, as Silfversberg tries to avoid the shot.
Silfversberg tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Danielson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Danielson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silfversberg is looking to clinch but Danielson is avoiding it.
Danielson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Silfversberg dodges the punch combination from Danielson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silfversberg misses with a hook. Danielson ducked under it nicely.
Danielson throws a hook to the side of Silfversberg's head but Silfversberg sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bradly Danielson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Danielson throws a good cross that connects.
Danielson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Danielson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Silfversberg shoots in looking for a takedown but Danielson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Silfversberg's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bradly Danielson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Danielson lands a two punch combo.
Silfversberg dives in and grabs Danielson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Danielson pushes down on Silfversberg's head and hops out.
Silfversberg shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Silfversberg showed some decent athleticism there.
Silfversberg wants to pass to mount but Danielson is defending the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silfversberg works his foot free and advances to mount.
Silfversberg landing strikes from the mount.
Danielson is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Danielson wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Silfversberg.
Silfversberg is landing with some decent strikes but Danielson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Danielson defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Silfversberg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silfversberg landing strikes from the mount and Danielson is in trouble!
Danielson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Silfversberg is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Danielson has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Danielson!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Danielson stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Silfversberg throws a right and a left that Danielson avoids nicely.
Danielson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Silfversberg.
Danielson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Danielson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Danielson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bradly Danielson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Danielson throws a leg kick which misses Silfversberg's front leg but catches the back leg as Silfversberg tries to avoid it.
Silfversberg throws a left and a right that both miss
and Danielson finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Danielson slips under a jab from Silfversberg.
Silfversberg checks a leg kick.
We've been informed that Silfversberg has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Silfversberg tries to close the distance and clinch up but Danielson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
An attempted straight right counter from Danielson misses the target.
Silfversberg throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Danielson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Silfversberg takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Danielson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bradly Danielson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Danielson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Silfversberg checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Silfversberg punishes Danielson's body with a nice straight punch.
Danielson slips a straight right by Silfversberg.
Silfversberg throws a lazy right hand but Danielson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silfversberg misses with a looping left.
Danielson scores with a jab to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silfversberg. That's going to slow Danielson down.
Danielson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Silfversberg.
Silfversberg fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Danielson avoids it really well and circles away.
Bradly Danielson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jakob Silfversberg.
Danielson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Danielson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bradly Danielson is winning the standup battle so far.
Silfversberg scores with a hook.
Danielson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Silfversberg tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Danielson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silfversberg fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Danielson finds it's way through Silfversberg's defenses.
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!
Silfversberg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little feinted left hand from Danielson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Danielson misses with the combination.
Silfversberg throws out a loose jab but Danielson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silfversberg looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Danielson looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Silfversberg on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Danielson defending well as Silfversberg loads up on a big left hand.
Good exchange - Silfversberg coming out on top.
Silfversberg misses with an uppercut
and Danielson counters with a two punch combo.
Silfversberg misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Danielson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Silfversberg is rocked!
Danielson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Silfversberg is still on wobbly legs! Can Danielson finish him?
Danielson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silfversberg drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Danielson defends it well.
Silfversberg seems to have recovered his senses.
Danielson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Danielson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Danielson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silfversberg keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Silfversberg misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A jab lands there for Danielson.
Danielson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Silfversberg's head backwards.
Silfversberg shoots in looking for a takedown. Danielson tries to sprawl out of it but Silfversberg keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Danielson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Danielson tries a head kick but it misses.
Silfversberg misses with a jab, cross combination.
Danielson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Danielson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Silfversberg. That did some damage!
Silfversberg throws a nice looking combination but Danielson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Danielson, right into the meat.
Danielson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silfversberg.
Silfversberg checks the leg kick nicely there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Silfversberg! But no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danielson scoring well with a low kick there.
Danielson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Danielson defending well as Silfversberg loads up on a big left hand.
Nice shot by Danielson.
Danielson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Danielson misses with a wild combination.
Danielson thows a left - swing and a miss!
That kick from Danielson tenderised Silfversberg's leg. Silfversberg is trying to keep his angry face on.
Danielson throws out a leg kick but Silfversberg moves out of range and Danielson only half commits.
Silfversberg cracks Danielson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
It looks like Bradly Danielson has been cut.
Danielson misses with a combination
and Silfversberg makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Danielson is looking to chop away at Silfversberg's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bradly Danielson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bradly Danielson's cut.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Silfversberg misses with a looping left.
Silfversberg misses the jab.
Silfversberg connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Danielson momentarily.
Silfversberg tries to clinch but Danielson is having none of it.
Silfversberg shoots in and gets a takedown into Danielson's guard.
Danielson trying to control the position.
Danielson has momentary wrist control but Silfversberg slips an elbow through the middle.
Silfversberg in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silfversberg throws a big right hand that misses.
Silfversberg postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Danielson is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Silfversberg, into his guard.
Silfversberg is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silfversberg thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Danielson's head.
Danielson makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Danielson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Danielson wants to break free but Silfversberg has control.
Silfversberg scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Silfversberg keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Danielson's efforts to push away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silfversberg misses with a hook from the clinch.
Danielson tries to break free but Silfversberg pushes him back against the cage.
Danielson working hard to break the clinch.
Danielson decides to pull guard.
Silfversberg sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Danielson's guard.
Danielson is refusing to be controlled, as Silfversberg sits in half guard.
Danielson is trying to stand up here but Silfversberg is controlling him well.
Silfversberg uses his free foot to push down on Danielson's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Danielson.
Silfversberg with good strikes from the mount here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silfversberg controlling from the full mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Silfversberg cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Silfversberg landing strikes, looking to finish!
You get the feeling that Danielson really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Silfversberg pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Bradly Danielson's cut is getting worse.
Silfversberg wants to finish this one by submission but Danielson is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Silfversberg.
Silfversberg pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Silfversberg is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Bradly Danielson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silfversberg has hold of Danielson's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Danielson manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Silfversberg jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Danielson is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Danielson and Silfversberg has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Silfversberg has knee on belly momentarily but Danielson bucks him off and regains half guard.
Jakob Silfversberg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silfversberg seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Danielson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jakob Silfversberg comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Danielson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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energy
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