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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Theron Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Acelino Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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145 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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141 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Theron Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Acelino Silva !
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, John Kavanagh and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris avoids the body shot from Silva .
Harris avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Harris drops down looking for a counter takedown but Silva sprawls and moves away.
Nice takedown defense from Silva . No joy for Harris on that attempt.
Silva looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Harris blocks a jab.
Harris ducks under a wild hook from Silva .
Harris appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Harris tries for a takedown but Silva circles away easily
and Silva counters with a one-two to the body.
Harris takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Silva is looking for a sweep. Harris is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Silva missing with punches from the bottom.
Silva tries to get to full guard but Harris has control of the leg.
We've been hearing good reports from Harris's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is still trying to improve position.
Silva is refusing to be controlled, as Harris sits in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harris stalling.
Silva is refusing to be controlled, as Harris sits in half guard.
Harris is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Silva doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Harris.
Silva moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
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.
Harris advances position into side control!
Harris wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.
Harris goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Silva has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Harris but great work by Silva .
Harris is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Harris is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harris gets back to full guard.
Silva won't allow Harris to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Harris is pulling down on Silva 's head to control his posture.
Silva throws a big right hand that misses.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Harris.
Silva scoring with some ground and pound.
Harris has his foot on Silva 's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Silva works his way back into a safe position though.
Harris avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Harris striking from the bottom.
Silva postures up.
Silva works over Harris with some ground and pound from guard.
Harris lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva striking off his back but it's not causing Harris any problems.
Harris trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Harris trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Harris is pushing down on Silva 's leg trying to pass to half guard. Silva is fighting to maintain full guard but Harris has managed to sneak the leg through.
Harris is trying to control the action in half guard but Silva is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Harris passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Silva !
Harris looking to control but Silva is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva is controlling an arm, preventing Harris from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
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 Theron Harris will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Silva takes the fight into the clinch.
Harris tries for a takedown but Silva manages to get underhooks.
Harris looking for a takedown.
Silva breaks from the clinch.
Silva fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Harris swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva lands with a good body shot.
Harris shoots and misses
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Theron Harris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva stalks Harris and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Harris's face. Harris staggers backwards, shaken.
Harris closes this distance looking for a takedown but Silva circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris misses with a takedown attempt
and Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Harris shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Harris falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Harris misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
Acelino Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harris uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva .
No joy there for Silva , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Harris takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Silva gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Harris to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Silva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Harris. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Silva trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Silva has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Harris has passed into side control.
Harris controls the position from side control.
Harris throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harris wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silva tries to buck Harris off but Harris is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris tries to advance to mount but Silva denies him.
Theron Harris overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Harris controlling from side mount.
Silva is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Harris has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Harris looking to control but Silva is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Harris thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Silva is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Harris seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Silva does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Harris works his foot free and advances to mount.
Silva is trying to reverse the position but instead Harris has taken his back - oops!
Harris looking for the choke from the back.
Silva tries to escape the position.
Silva preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Harris.
Silva is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Harris off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Harris is looking for the choke from the back position but Silva is controlling his hands well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Acelino Silva will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Harris keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harris is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It seemed like Silva was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Harris walks into a stiff left hand from Silva .
Silva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Harris doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Silva counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Silva 's guard.
Harris trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva wants to sweep here but Harris controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva can't keep his opponent in guard - Harris advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Silva is trying to stand back up but Harris is controlling him
Harris wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working.
Harris blocks the strikes from Silva .
Harris keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Harris seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Silva does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Harris is really struggling to control Silva but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Harris seems to be looking for submissions.
Silva slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Harris throws a big elbow that misses.
Silva throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Silva lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Harris throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Silva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Silva lands a couple of digs.
Harris lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Harris trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris looking to pass the guard.
Silva is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Silva keeping full guard, as Harris tries to pass.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Harris from controlling successfully.
Harris controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's four 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.
Silva throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Harris wants to pass the guard but Silva is keeping the position.
Silva doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Harris has a takedown stuffed.
It seemed like Silva was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Harris shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Theron Harris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Harris throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Theron Harris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Harris fails with the takedown
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Acelino Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Silva has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Acelino Silva !
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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