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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Miles Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberto 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Miles Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roberto Silva!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Davis falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silva counters with a takedown into side control.
Davis wants to control but Silva postures up.
Silva is trying to get an arm triangle but Davis is defending well.
Davis tries to bench press Silva off him but Silva keeps the position.
Silva trying to control the position but Davis is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Silva wants to control but Davis is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Davis's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Silva working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Silva tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Davis has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Davis struggling a bit here.
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.
Silva is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Davis has escaped the position, nice work there.
Davis prevents Silva from improving position.
Silva looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Silva is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Davis has escaped the position, nice work there.
Silva works to advance to full mount. Davis defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is working for a guillotine from mount but Davis frees his head quite easily.
Silva moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Davis has worked his arm free - good work by Davis!
Davis tries to bench press Silva off him but Silva keeps the position.
Silva looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Silva goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Davis rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Silva's guard! Nice work there by Davis!
Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Davis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Davis from controlling successfully.
Silva trying to control the position.
Silva is looking for a triangle but Davis pushes his legs off easily.
Davis trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roberto Silva dominated that round.
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.
Danga de danga de dang - Davis scores with a four punch combination!
Miles Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Davis moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Davis throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Silva shoots in but no luck this time.
Davis throws a good cross that connects.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Davis lands a body shot.
Davis throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice straight punches there by Davis. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Davis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Davis lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Davis closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Silva with a poor takedown
letting Davis counter with a right hand.
Miles Davis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roberto Silva.
Davis cracks Silva with a right hand to the side of the head.
Davis ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Davis scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Davis throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown but Davis manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Silva's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Davis comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis throws a combination that misses
and Silva decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Davis's guard.
Silva drops back, looking for a kneebar! Davis looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Davis looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Davis!
Silva is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Davis's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Roberto Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.
Silva is looking for a sweep. Davis is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Davis 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.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Silva looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to control but can't.
Davis trying to pass the guard but Silva defending well.
Silva felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Silva moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Silva had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Davis defends it easily.
Silva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Davis.
Silva is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Davis defends well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Silva looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Davis has picked Silva up and slammed him! Silva can't keep hold of the triangle and Davis manages to pass to side control!
Silva is looking for a sweep.
Davis advances to mount.
Davis wants to stand but Silva is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Davis throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Silva because Davis loaded up on that one.
Davis goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Silva turns into him and now he's in Davis's guard.
Davis is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miles Davis dominated that second round.
That's time! Davis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Davis throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
Davis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Silva doesn't seem bothered though.
Davis throws a combination that misses
and Silva counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Silva is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Davis is just riding it out for now. Silva eventually gives up the hold.
Silva trying to control from half guard but Davis is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva seems to be working for a kimura but Davis defends the submission attempt.
Silva seems to be working for a kimura but Davis defends the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Silva is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Davis is just riding it out for now. Silva eventually gives up the hold.
Davis wants to improve his position but Silva is controlling well.
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.
Silva is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Silva is trying to work for a kimura but Davis is defending well.
Silva is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Silva is working for a submission of some sort.
Davis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Silva prevents Davis from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Davis wants to improve his position but Silva is controlling well.
Silva is looking for a kimura but Davis is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Silva to get the leverage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Davis tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Davis is looking to escape.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Silva is thwarting Davis's attempts to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Davis's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Davis duly obliges.
Davis lands a jab-cross combination.
Miles Davis is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva gets the takedown into side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Davis is trying to get back to half guard.
Silva is trying to get an arm triangle but Davis is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roberto Silva really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Davis misses with a combination
and Silva counters with a nice double leg into side control. Davis won't be happy with that.
Silva tries for a kimura but Davis is defending well.
Silva is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Davis knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Davis is pushing Silva's head away, looking to escape. Silva manages to hold on to the position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis tries to improve position but can't.
Silva is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Davis is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries for a kimura but Davis is defending well.
Silva tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Silva working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Davis struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Silva wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Davis, who protects the arm well.
Silva working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Davis sneaks back into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to work for a kimura but Davis is defending well.
Silva is working for an americana but Davis has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Silva was thinking about the submission.
Silva won't allow Davis to sweep him here.
Silva passes Davis's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Davis is trying to stand back up but Silva is controlling him
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Silva is looking for a kimura but Davis is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Silva to get the leverage.
Silva is looking for a kimura here.
Silva is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Davis is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roberto Silva dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Silva is trying hard to land a takedown here. Davis sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Good standup being displayed there by Davis as he connects with a hook.
Silva takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Davis lands a right hook to the body.
Davis stalks Silva and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Silva's face. Silva staggers backwards, shaken.
Davis lands a slapping body shot.
Davis misses with a two punch combination.
Silva dives in and grabs Davis's left leg, looking for a takedown. Davis pushes down on Silva's head and hops out.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Davis enables Silva to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Davis manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davis is trying to control the position but Silva postures up.
Davis keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Silva is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Silva looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis is trying to control the position but Silva postures up.
Silva wants to control from the top but Davis keeps moving.
Davis bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Silva's guard.
Silva bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Davis's guard.
Silva wants to control from the top but Davis keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Silva stands and throws Davis's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Davis is looking to regain half guard here but Silva keeps moving and retains side control.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Davis keeps working.
Silva is trying to get an arm triangle but Davis is defending well.
Roberto Silva is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva controlling the position.
Davis tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Silva presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Silva can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Davis is looking to escape.
Davis wants to control but Silva is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Silva controlling the pace for now.
Silva is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Davis is surviving well by controlling Silva's body position as best he can.
Silva tries to control but Davis wriggling away.
Silva working for a submission but Davis is keeping him at bay.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Davis is trying desperately to improve position.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Miles Davis.
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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 46:49
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 47:48
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roberto Silva!
A very excited looking Roberto Silva made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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