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HFC - Knock Out 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Balink Tarlah (ranked 4872 p4p, 423 weight class) and Frank Drebin (ranked 7329 p4p, 508 weight class). Frank Drebin has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Balink Tarlah's chin.
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165 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick |
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Balink Tarlah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Frank Drebin!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Alyssa Summers and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tarlah doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Drebin counters with a stiff right hand.
Tarlah stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tarlah wants it to stay on the feet.
Tarlah shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Drebin's guard.
Drebin is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Tarlah slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Drebin wants to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tarlah lands an elbow.
Drebin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tarlah. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tarlah remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Tarlah cracks Drebin with a big elbow.
Tarlah has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarlah moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Tarlah in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Tarlah wants to control but Drebin is keeping him busy.
Tarlah happy to just control the position for now.
You can see the frustration on Drebin's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two 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.
Drebin tries to improve position but can't.
Drebin wants to control but Tarlah postures up.
Tarlah wants to lay and pray for a moment but Drebin keeps working.
A lull in the action here.
Tarlah's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tarlah advances to mount.
Tarlah looking to finish Drebin with some ground and pound. This is bad for Drebin!
Drebin is trying to stand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarlah tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Tarlah prevents Drebin from getting the reversal.
Drebin wants to hold on but Tarlah pushes him away.
Tarlah controlling the pace for now.
Tarlah connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Tarlah lands a couple of good shots and Drebin has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Tarlah punches Drebin on the ear.
Tarlah controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drebin is trying to stand back up.
Drebin is covering up but some of the strikes from Tarlah are getting through and doing damage.
Drebin tries to escape the position.
Tarlah throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Drebin!
Drebin is rocked!
Drebin tries to escape but Tarlah has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tarlah is landing with strikes. Drebin can't take much more of this.
Drebin is still in real trouble! Can Tarlah finish him?
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!
Tarlah lands strikes to the head.
Tarlah is landing with strikes from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Balink Tarlah dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Tarlah dives in and gets a big takedown. He lands in full mount and immediately unloads a series of heavy strikes! Drebin has had enough and taps out.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Balink Tarlah!
During a confident post fight interview, Balink Tarlah thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ruben De Oliveira (ranked 5916 p4p, 250 weight class) and Barry Jameson (ranked 5446 p4p, 237 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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139 lbs
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BJJ White 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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ruben De Oliveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Barry Jameson!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Steve Montenegro and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Oliveira tries to sprawl but Jameson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Jameson looks to land a strike but De Oliveira avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Oliveira wants to stand up but Jameson is controlling him.
Jameson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as De Oliveira works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
De Oliveira has momentary wrist control but Jameson slips an elbow through the middle.
Jameson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Jameson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jameson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jameson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
De Oliveira preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jameson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jameson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Oliveira preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
De Oliveira preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jameson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jameson should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
De Oliveira is breathing heavily.
Jameson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Jameson with a nice head shot there.
Jameson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Jameson is looking to work some ground and pound but De Oliveira has wrist control.
De Oliveira working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jameson.
Jameson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jameson with a flurry of punches that miss.
De Oliveira preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jameson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jameson lands a couple of digs.
Jameson postures up in De Oliveira's guard and throws a big left but De Oliveira blocks it.
Jameson with a nice head shot there.
De Oliveira can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Jameson controls the pace.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jameson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
De Oliveira preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jameson working some strikes from top position.
Jameson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
De Oliveira has momentary wrist control but Jameson slips an elbow through the middle.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jameson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jameson throws a big elbow that misses.
De Oliveira knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jameson on the ground.
Jameson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Jameson's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
De Oliveira utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jameson postures up in De Oliveira's guard and throws a big left but De Oliveira blocks it.
Jameson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jameson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jameson postures up in De Oliveira's guard and throws a big left but De Oliveira blocks 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.
Jameson advances to half guard.
Jameson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. De Oliveira defending well though.
De Oliveira taking some punishment here, with Jameson in his half guard.
Jameson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Jameson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Jameson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Jameson has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jameson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barry Jameson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jameson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching De Oliveira on his heels. He'll look to pass De Oliveira's guard now, I'm sure.
De Oliveira will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Jameson is looking to work some ground and pound but De Oliveira has wrist control.
Jameson stops De Oliveira from standing up.
Jameson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jameson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jameson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jameson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Jameson throws a big right hand that misses.
De Oliveira avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jameson landing some decent shots from guard.
Jameson has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Kos's Academy. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Jameson sitting in guard here, content to control.
De Oliveira preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jameson with a nice head shot there.
Jameson works over De Oliveira with some ground and pound from guard.
Jameson stays in close to De Oliveira's body and controls the position.
Jameson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as De Oliveira works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jameson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jameson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Jameson throwing strikes but missing.
Jameson throws a big elbow that misses.
Jameson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jameson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Jameson.
Jameson grinds an elbow into De Oliveira's temple.
Jameson has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for De Oliveira!
Jameson unloading with bombs!
Jameson dominating with strikes here.
De Oliveira is rocked!
Jameson is landing with some decent strikes but De Oliveira is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Oh De Oliveira is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jameson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. De Oliveira looks a forlorn figure.
Jameson lands a big elbow.
Jameson postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt De Oliveira bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Jameson and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Barry Jameson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Adrian Petrov (ranked 5825 p4p, 392 weight class) and Sailendra Dessai (ranked 5740 p4p, 389 weight class). Adrian Petrov is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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150 lbs
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145 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very quick |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Adrian Petrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sailendra Dessai!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Lou da Vinci and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dessai keeps Petrov at a distance using the push kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dessai.
Petrov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Petrov swats away the attempt to clinch by Dessai.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dessai, right into the meat.
Dessai delivers a nice body kick.
Dessai connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dessai connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dessai tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Petrov counters with a takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petrov has hold of Dessai's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Dessai seems comfortable defending it but Petrov has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Dessai is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Dessai is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Petrov couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Adrian Petrov!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diego Costa (ranked 5395 p4p, 460 weight class) and Darren Lloyd (ranked 5521 p4p, 469 weight class). Diego Costa has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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210 lbs
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211 lbs
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Counter fighter
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Diego Costa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Darren Lloyd!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Franklyn Lucas and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lloyd looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Costa is fending him off so far but Lloyd persists. Nope, Costa circles away and we're back to standing.
Costa half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Costa looks to throw the jab but Lloyd is out of range.
Lloyd fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lloyd ducks under a wild hook from Costa.
Costa defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lloyd.
Lloyd shoots and misses
and Costa counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Diego Costa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darren Lloyd.
Lloyd is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Costa defends well.
Lloyd is looking for a triangle but Costa pushes his legs off easily.
Costa postures up and lands a big shot to Lloyd's brow.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Lloyd looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lloyd working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Costa doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Costa manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costa content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lloyd is looking for a triangle but Costa pushes his legs off easily.
Lloyd looks winded!
Costa chips away with some ground and pound.
Costa chips away with some ground and pound.
Costa cracks Lloyd with a solid left hand.
Costa trying to control the position from guard on top but Lloyd is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Costa landing some decent shots from guard.
Costa scoring with some ground and pound.
Costa lands a couple of elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costa cracks Lloyd with a solid left hand.
Costa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Costa stands up over Lloyd, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Costa is in close to Lloyd's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Costa cracks Lloyd with a solid left hand.
Costa with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lloyd looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Costa trying to control the position from guard on top but Lloyd is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lloyd is looking to cinch up a triangle. Costa throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Lloyd's body to avoid the submission. Lloyd has instead reached around Costa's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Lloyd arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Darren Lloyd!
A very excited looking Darren Lloyd 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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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Taka Cruise (ranked 4032 p4p, 412 weight class) and One More Fight (ranked 3975 p4p, 407 weight class). Taka Cruise has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ White Belt
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Taka Cruise!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, One More Fight!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Franklyn Lucas and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
More Fight doesn't manage to clinch there - Cruise circles away.
More Fight is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
More Fight is looking to clinch but Cruise is avoiding it.
More Fight closes the distance and clinches.
More Fight holding his opponent close, against the cage.
More Fight misses with the head strike.
More Fight is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Cruise wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but More Fight has him pressed against the cage.
More Fight escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
More Fight misses with a series of wild punches.
More Fight tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
More Fight throws a sloppy head kick and Cruise moves out of range easily.
Cruise fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruise digs a good hook to More Fight's body.
More Fight misses with a kick to the body
and Cruise counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
More Fight closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
More Fight is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cruise is defending well for now.
Cruise is trying to break the clinch but More Fight has him pressed against the cage.
Cruise wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cruise wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but More Fight has him pressed against the cage.
More Fight controlling the action here for a moment.
Cruise wants to break free but More Fight has control.
More Fight misses with an elbow strike.
More Fight misses with a punch on the inside.
More Fight taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
More Fight leaning his opponent against the cage.
More Fight trying to control the position but instead, Cruise has worked for underhooks and has pushed More Fight into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Cruise's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Come on More Fight - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
More Fight throws an elbow but it misses.
Cruise wants to break the clinch but can't.
More Fight manages to break the clinch.
More Fight misses with a combination
and Cruise counters with a stiff right hand.
Cruise throws a combination but it was largely blocked by More Fight.
Cruise works the jab nicely.
Cruise scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cruise lands a jab-cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
More Fight slips a jab and a cross from Cruise.
One More Fight seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
More Fight is looking to clinch.
More Fight closes the distance and clinches.
More Fight escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cruise throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling More Fight to counter with a crisp jab.
More Fight looks to clinch
and Cruise counters with a nice uppercut.
More Fight is rocked!
Cruise lands with a big right hook that stumbles More Fight - he's out on his feet here! Cruise follows up with another monster hook that separates More Fight from consciousness! More Fight falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Cruise stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Taka Cruise!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marco Silva (ranked 1424 p4p, 170 weight class) and Leevan Taylor (ranked 4494 p4p, 409 weight class). Leevan Taylor has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marco Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Leevan Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jonathan Paton and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Silva has managed to clinch.
Nice elbow from Silva.
It looks like Leevan Taylor has been cut.
Silva lands a hook that snaps the head of Taylor backwards.
Taylor tries to circle away but Silva has him pinned against the cage.
Silva lands with a left to the head.
Taylor is trying to push Silva away but Silva has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Silva lands a body shot in the clinch.
Silva lands an elbow inside.
Silva stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Taylor is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Silva lands a right hand that snaps the head of Taylor backwards.
Silva lands a damaging elbow.
Silva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Taylor is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Taylor is still on wobbly legs! Can Silva finish him?
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Silva.
Taylor looks winded!
Silva lands with a light punch inside.
Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Silva lands with a right to the head.
Silva creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Taylor with a big uppercut! Taylor tries to clinch up but Silva pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Taylor to the mat! Taylor covers up and Silva unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Marco Silva!
Post fight, Marco Silva stared into the camera and said 'This is just a preview of things to come. I'm winning the tourney and reigning as champ. Learn to love it fuckers '.
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