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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bertram Russel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Russel comes to the cage accompanied by Space Lord by Monster Magnet. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Bob Silva was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bertram Russel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bob Silva!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Russel tries to score with a low kick but Silva moves his leg out of the way.
Silva fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Russel scores with a kick to the body.
Silva misses with a combination
and Russel counters with a nice body kick.
Russel closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Russel controlling the action here for a moment.
Russel keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Russel has him pressed against the cage.
Russel comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Bob Silva has been cut.
Silva looks gassed!
Russel scores a nice knee to the body.
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!
Russel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Crunch! Russel slams his shin into Silva's torso.
Russel drives through and clinches with Silva against the cage.
Russel lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Russel scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Russel keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russel lands a body shot in the clinch.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Russel creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Silva's defenses.
Russel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Russel scores with a one two! Silva had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Russel lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Russel connects with a high kick.
Russel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Russel. Silva shrugs it off though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Russel stuns Silva with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Russel.
A nice leg kick lands there from Russel.
Russel closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Russel connects with a knee to the head.
Russel lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Russel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russel lands a head kick. Silva smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Russel scores with a leg kick.
Russel fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Silva looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Russel bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Russel. Silva shrugs it off though.
Russel chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Silva has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Russel.
Silva doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Russel.
Russel throws a head kick that misses.
Russel feints and then cracks Silva's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Silva down.
Russel lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silva's sensitive parts.
Silva takes a kick to the side of the head.
A slow jab from Silva misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russel tries a head kick but it misses.
Russel gets a clinch.
Russel landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Russel lands a nice knee to the body.
Russel landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Silva is trying to break free.
Russel crunches a lovely knee into Silva's ribcage.
Russel unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Russel unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva tries to work over Russel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Russel lands a nice knee to the body.
Russel lands an elbow that stopped Silva in his tracks for a moment.
Russel lands an elbow that stopped Silva in his tracks for a moment.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Russel has him pressed against the cage.
Russel unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The referee calls for Russel to work.
Russel keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Russel breaks from the clinch.
Bob Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Russel moves into range and clinches up with Silva.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russel displaying some good clinch control by pressing Silva up against the cage.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Russel lands a knee to the body.
Russel prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
Russel breaks the clinch.
Russel lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva shoots in for a double leg but Russel sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Russel lands a jab to the head.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick
and Russel counters by moving into the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Russel.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Russel using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Silva wants to break free but Russel has control.
Russel lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Russel with a knee to the head.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bertram Russel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bob Silva's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Silva misses with a takedown attempt
and Russel counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Bob Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Russel throws a nice inside leg kick.
Silva falls off balance throwing a combination
and Russel counters with a nice leg kick.
Russel throws a nice outside leg kick.
Silva takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Russel thuds his shin into the meat of Silva's side.
Russel throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Russel punishes Silva's body with a nice straight punch.
Russel throws a leg kick which misses Silva's front leg but catches the back leg as Silva tries to avoid it.
Russel moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Russel lands a jab-cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva falls off balance throwing a combination
and Russel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Russel lands with a thumping leg kick.
Russel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Russel has taken the fight to the clinch.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Russel has him pressed against the cage.
Russel pressing his opponent against the cage.
Russel seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Russel lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Russel scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Silva working aggressively here.
Russel landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Russel holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Russel leaning against his opponent.
Russel manages to break the clinch.
Russel takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Silva looks to throw the jab but Russel is out of range.
Russel tries a head kick but it misses.
Russel is looking to wear down Silva with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Silva throws a lazy head kick
and Russel counters with a nice kick to the body.
Silva tries to clinch there but Russel circles away.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Russel - that will leave a mark!
Russel pushes Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Russel.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva can't break the clinch.
Russel landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Russel breaks the clinch.
A big right from Silva misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Russel.
Russel sizes up Silva with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Russel throws a quick inside leg kick.
Silva takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Silva throws a right hand that Russel ducks under and follows up with a left that Russel also avoids with ease.
Silva throws a predictable looking body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Russel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Silva misses with the body kick
and Russel counters with a head kick. That will keep Silva thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Russel moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Russel lands a with a good body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russel lands a head kick. Silva smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Russel drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Silva looks to clinch
and Russel counters with a thumping low kick.
Russel slips under a jab.
Russel clinches up with Silva and pushes him back against the cage.
Russel lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Russel just leaning against Silva, taking a breather.
Silva's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Russel with a knee to the head.
Russel tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Russel tries to stall but Silva uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Silva tries for a takedown but Russel manages to get underhooks.
Russel is pressed up against the cage. Silva has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Russel down to the mat. Russel avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bertram Russel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bob Silva.
No luck for Silva with that takedown attempt.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Russel holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Russel blocking some punches.
A knee to the head by Russel.
Silva can't break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bertram Russel dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bob Silva's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Silva wants to clinch but Russel slips to the side
and Russel counters with a low kick, right behind Silva 's knee.
A head kick by Silva misses
and Russel makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Silva misses the target.
Russel lands a front kick.
Russel lands a head kick!
Silva misses with a double jab
and Russel counters with a head kick. That will keep Silva thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Silva falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Russel counter with a right hand.
Russel lands a high kick!
Russel moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Russel scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Silva tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Russel counters with a slapping leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russel connects with a nice looking jab.
Russel lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bertram Russel is winning the standup battle so far.
Russel takes the fight into the clinch.
Russel keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Russel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Russel throws a leg kick which misses Silva's front leg but catches the back leg as Silva tries to avoid it.
Russel moves into range and clinches up with Silva.
Russel tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Silva is trying to break free.
Russel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
and Russel counters with an inside leg kick.
Russel moves out of range of the body kick.
Silva takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Good standup being displayed there by Russel as he connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russel lands a jab to the head.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Russel instigates a clinch.
Russel unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Silva is trying to break free.
Russel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Russel lands a front kick.
Silva steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Russel. That one must have hurt.
Russel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Russel connects with a high kick.
Silva misses with a hook.
Russel tries a head kick but it misses.
Russel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silva misses with a body shot
and Russel counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a straight right.
Silva throws a combination that misses
and Russel counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Silva is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Russel misses with a wild combination.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Silva doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Russel counters by clinching up.
Russel manages to break the clinch.
A low kick from Silva is predictable there
and Russel counters with a big head kick but Silva shrugs it off.
Silva takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Silva fails with the takedown
and Russel counters with a nice body kick.
A solid body kick from Russel.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Russel.
Silva takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Silva throws a combination that misses
and Russel counters with a thumping low kick.
Russel looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Russel connects with a solid leg kick.
Bertram Russel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva throws a head kick that misses
and Russel counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Silva is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Bob Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Russel instigates a clinch.
Silva tries for a takedown but Russel manages to get underhooks.
Bertram Russel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bob Silva.
Russel lands a knee to the body.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Russel avoids it by throwing Silva back against the cage.
Russel will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Silva up against the cage.
Russel scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bertram Russel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Russel won't allow it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bertram Russel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Russel 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:25
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bertram Russel!
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energy
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