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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Magnus Pyke (ranked 441 p4p, 762 weight class) and Starling Silva (ranked 58 p4p, 102 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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190 cm 37 193 25 - 11 - 0 |
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191 cm 43 183 31 - 19 - 1 |
Good wrestling Lethal high kicks Very quick |
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Good wrestler World class MT Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Magnus Pyke! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 31 - 19 - 1, fighting out of New York, Starling Silva! The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Darius Henderson and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Silva gets tackled into the cage by Pyke. Pyke maintains the clinch. Pyke blocks the elbow strike.
Pyke dodges an elbow strike from Silva.
Silva misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pyke. A head punch on the inside from Pyke fails to land. Pyke blocks the elbow strike.
Pyke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pyke blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Silva. Pyke misses with the head strike.
Pyke has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pyke lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards. Pyke has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Pyke tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Pyke lands a hook to the side of the head. Silva pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Pyke controls the action.
Pyke swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it. Pyke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pyke misses with some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Silva scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round. Pyke misses with some punches.
Silva lands a nice shot to the body. Pyke misses with a short punch on the inside. Pyke tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Pyke blocking some punches.
Silva working aggressively here.
Silva creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Pyke misses with a short punch on the inside. Silva lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pyke backwards. Silva lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Silva scores with a nice short uppercut. Pyke prevents a body shot from Silva. Silva throws a head punch that misses. Silva lands an elbow inside. Pyke lands with a right to the head. Pyke has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Silva avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch. Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pyke. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Pyke takes a shot to the head. Silva lands a left hand.
Pyke has Silva pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Silva manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Magnus Pyke. That's going to take a lot out of him. Pyke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pyke swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A head punch on the inside from Pyke fails to land. Pyke throws a head punch that misses. Pyke fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Silva lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Magnus Pyke has been cut. Pyke scores with a shot to the side of Silva's head. Silva misses with an elbow over the top. Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pyke's elbow. Pyke misses with a punch on the inside.
Pyke lands a nice shot to the body. A head punch on the inside from Pyke fails to land. A nice left hand lands by Pyke.
Silva lands a damaging elbow. Silva misses with a short punch on the inside. A short right hand to the side of the head by Pyke. Pyke throws a head punch that misses. Pyke taking a breather. Silva lands a shot to the body. Pyke can't get the takedown.
A left hand lands to the body for Silva.
Pyke is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Silva scores with an uppercut up the middle. Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Pyke. Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Silva. Pyke has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Silva after a bit of a struggle. Pyke misses with a short punch on the inside. A body shot lands from Silva.
Silva lands a body shot. Silva lands with a short shot to the head. A short left from Silva. Silva blocks an uppercut.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Pyke controls the action.
Silva lands a nice uppercut. Silva pushes Pyke back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. A head punch on the inside from Pyke fails to land. Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Silva scores with a hook to the body. Pyke is trying to pull guard but Silva turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch. Silva lands a nice shot to the body. A short right from Silva. Pyke misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Pyke fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pyke misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Pyke fails to land. Pyke working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Silva. A short right from Silva. Silva lands a body shot. Silva lands a body shot in the clinch.
Silva lands a nice elbow. Pyke lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Silva working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pyke is rocked! Silva throws an elbow but it misses.
Oh Pyke is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Pyke blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A hook to the body from Silva.
Silva misses with an elbow over the top. Silva misses with some punches.
Pyke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Pyke. Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pyke blocks the elbow strike.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Pyke blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Pyke blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Silva throws an elbow but it misses.
Silva working aggressively here.
Silva throws an elbow but it misses.
Pyke blocking some punches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Silva.
Magnus Pyke's cut is getting worse. Clinched against the cage, Silva lands a big elbow that drops Pyke! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Pyke is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Starling Silva! Starling Silva is the new middleweight champion! Starling Silva seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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