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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Taurus Bull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paulo Silva will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Taurus Bull!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Paulo Silva!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva slips under a jab.
A head kick misses from Bull.
Bull looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bull is fending him off so far but Silva persists. Nope, Bull circles away and we're back to standing.
Bull lands a nice shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Bull.
Bull misses with a hook.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Bull misses with a body shot.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Taurus Bull has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paulo Silva.
A clash of legs there as Silva blocks the low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bull misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bull will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bull throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bull throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Bull.
Silva moves away from the strike by Bull.
Silva avoids the head kick by Bull.
Taurus Bull seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bull lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Bull throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Bull misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bull throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Silva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bull circles away.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bull.
Bull misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bull will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bull misses with the combination.
Bull misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Bull.
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.
Bull throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bull just misses with a punch to the body.
A punch combination from Bull misses.
Silva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Silva is working for takedown but Bull is calmly controlling the position for now.
Silva crunches a lovely knee into Bull's ribcage.
Silva dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Bull has had enough of the clinch but Silva keeps him there for the moment.
Silva taking a breather.
Bull has had enough of the clinch but Silva keeps him there for the moment.
Silva tries to pull guard but Bull holds him up against the cage and eventually Silva drops back down to his feet.
Silva just leaning against Bull, taking a breather.
Silva is trying to drag Bull to the mat but Bull just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Silva wants a takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bull wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Bull wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva successfully pulls guard.
Silva is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bull wants to get up but he can't break Silva's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Silva is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bull gets to his feet. Silva looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Bull misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bull shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Taurus Bull is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva fails to land the takedown.
Silva doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bull lands a jab-cross combination.
Silva slips a straight right by Bull.
Bull swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bull looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva avoids a kick to the body.
Bull misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Silva avoids the body shot from Bull.
Bull misses with a head kick.
Bull throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Bull throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bull throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bull goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Silva avoids the head kick by Bull.
Bull throws a body kick that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bull misses with a looping left.
Bull tries a head kick but it misses.
Bull lands a really nice looking cross but Silva seems unphased.
Bull looks for the body kick but Silva saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taurus Bull dominated that round.
That's time! Bull's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bull tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bull throws a head kick that misses.
Bull lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bull tries to avoid it but Silva manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bull to the ground. Bull escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bull throws a one two combo.
Silva takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bull takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Bull looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bull throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bull throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bull lands a jab-cross combination.
Bull looks for the body kick but Silva saw that one coming.
Silva checks a low kick from Bull.
Bull tries to work over Silva's front leg with a kick but Silva checks it.
Silva avoids the head kick by Bull.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva shoots for a double leg takedown but Bull sprawls well. He's pushed Silva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Taurus Bull has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paulo Silva.
Bull looks for the body kick but Silva saw that one coming.
Bull swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bull tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva blocks a head kick by Bull.
Bull tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Bull.
Bull goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bull scores with a hook to the body. Silva takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bull lands a nice shot to the body.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bull.
Bull misses with a wild combination.
Silva avoids the head kick by Bull.
Silva bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva takes a little break here. Bull wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Bull is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Bull throws Silva to one side and escapes!
Bull throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bull misses the jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bull lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Silva has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Silva and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bull swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bull fails to land with a series of punches.
Bull lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bull pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bull misses with the combination.
Taurus Bull is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bull swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bull throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bull's corner calls for a 1-2. Bull obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Silva avoids a kick to the body.
Bull takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Bull wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bull is looking to wear down Silva with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Silva is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bull.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bull.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Bull.
Bull pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bull looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bull misses with a low kick.
Bull stuffs the takedown attempt from Silva. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Bull tries a head kick but it misses.
Bull misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Bull does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bull throws a head kick that misses.
Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bull tries to score with a low kick but Silva moves his leg out of the way.
Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Silva closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bull wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taurus Bull dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Bull pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva moves out of range of the leg kick from Bull.
Bull lands a two punch combo.
Bull looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bull as he avoids it easily.
Bull throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Bull fails to land with a series of punches.
Bull throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
A right-left combo lands from Bull.
Bull throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bull does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bull throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bull misses with a head kick.
Bull throws a wild body kick that Silva sees coming a mile off.
Bull tries a low kick but Silva avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Bull shows good takedown defense.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bull.
Bull pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bull is fending him off so far but Silva persists. Nope, Bull circles away and we're back to standing.
Taurus Bull has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paulo Silva.
Bull throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Bull looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Bull misses with a body shot.
Bull pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bull tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bull tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva blocks a head kick by Bull.
Bull throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bull throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Bull cracks Silva with an open hand slap.
Bull throws a push kick but Silva slaps the foot to one side.
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.
Bull throws a head kick that misses.
Bull pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bull swinging wilding here.
Bull misses with a low kick.
Bull throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Bull ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Silva shoots in and drives through. Bull sprawls well.
Bull misses with a double jab.
Bull misses with a jab, cross combination.
Some wild striking there from Bull.
Bull swinging wilding here.
Bull finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A punch combination from Bull misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Bull misses.
Danga de danga de dang - Bull scores with a four punch combination!
Bull throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bull throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bull fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Bull misses with a few strikes there.
Bull tries to land a front kick but Silva steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Paulo Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Some wild striking there from Bull.
Bull will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bull throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bull works over Silva's head and body with a nice combination.
Bull throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Bull throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bull fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Silva avoids a kick to the body.
Bull misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Bull.
Bull looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bull goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Taurus Bull is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bull motions for Silva to come forward. Bull throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Silva blocks a low kick nicely.
Bull lands a with a good body shot.
Bull throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bull misses with a wild body shot.
Bull throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Bull tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bull misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Taurus Bull showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bull, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taurus Bull!
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RATING
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