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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alejandro Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gorge Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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215 lbs
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195 cm
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200 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Solid chin |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alejandro Silva! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gorge Thomas ! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Thomas throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease. Thomas connects with the punch. Silva moves into the clinch. Thomas can't break the clinch.
Silva lands a nice knee to the body. Silva prevents Thomas from breaking the clinch. Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Thomas can't break the clinch.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva crunches a lovely knee into Thomas 's ribcage. Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Thomas is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Thomas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Thomas is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Silva lands a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thomas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva keeps control of Thomas as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Thomas wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage. Thomas tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position. Thomas looks gassed! Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Thomas avoids the damage to the body. Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Thomas 's face.
Silva keeps control of Thomas as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Silva lands a knee to the head.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Thomas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Silva clinches. Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Thomas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Thomas wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Thomas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Thomas wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva lands a nice knee to the body. Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Thomas is blocking nicely.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Thomas blocks it.
Thomas takes a knee right on the jaw!
Thomas is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks. Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Silva breaks the clinch.
Silva rushes Thomas and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Thomas can't break the clinch.
Thomas is trying to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Knees to the body from Silva.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Thomas blocks with his arms.
Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Thomas blocks it with crossed arms. Thomas tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position. Silva breaks the clinch.
Silva closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Silva breaks from the clinch.
Silva tries to clinch but Thomas is having none of it. Thomas looks for the body kick but Silva saw that one coming. Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thomas paws at him with a jab and circles away. Silva tries to clinch but Thomas moves out of range. Silva tries to clinch but Thomas moves out of range. Some wild striking there from Thomas .
Silva lands a high kick!
Thomas misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Silva lands a head kick. Thomas smiles back at him and beckons him forward. Silva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Thomas , pushing him back against the cage. Silva prevents Thomas from breaking the clinch. Knees in the clinch landing for Silva.
Silva with a knee to the head.
Thomas has had enough of the clinch but Silva keeps him there for the moment. Thomas wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Thomas wants to break free but Silva has control.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Thomas is blocking nicely.
Thomas is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks. Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Thomas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Silva tries to clinch but Thomas moves out of range. Thomas swinging wilding here.
Thomas tries to keep at a distance but Silva has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Thomas has had enough of the clinch but Silva keeps him there for the moment. Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Thomas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Thomas can't break the clinch.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Silva lands a nice knee to the body. Silva keeps control of Thomas as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Thomas avoids the damage to the body. Thomas tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position. Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thomas .
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Silva crunches a lovely knee into Thomas 's ribcage. Thomas is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage. Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Thomas can't break the clinch.
Thomas is trying to break free. Thomas is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Thomas has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Silva. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alejandro Silva dominated that round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Silva is looking to clinch. Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Thomas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. No joy there for Thomas , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Thomas lands a jab-cross combination. Nice body kick there by Thomas . Gorge Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Thomas throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease. Thomas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva. Silva closes the distance and pushes Thomas back into the cage. Thomas avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Thomas wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky. Thomas wants to break free but Silva has control.
Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Thomas wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
Thomas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Thomas wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage. Silva crunches a lovely knee into Thomas 's ribcage. Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Thomas is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage. Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thomas .
Thomas tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position. Silva keeps control of Thomas as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Thomas wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
Silva landing knees to the body.
Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Thomas is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Thomas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Thomas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva tries to clinch there but Thomas circles away.
Thomas throws a sloppy head kick and Silva counters with a body kick. Silva lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. Thomas finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Thomas throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range. A head kick misses from Silva.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. Thomas swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silva counters by moving into the clinch. Thomas wants to break free but Silva has control.
Silva landing knees to the head.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva landing knees to the body.
Thomas is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Silva connects with a knee to the head.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Thomas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Thomas swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silva holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Thomas is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Thomas is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks. Thomas wants to break free but Silva has control.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Thomas avoids the damage to the body. Thomas is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage. Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thomas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Thomas has had enough of the clinch but Silva keeps him there for the moment. Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Thomas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Thomas is trying to break free. A knee to the head by Silva.
Thomas has had enough of the clinch but Silva keeps him there for the moment. Thomas has had enough of the clinch but Silva keeps him there for the moment. Thomas can't break the clinch.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Thomas 's face.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thomas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Silva tries to clinch but Thomas is having none of it. Thomas misses with a combination
and Silva counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Thomas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Silva is looking to clinch but Thomas is avoiding it.
Thomas moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's four 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. Silva throws a head kick but Thomas moves out of range.
Thomas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively. Thomas throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Thomas throws a right and a left that both miss. Thomas throws a leg kick and Silva counters with a nice body kick.
Thomas throws out a leg kick but Silva moves out of range and Thomas only half commits. Silva lets loose with a powerful body kick. Thomas will feel that in the morning. Thomas throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Silva tries to clinch but Thomas is having none of it. Thomas throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silva counters by clinching up. Thomas tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position. Thomas 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Silva pushes Thomas up against the cage in a clinch. Thomas wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage. Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Thomas is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thomas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Alejandro Silva will probably get the nod. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Thomas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Thomas scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Silva throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Thomas 's head. Silva tries to clinch up. Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Thomas throws a half hearted mid kick. Thomas fails to land with a series of punches.
Gorge Thomas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Thomas swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva. Thomas throws a right and a left that both miss. Thomas tries to keep at a distance but Silva has taken the fight into the clinch. Thomas wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily. Silva connects with a knee to the head.
Thomas takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Thomas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Thomas throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silva counters with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Thomas throws a leg kick but Silva sees it coming and checks it nicely. Thomas throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Knees to the body from Silva.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Thomas blocks with his arms.
Thomas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva misses with a knee to the head. Thomas is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage. Thomas wants to break free but Silva has control.
Thomas is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage. Thomas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Silva instigates a clinch. Silva lands a nice knee to the body. Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Thomas is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks. Silva prevents Thomas from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. Knees in the clinch landing for Silva.
Thomas wants to break free but Silva has control.
Silva lands a nice knee to the body. Thomas tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position. Thomas wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Thomas breaks the clinch.
Thomas falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silva counters with a nice body kick. Silva has Thomas up against the cage in a clinch.
Thomas is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Thomas 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Silva clinches with his opponent.
Thomas is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks. Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Thomas wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage. Silva crunches a lovely knee into Thomas 's ribcage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Thomas is blocking nicely.
Thomas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. A lazy body kick from Thomas and Silva makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Thomas really felt that one! Thomas has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Silva. Silva tries to clinch up but Thomas circles away and keeps his distance. Some wild striking there from Thomas .
Silva takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Thomas swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silva counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Silva. Thomas wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Thomas wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Silva.
Silva keeps control of Thomas as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Thomas is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks. Thomas is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks. Silva with a knee to the head.
Thomas wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
Silva crunches a lovely knee into Thomas 's ribcage. Thomas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. Thomas wants to break the clinch but can't.
Thomas manages to break the clinch.
Silva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Thomas , pushing him back against the cage. Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Thomas has had enough of the clinch but Silva keeps him there for the moment. Thomas wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva crunches a lovely knee into Thomas 's ribcage. Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Thomas 's face.
Thomas has had enough of the clinch but Silva keeps him there for the moment. Thomas can't break the clinch.
Silva prevents Thomas from breaking the clinch. Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Thomas blocks with his arms.
Thomas tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position. Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Thomas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Thomas 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Thomas misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight! Alejandro Silva showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Silva, 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 30:28 Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:28 Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alejandro Silva!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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