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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mark Twister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and jef silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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153 lbs
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152 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 Las Vegas, Mark Twister!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, jef silva!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
silva clinches.
silva wants to stall.
silva stalling in the clinch.
silva lands with a light punch inside.
Twister has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. silva is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Twister breaks the clinch.
Twister avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Twister fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Twister fails with an attempt to clinch.
silva closes the distance but Twister moves to the side
and Twister holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Twister is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Twister 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 Mark Twister. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Twister manages to break the clinch.
Twister clinches but silva breaks the clinch
and silva counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Twister's guard now.
silva stands up from guard. Let's bang!
silva clinches with his opponent.
silva wants the takedown. Twister is fighting it off but silva persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Twister's guard against the cage.
Twister really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
silva won't allow Twister to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
silva stopping the sweep attempt from Twister.
silva with a flurry of punches that miss.
Twister tries to land a sweep but no joy.
silva stands up and waves to Twister to follow him.
A solid leg kick lands there for silva.
Twister gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and silva moves into the clinch.
A knee to the head by silva.
silva lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Twister jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as silva walks away with a smile on his face. Twister gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Twister is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
silva closes the distance looking to clinch
and Twister counters with a shoot takedown. silva fights it but they end up in guard.
silva keeping moving, preventing Twister from controlling successfully.
silva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
silva pushes Twister off and scrambles back to his feet.
silva pushes Twister up against the cage in a clinch.
Twister drops down looking for an ankle pick but silva pulls his leg out and moves away.
silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
silva wants to clinch
and Twister counters with a takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Twister wants to control but silva is keeping him busy.
You can see the frustration on silva's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
silva is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Twister asserts his dominance and retains side control.
silva is trying to control Twister's posture but Twister avoids it.
silva manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Twister tries to pass to full mount but silva defends it.
silva trying to control here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Twister shoots for a double leg takedown but silva sprawls well. He's pushed Twister's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Twister clinches but silva breaks the clinch
and silva moves into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Twister is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
silva throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Twisters head.
silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
silva stops a takedown attempt from Twister.
silva lands an elbow just above Twister 's eye.
silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
jef silva dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Twister closes the distance and clinches up with silva, looking for a takedown. Twister pushes silva against the cage but silva circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Twister shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and silva counters with a takedown into side control.
Twister on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
silva has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
silva gets the takedown into side control.
Twister is trying to control silva's posture but silva avoids it.
silva throws a strike aimed at the side of Twister's head but Twister avoids it well.
silva lands a nice forearm strike.
silva 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.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
silva stands up and beckons Twister to his feet.
Twister moves out of range as silva throws a body kick.
Twister wants to clinch.
Twister shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Twister. That's going to take a lot out of him.
silva instigates a clinch.
silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Twister can't get the takedown.
Knees in the clinch landing for silva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
silva scores with a knee to the head.
Twister is looking to control silva's arms but silva gets an underhook and turns him. Now Twister has his back to the cage.
silva breaks from the clinch.
silva fails with the takedown
so Twister counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Twister will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
silva is looking to stand up but Twister isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Twister decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Twister stuffs the takedown attempt from silva. silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Some wild striking there from silva.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Twister fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
silva rushes Twister and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
silva manages to break the clinch.
Twister has a takedown stuffed.
silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Twister.
silva moves in looking to clinch but Twister pushes him off.
silva pushes Twister up against the cage in a clinch.
silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
silva throws an elbow but it misses.
Twister tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Twister manages to break the clinch.
Twister avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Twister looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
silva wants to clinch up but Twister keeps it at a distance.
silva wants to clinch.
Mark Twister is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Twister closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Twister in side control, throwing shots but silva defends.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
silva sneaks out the side door and pushes Twister away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Twister shoots in for a takedown but silva shows good takedown defense.
jef silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
silva has Twister up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
jef silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
silva has closed the distance and engaged Twister in a clinch.
Twister wants to break the clinch but can't.
Twister goes for a takedown attempt but silva pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Twister misses with a few strikes there.
silva scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Twister wants to get back to his feet.
Twister trying to control from the bottom.
silva missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Twister wants to get back to his feet.
silva working over Twister with some ground and pound. Twister looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's one minute gone in the round.
silva is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
silva stands up and beckons Twister to join him on the feet.
silva clinches up with Twister and pushes him back against the cage.
silva lands an elbow that stopped Twister in his tracks for a moment.
Twister breaks from the clinch.
silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Excellent takedown into side control there by silva.
silva working away.
silva decides to stand up, so the ref orders Twister to his feet.
silva closes the distance looking to clinch
and Twister counters with an outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Twister throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around silva's waist but silva gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Twister off to one side.
Twister tries to clinch but fails miserably
and silva holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
silva lands an elbow just above Twister 's eye.
silva lands a shoulder strike.
Twister blocks an elbow strike from silva.
silva breaks the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Twister.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Twister. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Twister misses with a wild combination.
silva tries to clinch up but Twister circles away and keeps his distance.
Twister swats away the attempt to clinch by silva.
silva tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Twister shoots for a takedown but silva saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
silva forces Twister back against the cage and clinches.
Twister takes an elbow to the temple.
silva has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Twister uses from the top position.
Twister trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Twister wanted to stand there but silva had control of the position.
Twister trying to control but silva is working from the bottom.
Twister 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.
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.
Twister wants to control from the top but silva keeps moving.
silva controlling Twister's posture.
silva has his feet on Twister's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
silva throws a right hand that Twister ducks under and follows up with a left that Twister also avoids with ease.
Twister darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
jef silva has got the better of the ground game so far.
silva connecting with a few gentle strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
jef silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well silva has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... jef silva!
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energy
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