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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Will Hung (ranked 5800 p4p, 4033 weight class) and Gerson Silva (ranked 556 p4p, 444 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Will Hung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Gerson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Daniel Franklin and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hung pinned against the cage. Hung gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Silva takes the fight into the clinch.
Hung jumps guard and drags Silva to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Hung escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Silva gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Silva seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva wants to control from the top but Hung keeps moving.
Hung has his foot on Silva's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Silva works his way back into a safe position though.
Hung is looking for a triangle but Silva pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva postures up and lands a big shot to Hung's brow.
Silva trying to control but Hung is working from the bottom.
Hung throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hung is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Silva is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Hung definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Silva avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hung bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Silva's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hung postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hung has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hung pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.
Silva is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hung looking to sit in guard and control but Silva gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hung on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hung tries to get out of the position.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Hung is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hung throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hung will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Silva not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Hung is looking for a sweep.
Hung is not content to let Silva control the position.
Silva scoring with punches from side control.
Hung is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hung is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Silva looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hung with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hung wants to get back to full guard.
Silva is trying to control the action in half guard but Hung is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hung wants to get back to full guard but Silva has passed into side control.
Silva working away.
Hung tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Silva wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Silva lands a nice forearm strike.
Hung tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Silva wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Silva should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Silva looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
You can see the frustration on Hung's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Hung gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gerson Silva will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Silva is looking to clinch but Hung is avoiding it.
Hung bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Hung trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
Hung tries to move to mount but Silva blocks the move with his legs.
Silva tries to buck Hung off but Hung is having none of it.
Hung working the body and head with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hung tries to advance to mount but can't.
Hung creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The strikes coming from Hung are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hung trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
Hung advances to full mount.
Hung can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Silva is looking to escape.
Hung avoids the attempt from Silva to control.
Silva is trying desperately to improve position.
Hung lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hung scoring with strikes but Silva is staying in there.
Hung trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hung dominating with strikes here.
Hung lands a heavy elbow.
Hung lands a couple of good shots and Silva has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Silva is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A helpless look comes across Silva 's face. He knows he's trapped as Hung lands a series of unanswered strikes. The ref steps in to stop the fight and this one is in the books!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Will Hung!
In his post fight interview, Will Hung gave a big smile as he said 'Don't talk to me. Don't tell me yahw nehaaym.'.
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hype
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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