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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eric Brooks (ranked 3038 p4p, 3968 weight class) and Daniel Silva (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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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank |
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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 13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eric Brooks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel Silva!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Silva misses with a takedown
and Brooks counters with a one-two to the body.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Brooks shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Eric Brooks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Silva.
Brooks rushes Silva and presses him up against the cage.
Silva scores with a nice hook to the head.
Silva is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Brooks gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Brooks lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Silva.
Brooks's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brooks shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Brooks showed some decent athleticism there.
Silva tries to kick Brooks off in order to stand up. Brooks Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brooks controlling the position.
Brooks definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Brooks has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Silva misses with a strike from the bottom.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Silva misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Silva striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Brooks just content to control the position.
Silva throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Silva manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Brooks takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Brooks wants to free his trapped foot but Silva is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Silva tries to roll over but Brooks keeps him under control.
Brooks slows the pace down in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Brooks perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Silva tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Silva missing with punches from the bottom.
Brooks perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Brooks.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brooks is looking to advance position but Silva won't allow it.
Silva wants to improve his position but Brooks is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Brooks in particular looking to stall.
Silva misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Brooks works his foot free and advances to mount.
Brooks takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Brooks looking to finish Silva with some ground and pound. This is bad for Silva!
Silva tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Silva flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Brooks blocks Silva's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Brooks looking to control and managing it successfully.
Silva throwing hammer fists to the chest of Brooks. What's that going to do exactly?
Brooks controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Silva is wriggling around trying to escape.
Brooks controlling from the full mount.
Brooks seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Silva for as long as he can get away with.
Silva is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Brooks takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Silva is looking to get to half guard.
Brooks controlling from mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Brooks dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Brooks scores with a crisp jab that stopped Silva in his tracks.
Brooks avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva tries to sprawl but Brooks drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Brooks slows the pace down in half guard.
Brooks blocks the strikes from Silva.
Silva flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Brooks content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Brooks tries to pass the half guard into mount. Silva knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Brooks performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brooks looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Silva misses with some strikes from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva punching from the bottom.
Brooks controlling the action here.
Brooks looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Silva punching from the bottom.
Brooks works his foot free and advances to mount.
Silva is desperately trying to improve his position but Brooks has a good base and remains in mount.
Brooks takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Silva swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Brooks controlling from the full mount.
Silva swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Brooks get's back to his feet.
Eric Brooks is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva closes the distance but Brooks moves to the side
enabling Brooks to counter with a crisp jab.
Daniel Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Brooks pinned against the cage. Brooks gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Brooks is looking to counter punch.
Silva has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Brooks keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Brooks manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Brooks circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brooks throws a big counter combination but Silva scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Brooks forces Silva back against the cage and clinches.
Silva wants a takedown but no success here.
Brooks has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Silva clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
I would not like to be Silva right now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is really stuck here.
Brooks is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Eric Brooks overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Brooks continues to stall.
Silva trying to get back to his feet but Brooks is in full control for now.
Brooks controls the action.
Brooks working for a choke but Silva is defending well.
Silva is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Silva's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Brooks has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Silva's body.
Brooks continues to hold on tight.
Silva is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Silva wants to escape the position.
Silva is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Brooks controlling from the back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Brooks dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Silva tries to clinch but Brooks is having none of it.
Silva is trying hard to land a takedown here. Brooks sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
It looked like Brooks wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
No luck for Silva with that takedown attempt.
Brooks works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Brooks is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Silva gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Brooks to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Brooks sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Silva's guard.
Silva flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Brooks slows the pace down in half guard.
Brooks scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brooks blocks the strikes from Silva.
Brooks sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Silva moves into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Brooks passes Silva's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Silva misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Silva tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Silva on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Brooks is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Silva is looking for a sweep. Brooks is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Brooks is taking a breather. Silva says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Silva tries to roll over but Brooks keeps him under control.
Brooks blocks the strikes from Silva.
Brooks sitting and controlling from the half guard.
More hug and hope from Brooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking to escape.
Brooks looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Still in half guard, Brooks seems content to control.
Silva striking from half guard on the bottom.
Brooks blocks the strikes from Silva.
Brooks controlling the action here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Brooks scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Silva goes for a double leg but Brooks avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Brooks continues to drive forward.
Brooks is looking to counter the offense by Silva and move into the clinch.
Eric Brooks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Silva.
Silva misses with a takedown
and Brooks counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brooks decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Brooks not doing much here.
Silva throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and Brooks manages to pass to side control.
Silva misses with a strike from the bottom.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Silva throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with an elbow from the bottom.
A lull in the action here.
Silva misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Eric Brooks is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva trying to remain calm as Brooks controls from the top position.
Silva tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Silva misses with a strike from the bottom.
Brooks decides to take the fight back to the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice takedown defense from Brooks. No joy for Silva on that attempt.
Silva fails with the takedown.
Daniel Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brooks with a hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Brooks showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brooks has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:26
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:26
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Brooks!
After winning the bout, Eric Brooks thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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