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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jose Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 cm
23
145 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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165 cm
24
155 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Granite chin |
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Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jose Silva! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Green! The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Green closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Green lands in his opponent's guard. Green trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom. Green stands up from guard. Let's bang! Silva tries to clinch up. Green circles away from the clinch attempt.
Green doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Silva rushes Green and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Green blocks with his arms.
Green tries for a takedown. No joy.
Silva putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Green in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. A knee to the head by Silva.
It looks like Chris Green has been cut. Green has Silva pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Silva manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. Green is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Silva pulls him back up using the underhooks. Jose Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Green. Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Green is blocking nicely.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Green's face.
Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Green looks gassed! Green gets control of Silva's arms and successfully pulls guard. Green will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back. Silva wants to stand but Green is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Silva gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent. Green drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Silva is not content to let Green control the position. Green in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows. Silva tries to improve position but can't. Silva is trying to buck Green off. Green working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Silva is not content to let Green control the position. Silva wants to control but Green postures up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground. Green shoots in looking for a takedown. Silva tries to sprawl out of it but Green keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Silva manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Green scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. Green is trying to work for a kimura but Silva is defending well.
Silva is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Silva wants to control but Green is keeping busy and won't allow it. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Green connects with a nice short shot to Silva's temple. Green takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position. Green is trying to control the action in half guard but Silva is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. Silva wants to stand back up but Green manages to pass into side control.
Silva is trying to get back to half guard. Silva is letting Green control him for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it. You can see the frustration on Silva's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. Green trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom. Green decides to take the fight back to the feet. Silva wants to clinch but Green slips to the side and Green counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Silva! Silva is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Silva is in a horrible position here. Green smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Silva is trying to stand. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Silva is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. Green is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Silva has managed to escape the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Green dominated that round. The cut man is working on Chris Green's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Silva has his takedown stuffed and Green counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Silva's guard now. Silva is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Green is controlling him. Silva is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Green stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard. Green landing with the ground and pound. Green wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Silva seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round. Green is looking to advance position but Silva has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount! Green is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Green tries to hold on but Silva postures up. Green is working to get back to half guard.
Silva stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it. Silva tries to clinch but Green moves away and Green decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Silva's guard. Silva is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. Silva trying to control the position here. Silva kicks Green off and gets to his feet. Green throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Silva was covering up waiting for the punch and Green finishes the takedown easily into guard. Green loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Green wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Green looking to sit in guard and control but Silva gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Silva won't allow Green to sweep him here. Silva postures up.
Silva has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Green is proving hard to escape from.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Green keeps the fight on the outside. Silva tries to clinch but Green is having none of it. Silva tries to clinch but Green is having none of it. Silva wants to clinch.
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 is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Green drives through with a takedown into guard. Green trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom. Green's corner is telling him to maintain position. Green stops Silva from standing up. Green stopping the sweep attempt from Silva. Green trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Green showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Chris Green's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Green drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Silva wants to get back to his feet but Green drags him back down. Silva tries to bench press Green off him but Green keeps the position. Green trying to control the position but Silva is working away. Silva prevents Green from moving into mount. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Green trying to control the position but Silva is working away. Silva is trying to get back to his feet. Green tries for a kimura but Silva is defending well.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground. Silva wants to clinch. Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Silva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Green has Silva pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Silva manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. Silva lands a nice knee to the body. A knee to the head by Silva.
Green can't get the takedown.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Silva makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Silva turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Silva manages to end up in side control. Green sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard. Silva tries to stand but his arm is trapped. Chris Green has got the better of the ground game so far. Green trying to hold on to Silva's head to control him but Silva postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Silva seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Green slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work. Green pulls Silva in close to prevent any damage. Green looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Green working a defensive guard here.
Silva stands and steps away. Green gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. Green tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. A big left from Green misses. Green gets a takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Green is keen to just control but Silva is a slippery customer. Silva trying to control here.
Silva gets full guard. Jose Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Green controls from within his opponent's guard. Silva wants to get back to his feet but Green is in a dominant position and won't allow it. Green stays in close to Silva's body and controls the position.
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. Green wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving. Green is stalling in the full guard. Silva wants to stand up but Green is controlling him. Silva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Green. Green looking to control the position here, rather than advance. Silva keeping moving, preventing Green from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Chris Green. I've got Green winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30 Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30 Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Green!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
55% |
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