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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Greggory Silalahi (ranked 1091 p4p, 2501 weight class) and Eddie Young (ranked 104 p4p, 182 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Greggory Silalahi has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Greggory Silalahi seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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170 cm 25 146 11 - 7 - 0 |
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170 cm 23 142 8 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling Lethal high kicks Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Purple Belt Excellent boxer Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Greggory Silalahi! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eddie Young! The judges for this bout are Josh West, Ryoma Takatsuka and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Silalahi lands a body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Silalahi. A slow jab from Silalahi misses its intended target. Young fails to land with a series of punches.
Young blocks the body kick.
Silalahi throws a low kick but Young moves out of range easily. Silalahi looks to land a right hand but Young moved out of range. Young is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own. A jab from Silalahi misses. Young is trying to counter with his kicks. Silalahi swings widly with a right hand
and Young counters with a nice uppercut. Silalahi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Silalahi walks into a stiff left hand from Young. Silalahi throws a poor cross that misses
and Silalahi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Silalahi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Young manages to avoid it. Silalahi throws a body kick that misses. Young appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick. Young avoids the head kick by Silalahi.
Young appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body. A nice leg kick lands there from Silalahi.
That's one minute gone in the round. Silalahi misses with a hook
and Young counters with a series of strikes. Silalahi will be more careful next time no doubt. Silalahi misses with a body shot.
Silalahi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Silalahi throws a body punch but Young moves out of range. Silalahi misses the shot to the body. Young throws out a counter right but Silalahi avoids it with no problem. Silalahi throws a looping overhand right but Young ducks down to avoid it. Silalahi missing with a left hand there. Young was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Young motions for Silalahi to come forward. Young throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Young throws a leg kick that misses. Silalahi throws a hook but Young blocks it. Young stuns Silalahi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Silalahi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silalahi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Young was well out of range. Poor timing from Silalahi. Young doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter. A big left from Young misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Silalahi misses with a wild body shot. Silalahi throws out a leg kick but Young moves out of range and Silalahi only half commits. Silalahi throws a nice inside leg kick. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Silalahi on the wrong end of a nice hook. A good leg kick by Silalahi. Silalahi misses with a wild body shot. Silalahi misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Young to counter with a crisp jab. Silalahi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Young fails to land with a series of punches.
Silalahi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Young.
Silalahi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Young walks into a stiff left hand from Silalahi. A nice leg kick from Silalahi, right into the meat of the thigh.
Young lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Silalahi cracks Young with an open hand slap. Silalahi misses with a hook. Silalahi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Young. Silalahi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Young. Silalahi is looking to counter with a shot to the body. Good standup being displayed there by Silalahi as he connects with a hook. Silalahi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Young moves away. Silalahi throws a body punch but Young moves out of range. Silalahi moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromYoung. Silalahi lands with a kick to the temple. Young shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" Silalahi throws a low kick but Young avoids it. Silalahi misses with a left hand and Young counters with a left and a right that stings Silalahi. Young keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silalahi. Silalahi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Young lunges at Silalahi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Silalahi's hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Silalahi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Young throws the kick towards the body but Silalahi avoids it. Young missing with a left hand there. Silalahi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. A low kick from Silalahi misses and Young cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Silalahi throws a lazy head kick and Young cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Silalahi misses with a body punch
and Young counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Silalahi misses with a body shot.
Silalahi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Silalahi avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Silalahi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Silalahi misses with a left hand enabling Young to counter with a crisp jab. Silalahi throws a lazy right hand but Young sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Silalahi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Greggory Silalahi dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Silalahi misses with a low kick.
A little jabbing left from Young on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Young connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Silalahi rushes Young and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Silalahi stalling in the clinch.
Silalahi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Silalahi misses with a body shot
and Young connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Young walks into a jab. A solid leg kick lands there for Silalahi.
Silalahi has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ. A looping hook to the body misses from Silalahi. Young does a little dance to reset his feet. Young checks the leg kick. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Silalahi misses with a low kick. Young appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body. Silalahi misses with an uppercut
and Young counters with a stiff right hand. Silalahi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Young. Silalahi looks to land a body kick but Young moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round. Silalahi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Greggory Silalahi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Silalahi, as that shot connected.
Silalahi throws a half hearted mid kick. Young misses the jab. Silalahi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Silalahi misses with an uppercut. Young missing with a left hand there. Silalahi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Young misses with the combination.
Silalahi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Young can do to turn this around? Young throws a jab when Silalahi was well out of range. Silalahi throws a body punch but Young moves out of range. Silalahi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Young. Silalahi misses with a leg kick and Young counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Young checks the leg kick. Silalahi ducks right into an uppercut from Young. Silalahi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Young slips under a jab. This has been an exciting period of action! Silalahi misses with a hook. Silalahi tried to score with a low kick but Young checks it. Silalahi lands with a straight right. Young didn't see that one coming. Young uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silalahi. Young flicks out a counter leg kick but Silalahi steps away. Young wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Silalahi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Young. Silalahi just misses with a punch to the body.
Greggory Silalahi is winning the standup battle so far. Silalahi looks to score with a jab to the body but Young is just out of range. As Silalahi backs off Young throws a huge counter combo but Silalahi manages to avoid it all. Silalahi just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Silalahi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Young was well out of range. Poor timing from Silalahi. Silalahi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Young.
Young misses with a hook. A combination from Young does no damage. Silalahi half committed to a counter leg kick. Silalahi connects with a good right hand that stumbles Young. Young circles away out of range and recomposes himself. A looping hook to the body misses from Silalahi. Young does a little dance to reset his feet. Silalahi is looking to chop away at Young's legs. Silalahi moves out of range as Young strikes. The fighters circle momentarily. Silalahi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. A lazy body kick from Young and Silalahi counters with a head kick. Silalahi scores with a sloppy right hand. Young should have avoided that one. Silalahi misses with a lunging right hand
and Young counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Silalahi throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Silalahi misses with a low kick. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! A jab lands there for Silalahi. Silalahi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Silalahi lands with a kick to the temple. Young shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" Silalahi swings away with a leg kick that misses. Young on the wrong end of a nice hook. Silalahi just misses with a punch to the body.
Young swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Young misses with a low kick.
Silalahi cracks Young with an open hand slap. Silalahi misses with a hook
and Young counters with a lovely straight right hand! Silalahi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Young. Young uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silalahi. Young throws a shot from downtown. Silalahi moves away and avoids it. A counter left hand to the body from Silalahi misses its target. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Greggory Silalahi dominated that second round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Young keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silalahi. Young's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Silalahi catches Young with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Silalahi slips under a jab from Young. A chopping leg kick lands by Silalahi. Silalahi defending well as Young loads up on a big left hand. Silalahi takes one to the chin there. Silalahi misses with a wild body shot. Young uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silalahi. Silalahi misses with a body kick. It seemed like Young was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Young takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Silalahi pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Silalahi throws a sloppy head kick and Silalahi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Silalahi throws a leg kick and Young counters with a lovely straight right hand! Silalahi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's one minute gone in the round. Silalahi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Young's head backwards. Silalahi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Young checks a low kick from Silalahi. Young looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Silalahi digs a good body shot into Young's ribs. Young connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Silalahi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Young manages to avoid it. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Silalahi dips to his left and cracks Young with an uppercut! Nice cross by Young. Silalahi throws a poor cross that misses
and Young cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Silalahi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Silalahi throws out a loose jab but Young uses good head movement to avoid it. Young steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect. Young takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Young gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Silalahi.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Young misses with a looping left. Silalahi takes a swing at Young's ribcage but misses. Silalahi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Young's sensitive parts. Young on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Young slips a straight right by Silalahi. Young feints a jab promting Silalahi to slip. Young then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Silalahi slips again and ducks right into an uppercut. Young keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silalahi. Young on the wrong end of a nice jab. Silalahi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Good exchange - Young coming out on top. Young throws a head kick that misses. Silalahi fires out a quick counter leg kick but Young just manages to avoid it. Young throws a leg kick that misses. Silalahi throwing a counter right hand but Young manages to avoid it. A big left from Silalahi misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A slow jab from Silalahi misses its intended target. Silalahi misses the shot to the body. Young wants to slow Silalahi down by chopping away at his legs. Silalahi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Young at a distance.
A slow jab from Young misses its intended target. Young looks to land a left hand but Silalahi moved out of range nicely. Silalahi throws a series of punches but Young avoids them all with ease. Young only half commits to the counter leg kick. Silalahi throws a head kick but Young moves out of range.
Young feints a counter leg kick. Young gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Silalahi takes one to the side of the head.
Silalahi scores with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Silalahi throws a jab but it's blocked by Young. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Young lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Silalahi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Silalahi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Silalahi is looking to chop away at Young's legs. Young throws a right and a left that both miss. Silalahi misses with a leg kick. Silalahi looks to land a left hand but Young moved out of range nicely. It seemed like Young was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Silalahi throws a hook but Young blocks it. Silalahi just misses with a punch to the body.
Young scores with a jab to the body. Silalahi throws a leg kick and Young counters with a leg kick. Silalahi swings for the body but Young moves out of range.
Young is looking to slow Silalahi down with leg kicks. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Greggory Silalahi clearly takes 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. Silalahi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Silalahi swings for the body but Young moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Silalahi throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Young scores with a hook to the body. Silalahi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Silalahi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Young. Silalahi misses with an uppercut
and Young counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Silalahi misses with a straight left. Silalahi misses with a shot to the body enabling Young to counter with a crisp jab. Silalahi takes a swing at Young's ribcage but misses. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Silalahi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Young lands a front kick. A shot to the body from Silalahi misses and Young connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Silalahi wants to clinch. Young is looking for the big counter here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Silalahi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Young. Young pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Silalahi back to the cage. Young follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver. Silalahi jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Silalahi misses with a head kick.
Silalahi misses with a lunging right hand
letting Young counter with a right hand. Silalahi misses with a straight right. Young swings widly with a right hand
and Silalahi counters with a lovely straight right hand! Jab from Silalahi. Silalahi thows a leg kick but Young checks it and Young counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Silalahi misses with an uppercut
and Young counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Young slips a jab from Silalahi. Young is looking for the big counter here. Silalahi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Young counters with a good low kick that Silalahi was not able to check. Silalahi just misses with a punch to the body.
Silalahi throws a right hand that misses
and Young counters with a lovely straight right hand! Silalahi throws a looping overhand right but Young ducks down to avoid it. Young counters with a body kick. Young tries to move into range but Silalahi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Young keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silalahi. Young feints a counter leg kick. Silalahi scores with a body shot.
Good exchange - Young coming out on top. Young throws a lazy uppercut
and Silalahi counters with an outside leg kick.
Silalahi loads up on a big right hand but Young slips the punch. Silalahi motions for Young to come forward. Silalahi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Silalahi throws a left and a right that both miss
and Young counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A big left from Silalahi misses. Silalahi misses with an uppercut
and Young counters with a low kick, right behind Silalahi 's knee. Silalahi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Silalahi cracks a nice hook into Young's ribs. Silalahi ducks under a wild hook from Young. A nice leg kick from Silalahi, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silalahi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Young throws out the jab. Silalahi misses with a jab to the body
and Young counters with a left and a right that stings Silalahi. Silalahi throws a wild body kick that Young sees coming a mile off. Silalahi jabs Young to the body, keeping him at a distance. Silalahi moves out of range of the strikes. Silalahi scores with a nice strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A combination from Young does no damage. Nice defenses there by Young. Young swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Silalahi connects with an inside leg kick. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Silalahi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Young moves away. Silalahi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Young moves away. Young takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Silalahi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Silalahi scores with a hook to the body. Young takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Silalahi closes the distance and clinches. Young wants to break free but Silalahi has control.
Young wants to break free but Silalahi has control.
Young is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Silalahi is keeping busy. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Eddie Young will probably get the nod - 10:9. That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round! Young tries a low kick but Silalahi avoids it. Silalahi misses with a looping right. Silalahi throws a body punch but Young moves out of range. A kick lands to the mid section there for Silalahi. Silalahi misses with a lunging right hand
and Young counters with a nice uppercut. Silalahi throws a hook but Young blocks it. Young looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Silalahi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Silalahi throws out a powerful jab. Young avoids the head kick by Silalahi.
Young staying out of range there. Young is looking for the big counter here. Silalahi moves in looking to clinch but Young pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round. Silalahi misses with a low kick as Young jumps back. Silalahi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Young is out of range. Young fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silalahi manages to avoid it. A quick step to the side and Silalahi tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect. Young thows a left - swing and a miss! Silalahi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Silalahi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Young fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Silalahi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Silalahi misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Young to counter with a crisp jab. Silalahi is looking to land body kicks. Young unleashes a big counter combination but Silalahi bobs and weaves and avoids any damage. Silalahi misses with a hook
and Young counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Silalahi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Silalahi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Young counters with a left and a right that stings Silalahi.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Silalahi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. It seemed like Young was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. A chopping leg kick lands by Silalahi. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Silalahi tests Young's chin there with a solid looking shot. Young throws a low kick but Silalahi moves out of range easily. Silalahi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Silalahi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Young. Silalahi swings for the body but Young moves out of range.
Young defending well as Silalahi loads up on a big left hand. Young appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick. A looping hook to the body misses from Silalahi. Young does a little dance to reset his feet. Young counters with a body kick. A head kick by Silalahi misses and Silalahi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Silalahi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Young looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Silalahi lands with a slapping head kick. Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt. Silalahi throws the left hand but Young avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Young has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Silalahi. Young walks into a jab. Silalahi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Silalahi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silalahi throws a poor cross that misses
and Silalahi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Silalahi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Greggory Silalahi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Silalahi misses with an uppercut. A big right from Silalahi misses. Silalahi throws an overhand right that lands on Young's shoulder, as Young tries to avoid the shot. Young circles away from the clinch attempt.
Young throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Silalahi is looking to counter punch. Young slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Nice uppercut there from Silalahi. Silalahi misses with a hook. Young throws out a counter right but Silalahi avoids it with no problem. Young chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silalahi can pounce on him.
Silalahi throws a front kick aimed at Young's knee but Young avoids it well. Silalahi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Young on the side of the head. This has been an exciting period of action! Young throws a body punch but Silalahi moves out of range. Young takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Nice uppercut there from Silalahi. Young throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Silalahi lands a jab to Young's midsection. Young misses with a few strikes there.
Eddie Young has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Silalahi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Young at a distance.
And that's the end of the fight! Greggory Silalahi showed his dominance in that final round. Well Silalahi 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Josh West scores the fight 49:46 Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 50:46 Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Greggory Silalahi! After winning the bout, Greggory Silalahi 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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