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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sonny Bray (ranked 2783 p4p, 3026 weight class) and Paulo Silva (ranked 327 p4p, 352 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Basic striking
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sonny Bray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paulo Silva!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva lands a leg kick that knocks Bray off balance momentarily.
Silva throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bray tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva pushes Bray away with a front kick.
Bray 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.
Silva connects with a solid leg kick.
Bray misses with a series of wild punches.
As Bray backs off Silva throws a huge counter combo but Bray manages to avoid it all.
Bray moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Sonny Bray has been cut.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
I was talking to Bray's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Bray stalling the fight.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bray stalling against the cage.
Bray breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bray.
It seemed like Silva was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bray closes the distance and pushes Silva back into the cage.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Bray is blocking nicely.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bray misses with a body punch.
Bray throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva lands with a right to the head.
Bray lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Silva working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bray misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bray has Silva pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Silva manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bray blocks it with crossed arms.
Bray slows down the pace here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bray.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bray. That did some damage!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bray dives in for a single leg takedown but Silva sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
As Bray backs off Silva throws a huge counter combo but Bray manages to avoid it all.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva stalling in the clinch but Bray improves position.
Bray breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bray.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bray misses with a combination
and Silva counters with a series of strikes. Bray will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bray tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Bray scores with a sloppy right hand. Silva should have avoided that one.
Bray tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bray chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silva can pounce on him.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bray is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bray's sensitive parts.
Bray fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silva, pushing him back against the cage.
Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bray shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Silva sprawls well. Silva wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bray gets slowly back to his feet.
Silva was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sonny Bray. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Bray.
Bray is looking to clinch.
Silva unleashes a big counter combination but Bray bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Silva connects with an inside leg kick.
Bray tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva is looking for the big counter here.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva connects with a jab.
Bray moves into range and clinches up with Silva.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva crunches a lovely knee into Bray's ribcage.
Bray misses with a punch to the body.
Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva scores with a leg kick.
Silva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Silva connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sonny Bray's cut.
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 with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bray throws a head kick that misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silva. That's going to slow Bray down.
Bray fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silva, pushing him back against the cage.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Bray blocks with his arms.
Silva trying to control the position but instead, Bray has worked for underhooks and has pushed Silva into the cage.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bray.
Bray throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bray tries to pull guard but Silva won't allow it.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Bray blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Bray.
Bray struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
Bray gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Silva pushes Bray off but Bray dives into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bray is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Silva taking a bit of punishment here - Bray scoring with strikes.
Bray content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Silva manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva punching from the bottom.
Bray passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Silva!
Silva is squirming around, avoiding Bray's attempts to control the action.
Silva wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bray with shots to the head and body - Silva looks very uncomfortable down there.
You get the feeling that Silva really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Bray raining down shots from the mount!
Bray avoids the attempt from Silva to control.
Silva tries to improve his position but instead Bray has taken his back!
Silva trying to get back to his feet but Bray is in full control for now.
Bray has good solid back control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bray working for the choke.
Bray has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Silva has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sonny Bray dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sonny Bray's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bray is looking for a counter combo.
A nice combination there by Bray.
Silva gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bray misses with a body punch.
Bray has Silva pushed against the cage.
Bray effectively controlling the action here.
Silva pushes off an throws an elbow but Bray leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bray is looking to control Silva's arms but Silva gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bray has his back to the cage.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bray's face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bray jumps guard but Silva stands there with Bray around his waist. Bray gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bray taking a breather.
Bray misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Silva scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bray escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Silva fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bray has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Bray.
Bray tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Paulo Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bray moves into the clinch successfully.
Bray pushes off an throws an elbow but Silva leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bray blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bray tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
A left hand lands to the body for Bray.
Bray escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva scores with a leg kick.
Bray tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bray tries to clinch up
and Silva counters with a one-two to the body.
Bray darts in and clinches Silva up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bray is looking to control Silva's arms but Silva gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bray has his back to the cage.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Bray blocks it.
Silva is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bray struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
Bray blocks an uppercut.
Silva manages to break the clinch.
Silva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bray misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bray.
Bray steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Silva. That one must have hurt.
Silva fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bray has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Bray.
Silva lands with a nice combination. Bray backs away looking to recover.
A nice leg kick lands there from Silva.
Bray doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Bray shoots in looking for a takedown but Silva manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bray's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
As Bray backs off Silva throws a huge counter combo but Bray manages to avoid it all.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sonny Bray. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva throws a head kick but Bray moves out of range.
Bray tries a low kick but Silva avoids it.
Bray throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bray misses with a series of wild punches.
Bray misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Paulo Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bray tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva unleashes a big counter combination but Bray bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A slapping leg kick lands for Silva.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sonny Bray is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bray tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Bray throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Silva lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A slapping leg kick lands for Silva.
Bray has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Silva.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paulo Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Silva has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paulo Silva!
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